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MountainWest Capital Network Presents Agel Enterprises With The Emerging Elite A …
PROVO, Utah – Nov. 6, 2007 – Recognized as a world leader in suspension gel technology for nutritional supplements, Utah-based Agel Enterprises was selected as one of the 12 “Emerging Elite” companies at the 13th annual Utah 100 Awards Program held Monday, Oct. 22 in Salt Lake City.
The awards ceremony, sponsored by MountainWest Capital Network, recognized Utah’s top fastest growing and top revenue companies that are more than five years…
National Life Insurance Company Unveils New Universal Life Product
Montpelier, VT – National Life Insurance Company, a member of National Life Group, has introduced a new universal life product, NaviStar, to an already robust product portfolio. With this newest addition, National Life Group is offering more options and flexibility to help meet its clients’ needs, in particular, family protection, business planning, and wealth transfer.
NaviStar Universal Life is a flexible premium, flexible death benefit contract that can…
EUtranslate.com Launched a Translation Cost Calculator
Based in Bulgaria translation services agency EUtranslate, a Prevodi.bg Ltd company, launched a translation cost calculator on its website.
With operations in Bulgaria EUtranslate is able to provide low cost translations into Bulgarian at the same highest quality. Furthermore EUtranslate is able to offer a very low minimum charge. In order to make its clients easier with estimating the translation services cost, translation services agency EUtranslate launched a translation cost calculator…
Mondi Packaging Consumer Flexibles strengthens its position in Hungary
Mondi Packaging’s global growth is based on a number of key principals described in its Diamond for Growth Strategy. The company is dedicated to developing technologically advanced packaging solutions which best promote and protect the customer’s products and to strive for operational excellence. With this in mind, Mondi Packaging’s Consumer Flexibles division is making significant new investments in its business in Hungary. At Mondi Packaging Békéscsaba this includes investments in…
Online tickets for Prolight + Sound 2008 now available
Visitors can now purchase their admission tickets to Prolight + Sound 2008 online.
Prolight + Sound is the world\'s leading trade fair for audio, lighting, event and communication technology and will be held in Frankfurt am Main from 12 to 15 March 2008.
Admission tickets can be purchased online quickly and easily at the Prolight + Sound website. Naturally, visitors can print out their tickets there and then and thus save…
Online tickets for the International Musikmesse 2008 now available
Visitors can now purchase their admission tickets to Musikmesse 2008 online.
The Musikmesse is the world\'s leading trade fair for musical instruments, music software & computer hardware, sheet music and accessories and will be held in Frankfurt am Main from 12 to 15 March 2008.
Admission tickets can be purchased online quickly and easily at the Musikmesse website. Naturally, visitors can print out their tickets there and then and thus save…
direct/ Wereldhave NV announces 3rd Quarter Results
The profit for the first nine months of 2007 amounts to EUR 146.7 mln, or EUR 6.77 per share. The portfolio was revalued upwards in all countries. Surpluses on disposals of properties amounted to EUR 7.8 mln.
Direct result
The direct result for the first three quarters amounts to EUR 83.0 mln in 2007, a EUR 1.5 mln decrease compared to 2006. In spite of EUR 1.7 mln higher like-for-like rental…
The IFSB Issues Compilation Guide on Prudential and Structural Islamic Finance I …
Kuala Lumpur, November 7, 2007 – Limited availability of statistical information and lack of cross-country historical data with sufficiently long time-series have been identified as some of the major challenges faced by the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) in developing its international prudential standards for the Islamic financial services industry. In addressing this need, the IFSB has issued a Compilation Guide on Prudential and Structural Islamic Finance Indicators (PSIFIs), which…
New tool could benefit every PC user
An idea so simple it makes people comment “Surely this must have been done before?” This is the reaction to HomeSec, a piece of software that unlocks the true power of the PC for everyday users.
Describing the product, says Richard Leyshon of Lware Limited (who market HomeSec), is best achieved by way of an example:
“The PC is a great place to store documents and spreadsheets comprising raw data, but very…
Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart Drive the Retail Industry’s Eco-Agenda - Covalence …
Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart drive the ethical agenda of Retailers, which has been dominated by environmental issues in 2006-2007, states a report released by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Retail Industry Report 2007.
Marks & Spencer is a proactive leader: it appears in many positive news items and maintains a remarkably low level of demands (negative news items). Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, is more of…
Keeping Business Green and Growing
Translation company Lingo24 shows how business development is compatible with sustainability.
As climate change and resource depletion are becoming hotter topics on the global agenda, Translation Services Provider Lingo24 believes having a strong environmental policy is a vital responsibility for any type of business. Whereas some believe sustainability is a costly effort and can stand in the way of maximising profit, Lingo24 shows that caring for the environment and business growth…
Largest Tunnel Finisher of the world - Made by VEIT Group
Landsberg/Lech. Jöbstl Warehousing in Graz, spe-cialised in textile logistics and refinishing, has or-dered a 12 chamber Tunnel Finisher from the VEIT Group. This surely is the largest Finisher installation in the 50 year old history of the VEIT Group.
The XXL Tunnel Finisher has to meet the high demands of extremely large conveyance-mass, and at the same time accomplish optimal finishing results at low energy consumption. The developers accepted this great…
Security Firm Offers All-in-one Cybercrime Reporting as Businesses Face Holiday …
Online retailers and small e-businesses face 300% higher security and privacy risks during the busy holiday season, but they’re not the only ones. Bricks and mortar vendors are also at increased risk of financial fraud due to improper technology, lax standards and inadequate awareness.
Toronto, November, 07, 2007 /PR/ According to Toronto-based security firm Informatica Research, a combination of factors contributes to the vast increase in security threats facing consumers and…
SimplifileSM and Computer Software Associates (CSA) Announce Strategic eRecordin …
Simplifile and CSA contract to integrate systems and cooperatively market resulting eRecording services to CSA-enabled counties and thousands of Simplifile “submitter” customers nationwide.
MONTANA – November 05, 2007
Working to provide their mutual customers with industry-leading eRecording services, Simplifile and Montana-based Computer Software Associates (CSA) today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance for the purpose of integrating and cooperatively marketing Simplifile eRecording and CSA Document Pro systems.
The alliance…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Aquaculture is gaining momentum in Latin America
According to Glitnir´s latest seafood report, boosting exports of farmed salmon and tilapia to the US, and fishmeal to China.
Shanghai/Reykjavik/Oslo/New York, 5 November 2007 - Latin America is an important player in the global seafood industry. Peru and Chile alone account for approximately half of the world´s total fishmeal production and Chile is the world´s second largest producer of farmed salmon after Norway. Aquaculture is a growing trend across…
NEW INSIGHTS INTO LATEST MECHANISMS & INNOVATIONS IN ISLAMIC PROJECT FINANCE
HE Yousef Hussain Kamal, Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar & Chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority inaugurated the 2nd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference at a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar yesterday.
In his keynote address, H.E Sheikh Abdulla bin Saud Al-Thani, Governor of the Qatar Central Bank commented on how the growth in infrastructure financing has coincided with the growth…
Barclays Capital further strengthens its commitment to Qatar
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc, has announced plans for a permanent capability in Qatar situated at the Qatar Financial Centre. His Excellency Yousef Hussain Kamal, the Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar unveiled a Barclays Capital logo at the World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference being held in the capital, symbolising the firm’s new commitment to the area.
Barclays Capital provides risk management and financing…
I clienti di Infincon AG colgono le opportunità offerte dalla MiFID
Primi segnali di recepimento della direttiva MiFID / Primato tecnologico garantisce standard all’avanguardia per i prossimi 5 anni / Analisi del portafoglio personalizzata per il cliente con un click
Karlsruhe / Castiglione delle Stiviere, 5. Novembre 2007
Gli effetti della direttiva MiFID sull’intera organizzazione bancaria, sui processi di transazione, sulla gestione dei rischi operativi e dell’adeguatezza/appropriatezza delle operazioni, oltre ai provvedimenti contro il conflitto d’interesse, sono stati sinora largamente sottovalutati dalla…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - China is the world´s largest producer and exporter of sea …
according to the latest Glitnir report
Shanghai/Reykjavik/Oslo - 5 November 2007 - China is now the largest producer of seafood in the world, supplying some 35 percent of total global seafood products*. In addition, China leads the world in terms of the export of seafood produce, with Japan accounting for about half of its total seafood exports in recent years. Glitnir´s latest report highlights that demand for high quality seafood in…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Glitnir publishes industry report: China Leads World in S …
"Ocean of Opportunities 2007" Conference comes to Shanghai for the first time
Shanghai/Reykjavik - 5 November 2007 - Following the success of last year´s conference in Halifax, Canada, Glitnir Bank brings the "Ocean of Opportunities" conference to Shanghai, China for the first time. It is the fifth time the leading seafood bank hosts the international "think-tank" for the top global seafood companies. The latest edition of Glitnir´s 2007 China Seafood…
Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Speaks to ACUI
October 2007 - , Rodney J. Logan, President of Alchemetric Solutions, Inc. and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist was recently a guest presenter at an Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors (ACUIA) conference in Atlanta. The conference was attended by auditors, directors, and other staff members with Credit Unions located through out the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas of the country.
Mr. Logan presentations included one on fraud impacting…
PMForum tapped to provide project management advisory services for major US gove …
Dallas, Texas, USA — PMForum, Inc. has announced that the company has been awarded a contract to provide project management advisory services for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI). The GTRI, within the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), is a major program financed by the US government to reduce and protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials located at civilian sites worldwide. The program directly…
WorldSharp 1099 Item Preparation System for 2007 Now Shipping
ANGEL FIRE, New Mexico —November 2, 2007 — WorldSharp Technologies, Inc. today announced the availability of the 2007 version of Worldsharp 1099 Item Preparation System. It is ready to ship with the new forms changes and the IRS electronic reporting specifications for 2007.
The 2007 version works with all Microsoft Windows versions from 95 to Vista. Items can be entered using two different modes of data entry. …
Center For Ethics In Free Enterprise Names First CEFE Fellow To Africa
CEFE, Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise, a non profit research and training division of Global Academy Online, Inc., has named Emmanuel Echewisi, a citizen of Nigeria, a CEFE Fellow. Mr. Echewisi, is the first African national to be awarded a CEFE Fellowship.
CEFE Fellows engage in leading community ethics and character training efforts among schools and institutions on four continents. They assist organizations in the creation and development of…
The European Electrical Wholesale Trade Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow
The editor of \"electrical business news\", Wolfgang Jauch, gave a well-received presentation on the international electrical wholesale trade.
Below are some excerpts:
The protagonists in this business are independent distributors with one or more branches, wholesale chains such as Rexel, Sonepar, Hagemeyer and buying/marketing groups like Fegime, Idee or Imelco which operate at an international level.
In 2006 the worldwide wholesale markets for electrical goods amounted to approx. EUR 144 bn.…
WORLDWIDE BIDDERS COMPETE FOR PACKAGING AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AT DOVEBID® ONL …
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 31, 2007) - DoveBid, Inc., the leading global provider of capital asset auction and valuation services, announced today that its second Packaging and Processing Exchange (PPX#2) online auction successfully ended with total proceeds in excess of USD $700,000.
"This new Packaging and Processing Exchange was launched in September and both the first and second sales surpassed our estimated proceeds. This is another excellent example of how DoveBid…
Bill Smith appointed President of NationsBuilders Risk Services
ATLANTA - Bill (“Billy”) Smith has been promoted to Senior Vice President of NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. and President of NationsBuilders Risk Services. As President of Risk Services, Billy will be responsible for the executive management and administration of NBIS Loss Control, Contract Management and Safety Support Services for our Insured customers. These duties include the Crane and Heavy Construction Industry product and service development, Residential Wrap…
RocSearch appoints David O’Brien as Executive Chairman
November 04, 2007 [New Delhi / London]: RocSearch Limited, the UK-based Research and Analytics firm, has announced the appointment of David O’Brien as Executive Chairman. David’s broad role at RocSearch will encompass execution of a new strategic plan, Executive and Management coaching, strengthening of the executive leadership team, exploitation of new markets and channels, and development of a global delivery environment.
David is a veteran of the IT and IT /…
Iron horse properties sotheby’s international realty participates in luxury real …
WHITEFISH, Montana (Oct. 31, 2007) – Iron Horse Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate firm based in Whitefish, Montana, recently participated in the 3rd Annual Sotheby’s International Realty® Fall Leadership Forum.
This dynamic, three-day event provided a unique opportunity for Sotheby’s International Realty owners and managers to share best practices, network, and learn new ideas for growing their businesses.
“The Fall Leadership Forum provides enormous value to our…
Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Program Released by Janco
(Park City, UT) Today Janco Associates (e-janco.com) announced the availability of its awaited Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Audit Program. Victor Janulaitis, the CEO of Janco said, "The Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Audit Program is an additional component of the Business and Information Technology Infrastructure tools that Janco has developed for Chief Financial Officers (CFO), Chief Information Officers (CIO), and Chief Technology Officers (CTO). The Disaster Recovery…
Multiven Launches its Channel Partner Program Targeted at Network Hardware Resel …
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- November 1, 2007 -- Multiven, – the global leader in premium multivendor IP network maintenance services – today announced the launch of its Channel Partner Program aimed at network hardware resellers and VARs. The Channel Partner Program is designed to enable end-customers worldwide easily purchase and benefit from Multiven’s superior multivendor IP network maintenance services cost-effectively through a global network of certified channel partners.
Multiven Channel Partner…
Covalence Ethical Ranking 3rd Quarter 2007
Geneva-based Covalence is publishing today its quarterly ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in the third quarter of 2007. An overview of hot issues across sectors is also given.
The main results across sectors are:
> Unilever, Toyota and HSBC top EthicalQuote ranking
> Toyota, Coca-Cola and IBM register best progress during Q3 2007
> Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola…
direct/ All Nippon Airways: ANA Interim results amendment
In line 5 of paragraph 1, Operating Profit is reported as having fallen to 696.1 billion yen. This is in fact the figure for Operating Costs. The correct figure for Operating Profit is 67.0 billion yen.
Please accept our apologies for this mistake. The first chart on the first page, entitled Consolidated Financial Performance, gives the correct figures.
The announcement distributed by Hugin directnews.
The issuer is solely responsible for the…
Rockwell Trading Moves Headquarters to Austin
Rockwell Trading Inc. (rockwelltrading.com), a leading provider of small-investor education and training, today announced it moved its headquarters to Austin, Texas. The move was precipitated by company's realization that Austin is a hub for day trading activity.
"We originally selected Austin when we decided to expand our operations because of the large number of tech-savvy small investors,” said Markus Heitkoetter, Rockwell Trading CEO. After careful evaluation, we realized moving the headquarters…
EbookoMatic Releases Predator Sales & Marketing by Bob Oros
Tulsa, OK - 11/03/07 - Schneiderman & Associates, LLC, developers of EbookoMatic, The Instant Online Ebook Publisher, today announced the release of a new ebook entitled Predator Sales and Marketing written by Bob Oros.
"We are very pleased to be offering this new ebook written by Bob Oros, and we feel Predator Sales and Marketing will become a very popular title in the Marketing category of our online ebook catalog,"…
EUtranslate expands its team in Bulgaria
Based in Bulgaria EUtranslate, a Prevodi.bg Ltd company, announced the expansion of its team with in-house professionals in response to the internationalization of the Internet services.
The company has taken an advantage having operations in Bulgaria – a new EU member and an attractive market for many companies. Last three months the company’s website has significantly increased the EUtranslate’s clients.
Expanding its operations in Bulgaria allows EUtranslate to provide low cost…
Helms Mulliss & Wicker Named Leading Litigation Firm by Legal Media Group
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 29, 2007)—Helms Mulliss Wicker, PLLC, (HMW) announced today that it won the top ranking, “Highly Recommended,” in the debut issue of Benchmark: Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys.
HMW received the top ranking as a result of the firm’s success in several recent engagements in which it represented clients including Bank of America, BASF, and SAS Software in commercial or trade secrets…
Softpro and Wacom: First Customer for the Next Generation Signature Tablet SignP …
As the first organization worldwide, the Berliner Sparkasse will introduce the next generation signature tablet named SignPad in their primary process on a large scale. The SignPad tablet allows customers of the Berliner Sparkasse to sign their banking documents and transactions both digitally and securely. The device was especially developed for the digitizing of handwritten signatures in close co-operation with Wacom and Softpro. Beginning in December 2007, all 150 private…
Switzerland ranks second in the Global Competitiveness 2007 Report, named most c …
Zürich/Switzerland, October 31, 2007 – Switzerland has been ranked an excellent second in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, the Greater Zurich Area AG announced today. The Greater Zurich Area, Switzerland’s economic core region, has consolidated its standing as one of the best business locations in the world. Once again, Switzerland has out-competed its closest rivaling European economies from Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland, UK, and the Netherlands as…
ISLAMIC FINANCE INDUSTRY ON MAJOR GLOBALISATION DRIVE
Representative of the expanding UK Islamic Finance industry, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has announced the launch of the UK Pavilion at the 14th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC). The WIBC, scheduled to be held at the Gulf International Convention Centre, Kingdom of Bahrain on 8th to 10th December 2007, is the largest and most significant gathering of Islamic banking & finance industry leaders in the world.
As part of…
Pago announces launch of Maestro International
Online merchants can now accept UK and international Maestro transactions
Cologne, 31 October 2007 - Pago eTransaction Services GmbH has given the green light to Maestro International for e-commerce transactions. In Summer 2006 Pago became the first acquirer outside the UK to offer Maestro UK Acceptance. Now, after a successful trial period, Pago has just started the live processing of Maestro International transactions too. Merchants who work with Pago can now…
Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik recommends productivity increasing software
The machine tool manufacturer, Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH, recommends to his customers software modules for increasing productivity from EVO Informationssys-teme GmbH.
For increasing productivity and efficiency, Heller recommends to his customers the use suitable software systems from EVO. The software developer delivers standard soft-ware for CNC data transfer, product data and document management as well as the machine data collection. Hereby the machine manufacturer emphasizes his business policy of partnership…
Transparency of tool inventory and costs (Cost-Per-Part)
Durlangen, Sept. 26, 2007 The software producer EVO Informationssysteme GmbH has developed a practical and economic solution for sourcing, warehouse stock keep-ing and intake of cutting tools for metal processing companies.
Especially in the serial production in the automobile and electronics industries the ob-servation of total tool costs are substantially important. In this case a new integrated data analysis makes it possible to inspect the tool costs per workpiece (cost-per-part).
Via PC…
Recent version 2.25 of enterprise software EVOcompetition
Durlangen, June 12, 2007. The German software producer, EVO Informationssysteme GmbH announces that the recent version 2.25 of their PPS / ERP system “EVOcom-petition” is available.
Amongst others the recent version optimised the consumption-driven disposition. Now there is a substantiated conclusion about the supply availability of Kanban-products and now it is possible to get urgently needed mounting parts, or spare parts by just one click.
Now customers can calculate the requirements of…
British consumers owed £1,000s in PPI finance scandal
Millions of British consumers who took out insurance to protect loan, mortgage and credit card payments in good faith are now waking up to the fact that their cover is worthless and over priced. Banks and credit companies have been making bumper profits on the sale of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) over the last few years. However, non-specialist sales of insurance policies by target seeking sales people have resulted in…
direct/ All Nippon Airways: ANA Interim FY07 Profitable
ANA Reports Profitable First Six Months to Fiscal Year 2007
- record revenue on strong international growth
TOKYO October 31, 2007 ANA Group today reported a record consolidated net profit of 105.5 billion yen on record revenue of 763.2 billion yen for first six months of fiscal year 2007, ended September 30, a 217% and 1.4% increase respectively. Net profit was boosted considerably by the sale of ANA Group´s hotel assets on…
M-Payments: Research results from SEMOPS EU project presented in Los Angeles
Los Angeles. The European Union project on Secure Mobile Payment Services (SEMOPS) is implementing a cooperation-oriented, transnational universal mobile payment system. Project results from the area of customer acceptance were presented on the Los Angeles Global Mobility Roundtable.
This year, it was Los Angeles\' Turn to host the Global Mobility Roundtable, beside the International Conference on Mobile Business the worldwide leading scientific conference for the Mobile Industry, which regularly changes its…
Larger Transaction Sizes and Higher Ratios of Islamic Tranches Predicted in Proj …
Recognising development and innovation in the Islamic Finance industry, the upcoming 2nd Annual World Islamic Infrastructure Finance Conference (WIIFC) features the International Industry Award, presented in association with KPMG to promote excellence in the global Islamic project finance environment. The WIIFC is scheduled to be held on the 4th and 5th of November 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar with the award to be presented at the…
direct/ Glitnir (IS) - Glitnir Bank 9 Months Results for 2007
ISK 25.2 billion (EUR 288 m) profit after tax
24.1% Return on equity
Financial Highlights
- Net income increased by 56% year-on-year and were higher than ever before
- Pre-tax profit in Q3 was ISK 10.4 billion, up by 0.3% from Q3 2006
- Net interest income in Q3 was ISK 9.6 billion, up by 3% from Q3 06
- Fees and commissions increased by 119% in Q3 and amounted to ISK 10.9 billion
- 46%…
Seoul Semiconductor Wins another Landmark Patent Lawsuit on Oct 24
SEOUL, KOREA (Oct. 26, 2007) – Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ; 046890), the leading LED manufacturer in Korea and the eight largest in the world, today announced that on October 24, 2007, the Seoul High Court in Korea has ruled in favour of Seoul Semiconductor in an appeal on a decision from the Seoul Central District Court to turned down Seoul Semiconductor’s lawsuit against Itswell, a Korea-based LED manufacturer. Seoul Semiconductor lawsuit…
