While there are always hundreds of people waiting to get reservation tickets to the indoor shows or exhibitions at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, smart visitors will visit outdoor gardens first. During the Expo 2010 Shanghai, the Taipei Pavilion a[...](More)

After finishing its 184-day run at the 2010 Shanghai Expo, the Taipei Pavilion sponsored by Foxconn Technology Group will be rebuilt at the site of the Pavilion of Future in the Xinsheng Park Area of the Taipei International Flora Exposition after the ongoing expo[...](More)

The Taipei City Government is convinced that the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition gives Taiwan an opportunity to showcase its soft power. In order to offer the people in Taiwan an opportunity to see how the Taipei Pavilion demonstrates Taipei City�[...](More)

China�s chief negotiator with Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, visited the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition on December 22 in the company of the Mayor of Taipei City Hau Lung-bin and promised the mayor to publicize the exposition�s �power of beau[...](More)

Skype today announced the new version of its iPhone appl[...](More)

AQT Solar, a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-ga[...](More)

Based on its success in displaying the best of Taipei with a pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, the city of Taipei has managed to outdo itself by organizing what is described as the best flora expo in half a century.

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of �a-� of CIGNA Life Insurance New Zealand Limited (CLINZ) (New Zealand). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

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Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide�s ten distinct hotel brands, today announced its latest global promotion, More Nights, More Points. From January 3 through March 31, 2011, members can receive up to quadruple points after compl[...](More)

Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc., a leading provider of orthopedic products to the Chinese healthcare market, announced today that it closed a US$10 million Series C Preferred Stock financing. The financing was led by OrbiMed Asia Partners and was participated in by Legen[...](More)

Knowles Electronics announced today that a recent ruling by Judge Rogers of the International Trade Commission would not impact its ability to import its products into the United States. The ruling relates to certain patents owned by Analog Devices for methods of [...](More)

Jean-Pierre Vignolle will leave AFP on January 15, 2011 after eleven years with the Agency. He was appointed Commercial Marketing and Development Director in September 1999 and has served as Managing Director since early 2006.

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25 years young! Despite heavy snowfalls in Paris which blocked access to the exhibition centre, CARTES & IDentification was in fine form, positioning itself more than ever as the sector's key global event. The show confirmed its influence, with 432 exhibito[...](More)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 15 � December 22, 2010.

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SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, a[...](More)

Sims Metal Management filed its annual report for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2010 on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on 6 December 2010 and with the Australian Securities Exchange on 7 December 2010. The Form 20-F is a[...](More)

BATS Global Markets and Chi-X Europe today announced the two companies have entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of Chi-X Europe to BATS Global Markets.

There will be no further public statements at this time.

Time Magazine said Wednesday it had honored Agence France-Presse photographer Mauricio Lima with its "Wire Photographer of the Year" award, hailing his "remarkable body of work" from the Afghan war.

Embedded for four weeks with US Marines in Helman[...](More)

The Zayed Future Energy Prize, has announced the top six finalists to compete for the 2011 Prize. Inspired by the vision and environmental stewardship of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding Father of the United Arab Emirates, the Prize recognizes [...](More)

The new Renilla-Glo^� Luciferase Assay brings the convenience of the �add, mix, measure� assay format to applications using the sea pansy (Renilla reniformis) luciferase. The assay is ideal for screening in applications wh[...](More)

N-trig, providers of DuoSense^® a pen and projected capacitive multi-touch solution enabled over a single digitizer, today announced that it is now compatible with the Android operating system.

Android is increasingly becoming the oper[...](More)

Calais Resources, Inc. (�Calais� the �Company�) (Pink Sheets: CAAUF) is pleased to announce a structured settlement of previously issued convertible debentures (the �debentures�). The debentures were originally issued to [...](More)

KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that it has acquired Chicago-based Roberts & Schaefer Company. Roberts & Schaefer, a subsidiary of Elgin National Industries, is a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for bulk material handlin[...](More)

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of �aa-� of Sovereign Assurance Company Limited (Sovereign) (New Zealand). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

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GE Transportation today shipped a second batch of its award-winning PowerHaul Locomotives to customer Freightliner Group Ltd. in the United Kingdom. These five locomotives were manufactured at GE�s plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, and will join the first batch [...](More)

BIOTRONIK SE Co. & KG, a leadin[...](More)

Hilton Worldwide, the leading global hospitality company, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540) (NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, today announced a multi-year agreement to help accelerate and enhance Hilton Wor[...](More)

Cappella Medical Systems has announced the successful initial placements of its new dual-marker Sideguard® coronary sidebranch stent system by Dr. Antonio Colombo and Dr. Azeem Latib at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy.

Data Systems International^® (DSI^[...](More)

Varicent Software, an innovator and global leader in providing (More)

Promontory Financial Group, the premier consulting[...](More)

The secret of this success is the next version of SMS called iSMS® which allows secure business transactions using SMS and normal credit card. It is quick and easy for the consumer to use this service since it works on any phone without any additional softwa[...](More)

Eugene A. Ludwig, Chairman and Chief Ex[...](More)

Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) will report first-quarter results before trading begins on February 1, 2011. The Company will hold a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call can be accessed in the following ways:

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Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that Merck, has signed a worldwide research and development agreement with sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc., under which Merck Serono and sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc. will collaboratively investigate [...](More)

Introduction: Bauma 2010, the fifth international exhibition for construction and building material machines, construction vehicles and equipment, was held on Nov 23-26, 2010 in Shanghai China. With a wide range of products and services, Bauma 2010 attracted over [...](More)

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, and Almatis, Inc. (Almatis) have reached an agreement under which Almatis will toll produce for HEM certain specialty hydrate flame retardant products previously produced and marketed by Almat[...](More)

Nordson EFD (Nasdaq: NDSN) has introduced two new products designed [...](More)

3M Drug Delivery Systems has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Spirig Pharma AG, a Swiss manufacturer of dermatological and dermocosmetic products. Spirig Pharma AG will utilize one of 3M�s immune response modifier (IRM) molecules to further its [...](More)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 8 � December 15, 2010.

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HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC(HCCMIS) has produced a humorous and innovative look at the risks of traveling, whether it�s a skiing accident or a volcanic eruption. Surprisingly, the United States ranks near the top of the list when it comes to both of[...](More)

Philips Lumileds is the first power LED manufacturer in mass production on 150 mm wafers and is now producing millions of GaN based LEDs weekly on the larger substrates. (More)

ZAGG Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG) (www.ZAGG.com), a leading producer, designer, an[...](More)

Information Mapping International, the world�s leading organization for structuring content, today announces its Information Mapping® Certified Consultant (IMCC) Program. The goal of this program is to create a recognized corps of competent individuals w[...](More)

TELEFUNKEN Semiconductors today announced the release of its TF600X family of high voltage DC-DC synchronous buck regulators to deliver very high efficiency regulated outputs. The family consists of three parts TF6001, TF6002 and TF6003 that operate [...](More)

Promega Corporation reinforces its commitment to socially responsible business practices on a worldwide basis by signing the (More)

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Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL) announced today that its board of directors approved a merger agreement with Novartis AG, whereby Novartis will pay a total merger consideration valued at $168 per share for the Alcon shares it does not currently own. Under the terms of the[...](More)

Australian shoppers can now enjoy online shopping at Westfield�s new online shopping mall, supported by the TNSPay gateway solution from (More)

Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader [...](More)

Gorilla Nation (www.gorillanation.com), the world�[...](More)

While a growing number of companies are experimenting with social media as a way to have a new conversation with customers � few feel they have the metrics and tools in place to judge the impact of their efforts.

Harvard Business Review Anal[...](More)

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, announced today the organization is expanding its collaborative platform to Japan. The decision to expand was based on the importance of Japan in the global semiconductor ecos[...](More)

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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that Salt Lake City, Utah, has selected and deployed Bentley�s (More)

RX Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: RXE) (OTCQX: RXEXF) (�RX Exploration� or the �Company�) reports on the initial results from the surface diamond drilling program on the Empire Vein at the Drumlummon Mine, Montana. Drilling is on-going and[...](More)

LedEngin, Inc., a leader in high performance LED lighting solutions, announces its latest and highest performance platform yet- the LZP-series. The multi-chip emitter generates up to 5500 lumen (CCT of 5500K) and 3000lm (CCT of 3100K) in an unprecedented compact 1[...](More)

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Hilton Worldwide announced today a multi-year agreement to provide the global hospitality company with application development and support services for its property management systems and multi-brand, transactional websites covering more t[...](More)

GCT® Semiconductor, a leading supplier of 4G solutions to the global market, today announced the commercialization of GDM7240, a highly integrated monolithic LTE single-chip, supporting all FDD bands. GDM7240 enables one of the largest Korean mobile handset mak[...](More)

Allegro Development Corporation, a leading pr[...](More)

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been named to the CW 100, Connected World Magazine�s prestigious list of the most innovative technology providers of (More)

Chiyoda Corporation ("Chiyoda")(TOKYO:6366)(ISIN:JP3528600004), Japan's leading engineering and construction firm, today announces that Chiyoda acquired 7% of the total issued shares of Toyo-Thai Corporation Public Company Limited (Head Office: Bangkok, President:[...](More)

Arista Networks, a US based company and the leader in 10 [...](More)

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, today announced the Adaptec by PMC family of Series 6 RAID controllers designed to excel in high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing applications. Based [...](More)

Delphi Genetics SA (�Delphi�[...](More)

iMDsoft^®, a leader in hospital-wide clinical information systems, and Mindray, a leading global provider of medical devices, have today announced a new distribution agreement. Under the agreement, Mindray will sell only clinical information systems b[...](More)

INNOVATION Data Processing, in conjunction with EMC�s announcement of support for the new IBM zEnterprise mainframe together with EMC Symmetrix multi-platform access from System z (i.e. z/SOS for Symmetrix), is announcing FDRSOS V5.4.75 as well as SOSINSTAN[...](More)

The Zayed Future Energy Prize, today announced the top 40 entries to compete for the 2011 Prize. The Prize is the most prestigious and internationally recognised award for innovation, performance and leadership in sustainable and renewable energy projects. Entries[...](More)

After selling its coal mining operations in July 2010, the management team for INR Energy, LLC has started a new company � (More)

Following a successful capital increase, ADC African Development Corporation (ADC), ISIN DE000A1E8NW9, a rapidly growing financial services group focusing on the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, has joined the Entry Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange[...](More)

KDDI Corporation (KDDI)(TOKYO:9433), a Japanese telecom giant, and Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC), a US financial solution provider, announced a partnership involving KDDI's US$22 million investment in MFIC to support its global expansion. The partn[...](More)

The voluntary administrators of Griffin Coal have today sent a notice to holders (the "Noteholders") of the 9.5% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes") advising them that in order to continue to operate the business of Griffin Coal while they pursue a sale or recapit[...](More)

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces its (More)

Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sumitomo Corporation pursuant to which Sumitomo will assemble an equity and debt financing package in the aggregate amount of $130 million for Molycorp�[...](More)

Youku.com Inc. ("Youku" or the "Company") (NYSE: YOKU), a leading Chinese Internet television company, announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,377,155 American depositary s[...](More)

An exposure draft (ED) for public comment issued today by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposes hedge accounting rules that more realistically reflect the strategies companies use to hedge commercial risk, enabling them to hedge more [...](More)

Chartis today announced that it has expanded its Passport service platform to include three additional products from its Executive Liability Division that are specifically designed for financial institutions: Investment Management Insurance, Private Equity [...](More)

Extending its broadcast to new media platforms, RFI launches a multiplatform mobile application enabling people to listen news bulletins and programs from RFI and its subsidiaries  Monte Carlo Doualiya, and RFI România, live and on-demand.(More)

As member organizations participating in the Ethernet Alliance booth, CommSc[...](More)

New data to be presented show that afatinib (BIBW 2992) leads to a significant four-fold extension (4.4 months vs. 1 month for placebo) in progression-free survival, - the time before a tumour starts to grow again- , for lung cancer patients most likely to have an[...](More)

Legendary entertainer Pat Boone and Utopia Residences announced today that Mr. Boone and his family have just acquired a luxury estate onboard the new residential ocean liner.

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 1 � December 8, 2010.

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During the High-Level Panel on Water and Climate Change, organized by the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA) and held as part of the 16th Conference of Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), participants [...](More)

As part of its new product development strategy, rooted in its Omnii product platform, (More)

ZTE Corporation (�ZTE�) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that it has won a USD85 million UMTS contract with Aircel to build a[...](More)

SensorDynamics, a producer of one-dimensional and multidimensional inertial and wireless sensors, is adding to its family of compact QFN40 packaged combined sensors: the new micromechanical SD746 combo sensor with six degrees of freedom comes with three measuremen[...](More)

Frontier Silicon Ltd, the market leading supplier of digital radio technology worldwide has announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the four commercial radio broadcasters that will operate digital radio services on the new national German DAB+ m[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced an industry milestone in Canada: its Optelio dual interface debit card is the first to be certified as compliant with the Interac Flash specification. The card contai[...](More)

Youku.com Inc. ("Youku" or the "Company") (NYSE: YOKU), a leading Chinese Internet television company, announced that its initial public offering of 15,847,700 American depositary shares ("ADSs"), each representing 18 Class A ordinary shares of the Company, was pr[...](More)

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Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circ[...](More)

MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI) and 7-Eleven announced today the launch of an all new self-service money transfer kiosk from Cullinan Consulting Group that will make it faster, easier and more convenient for consumers in Australia to send money any time of the[...](More)

CINEASIA � Building on its record of forging new territory in the delivery of high quality entertainment across multiple formats throughout Asia, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into digital deployment agreements directly with several[...](More)

Phil Nowell, who has served as global leader of Cook Medical�s rapidly growing Aortic Intervention business unit since February 2008, has been promoted to vice president of that division. The promotion is effective immediately, Cook confirmed today. (More)

Sinclair Pharma Plc ("Sinclair" or �the Com[...](More)

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), and Soitec (Euronext Paris), the world�s leading supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and advanced solutions for the [...](More)

Varicent Software Incorporated, the leading innovator in (More)

Glimmerglass Networks, the leading supplier of intell[...](More)

AccessData, the pioneers of digital investigations and litigation support, announced the opening of a Sydney, Australia office to meet the needs of a growing community of eDiscovery, computer forensics and incident response clients in that region.

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Aduro BioTech, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, is pleased to announce the presentation of the CRS-207 Phase 1 study at the AACR Special Conference on Tumor Immunology in Miami, Florida by the Principal Investigator, Dr. Dung Le of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel [...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has won the IT Security Sesames award for eGo�. This winning innovation is being showcased at CARTES & IDentification on the Gemalto booth (3E002)[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today launched (More)

Cinterion, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules and a Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) company, today launched the (More)

ISYS^® Search Software (http://www.isys-sear[...](More)

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In conjunction with Cartes & Identification 2010, Voice Commerce, the innovative financial services group, announces the launch of KYC Secure®, a federated database developed to secure and authenticate a consumer�s identity over their mobile phone. T[...](More)

Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide�s portfolio of hotel brands, today launched its (More)

LTX-Credence Corporation (NASDAQ: LTXC) today issued the following statement:

�We continue to believe that the combination of LTX-Credence and Verigy is in the best interests of both companies� shareholders, customers, and emplo[...](More)

Humanitarian workers in the most remote parts of the world will soon have a new and low-cost way to communicate with colleagues, friends, and families thanks to an unprecedented partnership between the (More)

The Financial Times and Bloomberg today announced that FT customers with a corporate licence will be able to access Financial Times journalism via the Bloomberg Professional® service. The new service, starting today, will be available to more than 295,000 Bloom[...](More)

smartTrade Technologies, an industr[...](More)

Fabergé is delighted to announce the historic unveiling of its second high jewellery collection since 1917, the all-white-diamond �Le Carnet de Bal� collection.

The collection commemorates the splendour of bygone Russian winter [...](More)

Citi announced today that Carlos Gutierrez will join the Firm as a Vice Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group and a member of the Senior Strategic Advisory Group. Mr. Gutierrez joins Citi from Global Political Strategies (GPS), a division of global strategic[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that the CATRENE* Trusted Secure Computing project has won the �2010 Innovation award� at the Nanoelectronics Forum in Madrid. The forum is the largest European event [...](More)

Nikkei Inc., Japan's leading media source for domestic economic information, and the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry, which supports business efforts for the environment, are sponsoring Japan's largest environmental exhibition, Eco-Produ[...](More)

Ingres Corporation, the leading open source database management company and pioneer of the New Economics of IT, today announced its expansion into the Japanese market via a new partnership with New System Technology (NST), a leading distributor of packaged applica[...](More)

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The global players in marine biology will meet on September 7, 8 and 9, 2011 in Nantes-St-Nazaire, France. The region is a world leader, boasting high levels of academic expertise and cutting-edge industry working to preserve marine bio-resources and put them t[...](More)

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced European CE Mark approval and regulatory and reimbursement approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of its (More)

Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating systems, interior components and electronics, signed a purchase agreement to acquire the C. Rob. Hammerstein Group (CRH). CRH is a leading, global supplier of metal seat structures and mechanisms and is re[...](More)

MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the 15.7% efficiency of its [...](More)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of November 24 � December 1, 2010.

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Bloomberg Professional executives announced today that Henderson Global Investors (�Henderson�), a leading independent global asset management firm with over GBP 59 billion in assets under management, has adopted the Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysi[...](More)

ACE Asia Pacific, a part of the ACE Group of Companies®, global leaders in insurance and reinsurance, announced today the appointment of Neil Moon as the new Regional Casualty Manager, Asia Pacific.

Neil is a highly regarded industry prof[...](More)

The center of the oil universe is moving steadily eastward as oil companies throughout Asia add capacity to meet the region�s growing demand for oil and natural gas. This year�s �Energy Intelligence Top 100: Ranking the World�s Oil Compa[...](More)

BIOTRONIK SE Co. & KG, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices, has announced the further expansion of their comprehensive portfolio of pacing therapies with more solutions that serve a broad range of therapy needs for advanced patient management[...](More)

Patrick Brownlow has been named Advertising Sales Director for Asia and the Pacific Region at Bloomberg Markets magazine, the magazine for the Global Financial Elite; it was announced today by Publisher Mike Dukmejian.

Based in Singapore, Br[...](More)

On opening day of COP16, CEO�s of leading global multinationals and the head of WWF joined together to emphasize the urgency of building a low-carbon economy for our global prosperity, health, security and safety. While expectations for COP16 may be dampene[...](More)

The ACE Group announced today that it has completed its acquisition of 100% of Jerneh Insurance Berhad, a general insurance company in Malaysia, for approximately US$200 million in cash.

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MPEG LA, LLC, world leader in alternative one-stop patent licenses, today announced that Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG and affiliates (�Lidl�) have entered into the MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License offered by MPEG LA.[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has been selected by PKO Bank Polski for the migration of its entire portfolio of Visa debit cards for individual clients, from magnetic stripe technology straight to (More)

Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) has announced the lau[...](More)