Business Press Release – Monthly Newsletter April 2010

Business Press Release – Monthly Newsletter April 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Intercoil Sets a New World Record in Dubai

Sets its Third Guinness World Record, This Time for Largest Human Mattress Dominoes

DUBAI, UAE, March 1, 2010 – Download Photo: twitpic.com/15uc3t/full
Caption: Intercoil breaks human mattress dominoes world record
Intercoil International, the pioneers in the bedding industry
and the market leader in orthopedic sleep products in the Middle East, [...]

ARCADIS Supports Wide Range of Department of Homeland Security Initiatives

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, March 1, 2010 – ARCADIS (NYSE EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design,
engineering and management services company, announced today that it has been
selected as a key member of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical
and Technical Services (PACTS) program of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). The PACTS contract has a potential period of [...]

Canaccord Adams Limited (UK) Announces Addition of New Sales Trading Team

LONDON, March 1, 2010 – Effective today, Canaccord Adams Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Canaccord Financial Inc. (AIM: CF., TSX: CF), is pleased to announce that
Ken Wesson, Daniel Addison, Andy Willson and Stephen O'Brien are joining
from Macquarie Group to strengthen Canaccord Adams' secondary distribution
and trading to UK, European and US clients.

[...]

Mitsui and Inbicon Sign First Licensing Agreement to Refine Biomass Into Ethanol

FREDERICIA, Denmark, February 28, 2010 – Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), one of Japan's leading heavy
industries, and Inbicon, the Danish pioneer of cellulosic ethanol technology,
today announced the signing of a license agreement for the Inbicon Biomass
Refinery technology.

The agreement grants Mitsui the right to build a number of biomass
refineries in Southeast [...]

Top 10 Cruise Destinations Revealed

LONDON, March 2, 2010 – Alaska has been selected as the world's greatest cruise destination by a
jury of the UK's leading cruise writers and industry experts.

Alaska's incredible bays, dazzling glaciers and exotic wildlife make it
the ultimate cruise destination, just ahead of other nature lovers' paradises
The Galapagos Islands, The Arctic and [...]

Frost & Sullivan: Carsharing to Re-Define Personal Mobility and Provide New Opportunities for Industry

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Carsharing on Tuesday, 9 March, 2010 at 3:00pm GMT

LONDON, March 2, 2010 – Frost & Sullivan estimates that approximately 980 carsharing programs
exist globally. By 2016, Europe and North America combined should account for
over 9 million members sharing 150,000 vehicles through more than 450
programs. Each operating vehicle [...]

Promotional Marketing Just Went Completely Green

LONDON, March 3, 2010 – The Clean Air Tree Kit (wcafi.org/en/promotional-products.aspx)
is the perfect way to show the green credentials of your company and
commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, while raising awareness of
your brand.

The World Clean Air Forest Initiative (WCAFI) is a not-for profit
organisation which has created the Clean Air Tree Kit [...]

High Time for Real Time Solutions with Mobility Integrators, says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, March 3, 2010 – Urbanisation and economic development are pushing the growth
of megacities, particularly in developing economies and BRIC countries. With
population exceeding 10 million, these urban clusters face inevitable
socio-economic, logistic and ecological challenges that, in turn, are pushing
many daily commuters into the suburbs, making traffic volumes skyrocket. This
is leading to the rise of [...]

Movie Service Headweb Expands to All Nordic Countries

Movie Service Headweb Expands and Launches in Denmark and Finland.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 4, 2010 – Headweb, Sweden's most prominent service for streaming and downloading of
movies, will launch in Denmark and Finland on the 4th of March which
completes the service's Nordic expansion. Headweb launched 2007 in Sweden and
opened in Norway in February 2010.

[...]

Hotel Price Barometer February 2010: Current Overnight Prices are Still Below the Level of Those Before the Crisis But it Appears That the Lowest Point Has Been Passed

NUREMBURG, Germany, March 4, 2010 – The current Price Barometer of the online hotel reservation service
hotel.info has shown a definite tendency towards a stabilisation of overnight
hotel prices. This is based on a comparison between more than four million
hotel price requests made during February 2010, January and comparable
periods from earlier years.

With [...]

Women are More Frequent Online Shoppers – Men Spend More / E-Retail-Report 2009 Published by Deutsche Card Services Shows Differences in Men’s and Women’s Online Shopping Behaviour

COLOGNE, Germany, March 4, 2010 – Women tend to look for bargains on the internet more often than men. In
return, men spend more per purchase than women. While women initiate six out
of ten online retail purchases in Europe, men spend on average EUR 111.50 per
purchase, i.e. EUR 33.41 more than women. This is one [...]

China Interdye Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary as Top-level Industry Event

SHANGHAI, March 8, 2010 – The invitation work for the 10th China International Dye Industry,
Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (China Interdye 2010) was
successfully completed in January, with the help of numerous industry
players. The exhibition mainly consists of displaying dyes, auxiliaries,
pigments, intermediates as well as environmental equipment and related
devices. More than 420 international vendors have [...]

Research Prize for Innovative Ideas in Shoe and Textile Recycling

HAMBURG, Germany, March 8, 2010 – I:Collect AG and EPEA International Environmental Research are
awarding the international Research Prize "I:CO AWARD – rethink. recycle.
reward." with EUR5,000 for cutting-edge ideas in the field of shoe and
textile recycling. The application deadline is July 31, 2010.

Every year, in Europe, more than one million tons [...]

I’m Not Crazy…I’m Just Not You

BRADFORD ON AVON, England, March 8, 2010 – Many organisational conflicts arise from personality clashes.
In fact, one of the most common reasons that people give for leaving the
company they are working for is that they don't like their boss or their
colleagues.

If you feel more like a referee than a manager [...]

MoneySolve Calls for Debt Education

MANCHESTER, England, March 8, 2010 – Debt advice(www.moneysolve.co.uk/) specialists at MoneySolve are
calling for improved debt education for adults in the United Kingdom. The
call comes after the Government recently announced plans for money management
classes in schools as part of the National Curriculum. While experts at
MoneySolve believe that this is an excellent move, they also believe [...]

“365 Days Brimfull of Activities!” in Hannover

Promoting the Hannover Location at the ITB
HANNOVER, Germany, March 8, 2010 – Hannover Marketing and Tourism undertakes a large-scale advertising
campaign in the centre of Berlin and in Deutsche Bahn trains

Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be
downloaded free of charge at:
www.presseportal.de/pm/42831/?keygroup=bild
Further information (Hannover [...]

Revolutionary Invention Allows Planting Without Irrigation

STEENBERGEN, The Netherlands and SACRAMENTO, California, March 8, 2010 – The Groasis waterboxx invented by science award winning Dutch innovator
Pieter Hoff is about to change the course of history. On March 16 at the
Green California Summit in Sacramento, Mr. Hoff. will announce global
planting experiments without irrigation. Four projects to be conducted in
California's high and [...]

Helix Wind Announces Change in Executive Leadership and Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO, March 9, 2010 – Helix Wind, Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: HLXW), a global renewable energy
company, announced today that Scott Weinbrandt, the Company's Chairman &
President, has been appointed as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of the Company effective as of March 8, 2010. Mr. Weinbrandt will replace Mr.
Gardner who has served as [...]

MarketsandMarkets: Global High Temperature Insulation Market Worth US$4.1 Billion by 2014

DALLAS, Texas, March 9, 2010 – According to a new market research report, 'Global High Temperature
Insulation Market (
www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/hti-market-193.html) (2009 -
2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com),
the total global market for high temperature insulation (HTI) products is
expected to be worth US$4.1 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 7.3% from
2009 to 2014.

Browse [...]

THAIFEX-World of Food ASIA 2010 Unfolding the Fascinating Potential of the Thai Food Industry, This May 12th-16th, at IMPACT Muang-Thong-Thani

BANGKOK, March 9, 2010 – The countdown is on, once again, for Thailand's grandest food
extravaganza of the year, the THAIFEX – World of food ASIA 2010. The event
aims to further underscore Thailand's capabilities as a major
food-manufacturing and food-exporting hub of the region, and the world. This
year's event is set to feature over 1,000 leading [...]

Young Engineers Claim ‘No-One Makes a Bigger Bang’

"Ideas are one Thing, but Our Country Needs Engineers to Make Them Happen," Says Past Winner

LIPHOOK, England, March 9, 2010 – Budding young engineers from across the country are gearing up to attend
the upcoming Big Bang Fair in Manchester (10-12 March)
www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/ and to compete for some big prizes in the
Young Engineer for Britain Competition.
[...]

Earn 2.40% AER on New 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond from Skipton International

ST PETER PORT, Guernsey, March 10, 2010 – A new one year bond has been launched by Skipton International
(www.skiptoninternational.com/) offering customers a fixed interest
rate return over twelve months.

Annual interest is paid by the International Reserve Bond (
www.skiptoninternational.com/savings/productDetails/1yearInternational
ReserveBond.aspx) on 30 April 2011 on maturity of the Bond, with a monthly
interest option [...]

Two New Developments, as Leasebacks Offer Enhanced Value Off Weak Euro, Reports Frenchleasebacks.co.uk

LONDON, March 10, 2010 – The recent weakening of the euro against the US dollar has opened up new
opportunities for US, Middle and Far Eastern expatriate investors looking to
purchase property in the Euro zone. While general savings rates have
reflected the near zero levels of Central Bank interest rates, leaseback
developments in France continue to offer [...]

Air Cargo World Announces 2010 Air Cargo Excellence Survey Winners

Winners Honored at the Inaugural Air Cargo Excellence Awards Ceremony in Vancouver

ROSWELL, Georgia, March 10, 2010 – Air Cargo World, the global news authority on air logistics and freight
transport, has unveiled the findings of its sixth annual Air Cargo Excellence
(ACE) Survey, which measures carriers and airports on specific criteria and
ranks them to identify above [...]

Frost & Sullivan Recognises Aquaporin for Its Unique Biomimetic Membrane Technology

LONDON, March 10, 2010 – Based on its recent analysis of the biomimetic membranes market, Frost &
Sullivan recognises Aquaporin A/S with the "2009 European Biomimetic
Membranes Technology Innovation Award." The demand for high-purity water
separation across a wide variety of industries is likely to establish
Aquaporin Membranes, a novel biomimetic membrane that is embedded with
aquaporins, as the [...]

Berlin Hyp: Financing of “Broadway One” in Glasgow for KanAm

BERLIN, March 11, 2010 – The KanAm Grund Spezialfondsgesellschaft mbH has purchased the
Class A "Broadway One" office building in Glasgow with a useable area of
approximately 11,700 square metres, which was completed in May 2009, for the
special assets of the SPEZIAL grundinvest Fonds.

"The financing of this core property shows once again [...]

AEGON Global Opportunities Fund Seeks Foundation Investors

LONDON, March 11, 2010 – AEGON Asset Management is offering 'Foundation' investors in its AEGON
Global Opportunities Fund a discount on its annual management charge for two
years.*

The incentive which reduces the annual management charge to 0.3%, applies
to initial or 'Foundation' investors in the newly launched fund, while its
assets under management are [...]

Husqvarna Launches Automower(R) Colour Collection

Robotic Mowers – Now in Colour
STOCKHOLM, March 11, 2010 – Today Husqvarna, the global leader in robotic mowing, unveils
Automower(R) Colour Collection, robotic lawnmowers in four exclusive metallic
colours – white, brown, blue and orange.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/husqvarna/40791/
Gone are the [...]

Lloyds Banking Group to Double Mortgage Overpayments

LONDON, March 11, 2010 – From 13th March, Lloyds Banking Group, the leading UK mortgage lender,
will launch a new scheme that will allow all customers with a variable rate
mortgage to overpay their mortgages by up to 20% with no financial penalty.
The scheme will last for one year until 31 March 2011. The move underscores
the [...]

“Kraft Keeping Cadbury Workers in the Dark” – Dromey, Bournville Press Conference – Friday 12th March at 12:00

ATTN: West Midlands Region Newsdesks
LONDON, March 11, 2010 – Kraft is keeping Cadbury workers in the dark, Unite Deputy General
Secretary, Jack Dromey, will today (Friday 12th March) say at a Press
Conference outside of the Bournville plant in Birmingham, following a meeting
with Cadbury's workers. Mr Dromey will welcome the decision of the all-party
Business Select Committee [...]

Whiskey Master Issues Global Challenge – Can You ‘Make it at Bushmills’?

BUSHMILLS VILLAGE, Ireland, March 15, 2010 – This year the Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan has taken the
unprecedented step of offering to share his unique life in Bushmills for 30
days. This global opportunity will see one person spend 30 days at the heart
of the area and community that was granted a licence to distil [...]

Capstone Mining Reschedules 2009 Earnings News Release & Conference Call

VANCOUVER, March 15, 2010 – Capstone Mining Corp (CS : TSX) today announced that it has rescheduled
the release of their 2009 audited annual financial results, as well as the
related conference call. The audited 2009 annual results will be released
after market close on Monday, March 22nd, and the conference call will now
take place on Tuesday, [...]

Smurfit Kappa ELCORR Raises the Bar

Company in Etten-Leur is an Authority in Corrugated Packaging
ETTEN-LEUR, the Netherlands, March 15, 2010 – Last year the Smurfit Kappa Group decided to integrate its factories in
Oudenbosch and Etten-Leur. A substantial investment was made to modernise the
factory in Etten-Leur. The integration is complete: there is now a single
plant which is fully prepared for the [...]

Siegel+Gale Wins Gold for Best Rebrand at Transform Awards

LONDON, March 16, 2010 – Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale (www.siegelgale.com)
received two gold awards from the UK's prestigious Transform Awards 2010 in
recognition for its rebrand of the International Islamic Trade Finance
Corporation (ITFC) (www.siegelgale.com/work).

(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100120/NY40758 )
Siegel+Gale's work for ITFC-an independent entity within the Islamic
Development Bank Group-received one [...]

Prof. Courbage and Prof. Grigolini New Co-Editors-in-Chief of Chaos, Solitons & Fractals

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 16, 2010 – Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical, and
medical information products and services, announced today that Prof. Maurice
Courbage (Universite Denis Diderot – Paris 7) and Prof. Paolo Grigolini
(University of North Texas, USA) have been appointed as the new
Co-Editors-in-Chief of Chaos, Solitons & Fractals [
www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/967/description#
description]

(Due to [...]

St Patrick’s Day Revellers Get ‘Jiggy With It’ in aid of Charity

BIRMINGHAM and LIVERPOOL, England, CARDIFF, Wales and GLASGOW, Scotland, March 16, 2010 – As part of its legendary St Patrick's Day celebrations,
O'Neill's Irish pub group provided free Irish dancing lessons across the UK
yesterday. 'Join The Jig', which was run in conjunction with local charities
in each location, saw troupes of Irish dancers and musicians take [...]

Brady Acquires Viveo Switzerland to Extend its Reach in Commodities Markets

LONDON, March 16, 2010 – Brady plc (BRY.L), (www.bradyplc.com/) the leading supplier of
trading and risk management solutions for metals and commodities, announces
today its acquisition of the commodities business of Viveo Switzerland SA.
Viveo Switzerland is a leading solutions provider, principally for soft
commodities, oil, gas and metals. Its technology, client base and deep domain
knowledge is seen [...]

Bridal Buyer Award Winner 2009 Announced

HARROGATE, England, March 16, 2010 – The prestigious Bridal Buyer Awards is one of the key events on the
bridal industry's annual calendar, recognising and saluting creative talent
and business acumen within all sectors of the market.

Now in its 8th year, the awards programme attracts a vast number of
entries and new categories [...]

Seoul Unveils Wirelessly Charged Electric Vehicle

SEOUL, South Korea, March 16, 2010 – A wirelessly charged electric vehicle went into service March 9 at the
Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology President Suh Nam-pyo
attended a ceremony unveiling the vehicle held at the Park.

Known as on-line [...]

Take the Risk or Miss the Opportunity?

Growth, Innovation and Leadership – Europe 2010 Economic Keynote Announced
LONDON, March 17, 2010 – Predicting the course of the global economy over the next twelve to
eighteen months remains controversial. Although a number of respected
analysts continue to be pessimistic, Frost & Sullivan is emphasising the
positives.

(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO)
While the [...]

Making Informed Choices When Choosing Office Furniture Can Lower Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

POOLE, England, March 17, 2010 – The sustainability movement is upon us, with new government initiatives
and campaigns such as '10:10'* popping up every week many of us are making a
conscious effort to be more environmentally friendly and help meet the new
government recycle targets.

According to a recent study by the BBC, [...]

Waiting for Windfalls

LONDON, March 17, 2010 – Millions of Brits are gambling with their future by relying on a lottery
win or inheritance to fund their retirement, according to a new study.

Instead of putting money into a pension or savings account ready for when
they stop work, more than a third are waiting for [...]

BASF Podcast: Basotect: An Intelligent Foam With Many Applications

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, March 17, 2010 – In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help
to develop a versatile high-tech foam.

Basotect is an intelligent foam which, thanks to its versatility,
can be used in simple as well as technically demanding applications. It
can be used for cleaning hard surfaces, as [...]

Historic Peace Conference Sees First Islamic Peace Prize Being Awarded to Lord Avebury

Photo and Interview Opportunity Friday 19th March 11.00-15.00 with Peace Message on a London Bus at the Baitul Futuh Mosque, and on Saturday 20th March 17.00 onwards

LONDON, March 17, 2010 – A Muslim community is literally driving home a message of peace across
the country as part of its national campaign.
Hundreds [...]

Drop in Home Sales Underscores Fragile Recovery According to Fannie Mae’s Economic & Mortgage Market Analysis Group

Consumer Spending Shows Promise Despite Low Levels of Consumer Confidence
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2010 – Housing activity is expected to rebound later this year but at a slower
pace than previously projected according to the March 2010 Economic Outlook
released today by Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) Economics & Mortgage Market
Analysis Group. A surprising drop in new and [...]

Iosil Energy Corporation Secures First Close on US$13.5M in Equity Financing to Build Pilot Manufacturing Plant

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 17, 2010 – Iosil Energy Corporation ("Iosil"), an innovator in the production of
high-purity solar grade polysilicon for the photovoltaic industry, announced
today that it has secured US$13.5 million in equity financing in an
oversubscribed round. New investors BankInvest New Energy Solutions, SiC
Processing, Bekaert, Epic Ventures, and Gideon Hixon joined existing
investors EnerTech Capital, [...]

Pirelli Presents Scorpion Verde the First “Green” Tyre for SUV Drivers

BARCELONA, Spain, March 18, 2010 – Pirelli presents Scorpion Verde, the first high-performance
eco-friendly tyre for SUVs and Crossovers at the Idiada International Testing
Circuit in Barcelona (Catalonia). Scorpion Verde boasts new materials and a
new structure guaranteeing steady performance throughout the tyre's life,
lower noxious emissions, noise reduction, running economy, shorter braking
distances, and comfort.

[...]

SONY Agreement Takes LOVEFiLM Offering Direct to TV

LOVEFiLM TV: Thousands of Titles in an Instant
LONDON, March 18, 2010 – SONY and LOVEFiLM, Europe's leading film & TV, digital and DVD
rental subscription service with over 67,000 titles, today rolls out a major
agreement that allows LOVEFiLM members to instantly watch thousands of titles
directly through the new SONY BRAVIA Internet Video TVs, Blu-ray players [...]

Ten Wagner Operas With Marek Janowski in Berlin

The Wagner Series Kicks Off With Der fliegende Holl??nder in November 2010
BERLIN, March 18, 2010 – With Richard Wagner's opera Der fliegende Holl??nder, the
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and Marek Janowski begin their series
featuring concert performances of the ten most important of Wagner's operas
on November 13, 2010. An international elite of Wagner singers including
Matti Salminen, Nina Stemme, [...]

Murdoch MacLennan Appointed PA Group Chairman

LONDON, March 18, 2010 – PA Group, owner of the Press Association, has announced that
Murdoch MacLennan is to become Non-Executive Chairman of PA Group's board of
directors. Murdoch will take up his new position on the board on 19 March
2010.

He succeeds Tim Bowdler, who is stepping down, as planned,
after overseeing the [...]

Maggie Philbin to Present the PraxisUnico Impact Awards

The Impact Awards Which Recognise and Celebrate the Success of Knowledge Transfer are Open for Entries

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 18, 2010 – Nominations are invited for The Impact Awards, an award scheme designed
to recognise and celebrate the success of knowledge transfer. The Impact
Awards are open to all sectors of research that have made an outstanding
impact [...]

Trend Experts Reveal The Travel Industry’s Quiet Revolution

Changes in Consumer Consciousness about Environment, Culture, and Interconnectedness Are Creating New Modes of Travel

NEW YORK, March 18, 2010 – Travel is undergoing a profound and even revolutionary shift, according
to a broad new study by the leading global communications agency Euro RSCG
Worldwide. The results of the study were released this week in KNOW
magazine's "The [...]

Galleria Campari Opens as Part of Campari’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations

MILAN, March 18, 2010 – Today Campari inaugurates its Gallery, a dynamic, multimedia and
interactive place that traces the life of the brand through modern and
contemporary art from 1860 to the present day, in its 150th anniversary year.
Campari has collected pieces belonging to many different artists, such as
Cappiello, Munari, and Depero, to whom Campari dedicated [...]

Saxo Bank Launches New Equity Platform Providing Private Investors With Institutional-Style Trading and Analysis Tools

COPENHAGEN, March 22, 2010 – By covering over 11,000 single stocks with in-depth company analysis and
introducing an innovative trading panel, Saxo Bank predicts that its new
Equity Platform will help double its number of clients over the next two
years.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/saxobank/40798/
[...]

CIE 2010 Lighting Quality & Energy Efficiency in Vienna

Energy-Efficient Lighting: The Alternative to New Power Station Construction

VIENNA, Austria, March 22, 2010 – For delegates at the CIE 2010 conference organised by the International
Commission on Illumination (CIE), the message was clear: "A more efficient
use of daylight augmented with the use of more efficient lamps and the latest
lighting technology now enable us to save [...]

Oxford College of Marketing Exam Results for the Professional Diploma 40% Above Average CIM Pass Rates

OXFORD, England, March 22, 2010 – Results released this week by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
show that Oxford College of Marketing students who took exams in December
2009 achieved on the Professional Diploma in Marketing the following pass
rates:

Marketing Planning 96% ( average CIM pass rate only 53%), Marketing
Research Information 94% [...]

Frost & Sullivan: EU and NA Electric Buses, Vans and Trucks Market – Depot Based Delivery Vehicles Expected to Account for 70 Per Cent of Overall Electrification Share

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Electric Commercial Vehicles (e-cvs) on Wednesday, 31 March, 2010 at 3:00pm BST

LONDON, March 22, 2010 – Interest in electric commercial vehicles (e-cv) is driven by fuel costs
and concerns about emissions. Depot based delivery vehicles are ideal
candidates for electrification as they operate on limited range with frequent
stop-and-go [...]

Northern Trust’s Justin Chapman Appointed as Member and Custodian Representative to SWIFT (UK) Ltd Board of Directors

LONDON, March 22, 2010 – Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announces today that Justin Chapman, global
head of process management at Northern Trust, has been appointed to represent
the securities community on the UK board of the Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). Chapman, currently the
custodian representative appointed to the Board of 12 directors, is also the
co-chairman [...]

Duluth Metals Announces Higher Grade Assays in First Hole From Nokomis Winter Drilling Program

TORONTO, March 22, 2010 – Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM) (TSX:DM.U) today
announced new assays for the first hole drilled in the 2010 Winter Drilling
Program on the Nokomis Deposit, Ely Minnesota. To date, nine holes have been
drilled, with assay results having been received for one hole. Hole MEX-158,
has intersected 70.0 feet of 1.189% [...]

Egencia Expands Global Alliance With Seven New Countries

Company Grows Footprint to Include Brazil, Mexico and Japan, Among Others
LONDON, March 22, 2010 – Egencia(TM), an Expedia, Inc. company, today announced the expansion of
the Egencia Global Alliance to include strategic partnerships with leading
local travel management companies (TMCs) in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Malaysia. These additions build on Egencia's
existing points of [...]

Rothstein Kass Approved to Issue Audit Opinions Regarding Irish Stock Exchange Entities

Top Accounting Services Provider Joins a Select Group of Firms as Only U.S.-Based Accounting Firms Granted Transitional Registration as Third-Party Audit Entities by Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority

NEW YORK, March 22, 2010 – International accounting, audit and advisory services firm Rothstein Kass
(www.rkco.com) today announced that the firm's application for
Registration of Third-Country Audit Entities [...]

Response to the Loughborough Report on Oxo-Degradable Plastics From Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc

LONDON, March 22, 2010 – On 11th March the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs
(DEFRA) of the UK Government published a Report from Loughborough University
entitled "Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Oxo-degradable Plastics
Across their Life-cycle."

A detailed response has been prepared by Symphony Environmental
Technologies Plc., a British public company quoted on [...]

Teen Signals End to Male (Grease) Monkey Business

EDINBURGH, March 23, 2010 – A Dundee lass is getting geared-up to receive an award at Parliament -
after putting the brakes on rip-off male car mechanics.

Lisa Keogh is staging a one woman war against sexist grease monkeys by
tooling herself up to become a car mechanic and then opening up her [...]

CSA Group Announces Executive Appointments and Modernized Business Model to Optimize Global Service Offerings

TORONTO, March 23, 2010 – CSA Group President and CEO Ash Sahi today announces strategic
enhancements across the organization's structure, service offerings and
processes to provide stakeholders and clients with more efficient, innovative
and timely sustainable service solutions.

"In this rapidly changing international business environment, for any
global organization it is prudent to periodically review [...]

Investor Perception Breakthrough for Palestinian Companies

NABLUS, Palestine, March 24, 2010 – The Palestine Securities Exchange ("PSE") has completed its
first ever London road show on 17-19 March 2010. Showcasing some of its
leading listed companies, the PSE arranged a seminar and a parallel series of
investor meetings to highlight the real investment opportunity that Palestine
offers. During the three day event, seven of [...]

Gulf Petrochemical Sector Recovers:

GPCA Chairman Sees Growing Role for Association
DUBAI, March 24, 2010 – Economic indicators point to continued recovery for chemical companies in
2010, including a positive development for producers in the Middle East, with
global chemical industry output forecast to increase 4.6%, offsetting a 4.6%
contraction in 2009, Mr Mohammed Al Mady, Chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals
and Chemicals [...]

Ellis Watson Named CEO of Syco Entertainment

LONDON and NEW YORK, March 26, 2010 – Syco Entertainment, a joint venture recently formed between Simon Cowell
and Sony Music Entertainment, today announced the appointment of Ellis Watson
as CEO of Syco Entertainment Ltd.

In this new role reporting directly to Simon Cowell, Watson will take on
the global development of Syco Entertainment, [...]

Indian Wedding DJs Kudos Roadshow Lead the Way

LONDON, March 26, 2010 – Hot of the heels of winning the title of Best Club DJ at the (UKAMA) UK
Asian Music Awards, DJ H is also riding high with his entertainment outfit,
Kudos Roadshow, which is now one of the most sought after wedding DJ services
in the whole of the UK.

[...]

2010 Social Innovation Award Winners Named

NEW YORK, March 26, 2010 – Tesla Motors, Cisco Networking Academy, Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women
initiative and eBay's Green Team were among the organizations and initiatives
taking home awards from last night's Justmeans.com/Financial Times 2010
Social Innovation Awards dinner in Manhattan.

A nonprofit organization, the San Francisco-based TechSoup Global,
received the event's Citizen's Choice Award. [...]

Linda Richardson to Provide Keynote Speech at ASTD’s Virtual Sales Coaching Forum

PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2010 – Richardson, a leading global sales training and performance improvement
firm, today announced that Linda Richardson, Founder and Executive Chairwoman
of Richardson, will be delivering the keynote speech at the American Society
of Training and Development, Sales Training Drivers Online Virtual Sales
Coaching Forum, being held on April 7-8, 2010.

During [...]

Pew Study: United Kingdom Third Among G-20 Members in Clean Energy Investments

Pew finds remarkable growth in the global clean energy economy over the past five years

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2010 – The United Kingdom ranked third among G-20 members in 2009 global clean
energy investments and finance, according to data released today by The Pew
Charitable Trusts. Last year, the United Kingdom invested USD $11.2 billion
in the clean energy [...]

Unruly Media to Catalyse Viral Advertising in France

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Unruly Media(www.unrulymedia.fr/), the UK's leading exponent of
viral video marketing, announced today the opening of Unruly France, to be
based in Paris and headed up by newly-appointed French MD, Dorota Smaggia.

Unruly Media are no strangers to French campaigns and were instrumental
in seeding the spectacularly successful Evian Roller [...]

Alcan Engineered Products Opens its Outstanding Research and Development Capabilities to Industry Third Parties

PARIS, March 25, 2010 – Alcan Engineered Products – a business unit of Rio Tinto – is opening to
other companies the use of its cutting-edge R&D centre dedicated to aluminium
and its alloys.

Based in Voreppe (France), this European leading research and development
centre is unequalled and has gained international renown since its [...]

Frost & Sullivan Survey Reveals: Marketers on the Road to Rebound From Economic Downturn

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Identifying new opportunities, cultivating innovation, and harnessing
competitiveness: These are the three forces that are empowering marketers to
transform their performance in a global environment tainted by the economic
downturn. In a recent survey of marketing professionals at companies in the
European Union, Frost & Sullivan finds that marketing executives are shifting
focus to [...]

A Unique Opportunity to Purchase A1 GP – the ‘World Cup of Motorsport’

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Leading global asset sales and valuations company, GoIndustry DoveBid, is
offering a unique opportunity to acquire the assets of A1 GP, better known as
the 'World Cup of Motorsport'.

GoIndustry DoveBid has been appointed to market the assets of A1 Holdings
Ltd [UK parent company in liquidation] and A1 [...]

New Magazine Launch Provides Everything for Your Perfect Day

MACCLESFIELD, England, March 25, 2010 – Practical Publishing today launches Perfect Day, a unique new magazine
that helps readers plan their dream wedding day, for less.

With the average wedding in the UK costing around GBP14,000 and the
economic climate still tough, it's no wonder that more and more couples are
looking to save [...]

Is South Africa’s Industrial Policy a Realistic Growth Strategy or a Dead End? Frost & Sullivan Examines IPAP2

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 25, 2010 – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) unveiled South Africa's
2010/11 Industrial Policy Framework Action Plan (IPAP2) to Cabinet on 18
February. While IPAP2 focuses on improving growth in key manufacturing
sectors, the main thrust of the policy is to create sustainable employment.

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Frost & Sullivan: Global Automotive Transmission Technologies Mix – How ‘Green’ is it Getting?

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on automotive transmission technologies on Tuesday, 6 April, 2010 at 3:00pm BST

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – The need to reduce fuel consumption and consequently CO2 emissions has
driven OEMs to introduce new transmission technologies that are lighter, more
efficient and more expensive than previous generation transmissions. This has
led to [...]

North Sea Group Announces Creation of new Ethanol Subsidiary

ZUG, Switzerland, March 25, 2010 – North Sea Group, the largest independent fuel supplier in the
Benelux, is pleased to announce that it has set up a new subsidiary that will
focus on ethanol sales and distribution. The new venture, which is called
North Sea Global Ethanol (NSGE), has its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland,
and initially a subsidiary [...]

– Chinese Gold Demand Growth Expected to Outstrip Domestic Supply

Chinese demand for [...]