Archive for September, 2008

GE Healthcare Acquires MicroCal Broadening Capabilities in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research

CHALFONT ST. GILES, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 30, 2008–GE
Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today
announced it has acquired MicroCal LLC, a provider of innovative
instruments for the study of molecular interactions in pharmaceutical,
biomedical and life science research. The acquisition of MicroCal will
allow GE Healthcare to expand its offering of technologies for the
rapidly growing areas of protein […]

Instinet Europe Set to Begin Trading on NASDAQ OMX Europe

Completed conformance testing ensures Instinet’s participation on MTF’s September launch

Navigators Hires U.K. Executive

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 25, 2008–The Navigators Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) today announced the hiring of Paul Hennessy as
President, Navigators Holdings (UK), Ltd. Mr. Hennessy will be
responsible for Navigators’ operations in Europe, the Middle East and
Asia, and will report to Navigators President and Chief Executive
Officer Stan Galanski.
Mr. Hennessy has more than 35 years of international
property/casualty underwriting and underwriting […]

Extreme Networks and Ixia Work Together to Speed Service Provider Network Troubleshooting

Extreme Networks Carrier Ethernet and Enterprise Platforms Will Become IxRave Compatible Elements

KickApps Announces Built in Support for Foreign Languages

Makes It Easy to Localize a KickApps Powered Website with a Single Click

ADVISORY/Verdasys to Attend the Strategic Data Protection Summit

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verdasys:
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WHO:   Verdasys, the leader in global data security solutions for the
G2000 and the first company to unify enterprise and consumer
data loss prevention for more than seven million users
worldwide.
WHEN:  September 24 - 25, 2008
WHERE: Marriott Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
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Verdasys will showcase Digital Guardian, a comprehensive and
proven host based data security platform that discovers, classifies,
monitors, controls and encrypts […]

24/7 Real Media Launches Open AdStream 7.0 for Comprehensive Ad Management

Award-Winning Platform Upgrades with Intuitive New Interface and Additional Applications for Every Type of Publisher

Kenneth Cole To Receive Humanitarian Designer Award at Islands of the World Fashion Week

NASSAU, Bahamas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 17, 2008–Owen Bethel,
President of Mode Iles, Ltd., founder and organizer of Islands of the
World Fashion Week, announced today that the Humanitarian Designer
Award will be presented to Kenneth Cole and Kenneth Cole Productions,
Inc. during Islands of the World Fashion Week in November, 2008.
Mr. Bethel stated that: “in keeping with the event’s focus on […]

Sara Lee to Acquire Coffee Business in Brazil

Company to strengthen its competitive position in the world’s second-largest coffee consuming country

Booking.com Announces Distribution Agreement with Marriott International

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 16,
2008–Booking.com, a leading international online hotel reservation
service that is part of priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), announced today
a new multi-year distribution agreement with Marriott International,
Inc. (NYSE: MAR). The agreement covers all of Marriott’s nearly 3,000
properties worldwide. Earlier this year, Marriott also renewed a
similar agreement with priceline.com’s Travelweb business unit. No
terms […]

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