OEM ALLIANCE...
NUREMBERG and SEATTLE, Washington: NCP Engineering GmbH, a German provider of communications solutions and WatchGuard
Technologies, a global provider of network security solutions, have formed a strategic OEM alliance. Under their agreement,
NCP will supply WatchGuard with VPN client software to replace the current "Mobile User VPN" client.
www.watchguard.com
PIZZA INN...
THE COLONY, Texas: Pizza Inn, Inc. has announced the signingof a multi-unit development agreement to open 20 new Pizza Inn
restaurants in the country of Kuwait. Pizza Inn, famous for its made from scratch crusts, has awarded a master license
agreement to the Raja Company W.I.I., based in Kuwait City,Kuwait, in a continuation of the brand's expansion throughout
the Middle East and into Asia.
www.pizzainn.com
VERIZON BUSINESS...
BEIJING: China Telecom has named Verizon Business its Most Valuable Partner 2007 in recognition of the two companies'
successful cooperation in the delivery of international data services. The Most Valuable Partner award recognizes the partnership that has had most significant benefit to both companies' customers during the preceding 12 months.
www.verizon.com
www.verizonbusiness.com
NIKSUN ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO: NIKSUN, the leading provider of real-time network performance monitoring, security surveillance, forensic
analysis, and compliance solutions, is pleased to announce that its "flagship" products, NetVCR, NetDetector, NetVoice and
NetBlackBox have been updated for 64-bit capable software with a variety of new features.
www.niksun.com
NIKSUN HOSTS...
TOKYO: NIKSUN is pleased to announce that it is working with the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan to host 80 IT executives from
enterprise-level companies in Japan at the Tokyo International Forum on Wednesday, November 14, 2007.
www.niksun.com
NIKSUN ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO: NIKSUN is pleased to announce the release of NetOmni, an IT service delivery management portal that equips customers
with virtual views into all critical service delivery parameters across converged networks.
www.niksun.com
NIKSUN ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO: NIKSUN is pleased to announce that its flagship products, NetVCR, NetDetector, NetVoice and NetBlackBox have been optimized for 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Monitoring.
www.niksun.com
GENERAL DYNAMICS...
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia: General Dynamics has acquired Mediaware International Pty Ltd., a leading developer of real-time full-motion compressed digital video processing software and systems for defense, intelligence and commercial
customers.
www.generaldynamics.com
www.gd-ais.com
TEXTTIME REVOLUTIONIZES...
BERLIN: Converting text lengths into reading lengths has been a matter of estimation until now. TextTime solves the problem by determining the reading length of any text as it is being composed. Writers and editors can tell in a flash how long their texts will take to be read for broadcast. There are five standard reader settings. TextTime makes it possible for
editors to write texts which can be immediately processed for cross-media platforms.
www.code-couture.com
www.code-couture.com/presse.php
JOINT VENTURE...
WICHITA, Kansas: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. and Progresstech LTD of Moscow, Russia, announced they have signed
an agreement to enter a joint venture. The new company will be known as Spirit-Progresstech LLC. Initial work to be performed
is engineering consulting services. The Spirit-Progresstech LLC Branch Office will be located in Moscow.
www.spiritaero.com
www.progresstech.ru/about_company.html
VIRTELA ACHIEVES...
DENVER: Virtela, the global network solutions company, announced the company has achieved quadruple revenue growth in
the Asia Pacific region, which has contributed to achieving several significant company milestones ahead of business
plan.
www.virtela.net
SEARCHBOTH.COM.AU LAUNCHED...
SYDNEY, Australia: InternetLabz.com has announced the launch of SearchBoth.com.au; Australia's first website that enables
users to search both Google.com.au and Yahoo.com.au side by side on one split screen.
www.SearchBoth.com.au
www.InternetLabz.com
www.YELLOWPAGES.travel
www.YellowPagesMessenger.com
UNI-PIXEL SIGNS...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas: Uni-Pixel, Inc., the developer of flat panel color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical
Shutter, announces that it has reached an agreement with the MiPlaza Facility at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven,
Netherlands, to develop and assemble TMOS prototype units for demonstration.
www.unipixel.com
TELEGENT WINS...
SUNNYVALE, California: Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile with its high-performance single-chip
mobile TV solutions, announced that it has won GSMA's Asia Mobile Innovation Award in the category of "Most Innovative
Wireless Device-centric Technology."
www.telegent.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae announces new issue 2-year benchmark notes.
www.fanniemae.com
REDROLLER ANNOUNCES...
STAMFORD, Connecticut: RedRoller Holdings, Inc., formerly Aslahan Enterprises Ltd., announces the closing of a stock-for-stock merger with RedRoller, Inc. The combined company will operate under the name RedRoller Holdings and will assume and execute RedRoller's Internet-based comparison service for shipping packages as its sole business.
www.redroller.com
ACHIEVO ANNOUNCES...
SAN RAMON, California: Achievo Corporation, the leading global software and information technology outsourcing provider
with a local front-end and China back-end service model, announced that Professor Lawrence (Larry) J. Lau has joined the
company's board of directors. Professor Lau is president and vice-chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and
Kwoh-Ting Li professor emeritus in economic development at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
www.achievo.com
TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT...
MELBOURNE: Swiss experts have abandoned the over 100 year old tuberculin skin test favouring the use of interferon-a
release assays such as QuantiFERON-TB Gold for screening patients for tuberculosis infection prior to initiating biological treatments (such as anti-TNF- aac? therapy).
www.cellestis.com
www.smw.ch/docs/pdf200x/2007/43/smw-11939.pdf
ONLINE TRADING...
MELBOURNE: collectZing.com, the new online social network for collectors, young and old, dabbling and passionate, is
pleased to announce its latest feature - the collectZing Marketplace.
www.collectZing.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$264.185
million on November 24, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
Fannie Mae will also redeem the principal amount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$60 million on the
same date, and US$200 million in MTN securities issues on November 28, 2007.
www.fanniemae.com
KONE ELEVATORS...
CHENNAI: KONE has received a major order from Indiabulls Properties Pvt Ltd for the design, supply and installation of
40 elevators for the Jupiter Mills high-end commercial development area in South Mumbai in India. The project involves
the construction of two signature buildings, which are designed by the renowned architect Hafeez Contractor.
www.kone.com
ATMEL LAUNCHES...
SAN JOSE, California: Atmel Corporation has announced the launch of the AT91CAP9A-STK Starter Kit for its CAP
Customizable Microcontroller product family.
www.atmel.com/products/AT91CAP
www.atmel.com
ENTRUST IDENTITYGUARD...
DALLAS: The Hong Kong branch of PT Bank Mandiri, one of Indonesia's largest financial institutions, chose Entrust, Inc.
to address their security challenges. The bank will deploy the Entrust IdentityGuard versatile authentication platform and the
Entrust Entelligence Group Share network folder encryption solution, which are key components of a layered security
model.
www.entrust.com
www.entrust.com/identityguard
PEPSICO REAFFIRMS...
PURCHASE, New York: PepsiCo has reaffirmed its confidence in the company's business outlook. The company stated it expects
2007 reported earnings per share of at least US$3.39 and core earnings per share of at least US$3.35 - unchanged from the
company's previous guidance.
www.pepsico.com
SEARCHBOTH.COM ENABLES...
LOS ANGELES, California: SearchBoth.com has announced the launch of several new services. The site no longer searches
just Google and Yahoo side by side on one split screen. It has added 9 other search engines including Ask.com and the ability
to search any two travel sites as well starting off with the top 12 travel sites including Expedia.com and Travelocity.com.
Also, AT&T's YellowPages.com and Verizon's SuperPages.com can viewed as well.
http://SearchBoth.com
www.YELLOWPAGES.travel
www.YellowPagesMessenger.com
'MYDICTIONARY' LAUNCHES...
LOS ANGELES: Internet Labz, Corp. launches the first ever
dictionary over AOL and MSN instant messenger with screen name
"MyDictionary".
www.InternetLabz.com
www.InternetLabz.com
www.YELLOWPAGES.travel
www.SearchBoth.com
TUBERCULOSIS BREAKTHROUGH...
GOERLITZ: At this year's 39th World Forum for Medicine in Dusseldorf (MEDICA, November 14-17), Partec, a globally leading
developer, manufacturer and provider of dedicated diagnostic solutions in the response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
is presenting a breakthrough innovation for high sensitivity TB and Malaria diagnostics in low and middle-income countries.
www.partec.com
www.presseportal.de/pm/44047/partec_gmbh/
GSM ASSOCIATION...
MACAO: The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile operators, has announced the winners of the Asia Mobile
Awards 2007, as well as the category winners and the overall winner of the Asia Mobile Innovation Awards, which were
contested at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macao.
www.mobileinnovation.org
www.asiamobileawards.com
HEALTH VIDEO...
MENLO PARK, California: The Kaiser Family Foundation announced that GlobalHealthReporting.org - its website
providing the latest information and reporting resources on HIV AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria - has launched a new video
library providing television reporters and filmmakers with AIDS-related, rights-free, cover footage of Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, India and Latin America.
http://globalhealthreporting.org/videolibrary.asp .
www.GlobalHealthReporting.org/email
www.globalhealthreporting.org
IPO PRICING...
NEW YORK: Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC announced that its initial public offering of 36,000,000 Class A shares
representing Class A limited liability company interests priced at US$32.00 per share.
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