The Security Council today affirmed its commitment to the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and established a broad framework for reducing global nuclear dangers, in an historic summit-level meeting chaired by United States President Barack Obama.
Today’s meeting – only the fifth in the Council’s history to be held at the level of heads of State…
Ten sportsmen and women from across the United Kingdom and from nine very different sports, make up the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2009, BBC One, Sunday 13 December, 7.00-9.00pm.
The live event will be held at the Sheffield Arena for the first time and is a sell-out with around 11,000 people attending, making it the…
Paris – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, according to Q3 2009 data from Dell’Oro, it gained market share in the Service Provider Router segment for the fifth consecutive quarter. According to Dell’Oro, Alcatel-Lucent increased its worldwide market share by four percentage points year-over-year (3Q09 vs 3Q08). In addition, it gained 4.8 percentage points year-over-year (Y/Y) in…
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TICKET2FINAL – EXPANSION DUE TO CONTINUED SUCCESS!
After the success of last season’s pilot projects, Ticket2Final (http://www.ticket2final.com)
has extended its contract with Euroleague Basketball, valued at a
total sum of 150,000 Euro. The partnership between the…
Regulatory News:
Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF) and GE Capital
Real Estate France (through its subsidiary Foncière Ariane SAS) reached,
on 30 November 2009, the final agreement of their partnership regarding
Continental Square real estate complex located at Paris-Charles de
Gaulle airport.
This partnership is about:
The transfer of Continental Square real…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission concluded today its fifth full visit (25-26 November) to the city of London. With less than 1,000 days to go to the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, the Commission was able to hear about the advances made by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) and its partners and share their thoughts and experiences on…
Singapore’s business events sector continues to forge ahead with a momentum of growth. Bolstered by its strong business fundamentals and initiatives to build a vibrant ecosystem of business events, Singapore has successfully clinched a good number of association meetings over the next few years.
November 26, 2009 /India PRwire/ — With Singapore’s economy turning…
Dunkermotoren, headquartered in Bonndorf ( Germany ), has operations mainly in Germany, the US, and China and is the world’s largest maker of fractional horsepower drives for applications such as electric sliding doors and outdoor window shutters.
“As part of our strategic transformation Alcatel-Lucent is refocusing its operations on activities that are core to our business of providing transformational solutions…
The partnership includes IP/MPLS and optical transmission solutions, and combine the capabilities of both partners’ end-to-end integration services, tailoring solutions based on project complexity and customer needs.
With this partnership, Alcatel-Lucent is adopting a new indirect model to serve these vertical markets in Australia, alongside its direct model and existing relationships. Likewise, it is a first for Integ to offer…
“We have made it a priority to become our customer’s most valuable partner by delivering them secure and reliable products, software, services, and solutions,” said Janet Davidson, President, Alcatel-Lucent Quality Assurance and Customer Care. “Our joint ISO 9001 and TL9000 registration reflects this priority and reinforces our commitment to long term customer satisfaction.”
The ISO 9001 standard is the most…
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today reinforced its commitment to customer satisfaction with the announcement that it has expanded the company’s certification for the International Quality Standards of ISO 9001 and TL9000 with a global, combined certificate of registration. Covering more than 200 company locations and more than 47,000 employees, this certification is one of the telecommunication industry’s largest…
The Rezidor Hotel Group owned Regent Berlin’s Fischers Fritz restaurant, has been awarded two stars by Michelin, the French guide to fine dining, for the third consecutive year.
Chef de Cuisine, Christian Lohse, has succeeded in maintaining his crown as Berlin’s only two Michelin-starred Chef, with his classic French cuisine with a contemporary twist. In fall 2007, Lohse’s dedication…
SpineGuard, a medical device start-up, announced today
that it has elected well-known medtech industry entrepreneur and
investor Alan Olsen as a director, effective immediately.
Mr. Olsen was founder and President of Danek Medical, Inc. With
more than $90 million in sales during the early 1990’s after merging
with Sofamor, Sofamor Danek Group, a New York…
Dog names may be selected with great thought and family discussion but often a four-legged friend is far better known by a nickname. Whether it’s assigned based on his size (“Big Boy”), his favorite food (“Cornbread”), or his given name (“Dudley-Wudley”), nicknames are just one more way dog lovers identify their furry friends as a real member of the family.
New research from Hotels.com has shown that one in three Irish people fail to recognise their own capital city landscape without its iconic Ha’penny Bridge. An incredible 32% of Irish people were stumped by an image of their capital city when the memorable bridge was airbrushed out of the picture. While 68% weren’t fooled, 28% confused the image of Dublin…
Contactless PIN Pad Deployed with Major French Retailers
PARIS, Cartes & IDentification 2009, Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that its Wymix® PIN Pad has received Visa® payWave certification. The Wymix with built-in contactless antenna can be used to process payments made by contactless cards as well as NFC-enabled mobile handsets. The contactless Wymix PIN Pad is deployed with…
PARIS, Cartes & IDentification 2009, Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that it is now delivering a common, unified EMV Level 2 implementation across its major product lines. Effective immediately, the company’s Optimum and Artema product platforms, both of which are EMV 4.2a Level 2 type approved, are using the exact same software kernel. The implementation includes Optimum and Artema…
Europcar has been named the World’s Leading Car Rental Company, at the 2008 World Travel Awards ceremony in London, following its title of Europe’s Leading Car Rental Company in Portugal on October 17.
The World Travel Awards are the ’Oscars’ of the travel industry, with 187,000 industry professionals voting for the best company in each category across seven regions…
Montreal,Canada, November 10, 2009 – CarbonCopyPRO confirms that Lelia Raynal, a new online marketing expert, and her team, will be present at the next online marketing master Event in Las Vegas November 19, 2009.
For four consecutive weeks, she has been recognized by her peers as a Rising Star in Internet marketing. As a brand new M2 member, she…
Rome has remained a center of the European art world for many centuries. Celebrated for its great monuments, works of art, and incomparable scenery, the Eternal City was an essential component of an artist’s education, as well as for the worldly “grand tourist.” In this lecture, Clark senior curator Richard Rand explores the myriad ways foreign artists responded to Rome…
“The 2 November 2009 protest aimed to claim for ‘a real democracy, human rights respect, the cancellation of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Treaty of 1977, the release of all political prisoners and a multipartite system,’ as reported by information sent from inside the LPDR,” said Vanida S. Thephsouvanh, President of the Lao Movement for Human Rights ( MLDH ) in a…
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Defiance Tech Private Limited, a leading provider of engineering, manufacturing and enterprise (EME) solutions to jointly promote and market Dassault Systèmes’ PLM solutions to help customers across industry verticals achieve sustainable…
Cyprus, a year-round Mediterranean island destination with a population of close to 800,000 is eyeing the lucrative Indian outbound market. It announced its foray in the Indian market today.
November 5, 2009 /India PRwire/ — Cyprus, a year-round Mediterranean island destination with a population of close to 800,000 is eyeing the lucrative Indian outbound…
“We have become quite aggressive in the emerging markets,” said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing, Gameloft. “We are not only expanding and growing, but also developing very strong relationships with the operators. We remain steadfast in our goal to maintain Gameloft’s position as the market leader with the biggest distribution network.”
Southeast Asia plays a central role…
Regulatory News:
The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) and ArcelorMittal’s European
management signed an important agreement on the 2nd of November, with
provisions for the restart of equipment as well as negotiated changes
and opportunities to enhance employability for the Company’s 115,000
workers in Europe during this challenging period of reduced activity
that has led…
The United Nations agency charged with defending the freedom of the press today deplored the killing of an Iraqi television cameraman who died when a bomb exploded outside his house in the northern city of Kirkuk.
Orhan Hijran, an 18-year-old who worked for the Al-Rasheed satellite TV channel, was killed following the explosion on 21 October, the UN Educational, Scientific…