Plusnet Launch sQuid Cashless Payments on Their Staff Card

LONDON, August 27, 2010 – Plusnet, the award winning Internet Service Provider is joining the
growing list of customers for sQuid's electronic money service.

sQuid eMoney will be made available to all Plusnet staff on their staff
card, enabling cashless purchases as well as ID and access control.
A new [...]

Nation of Animal Lovers Still Treat Their Animals Despite the Pinch on Their Pockets

STONELEIGH, England, August 27, 2010 – As a nation of animal lovers, the amount of money we spend on
pets is increasing and the recession and financial downturn seem to have had
little effect. According to Mintel (www.mintel.com) the pet
accessories and healthcare sector is still growing, as is the pet food
market.

But our [...]

Roamware Listed for the Second Time on Inc. 5000

Inc. Magazine Releases Fourth Annual Exclusive List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies – The Inc. 5000

SAN JOSE, California, August 27, 2010 – Inc. magazine ranked Roamware, Inc. a top company in the San Jose metro
area and No. 2745 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the
nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list [...]

Brandeaux’s Liberty Living Wins National Student Housing Survey Award 2010

LONDON, August 27, 2010 – UK university students have chosen Liberty Living as Best Private Halls
Provider 2010 in this year's National Student Housing Survey. The survey is
now in its 3rd year and is having a major impact on the industry's commitment
to service levels.

The NSHS annual survey of over 10,000 students [...]

Essilor – First-Half 2010 Results

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, August 27, 2010 -

– A Very Good First Half

– Sharp Increase in Revenue: up 15.8%
– High Contribution Margin Maintained, at 18.0% of Revenue
– Adjusted Earnings per Share: up 17.6%
– Strong Increase in [...]

The Oracle Education Foundation Invites Students and Teachers to Join ThinkQuest International Competition 2011

Students are Challenged to Think, Create and Innovate
Redwood Shores, California, August 26, 2010

The ThinkQuest International Competition 2011, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation (oraclefoundation.org/) (OEF), is now open to teams of students.
The competition challenges students to solve a real-world problem by applying their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills.
[...]

Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking Achieves Industry Leading Results with Oracle Exadata V2 Benchmark

Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? August 26, 2010
News Facts
Oracle today announced that the Oracle FLEXCUBE (www.oracle.com/us/industries/financial-services/046907.html) Universal Banking System running on Oracle (www.oracle.com/us/products/database/database-machine-069034.html) Exadata V2 ??? The First Database Machine for OLTP — achieved outstanding benchmark results.

This benchmark demonstrates Oracle’s unmatched ability to engineer applications, middleware, database, operating [...]

Meeting the Demands of Staff in the Healthcare Sector

ABU DHABI, UAE, August 26, 2010 – The head of the nation's biggest hospital yesterday explained how the UAE
can overcome the worldwide shortage of medical staff, days after a report
revealed that the number of doctors and nurses will have to double within a
decade.

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British Airways Introduces new Gothenburg Route

CRAWLEY, England, August 26, 2010 – British Airways is launching services to Gothenburg, Sweden's second
largest city, with flights from as little as GBP55.50 in Euro Traveller
one-way including taxes fees and charges. Customers can also book Club
Europe, British Airway's Business Class cabin.

The twice daily flight to Gothenburg (
www.britishairways.com/travel/flights-to-gothenburg/public/en_gb) from
Heathrow Terminal 5, [...]

Publication of the 2010 First Half Results of the Group Maurel & Prom on Friday, August 27th, 2010 (After Stock Exchange)

PARIS, August 26, 2010 – Maurel & Prom announces a modification in the section "Schedule" of the
next publications:

The publication of the press release of the biannual results will take
place on Friday, August 27th, 2010 (after stock exchange) instead of Monday,
August 30th, 2010.
This document may contain forward-looking [...]

Group Launched to Put Consumers First

Leading Advocacy Groups Establish Coalition to Defend the Global Rights and Liberties of Consumers

WASHINGTON, August 26, 2010 – Today in an effort to protect the rights of consumers globally, a new
action-oriented coalition was launched to defend and advance the genuine
interests of consumers and to ensure consumers are no longer ignored in the
political and policymaking [...]

Advanced Auction and Appraisal Services, Inc., to Conduct Liquidation Auction of Pugmill, Paving Equipment and Trucks in Orland Park

ORLAND PARK, Illinois, August 26, 2010 – Advanced Auction and Appraisal Services, Inc.,
(www.advancedauction.com) announces the online liquidation auction of
Asphalt Solutions in Orland Park, Ill., according to Otis Holley, auctioneer.

"Bidders have a great opportunity to buy pugmill equipment, paving
equipment and trucks at auction prices," said Holley.
The auction [...]

IG Markets Cements CFD Leadership Status

IG Markets Extends its CFD Trading Market Lead*
MELBOURNE, Australia, August 26, 2010 – An independent survey of Australia's CFD market has named IG Markets as
the number one choice for the highest number of active traders, with 29% of
CFD traders using them as their main provider. This cements IG Markets'
leadership status with the closest competitor [...]

Males Driving Europe’s Summer of Mobile Love

Mobile Dating Sites on the Rise, Males 25-34 Represent Nearly a Quarter of Users

LONDON, August 26, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world,
today released data from its comScore MobiLens service showing that young
adult males factor prominently in the increase in Europeans accessing dating
sites on their mobile phones. Of [...]

Hotels Invest in Technology Despite the Economic Downturn due to its Positive Impact in the Industry

DUBAI, UAE, August 26, 2010 – Research has predicted that $290 million will be spent on technology
alone across new hotels in the Middle East and there will be over 108,600
rooms coming online by 2011. This coupled with the crowded and lucrative
nature of the industry has meant that hotel operators and owners have woken
up to [...]

Shire Announces European Approval of VPRIV(R) (velaglucerase alfa) for the Treatment of Type 1 Gaucher Disease

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, August 26, 2010 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the European Commission has
granted marketing authorisation for VPRIV(R) (velaglucerase alfa), a human
cell line derived enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for the long-term
treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease. VPRIV has been authorized as an orphan
medicine through the [...]

Penguin Books Announces Publication of New Lorien Legacies Series

LONDON, August 26, 2010 – Penguin Books has announced it is to publish 'I Am Number Four' by
Pittacus Lore, the first instalment of The Lorien Legacies, a mind-blowing
new thriller series.

I Am Number Four (www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780718156473,00.html)
is a tale of John Smith (aka Number Four) as he
desperately tries to outrun his past, escape [...]

Transportation Projects set to Transform Kuwait’s Infrastructure

DUBAI, UAE, August 26, 2010 – Huge transportation projects are underway in Kuwait in order to improve
the country's connectivity with its neighbors and reduce its congestion and
traffic problems. Kuwait is keeping pace with its regional counterparts and
is set to begin implementing its own rail and metro projects as part of the
GCC's wider efforts to [...]

ICE Futures Europe Reports ECX Emissions Contract Records

LONDON, August 26, 2010 – IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global
regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC)
markets, announced daily volume and open interest records for ICE Futures
Europe's ECX emissions contracts.

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EF Education First Partners With Student Organization AIESEC at the “Youth to Business Forum 2010″

HYDERABAD, India, August 26, 2010 – EF Education First, a leading language education company, and AIESEC, one
of the world's largest student-run organizations, initiated a international
partnership today at the "Youth to Business Forum 2010" in Hyderabad, India.

By joining forces, the organizations will provide a platform where
talented business students can get improved [...]