PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com pr-inside.com Business (PR-inside.com) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ('MUFG') (NYSE: MTU), Japan's largest financial group and the world's second largest bank holding company with $1.1 trillion in bank deposits, and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, today announced that MUFG has closed on a $9 billion equity investment in Morgan Stanley that gives MUFG a 21 percent ownership interest in Morgan Stanley on a fully diluted basis. The investment is part of a previously announced global strategic alliance. Under the revised terms of the transaction, MUFG has acquired $7.8 billion of .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group-closes-r857738.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group-closes-r857738.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.switchanddata.com/ - Switch and Data (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of network neutral data center and Internet exchange services, announced today that traffic on its PAIX Internet exchanges grew at about twice the rate of overall Internet traffic in the past year. This growth has been driven by international broadband, 'eyeball' networks which are increasingly choosing to peer with leading U.S. Internet content sites in the company's Palo Alto and New York exchanges. PAIX traffic has grown by 112% in the past year versus a 65% global Internet traffic growth rate. Switch and Data's PAIX Palo Alto site was .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/switch-and-data-s-paix-internet-exchange-r857736.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/switch-and-data-s-paix-internet-exchange-r857736.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its UK-headquartered subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP Exploration (El Djazair) Limited on behalf of the In Salah Gas Joint Venture for the Southern Fields Development Project in Algeria. The Foster Wheeler contact value for this project was not disclosed, and will be included in the company's fourth-quarter 2008 bookings. In Salah Gas (ISG), the largest dry gas joint-venture development in the country, involves the development of seven proven gas fields .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/foster-wheeler-awarded-feed-by-bp-r857734.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/foster-wheeler-awarded-feed-by-bp-r857734.htm World News (PR-inside.com) CONTRARIANCOMMENTARY.COM New York-London-Washington-Chicago-San Francisco-Palm Beach Chicago mail: Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611-4723 Tel. (866) 706-2639 Fax (866) 707-2639 Web: ContrarianCommentary.com E-mail: andymart20@aol.com Andy Martin, J. D. Professor of Law (Adj.) Executive Editor October 13, 2008 Sam Zell Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL 60611 and Frank James ChicagoTribune.com via fax (312) 222-4674 Defamation Notice and Request for retraction/Correction Dear Sam and Mr. James: I am providing a pre-litigation notice to an absolutely outrageous posting on your web page today: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/10/obamas_muslim_rumor_creator_ex.html First of all, I have never published any 'rumor' about Barack Obama. I have published facts or opinions based on facts, as the accompanying libel notice to the New York Times attests. I have never published anything anonymously, contrary to your .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/new-york-times-obama-smears-spread-r857728.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-york-times-obama-smears-spread-r857728.htm Business (PR-inside.com) San Francisco is known as the capital of the west coast in the United States. It is recognized as a top ten city with international influence in the economic system. Since the days of the Gold Rush, San Francisco has been turned into a major financial center of the West Coast. It is also one of the top ten destinations for conferences and conventions, offering a large range of prestigious hotels and world class convention facilities. San Francisco is home to headquarters of many multinational banks, venture capital firms and Fortune 500 organisations. However, small businesses with fewer than 10 .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/get-a-prestigious-business-address-in-r857727.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/get-a-prestigious-business-address-in-r857727.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.nxp.com - NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, will announce its third quarter 2008 financial results on Tuesday 21st October 2008 at 08:00 am CET. A media release outlining the results will be issued at 08:00 am CET. A conference call for investors and financial analysts, hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Frans van Houten and Chief Finance Officer, Karl-Henrik Sundstrom will start at 15:00 CET. Full details including dial in numbers are available on the NXP website. About NXP Semiconductors NXP is a leading semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/nxp-semiconductors-to-announce-third-quarter-r857723.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/nxp-semiconductors-to-announce-third-quarter-r857723.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI), (NASDAQ:UEIC) announced it will host an earnings conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET, Thursday November 6, 2008 to discuss its third quarter 2008 earnings results. Paul Arling, chairman and chief executive officer, and Bryan Hackworth, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will review the quarterly activity and answer questions. To access the call in the U.S. please dial 800-622-9917 and for international calls dial 706-645-0366 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and available for replay for a year .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/universal-electronics-inc-to-announce-third-r857721.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/universal-electronics-inc-to-announce-third-r857721.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.antarespharma.com - Antares Pharma, Inc. Stephanie M. Baldwin Senior Manager, Investor Relations 609-359-3032 sbaldwin@antarespharma.com Antares Pharma, Inc. (AMEX:AIS) today announced the appointment of Leonard S. Jacob, M.D., Ph.D., as its Chairman of the Board, replacing Dr. Jacques Gonella, who will continue to actively remain involved in the company's strategic direction as a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Gonella, Antares' largest shareholder and former Chairman, said, 'I am confident the Company will continue to execute on its business plan and build shareholder value under Dr. Jacob's leadership. He's been a great addition to the board with his vast .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/antares-pharma-appoints-dr-leonard-s-r857719.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/antares-pharma-appoints-dr-leonard-s-r857719.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Belk's Charity Sale on November 15, 2008, will once again benefit local charities, schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the company's 16-state market area. Belk's previous Charity Sale, held May 3, 2008, raised more than $4 million for hundreds of participating nonprofit organizations. The four-hour, in-store shopping event provides a chance for customers to support worthwhile charities and take advantage of special discounts on purchases made during the event. In return for a $5 donation, customers receive a ticket admitting them to the Charity Sale on November 15 from 6 to 10 a.m. and entitling them to merchandise .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/belk-charity-sale-on-november-r857717.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/belk-charity-sale-on-november-r857717.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c1858c/recorded_dvd_vid) has announced the addition of the 'Recorded DVD and Video in Japan' report to their offering. The Recorded DVD and Video in Japan industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the recorded dvd and video industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope - Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation - Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/extensive-report-detailing-the-recorded-dvd-r857715.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/extensive-report-detailing-the-recorded-dvd-r857715.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) LONDON, UK (Storage Expo build up), October 13, 2008 - QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced that . Virtual Fabrics provide storage administrators with an industry-standard method for improving storage area network (SAN) security, scalability and performance by segmenting physical SANs into multiple virtual SANs. QoS enables QLogic customers to allocate bandwidth or priority to traffic through the virtualized adapter to address the specific needs of an application. QLogic's QoS capability now enables IT administrators to tie Virtual Machines (VM) to virtualized fabric environments such as Cisco VSANs using NPIV technology, which .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/qlogic-announces-open-standards-based-quality-r857714.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/qlogic-announces-open-standards-based-quality-r857714.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Hitachi Data Systems Laurie Spindler, 408-970-7097 laurie.spindler@hds.com or Ogilvy Public Relations David Friedman, 303-634-2674 david.friedman@ogilvypr.com Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today announced significant enhancements to the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform(TM) family. Hitachi Data Systems continues to offer customers a best-in-class storage services platform designed to help customers boost heterogeneous storage asset utilization in order to more efficiently manage business-critical operations and lower storage management costs. 'Hitachi Data Systems continues to outdistance its competitors with innovative solutions that directly address the needs of customers,' .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-introduces-enhancements-r857712.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-introduces-enhancements-r857712.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.snagfilms.com - With three weeks to go before perhaps the most consequential election in recent history, SnagFilms today announced it would offer viewers free streaming of more than 60 election-themed films so that voters might become better informed on issues before November 4th. 'Snag The Vote: Elections '08 Film Festival' will feature the World Premiere of Inside The Bubble, director Steve Rosenbaum's jaw-dropping insiders' view of the 2004 Kerry campaign, and a suite of other films that have never previously been distributed online. SnagFilms brings the best nonfiction films to the web audience, promotes viral web distribution through virtual movie .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/snagfilms-presents-snag-the-vote-elections-r857710.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/snagfilms-presents-snag-the-vote-elections-r857710.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Mad Frog Productions Teresa Steinbach, 540-372-3764 x103 Teresa.s@madfrogproductions.com DoggySpace.com is making sure that only treats will be handed out this October 31st. DoggySpace, a social networking site for dogs, is sponsoring a Halloween canine costume contest to benefit local chapters of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA). Dog owners can dress their best friend in their Halloween finest and post pictures at www.doggyspace.com/halloween, where site members can vote for their favorite costume. Doggyspace will donate $6,000 to the winning dog's local SPCA chapter. 'Doggyspace is about doing something fun, interactive and worthwhile, which is .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/doggyspace-com-sponsors-halloween-canine-r857708.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/doggyspace-com-sponsors-halloween-canine-r857708.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - VisiTech PR Aurora Arlet, 303-752-3552 ext. 227 WE@VisiTechPR.com Wilson Electronics, the leading provider of quality amplifiers and antennas for cellular phones and data cards, today announced the general availability of the SignalBoost(TM) Mobile Professional amplifier kit. The portable, plug-and-play product includes everything users need to improve cell phone and data card performance on the road or indoors. The amplifier boosts signal strength up to two times that of a typical cell phone and features an innovative built-in antenna and multiple power supply options. The SignalBoost(TM) Mobile Professional amplifier kit reduces dropped calls, extends cellular coverage, and does not .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/wilson-electronics-announces-general-availability-r857706.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/wilson-electronics-announces-general-availability-r857706.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.zmanda.com - Barrett Marketing Diane Miller, 253-839-9027 diane@barrettmarketing.com Zmanda(TM), the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today announced two major additions to the company's rapidly expanding suite of open source backup and recovery solutions. The first new solution is Zmanda Internet Backup (ZIB), an Internet-based backup solution for Windows environments that stores its backup files on Amazon's popular Simple Storage Service (S3). The second new product is Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) 3.0 for MySQL on Windows. The ZRM 3.0 Windows solution is the next generation upgrade of Zmanda's MySQL database protection solution. ZIB is the IT industry's .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-introduces-new-windows-backup-solutions-r857704.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-introduces-new-windows-backup-solutions-r857704.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.egnyte.com - Egnyte Carolyn Adams, 415-963-4174 carolyn (at) bordersgratehouse.com Egnyte, a provider of on-demand file server solutions, announced today the launch of Egnyte 2.0 featuring a mobile drive (m Drive), through an integration with Apple's iPhone, a new user interface and faster access to files. Busy, on-the-go professionals will have secure, web-based access to their entire business network with Egnyte and iPhone. The iPhone integration does not require purchase or download of any additional application. Egnyte provides the only integrated service for small businesses, bringing together online file storage, file sharing software and continuous backup in one solution. 'The .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/egnyte-calls-apple-s-iphone-for-mobile-r857702.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/egnyte-calls-apple-s-iphone-for-mobile-r857702.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.3ware.com/images/AMCCstor_blue_logo.jpg - Dovetail Public Relations Corey Oiesen, +1-408-395-3600 coreyo @ dovetailpr.com Julie Parayno, +1-408-395-3600 jp @ dovetailpr.com Applied Micro Circuits Corporation's 3ware(R) storage division (NASDAQ:AMCC) invites all media to attend a presentation from its customer LiveXposure at Storage Networking World. -0- WHO: Michael Lewis, Director of Operations, Photo News Media and LiveXposure. Based in Florida, Lewis and his team provide news footage to news outlets around the world, as well as wireless news broadcasting capabilities to journalists. WHAT: Lewis will discuss how RAID gives him a technological edge in broadcasting news from the field. WHEN: October 14, 2008 10:15 a.m. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/raid-for-road-warriors-amcc-customer-r857701.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/raid-for-road-warriors-amcc-customer-r857701.htm Travel & Leisure (PR-inside.com) The 'Nero Norcia' Black Truffle Fair, also known as Mostra Mercato del Tartufo Nero Pregiato di Norcia e dei Prodotti Tipici is one of Italy's most important black truffle markets. As well as stands selling black truffles and other culinary specialties of central Italy there will also be gastronomic events and demonstrations organized around the fair including guided tastings of typical products such as wines, salamis and cheeses. On Love Umbria's 5-day Truffle Tour, participants will not only get to sample the precious black truffles, Tuber melanosporum (also known as the 'Norcia', 'Spoleto' or 'P?gord' truffle), but will also get .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/love-umbria-announces-the-launch-of-r857699.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/love-umbria-announces-the-launch-of-r857699.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.zmanda.com - Barrett Marketing Inc. Diane Miller, 253-839-9027 diane@barrettmarketing.com Zmanda(TM), the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today announced the immediate availability of Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) Enterprise version 3.0 for MySQL. The introduction of ZRM 3.0 adds to ZRM's traditional mixed-environment edition and extends the application's use to pure Windows environments. ZRM 3.0 also extends Zmanda's portfolio of Linux platform support with the addition of Ubuntu and Debian Linux; application support for popular MySQL-based software packages such as KnowledgeTree is now available. 'Zmanda's enhanced backup and recovery capabilities provide significant benefits for KnowledgeTree users,' said Daniel .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-introduces-windows-edition-of-r857697.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-introduces-windows-edition-of-r857697.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Engage PR for Reliance Globalcom Suzanne Panoplos, +1-510-748-8200 ext. 221 spanoplos@engagepr.com or Reliance Globalcom K.C. Du Fay, +1-415-901-2321 kdufay@relianceglobalcom.com Mandy Moss, +44 (0)20 8636 1722 mmoss@relianceglobalcom.com Reliance Globalcom today announced the appointment of Mark Thompson as President of its Data Business unit, responsible for all data communications solutions within the global communications group. The Reliance Globalcom Data Business brings together its subsidiaries Reliance Globalcom Limited (formerly known as FLAG Telecom), Reliance Globalcom Services Inc. (formerly known as Yipes Enterprises) and Reliance Vanco Group (formerly known as Vanco Group) to create a global managed solutions provider, with leading on- and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/reliance-globalcom-appoints-mark-thompson-r857695.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/reliance-globalcom-appoints-mark-thompson-r857695.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.amd.com - On October 10, 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice informed AMD (NYSE: AMD) and ATI Technologies that it has closed its investigation into ATI Technologies' pricing and marketing practices in the sale of graphics processing units ('GPUs'). On December 1, 2006, AMD announced that ATI had received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice. About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com. AMD Michael Silverman, .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/amd-confirms-u-s-department-of-justice-r857694.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/amd-confirms-u-s-department-of-justice-r857694.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The European Union has temporarily lifted a travel ban on the president of Belarus, a country regarded as Europe's last dictatorship, as relations with the country start to thaw, according to diplomats. The move comes as relations between the European Union and Russia are strained over Russia's war with Georgia in August. The Kremlin has objected to steps other former Soviet republics in the region have taken to move closer to the West, but it is unlikely EU-Belarus relations will soon warm to the extent that it becomes a .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-eases-sanctions-against-top-belarus-r857693.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-eases-sanctions-against-top-belarus-r857693.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.zmanda.com - Barrett Marketing Inc. Diane Miller, 253-839-9027 diane@barrettmarketing.com Zmanda(TM), the leader in open source backup and recovery software, today announced the limited availability of Zmanda Internet Backup (ZIB), a cost effective and easy-to-use solution for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) that need data backup and disaster recovery for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers. ZIB covers uniquely the entire Windows environment rather than simply backing up files. ZIB also provides data backup to a remote location over the Internet by leveraging the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). ZIB is a simple GUI-based backup solution that is designed to allow Windows .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-first-to-backup-windows-files-r857692.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/zmanda-first-to-backup-windows-files-r857692.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Corman Communications, LLC Patrick Corman, 650-326-9648 patrick@cormancom.com www.cormancom.com or INSIDE Geraldine Sauniere-Miallet, +33 (0) 4 42 39 33 01 Marcom Director gmiallet@insidefr.com Strengthening its presence in the Brazilian contactless payments market, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today announced it has teamed with American Banknote (ABnote) Brazil to produce a MasterCard type-approved contactless payment card for this growing market. INSIDE is supplying ABnote Brazil with its award-winning MicroPass(R) 4003, a contactless payment processor designed from the ground up for MasterCard(R) PayPass(TM) applications, and has worked closely with them to obtain type approval, implement in-house pre-personalization .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/inside-enters-contactless-payments-market-r857690.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/inside-enters-contactless-payments-market-r857690.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) ROME (AP) - Lance Armstrong has entered the Giro D'Italia for the first time. Race organizers say Armstrong has agreed to ride in the prestigious three-week stage race next year as part of his cycling comeback. Armstrong announced last month that he is coming out of retirement with the goal of winning the Tour de France for an eighth time. Armstrong has never competed in the Giro. His participation was announced by race organizers Monday. The Giro is scheduled for May 9-31. The Tour de France starts July 4. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/armstrong-to-race-in-giro-d-italia-r857689.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/armstrong-to-race-in-giro-d-italia-r857689.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Fishman Public Relations Jamie Izaks, 847-945-1300 ext. 228 jizaks@fishmanpr.com or Atomic Public Relations Kimberly Weber, 415-602-6499 kimberly.weber@atomicpr.com Money Mailer Direct Marketing, a veteran leader in the $62 billion direct marketing industry, and Coupons, Inc., the world's leading provider of printable coupon marketing and technology solutions, announced today the formation of a strategic partnership to significantly increase the amount of savings opportunities available online to consumers in communities across the United States. The combination of Coupons, Inc.'s distribution network, powering thousands of websites and an expanding mobile platform, and Money Mailer's reach, which includes 22 million households through shared mail .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/america-s-call-for-savings-answered-r857688.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/america-s-call-for-savings-answered-r857688.htm World News (PR-inside.com) PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - A military spokesman says five Filipino sailors kidnapped in Nigeria's restive southern oil region have been freed. Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said the Filipino seamen snatched Oct. 4 from their vessel in the Niger Delta were handed over to authorities early Monday. More than 200 workers have been seized in nearly three years of rising violence in the southern oil region of Africa's biggest producer. The victims are normally released unharmed after a ransom is paid. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/kidnappers-in-nigeria-release-5-filipino-r857686.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/kidnappers-in-nigeria-release-5-filipino-r857686.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.unisemgroup.com - Unisem Group today announced that it has started volume shipment of packages using its industry-leading copper wirebonding technology. Unisem's copper wirebond process has been qualified by several IC manufacturers worldwide, including Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a leading provider of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. The IDT thin shrink small outline packages (TSSOP) integrate Unisem's copper wirebonds for a wide range of applications, including clock devices for desktops and notebook PCs. Increased interest in copper wirebonding has been driven by the enhanced performance characteristics of copper, such as high tensile strength, thermal conductivity, lower electrical resistance and better performance during .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/unisem-begins-volume-production-of-r857687.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/unisem-begins-volume-production-of-r857687.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The European Union said Monday it had dropped a travel ban on Uzbek officials imposed after a bloody crackdown on an uprising in 2005, saying the central Asian country had made some progress in improving human rights. The EU's 27 foreign ministers meeting here based their decision on the recent release of human rights activists. They included Mutabar Tojibaeva, a vocal critic of the government's bloody crackdown during the 2005 uprising, in which at least 700 people were killed, according to rights activists and witnesses. But the EU ministers .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-drops-travel-ban-on-uzbek-r857685.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-drops-travel-ban-on-uzbek-r857685.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Monday it is moving quickly to implement a $700 billion rescue program, including consulting with private law firms on how to buy ownership shares in banks to help thaw frozen lending and get the economy moving again. The announcement came as Europe's central banks began to take unified actions Monday aimed at easing the credit crisis. The coordinated efforts by European and U.S. authorities to prop up the banking system brought a measure of relief to markets. European markets opened strongly Monday following Asia's lead .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/us-moves-to-get-700b-bank-r857683.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/us-moves-to-get-700b-bank-r857683.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - -0- What: Elastra Corporation, the leading provider of software for designing, deploying, and managing complete application systems in public and private compute clouds, will participate in the panel 'Planning for Success: What You Need to Know about Running Your Business in the Cloud' at the Cloud Summit Executive on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in Mountain View, California. As cloud computing gains acceptance and wider adoption, a number of viable business models have emerged and are proving successful. While some companies are taking a utility-based usage model, others offer subscription- based services or cost per CPU approaches. This session .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/elastra-president-and-ceo-to-discuss-r857681.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/elastra-president-and-ceo-to-discuss-r857681.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - In an Oct. 9 story about Colombian exports, The Associated Press misstated the annual sales of Colombia's main flower exporting association, Asocolflores. The correct figure is US$1.115 billion, not US$115 million. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/correction-colombia-financial-meltdown-story-r857678.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/correction-colombia-financial-meltdown-story-r857678.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.apptrigger.com/ - Connect Public Relations Dan Sorensen 801-373-7888 (Media) dans@connectpr.com or AppTrigger, Inc. Tamye Oshman 214-572-7810 (Corporate) toshman@apptrigger.com AppTrigger, Inc. today announced the results of a recent mobile phone survey revealing that North American mobile users are still heavily reliant on traditional voice and text features, despite a willingness to adopt newer, advanced applications. The survey, which examined application usage and user preferences of mobile phone users, illustrates that advanced application adoption has been slowed by operators' inability to maximize voice and build on new services to enhance new average revenue per user (ARPU) opportunities. According to the study, .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/apptrigger-north-america-mobile-usage-r857677.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/apptrigger-north-america-mobile-usage-r857677.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.pervasive.com - Pervasive Software Kim Daugherty, 512-231-6507 kdaugherty@pervasive.com Pervasive Software(R) Inc. (NASDAQ: PVSW), a global value leader in embeddable data management and data integration software, is hosting IntegratioNEXT, its annual integration user conference, from October 12-14, 2008, at the Renaissance Austin hotel in Austin, Texas. At the event, Pervasive will be featuring innovative new technology developments including Pervasive DataCloud(TM), its Integration as a Service (IaaS) platform, as well as Pervasive DataRush(TM), designed to power applications that deliver game-changing parallelism on commodity multicore servers. Pervasive has long been an industry leader in providing integration to end users for on-premises and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/pervasive-software-spotlights-innovative-integrati-r857675.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pervasive-software-spotlights-innovative-integrati-r857675.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.markmonitor.com - MarkMonitor Te Smith, 831-818-1267 (mobile) te.smith@markmonitor.com or A and R Edelman for MarkMonitor Jonathan Jordan, 202-777-3842 (office) Mobile: 240-483-6986 jjordan@ar-edelman.com MarkMonitor(R), the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today announced that Epson, the global leader in digital imaging products and technology, has consolidated global portfolio management with MarkMonitor Domain Management, giving the company one centralized system for proactively managing thousands of domain names. With a comprehensive, robust solution for domain management, Epson is eliminating multiple registrars worldwide; reducing domain management costs by 25 percent; enabling a better, more consistent online experience for its customers and gaining a competitive advantage in .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/epson-consolidates-global-domain-portfolio-r857674.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/epson-consolidates-global-domain-portfolio-r857674.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced that Kathy Hennessy, NetApp senior director of Organizational Effectiveness, and Steve Wilson, NetApp director of Executive Development, have been selected by Chief Learning Officer magazine (CLO) as Division One silver award winners for the Vanguard category of the Learning in Practice awards. Hennessy and Wilson were recognized by CLO for their achievements as transformational and visionary leaders in enterprise education at the CLO Symposium, Sept. 24-26, at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. The award recognizes NetApp's groundbreaking executive-level development programs, which incorporate competitive business simulations from BTS. The customized NetApp simulations .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/netapp-honored-by-chief-learning-officer-r857673.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/netapp-honored-by-chief-learning-officer-r857673.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced that CSR, a leading designer of wireless devices, has greatly enhanced its IT performance, improved its disaster recovery capabilities, and consolidated its IT data center by moving all of its storage to NetApp(R) platforms, with business applications on Data ONTAP(R) 7G and critical chip design on NetApp Data ONTAP GX. As a global leader in the wireless technology industry, CSR provides many products that are found throughout the world in wireless devices such as laptops, cell phones, and automotive and mobile GPS systems. In order to maintain its leadership position, CSR depends greatly on .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/netapp-data-ontap-gx-enables-csr-r857672.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/netapp-data-ontap-gx-enables-csr-r857672.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Ketchum Kendra Stewart, 415-984-6191 kendra.stewart@ketchum.com or Deutsch Scott Lahde, 212-981-7742 scott.lahde@deutschinc.com It's no secret that great milk comes from Happy Cows, and Happy Cows come from California. Cows from around the country and the globe have caught on and will have the chance to audition to become the next California Happy Cow, joining the ranks of Diane, Janice and Sadie. Thanks to the latest advertising campaign from the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and Deutsch LA, consumers can cast their votes online for the cow they deem most worthy of the illustrious Happy Cow title. In this next .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/consumers-select-the-new-face-of-r857671.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/consumers-select-the-new-face-of-r857671.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - England's Football Association has vetoed Madrid as a possible venue for a proposed friendly against Spain because of the racist abuse that met the team last time it played in the country's capital. The Spanish federation was fined 100,000 Swiss francs (US$77,665; ¤65,003) when Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Jermain Defoe and Jermaine Jenas were racially abused at during a friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in November 2004. Spain won that match 1-0 and the teams have not played in Spain since. «The FA were clear from the outset that .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/england-refuses-match-in-madrid-because-r857669.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/england-refuses-match-in-madrid-because-r857669.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spain will guarantee up to ¤100 billion (US$135 billion) in bank bond issuance this year, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Monday. Zapatero said the decree measure agreed by the government Monday was in line with accords reached this weekend in Paris on ways to tackle the financial crisis. The measure is to guarantee credit operations by Spanish banks up to end of this year. Branches of some foreign banks operating in Spain may also be covered. Zapatero said the amount for 2009 had yet to be studied. He said the European .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/spain-guarantees-100-billion-in-bank-r857668.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/spain-guarantees-100-billion-in-bank-r857668.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) - Osasuna fired coach Jose Angel Ziganda on Monday after two seasons with Spanish league team. The Basque club, which is in 16th place in the 20-team Spanish league with four points from six games, said in a statement on its Web site that it would name Ziganda's replacement later Monday. The 42-year-old Ziganda coached Osasuna for the past two seasons after replacing Javier Aguirre. He led the club to a 14th-place finish in 2006-07 and finished 17th last season. Ziganda previously played for Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao. He also .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/osasuna-fires-coach-ziganda-r857666.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/osasuna-fires-coach-ziganda-r857666.htm World News (PR-inside.com) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Authorities in Greece say the central Athens offices of a rural police division have been damaged in an arson attack. Police say about 20 assailants hurled petrol bombs, rocks and paint, damaging the entrance of the building. They said no one was hurt and no arrests were made. Anarchist groups in Athens frequently carry out arson attacks, typically targeting police stations, international companies and foreign embassy vehicles to voice protest on a variety of issues including the imprisonment of other anarchist arson suspects. But Monday's strike occurred during working hours, .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-arsonists-attack-police-offices-r857664.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/greece-arsonists-attack-police-offices-r857664.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.mcafee.com - McAfee, Inc. Tracy Ross, 408-346-5965 tracy_ross@mcafee.com or Red Consultancy Ian Bain, 415-618-8806 Ian.bain@redconsultancy.com McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced the release of McAfee(R) Total Protection (ToPS) for Secure Business, a comprehensive suite that offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) complete security in one easy-to-manage package. Coupled with McAfee's '15 Minutes to a Secure Business,' a set of McAfee daily practices also released today, businesses can maintain a very strong security posture with just 15 minutes of proactive work a day. According to recent research from McAfee, over half the businesses surveyed reported that they only were able to .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mcafee-inc-announces-total-protection-for-r857661.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mcafee-inc-announces-total-protection-for-r857661.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.aggregateknowledge.com/ - Krause Taylor Associates for Aggregate Knowledge Barbara Krause, 408-918-9081 (direct) 408-918-9080 (main) barbara@krause-taylor.com Aggregate Knowledge Inc., the leader in the Discovery category, today announced that Pascal Bensoussan has joined as vice president of product management and marketing. Bensoussan, who has over 13 years of product management experience in technology and advertising, including most recently Rapt, which was acquired by Microsoft in April 2008, will further define Aggregate Knowledge's product roadmap and go-to-market strategy as they align with the company's business and financial objectives. 'Pascal has established himself as an extremely effective leader, bringing solid discipline to framing .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/aggregate-knowledge-names-pascal-bensoussan-r857659.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/aggregate-knowledge-names-pascal-bensoussan-r857659.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.midway.com - Midway - Media Relations Johner Riehl 858-790-3749 jriehl@midway.com or Midway - Media Relations Reid Druck 858-790-3768 rdruck@midway.com or Midway - Corporate Communications Geoffrey Mogilner 773-961-2222 gmogilner@midway.com Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced that Blitz: The League(R) II has shipped to stores for the Xbox(R)360 videogame and entertainment system and the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system, and is expected to be available soon for an U.S. MSRP of $59.99. Blitz: The League II builds on the fast-paced, over-the-top football action that is a trademark of the Blitz franchise with all-new .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/experience-football-without-the-censorship-r857657.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/experience-football-without-the-censorship-r857657.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.soffront.com - Soffront Software Inc. Alison Golan, 904-230-0349 Alison@Soffront.com Soffront(R) Software Inc., www.soffront.com, the leader of mid-market CRM software, today announced that the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States, www.exim.gov, is using Soffront CRM for Sales Force Automation (SFA). Ex-Im Bank is the official export-credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank purchased Soffront CRM in late 2007 and deployed the solution within ninety days. Several divisions within the organization use the product, including domestic business development, marketing, and the strategic initiatives group. Using Soffront CRM, Ex-Im Bank tracks typical SFA functions, including contact management, sales forecasting, .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/export-import-bank-achieves-impressive-results-r857655.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/export-import-bank-achieves-impressive-results-r857655.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.acer.com - Acer Incorporated Erin Davern, 949-471-7785 Acer, the third largest vendor in the PC market,(1) today announced the new Acer(R) Aspire X3200 desktop PC and Acer P244W 24-inch widescreen LCD display for customers in the United States. Feature-rich, stylish and space-saving, the new desktop and display are ideal for enjoying entertainment from any room in the home. Outfitted with AMD Phenom(TM) X3 processing power, Blu-ray Disc(TM) technology, NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) graphics and Dolby Home Theater(R) sound, the Acer Aspire X3200 is a multimedia powerhouse. The Acer P244W display is simple to use and brilliantly showcases high-definition video, games and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/acer-s-new-phenom-x3-desktop-and-r857653.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acer-s-new-phenom-x3-desktop-and-r857653.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Renesas Technology America, Inc. Akiko Ishiyama, 408-382-7407 akiko.ishiyama@renesas.com Renesas Technology today opened the doors to Renesas Developers' Conference (DevCon), a must-see event for embedded design engineers using or evaluating Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs). Renesas DevCon is the company's first large-scale technical conference of its kind in the U.S., and is expected to draw more than 250 design engineers from North and South Americas. Beginning today, the three-day technology conference gives system designers developing embedded systems special access to the latest advances in MCU and MPU technology. Attending engineers will have the opportunity to attend lectures, participate .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/renesas-technology-kicks-off-u-s-developers-r857651.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/renesas-technology-kicks-off-u-s-developers-r857651.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://successfactors.com - SuccessFactors Dominic Paschel, 650-645-4474 (Investor Relations) dpaschel@successfactors.com LaunchSquad Jesse Odell, 415-625-8555 (U.S. Public Relations) successfactors@launchsquad.com SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced SuccessConnect 2009, SuccessFactors' annual global customer conference. The conference will be held June 8-11, 2009, in San Francisco. More information will be available soon at: http://www.successfactors.com/successconnect/ SuccessFactors enables global organizations of all sizes to drive real business results by optimizing employee productivity, cultivating top talent, and bridging the gap between strategy and execution. SuccessConnect will combine spectacular keynotes, high-impact customer presentations, extensive networking opportunities, and best practices .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/successfactors-announces-dates-for-successconnect-r857649.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/successfactors-announces-dates-for-successconnect-r857649.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://successfactors.com - SuccessFactors Dominic Paschel, 650-645-4474 (Investor Relations) dpaschel@successfactors.com or LaunchSquad Jesse Odell, 415-625-8555 (U.S. Public Relations) successfactors@launchsquad.com or Devonshire Marketing Vanessa Land, +44 (0)1276 675571 (U.K Public Relations) vanessa@devonshiremarketing.com SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced its schedule of events for SuccessConnect Europe, the company's inaugural European customer conference, to be held November 17-18, 2008 in Paris. SuccessConnect Europe will deliver excellent content, an opportunity to network with peers as well as debut exciting new announcements on products and services. The inaugural European conference is offered at no charge, and includes .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/successconnect-europe-update-r857648.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/successconnect-europe-update-r857648.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Morgan Stanley says Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has completed its $9 billion investment in the firm, giving it a much-needed capital infusion. The closing comes a day earlier than expected. As part of the revised deal, Mitsubishi will receive $7.8 billion in convertible preferred stock that carries a 10 percent dividend and is convertible at a price of $25.25 per share. The Japanese bank will also receive $1.2 billion in non-convertible preferred stock, which also carries a 10 percent dividend. The deal was revised after Morgan Stanley lost nearly 60 .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mitsubishi-closes-9b-investment-in-r857647.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mitsubishi-closes-9b-investment-in-r857647.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - CREDO Petroleum Corporation James T. Huffman, 303-297-2200 Chief Executive Officer or Alford B. Neely, 303-297-2200 Chief Financial Officer www.credopetroleum.com CREDO Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: CRED) today reported that its financial condition is sound and that the company is well positioned to capitalize on opportunities that may arise due to recent events in the U.S. and world financial markets. In July CREDO completed a $16,675,000 stock sale. Working capital is approximately $27,400,000, consisting primarily of cash and short term investments, and the company has no debt. As of the company's 2007 fiscal year end, proved reserves, reported on an .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/credo-petroleum-reports-that-financial-condition-r857646.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/credo-petroleum-reports-that-financial-condition-r857646.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister said the 4,100 British troops in southern Iraq are no longer necessary to provide security, a newspaper reported Monday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told The Times of London that there may be a need for a few British troops to remain for training and technical issues. But as a fighting force, al-Maliki said the British were no longer needed. «Definitely, the presence of this number of British soldiers is no longer necessary. We thank them for the role they have played, but I think that their stay is .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/al-maliki-british-troops-not-necessary-in-r857645.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/al-maliki-british-troops-not-necessary-in-r857645.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.ifbyphone.com - Amy Hesser, for Ifbyphone amy.hesser@comunicano.com +1 312-933-8324 Ifbyphone, the innovative telephone application platform company, today announced that marketers will now be able to integrate direct-response call data with Web-based advertising information available from Google(R) Analytics*, making it possible to gauge the overall effectiveness of a lead-generation campaign. Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro said, 'We've now made it easy for any advertiser to track, trace and report a campaign's specifically assigned telephone numbers that are published in ads and company literature, or aired on television and radio spots, and track calls in Google Analytics.' Ifbyphone blends the call-detail .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/ifbyphone-links-phone-call-data-to-r857644.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ifbyphone-links-phone-call-data-to-r857644.htm World News (PR-inside.com) VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Voters dealt a major blow to Lithuania's leftist government by boosting the conservative opposition as well as some populist leaders _ including an impeached ex-president _ in weekend elections, according to official results released Monday. The results set the stage for coalition talks among center-right parties in the former Soviet Baltic nation. Homeland Union leader Andrius Kubilius, whose party won the most votes in Sunday's first round of balloting, said he was ready to form a new Cabinet. His party received 19.2 percent of the general vote, according to .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/voters-deal-blow-to-lithuania-s-leftist-r857643.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/voters-deal-blow-to-lithuania-s-leftist-r857643.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - CDW-G Public Relations Ryan Kurtz 847-968-0211 ryankur@cdw.com or O'Keeffe and Company Meredith Braselman 703-883-9000 ext. 107 mbraselman@okco.com CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation and leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and governments, today announced the results of its new study, 'The 21st-Century Campus: Are We There Yet?', which examines the current and future role of technology in higher education. With responses from more than 1,000 college students, faculty and IT staff members, the study uncovers how technology is leveraged as an academic tool on campuses today; identifies leaders and barriers to .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-higher-education-lags-in-technology-r857642.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-higher-education-lags-in-technology-r857642.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - CEOcast, Inc. Dan Schustack, 212-732-4300 dschustack@ceocast.com Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: CBMC), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of HIV diagnostic tests, announced today that it has received an order for 50,000 tests of its Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 OMT product from LifeLine Scientific, its newly appointed distributor for the UAE and several other countries in the region. The purchase is the first large order resulting from a newly implemented sales initiative. Donald Taylor, Calypte's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, 'I am delighted to announce that our local office in Dubai has signed such a significant order LifeLine Scientific is affiliated .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/calypte-biomedical-corporation-receives-large-r857641.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/calypte-biomedical-corporation-receives-large-r857641.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.cmic.ca/ - CMiC Greg Devine, 416-736-0123 ext 315 gregory.devine@cmic.ca CMiC, the leader in providing software solutions for the architectural, engineering and construction industry, responded to the recent acquisition of Primavera by Oracle by reaffirming their commitment to providing top level software solutions designed for the AEC industry. 'Once again Oracle has acquired a major player in the software industry,' said Bassem Hamdy, vice president of solutions at CMiC. 'While there has been speculation for months as to what impact this will have on the industry, the fact needs to be acknowledged that when software companies are acquired their product .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/acquisitions-will-not-change-generic-erp-s-r857640.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acquisitions-will-not-change-generic-erp-s-r857640.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.compellent.com - Compellent Technologies Liem Nguyen, 952-294-2851 Liem.Nguyen@compellent.com or Matter Communications Patty Barry, 978-499-9250, x231 Patty@matternow.com Compellent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: CML) today announced it will provide continuous, coordinated access to all data stored on Compellent SANs between remote locations with a new automated business continuity feature, Live Volume. Live Volume will allow enterprises to manage their disparate storage sites around the world as one virtual data center. As customers move applications from one physical or virtual server to another for maintenance, local site issues or disaster recovery, Live Volume will enable IT managers to proactively and automatically migrate .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/compellent-to-offer-automated-business-continuity-r857639.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/compellent-to-offer-automated-business-continuity-r857639.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.mcafee.com - McAfee, Inc. Joris Evers, 408-346-3310 joris_evers@mcafee.com or Red Consultancy Mindy Whittington, 415-618-8811 mindy.whittington@redconsultancy.com Cybercrime is becoming increasingly personal as criminals collect data from social networking Web sites, data breaches, and other sources, according to a McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) report released today. In the bi-annual McAfee Security Journal threat report, international security experts from McAfee's Avert(R) Labs found an increase in the use of social engineering techniques used to exploit human nature and maximize profits. 'Cybercriminals are crafting attacks that are virtually impossible for computer users to identify,' said Jeff Green, senior vice president, McAfee Avert Labs. 'Phishing .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/mcafee-inc-cybercrime-gets-personal-r857637.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mcafee-inc-cybercrime-gets-personal-r857637.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) SEATTLE (AP) - The Machinists union says negotiations to end a five-week strike at the Boeing Co. have begun. A note saying talks with a federal mediator were under way was posted Sunday on the union's Web site. Spokeswoman Connie Kelliher said she did not know where the talks were being conducted. An agreement to renew contract talks for the first time since the strike began on Sept. 6 was announced Wednesday. Boeing and union spokesmen have said the two sides agreed to a media blackout on the negotiations. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, citing unnamed sources, reported .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/machinists-union-confirms-start-of-r857636.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/machinists-union-confirms-start-of-r857636.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - OTI Galit Mendelson, 201-944-5200 ext. 111 Director of Corporate Communications galit@otiglobal.com or portfoliopr Paul Holm, 212-888-4570 (Investor Relations) paulh@portfoliopr.biz or Japan: Renesas Technology Corp. Yoichi Kobayashi, +81-3-6756-5555 kobayashi.yoichi2@renesas.com U.S.: Renesas Technology America Inc. Akiko Ishiyama, +1-408-382-7407 akiko.ishiyama@renesas.com Europe: Renesas Technology Europe Limited Jasper Credland, +44-1628-585163 jasper.credland@renesas.com Singapore: Renesas Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd. Tan Swee Cheng, +65-6213-0211 Singapore_PR@renesas.com China Mainland: Renesas Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Carrie Yu, +86-21-5877-1818 (#803) carrie.yu@renesas.com Hong Kong: Renesas Technology Hong Kong Ltd. Silkie Lau, +852-2265-6611 silkie.lau@renesas.com Taiwan region: Renesas Technology Taiwan Co., Ltd. Frankie Tseng, +886-2-3518-3392 frankie.tseng@renesas.com Renesas Technology Corp., a leading semiconductor system solutions .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/renesas-technology-and-on-track-innovations-r857635.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/renesas-technology-and-on-track-innovations-r857635.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The British government injected an unprecedented 37 billion pounds (US$63 billion) into the country's leading banks Monday to avoid a full-scale collapse of the sector. In return for the rescue, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Lloyds TSB Group PLC and HBOS PLC will cede majority control to the government and halt cash bonuses for bank board members this year. The banks will also be required to lend more money to small- and medium-sized businesses and homeowners in a bid to rescue the country's housing market. «The action we .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/british-banks-to-get-cash-infusion-r857634.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/british-banks-to-get-cash-infusion-r857634.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Monday it is moving quickly to implement a $700 billion rescue program, including consulting with private law firms on how to buy ownership shares in a broad number of banks to help thaw frozen lending and get the economy moving again. The administration announced the selection of a team of interim managers, picked an outside firm to help run the program and tapped Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to head the oversight board guarding against conflicts of interest. Neel Kashkari, the assistant Treasury secretary who is .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/administration-makes-decisions-in-rescue-r857633.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/administration-makes-decisions-in-rescue-r857633.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) (EMAILWIRE.COM, October 13, 2008 ) Houston, TX - Telecom-Newswire.net ( http://www.telecom-newswire.net ) adds breaking news section on new generation 3G wireless phones with CDMA, GSM services and bestseller lists section on cell phones, accessories and services. Cell phone news includes video feeds and news summaries and press releases from cell phone industry. The video feed provides news on new product arrivals and how cell phone technology affects people's lives. Video feeds are updated daily from television stations and news services from around the world. 'There is a section for Bestseller phones from the Internet - a great resource to visit .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/telecom-newswire-net-adds-cell-phones-news-r857630.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/telecom-newswire-net-adds-cell-phones-news-r857630.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a Federal Register Notice on the FDA website (www.fda.gov/cder/audiences/acspage/meetings/cvrac_20081210.htm) of a planned public meeting of the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee on December 10, 2008. On the agenda for that meeting will be a review of Acusphere's lead product candidate, Imagify(TM) (Perflubutane Polymer Microspheres) for Injectable Suspension, proposed for use as an ultrasound imaging agent indicated for patients with stable chest pain being evaluated for inducible ischemia for the detection of coronary artery disease based on assessment of myocardial perfusion and wall motion. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/acusphere-s-imagify-tm-to-be-reviewed-at-r857628.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acusphere-s-imagify-tm-to-be-reviewed-at-r857628.htm World News (PR-inside.com) NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The president of Cyprus said Monday he was canceling an annual military exercise during negotiations to reunify the divided island. President Dimitris Christofias announced the cancellation of the Greek Cypriot National Guard's 'Nikiforos' exercise, which has frequently caused tension with the Turkish Cypriots, after peace talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. The exercise was to run from Tuesday to Sunday. Christofias said this was in line with a cabinet decision to urge U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to back an agreement permanently scrapping regular military exercises .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-president-cancels-military-exercise-r857627.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cyprus-president-cancels-military-exercise-r857627.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) BANGALORE, India (AP) - Sachin Tendulkar fell 14 runs short of equaling the test run-scoring world record Monday but played a key role in helping India draw the first cricket test against Australia. India needed a ground-high fourth-innings score of 299 on the final day for an unlikely victory and had 177 for 4 when bad light ended the match 10 overs early. The crowd had grown throughout the first two sessions in the hope of seeing Tendulkar overtake West Indian Brian Lara's record of 11,953 test runs. But after falling for 49 .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/india-holds-out-for-draw-vs-r857625.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/india-holds-out-for-draw-vs-r857625.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - The Travelers Companies, Inc. ('Travelers') (NYSE:TRV), consistent with its prior practice, announced today that its initial estimate for catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2008, primarily relating to Hurricanes Ike, Gustav and Dolly, is approximately $690 million after-tax ($1.05 billion pre-tax), in each case net of reinsurance. The loss estimates for Hurricane Ike reflect catastrophe losses in eight states and include Travelers' estimated share of assessments from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. In connection with this information and as a result of the recent financial market disruption, the company also elected to report initial estimates of third .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/travelers-issues-initial-estimates-of-r857622.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/travelers-issues-initial-estimates-of-r857622.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - PLX Technology (NASDAQ:PLXT) announced today that it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third-quarter 2008 financial results and business outlook, on Monday, October 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. (PDT), following the release of the Company's financial results. Michael Salameh, PLX(R) chief executive officer, and Arthur Whipple, PLX chief financial officer, will host the conference call. A live webcast of the conference call will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PLX Website, at www.plxtech.com/investors. To dial into the live webcast, please call 913.312.0640. A recorded replay of this webcast will be available .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/plx-technology-announces-conference-call-r857621.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/plx-technology-announces-conference-call-r857621.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LONDON (AP) - The sculpture shows a man about to fall under a subway car driven by a Grim Reaper figure. Its creator says it was meant as a tribute to train drivers and the risks they face. But the work's planned home, a London railway station, said Monday it had canceled plans to put it on display after complaints by railway unions and the families of suicide victims. Officials at St. Pancras Station, the hub for Eurostar high-speed shuttle services to France and Belgium, said the carving by sculptor Paul Day was inappropriate. The .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/london-rail-station-axes-falling-passenger-r857620.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/london-rail-station-axes-falling-passenger-r857620.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Max Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MXGL; BSX: MXGL BH) today announced that the return on its overall investment portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 is negative 2.85% and for the year through September 30, 2008 is negative 2.19%. Max Capital currently estimates its book value at September 30, 2008 to be in the range of $22.00 to $23.00 per share. Max Capital's return on its alternative investments for the quarter ended Sept 30, 2008 is expected to be negative 12.93%. The positive performance in the first half of 2008, coupled with the negative performance for the .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/max-capital-group-ltd-announces-update-r857619.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/max-capital-group-ltd-announces-update-r857619.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - The German government on Monday put together a rescue package worth as much as ¤500 billion (US$671 billion) to shore up the country's financial system _ part of a coordinated European bailout effort. Finance Ministry spokesman Torsten Albig put the total figure at ¤500 billion (US$671 billion). The ministry said the package foresees up to ¤400 billion (US$536.7 billion) in guarantees for banks, plus up to ¤100 billion (US$134.2 billion) to recapitalize banks and back up the guarantees. The Finance Ministry is saying Monday that banks will be able to .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-puts-together-up-to-r857618.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-puts-together-up-to-r857618.htm Business (PR-inside.com) Klj Espana is a new addition to the large and beautifully laid out Klj Espana in sector 77 faridabad. This project introduces an innovative concept in urban living: an apartment block comprising solely of 1- 3 bedroom apartments. Supplemented with well-designed common facilities those are enriching and convenient to its residents. NEW DELHI (INDIA) OCTOBER 14,2008: KLJ Group launches a new housing apartment in sector 77 Faridabad. A short drive from New Delhi is the upcoming project in Faridabad - KLJ Espana. KLJ Group is the upcoming leader in Construction / Real-estate sector having completed number of projects. KLJ Group also .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/klj-espana-is-a-new-addition-r857617.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/klj-espana-is-a-new-addition-r857617.htm World News (PR-inside.com) BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai riot police used a cheap Chinese tear gas that contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters last week, an investigator said Monday. The investigation by forensics experts and a human rights commission could explain why several protesters had limbs and feet blown off and three died in clashes last week with police, who insist they only fired tear gas into the crowd. Investigators found that police used three types of tear gas _ from China, the United States .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-police-used-tear-gas-laced-r857616.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thai-police-used-tear-gas-laced-r857616.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Abiomed, Inc. Aimee Maillett, 978-646-1553 ir@abiomed.com Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) today announced invoiced shipments of approximately $20 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. Invoiced shipments represent amounts billed to customers for products shipped and services rendered to customers during the relevant quarter. The Company will announce its second quarter financial results, including its revenue, during the first full week of November. The Company is in the early phases of completing its quarterly closing to determine the amount of invoiced shipments that will be recorded as revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. Invoiced .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/abiomed-announces-record-20-million-in-r857615.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/abiomed-announces-record-20-million-in-r857615.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Hitachi Data Systems Laurie Spindler, 408-970-7097 laurie.spindler@hds.com or Ogilvy Public Relations David Friedman, 303-634-2674 david.friedman@ogilvypr.com Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today unveiled its next-generation line-up of midrange storage systems, the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 Series. Breaking new ground in operational efficiency, Hitachi Data Systems is introducing a wide range of pioneering technologies, previously unavailable on a midrange storage platform, that deliver improved performance, connectivity, scalability, reliability and ease-of-use to midrange customers, and demonstrate Hitachi's rich heritage of world-class storage innovation. Customers benefit by .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-unveils-next-generation-midra-r857613.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/hitachi-data-systems-unveils-next-generation-midra-r857613.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - Castle Brands Inc. (AMEX: ROX), the maker of premium branded spirits, today announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with investors led by Dr. Phillip Frost, I.L.A.R. S.p.A., the owner of Pallini liqueurs, and Vector Group Ltd., to receive a cash infusion of $15 million. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company will issue 1,200,000 shares of newly created Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a price per share of $12.50 (which is, in effect upon conversion, $0.35 per share of the Company's common stock). Transaction deliverables are being held in escrow pending closing, which .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/castle-brands-executes-agreement-to-r857612.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/castle-brands-executes-agreement-to-r857612.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.pulseeng.com - Pulse Henrik Ravn, Director Sales, Europe and Asia Mobile: +45 4025 6195 Direct: +45 4630 6681 hra@pulseeng.com or A--R Marketing Inc. Andrea Roberts 858-451-8666 andrea@armarketinginc.com Pulse, a Technitrol Company (NYSE:TNL), a worldwide leader in electronic component and subassembly design and manufacturing, will showcase the company's latest developments in microphones, receivers, telecoils, and electromechanical components for hearing instruments at this year's International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA). The conference is being held at the Congress Center Leipzig in Germany from October 15-17, 2008. Pulse sales and R and D representatives will be available at booth #DZ-07 in Hall 2. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/pulse-exhibits-innovative-components-for-r857610.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/pulse-exhibits-innovative-components-for-r857610.htm Sport (PR-inside.com) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Germany coach Joachim Loew sought Monday to downplay the departure of backup striker Kevin Kuranyi and steer attention to the upcoming World Cup qualifying game against Wales. While Loew tried to speak about Wednesday's game at a news conference in Duesseldorf, the reporters kept going back to the topic of Kuranyi's expulsion from the team after Saturday's 2-1 win over Russia. «We have an important game ahead of us, we want six points from these two home games,» Loew said. «We would have achieved nothing if we follow up .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-expects-defensive-wales-r857609.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/germany-expects-defensive-wales-r857609.htm World News (PR-inside.com) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Amsterdam police say a Scottish tourist drowned this weekend after falling from the deck of a boat hotel. The name of the 27-year-old victim has not been released. A police report says he was sitting and drinking at around 11 p.m. Saturday night when he fell into the Ij river behind the city's central train station «for unknown reasons. A passer-by and two policemen tried to rescue him but were unable to find him in the dark water. Divers from the fire department eventually located him but resuscitation attempts failed, .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/scottish-tourist-drowns-in-amsterdam-r857608.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/scottish-tourist-drowns-in-amsterdam-r857608.htm World News (PR-inside.com) VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Interpol and the U.N. crime agency have established a new academy aimed at teaching officials around the world how to better fight corruption. Authorities say the International Anti-Corruption Academy will open its doors in autumn 2009 in the Vienna suburb of Laxenburg. Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble says the school will train senior law enforcement and government officials in techniques designed to prevent, detect and root out corruption. Noble says graft is a US$1 trillion a year problem. Antonio Maria Costa, chief of the U.N. Office on Drugs and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/interpol-un-launch-anti-corruption-school-r857605.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/interpol-un-launch-anti-corruption-school-r857605.htm Entertainment (PR-inside.com) Nicole Richie and Angelina Jolie aren't the only stars featured in the current October 20 issue of 'People' magazine. The Louisville Zoo's 18-month-old baby African elephant Scotty is spotlighted right alongside them in a special 'Zoo Superstars' section, where Scotty garners a full-page photo and article. 'This is pretty exciting,' Louisville Zoo Elephant Area Supervisor Dave Campbell said. 'We definitely think Scotty is a celebrity, and now the rest of the world will think so, too!' Be sure to check out the article on page 123 of the October 20 issue of 'People' magazine. For more information on the Louisville Zoo, visit .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/baby-elephant-scotty-makes-people-magazine-r857603.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/baby-elephant-scotty-makes-people-magazine-r857603.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration says it is moving quickly on a number of fronts to get a $700 billion rescue program up and running, including consulting with private law firms on the best way to buy ownership shares in a broad number of banks. The administration on Monday announced the selection of a team of interim managers, picked an outside firm to help run the program and tapped Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to head up the oversight board guarding against conflicts of interest. Neel Kaskhari, the assistant Treasury secretary who .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/administration-makes-decisions-in-rescue-r857602.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/administration-makes-decisions-in-rescue-r857602.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) . FACT 80% of JBoss AS production installations use 'out of the box' default configuration FACT 90% of JBoss AS production issues - are problems that could have been avoided with simple configuration changes ANSWER Freedom OSS 11-Point JBoss Inspection Our 30-minute service provides an evaluation of your current JBoss AS settings by one of our highly-skilled architects. Our inspection will: * Improve your application's performance by 200% * Improve your application's stability by 3 9's * Prevent crashes and downtime * Free-up memory by un-deploying often unnecessary components * Tighten security by shutting down unused services and ports * Optimize logging configuration to streamline debugging and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tune-up-your-jboss-application-server-r857600.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tune-up-your-jboss-application-server-r857600.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://explore.toshiba.com - Maples Communications, Inc. Julie Murphy or Eric Paulsen 949-855-3555 jmurphy@maples.com epaulsen@maples.com Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a leader in mobile computing solutions, today announced the 15.4-inch Satellite Pro(R) S300 and 14.1-inch Satellite Pro S300M laptops. Building upon the Satellite Pro product family's quality and success, Toshiba will include a two-year, standard limited warranty(1) on these new laptop PCs. These latest Satellite Pro laptops were designed, engineered and manufactured by Toshiba resulting in high-quality laptops at an affordable price. They feature Toshiba's innovative fourth-generation EasyGuard(R) Technology(2) with PC Health Monitor, built-in support for docking, and convenient Business Card Reader .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-makes-two-year-warranty-standard-r857598.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-makes-two-year-warranty-standard-r857598.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) DataCore Showcases New Storage Virtualisation Developments at Storage Expo 2008: Show attendees have the opportunity to see DataCore's new SAN management solution for VMware Virtual Center Integration and to experience Transporter - providing time saving migration for images between physical and virtual machines READING and LONDON, United Kingdom - October 13, 2008 - Integrating the Worlds of Virtual Servers and Virtual Storage: 'DataCore makes it simple for VMware users to integrate their storage and SAN as part of their virtual world,' states Nick Broadbent, UK managing director, DataCore Software. 'Transporter goes the next step; it removes the time delays and .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/show-attendees-have-the-opportunity-to-r857597.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/show-attendees-have-the-opportunity-to-r857597.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETS) will announce its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time, then at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time, Menderes Akdag, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, will host a conference call to review the financial results. To access the call, which is open to the public, please dial (888) 455-1758 (toll free) or (210) 234-0009, ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Callers will be required to supply PETMEDS as the passcode, and will be placed on hold with music until the .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/petmed-express-d-b-a-1-800-petmeds-to-r857596.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/petmed-express-d-b-a-1-800-petmeds-to-r857596.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.springbokservices.com - To enhance the impact of its prepaid MasterCard(R) cards and Visa(R) prepaid card programs, Springbok Services today introduced unique, customized messaging options for its corporate clients. Personalized Program Messaging enables clients to communicate with card recipients in a variety of ways to maximize incentive programs and personalize the cardholder experience. With Springbok Personalized Program Messaging, clients can send customized messages that are received by cardholders when they check their card activity or receive a reload on their prepaid card. From a simple thank you to a congratulatory note to commend an individual's performance, Springbok's newest service offering .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/springbok-services-launches-personalized-program-r857594.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/springbok-services-launches-personalized-program-r857594.htm Miscellaneous (PR-inside.com) The DVLA have introduced a new way to buy personalised registration numbers from them . Commencing October 13th 2008 it is possible to register and make sealed bid on any of the 1500 registrations available. Each number has a reserve price and will not be sold below this price. Registration and bidding is best carried out on line however for those without internet access there is a telephone number available. After making a bid it is possible to subsequently raise or lower it or even cancel the bid altogether. Closing date for the bids is 31st October 2008 and payment .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/innovative-means-to-purchase-private-number-r857592.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/innovative-means-to-purchase-private-number-r857592.htm Business (PR-inside.com) http://www.triquint.com - TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. Networks Product Marketing Mgr. Mr. Joshua Raha, +1 407-886-8860 E-mail: jraha@tqs.com or Media Contact: MarComm Manager Mr. Mark Andrews, +1 407-884-3404 Mobile: +1 407-353-8727 E-mail: mandrews@tqs.com TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), a leading RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced the release of its newest highly-integrated RF module for GPS (global positioning satellite) navigation systems. The new front-end module combines filter and low noise amplifier (LNA) functions in the smallest package available today, enabling new wireless handset applications as well as mobile and automotive designs. The device expands TriQuint's already extensive GPS portfolio including surface .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/triquint-releases-smallest-most-integrated-r857588.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/triquint-releases-smallest-most-integrated-r857588.htm Telecommunications (PR-inside.com) Voxbone is a leading provider of international VoIP origination services to carriers, ITSPs, calling card operators, NGNs (Next Generation Networks), call centers and other businesses around the world. Tpad selected Voxbone because of the huge availability of customized numbers, its high quality of service, plethora of virtual phone numbers and SIP trunks, and ultimately the immediate fast setup time it offers. Introduced in January 2006, Tpad's free to use service enables customers to make phone calls without being next to a computer or any internet access. Customers can simply call the Tpad local access phone numbers from any landline or mobile .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/tpad-the-global-provider-of-the-r857586.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/tpad-the-global-provider-of-the-r857586.htm World News (PR-inside.com) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - The European Union has dropped a travel ban on Uzbek officials imposed after a bloody crackdown on an uprising in 2005. The 27 EU ministers noted human rights progress in the central Asian nation in recent years. They said in a statement Monday they welcome the «progress achieved» and the release of several human rights activists. The EU said it was continuing to monitor the situation, and renewing an arms embargo. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-drops-travel-ban-on-uzbek-r857583.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-drops-travel-ban-on-uzbek-r857583.htm Computer & Technology (PR-inside.com) Canto® announced the immediate availability of Cumulus® 7.6, a major feature update to the product line, offering new features that could save customers thousands-and protect their assets. Built in rendering of PDF files leads the pack of new Cumulus 7.6 features. High quality PDF thumbnails and previews can be generated on any operating system- even via a Web browser-without the need for Adobe® Acrobat®. Advanced PowerPoint handling is also built into Cumulus 7.6. Users can create new PowerPoint presentations from cataloged presentations, slides and images-with or without PowerPoint installed-even when connected via a Web browser. Cumulus 7.6 can package the new presentations into ready-to-go files .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/canto-cumulus-7-6-offers-pdf-rendering-r857581.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/canto-cumulus-7-6-offers-pdf-rendering-r857581.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - smartFOCUS DIGITAL, a leader in email and digital marketing software, today announces the immediate worldwide availability of its newest offering, the Digital Marketing Solution (DMS). DMS will combine database analytics tools with email delivery, campaign management and history based reporting to target customers more effectively and dramatically increase ROI on campaigns. The DMS solution allows marketers to interrogate their data via an intuitive data visualisation and analytics tool, gaining deeper insight and understanding into their digital data and delivering more relevant, behaviour-based, personalized digital communications. Marketers will use the high speed analytics tool to deliver a step change .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/smartfocus-digital-brings-customer-insight-r857578.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/smartfocus-digital-brings-customer-insight-r857578.htm Business (PR-inside.com) - smartFOCUS, the international multi-channel marketing software company, today announced its partnership with MeritDirect, a leading provider of integrated marketing solutions for customer acquisition and retention. According to MeritDirect, smartFOCUS adds extensive resources for increased capabilities in transaction-based campaign management and data analysis across channels for clear, accurate customer profiles that shape timing and messaging, and add value to customer relationships. MeritDirect will use smartFOCUS software to deliver campaign management, analysis, and reporting solutions for select clients requiring a transactional solution. smartFOCUS will be supported by MeritBase, the nation's leading B2B Cooperative Database with over 200 major mailers .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/meritdirect-adds-smartfocus-customer-knowledge-r857575.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/meritdirect-adds-smartfocus-customer-knowledge-r857575.htm World News (PR-inside.com) STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel economic prize Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity. Krugman has been a harsh critic of the Bush administration and the Republican Party in The New York Times, where he writes a regular column and has a blog called «Conscience of a Liberal. He has come out forcefully against John McCain during the economic meltdown, saying the Republican candidate is «more frightening .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/paul-krugman-wins-the-nobel-economics-r857574.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/paul-krugman-wins-the-nobel-economics-r857574.htm Finance (PR-inside.com) BERLIN (AP) - Germany says its financial sector rescue package foresees up to ¤400 billion (US$536.7 billion) in guarantees for banks and as much as ¤80 billion (US$107.3 billion) for recapitalization. The Finance Ministry is saying Monday that banks will be able to draw on the services of a newly created so-called «financial market stabilization fund» until the end of 2009. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck were to present the package _ part of a coordinated European rescue effort _ later in the day following a special Cabinet meeting. .. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 http://www.pr-inside.com/german-plan-foresees-400-billion-in-r857573.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/german-plan-foresees-400-billion-in-r857573.htm Energy & Environment (PR-inside.com) The Minister was commenting following the launch of the Heritage Council Grants Programme 2009, under which applications are sought for funding a wide range of projects to protect and enhance our national heritage including local heritage, biodiversity, archaeology, publications, architecture research and museums and archives. Commenting on the ongoing success of the Heritage Council Grants Programme, Minister Killeen said, 'In recent years, community groups, individuals and organisations in Clare have been very successful in applying for grant aid. In the last two years alone, 21 individuals and groups have benefited under the Programme.' The Junior Agriculture Minister explained that the aim .. 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