Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
direct/ Nammo AS (NO) - NAMMO successfully launches Hybrid Test Rocket from Andø …
Thursday May 3rd at 12:50:56 hr the Norwegian based company Nammo Raufoss successfully launched a 10 meter long hybrid test rocket from Andøya Rocket Range in Norway. The propulsion system of the hybrid rocket was based on solid fuel and liquid oxygen.
The Hybrid Test Rocket (HTR) was developed, manufactured and assembled by Nammo Raufoss in Norway. The rocket motor, tank and valve system and the mobile Ground Support Equipment…
TWB Paper on Advanced Testing Techniques stresses that Delivery Credibility of a …
Bangalore, May 08, 2007: The Writers Block (TWB) India’s leading provider of technical documentation outsourcing and training services released a white paper on Advanced Testing Techniques for User Documents. The paper stresses the fact that the user documents for a product need to undergo stringent quality checks or Usability Tests, just like the product itself. There is always a challenge in creating good products and good user documents to ensure…
American Air & Water®, Inc. Awards Exclusive Canadian Distribution of UV Disinfe …
Hilton Head Island, SC, May 8, 2007 - American Air & Water®, Inc. awarded exclusive Canadian distribution of UV disinfection systems to Canadian Air & Water, Inc. in an agreement signed by the two companies. The exclusive distributor will market the UV systems under the corporate brand Canadian Air & Water™ and the distinctive sub-brands: Air Asure™ and Asure Water™.
American Air & Water®, Inc., a South Carolina Corporation, offers a…
direct/ datango AG: Simon Persse joins datango to expand UK business
datango AG, the leading vendor of EPSS solutions, will expand its operations in the United Kingdom as from April 2007 with the aid of Simon Persse, an experienced Software Solution Sales Manager UK.
Berlin 07 May 2007 - datango AG the leading provider of Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) has appointed Simon Persse as UK Sales Director. Simon will lead the UK based operation as the company, whose clients include…
Students like to spend
College years are usually known for their beauty, activity, intense intellectual activity and a lot of money spending. Hang on a minute. Money spending? Apparently yes. John Doe, webmaster of finance9.com analyzes this trend.
May 07, 2007 – Students have always been a favorite target for credit card companies, because usually these will become the next generation of rich men that this country will have and they tend to stick with…
Important online insurance company shifts attention to home insurance
Online insurance is one of the biggest fields in terms of online presence. As we speak there are about 242 million websites offering information or deals on home insurance for the United States citizens. The move from super-value-insurance.com to create it’s own special offer seems very bold in this perspective. What are the chances of success for such an enterprise?
May 08, 2007 - Super-value-insurance.com usually known for its car insurance…
GlobalClear Investment Banking Limited Signs Worldwide Joint Venture Agreement w …
( EMAILWIRE.COM, May 04, 2007 ) GUANGZHOU, GuangDong, China -– GlobalClear Investment Banking LTD (GCIB) signed an exclusive Joint Venture agreement with Global FranTech Group and FranTech Guangdong (FranTech), of Guangzhou, China which grants FranTech the right to market licenses of GlobalClear Investment Baking Services, GCIB branch partner programs, with it's GlobalClear Real-Time Interbank Settlement and Clearing Systems, GlobalClear Investment Banking programs through FranTech's network of agents in…
direct/ CellPoint (SE) - Norwegian Investor invests in CellPoint
The Norwegian businessman Pål Agdestein has big expectations on CellPoint and invests SEK 15 millions in a placement of 3 million new shares at a price of SEK 5:- per share.
CellPoint increases its equity simultaneously with the coming weeks introduction of the next generation of its successful Bluetooth headset, Flamingo, in a new "Lifestyle" version.
CellPoint has made an agreement with the Norwegian company Agdestein AS. They will invest…
Now serving the Maghreb states: DQS Group further expands
Ariana / Frankfurt/Main. May 4, 2007. The continuous expansion of new DQS offices has now reached Northern Africa. DQS Maghreb, based in Tunis, Tunisia and led by Mr. Tarek Barketallah now offers assessment and certification services in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria.
The percentage of DQS customers with sites in the North African market has grown significantly in recent years. Besides implementing Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety management…
Copies of Q1 2007 results presentations in London and Reykjavík
Please find attached copies of the Q1 2007 results presentations in London and Reykjavík.
Mr Sigurjón Þ. Árnason and Mr Halldór J. Kristjánsson, CEOs of Landsbanki, presented Landsbanki´s Q1 2007 results to analysts and investors, followed by a Q&A session in London 3 May and Reykjavik 4 May.
All presentation material, plus a replay of the webcast and a podcast of the telephone conference, has now been posted on www.landsbanki.com/ir.…
direct/ Landsbanki Islands (UK) - Landsbanki Q1 2007 results presentation attach …
Please find attached a copy of the Q1 2007 results presentation.
Mr Sigurjón Þ. Árnason and Mr Halldór J. Kristjánsson, CEOs of Landsbanki, will present Landsbanki´s Q1 2007 results to analysts and investors, followed by a Q&A session. Conducted in English, the presentation will be available live on www.landsbanki.com/ir, where relevant data and presentation material will be posted simultaneously.
Live webcast and Conference call
For those who wish to join…
direct/ Landsbanki Islands (UK) - Landsbanki Q1 2006 Results Presentation 11 am …
Mr Sigurjón Þ. Árnason and Mr Halldór J. Kristjánsson, CEOs of Landsbanki, will present Landsbanki´s Q1 2007 results to analysts and investors, followed by a Q&A session. Conducted in English, the presentation will be available live on www.landsbanki.com/ir, where relevant data and presentation material will be posted simultaneously.
Live webcast and Conference call
For those who wish to join the meeting remotely, a webcast of the presentation can be accessed on…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Moody´s affirms Glitnir´s credit ratings
Moody´s affirms Glitnir´s Credit Ratings Moody´s Investors Service has yesterday affirmed Glitnir Bank Aa3 /P-1 credit rating, with the financial strength of C and outlook stable.
Moody´s press release is attached.
www.glitnirbank.com
Moody´s press release
http://hugin.info/133924/R/1123682/207724.pdf
http://www.glitnirbank.com
Glitnir
For further information please contact:
Bjørn Richard Johansen, Managing Director, Corporate Communications, Glitnir, mobile +47-47 800 100, e-mail: brj@glitnir.no
Vala Pálsdóttir, Head of Investor Relations, mobile: +354 844 4989, e-mail: vala.palsdottir@glitnir.is…
euroscript and eurodoc/syselog merge to become euroscript International
Luxembourg, 02 May 2007 – Merger creates leading provider of comprehensive content lifecycle solutions
Horus Finance, shareholder of the France-based company eurodoc/syselog, and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, shareholder of the Luxembourg-based company euroscript, today announced the completion of their agreement to merge euroscript and eurodoc/syselog to create a major and powerful service provider, offering comprehensive solutions along the content lifecycle.
The new company will legally trade under the name euroscript International…
Real Estate Assistant Receives Point2Agent Certification
EliteREVA Issues Correction to Point2 Certification News Release
EliteREVA has implemented a new and effective way for real estate agents to streamline the entire process of the major online marketing effort. EliteREVA now has certification to offer Point2Agent Real Estate Services.
Point2 Agent is a brand that has now been amalgamated under the recently announced Point2 NLS (Point2 National Listing Service) brand. Agent property listings can be syndicated…
Bahrain hosts 4th Middle East Insurance Forum
Demographic forces, globalisation, climate change and regulation will all have a significant impact on the immediate future of the Middle East insurance landscape, as industry leaders strategically plan for a period of major growth opportunities while watching out for possible threats.
The Middle East and the GCC in particular is being recognised as developing into one of the world’s most exciting growth centres for the insurance industry. The 4th Annual…
direct/ Imtech N.V. (NL) - Imtech: strengthening of position in UK through acqui …
Imtech breaks 300-million euro mark in revenues in UK
Gouda - Imtech (technical service provider in Europe) announces the acquisition of British counterpart The Aqua Group Ltd. And its subsidiary companies from the current owners. With this acquisition Imtech will significantly strengthen its position in the UK. The acquisition price comes to some 24 million euro, including earn-out, and will be paid in cash. The acquisition fits in with Imtech´s strategy…
Subprime Mortgage Defaults Drag Down Consumer Confidence
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 30, 2007 ) SACRAMENTO - Mortgage defaults and rising gas prices are among the top reasons why April of 2007 witnessed the lowest level of consumer confidence in over eight months. New York’s Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence dropped to 104.0 this past month. This figure is down from 108.2 in March. Last year’s index average was 105.9.
Consumers reported that they don’t believe…
Project Management Training Online Adds CAPM Prep Training
Mendham, New Jersey—April 27, 2007 — Project Management Training Online – pmtrainingonline.com - announced today that it is now offering a new bundle of web-based CAPM exam prep courses specifically geared to CAPM candidates that are required by the PMI to take 23 contact hours of project management training. The bundle includes 13 online courses which provide a broad coverage of PMBOK-based project management fundamentals as required for the…
Schroter & Co. took over Mandarin Pacific Bank Limited
Miami Beach, 30th of April 2007 - Schroter & Co. took over the Mandarin Pacific Bank Limited with its headquarter in the United Kingdom. The Board of Directors decided to change the name to Schroter & Co. Bank Limited with effect from the 1st of May.
With this transaction, Schroter & Co. increases their activities in the financial sector.
Schroter & Co. is a legal corporate entity with limited liability and registrations…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Glitnir Bank first quarter results for 2007
ISK 7.0 Billion (EUR 78 m) Profit after Tax
20.5% Return on Equity
The highlights of Glitnir Bank´s financial statements for the first quarter of 2007 are as follows:
- After-tax profit for the first quarter was ISK 7.0 billion, as compared to ISK 9.1 billion in Q1 2006. After-tax profit was ISK 9.3 billion in Q4 2006.
- Pre-tax profit for the first quarter was ISK 8.4 billion, as compared to ISK 11.2…
Virtual Assistant Association Recognizes Members of the Year
The Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce (VACOC) celebrated its one year anniversary on April 19 with a virtual party for members. In addition to announcing this year’s InnoVAtive award recipients, two attendees received surprise Member of the Year awards for their tireless volunteer work for the Virtual Assistant professional association.
Joy Slaughter of http://www.acapitalsolution.com and LauraLee Sparks of http://www.thesimplesolutionva.com were each presented with a monetary gift along with a…
PRESS RELEASE on the session of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbe …
The session of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place in Tashkent. The session saw the discussion of outcomes of the social and economic development of the country in the first quarter 2007 and the measures on unconditional implementation of the most important priorities of economic program for this year. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev has presided over the session.
The session…
Virtual Assistant Association Announces 2007 InnoVAtive Awards
The Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce (VACOC) celebrated its one year anniversary on April 19 with a virtual party for members that included the Virtual Assistant industry’s InnoVAtive Awards Ceremonies.
The InnoVAtive Award is an honor given by the Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce to Virtual Assistants who have demonstrated high standards of excellence and inventiveness in the categories of:
- Smart Virtual Assistant Business Practices
- Virtual Assistant Industry Promotion
- Virtual Assistant…
direct/ All Nippon Airways Co Ltd: Final Results FY2006
ANA Reports Profit for Fiscal Year 2006
- three consecutive years of record revenue, two of record operating profit -
- passenger load exceeds 50 million for first time-
TOKYO April 27, 2007 ANA Group today posted a record consolidated operating profit of 92.1billion yen on a record consolidated revenue of 1.48 trillion yen for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007. This represents a year-on-year improvement of 3.8% and 8.8…
Masterseek offers free B2B listing for all companies
Today, Masterseek.com offers any commercial website to submit their company URL and related company information to the largest business online directory in the world for free and without any obligations.
This campaign will accordingly to Masterseek Corp. run over the next few months in order to update the content in the database. If wanted, Masterseek offers the companies to update their contact information automatically by using crawlers, who visit the company…
Personal Information Protection and Identity Theft Prevention
2006 Identity Theft Losses Total $16.3M
2007 Prospects Looking Bleak: In the wake of the TJX privacy breach - the largest ever reported at 46 million credit card and debit card numbers - North American shoppers are concerned about the willingness, ability and interest of large organizations to protect their customers' personal information.
The recent discovery of hundreds of Rogers phone records littering the streets of Toronto, linking individuals, their contact information…
OIB Compliance Head Calls for Audit Committee Self-Assessment
Muscat - Hany Abou-El-Fotouh, Head of Compliance of Oman International Bank (OIB) called for publicly listed companies to apply audit committee self-assessment. He was addressing the subject at Corporate Governance Forum held recently in Dubai.
Abou-El-Fotouh explained that audit committee self-assessment is a mandatory requirement for listed companies by some stock exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange. It is optional requirement for unlisted or privately owned companies. However, corporate governance…
Imperiali Inc. Receives Report from Management
West Palm Beach, FL – April 25, 2007 – Today, Imperiali Inc announced that management has gathered preliminary information pertaining to the related recommendations of its three divisional spinouts, i1connect, Imperiali Telecom, and i1tv.
Imperiali Organization, a subsidiary of Imperiali Inc., will still be left with additional assets. The three proposed spinouts that were recommended by management have now been preliminarily evaluated by the management team.…
EDC Gold – The Gold Standard For Making Money Online
Co-founders Craig Garcia and Michael Corcoran have once again raised the bar by which all other home businesses are measured. EDC Gold, which was launched on November 1, 2006, has literally been taking the Internet by storm. EDC Gold is the top-level program in a group of three. The company decided to offer this upper level after the tremendous success of the other two levels, Easy Daily Cash (EDC) and…
direct/ ASSA ABLOY (SE) - Annual General Meeting of ASSA ABLOY AB
At today´s Annual General Meeting of shareholders in ASSA ABLOY AB, the following members of the Board were re-elected: Gustaf Douglas, Melker Schörling, Carl-Henric Svanberg, Carl Douglas, Per-Olof Eriksson, Lotta Lundén, Johan Molin and Sven-Christer Nilsson. Gustaf Douglas was elected Chairman of the Board and Melker Schörling and Carl-Henric Svanberg were elected as deputy chairmen.
Dividend
The Annual General Meeting established the dividend proposed by the Board of Directors and the Managing…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Presentation of Glitnir Bank´s First Quarter Results
Glitnir will host the following presentations and web cast in relation to the publication of its first quarter results for 2007. Glitnir will publish its results before opening of markets. An English version of the presentation will be available on glitnirbank.com as of publishing on 30 April.
International telephone conference and web cast
Glitnir will host a live presentation via webcast in English at 1.00 p.m., (2.00 p.m. GMT), Monday 30…
Imperato Finds Top Notch Recommendation to Further Imperiali's Executive Search
Daniel Imperato, Imperiali's Founder, Says Executive is "of the caliber of Bernanke or Greenspan himself"
West Palm Beach – April 24, 2007 – Today Imperiali Inc. has announced that its founder, Daniel Imperato has recommended a top notch executive to fill its current executive search.
The candidate would have the responsibility to help further Imperiali's move to secure a $30 mm bridge loan convertible, a $250 mm bond offering…
Imperiali Inc. Announces Annual Shareholder Conference Call Wednesday April 25
West Palm Beach, Fl – April 24, 2007 - Today Imperiali Inc. announced publicly, that they will be holding their annual conference call, this Wednesday April 25, 2007 at 6 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The call is open to all shareholders and interested parties.
During the call, Imperiali Inc. will give a yearly review of its overall business activities as well as guidance…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Presentation of Glitnir Bank´s Annual Results
Glitnir will host the following presentations and web cast in relation to the publication of its first quarter results for 2007. Glitnir will publish its results before opening of markets. An English version of the presentation will be available on glitnirbank.com as of publishing on 30 April.
International telephone conference and web cast
Glitnir will host a live presentation via webcast in English at 1.00 p.m., (2.00 p.m. GMT), Monday 30 April.…
Carlton Hedges & Associates Advises The IRS That The US Tax Gap Can Be Narrowed
Carlton Hedges & Associates have completed a review of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) research project and have outlined 14 opportunities for IRS to identify and collect more unpaid taxes.
Carlton Hedges & Associates have looked at the National Research Project that IRS launched to see how many taxpayers underpaid or overpaid Federal taxes in 2001. Carlton Hedges & Associates reviewed IRS files to see where the most taxpayers willfully or…
Carlton Hedges & Associates Advises The US Government Against Its Current Approa …
After a week in which leading Democrats and the General Accounting Office looked to the fabled 'tax gap' to collect more money without seeming to increase tax rates, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told a Senate hearing that trying to reduce the level of uncollected tax significantly would do more harm than good.
Mr Paulson said "There is a big part of the tax gap that we simply won't be able to…
Brazilian Feed Scheme Signs Benchmarking Agreement with EUREPGAP
SINDIRAÇÕES, the Brazilian National Animal Feed Industry Association, signed the formal recognition agreement with EUREPGAP on 17 April 2007 in São Paulo, Brazil. After completing the benchmarking procedure among the first group af Compound Feed Manufacturers Standards, the Brazilian Feed Certification Scheme is the first organisation to sign the agreement to demonstrate that they intend to continue to follow the EUREPGAP requirements.
„We have been working towards this for the past…
Virtual Assistants in the News
The Virtual Assistant industry is catching the eye of the national media.
The Virtual Assistant industry is being highlighted in the national media once again. In the May issue of Reader's Digest, an article on ways to make extra money states, "If you've got word processing, transcription, bookkeeping, public relations or website design skills, you may want to try life as a virtual assistant." The article goes on to quote…
Brandweek Publishes Design Force President's Editorial "Packaging That Works For …
Marlton, NJ--Design Force Inc. proudly announces that an editorial entitled “Packaging That Works For The Planet”, authored by Ted Mininni, the firm’s president, has been published in the April 23, 2007 issue of Brandweek Magazine.
Brandweek states that it is “the leading source of news and information in the U.S. marketing industry and the only trade magazine to offer saturation coverage at all levels of the brand-activation process. . .…
Q Award Recognizes Employee Performance
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – To commend the efforts of HometownQuotes’ increasing pool of employees, company executives have introduced the Q Award, a rotating inter-office award that recognizes staff members for exhibiting a strong measure of professionalism and exemplary service.
“The company is growing so quickly that the executive staff wants to be sure associates continue to feel valued and recognized for their hard work,” said HometownQuotes President and CEO Hunter Ingram.
Melanie…
Carlton Hedges & Associates Advises Clients To Investigate Core International Fu …
Speaking from their corporate head office in New York, Carlton Hedges & Associates spokes person, Walt Lecter explained how they are advising some of their global clients not to overlook core International funds that are currently generating substantial gains.
Mr Lecter began his speech by saying “We have long counseled investors to look beyond the shorter-term category leaders and to consider the strategic differences among peers as they pick funds. That…
Blenz Coffee is Growing Again
April 23, 2007 – Vanouver BC, Canada - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd. announces three new additions to the head office team. Layla Osberg and Ryan Crawford are the newest additions to the operations team and Paul Charlebois is the latest recruit in the marketing department.
For over a decade Ryan Crawford has been making a mark in the service industry. His strong work ethic and passion for learning…
Ohio Savings Bank to Change Name to Amtrust Bank
[Cleveland, OH – April 23, 2007] – Effective April 23, Ohio Savings Bank will change its name to AmTrust Bank. The name change is not the result of a sale, or the purchase of another bank, or a merger. No locations have changed, nor have people or practices or values. The bank will simply change its name.
Why? Throughout the continental United States, the AmTrust division has been an established…
Women's security and safety in the workplace
Business managers and owners are being challenging this month to address the personal safety of their female employees both in the workplace and whilst travelling to work. The initiative to raise awareness for the issue entitled ‘Safety awareness for women’ is a joint venture backed by Westminster police.
To promote the focus on this important subject a DVD has been released entitled ‘Living with confidence’, the DVD is full of…
Peter Morris named Global Advisor for project management entity PMForum
Dallas, Texas—April 23, 2007 — PMForum, Inc. announced today that Professor Peter Morris, PhD, current Vice President and former Chair of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the United Kingdom, has been named a global advisor to the company. Global advisors provide advice and guidance to the company’s editorial team on ways to better serve the world of professional project management. PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, one of the…
Mike Davis Brings Award-Winning Business Skills to ForAccess Advisory Board
SAN ANTONIO, TX— Mike Davis, an executive with more than 25 years of business experience, has joined the ForAccess advisory board and will be providing guidance in the areas of long-range planning, sales, membership growth, and strategic development.
ForAccess.com is a consumer advocacy website dedicated to helping consumers make an informed decision prior to hiring professionals such as counselors, realtors, physicians, and many others. Jeanne Fuller, president of ForAccess.com, said, “Mike…
Montana Emu Ranch Company Joins Certified Business Member Program
( EMAILWIRE.COM, April 21, 2007 ) San Angelo, TX – Montana Emu Ranch Company (MERC) CEO Don Collins and American Emu Association (AEA) President Charles Ramey announced today that the company had been accepted into the American Emu Association Certified Business Member program. The Certified Business Member (CBM) program enables the American Emu Association (AEA) to refer consumers to companies able to respond quickly and professionally to inquiries…
Rita Patel Joints ForAccess Advisory Board as Banking Specialist
SAN ANTONIO, TX—ForAccess.com is pleased to announce the addition of Rita Patel to its Advisory Board. Patel brings her insight about commercial lending and banking to the group.
“ForAccess.com offers consumers a way to confidentially search for and verify a professional’s license. I know, that as a consumer, it is hard to feel comfortable with the information on the Internet. ForAccess is a site where consumers can trust the information they…
KPO Growth Trends Mirror IT’s Move Toward Vendors
As firms continue to wrestle with potential implementation models in the unique Indian knowledge services space, Evalueserve presents its views in the new white paper titled ‘The Future of KPO – Make vs Buy’.
“Evalueserve has been living and breathing KPO for over six years now, and we have observed several very significant and measurable trends that have been confirmed by independent consulting firms, industry experts and even strategy planning…
