PR Newswire articles from December 11 2006

PR Newswire archives from December 11 2006

Trimble to Acquire @Road.
December 11, 2006... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire @Road, Inc. of Fremont, Calif. Under the terms of the transaction, Trimble will acquire all of the...

Motorola Wins US$75 Million GSM Expansion Contract With M-tel in Nigeria.
December 11, 2006... Motorola turnkey deal allows M-tel to expand its subscriber base ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. today announced it has signed a US$75 million GSM network expansion contract with M-tel, one of the leading...

Microsoft and McLaren Electronic Systems Win Race to Provide Electronic Technology to the FIA Formula One World Championship for 2008 to 2010.
December 11, 2006... New electronic solutions to provide cost-effective power train control plus high-speed data delivery and analysis capabilities to all Formula One teams. PARIS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and McLaren Electronic...

Increased Funding for Life Sciences and Strong Industrial Partnerships Crucial to Develop Knowledge-based Economy in Europe.
December 11, 2006... LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, Europeans have become increasingly optimistic about life science and biotechnology research. This is due to significant opportunities offered by life sciences and biotechnology in healthcare...

Frost & Sullivan Honours Technology Leaders at 2006 Emerging Technologies Awards Banquet.
December 11, 2006... LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan presented twenty five awards at its prestigious 2006 Emerging Technologies Awards Banquet held in Central London on the evening of Tuesday 5 December. Awards were presented for excellence in...

Metalink Unveils Industry's First Consumer Electronics Grade 802.11n-Draft Compliant Dual-Band Chipset.
December 11, 2006... WLANPlus(TM) Second-Generation Chipset Enables the Wireless Distribution of Digital Entertainment Throughout the Home YAKUM, Israel, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metalink Ltd. , a provider of high-performance wireless and wireline...

AXA Has Priced US$ Perpetual Deeply Subordinated Notes for a Total Amount of Approximately Euro 1.1 Billion.
December 11, 2006... Successful Completion of the Winterthur Financing PARIS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA has priced a two-tranche US$ perpetual deeply subordinated notes issue for a total amount of US$ 1.5 billion (approximately Euro 1.1 billion)....

Veritas Capital to Acquire Pearson Government Solutions.
December 11, 2006... NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Veritas Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Arlington, VA-based Pearson Government Solutions (PGS) from Pearson plc, the international media and...

Genmab Initiates HuMax-CD20 Front Line CLL Study.
December 11, 2006... COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genmab A/S announced today it has initiated a Phase II study of HuMax-CD20(TM) (ofatumumab) in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (FC) to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia...

G. Willi-Food Receives Purported Class Action Lawsuit; Company Believes Claims are Without Merit and Intends Vigorous Defense.
December 11, 2006... YAVNE, Israel, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (the "Company" or "Willi Food"), one of Israel's largest food importers and a single-source supplier of one of the world's most extensive range of quality...

Bovigen Announces USDA Process Verification Program Approval.
December 11, 2006... Bovigen, LLC Recognized as the First DNA Testing Provider to Have Been Successfully Audited and Approved by the United States Department of Agriculture Under Its Process Verified Program Bovigen to Work Exclusively With Sequenom's MassARRAY...

Channel 4 Selects Cape Clear to Power New PC-Based Video-on-Demand Services.
December 11, 2006... ESB Platform Leader Supports Rapid Go Live LONDON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Channel 4, a terrestrial public service broadcaster, has selected Cape Clear(R) Software, the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Platform leader, as the integration...

Sony Media Software Introduces Enhanced Free Update for Vegas 7 Video and Audio Editing Software.
December 11, 2006... Vegas 7.0c Software Update Provides Progressive Scan Mode Support for Sony HVR-V1 Series HDV Camcorder and HVR-DR60 Hard Disk Recording Unit MADISON, Wis., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional...

'Spiritual Warriors' the Movie, Inspires Glowing Reviews: 'Low Budget Diamond With a High Carat Profile'.
December 11, 2006... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. John-Roger NY Times #1 best-selling author has partnered with long-time friend and actor Jsu Garcia (Along Came Polly, The Lost City) in the making of the movie 'Spiritual Warriors'. A recent...

Active Endpoints Announces Support for WS-BPEL 2.0 with New ActiveBPEL 3.0.
December 11, 2006... Open Source and Commercial BPEL solutions now deliver seamless, side-by-side execution of WS-BPEL 2.0 and BPEL4WS 1.1 processes SHELTON, Conn., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Active Endpoints, Inc. (http://www.active-endpoints.com/), the leading...

House of Blues(R) and Energizer(R) Presents Cartel on Tour.
December 11, 2006... Breakthrough Band Launches First-Ever Headlining Tour With Openers Cobra Starship and Boys Like Girls HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Blues(R), a Live Nation brand, is pleased to partner with Energizer(R), the...

DiamondRock Acquires the Renaissance Waverly & the Renaissance Austin Hotels for $237.5 Million.
December 11, 2006... BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company ("DiamondRock") today announced that on December 8, 2006, it closed on its previously announced acquisition of the 521-room Renaissance Waverly Atlanta Hotel and...

Innovation Works Awards Sabeus, Inc. an Innovation Adoption Grant to Grow Fiber Optics Company.
December 11, 2006... FREEPORT, Pa., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation Works and Sabeus, Inc. will hold a press conference Monday, December 11, announcing an Innovation Adoption Grant awarded to the company to facilitate its growth. Senator Donald White;...

Second Annual SoFIE Awards to Recognize Achievement in Interactive Marketing Programs.
December 11, 2006... The South Florida Interactive Marketing Association Announces the 'Second Annual SoFIE Awards' With Call for Entries November 15 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA)...

Shoppers Beware! To Buy or Not to Buy.
December 11, 2006... Survey Reveals Americans' True Feelings About Holiday Gifts CHICAGO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent landmark survey* of 605 people sheds light on the universal dilemma of gift-buying and exposes what people really think about the holiday...

Food & Beverage I Feature Package.
December 11, 2006... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with food and beverage topics and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by...

Bull to Supply the Most Powerful Civil Supercomputer in France to the CCRT, the Center for Research and Technology Computing.
December 11, 2006... CCRT Supercomputer Will be Dedicated to Scientific and Industrial Research Designed Around Bull NovaScale(R) Servers, the Computer Will Deliver Performance in Excess of 43 Teraflops, Positioning it Among the 15 Most Powerful Systems in the...

Sri Lanka to Enter Modern Radiotherapy Age With Country's First Medical Linear Accelerator.
December 11, 2006... COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cancer patients in Sri Lanka will benefit from modern radiotherapy treatments with the installation of the country's first medical linear accelerator at the National Cancer Centre. The high...

Give the Wine Enthusiast an Appliance That Showcases and Stores Wine Under Cellar-Like Conditions.
December 11, 2006... MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondering what to get the oenophile on your list? One gift sure to impress even the most discriminating connoisseur is a fully stocked wine cellar. According to Jennifer Uihlein Straszewski, president of...

Pump Solutions - What are the Latest Opportunities and Trends in the European Water and Waste Water Markets?
December 11, 2006... Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on European Water and Waste Water Markets on 14 December 2006 LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan will host a conference call on Thursday 14 December 2006 at 11.00 GMT to...

ARM High-Speed PHY And High-Performance Standard Cells for 65-Nanometer Platform Adopted by Fujitsu.
December 11, 2006... Agreement Enables Fujitsu to Offer Customers Combined ARM Physical IP Solution for High-Performance Design Implementations CAMBRIDGE, England, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARM ; today announced that the ARM(R) Velocity(tm) PHY for...

Holiday Shopping Procrastination: It's Not Just for Men Anymore; Circuit City Offers Quick Solutions for Time-Starved Consumers.
December 11, 2006... RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With Christmas right around the corner, a new national survey shows more women are joining the ranks of last-minute shoppers. More than 2,200 American moms and dads responded to the survey,...

Holiday Champagne Hints Add Sparkle to the Celebration.
December 11, 2006... GUERNEVILLE (RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY), Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are the perfect time to enjoy champagne, which captures the festive spirit of the season. After nearly 125 years of producing premium California champagne, Korbel...

Magal Receives an Order for its PipeGuard System to Protect Banks From Underground Intrusions.
December 11, 2006... YAHUD, Israel, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magal Security Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ GM: MAGS; TASE: MAGS), today announced it has received an order through one of its fully owned subsidiaries, to install its PipeGuard system to protect 6...

Agency Roster Lead.
December 11, 2006... The following "Agency Roster" package is a weekly roundup of news releases highlighting account wins at public relations, investor relations and advertising agencies. The service, free to any member of PR Newswire, is a powerful way for...

Camtek Introduces Pegasus 200S - A New HDI Substrate Inspection System.
December 11, 2006... MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Camtek Ltd. announced today the introduction of Pegasus 200S - a new model in Camtek's Pegasus product line of automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for finished high-density...

Alaska Airlines Vacations Offers 'Kids Fly Free to Disneyland(R) Resort' Packages During Resort's Year of a Million Dreams Celebration.
December 11, 2006... SEATTLE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines Vacations today launched its popular "Kids Fly Free to Disneyland(R) Resort" program, offering savings on family travel to the resort during its "The Year of a Million Dreams"...

Quantum Introduces Data De-Duplication and Replication Solutions to Dramatically Improve Disk-Based Backup.
December 11, 2006... Capitalizes on Recent ADIC Acquisition With Differentiated DXi-Series Appliances That Build on Quantum's Expertise in Backup, Recovery and Archive SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quantum Corp. , the leading global...

All-New 2007 MINI Hardtops Even More Fuel Efficient According to Recent EPA Testing.
December 11, 2006... MINI Cooper with Manual Transmission Tops 40 Miles per Gallon WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of increasing fuel prices, many manufacturers are striving to produce vehicles with an average fuel economy of 30 miles...

Cord Blood America Announces Marketing Alliance Between CorCell and Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield, West Virginia.
December 11, 2006... LOS ANGELES and PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBAI) , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company (http://www.cordblood-america.com/ ) focused on bringing the life saving...

Columbia Records Readies the Release of New Aqualung Album, 'Memory Man,' the Eagerly-Awaited Successor to 2005's Critically-Acclaimed 'Strange and Beautiful'.
December 11, 2006... Aqualung's Sophomore Stateside Album Available Tuesday, March 6 NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records will release Memory Man, the much-anticipated second stateside album from Aqualung, the ongoing musical project of British...

GPC Biotech Presents Preliminary Clinical Data on Anticancer Monoclonal Antibody 1D09C3 at ASH.
December 11, 2006... MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany, WALTHAM, Mass. and PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC; TecDAX index; Nasdaq: GPCB) today announced the presentation of preliminary clinical data on its...

Mitsubishi Motors Introduces Next-Generation 2008 Lancer.
December 11, 2006... CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) will introduce, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, the all-new, 2008 Lancer compact sport sedan, delivering driven-to-thrill...

'Impressive' Complete Remission and 'Durable' Survival Data in Relapsed Indolent NHL Patients Identifies New Potential Registration Trial for Pixantrone.
December 11, 2006... Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) to Request Meeting With FDA to Discuss Special Protocol Assessment for Phase III Trial ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq: CTIC; MTAX) today announced...

SR Pharma Congratulates Andrew Fire and Craig Mello on Receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2006.
December 11, 2006... Prize Given for Their Discovery of "RNA Interference - Gene Silencing by Double- Stranded RNA" LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SR Pharma plc (London LSE: SPA), Europe's leading RNAi therapeutics company, today congratulates...

Vernalis plc Initiates a Phase I Trial of a Promising New Approach to Treating Obesity and Related Disorders - Including Type II Diabetes.
December 11, 2006... WINNERSH, England, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vernalis plc today announced that it has started a Phase I trial of V24343, a CB1 antagonist, as a potential treatment for obesity, type II diabetes and related disorders. Cannabinoid...

Calor Gas Selects Trintech's ReconNET to Improve Internal Controls and Reduce Exposure to Operational Risk.
December 11, 2006... UK's Leading Supplier of Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Use Trintech's ReconNET for Reconciliation and Exception Management Process Automation DALLAS and DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trintech Group Plc , a leading...

Xeloda(R) Combination Meets Primary Endpoint in International Phase III Advanced Colorectal Cancer Study.
December 11, 2006... - XELOX (Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) Delays Disease Progression in Patients with Recurring Cancer - NUTLEY, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche announced today that a large, international Phase III study (NO16967) of 627 previously treated...

MultiVu Video Feed: One Step Closer to the American Dream.
December 11, 2006... Congress Approves Law To Give Many Homebuyers Tax Deduction On Premiums For Mortgage Insurance NEW YORK, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A new tax deduction will soon make buying homes more affordable by allowing many American homebuyers to...

Mobilink Selects Motorola to Expand Home Location Server (HLS) to Target More Than 30 million Subscribers.
December 11, 2006... Existing Motorola HLS Solution Currently Supports Over 20 Million Mobilink Customers ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola announced today an expansion to the successful deployment of its home location server...

Telecom New Zealand launches Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 595 PC Card.
December 11, 2006... Latest Sierra Wireless PC card modem supports deployment of EV-DO Revision A network, offering mobile data customers faster file uploads on the go VANCOUVER, and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Wireless and...

It's Better to Give Than to Receive This Holiday Season, According to TripAdvisor Travelers.
December 11, 2006... New York City Voted Likeliest Holiday Escape NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor(R), the largest travel community in the world, today announced the results of a holiday travel survey of more than 1,600 travelers worldwide....

Beckman Coulter Announces Tender Offer for its 7.45% Senior Notes due 2008.
December 11, 2006... FULLERTON, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. , today announced a tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 7.45% Senior Notes due 2008 (CUSIP Nos. 075816AE8 and 075816AC2) (the "notes"). The principal...

AutoGenomics Submits 510K to the FDA For 2C9 / VKORC1 to Assess Warfarin Sensitivity.
December 11, 2006... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoGenomics, a leader in developing automated molecular testing solutions, announced today that it has submitted a 510K application to the FDA in October 2006 for its CYP450 2C9 / VKORC1 assay on its...

Sun Announces Revolutionary Version of Java Technology - Java Platform Standard Edition 6.
December 11, 2006... Major Release Provides Significant Enhancements for Web Services and Web 2.0 Development and Support for Dynamic Languages, Windows Vista and NetBeans Tools LONDON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. , the creator of...

Kosan's Second-Generation Hsp90 Inhibitor, Alvespimycin, Shows Antitumor Activity in Refractory Leukemia.
December 11, 2006... Phase 1 Data Presented at ASH Annual Meeting HAYWARD, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kosan Biosciences Incorporated presented results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of its second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, alvespimycin HCl...

Corsair Expands the Flash Voyager USB Family to Include New 16GB Capacities.
December 11, 2006... - The Need to Enable Portability of High Definition Content Pushes Demand for Ultra Large Capacity USB Drives - FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Users will no longer have to worry about having enough space on their personal flash...

Nuvelo and Bayer Healthcare Announce Phase 3 Trials of Alfimeprase in Patients With Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion and Catheter Occlusion Did Not Meet Primary Endpoints.
December 11, 2006... SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nuvelo, Inc. and Bayer HealthCare today announced top-line data demonstrating that the Phase 3 clinical trial of alfimeprase in acute peripheral arterial occlusion (PAO), known as NAPA-2...

Emerging Markets and New Applications Key to Continued Growth in the European Radcure Coatings Market.
December 11, 2006... LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Established applications in the European radiation curable (radcure) coatings market are reaching saturation point. However, novel applications and new markets will sustain market growth. In particular,...

Red Cross Calls Attention to Neglected Crises.
December 11, 2006... 2006 World Disasters Report Released WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2005, the world responded more generously to people's humanitarian needs than at any time in recent history. Emergency aid towards disaster response undoubtedly...

Canadian Equipment Rental Fund Limited Partnership Announces $0.11 per Unit Quarterly Distribution.
December 11, 2006... CALGARY, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of the general partner for Canadian Equipment Rental Fund Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), is pleased to announce that they have approved a cash distribution for the...

Holly Corporation Board of Directors Approves Capital Spending Projects.
December 11, 2006... DALLAS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Holly Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved refinery upgrade projects for Holly's Navajo Refinery and Woods Cross Refinery with an estimated total budgeted cost of...

Cognitive Drug Research Names James Ferguson, M.D. President of North American Operations.
December 11, 2006... READING, England, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Keith Wesnes announced the selection of James Ferguson MD as president of Cognitive Drug Research (CDR) North America. Dr. Ferguson has 32 years experience conducting clinical trials with...

Cepheid Smart GBS Test for Group B Streptococcus, Run on the SmartCycler(R) System, Receives 510(k) FDA Clearance.
December 11, 2006... Second In Vitro Diagnostic GBS Product Delivers the First Complete Suite of Rapid GBS Testing Solutions for Intrapartum and Antepartum Use SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid , a broad-based molecular diagnostics...

QUALCOMM Announces BREW Locate Signature Solution to Enable Differentiated Location-Based Services.
December 11, 2006... - BREW Locate Signature Solution to Build Upon QUALCOMM's Industry Leadership in Delivering Premium User Experiences to Mass Market Handsets - SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated , a leading developer and...

Research Study Outlines U.S. Economic Impact of Windows Vista.
December 11, 2006... New Microsoft operating system to generate $70 billion in revenue for IT industry and increase jobs in tech industry. REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A research study released today by International Data Corporation (IDC)...

Beckman Coulter Announces Stock Repurchase Plan Approved.
December 11, 2006... FULLERTON, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. today announced the company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2.5 million shares of the company's outstanding common stock through the end of...

New Data Validate Vidaza(R) Response Rates in MDS and Report Results in AML.
December 11, 2006... Abstracts Presented at 2006 ASH Annual Meeting Highlight Alternate Dosing Schedules in MDS and Treatment of AML ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmion Corporation announced new data presented today at the 48th Annual...

Aquire Announces Release of OrgPublisher(TM) 7R in Six Languages.
December 11, 2006... - The leading enterprise provider of organizational charting and visual workforce management solutions delivers new functionality in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - IRVING, Texas, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquire today...

CDC Recognizes HPV DNA Testing For Cervical Cancer Screening.
December 11, 2006... GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the first time, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recognized the potential benefit of HPV DNA testing for cervical cancer screening in a new publication...

Holly Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
December 11, 2006... DALLAS, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Holly Corporation today announced the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.08 per share payable on January 3, 2007, to holders of record on December 20, 2006. ...

BIO-key(R) Awarded $300,000 Contract for FireRMS(TM) Software by Erie County, New York.
December 11, 2006... Buffalo Deploying FireRMS Mobile to Deliver Advanced EMS Reporting and Field Inspection Capabilities WALL, N.J., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BKYI) , a leader in wireless public safety...

The Hain Celestial Group Acquires the Assets of Haldane Foods Limited.
December 11, 2006... Expands Meat-Free and Non-Dairy Beverage Offerings in The United Kingdom MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the assets of Haldane Foods Limited and its...

Far East Energy Urges Stockholders to Vote for Board's Director Nominees.
December 11, 2006... Says Now Is Not The Time To Change The Far East Energy Team HOUSTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Far East Energy Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FEEC) said today that it has distributed a letter to stockholders noting that the Annual...

Mitcham Industries Reports Strong Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter Results.
December 11, 2006... - Revenues up 30 percent to $12.7 million - Diluted EPS up 31 percent to $0.38 - Outlook for the seismic industry remains very favorable HOUSTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitcham Industries, Inc. ("Company") today...

Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems: Dedicated System or Standard Part of the WLAN Infrastructure?
December 11, 2006... Frost & Sullivan to Host Interactive Analyst Briefing on Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Information & Communications Technology Group at Frost &...

Sawmill Hired for National Publicity Campaign to Promote New Furniture Product.
December 11, 2006... BALTIMORE, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland PR firm Sawmill Marketing Public Relations has been hired for a national product rollout campaign for a new line of casegoods. Sawmill's new client, United Displays of America, based in Hickory,...

On Assignment, Inc. Announces the Resignation of CFO Michael Holtzman for Medical Reasons.
December 11, 2006... CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Assignment, Inc. announced today that Michael Holtzman, its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer resigned from his position on December 8, 2006 due to medical reasons. Mr....

ImmuneRegen BioSciences Responds to Department of Health and Human Services Request for Information for Medical Countermeasures to Address Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats.
December 11, 2006... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ImmuneRegen BioSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IRBO) , today announced that it has responded to a Request for Information (RFI), issued...

Infinity Announces Notice to Redeem All Outstanding Principal and Interest Under Notes on December 15, 2006.
December 11, 2006... DENVER, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. , today announced that it has given irrevocable notice to the holders of its Senior Secured Notes of the redemption on December 15, 2006 of the entire outstanding...

XACT TeleSolutions Supports Global Distributed Workforce With UCN inContact.
December 11, 2006... XACT Integrates Multiple Offices From Acquired Companies and Cuts Costs With Hosted Technology Solution SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth through acquisition can lead to a hodge-podge of locations and incompatible, expensive...

ProLogis Leases More Than 800,000 Square Feet in Indianapolis to Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.
December 11, 2006... - Third-Party Logistics Provider Will Operate ProLogis Warehouse as National Distribution Center - DENVER, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLogis , the world's largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced...

Local Investment Firm Gears Up, Names Eisen Management Group AOR.
December 11, 2006... Money Concepts' Randy Short Engages EMG To Develop Strategy, Enhance Visibility CINCINNATI, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A personal approach based on passion, persistence and critical thinking will become the foundation for a new marketing and...

LaVoie Group Adds EyeGate Pharma and Molecular Biometrics to Its Life Science Client Roster.
December 11, 2006... SALEM, Mass., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LaVoie Strategic Communications Group, Inc. (LaVoie Group), a life sciences focused, specialty public and investor relations firm, announced today that it has been selected by EyeGate Pharma and Molecular...

LNR Property Corporation Selects My Creative Team for Web Project.
December 11, 2006... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LNR Property Corporation has selected My Creative Team to develop and promote a branded website designed to help sell the best remaining industrial sites in Charlotte's University Research Park. ...

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MuseGlobal Creates Customized Connections to the Elsevier XML Gateway.
December 11, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- - Scopus and ScienceDirect Customers to Enjoy Improved Metasearch Experience MuseGlobal Inc. and Elsevier today announced the deployment of two new Muse Source Packages to the Elsevier XML...

Complinet to Stage Inaugural Gulf Cooperation Council Regulators' Summit 2007.
December 11, 2006... LONDON, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Complinet is hosting a landmark conference in response to client demand and rapid growth in the Middle East region. The inaugural Gulf Cooperation Council Regulators' Summit will take place in Qatar on...

Brown-Bagging Is Chic at Philadelphia's 200+ Bring-Your-Own-Bottle Restaurants.
December 11, 2006... BYOB Boom in Philly Makes City a Hotspot for These Cozy Culinary Wonders PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Soon the bring-your-own-bottle (BYOB) restaurant will be as synonymous with Philadelphia as the cheesesteak, the soft pretzel...