San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of its FingerChip Security Chipset which provides a highly secure, high performance, small and cost effective biometric solution. This new chipset combines Atmel's highly sensitive and rugged AT77C104 FingerChip(R) fingerprint sensor and the AT91SAM7FP105 ...
San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - RSA Conference -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the dual support of its Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) and Biometric FingerChip(R) solutions within the Softex OmniPass PC Security Client. For the first time, PC ODMs and OEMs are able to obtain a fully ...
San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. (Euronext Brussels: MELE) announced today their innovative development kit, Yuma+, for contactless, highly secure RFID transactions. The Yuma+ solution is based on Atmel's secure CryptoRF(R) chips, with 64-bit embedded cryptographic ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Northern Trust has been appointed by Handelsbanken as its global custodian, adding US$15bn in new assets under custody for Northern Trust and further extending a six-year relationship between the two banks. Through the new global custody agreement, Northern Trust will act as the global custodian for assets from Handelsbanken's ...
Abbott Park, Illinois (ots/PRNewswire) - - Lopinavir/ritonavir Tablet is the First and Only Co-Formulated Protease Inhibitor Tablet Approved for Use in Children with HIV Abbott announced today that it has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for the new, lower-strength tablet ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM) (the "Company") today announced that its board of directors has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan (the "Rights Plan"). The objectives of the Rights Plan are to ensure, to the extent possible, that all shareholders of the Company are treated equally and fairly in connection with any take-over bid for the Company. Take-over bids may not always ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Profit & Loss Magazine has Awarded Online Investment Bank, Saxo Bank, its Best Retail Platform Award for the Second Consecutive Year. Profit & Loss, a leading UK trade magazine, highlighted Saxo Bank's commitment to customer service and the wide array of markets and instruments available on its signature platform, the SaxoTrader. "We are delighted to accept this award again," said Peter Klein, Head of London Office, following the ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Limited (TSXV: ICX) announces that, as a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, it is issuing the following news release to clarify its disclosure. Sebembere Property The Company announced, in a news release dated January 30, 2008, that it had entered into an agreement giving the Company the exclusive right to conduct due ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Valeo today announced a project to sell its heavy duty truck engine cooling division to the Swedish company EQT. This division comprises three manufacturing sites - in Mjällby and Linkoping, Sweden and Jamestown, New York in the United States - and employs around 900 people. It supplies engine cooling modules and other powertrain ...
Abbortsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd (The Company or ICS) (ICX:TSX.V) is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with TransAfrican Minerals Limited (TransAfrican) in connection with 6 licences in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whereby TransAfrican has the option of earning up to a 70% interest in the ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Fortune Graphite (ZTW1, Frankfurt Exchange), announces it will begin the 2008 exploration & drilling program; starting with the mapping, sampling and trenching of the Fortune Graphite properties this spring in preparation for taking its properties into production. The company has identified the first properties it wants ...
Abbortsford, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - ICS Copper Systems Ltd (The company or ICS), (ICX:TSX.V) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Cooperative Miniere Maadini Kwa Kilimo (hereinafter referred to as "CCMK") to develop the "Karukuruku" concession located in the area of Kipushi, Haut Katanga, in the Province of Katanga, DRC better described as Arrete Ministeriel No. 383 ...
Monsanto Company and De Ruiter Seeds
St Louis, Missouri (ots/PRNewswire) - - Acquisition Expected to Expand Monsanto's Vegetable Seed Portfolio in the Fast-Growing Protected-Culture Segment, Enable it to Accelerate the Delivery of Value-Added Products to Growers and Consumers Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that it signed ...
Bergschenhoek, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - - Accelerated Development of New Innovative Vegetable Seeds in Protected Cultures Vegetable seeds company De Ruiter Seeds has reached an agreement regarding the sale of the company to Monsanto. With this acquisition De Ruiter Seeds will become Monsanto's 'centre of excellence' for vegetable seeds in protected cultures. De Ruiter Seeds will gain access to ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) - - Data Expands Body of Evidence in High Risk Population Using IVUS, a Unique Marker for Coronary Atherosclerosis New data from a clinical trial using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology found that in patients living with type 2 diabetes, ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) ...
Ingelheim, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Results of 25,620 Patient Study ONTARGET(R) (ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination With Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial) Presented Today at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology(1) - For Non-US Healthcare Media The ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - CRESTOR(TM) (rosuvastatin) is the only statin to show regression of coronary atherosclerosis in a major clinical study. That result, which was based on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data from the ASTEROID study, has now been expanded upon by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) ...
Indianapolis (ots/PRNewswire) - - Late-stage IDENTITY study of once-daily, oral agent is now enrolling patients Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has announced today the start of a Phase III clinical trial studying LY450139, an investigational gamma secretase inhibitor for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. LY450139 is being tested to see ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - VantagePoint Systems, Inc. announced today that Smurfit Kappa Ireland has signed a contract to implement Business VantagePoint(TM), VantagePoint's flagship business software for the corrugated packaging industry, in their operations. Business VantagePoint software will be implemented at Smurfit Kappa's three corrugated plants and ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Europe, Australia, and Canada Lose Ground Because of Lower U.S. Dollar - Attn: Business Editors and Reporters TORONTO, Canada, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- All of the developed countries have lost ground relative to the United States in terms of business operating costs, due to the dramatic weakening of the U.S. ...
Toronto, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Press Conference and Live Web Cast KPMG LLP will release its 7th Competitive Alternatives Study, ranking the competitive business cost advantage of 10 countries and 136 cities, on March 27 at 09:30 EST, 06:30 PST, 13:30 GMT, via a news conference, conference call, and Web cast. The announcement will be made in Toronto, ...
Calgary, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - Initiation of Study Puts Company on Track for Phase I/II Trial SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (TSX: SBS), a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic proteins for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has initiated a toxicology study in animals to demonstrate the safety ...
San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced today that the underwriters of its initial public offering exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 40,600,000 shares of its Class A common stock at US$44.00 per share. The option was granted in connection with the company's initial public offering of 406,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, which priced on March 18, 2008. ...
San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) - Visa Inc.'s (NYSE: V) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph W. Saunders, today made the following statement: "This is an exciting and historic day for Visa. It marks the culmination of a more than two-year process that led to our global reorganization and our ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - - Press Conference and Live Web Cast TORONTO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG LLP will release its 7th Competitive Alternatives Study, ranking the competitive business cost advantage of 10 countries and 136 cities, on March 27 at 09:30 EST, 06:30 PST, 13:30 GMT, via a news conference, conference call, and Web cast. The announcement ...
San Francisco, California (ots/PRNewswire) - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced today that it has priced the initial public offering of 406,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at US$44 per share. Visa's shares will begin trading on March 19, 2008, on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "V". The closing of the offering is scheduled to take place on March 25, 2008. Visa expects net proceeds from the ...
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 ...