| 2007年07月03日 報道機関各位 2007年7月3日 エクスネット株式会社 ■ リリースの目的 ■ 弊社のペネトレーションサービスの特徴 ■ トライアル・ペネトレーションサービスの内容 ■ サービス導入の効果 ■ 標準販売価格 販売開始日 本年度販売目標 【エクスネット株式会社とは】 【本件の連絡先】 |
| 2007年07月03日 トロイカが運営する、中古車SNS&オークションサイト「トロイカ」がリニューアルした。 公式ブロガーとして「ストーリーテラー」というブロガーが自分の趣味や仕事にベストな車の選び方、カスタムの仕方などを公開していくコンテンツも追加。 「トロイカオークション」で落札された車両にはトロイカ２年間保証がオプションで付加でき、オークションで購入後のアフターケアも充実させ２年間保証には２４時間３６５日ロードサービスも付いている。 mapと連動した最寄ショップにガソリンスタンドが加わり、ガソリン価格のランキングなどを公開していく予定。 今後map上にはあらゆる車に関するショップなどの情報を反映させてユーザーとショップを直接結びつける仕組みを強化し、今までのSNSの特徴であったPVによる広告収入に頼るビジネスモデルから脱却し、SNSとmapを連動させたテナント広告モデルの確立を目指すという。 |
| 2007年07月03日 2007年7月3日 報道関係各位 グルーヴプロモーション株式会社（旧 株式会社ナノプロ） ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ～1強時代到来 通期はシャープの独壇場～ 詳細はこちら⇒ http://www.marketing-research.jp/page/000228.html ■■概要■■
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| 2007年07月03日 ～首都圏への進出を検討しておられる九州の企業経営者の皆様へ～ □ 優秀な人材を採用したい 九州の企業経営者を人材採用の側面からサポートしてきた株式会社リクルートと **************************************************** お申込みは03-6419-4785まで。 |
| 2007年07月03日 弊社はこのたび企業の求人活動におけるまったく新しいツールをリリースいたし ました。我々が今回スタートさせたサービス「Joblet（ジョブレット）」はネットワーク配信型の求人広告という新たなモデルです。 既存の求人サービスの不透明さ、不確実性、オプションサービスの多さなどを疑い、シンプルに確実なサービスを、と考え開発してきましたので、ぜひ多くの企業の採用担当者の方にご利用いただければと考えております。 ○確実に効く！口コミ感覚の求人サービス 近年、人気のブログやウェブサイトは、情報提供において大きな役割を果たすようになっております。 ・積極的には転職を考えていない優秀な人材にまで求人情報が到達 ○パフォーマンス課金という新たな求人の形！ 最小限のコストで採用活動を行っていただくため、
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| 2007年07月03日 KUTTOKU広報です。 より便利に、より直間的に、 そして、よりクーポンへの近道を実現です。 KUTTOKUに”店名検索”が追加されました。 β版ということで、まだまだつめが甘いのですが、 よろしくお願いいたします。 さて、機能の説明です。 店名検索は、文字通り”店名”からクーポンを引っ張ってくる機能です。 さて、この店名というのがなかなかのくせものでして、 ぐるなびや、ホットペッパー.jpに掲載されている店舗主様は、 店名に、「キャッチフレーズ」＋「店名」＋「最寄駅名」＋「最寄り出口名」 などを含めて登録されている模様です。 ここらへんの事情をうまく利用していただければ、 ”最寄駅”や”ジャンル”といった検索方法もできてしまいます。 例えば、 ”渋谷”と入力して、検索をかければ、渋谷駅周辺のお店が出てきます。 また、 ”らーめん”と入力すれば、ラーメン屋さんがずらっと出てくるわけです。 もちろん、ピンポイントで、店名を入力していただければ、 お店の情報を習得できますし、 チェーン店の場合は、お店がずらーっと出てきます。 こんなところにもお店があるんだみたいな発見もあったり！！！ いろいろ試してみてください。 今回のリリースでは、ちょっとした遊び心を付け足してみました。 検索をしてくださればわかると思いますが、 「 ずるっ」っていう感覚の検索を楽しんでください。 これからも、 より便利に、より直間的に、 そして、より面白いものを作っていきます。 |
| 2007年07月03日 ■概要 本グランプリは、スポンサーから提供される商品の売上数量を集計し、第１位の店舗を「スポンサーグランプリ」受賞店舗として表彰するものです。 ●スポンサーグランプリの詳細について ■リアルコミュニケーションズとは？
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Four Showcased Workforce Initiatives to Be Announced at
Gala Dinner on July 9 in Bangkok, Thailand
HONG KONG, July 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- (ISC)2(R)
("ISC-squared"), the non-profit global leader in
educating and certifying information security professionals
throughout their careers, today announced the honorees for
its inaugural Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership
Achievements (ISLA) program. In addition to recognizing
all honorees, (ISC)2 has chosen four distinguished
workforce initiatives led by some of the honorees and will
announce them at the ISLA Gala Dinner on July 9 in Bangkok,
Thailand.
Through ISLA, (ISC)2 is publicly recognizing the
ongoing commitment by information security leaders
throughout Asia-Pacific to build a highly qualified and
ethical workforce. Part of (ISC)2's global Awards Program,
ISLA aims to recognize the achievements of outstanding IT
security professionals who have significantly contributed
to the enhancement of the workforce by demonstrating a
leadership role in an IT security workforce improvement
initiative, program or project. Professional certification
is not a requirement for nomination.
Professionals were nominated in three distinct
categories:
-- Senior non-IT security professional (CIO, CFO,
programme/project
manager, etc.)
-- Senior IT security professional (CSO, CISO, IT
Security Manager or
senior security manager with significant IT security
management
responsibilities)
-- IT security practitioner who has distinguished
him/herself for
implementing and/or managing the implementation of a
component of a
security program
The honorees are as follows:
In the category of Senior Non-IT Security
Professional:
-- Dr. San-Cheng (Simon) Chang, CEO, Acer e-Enabling
Data Center, Acer,
Inc., Taiwan
-- Mr M. Chella Namasivayam, Vice President -
Information Technology and
Administration, iGATE Global Solutions, India
-- Mr Michael Gazeley, Managing Director, Network Box
Corporation
Limited, Hong Kong, China
-- Mr Vishwas Patel, CEO, Avenues India Private
Limited, India
In the category of Senior IT Security Professional:
-- Mr Mark Ames, CISSP, CISA, CISM, Director, ICT Risk,
Australia
-- Ms Sayaka Asano, CISSP, Consultant, Hewlett-Packard
Japan, Ltd., Japan
-- Professor Lynn Batten, Professor, Deakin University,
Australia
-- Mr Choichi Hasegawa, CISSP, Senior Security
Specialist, Security
Business Products Planning, Nihon Unisys, Ltd.,
Japan
-- Mr Andy Ho, CISSP, CISA, CISM, Regional IT Security
Manager, IBM
Global Services, Hong Kong, China
-- Professor Dato' Dr. Norbik Bashah Bin Idris, CISSP,
Technical
Director, SCAN Associates Berhad, Malaysia
-- Mr Ammar Jaffri, Project Director, National Response
Center for Cyber
Crimes, Federal Investigation Agency, Government of
Pakistan,
Islamabad, Pakistan
-- Mr Shoji Kawano, CISSP, Assistant Director, Security
Service Dept.,
dit Co. Ltd., Japan
-- Dr. Sung-Kwon Lee, CISSP, Vice President, Infosec
Technologies Co,
Ltd. and President of CISSP Korea Chapter, South
Korea
-- Professor Jian-Hua Li, Executive Deputy Dean, School
of Information
Security Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
China
-- Mr Mohd Adzman Musa, CISSP, Director, SV Solution
Centric Sdn Bhd,
Malaysia
-- Dr. Aftab Rizvi, CISSP, Principal
Consultant/Director, Risk Associates
Pty Ltd., Australia
-- Mr Kumpol Sontanarat, Director of IT Department,
Securities and
Exchange Commission, Thailand
-- Dr. Keith B. White, CISSP, Security Services
Director, Asia Pacific,
Alcatel-Lucent, Australia
In the category of IT Security Practitioner:
-- Mr Edward Farrell, SSCP, Systems Engineer, Data#3,
Australia
-- Mr Danny Wing-Chiu Ha, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CPM, FCRP,
CRT, CF-ITIL, CT-
CLE-Logistics, Chief Security and Risk Consultant,
Auditor, Trainer
and Director of CDS Consulting Ltd. (OneNet) and
currently President
of Institute of Crisis and Risk and Management
(ICRM), Hong Kong, China
-- Mr Dutsadee Israngkura, CISSP, IT Security
Specialist, TISCO
Information Technology, Thailand
-- Mr Varin Khera, Senior Information Security
Consultant, ACIS
Professional Centre, Thailand
-- Mr Siu Cheong (SC) Leung, CISSP, CISA, CBCP,
Founding Chairperson of
Professional Information Security Association
(PISA), currently Senior
Consultant of Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response
Team Coordination
Centre (HKCERT), Hong Kong, China
-- Mr Paul Martinuzzo, CISSP, IT Compliance Manager,
Yarra Valley Water,
Australia
-- Mr Tomohide Okochi, CISSP, Deputy Manager, NTT
Communications
Corporation, Japan
-- Mr Adnan Shahid, CISSP-ISSMP, ITIL, Head of IT
Operations, Mobilink,
Pakistan
-- Mr Wo Sang Young, CISSP, CISA, CIFI, CHFI, CEH,
Ex-Chairperson,
Professional Information Security Association (PISA)
and Security
Consultant of SecuriTech Solutions (HK) Ltd., Hong
Kong, China
Ed Zeitler, CISSP, executive director for (ISC)2, said,
"We would like to congratulate all the honourees for
the leadership and vision they possess that qualified them
to receive ISLA recognition. In this is the inaugural year
for ISLA, we are thrilled to have received an overwhelming
number of nominations from various economies in
Asia-Pacific, representing professionals with diverse
backgrounds who've made significant accomplishments in the
field of information security. We are honoured to
recognise these talented and diligent individuals who are
clearly making a difference in Asia-Pacific for securing
information security for the public at large."
The ISLA Nomination Review Committee, which determined
the qualified nominees, consists of five members of the
(ISC)2 Asian Advisory Board, a group of volunteer,
senior-level information security professionals who advise
(ISC)2 on local industry issues. ISLA recognizes all
candidates who meet the criteria of the three categories.
Additionally, the ISLA Nomination Review Committee elected
to showcase individuals who have led an innovative or
distinguishable IT security workforce improvement
initiative. The criteria for selecting these initiatives
were:
-- The impact the initiative, program or project had on
the business or
organization
-- How the initiative, program or project leveraged
people, processes
and technology for a successful implementation
-- Innovative approaches to overcoming obstacles or how
the initiative,
program or project built a foundation for the
future
For details about the Nomination Review Committee,
please visit
https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=1239 .
All honorees and the showcased workforce initiatives
will be celebrated on stage at the ISLA Gala Dinner on 9
July 2007 at the Sheraton Grand Sukhumvit in Bangkok,
Thailand. Concurrently, the (ISC)2 Security Leadership
Event InformationSecurityAsia 2007: SecureAsia@Bangkok
Conference will be held 10-11 July 2007 in the Queen
Sirikit National Convention Center. (ISC)2 Board members
and renowned industry experts from the US and Asia-Pacific
will discuss the most updated information security
technologies and management strategies. For more
information and to register for this event, please visit
http://www.informationsecurityasia.com .
About (ISC)2
The International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium, Inc. ((ISC)2(R)) is the
internationally recognized Gold Standard for certifying
information security professionals. Founded in 1989,
(ISC)2 has certified over 50,000 information security
professionals in 129 countries. Based in Palm Harbor,
Florida, USA, with offices in Vienna, Virginia, USA,
London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, (ISC)2 issues the Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(R)) and
related concentrations, Certification and Accreditation
Professional (CAP(CM)), and Systems Security Certified
Practitioner (SSCP(R)) credentials to those meeting
necessary competency requirements. The CISSP,
CISSP-ISSEP(R), CISSP-ISSAP(R) and SSCP are among the first
information technology credentials to meet the stringent
requirements of ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard 17024, a global
benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)2
also offers a continuing professional education program,
portfolio of education products and services based upon
(ISC)2's CBK(R), a taxonomy of information security topics
and is responsible for the annual (ISC)2 Global Information
Security Workforce Study. More information is available at
http://www.isc2.org .
(C) 2007, (ISC)2 Inc. (ISC)2, CISSP, SSCP, ISSAP,
ISSEP and CBK are registered marks and CAP is a
certification mark of (ISC)2, Inc.
For more information, please contact:
Kitty Chung
(ISC)2 Asia-Pacific
Tel: +852-3520-4001
Email: kchung@isc2.org
OSAKA, Japan and MIDLAND, Mich., July 3
/XInhua-PRNewswire / --
DAIKIN and Dow Corning Corporation have jointly
developed a new product for fabric protection. The new
Unidyne(TM) TG-5521 fabric treatment delivers the
advantages of two complementary chemistries - the superior
oil and water repellency of fluorine and the softness of
silicone. Additionally, this combination of performance
benefits is available in the new C6 fluorine platform,
which enhances the product's environmental performance.
DAIKIN and Dow Corning created an alliance in 2005 to
develop new products that take advantage of the strong
benefits of fluorine and silicone. Transitioning protective
chemistry to improve environmental performance presented a
natural focus. The alliance targeted a product with equal
or better oil and water repellency when compared to
traditional protective chemistry, an improved environmental
footprint, and a luxurious feel. Customers conducting trials
with the new product report that it succeeds in all
respects.
Mike Ladd, DAIKIN AMERICA's Unidyne brand business
manager, commented, "People have had some success by
mixing chemicals, but putting everything in one molecule
gives better all-around performance where a soft hand is
desired and allows the mill to concentrate on product
quality and productivity. Customer reaction from trial runs
has been very good."
Tison Keel, vice president of Sales and Marketing for
DAIKIN AMERICA, said, "DAIKIN and Dow Corning share
the priority of creating sustainability and performance.
This product offers a new way to solve an issue facing our
customers every day. The specifications were simple - `Give
us an environmentally improved product with traditional
performance.' With the collaboration of great chemistries
and great chemists, we achieved that."
John Torgerson, business development manager for Dow
Corning's Fluorine Program, said, "Dow Corning has a
history of providing innovative solutions to help textile
brands compete in the global marketplace. Working jointly
with DAIKIN enables us to build on our strong silicon
chemistry base and extend the range of solutions we can
offer not only to textiles but also to the other industries
we serve. This is the first of many market-leading
developments we expect to come from these great scientists
working together."
The new Unidyne TG-5521 fabric treatment will be sold
exclusively by DAIKIN and will be available worldwide.
Production is scheduled to begin in early August 2007.
Additional information and product samples can be
obtained by contacting Mike Ladd by e-mail at
ladd@daikin-america.com or telephone at +1 256 260 6342.
More information about the technologies used to achieve
this result will be shared in a presentation at the 4th
European Silicon Days Conference, which will be held
September 9-11, 2007, in Bath, England.
About DAIKIN
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., ( http://www.daikin.com ) is a
leader in the fluorochemicals industry, offering more than
2,000 products, including gases, fluoropolymers, and
elastomers, to customers worldwide. DAIKIN is committed to
developing new uses for fluorochemicals in the years ahead,
both in everyday products and advanced applications. With
operations in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and
North America, DAIKIN is positioned to meet the needs of an
increasingly borderless business environment.
DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. ( http://www.daikin-america.com )
is a wholly owned subsidiary of DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
DAIKIN AMERICA manufactures and sells Unidyne plus other
fluorine-based products, including repellents, protectants,
stain releases, fluoropolymers, and elastomers, to customers
worldwide.
DAIKIN and Unidyne are trademarks of DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,
LTD.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning ( http://www.dowcorning.com ) provides
performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs
of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in
silicon-based technology and innovation that offers more
than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally
owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning,
Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning's annual sales
are outside the United States.
Dow Corning is a registered trademark of Dow Corning
Corporation.
We help you invent the future is a trademark of Dow
Corning Corporation.
For more information, please contact:
Nancy Collins
AGP & Associates
Tel: +1-989-839-5800
Email: collins@agp-inc.com
NEW YORK, July 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Starr International Company, Inc. ("SICO"),
through its wholly-owned subsidiary Starr Investments
Cayman I, Inc., acquired a substantial shareholding in
Discovery Russian Realty Paveletskaya Project Limited, a
real estate development company which will develop a mixed
use complex in the Paveletskaya business area in Moscow.
The development contemplates construction of four 11-story
class A office buildings and an hotel of 170 rooms.
Starr International Company, Inc ("SICO") is
a non-regulated private investment company incorporated in
Panama in 1943 and is chaired by Mr. Maurice R. Greenberg.
SICO serves as a private financial services holding company
with approximately USD$20 billion in assets world wide.
These investments are made through direct investments,
publicly traded securities and private equity funds with a
focus on financial services, real estate, consumer products
and services, retail and energy businesses. SICO remains as
the single largest shareholder of American International
Group, Inc.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Lubman
Brunswick Group
Tel: +1-212-333-3810
Addition of Two Senior Research Analysts in New York
Further Positions Pali Institutional Securities Business
NEW YORK and LONDON, July 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Pali
Capital, Inc., the US broker-dealer subsidiary of Pali
Holdings, Inc. today announced the further expansion of its
research team in the United States through the hiring of two
senior analysts, covering the homebuilding and building
products sector and Chinese gaming, internet and media
equities, respectively. This expansion to coverage of
homebuilding provides Pali with the capacity for insight
into a critical indicator for the overall economy in the
US.
Expertise in China complements existing resources in
Pali's London office. Coverage of these sectors in China
is part of the broader effort by Pali to deepen its Asia
and Pacific Rim business, which includes our anticipated
approval by the Singapore Monetary Authority for Pali
operations in Singapore for Q4 2007.
The two new analysts in the US include Stephen East and
Tian X. Hou. Stephen East (seast@palicapital.com) joins
Pali as a Managing Director, Consumer Durables, covering
the Homebuilding and Building Products equities. Mr. East
has followed these sectors for fourteen years, most
recently at Susquehana Financial Group and previously at
Fiduciary Asset Management and A.G. Edwards. His industry
experience includes more than six years at Monsanto, a
diversified specialty chemicals company.
Tian X. Hou (thou@palicapital.com) has also joined Pali
as a Managing Director, China Technology covering equities.
Ms. Hou has been following these sectors for three years at
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin and previously worked as a
strategist at Sanford C. Bernstein. Her industry
experience includes owning and operating a business in
China, advisory work for the Chinese central government,
consulting for US companies entering China and as a
Business Strategy Consultant at IBM.
Brad C. Reifler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Pali, commented: "Over the past 12 years we have
carefully invested into areas that we believe are value-add
to our institutional customer base, whether in terms of
structured products, fixed income and, of course, research.
These most recent additions to the research team
demonstrate continued execution of our business plan.
Stephen and Tian bring both industry and Wall Street
experience to the table, providing credibility and serious
insight for our customers."
Mr. Reifler further stated: "Research is an
important aspect to any institutional equities business.
Without strength in this area, a firm is limited in terms
of its overall contributions to the institutional client.
We have invested strategically in this area for
years."
About Pali
Pali, a global institutional securities firm and
investment bank, has served an institutional money manager
customer base from New York and London over the past 12
years. Pali has 5 US-based analysts and 12 based in London
performing fundamental research on Europe and Asia equities
and an event-driven research team.
Headquartered in New York, with offices in Boston,
Minneapolis and London, Pali provides clients with
institutional brokerage, securities research, capital
markets services and corporate finance advisory services.
For more information, please contact:
Hilary Bergman,
Chief Administrative Officer,
Pali Capital, Inc.
T: (212) 259-2602
E: hbergman@palicapital.com
Derrelle Janey,
Executive Vice President
Pali Capital, Inc.
T: (212) 259-2627
E: djaney@palicapital.com
Patrick Egan,
Chief Operating Officer,
Pali International, Inc.
T: 44 20 7190 0805
E: Patrick. Egan@palii.com
Special Note On Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking"
statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
about our future and statements that are not historical
facts. The forward-looking statements in this release
pertain to the future development and expansion of our
business. Forward-looking statements represent only our
belief regarding future events, many of which by their
nature are inherently uncertain. The use of these
forward-looking statements does not infer that the results
will be achieved. It is possible that the actual results
may differ materially from the anticipated results
indicated in these forward-looking statements.
The information contained herein, including any
expression of opinion, has been prepared for informational
purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any
security or instrument.
NEW YORK, July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Och-Ziff
Capital Management Group LLC announced today that it has
filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public
offering of its Class A shares representing Class A limited
liability company interests. The firm intends to apply to
list its Class A shares on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol OZM.
Och-Ziff is a leading international, institutional
alternative asset management firm and one of the largest
alternative asset managers in the world.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers Inc. are
serving as co-lead managers for the proposed offering.
The offering will be made only by means of a
prospectus. A copy of the prospectus relating to this
offering, when available, may be obtained from the
Prospectus Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co., 85 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10004, fax number +1-212-902-9316
or email prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; or Lehman Brothers
Inc., c/o Broadridge, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood,
New York 11717, fax number +1-631-254-7140.
A registration statement relating to these securities
has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become
effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers
to buy these securities be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective.
For more information, please contact:
Steve Bruce or Chuck Dohrenwend
The Abernathy MacGregor Group, for Och-Ziff Capital
Management Group
Tel: +1-212-371-5999
ST. LOUIS, July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Citing the
growing importance of the role chemicals are playing in
advanced semiconductor applications, SAFC, a member of the
Sigma-Aldrich Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), today unveiled the new
identity of its SAFC Hitech brand following the acquisition
of UK-based chemicals supplier, Epichem Limited. The
company outlined its unique business proposition, offering
a total supply chain partner capability with global sales
and local service to deliver market-leading chemicals
expertise to the silicon and compound semiconductor
industries worldwide.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050215/CGSIGMAALLOGO)
With the addition of Epichem's expertise and industry
relationships, built up over the past 25 years, SAFC Hitech
now offers a rich compound and silicon semiconductor skill
set for the development, integration and large-scale
manufacture of chemical vapor deposition precursors for
conductive films, barrier layers, high-k dielectrics for
advanced gate stacks, low-k dielectrics for inter-level
dielectric layer (IDL) applications and specialty optical
or surface modification coatings.
"We acquired Epichem because of their unique
understanding of advanced chemistries for the silicon and
compound semiconductor markets," said Frank Wicks,
President of SAFC. "This is a valuable extension of
our own unique understanding of manufacturing
production-scale high-purity chemicals, our global supply
chain infrastructure and financial strength. Combined, we
offer our customers access to chemicals expertise, close
collaboration on the development of new materials and
process integration schemes, and the ability to quickly
scale-up to volume production levels. This unique business
model accelerates technology progression and
time-to-market, giving SAFC Hitech a strong competitive
edge in serving the semiconductor industry."
The role of chemistry in semiconductor manufacturing is
rapidly evolving as the industry strives to keep pace with
Moore's Law. The need for increased performance and smaller
design rules brings greater complexity in device
manufacturing, especially on the gate level where molecular
chemistry is being applied. Going forward, Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), chemical companies and
Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs) will need to
interface directly with one another to develop the best
chemistries, process technologies and integration schemes
for particular applications.
"As we continue to find innovative materials for
next generation technology nodes, the need for greater
collaboration between process engineers, tool manufacturers
and chemical companies becomes critical," said Barry
Leese, President of SAFC Hitech. "What we will
experience moving forward is an increased commitment to a
turnkey approach through increasing levels of cooperation.
This signals a change in the traditional business model.
SAFC Hitech is well positioned to capitalize on this market
opportunity, guiding customers successfully through the
entire supply chain and production process, from research
and development through pilot production to
commercialization and materials disposal."
SAFC Hitech will unveil its product roadmap for the
silicon and compound semiconductor markets on July 17th at
Semicon West 2007 in San Francisco, CA. Further
information on the company can be found online at its new
Web site -- http://www.safchitech.com
About SAFC: SAFC is the custom manufacturing and
services group within Sigma-Aldrich that focuses on
high-purity inorganics for high technology applications,
cell culture products and services for biopharmaceutical
manufacturing, biochemical production and the manufacturing
of complex,
multi-step organic synthesis of APIs and key intermediates.
SAFC has manufacturing facilities around the world
dedicated to providing manufacturing services for companies
requiring a reliable partner to produce their custom
manufactured materials. SAFC has four operating segments
-- SAFC Pharma, SAFC Supply Solutions, SAFC Biosciences,
and SAFC Hitech -- and had annual sales of nearly $500
million in 2006. SAFC is one of the world's 10 largest fine
chemical businesses.
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life
Science and High Technology company. Our biochemical and
organic chemical products and kits are used in scientific
and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical
development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components
in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing.
We have customers in life science companies, university and
government institutions, hospitals and in industry. Over
one million scientists and technologists use our products.
Sigma-Aldrich operates in 36 countries and has 7,600
employees providing excellent service worldwide. We are
committed to accelerating Customers' success through
leadership in Life Science, High Technology and Service.
For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit our
award-winning web site at http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
About SAFC Hitech: SAFC Hitech provides a unique
chemistry service translating application understanding
into performance materials worldwide. Through collaborative
partnerships and an integrated approach from research and
development, process development and scale up to commercial
manufacturing, SAFC Hitech invests in innovation and
manufacturing enabling current and future technology
needs.
Cautionary Statement: This release contains
forward-looking statements relating to future performance,
goals, strategic actions and initiatives and similar
intentions and beliefs and other statements regarding the
Companies' expectations, goals, beliefs, intentions and the
like, which involve assumptions regarding the Companies'
operations and conditions in the markets the Companies
serve. The Companies do not undertake any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Frank Wicks
President
SAFC
Tel: +1-314-286-8008
Media Inquiries
Mr. Mark Button
Impress Public Relations
Tel: +1-408-310-2168
Email: mark@impress-pr.com
NEW YORK, July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Platts, the
world's leading energy information provider and a division
of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today said it
will further enhance its methodology for assessing the
price of Dated Brent crude oil, the world's premier oil
benchmark.
Platts currently determines its Dated Brent assessment
by tracking the most competitively priced of Brent,
Forties, Oseberg and Ekofisk crudes produced in the North
Sea. On June 7, 2007, Platts implemented a quality
threshold of 0.6% sulfur for Forties crude oil to be
considered in Platts' North Sea assessments. Today Platts
is further enhancing the quality standard on Forties crude
by introducing a "price de-escalator" that will
adjust downward the price of oil delivered by a seller to a
buyer at sulfur levels above 0.6%.
Both actions were taken to ensure the integrity of the
benchmark and to maintain the continuity of the assessment
process reflecting consistent quality in crude oil grades.
Today's action followed a constructive dialogue with oil
industry participants about implementing a mechanism to
deal with cases where the crude oil delivered contains
sulfur exceeding the 0.6% quality parameter.
"We believe the enhancements to our assessment
methodology will help bring greater transparency to this
complex market," said Dan Tanz, editorial vice
president at Platts. "Platts consulted intensively
with the industry over a period of weeks and considered a
number of options to improve the workability of the quality
standard. In the end the options narrowed to two: either
remove Forties from the assessment process, or introduce a
quality standard to contend with potential erratic price
behaviour of the Forties blend. We chose the second option
as we believe Forties serves the valuable purpose of
providing a sufficient volume of crude to underpin the
benchmark. We believe that greater volume underpinning a
benchmark ensures wider market representation and an
assessment reflective of market value."
Dated Brent is used in spot and long-term contracts to
value around 60% of the 85 million barrels of crude oil
produced in global oil markets each day. According to a
press release on June 7 by the Forties Pipeline System
(FPS), the summer quality of Forties crude oil will be
significantly downgraded as a result of field maintenance
activities. FPS said the Forties crude blend beginning in
August will contain a significantly higher percentage of
Buzzard, a more sulfurous and heavier crude oil. Since
sulfur is an impurity that lowers the value of a crude oil,
this would result in a distortion in the value of the Dated
Brent benchmark if left unaddressed.
"Quality of crude oil and the need for standards
have become an issue in the North Sea as new streams are
blended into established benchmark grades," said Jorge
Montepeque, Platts Global Director of Market Reports.
"Platts is committed to delivering reports and
assessments that are reflective of the market value of
Dated Brent; and these methodology enhancements will help
us do that."
The price de-escalator, effective July 2, provides for
an amount of $0.40 cents per barrel for every 0.1 degree of
sulfur over the 0.6% quality threshold. The 40-cent
de-escalator will be effective through calendar year 2007
unless there is a significant and sustained event in the
crude oil market that would necessitate an interim review.
Platts in September 2007 will initiate a consultation with
the industry to determine the de-escalator mechanism for
the 2008 period.
A detailed "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ)
document on Platts' new quality standard for Forties crude
and the de-escalator mechanism can be found at
http://www.platts.com .
About Platts
Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:
MHP), is a leading global provider of energy and metals
information and a top supplier of benchmark prices in the
physical markets. With nearly a century of business
experience, Platts serves customers across more than 150
countries. From 14 offices worldwide, Platts serves the
oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal,
petrochemical and metals markets. Platts' real time news,
pricing, analytical services, and conferences help markets
operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk
managers, analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts
to help them make better trading and investment decisions.
Additional information is available at
http://www.platts.com .
About The McGraw-Hill Companies:
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP)
is a leading global information services provider meeting
worldwide needs in the financial services, education and
business information markets through leading brands such as
Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek
and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more
than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3
billion. Additional information is available at
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com .
For more information, please contact:
Kathleen Tanzy
Tel: +1-212-904-2860
Email: kathleen_tanzy@platts.com
Europe:
Shiona Ramage
Tel: +44-207-1766153
Email: Shiona_ramage@platts.com
Asia:
Casey Yew
Tel: +65-653-06552
Email: Casey_yew@platts.com
Limelight Networks Japan Will Focus on Providing
Limelight's Content Delivery Services to Japanese Media,
Entertainment and E-commerce Customers and Partners
TEMPE, Ariz., July 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Limelight
Networks, a leading content delivery network for digital
media, today announced it has established a wholly-owned
Japanese subsidiary, Limelight Networks Japan, Inc., with
headquarters located in Tokyo. Limelight Networks Japan is
headed by Shinji Tsukamoto, president of the new firm,
which will focus on providing Limelight's digital content
delivery network (CDN) services to Japanese customers and
partners.
"There is a strong demand in Japan for the
Internet distribution of video, music, games, social media
and e-commerce," said David Hatfield, senior vice
president of worldwide sales, marketing and services at
Limelight Networks. "From our Japanese subsidiary, we
will be able to deliver world-class customer service for
Japanese media, entertainment and e-commerce companies that
require real-time content delivery across multiple platforms
and browsers to audiences of any size, and the ability to
cost-effectively scale their capacity to accommodate high
growth."
"About 90 percent of Internet connections in Japan
are now broadband, so leveraging a CDN to store and
transport large files such as video, games and software
downloads with high performance, reliability and cost
effectiveness is critical for our customers," said
Tsukamoto. "I am excited to be heading up Limelight
Japan and look forward to addressing the market
opportunities here for Limelight's leading solutions for
rich media content delivery."
Tsukamoto is a seasoned executive in the Japanese
Internet media and advertising industry. Prior to joining
Limelight, he was senior director of Microsoft Digital
Advertising Solutions. Before that, he held positions as
executive director, president, and chief operating officer
of Critical Path Japan. His 14-year career in the
technology industry also includes management positions in
the Internet business segment of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks is a high-performance content
delivery network for digital media, providing massively
scalable, global delivery solutions for on-demand and live
Internet distribution of video, music, games and social
media. Limelight Networks' infrastructure is optimized for
the large object sizes, large content libraries, and large
audiences associated with compelling rich media content.
Limelight is the content delivery network of choice for
more than 700 of the world's top media companies, including
Akimbo, Amazon Unbox(TM), Belo Interactive, Brightcove,
"BuyMusic" @ Buy.com, DreamWorks, LLC, Facebook,
FOXNews.com, IFILM, ITV Play, Metacafe, MSNBC.com, MySpace,
NC Interactive, Valve Software, Radio Free Virgin and Xbox
Live. For more information, visit http://www.llnw.com .
For more information, please contact:
Kristen Leon
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Tel: +1-415-547-7027
Email: kristenl@waggeneredstrom.com