2007'07.10.Tue
Revised: President Hu Jintao Appreciates the Quality of Intelligent Border Control System Installed in Shenzhen Bay Port
July 10, 2007
SHENZHEN, China, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China
Public Security Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
CPBY.OB), ("China Public Security" or "the
Company"), a leading provider of public security
information technology and Geographic Information Systems
("GIS") software services and the first Chinese
public security information technology company to be listed
in the U.S. market, today announced the Peoples' Republic of
China President Hu Jintao hosted the opening of the Shenzhen
Bay Port and expressed his appreciation for the quality of
the Company's Intelligent Border Control System.
On July 1, 2007, President Hu Jintao hosted the Opening
Ceremony of the Shenzhen Bay Port. Shenzhen Bay Port is
regarded as the largest port with such high level of
technology in the world and one of the focused projects in
celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover to
China. President Hu Jintao, through enquiring immigration
officers regarding the processing time and workflow and
inspecting China Public Security's system, highly
recognized and applauded the contribution of the Company's
Intelligent Border Control System to increase the
processing speed, and shorten waiting time for visitors
crossing the border to and from Hong Kong. Currently, there
are numerous exit and entry borders in need of similar
Intelligent Border Control Systems. The successful
implementation of China Public Security's system at
Shenzhen Bay Port has worked as an excellent founding step
for the Company to expand to other exit and entry borders.
The Company's Intelligent Border Control System stores
biometric information such as fingerprints and facial
features from passengers in a database, and integrates it
with infrared and license plate recognition technologies to
enable the automation of border control checkpoints for
faster and more accurate processing of passengers, while at
the same time helping to safeguard borders from stowaway
activities, and greatly improving overall efficiency and
effectiveness of border control management.
"It has been an honor for us to have President Hu
Jintao come to evaluate and recognize our efforts, as well
as the efficiency and quality of our products installed at
the Shenzhen Bay Port," said Mr. Jiang Huai Lin, the
Company's CEO. "This Shenzhen Bay Port project is a
National-level project in China. The successful
implementation as well as the high recognition by our
President have enhanced our reputation publicly and
increased our competitiveness in getting similar projects
or bids in the near future."
About China Public Security Technology, Inc.
Through its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, CPST is
focused on the development and implementation of large
scale high-tech public security and Geographic Information
System (GIS) related projects. The Company provides a broad
portfolio of fully integrated solutions and services,
including public security information technology (First
Responder Coordination Platform, Intelligent Border Control
and Intelligent Security Surveillance), Geographic
Information System (Police-use GIS and Civil-use GIS), and
e-Government Platform, software sales and maintenance as
well. CPST currently has the licenses to 16 registered and
copyrighted software applications in China, through its
exclusive business turnkey agreement with Shenzhen iASPEC
Software Engineering Company Limited (iASPEC). Under this
agreement the Company acts as iASPEC's exclusive
subcontractor to all its customers. To learn more about the
Company, please visit the corporate website at
http://www.chinacpby.com .
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may
include "forward looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact included herein are "forward-looking
statements" including statements regarding the ability
of the Company to achieve its commercial objectives, the
business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and
its subsidiaries and any other statements of non-historical
information. These forward looking statements are often
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as "believes," "expects" or similar
expressions, involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements
are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be
incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
of this press release. The Company's actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
factors, including those discussed in the Company's
periodic reports that are filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and available on its website (
http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements
attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf
are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors.
Other than as required under the securities laws, the
Company does not assume a duty to update these
forward-looking statements.
For more information, please contact:
Company Contact:
Mr. Michael Lin
Vice President, Investor Relations
China Public Security Technology, Inc.
Tel: +1-949-743-0868
Email: mlin@chinacpby.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Mr. Crocker Coulson
President
CCG Elite Investor Relations
Tel: +1-646-213-1915 (NY office)
Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
PR
2007'07.10.Tue
Mercury Announces Hiring of Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Brady
July 10, 2007
GREENWICH, Conn., July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mercury
Partners LLC, a real estate investment management company
based in Greenwich, CT, announced the hiring of Patrick
Brady as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director.
Mercury Partners LLC
Three River Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06807
July 3, 2007
Dear Friends and Investors:
We are very pleased to announce the addition of Mr.
Patrick Brady as a Managing Director and Chief Operating
Officer of Mercury Partners LLC and its affiliates
("Mercury").
Patrick is a senior Wall Street executive with over 23
years of experience in managing global Institutional
Investment businesses at Salomon Brothers (5 years),
Goldman Sachs (8 years) and Merrill Lynch (8 years) with
particular expertise in sales, trading, and capital
markets. Most recently at Merrill Lynch, Patrick was a
Managing Director in the Equity Capital Markets group.
Previously, Patrick developed extensive experience in the
Asian equity and fixed income markets while managing
businesses for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo, Hong Kong and New
York.
Patrick's global expertise will be an invaluable
addition to our team, a competitive advantage for our firm
and a significant asset for our investors. In addition,
Patrick will continue to further strengthen our operations,
risk management and overall business to that of a `best in
class' organization. As we expand our global capability,
we will continue to focus on the addition of exceptional
individuals to our team who are experienced, successful and
passionate about our business. In Patrick we have found a
Chief Operating Officer who will bring additional
experience, global relationships, and institutional
management strength to the Mercury team. We are delighted
that Patrick has chosen to join Mercury and look forward to
a long and rewarding partnership.
Sincerely yours,
David R. Jarvis Malcolm F. MacLean IV
Chief Executive Officer President
For more information, please contact:
Malcolm F. MacLean IV
Mercury Partners LLC
Tel: +1-203-769-2980
2007'07.10.Tue
Feng He of China Wins Component Development Competition in 2007 TopCoder Open Sponsored by AOL
July 10, 2007
GLASTONBURY, Conn., July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
TopCoder(R), Inc., the leader in online programming
competition, skills assessment and competitive software
development, today announced that Feng He of China won the
software component development track of the 2007 TopCoder
Open Sponsored by AOL, which took place at the Mirage Hotel
in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 29th.
He, also known by his TopCoder name hengfe, is from the
Chongwen District of Beijing, China. He won the $15,000
first prize for his successful development of a series of
components used in stress testing, AJAX web applications
and dynamic web page data handling. In second place was
Ninghai Huang (PE), also of China, and Oyvind Grotmol
(cnettel) of Vange, Sweden was third place winner.
To view hengfe's TopCoder member profile visit
http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=MemberProfile&cr=15214882
.
To view a full schedule of daily component events,
visit
http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=ViewActiveContests&ph=113
.
This year's competition attracted more than 4,600
registrants from TopCoder's community of 116,000 members
representing the entire globe. An elite group of 77
finalists were invited from around the world to Las Vegas
to compete in computing science disciplines such as
algorithms and software component design and development.
About TopCoder, Inc.
TopCoder is the recognized leader in identifying,
evaluating and mobilizing effective software development
resources. Through its proprietary programming competitions
and rating system, TopCoder recognizes and promotes the
abilities of the best programmers around the world.
TopCoder software harnesses the talent of these developers
to design, develop and deploy software through its
revolutionary competitive development methodology.
TopCoder's methodology emphasizes thorough specification
and design, distributed development using reusable
components, and a rigorous quality assurance review process
that results in higher quality, lower cost software
solutions than traditional software development
methodologies. For more information about sponsoring
TopCoder events, recruiting TopCoder members and utilizing
TopCoder's software services, visit
http://www.topcoder.com/ .
TopCoder is a registered trademark of TopCoder, Inc. in
the United States and other countries. All other product and
company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
For more information, please contact:
Jim McKeown
TopCoder, Inc.
Tel: +1-860-633-5540
Email: jmckeown@topcoder.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Texas Instruments Expands Voice over IP Portfolio with New Addition to IP Phone Product Suite
July 10, 2007
Flexible, Cost Effective Platform Offers Reduced Bill of
Materials and Quick Time to Market for IP Phone
Manufacturers
BEIJING, July 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas
Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced
its newest IP phone platform, enabling manufacturers to
deliver cost effective IP phones for the low-end
enterprise, small and medium business (SMB), and
residential markets. This new addition to TI's IP phone
product suite leverages the company's extensive experience
in the Voice over IP (VoIP) industry and is powered by TI's
digital signal processors (DSP), enabling real-time signal
processing, low-power consumption and tremendous
flexibility for next-generation VoIP devices. The
TNETV2502 offers manufacturers a complete turnkey system
for developing cost effective IP phones with up to a 50
percent reduction in the bill of materials (BOM).
(Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn/xprn/sa/20061107170439-20.jpg )
According to recent In-Stat research, revenues for VoIP
semiconductors will grow from just over $600 million in 2006
to $2.63 billion in 2010. IP phones will account for 60
percent of total VoIP semiconductor sales in 2010,
demonstrating the viability of delivering products to
support this growing market.
The TNETV2502 incorporates TI's TMS320C55x(TM) DSP
generation and a software license from Adaptive Digital
Technologies Incorporated (Adaptive Digital) for the IP
phone software package. Adaptive Digital, a long-time
member of the TI DSP Third Party Network, has over ten
years of experience developing and supporting VoIP software
on TI DSPs, including the TMS320C5000? and TMS320C6000(TM)
platforms. By collaborating with Adaptive Digital on the
TNETV2502 platform, TI can quickly and effectively deliver
a low-cost IP phone solution to its OEM and ODM customers,
offering them a reduced time to market and decreased BOM.
At the same time, the performance and flexibility of TI's
DSPs coupled with Adaptive Digital's software allows
manufacturers to deliver unmatched scalability to easily
meet the evolving feature and standards requirements of the
VoIP market.
"We understand that for those business subscribers
and residential users looking to capitalize on the cost
savings of VoIP, low-end IP phones, like those based on the
TNETV2502, are ideal to meet their requirements," said
Brian McCarthy, president of Adaptive Digital. "As
part of our continuing legacy with TI, we are proud to
offer to manufacturers around the world a VoIP solution
that can be customized and quickly deployed to meet the
needs and demands of their customer base."
By utilizing a TNETV2502-based IP phone, small and
medium enterprises can easily take advantage of the
benefits of VoIP without making a significant cost and time
investment in more expensive VoIP handsets. Low-end IP
phones provide the features and performance certain
business and residential subscribers require without
significant power consumption or the advanced functionality
of more complex devices. These IP phones are typically
characterized as having basic phone features with one voice
port, which is one channel of G.711 or G.729AB, and basic
SIP signaling and call control capabilities. Conferencing
and other supplementary services are usually handled in the
network, and additional codecs are optional.
"We are committed to constantly expanding our
product portfolio from low-end to high, delivering the
right DSP-based VoIP technology for customers of all sizes
and all requirements, with the ideal mix of features and
performance to best meet their needs," said Fred
Zimmerman, director of VoIP customer premises solutions for
TI. "With the TNETV2502, TI is targeting a market
segment that is often overlooked while delivering the
benefits of our robust and field-proven VoIP solutions to
business and residential subscribers looking to experience
the many benefits of VoIP technology."
TI's TNETV2502 includes the silicon, software and a
complete reference design, offering manufacturers all the
tools needed to develop IP phones. The software features
run on TI's popular DSP/BIOS? operating system, reducing
the amount of royalties that may be necessary for
manufacturers developing IP phones with the platform. TI
also offers indemnified codecs, further easing
manufacturers challenges for delivering low-end IP phones
to the market. TI's TNETV2502 reference design is also the
first low-cost IP phone solution from TI incorporating the
latest Power-over-Ethernet technology, which allows a phone
to be powered directly from a standard Ethernet cable
instead of an AC power supply. General availability of the
TNETV2502 is expected in 3Q07.
As the leading provider of VoIP solutions, TI has
shipped over 500 million VoIP ports worldwide for the IP
phone, customer premise equipment (CPE) gateway and
high-density infrastructure markets. TI works with leading
IP phone vendors worldwide and has the largest installed
customer base and portfolio of field-hardened solutions to
meet the demands of the growing VoIP market.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements. In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Education
Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas,
and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .
Trademarks
TMS320C55x, TMS320C5000, TMS320C6000 and DSP/BIOS are
trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Texas Instruments
Debbie Shemony
Tel: +1-301-515-6643
Email: dshemony@ti.com
GolinHarris
Erin Arnold
Tel: +1-972-341-2506
Email: earnold@golinharris.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Popular Networking Site WAYN.com (Where Are You Now) the `Global Meeting Place' has Opened its Doors to Full Interaction Worldwide
July 10, 2007
LONDON, July 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- All members can
now log into http://www.wayn.com to take full advantage of
its communication tools, travel guide, trips and full
search functionality which will let users find other
members based on where they are. Members can send
unlimited messages in order to find lost friends, make new
friends, or simply find out in advance the real flavour of
an intended destination through chatting with a local or
another member who has visited.
Previously, WAYN worked on a subscription model, but
has now supplemented the membership package with added
privacy preferences, more customization, and more added
extras. Additionally, both standard and paying members now
benefit from complete control over the communications they
receive from newsletters and site updates, to their new
WAYN Alerts which will keep them updated on their friends
and what they are up to.
The move to open interaction has been made to ensure
WAYN members are not suffering from restrictions on
connecting with the people they want to meet online and to
help promote the strong growth WAYN has already seen in the
last 12 months.
Jerome Touze, CEO and founder of WAYN commented:
"We are aware of the huge growth in social networking
and the move towards online services from Travel companies
and we want to capitalize within the niche market we hold
with WAYN. We want to ensure our members have all the
tools at their disposal to meet new and old friends online
and across continents without restriction. This will also
provide us with unrivalled advertising opportunities given
our ability to provide relevant content to our members
based on their whereabouts".
Peter Ward, his co-founder said: "Our paying
members will find they have every reason to stay upgraded
as we have worked hard to ensure they get a myriad of
benefits to keep them fully active with WAYN. We have
listened to some great feedback from our users to ensure
maximum value-add".
Traffic for WAYN has seen some exceptional upward
surges in growth since they opened up the site with
registrations peaking up to 15,000 per day, and it would
seem this trend will continue as they move forward with
launching new products and announcing more strategic
partnerships in this niche market of travel and lifestyle
online. WAYN already boasts 8.4 million members worldwide.
For more information, please cotact:
Annika Erskine
WAYN Marketing Manager
Tel: +44-207-336-8088
Email: annika.erskine@wayn.com
2007'07.10.Tue
TI's Optimized Wireless Infrastructure DSPs Capture the Bulk of China's TD-SCDMA Trials
July 10, 2007
Existing 3G Designs Plus Ease of Use Speed Deployment for
2008 Olympics
DALLAS and BEIJING, July 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Working with two of China's leading telecommunications
companies ZTE and Datang Mobile, Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that the
majority of China's Time Division Synchronous Code Division
Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) trials will deploy the company's
wireless infrastructure optimized digital signal processors
(DSP) in Node B base station equipment. The trials, which
began in April in 10 Chinese cities, are an important step
towards deploying the 3G technology for the 2008 Beijing
Olympics. China will provide 3G services in all cities
hosting Olympic venues and activities.
(Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn/xprn/sa/20061107170439-20.jpg )
According to industry analyst firm iSuppli, ZTE and
Datang Mobile have been awarded 83 percent of the base
station orders issued. Deployments will occur in Shanghai,
Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and
Xiamen.
In January, the Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
of the People's Republic of China formally announced that
TD-SCDMA would be the country's standard of 3G mobile
telecommunication. According to a recent In-Stat China
study, TD-SCDMA subscribers in China will increase rapidly
in 2008 and reach 52 million in 2011. "We predict that
more than 10,000 TD-SCDMA base stations will be located in
2007," said Kevin Li, an In-stat analyst.
"We are thrilled to join with our customers ZTE
and Datang to lead the deployment of TD-SCDMA in
China," said Brian Glinsman, general manager of TI's
Communications Infrastructure and Voice Group. "The
efforts of both ZTE and Datang Mobile will enable the
people of China, the Olympic athletes and attendees to
experience the benefit of 3G communications through China's
TD-SCDMA network. By leveraging TI's technology across the
range of Node B products, together we will enable more data
and multimedia applications, delivering a richer
experience."
TI has provided its wireless infrastructure optimized
DSP for both the indoor/outdoor macro and micro Node B
products. The single-chip TMS320TCI100 DSP delivers
exceptional performance, power and cost-per-channel.
Manufactured in 90nm, this base-band DSP enables base
station OEMs to optimize the number of processors needed
for a full carrier of TD-SCDMA. The TCI100 gives wireless
service providers the heightened bandwidth needed to
deliver wider network coverage areas and clearer signals.
TI announced the availability of this product in 2004 at
the 3G Hong Kong conference as the first wireless
infrastructure DSP for the China market. For more
information about TI's wireless infrastructure products, go
to http://www.ti.com/wi .
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements. In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Education
Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas,
and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more
than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .
Trademarks
All trademarks and registered trademarks are property
of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Texas Instruments
Marcia Barnett (in the US)
Tel: +1-214-480-2050
Email: mpickett@ti.com
Tracy Zhou (in China)
Tel: +86-10-6513-8056 x216
Email: zhoupeilie@ti.com
GolinHarris
Nisha Chhabra
Tel: +1-713-513-9572
Email: nchhabra@golinharris.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Red Herring 100 Asia Application Deadline is July 15
July 10, 2007
Award Recognizes the 100 "Most Promising"
Startups in Asia Driving the Future of Technology
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ ¨C-
Red Herring today announced its official contest for the
esteemed Red Herring 100 Asia 2007 award. This marks the
third consecutive year that the global media company will
conduct a competition highlighting 100 cutting edge private
technology companies from all over Asia, including China,
India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The
winners will be celebrated at the Red Herring 100 Asia
event, August 29-31, in Hong Kong. Application for the
award is open until July 15. Venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs can submit their candidates for consideration
by visiting http://www.redherringasia.com .
"Asia continues to be one of the world's centers
of innovation," says Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of
Red Herring. "We look forward to finding the technology
startups that will change the way we live, work, and
communicate."
The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveys the
entrepreneurial scene throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The board rates hundreds of companies on vision,
technological achievement and market leadership, and then
selects 100 companies that are leading the next wave of
innovation. Past Red Herring 100 Asia winners have ranged
from Web 2.0 startups to bioscience platforms and
clean-tech firms.
The 100 winning companies will be profiled in a Red
Herring Magazine special issue. They will also be invited
to present at the Red Herring 100 Asia event, on August
29-31 in Hong Kong. Red Herring 100 Asia is an
invitation-only event. C-level executives from top private
firms and from large public multinationals attend to
enhance their company's industry presence, and investors
come to secure their next deal and hear about the latest
industry trends. Request your invitation at:
http://www.redherringasia.com .
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the
world's best high technology innovators, venture investors
and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a
leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology
news service, technology newsletters and major events for
technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides
an insider's access to the global innovation economy,
featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging
technologies driving the economy. More information about
Red Herring is available on the Internet at
http://www.redherring.com .
For more information, please contact:
Ms.Amber Li
Tel: +86-10-8591-1166-805
Email: amberli@redherring.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Verizon Business Completes Cybertrust Acquisition
July 10, 2007
Surpasses Competition to Become No. 1 Global Information
Security Player
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Verizon Business is now the leading provider of managed
security services to business and government customers
worldwide with the completion of its previously announced
acquisition of Cybertrust.
Verizon Business today boasts unmatched capabilities
and global reach, including a combined security services
staff of more than 1,100 professionals deployed throughout
the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific
region.
Customers of Verizon Business and the former Cybertrust
are benefiting immediately from the combination of the
companies' assets, products, professional services and
people into an enhanced Verizon Business Security Solutions
practice. Starting today, each company's customers can
access an integrated portfolio of security offerings --
combined under the "Verizon Business Security
Solutions powered by Cybertrust" brand.
"In today's globally mobile, millisecond-fast
economy, security protection is essential to ensuring the
health of every business," said Nancy Gofus, senior
vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon
Business.
"With our newly expanded world-class security
capabilities, Verizon Business is enabling customers to
better secure their businesses. We are uniquely positioned
to help as an organization moves into the era of the
extended enterprise where data must be stored and secured
from location to location, from partner to supplier, from
the private network to the public Internet, from the
desktop to the cell phone, and everywhere in-between,"
she said.
The newly enhanced Verizon Business Security Solutions
suite delivers
end-to-end, multilayered security protection from the
customer's premises to the Verizon Business global IP
network, one of the many networks making up the Internet or
"cloud" and includes:
-- Professional Services comprised of governance, risk
and compliance
analysis, application assessments, and forensics and
incident response
services. This includes 300 dedicated professional
services consultants
located around the world.
-- A full suite of premises and network-based Managed
Security Services,
consisting of Denial of Service, Managed Email,
Managed Devices and
Managed Intrusion Protection and Detection Systems.
-- Identity and Access Management.
-- Threat and Vulnerability Management.
-- Partner Security Programs.
-- Security Certification Programs.
Additionally, customers can choose from a wide range of
flexible management options, from fully outsourcing all
functions to Verizon Business, to management of services or
hosting of certain equipment, to the customer doing it on a
self-serve basis and calling upon Verizon Business as
needed. "Businesses around the globe can turn to
Verizon Business knowing they are getting unmatched
capabilities and global reach with customized solutions to
fit their individual needs," said Kerry Bailey, vice
president of Verizon Business Security Solutions.
"We've combined the world's most interconnected IP
network with more than 27 years of combined security
experience and a vendor-agnostic approach to delivering
security solutions. No other player can offer our breadth
and depth of security expertise.
"We are committed to protecting our customers'
operations end- to-end as the global IP transformation
unfolds. Security starts with experience. But it can't stop
there. Technology, for good and for ill, constantly evolves.
We intend to stay one step ahead delivering new ways for
organizations and their users to conduct business more
seamlessly and securely," he said.
Verizon Business adds a strong new focus in the area of
identity management, enabling customers to efficiently
manage user-identities across multiple systems and
applications. The security practice will offer a full range
of solutions for enterprises and governments to manage
electronic identities that enable authentication
management, information protection and secure access to
resources across enterprise systems.
Verizon Business also acquired Cybertrust's ICSA Labs,
which will remain an independent division of the company.
ICSA Labs is considered the gold standard of security
product certification, having tested and certified 95
percent of the installed security products on the market
today.
Verizon Business continues to operate seven Cybertrust
Security Operations Centers in the Americas, Europe, the
Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. These centers enable
a true "follow the sun" approach to security
operations.
"Security, mobility and the extended enterprise
are accelerating the pace of globalization," said
Gofus. "Through the Cybertrust acquisition, Verizon
Business is extremely well-positioned to help enterprises
meet these challenges head on."
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZ), is a leading provider of advanced
communications and information technology (IT) solutions to
large business and government customers worldwide. Combining
unsurpassed global network reach with advanced
communications, security and other professional service
capabilities, Verizon Business delivers innovative and
seamless business solutions to customers around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.verizonbusiness.com
.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases,
executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high
quality video and images, and other information are
available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at
http://www.verizon.com/news . To receive news releases by
e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized
automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
For more information, please contact:
Clare Ward
Verizon Business
Tel: +44-118-9053501
Email: clare.ward@verizonbusiness.com
Janet Brumfield
Tel: +1-614-723-1060
Email: janet.brumfield@verizon.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Wavicle Systems Corporation Announces New Investment By Warburg Pincus
July 10, 2007
HONG KONG, July 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Wavicle
Systems Corporation ("WSC" or the
"Company") has announced that Warburg Pincus has
invested US$10 million in WSC. WSC is a leading supplier
of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers to base station OEMs in
China for the development of 3G (third generation) networks
in the country according to China's TD-SCDMA standard.
Warburg's investment will fund WSC's expansion plan to
increase its capacity for developing and producing key
components for base stations and 3G network infrastructure.
The Company's current focus is in China, with plans to
expand internationally.
Wai Leung Wu, chief executive officer of WSC, said,
"The investment of Warburg Pincus is timely, given
that the 3G market in China is growing rapidly and there is
also increased demand overseas for wireless components.
With Warburg Pincus' excellent track record in
collaborating with their partners to build companies,
bringing them on board will be a valuable addition to
WSC."
About WSC
WSC, founded in 2006, is involved in researching,
designing, manufacturing and distributing key RF components
and solutions for 3G wireless infrastructure. WSC is
recognized as a leader in the field, providing high
performance, cost effective and reliable TD-SCDMA RF power
amplifiers to base station OEMs for 3G networks in China.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, WSC has research and
development capability and sales facilities in Zhangjiang
Hi-tech Park, Shanghai and Shenzhen. For more information,
please contact 021-50272280 or visit
http://www.waviclesystems.com .
About Warburg Pincus
With more than 40 years' experience, Warburg Pincus is
a global leader among the top private equity and venture
capital firms. The firm adopts an active role in
developing business, working closely with their partners.
Warburg Pincus provides equity capital through all stages
of a company's development, from start-up and growth
financing to acquisitions and restructurings. Warburg
Pincus operates worldwide to look for new investment
opportunities, provide strategic advice and guidance, and
implement creative financing structures. With unparalleled
expertise, the firm has invested more than $25 billion in
approximately 550 companies in 30 countries. For more
information, please visit http://www.warburgpincus.com .
For more information, please contact:
Wavicle Systems Corporation
Carol Yin
Tel: +86-21-5027-2280 x622
Fax: +86-21-5027-2260
Email: hongyin@waviclesystems.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Ernst and Young: Germany Scores Number One in Europe
July 10, 2007
BERLIN, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A recent study
commissioned by the international accounting firm Ernst and
Young, the "European Attractiveness Survey 2007,"
highlights Germany's advantages as an outstanding
investment location. Investors see Germany's
infrastructure, quality of research and development,
workforce education, and political stability as major
advantages.
The study asked over 800 active managers from many
industries in European, American, and Asian firms between
February and March 2007.
On a worldwide scale the Federal Republic fell short
only to China, the United States, and India. Investors find
Germany to be an attractive location for R & D centers
and for corporate headquarters. In both cases Germany is
second place to the United States.
Important criteria for decision makers are those where
Germany excels: Logistics and infrastructure, potential
increases in productivity, telecommunication
infrastructure, and the transparency and stability of the
political system were all ranked in the top five among
factors investors look for in taking decisions.
Germany saw an increase of 57% in total FDI projects
last year in comparison with 2005. This data is especially
encouraging when viewed versus other European countries.
Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Russia all saw
reductions in projects on an annual basis. France only
realized a modest increase.
The results of the study reflect the reasons that
foreign investors are looking to Germany in emerging
industries such as renewable energies. Foreign companies
are, rather than turning to low cost countries, relocating,
or "inshoring," to Germany for the country's
expertise in engineering, research, and logistics. Labor
costs are not as the only factor in location decisions, but
rather productivity, where Germany is strong, is also
important.
44% of investors expressed the belief that ecologically
responsible environmental policies stimulate innovation and
30% considered environmental issues to play a strong role
in investment decision making processes. Germany's forward
thinking environmental policy, that aims to reduce carbon
emissions and develop sustainable sources of energy, could
therefore serve as an impetus for future investments.
Germany's federal investment promotion agency, Invest
in Germany sees the Ernst and Young study as evidence of
Germany's strength as a business location: "This
encouraging data shows that Germany has many days ahead of
it as an economic powerhouse," notes Bettina Knape,
Director of Marketing & Communications at Invest in
Germany.
For more information, please contact:
Eva Henkel
Invest in Germany
Tel: +49-30-200099-173
Fax: +49-30-200099-111
Email: henkel@invest-in-germany.com
Web: http://www.invest-in-germany.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Aleris International, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Wabash Alloys
July 10, 2007
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, July 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aleris
International, Inc. announced today that it has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire Wabash Alloys from
Connell Limited Partnership. Wabash Alloys produces
aluminum casting alloys and molten metal at its seven
facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The
company had 2006 revenues of over $900 million and
currently employs over 700 people. Closing is expected to
occur in the third quarter and is subject to regulatory
approvals and customary closing conditions.
Steve Demetriou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
stated, "We believe the acquisition of Wabash Alloys
will be an excellent strategic fit with Aleris's existing
specification alloy operations. The transaction provides
outstanding opportunities to broaden our customer base,
optimize processing capabilities and enhance our ability to
meet the needs of our customers."
Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in
aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling
and specification alloy production. The Company is also a
recycler of zinc and a leading U.S. manufacturer of zinc
metal and value-added zinc products that include zinc oxide
and zinc dust. Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb
of Cleveland, the Company operates 50 production facilities
in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, and has
approximately 8,500 employees. For more information about
Aleris, please visit our Web site at http://www.aleris.com
.
SAFE HARBOR REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Forward-looking statements made in this news release
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
include statements that contain words such as
"believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "intend,"
"estimate," "should" and similar
expressions intended to connote future events and
circumstances, and include statements regarding future
actual and adjusted earnings and earnings per share; future
improvements in margins, processing volumes and pricing;
overall 2007 operating performance; anticipated higher
adjusted effective tax rates; expected cost savings;
success in integrating Aleris's recent acquisitions,
including the acquisition of the downstream aluminum
businesses of Corus Group plc; its future growth; an
anticipated favorable economic environment in 2007; future
benefits from acquisitions and new products; expected
benefits from changes in the industry landscape; and
anticipated synergies resulting from the merger with
Commonwealth, the acquisition of the downstream aluminum
businesses of Corus Group plc and other acquisitions.
Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results
could differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
would include, without limitation, Aleris's levels of
indebtedness and debt service obligations; its ability to
effectively integrate the business and operations of its
acquisitions; further slowdowns in automotive production in
the U.S. and Europe; the financial condition of Aleris's
customers and future bankruptcies and defaults by major
customers; the availability at favorable cost of aluminum
scrap and other metal supplies that Aleris processes; the
ability of Aleris to enter into effective metals, natural
gas and other commodity derivatives; continued increases in
natural gas and other fuel costs of Aleris; a weakening in
industrial demand resulting from a decline in U.S. or world
economic conditions, including any decline caused by
terrorist activities or other unanticipated events; future
utilized capacity of Aleris's various facilities; a
continuation of building and construction customers and
distribution customers reducing their inventory levels and
reducing the volume of Aleris's shipments; restrictions on
and future levels and timing of capital expenditures;
retention of Aleris's major customers; the timing and
amounts of collections; currency exchange fluctuations;
future write-downs or impairment charges which may be
required because of the occurrence of some of the
uncertainties listed above; and other risks listed in
Aleris's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), including but not limited
to Aleris's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, particularly the
section entitled "Risk Factors" contained
therein.
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For more information, please contact:
Michael D. Friday
Aleris International, Inc.
Tel: +1-216-910-3503
2007'07.10.Tue
Corning Announces Launch of New Digital Hot Plates, Stirrers, and Stirring Hot Plates in Europe
July 10, 2007
State-of-the-Art Digital Displays Provide Customers with
Improved Safety Features and Advanced Ease-of-Use
Capabilities
CORNING, N.Y., July 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE: GLW), a global supplier of scientific
laboratory and drug discovery products for more than 90
years, on July 2nd, 2007 announced the introduction of new
CE marked digital hot plates, stirrers and stirring hot
plates to its range of products available to customers in
Europe. The new digital displays on these products feature:
a digital temperature display adjustable in 5 degree
increments and set temperature indicator; optimum digital
stir speed display indicator; and an external temperature
controller for precision accuracy.
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Digital displays provide Corning Life Sciences
customers with outstanding clarity, functionality, and
brightness through easy-to-read LED indicated temperature
and stir speed settings. The new stir and heat displays
allow for specific settings that enable labs to establish
routine protocols and help scientists to be more precise in
their experiments. Corning's new temperature controller
insures precision temperature accuracy of the liquid as
opposed to the temperature of the plate.
"Corning Life Sciences is constantly looking at
ways to enhance our leading products with new and
innovative technologies to best help our customers improve
their lab experience but also enhance the quality and
accuracy of their research," said Jill Veilleux,
worldwide product line manager, Corning Life Sciences.
"Through our ongoing conversations with customers, we
recognized the need to introduce a digital display feature
and temperature controller to ensure a safer environment
for easy, repeatable and accurate lab testing."
For additional information on Corning Life Sciences hot
plates and stirrers featuring digital displays, or any other
products please contact a customer service representative at
1-800-492-1110, toll free in the United States, (+1)
978-635-2200 internationally, or visit
http://www.corning.com/lifesciences .
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on
more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates
for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic
substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug
discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass
solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
For more information, please contact:
Pamela D'Arcangelo
Tel: +1-978-635-2275
Email: darcangepj@corning.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Royal Caribbean Anchors in Asia
July 10, 2007
Company Establishes Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Singapore
Rhapsody of the Seas to make Asian debut in December 2007
SINGAPORE, July 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL; Oslo), announces
the opening in Singapore of its Asia-Pacific headquarters -
Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
The regional headquarters, which is located in
Singapore's central business district, will support the
marketing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region for three of
the company's cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International,
Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises. Headed by Rama
Rebbapragada, managing director for Asia Pacific, the
office also will provide sales and trade support in the
region.
"Our expansion to the Asia-Pacific region is an
integral part of our international business development and
growth strategy, and it is an exciting time to be
here," said Rebbapragada. "We will have Royal
Caribbean International's Rhapsody of the Seas, the largest
ship sailing in this region, 'homeported' here at the end of
this year and we are committed to another Asia season in
2008-09, offering Asia-Pacific guests our unique and
award-winning cruising experience."
With the number of cruise guests sailing in the
Asia-Pacific region projected to grow by more than 40
percent, from 1.07 million in 2005 to 1.5 million by 2010*,
the opening of Royal Caribbean's Asia-Pacific regional
office is strategically timed. Royal Caribbean
International's range of cruise offerings is perfectly
placed to take advantage of rapid economic growth and a
renewed interest in cruising from key source markets in the
region.
Building on Royal Caribbean's success and expertise in
the North American and European markets, the Asia-Pacific
office will spearhead the company's expansion plans in the
region and support growing demand for itineraries in the
Asia Pacific.
"This region shows great growth potential in terms
of providing new destinations for international cruise
guests from North America and Europe given the varied and
exciting cultures throughout the region, and their
accessibility to the coastline," said Adam Goldstein,
president of Royal Caribbean International. "This,
coupled with the prospect of Asian markets being
substantial source markets for new cruise guests, gives us
tremendous opportunity for growth in the region."
The company's establishment of an Asia-Pacific office
complements several other recent efforts that have been
made to grow the cruise industry in Singapore. In 2005,
the Singapore Cruise Centre underwent a $5 million facelift
that aimed to strengthen its position as the nerve centre
for the cruise industry in Asia. The Cruise Centre is
expected to attract 1.2 million cruise passengers to
Singapore by 2010. The Singapore Tourism Board also
administers a $10 million fund set up jointly with the
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and the Singapore
Cruise Centre to boost the local cruise industry and
encourage major international cruise companies to partner
with Singapore in product development and marketing
initiatives.
In December 2007, Royal Caribbean International's
Rhapsody of the Seas will debut in Singapore. Rhapsody of
the Seas will be the largest ship to cruise in Asia and
will offer travelers a selection of six short cruises that
will range from two to five nights and call at the tropical
ports of Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang) and Penang, Malaysia, as
well as the exotic sun-soaked islands of Langkawi,
Malaysia; and Phuket, Thailand.
Rhapsody of the Seas also will offer three spectacular
12-night voyages between Singapore and Hong Kong, each
featuring two-day calls in Bangkok (Laemchabang), Thailand,
and Hanoi Haiphong, Vietnam. These extended itineraries also
include calls at Sihanoukville, Cambodia; and Saigon Vung
Tau, Nha Trang and Hue Danang, Vietnam.
The ship's Asia tour continues on from Hong Kong, where
it will arrive in time for the Chinese New Year season,
offering a series of itineraries calling at the ports of
Okinawa, Japan; Taipei Keelung and Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and
Sanya, China. The ship will then sail from Shanghai, China,
with port calls in Japan and Korea.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise
vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean
International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur and Azamara
Cruises. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in
service and six under construction. It also offers unique
land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada,
Europe, Latin America and New Zealand. Additional
information can be found on http://www.royalcaribbean.com,
http://www.celebrity.com, http://www.pullmantur.es,
http://www.azamaracruises.com or http://www.rclinvestor.com
.
* London-based independent economic consultancy Ocean
Shipping Consultants
(OSC) World Cruise Shipping Industry to 2020 report -
May 2005
For more information, please contact:
Tracy Quan
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Tel: +1-305-539-6577
Email: tquan@rccl.com
2007'07.10.Tue
Timothy Shriver Receives 2007 Humanitarian Award From Lions Clubs International
July 10, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Special
Olympics International announced today that Chairman
Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D., has been honored by Lions Clubs
International with the 2007 Lions Humanitarian Award, the
highest accolade bestowed by the service club organization.
Shriver received the award before a crowd of more than
15,000 Lions and their families at the 90th Lions Clubs
International Convention being held this week in Chicago.
The Lions Humanitarian Award includes a US $200,000 grant
from Lions Clubs International Foundation for continuing
humanitarian activities. Previous recipients include former
U. S. President Jimmy Carter and Mother Teresa.
"We've had a long working relationship with Dr.
Shriver and Special Olympics," said Lions Clubs
International President Jimmy M. Ross. "Dr. Shriver
has helped transform Special Olympics into a movement that
focuses on acceptance, inclusion and respect for
individuals with intellectual disabilities in all corners
of the globe. We are proud to present him with our highest
honor-Lions International Humanitarian Award."
Shriver has led the charge in educating the world about
health care disparities among individuals with intellectual
disabilities. Under his leadership, initiatives, such as
the Healthy Athletes(R) program, have been developed to
enhance the quality of life for millions of people with
intellectual disabilities, including the more than 2.5
million Special Olympics athletes and their families in
more than 160 countries.
Since 2001, Special Olympics and Lions Clubs
International have partnered to improve vision care for
Special Olympics athletes worldwide through the Special
Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes(R) program.
At Opening Eyes events, Special Olympics athletes receive
free vision and eye health tests, refractions, prescription
eyeglasses and protective sports eyewear, as well as
referrals for follow-up care. Opening Eyes also educates
vision specialists on how to best treat the intellectual
disability population. More than 100,000 athletes have been
screened through the Opening Eyes partnership, with
prescription eyewear provided to more than 44,000 athletes.
"Thousands of Special Olympics athletes' lives
have been transformed through the Opening Eyes program,
including an athlete who went on to win a gold medal in a
track competition because he could finally see the finish
line," said Shriver. "I am honored to receive
this award on behalf of Special Olympics and our Healthy
Athletes initiative which continues to be a catalyst for
change. Together with Lions Clubs International, we are
showing how a strong social partnership makes a sustainable
impact on the global, underserved intellectual disability
population."
Launched officially as a Special Olympics program in
1997, Healthy Athletes provides free health screenings and
services to athletes at local, state/provincial, national
and World Games. Comprised of seven unique disciplines --
Fit Feet, FUNfitness, Health Promotion, Healthy Hearing,
MedFest, Opening Eyes, and Special Smiles(R) -- the program
goal is to improve training and competition by focusing on
the overall health and fitness of Special Olympics athletes
through basic health screenings, educational information and
referrals for follow-up care as needed. Implemented
globally, nearly 500,000 screenings have been completed
since program inception and more than 50,000 health
professionals and volunteers have received training for
working with patients with intellectual disabilities; this
training helps health professionals increase their
knowledge, comfort level and competence in working with
patients with intellectual disabilities and enables them to
bring these skills back to their communities. Through
Healthy Athletes, Special Olympics has also emerged as a
research leader on the health disparities of individuals
with intellectual disabilities; the organization
periodically releases studies aimed at improving the health
of this population.
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to empowering individuals with
intellectual disabilities to become physically fit,
productive and respected members of society through sports
training and competition. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round sports
training and competition to 2.5 million adults and children
with intellectual disabilities across 165 countries. The
Special Olympics movement offers one of the world's
greatest platforms for acceptance and inclusion for all
people-regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or cultural
differences. Find out how you can become involved at
http://www.specialolympics.org .
For more information, please contact:
Jessica Stone
Special Olympics International
Tel: +1-202-715-1155
Email: jstone@specialolympics.org
2007'07.10.Tue
Global Partners Launch Renewed Battle Against Chagas the 'Kissing Bug' Disease
July 10, 2007
Strategy Set Out to Eliminate Disease
GENEVA, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A new effort to
eliminate Chagas disease by 2010 will be launched tomorrow
at a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting of disease
experts and partners. The strategy is designed to answer
key questions about the treatment and control of Chagas
disease, and to coordinate global efforts toward the
prevention of transmission through a new Global Network for
Chagas Elimination.
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"The establishment of the WHO Global Network to
combat Chagas disease occurs in the broader context of the
WHO's renewed fight against neglected tropical diseases.
The prospects for reducing the burden caused by these
diseases have changed dramatically in the past few years.
While Chagas disease is controlled in many countries in the
Americas, commitment must be strengthened as elimination of
the disease is now attainable. Cases identified in
non-endemic countries have demonstrated the need to
globalize our efforts," said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO
Director-General.
Chagas disease is a serious, potentially
life-threatening illness caused by a protozoan parasite
called T. cruzi. Early symptoms can include fever, fatigue,
swollen glands and heart pain, but in later years the
infection can lead to chronic debilitation caused by
progressive destruction of the heart muscle. It occurs
mainly in Latin America where, during the 1980s, over 20
million people were thought to be infected. Since then,
Latin American countries have made enormous efforts to
control the infection, such that current estimates suggest
that less than 8 million people remain infected. However,
the infection is no longer confined to the Americas because
of blood transmission and organ transplantation. Cases have
been identified in non-endemic countries in Europe, and in
Canada and the United States.
"Remarkable success has been achieved in the
Region of the Americas in eliminating vectorial
transmission of Chagas. Much remains to be done, however,
to reduce the risk of transmission to recipients of blood
or blood products obtained from migrants from Chagas
endemic areas, and to ensure screening and diagnosis of
congenital Chagas disease," said Dr Mirta Roses,
Director of the Pan American Health Organization and
Regional Director of the WHO Americas Region. The Pan
American Health Organization (PAHO) has worked with the
countries on sub-regional initiatives to prevent, control
and treat Chagas with key partners, including Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Agence Canadienne
de Developpement International (ACDI), Agencia Espa?ola de
Cooperacion Internacional (AECI), Medecins sans Frontieres
(MSF), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and
others.
"The Pan American Health Organization's successes
in Chagas' control are a significant contribution to the
global strategy to eliminate this debilitating
disease," said Dr David L. Heymann, WHO's Assistant
Director-General for Communicable Diseases. "The new
WHO Global Network for Chagas Elimination will ensure we
leverage and expand upon the successes in Latin
America."
The parasite that causes Chagas disease is called T.
cruzi and is mainly transmitted by large blood-sucking
insects, sometimes known as 'kissing bugs', which often
colonize the homes of poorer rural communities in Latin
America. But the parasite can also be transmitted by blood
transfusion or organ transplant from infected donors, and
occasionally by transplacental passage from infected mother
to new-born baby. In some regions, particularly in the
southern cone countries of South America, the chronic
infection can also give rise to severe intestinal problems
requiring complex corrective surgery.
Comprised of expert-led technical groups, the WHO
Global Network will focus on several key aspects of the
Chagas problem including:
-- Strengthening epidemiological surveillance and
information systems;
-- Preventing transmission by blood transfusion and
organ transplantation
in endemic and non-endemic countries;
-- Identifying a diagnostic test(s) for screening and
diagnosis of
infections;
-- Expanding secondary prevention of congenital
transmission and case
management of congenital and non-congenital
infections; and
-- Promoting a consensus on adequate case management.
In keeping with the goal of eliminating Chagas disease
by 2010, the WHO Global Network will develop a five-pillar
strategy before the end of this year. The efforts to
eliminate Chagas disease are enhanced by the pharmaceutical
industry, which is providing financial support to the
Network, along with donations of one of the two drugs known
to be effective for the treatment of the disease.
Earlier this year, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan
-- together with partners from across the public, private
and non-governmental sectors -- launched a campaign to
address neglected diseases. An estimated 1 billion people
are affected by one or more of these diseases, very often
the victims are among the poorest populations.
All press releases, fact sheets and other WHO media
material may be found at http://www.who.int .
For more information, please contact:
WHO, Geneva
John Rainford,
Communications Officer, Pandemic and Outbreak
Communications
Tel: +41-22-791-3982
Mobile: +41-79-516-3709
Email: rainfordj@who.int
PAHO/WHO
Daniel Epstein,
Information Officer
Tel: +1-202-974-3459
Mobile: +1-202-316-5679
Email: epsteind@paho.org
2007'07.10.Tue
Collexis Holdings, Inc. Announces OTC Listing
July 10, 2007
Common Stock to be Traded Under CLXS Symbol
COLUMBIA, S.C., July 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Leading
developer of search and knowledge discovery software,
Collexis Holdings, Inc. announced today that Collexis's
shares of common stock are eligible for trading on the OTC
Bulletin Board (OTC Bulletin Board: CLXS). Its ticker
symbol is CLXS.
Bill Kirkland, CEO Collexis Holdings Inc., said,
"As we continue to expand our global operations, this
listing signals the beginning of a new era of growth for
Collexis, coupled with new opportunities for investors to
grow with us. We believe this offering will enhance our
visibility and provide greater access to institutional and
retail investors while we focus on profitably growing our
business."
Co-founder and Collexis B.V. CEO., Peter Van Praag,
stated, "It is truly exciting for me to see the
company I founded seven years ago now has a worldwide
presence and has become a publicly traded company. As the
US operation is in full swing, we are looking forward to
the future growth of Collexis."
Collexis Holdings, Inc.
Collexis Holdings, Inc., a global knowledge discovery
company since 1999, is headquartered in Columbia, South
Carolina (USA) with two subsidiaries; Collexis Inc. in
Columbia, South Carolina, USA and Collexis, B.V. in
Geldermalsen, The Netherlands. Collexis patented
technology builds conceptual profiles of text, called
Fingerprints, from documents, websites, e-mails and other
digitized content to create applications. The results are
often described as 'finding needles in many haystacks'.
Through this novel approach, Collexis can build unique
applications to search, index, and aggregate information as
well as prioritize, trend and predict data based on sources
in multiple fields, without the limitations of language or
dialect. The company's mission is to develop software
supporting knowledge retrieval and discovery across
multiple industries. Collexis shares of common stock are
traded under the symbol CLXS on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTC
Bulletin Board: CLXS). For more information, visit
http://www.collexis.com .
This press release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
For more information, please contact:
Darrell W. Gunter
Collexis Holdings, Inc.
Tel: +1-803-727-1113
Email: gunter@Collexis.com
2007'07.10.Tue
ANADIGICS Earnings Conference Call to be Webcast July 24, 2007
July 10, 2007
WARREN, N.J., July 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ANADIGICS,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD), a leading supplier of wireless and
broadband communications solutions, will host a conference
call to review second quarter 2007 financial results and
provide forward-looking guidance on Tuesday, July 24, 2007
at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). The conference call will be web cast
live on the Company's web site at http://www.anadigics.com
.
A telephone playback of the conference call will be
available approximately one hour after the call's
completion and can be accessed by dialing 800-839-2417.
The playback will be available until Tuesday July 31, 2007.
ANADIGICS will distribute second quarter 2007 financial
results at approximately 4:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, July 24,
2007.
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) designs and manufactures
radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for
growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The
Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable
manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance
overall system performance, and reduce manufacturing cost
and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art
manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves
the high-volume and cost-effective products required by
leading companies in its targeted high-growth
communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC
manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification and is
certified to the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:1996 quality
standards.
Except for historical information contained herein,
this press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, order rescheduling or cancellation, changes in
customers' forecasts of product demand, timely product and
process development and protection of the associated
intellectual property rights, individual product pricing
pressure, variation in production yield, changes in
estimated product lives, difficulties in obtaining
components and assembly and test services needed for
production of integrated circuits, change in economic
conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as
well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005. Actual results could differ
materially from the Company's forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements can generally be
identified as such because the context of the statement
will include words such as "believe",
"anticipate", "expect", or words of
similar import. Similarly, statements that describe the
Company's future plans, objectives, estimates, or goals are
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could
cause actual results and developments to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such
statements include those factors discussed herein.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Thomas Shields of ANADIGICS, Inc.
Tel: +1-908-412-5995
Email: tshields@anadigics.com
2007'07.10.Tue
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) Extends Into Asia-Pacific Region for 2008 Campaign
July 10, 2007
APAC Winners to be Announced at CommunicAsia 2008 in
Singapore
CHICAGO, July 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading global provider of
digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based
solutions, announced today at a press event in Sydney,
Australia that the company will bring a dedicated NAVTEQ
Global LBS Challenge event to Asia-Pacific (APAC) to
further facilitate the participation of developers across
the region. Registration for APAC participants officially
begins October 2007 and an awards ceremony announcing APAC
winners will be held at CommunicAsia in June 2008 in
Singapore.
Since its inception in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS
Challenge has become the premier program for the
development of cutting-edge location-based services for
wireless applications. NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
contestants typically range from start-up developers hoping
to launch their first commercial application to established
companies pushing the limits of their creativity. This
annual competition has helped eight previous participants
receive venture capital funding and nine past winners have
launched commercial applications on major wireless
carriers, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint. In 2007,
NAVTEQ and its sponsors awarded a prize pool collectively
worth almost $2 million.
Interest in location-based services in Asia continues
to surge as map coverage expands throughout the region.
NAVTEQ already has map coverage in countries such as
Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia,
Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Also fueling the growing interest of LBS in Asia is the
vast number of wireless developers in the region. According
to an Evans Data Corporation study in the fall of 2006,
nearly 40% of the world's wireless developers reside in the
APAC region.
"The rapid expansion of map coverage of the
Asia-Pacific region combined with the wealth of developers
located there will be a driving force for the creation of
new location-based services in Asia in the years to
come," said Winston Guillory, Senior Vice President,
Consumer & Enterprise, NAVTEQ. "The NAVTEQ Global
LBS Challenge is the perfect vehicle to continue the
expansion of LBS application development in this region and
help shine a spotlight on some of APAC's most talented
developers."
For detailed information on the NAVTEQ Global LBS
Challenge, visit http://www.LBSChallenge.com .
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital
map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile
navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications and
government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the
digital maps and map content that power navigation and
location-based services solutions around the world. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has
approximately 2,800 employees located in 167 offices and 28
countries.
NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge are trademarks
in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.
This document may include certain "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other
statements contained in this press release that are not
historical facts and statements identified by words such as
"expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans,"
"believes," "seeks,"
"estimates" or words of similar meaning. The
statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations
and are inherently subject to various risks and
uncertainties, including those set forth under "Item
1A. Risk Factors" in each of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006
and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended April 1, 2007, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global political, economic,
business, competitive, market and regulatory factors.
NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this document.
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For more information, please contact:
Jennifer Schuh
NAVTEQ
Tel: +1-312-894-3913
Email: jennifer.schuh@navteq.com
Bob Richter
Tel: +1-212-802-8588
Email: bob@richtermedia.com
2007'07.10.Tue
New Study Shows that Extending Prophylaxis with Clexane(R) / Lovenox(R) (Enoxaparin Sodium Injection) to 5 Weeks is more Effective than 10 Days for Reducing the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Acutely Ill Medical Patients with Reduced Mobility
July 10, 2007
- EXCLAIM is the First International Study to Show that
Extended
Thromboprophylaxis Reduces VTE Risk in Acutely-Ill
Medical Patients
with a Statistically Significant 44%
PARIS, July 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Sanofi-aventis announced today the results of the
EXCLAIM (Extended Clinical prophylaxis in Acutely Ill
Medical patients) study, which showed the benefit of
extended prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients with
reduced mobility by demonstrating the superiority of 5
weeks course of prophylaxis with Clexane(R)/Lovenox(R)
compared to 10 days regimen with a statistically
significant 44% reduction in venous thromboembolism (VTE)
events (Deep Vein Thrombosis and / or Pulmonary Embolism).
The findings were presented at the XXIst ISTH Congress
(International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis) in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Acutely ill medical patients are at high risk of VTE.
The benefit of thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin (10 plus
or minus 4 days) has already been demonstrated in this
patient population and is considered as the standard
regimen(1). Nonetheless clinical practice suggests that the
risk of VTE may continue beyond 10 days(1) particularly in
patients with reduced mobility. The efficacy and safety of
extended prophylaxis in this medical population had never
been assessed although it has been demonstrated for several
high-risk surgical patient populations(2,3) and therefore
recommended by international guidelines(4).
The objective of EXCLAIM study was to assess the
superiority of enoxaparin prophylaxis given for 28 plus or
minus 4 days versus placebo, both following an initial
treatment with enoxaparin for 10 plus or minus 4 days, to
reduce VTE events rate. The primary efficacy endpoint was
the incidence of asymptomatic deep-vein thrombosis (DVT),
symptomatic DVT, symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), or
fatal PE during the double-blind period.
The statistically significant 44% relative risk
reduction in VTE events observed for extended-duration
prophylaxis with enoxaparin vs. placebo for the primary
endpoint (2.8% vs. 4.9%; p=0.0011) was associated with a
reduction in symptomatic VTE by 73% (0.3% vs. 1.1%;
p=0.0044) and asymptomatic proximal DVT by 34% (2.5% vs.
3.7%; p=0.0319). No statistically significant differences
were observed for symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) or
fatal PE. The statistically significant relative risk
reduction of VTE observed with enoxaparin at 38 days was
maintained at 90 days (3.0% vs. 5.2%; p=0.0015).
Victor F. Tapson, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director,
Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Division of
Pulmonary and Critical Care, Duke University Medical
Center, Durham, NC, and a lead investigator of the EXCLAIM
study said: "What the trial results showed is that
patients do not leave their risk for VTE at the door when
they leave the hospital. With continued prophylaxis,
Lovenox(R) statistically significantly reduced the risk by
44% in acutely ill medical patients with prolonged
immobility."
In comparison with placebo, the rate of major bleeding
was statistically significantly higher in the extended
enoxaparin arm (0.6% vs. 0.15%, p=0.019), but the overall
event rate was low. There was no difference in all-cause
mortality between extended enoxaparin vs. placebo at 6
months (10.1% vs. 8.9%; p=0.18).
"EXCLAIM is the first study to assess the benefit
of extended thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical
patients with reduced mobility and to demonstrate the
clinical benefit of 5 weeks enoxaparin treatment versus 10
days in this patient population" said Professor
Russell Hull from the University of Calgary, Canada and
Chair of the Steering Committee for the EXCLAIM study.
"Similarly to the initial demonstration of the
benefit of thromboprophylaxis for acutely ill medical
patients, first established by the MEDENOX trial, the
EXCLAIM study should be a landmark trial in advancing the
standard of care of patients at high risk for VTE and it
further establishes enoxaparin as a reference treatment for
VTE prophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients".
About EXCLAIM
The EXCLAIM trial is the first international,
multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled study. It enrolled 5,105 acutely-ill
patients with recent reduced mobility in 20 countries,
comparing extended-duration (28 plus or minus 4 days)
venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis with enoxaparin, a
low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) with the standard
regimen of enoxaparin (10 plus or minus 4 days) for the
prophylaxis of VTE.
Patients recently immobilized for up to 3 days with
level 1 mobility (total bed rest or sedentary patients) or
with level 2 mobility (with bathroom privileges) with age
> 75 years or history of VTE or diagnosis of cancer and
predefined acute medical illness were randomized to
received enoxaparin 40 mg subcutaneously once daily for 10
plus or minus 4 days and were then randomized to receive
the same enoxaparin regimen or placebo for an additional 28
plus or minus 4 days.
The steering committee followed the Data Safety
Monitoring Board (DSMB) suggestion that in addition to
level 1 mobility patients to re-define the inclusion
criteria by adding on level 2 mobility patients inclusion
criteria: Age >75 years, or prior VTE or diagnosed
cancer.
The objective of the Exclaim study was to assess the
superiority of enoxaparin prophylaxis given for 28 plus or
minus 4 days versus placebo, both following an initial
treatment with enoxaparin for 10 plus or minus 4 days, to
reduce VTE events.
The primary efficacy endpoint was the incidence of
asymptomatic deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) detected by routine
standardized ultrasonography, symptomatic DVT, symptomatic
pulmonary embolism (PE), or fatal PE during the
double-blind period. Secondary efficacy endpoints include
the incidence of VTE at 3 months and the incidence of
mortality up to 6 months after enrolment.
The primary safety endpoint was major hemorrhagic
complications during the same period.
About venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Venous thromboembolism is a general term used to
describe the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) that
blocks a vein. This may occur in any part of the venous
system, but the most common manifestations are deep-vein
thrombosis (DVT), usually in the leg, and pulmonary
embolism (PE).
VTE is also a common complication among acutely-ill
medical patients who have recently been immobilized, a
population of medically-ill patients at particularly
high-risk for VTE.
About Clexane(R) / Lovenox(R) (enoxaparin)
Lovenox(R) is a unique chemical entity in a class of
antithrombotic agents known as low-molecular weight heparin
(LMWH). The no. 1 selling low-molecular weight heparin in
the world, Lovenox(R) is obtained by alkaline degradation
of heparin benzyl ester and is about one-third the
molecular size of unfractionated heparin. Lovenox(R) is the
most widely studied LMWH, with 20 years of use in the
treatment of 185 million patients in 96 countries.
Its clinical applications are linked to its
antithrombotic properties. It is used to inhibit clot
formation in venous and arterial vessels to prevent
potential acute or chronic complications of venous or
arterial thrombosis. As with all anticoagulants, the most
frequently reported side effect with Lovenox(R) is
bleeding. Clinical indications for Lovenox(R) may vary from
one country to another.
About sanofi-aventis
Sanofi-aventis is one of the world's leading
pharmaceutical companies, ranking number one in Europe.
Backed by a world-class R&D organisation,
sanofi-aventis is developing leading positions in seven
major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, thrombosis,
oncology, metabolic diseases, central nervous system,
internal medicine and vaccines. Sanofi-aventis is listed in
Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY).
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts. These statements
include financial projections and estimates and their
underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans,
objectives, intentions and expectations with respect to
future events, operations, products and services, and
statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking
statements are generally identified by the words
"expects," "anticipates,"
"believes," "intends,"
"estimates," "plans" and similar
expressions. Although sanofi-aventis' management believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that
forward-looking information and statements are subject to
various risks and uncertainties, many of which are
difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of
sanofi-aventis, that could cause actual results and
developments to differ materially from those expressed in,
or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information
and statements. These risks and uncertainties include those
discussed or identified in the public filings with the SEC
and the AMF made by sanofi-aventis, including those listed
under "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in
sanofi-aventis' annual report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2006. Other than as required by
applicable law, sanofi-aventis does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information or statements.
1. Samama.New England Journal of Medicine.Sept.1999.
2. Bergqvist New England Journal of Medicine March
2002/ Vol 346, No.13.
3. Hull, Ann Intern Med.2001; 135:858-869.
4. Geerts.Chest.2004.
For more information, please contact:
Philippe BARQUET
Tel: +33-6-70-48-61-28
2007'07.10.Tue
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Geared For Growth As Part Of UOL Group
July 10, 2007
SINGAPORE, July 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Following the
announcement by UOL Group Limited (UOLG) on the completion
of the acquisition of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Pte
Ltd from Tokyu Corporation, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
is now fully assimilated into the hotel division of UOLG.
UOLG's hotel division currently owns 13 hotels and Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts will add a further 11 hotels in
America, Bangladesh, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau,
the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
"We are pleased to have concluded the purchase of
this upscale brand and believe this strategic investment
will further UOLG's aim to be a global hospitality
management company. We are confident that the synergies of
the acquisition will help both UOLG and Pan Pacific Hotels
and Resorts grow to new heights." said Mr. Gwee Lian
Kheng, President and CEO of UOL Group Limited.
"We are excited to be part of the UOL Group and
this marks a new chapter for the company and the brand.
With UOL Group's commitment, resources and support, Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts will now be able to chart a
future that will see the brand reaching its potential. We
will be working closely with UOLG to roll out brand
initiatives and establish a stronger presence in the
marketplace," added Kevin Croley, Vice President of
Sales and Marketing, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts.
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, together with UOLG,
will allocate considerable resources and effort to augment
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts' portfolio across the
Pacific Rim. Foremost in the plans is the establishment of
a significant presence in key cities on the West Coast of
America, Japan and China. Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
will also be expanding its product range further into the
leisure market as well as the extended stay market.
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts will be even more
committed to its guests and hotel partners. Apart from
strengthening and expanding Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts'
sales and marketing offices worldwide, there will be an
emphasis to drive greater profitability for its hotel
owners. Guests staying at Pan Pacific hotels and resorts
can look forward to product and service enhancements which
will make their stay even more memorable.
About Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
Headquartered in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels and
Resorts is a leading hotel management company in the
Pacific Rim region and is part of the UOL Group, one of
Singapore's largest hotel and property companies. Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts has been recognised by Conde
Nast Traveler magazine as one of the 25 hotel companies
demonstrating social responsibility. It has a portfolio of
11 hotels and resorts throughout Asia, the Pacific and North
America and offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore,
Hong Kong and Tokyo. Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts is a
founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance. For more
information, visit http://panpacific.com .
About Global Hotel Alliance
Global Hotel Alliance currently comprises seven luxury
brands encompassing 153 upscale and luxury hotels with over
46,000 rooms in 39 different countries. Each brand is a key
player in their main region of operation: Kempinski in
Europe, Middle East and Africa, Omni in North America, Pan
Pacific in the Pacific Rim, The Leela Group in India, Dusit
in Thailand, Landis in Taiwan and China, and Marco Polo in
China and Hong Kong.
For more information, please contact:
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts
Brenda Tan
Marketing Communications Manager
DID: +65-6622-2311
Tel: +65-6622-2300
Fax: +65-6334-8552
Email: brenda.tan@panpacific.com
Urban Scoop Consultancy
Joanna Ong
Mobile: +65-9687-7910
Email: joanna@u-scoop.com
2007'07.10.Tue
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■大人が注目する「ミニチュアおもちゃ｣
～先行発売分、限定８０個が即日完売！～
セガトイズでは、以前より“大人のためのエンタテインメント トイ”に着目し、2005年8月に本格的にプラネタリウムを楽しむことができる「ホームスターシリーズ」を発売。また、本年4月には本格的なピアノ演奏を楽しめるミニチュアグランドピアノ「グランドピアニスト」を発売しております。
「東京タワー２００７」は、さる6月1日（電波の日）に東京タワー大展望台グッズショップにて限定先行発売し、全80個を即日完売しました。20～30代の女性や、カップル、中高年の男性を中心にご好評をいただきました。
■都市伝説を自宅で疑似体験
～ライトダウン伝説で幸せなカップルが誕生～
本体には、安全性・耐久性に優れたLEDを内蔵し、実物同様の美しいライトアップをご自宅で再現することが可能です。点灯時には、タワー全体がオレンジ色にライトアップする他、一部の点灯色を白や青、緑などに変更させることや、音に反応して本体が幻想的に点滅するモードを選択することも可能で、光による様々な演出をお楽しみいただくことができます。
さらに、1時間でライトが自動消灯するタイマー機能が付属しており、「東京タワーが消灯する瞬間をカップルが一緒に見ると幸せになれる」という“ライトダウン伝説”をご自宅でお楽しみいただくこともできます。
こうしたライトアップ機能の他に、大展望台前部のフィルムを差し替えることで、絵やメッセージを表示することも可能です。付属のフィルムには「ハート（絵）」、「２００７」、「オメデトウ」などがあり、お祝いやイベント、ギフトなど、用途に応じてご利用いただけます。
■全ての東京タワーを愛する方々に向けて
～2007年7月7日全国一斉発売開始～
本製品は、2007年7月7日、七夕に全国発売を開始いたします。東京タワーの見える部屋にあこがれている方、小説や映画を通じて東京タワーを好きになった方、ライトアップした姿を眺めるのが好きな方、東京タワーに深い思い出のある方、建設に関わった関係者の方、全ての「東京タワーを愛する方々」のための“マイ東京タワー”です。
【商品概要】
★ 商品名 ： ｢東京タワー2007｣
★ 発売予定日 ： 2007 年７月７日
★ 希望小売価格 ： 13,330 円（税別 12,695 円）
★ 対象年齢 ： 15 歳以上（コアターゲットとして年代を問わず、東京タワーを愛するすべての方）
★ 本体素材 ： ABS 樹脂（プラスチック）製
★ 商品サイズ ： 20.0（幅）×66.6（高さ）×20.0（奥行）cm
★ 使用電源 ： AC 電源（電池使用不可）
★ 付属品 ： 本体・アンテナパーツ・専用フィルム・取説・専用AC アダプター
★ 年間販売目標 ： 100,000 個
★ 販売流通 ： 全国の有名百貨店、玩具専門店、家電量販店 など
【株式会社セガトイズ会社概要】
★ 会社名 ： 株式会社セガトイズ （英文：SEGA TOYS CO., LTD）
★ 代表者 ： 代表取締役社長 國分 功 （こくぶん いさお）
★ 所在地 ： 〒111-0052 東京都台東区柳橋1-4-4 ツイントラスビル
★ 創業 ： 1991 年2 月
★ 資本金 ： 1,718 百万円（2006 年9 月末時点）
★ 従業員数 ： 131 名（2006 年9 月末時点）
★ URL ： http://www.segatoys.co.jp/
【日本電波塔株式会社（東京タワー）概要】
★ 会社名 ： 日本電波塔株式会社
★ 代表者 ： 代表取締役社長 前田伸（まえだ しん）
★ 所在地 ： 〒105-0011 東京都港区芝公園4-2-8
★ 開業 ： 1958 年12 月
★ 資本金 ： 12 億円
★ URL ： http://www.tokyotower.co.jp/
2007'07.10.Tue
| 「水なす・浅漬け 倍増キャンペーン」実施（泉州水なす頒布会） |
今が旬、最高級の水なすの浅漬けを多くの方々へ
大阪・泉州地域の特産物である「水なす」浅漬けの販売専門店「泉州水なす頒布会」（所在地：大阪府泉南市 代表：片岡義順）は、この度、ホームページをリニューアル致しました。それを記念し「水なす・浅漬け 倍増キャンペーン」を7月1日より実施致しております。
大阪南部の泉州地域でのみ生産される「水なす」は、3月～9月に収穫されますが、夏の7月・8月が最も美味しい時期にあたります。泉州水なす頒布会では、この最も旬で美味しい、最高級の水なすを多くの方々に味わって頂きたいとの思いで、今回のキャンペーンを企画致しました。この企画にあたり、地元・泉州情報のポータルサイト「泉州ドットコム」を運営する、株式会社泉州ドットコムが協賛しております。
泉州水なす頒布会のホームページでは、1回のご注文で、ご依頼主様を含め4カ所までお届け先を設定できる仕組みにしており、お中元などの贈り物に便利にご利用頂けます。
ぜひこの機会に、最高級の「水なす」をご賞味ください。
ホームページリニューアル記念「水なす・浅漬け 倍増キャンペーン」の詳細は、次のとおりです。
■ホームページリニューアル記念「水なす・浅漬け 倍増キャンペーン」！
先着100名様に限り、「水なす浅漬け３個入り」（税・送料込み￥２,３００円）をご注文頂きましたお客様に、中身を６個入りに倍増しお届け致します！
※キャンペーン期間：7月1日（日）～7月31日（火）まで、先着100名に達し次第、終了。
※できるだけ多くのお客様にご利用頂きたく、勝手ではございますが、お1人様1回限り・1ケースのみ
適用とさせて頂きます。
（同一家族からのご注文も1回限りとさせて頂きます。）
※1回のご注文で、「水なす浅漬け３個入り」を複数ケースご注文頂き、お届け先がそれぞれ異なる場
合は、どのお届け先にキャンペーンを適用ご希望かを、ご注文ページの備考欄に入力お願い致しま
す。
※5個入り以上をご注文頂いた場合の「生なすび1個プレゼント」および「複数購入割引」は従来通りご
提供し、重複でのご利用が可能です。
●協賛：株式会社泉州ドットコム（http://www.sen-shu.com）
▼ご購入、さらなる詳細情報はホームページをご覧ください。
「泉州水なす頒布会・ホームページ」（http://www.e-hanpu.com）
【泉州水なす頒布会とは】
大阪・泉州地域の特産物である「水なす」浅漬けの販売専門店です。
水なす生産者、漬け物店、箱製作者、ＨＰ制作者、チラシ印刷などすべてを地元業者の協力の元、運営をしています。
代表の片岡義順は30年の間、特定郵便局長 （大阪・泉佐野若宮郵便局） として地域の人々と共に歩んできました。昨年の退職を機に、「地域貢献の仕事を続けたい・・・」 「もっともっと水なすの美味しさを知ってもらいたい・・・」 「地域の漬け物店を全国へ発信するお店に飛躍させたい、そのお役に立ちたい・・・」 という思いで、生産者、お漬け物屋さんと計らいこの事業を立ち上げました。
地元の「つくる名人」「漬ける名人」とのコラボレーションのもと、大阪・泉州の「最高の味」を皆様に知って頂きたい、との想いで日々努力しております。
その想いを「浮世絵朝顔」の六角形の箱デザインにも表現し（朝顔の花言葉：きずな、愛情）、「気持ち」を全国の皆様にお届けしたいと考えております。
【泉州ドットコムとは】
http://www.sen-shu.com
『地元再発見』を合い言葉に、いろいろな情報を皆様に提供する、泉州の人間による、泉州の人のための情報サイトです。
また、泉州地域の情報を全国に発信し、泉州全体の発展と知名度のアップを目指し事業を展開しています。
PCサポートやWEB制作等の各種サポートサービスと、ホームページでの情報発信とを合わせ、大阪・泉州から日本全国へと活動の場を広げ、地域社会のデジタルデバイド（情報格差）をなくし、地域活性化に貢献したいと考えています。
【本件の連絡先】
泉州水なす頒布会
代表 片岡 義順
TEL 072-482-0182
（電話受付時間：午前10時～午後5時）
FAX 072-482-0292
e-mail：info@e-hanpu.com
URL：http://www.e-hanpu.com
〒590-0503 大阪府泉南市新家2892-517
泉州水なす頒布会
代表 片岡 義順
TEL 072-482-0182
（電話受付時間：午前10時～午後5時）
FAX 072-482-0292
e-mail：info@e-hanpu.com
URL：http://www.e-hanpu.com
〒590-0503 大阪府泉南市新家2892-517
2007'07.10.Tue
| 日本初のできたてソース専門量り売りショップ オープン！ |
新鮮な材料と伝統の技術を用いて
丁寧に仕上げた「辻ソースシリーズ」
株式会社竹田商店（本社：東京都東村山市 社長：竹田健次）は、7月9日に「辻ソースシリーズ」を主力商品とした、日本初のできたてソース専門量り売りショップを同社敷地内にオープンします。
創業118年を誇る竹田商店の「辻ソース」をより多くの方にご愛顧いただくべく、当店では量り売りシステムを採用し、一人暮らしの方から大家族まで、多様なニーズに対応できるように致しました。
「かつソース」「ウスターソース」「焼きそばソース」「とんかつソース」と、ラインナップも豊富な「辻のオリジナルソース」。契約農家から直接仕入れた野菜を、みずみずしいうちに、伝統の製法で加工した、無添加、無着色の新製品「朝どりもぎたてソース」も竹田商店のオリジナル製品です。
これら自慢のソースを量り売りで販売することにより、使いきれずに古くさせてしまうことなく、常に新鮮でおいしい状態でご賞味頂けます。
株式会社竹田商店の本社敷地内にオープンする日本発のできたてソース量り売りショップは、和のテイストを基調とした高級感あふれるたたずまい。店内では６月末に発売された「辻ソースシリーズ」の量り売りの他、高級路線「ワンハンドレッド・シリーズ」の店舗限定単品販売も行われ、7月9日のオープン時には「オープニング・ウイーク・スペシャル・ サービス」、雨天時には「雨の日サービス」など、各種のサービスやイベントも実施いたします。
今後、株式会社竹田商店では、「辻ソース」ならではの大量生産には真似のできない、本物のおいしさをさらに追及するとともに、より多くの消費者の方々にその味を届けていくための展開を行って参ります。
【会社概要】
■会社名 株式会社 竹田商店
■代表者 竹田健次
■資本金 300万円
■設 立 昭和25年 1月19日
■所在地 〒189-0011 東京都東村山市恩多町3-28-5
■TEL 042-313-2361
■FAX 042-397-1390
■URL http://www.ktakeshow.co.jp/
■Email yoko-toma@ktakeshow.co.jp
■事業内容
1．ウスターソース類の製造販売
2．液体調味料の製造販売
【本件に関するお問い合わせ】
■会社名 株式会社 竹田商店
■担当者 竹田陽子
■TEL 042-313-2361
■FAX 042-397-1390
■Email yoko-toma@ktakeshow.co.jp
■会社名 株式会社 竹田商店
■担当者 竹田陽子
■TEL 042-313-2361
■FAX 042-397-1390
■Email yoko-toma@ktakeshow.co.jp
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