Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Legal: LexisNexis Butterworths India merges with leading Indian legal publisher

LexisNexis Butterworths India merges with leading Indian legal publisher, Wadhwa Nagpur Merger establishes LexisNexis as leader in legal information in India and demonstrates growing commitment to the region

New Delhi, India (BUSINESS WIRE) - LexisNexis, a leading global provider of business information solutions, today announced the merger of Wadhwa Nagpur, one of India's providers of legal publishing information, with LexisNexis Butterworths India. The combined company, headquartered in New Delhi, will be the leader of legal information solutions in India. The merger reinforces LexisNexis' commitment to the India market and bolsters the company's ability to take advantage of additional market growth drivers, including digitization of courts, the rapidly growing legal profession and the increasing demand for information solutions.

LexisNexis Butterworths India is recognized in India as a premier legal publisher and solutions provider, offering products such as Halsbury's Laws of India and Mulla series which are widely used and respected in the legal community.
Wadhwa Nagpur offers a number of products in the field of legal, tax and regulatory (LTR) treatises such as: Ramaiya's Guide to the Companies Act, Tannan Banking Law & Practice in India, Chaturvedi & Pithisaria on Income Tax Law and Ratanlal & Dhirajlal series on The Indian Penal Code.

"We are very excited to bring together these two strong companies to better serve the rapidly growing demand for legal content in India," said John Atkinson, Managing Director, LexisNexis Butterworths India.

"We have been in India for more than a decade and this merger significantly strengthens our content suite, the platform for our future growth in online and print publishing. This merger enables us to provide richer, more comprehensive solutions to the Indian legal industry including integrated content from key markets such as the United Kingdom and Australia."

LexisNexis Group has been steadily transforming itself into a global information solutions provider that combines integrated business information tools, content, software and services which enable customers to increase productivity and performance. As part of its transformation, LexisNexis Group has made numerous acquisitions in the last several years.

Wadhwa Nagpur marks the most significant addition in India for LexisNexis to date, and further demonstrates the company's commitment to the Indian market.

"LexisNexis is now extremely well positioned to grow in India," said Andy Prozes, Chief Executive Officer of LexisNexis Group. He added, "With the addition of Wadhwa Nagpur, LexisNexis continues on its path to provide the best local and global content and is an important step in our transformation to a global information solutions provider. This merger makes us the premier provider of legal information in India, one of the largest legal markets in the world measured by number of lawyers, and one of the fastest growing legal markets in the world."

With an increasing global demand for Indian legal content, this union will offer new opportunities to make Wadhwa Nagpur content available to the worldwide marketplace. The combination of LexisNexis Butterworths India and Wadhwa Nagpur offerings will address needs across the spectrum of LTR users. This will serve as the foundation of the LexisNexis Butterworths India
online offerings.

"We are very excited about this deal and believe it will provide significant value for the rapidly developing Indian market," said the Wadhwa Brothers, of Wadhwa Nagpur. "Combining with LexisNexis enables us to serve the global legal community's interest in India more effectively."About LexisNexis LexisNexis? (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of business information solutions to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets.

LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis? and Nexis? services. A member of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.

About LexisNexis Butterworths India

LexisNexis Butterworths India (www.lexisnexis.co.in) began operations in 1997 under the name Butterworths India, a premier publisher of texts in law, taxation and business. Since then, LexisNexis Butterworths has established a reputation for its timely publication of Kanga and Palkhivala's Law and Practice of Income Tax, the Mulla series of books, including those on Civil Procedure, Hindu Law, Mahomedan Law, Transfer of Property and Contract and Specific Relief and a 45-volume encyclopedic series "Halsbury's Laws of India," which covers the whole spectrum of Indian law, modeled on the Halsbury's Laws of England.

About Wadhwa Nagpur

Wadhwa Nagpur is India's premier law book publisher and provider of legal information and solutions which are well regarded as a hallmark of accuracy, content quality with currency and absolute dependability. Wadhwa Nagpur provides the foremost legal research material through their repertoire of thoroughly researched treatises which are relied upon by the highest courts in the country and are considered as the last word for complex interpretations by both the Bench and the Bar.
It has a vast network of distributors and resellers throughout India. Wadhwa Nagpur was founded by Late Shri Chetan Das Wadhwa & Late Smt. Ram Pyari Wadhwa, and subsequently was jointly owned by Wadhwa Brothers, O.P.Wadhwa, K.K.Wadhwa, V.K.Wadhwa and S.K.Wadhwa.

Perfect Relations (for LexisNexis Butterworths India)Anchal Ghosh, +91 9999389933 aghosh@perfectrelations.com or
LexisNexisDavid Kurt +1 312-899-7805
david.kurt@lexisnexis.com

Technology: Gemalto delivers electronic Alien Resident cards to Taiwan

Gemalto delivers electronic Alien Resident cards to Taiwan National Immigration Agency Trusts Gemalto to replace all current paper cards by smart ID documents for foreign nationals

Taiwan (BUSINESS WIRE) - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that Gemalto is the supplier of electronic Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) cards to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) in Taiwan. Compared to the existing paper cards, the Gemalto Sealys microprocessor version bolsters security by drastically improving resistance to forgery and counterfeiting.
Uniquely, these contactless cards are the first electronic identification documents built on the strengths of electronic passport technology. These cards are also the first electronic foreigner identification cards in Asia. Gemalto has already delivered three hundred thousand of these identification cards.
The National Immigration Agency plans to achieve replacement of all remaining paper cards by 2009.

The significant enhancement in security better protects the rights of the document bearer as the ARC is an important document permitting the bearer to remain in Taiwan throughout the validity period, maintain a local currency bank account, take ownership of vehicles as well as apply for a driver's license.

The size of a credit card, the new microprocessor-based electronic ARC is compliant with the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standard. This meant the NIA and Gemalto were able to fast track the project, issuing the first cards to residents within 6 months after award of tender. The ICAO standard is an internationally recognized framework for the implementation of electronic passports. Just like for electronic passports, sensitive personal information and photograph are securely stored on the chip and protected with digital signatures. To make counterfeit reproduction even more difficult, the card combines the security features of microprocessor-based documents with highly sophisticated printing techniques.

A Gemalto Coesys personalization system delivered as part of the solution prepares the sensitive information that gets stored in the card and generates the digital security keys used to protect it. Being built as an open architecture, customization and integration to the host system was made both seamless and easy.

Tan Teck Lee, President of Gemalto Asia commented, "We have been involved and strongly committed to a significant number of important electronic government programs around the world. This gives us a great deal of experience in matching the unique requirements of the NIA with a customized offer that fit their needs. In the case of the NIA, it was a combination of advanced security technologies coupled with a specific but comprehensive personalization solution".

A knock-on benefit of the polyvalent Gemalto Sealys technology is that the Alien Resident Certificate and the Permanent Resident Certificate can both be issued using the same card. For the NIA this represents considerable improvements in operational efficiency and savings in expense by integrating all resident certificates into one. The NIA needs just one card to issue Alien Resident Certificates and Permanent Resident Certificates (PARC) with physical markings distinguishing the two.

About Gemalto Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the leader in digital security with pro forma 2007 annual revenues of over ?1.6 billion, more than 85 offices in 40 countries and about 10,000 employees including 1,300 R&D engineers.

In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto's solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable.

Gemalto provides end-to-end solutions for digital security, from the development of software applications, through the design and production of secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers.

More than a billion people worldwide use the company's products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity and access management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications.

As the use of Gemalto's software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com Media Contacts Gemalto AsiaMarcos FernandesT.: +852 2306 3626 M.: +852
6051 6425 marcos.fernandes@gemalto.com

Technology: Supermicro unleashes single-processor UP servers

4-way/2-way SuperBlade(TM), 1U Twin(TM), 4-way 1U, and Universal I/O (UIO) Servers Optimized for Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors On-Display

Taipei, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - COMPUTEX - Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server and workstation solutions, has announced full support for the latest Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) 1300 Series processors on its latest single-processor A+ Servers on display at Computex Taipei 2008 (booths M 619-M726).

In addition to the cost-effective 1011 M-UR and 1011 S-MR2 A+ Servers, Supermicro is also showcasing its high-density, energy-efficient, 4-way/2-way SuperBlade(TM), 1U Twin(TM), 4-way 1U, and Universal I/O (UIO) solutions. All five solutions are optimized for Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.

"Always quick to market with the latest server technology, Supermicro fully supports the new single-socket processors on our latest generation of UP servers," said Alex Hsu, chief sales and marketing officer (CSMO) of Supermicro.

"Featuring the highest computing density available, we are also showcasing our SuperBlade SBE-710E 7U enclosure with up to ten 4-socket Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based server blades supporting up to 960 processor cores and 7.68TB of memory per 42U rack along with our new 2-way AMD Opteron blades (SBA-7121 M-T1) and our A+ Server 1021 TM Series Opteron 1U Twin(TM) servers."

"By merging the strength of AMD's native quad-core technology and Direct Connect Architecture with their own server design expertise, Supermicro has produced an extensive selection of quad-core solutions that are exceptional in terms of performance, features and energy-efficiency," said Patrick Palta, director, Server and Workstation Business, AMD (NYSE: AMD).

"By enabling excellent overall system performance and efficiency, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems are a clear choice for meeting the business computing demands of today's competitive marketplace."

Supporting two AMD Opteron processor-based DP motherboards in a 1U chassis, Supermicro's new A+ Server 1021 TM series 1U Twin(TM) increases computing density while minimizing energy consumption, costs and space requirements.

When loaded with four Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2300 Series processors, the 1U Twin(TM) system features 16 processing cores for exceptional computing density. Each node is a true high-performance system that supports up to 64GB of energy-efficient DDR2 memory, PCI-Express x16, independent dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and optional InfiniBand.

Go to booths M 619-M726 at Computex for a first-hand look at the following Supermicro A+ Servers:
1011 M-UR: UP redundant power 1U server with 4 DIMM slots and a flexible UIO slot
1011 S-MR2: UP redundant power short-depth 1U server with 4 DIMM slots
1021 TM-T+: 1U Twin with two DP nodes and 32 DIMM slots in 1U
1021 M-UR+: Redundant power 1U server, 16 DIMM slots and a flexible UIO slot
1041 M-T2+: 4P 1U server with 32 DIMM slots and 3 hot-swap SATA drive trays
SBA-7141 M-T: 4P SuperBlade (TM) with 16 DIMM slots and Type A USB flash drive slot
SBA-7121 M-T1: 2P SuperBlade(TM) with 8 DIMM slots and Type A USB flash drive slot

Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility and features. For more information on Supermicro's complete line of server and workstation solutions please visit http://www.supermicro.com.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)

Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems.

These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations.

For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, please visit http://www.Supermicro.com, email
Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at +1 408-503-8000.

SMCI-F * Peak power efficiency and noise level figures based on internal testing results.

Supermicro and Server Building Block Solutions are registered trademarks, while SuperBlade and 1U Twin are trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Kalodrich of Super Micro Computer, Inc.,
+1-408-503-8063, MichaelK@supermicro.com
Web site: http://www.supermicro.com

Environment: 5 US environment groups urge that ASARCO not be handed over

Mining Company Emerging From Chapter 11 Reorganization Operated in 20 States and Faced Up to $1 Billion in Environmental Liabilities, Tied to 19 Superfund Sites

Washington, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Five leading U.S. environmental organizations -- Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, Public Citizen - Texas Office, Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP) and Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition -- today urged U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasy to ensure that the U.S. Department of Justice ... proceed with caution before turning over the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) -- which GreenLabor.org has termed one of the worst polluters ... in the country -- to a new corporate parent with a track record of environmental and other abuses.

The joint letter to Mukasey, which also was copied to the Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (who serves on the ASARCO creditor committee)

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, continues: Given the leadership that will be needed to bring an end to ASARCOs legacy of pollution on what is a nearly unprecedented scale, we strongly recommend that the purchaser of ASARCO have a clean environmental record both in the U.S. and abroad. We are deeply disturbed by reports that ASARCO may be handed over to one of a number of companies that have pollution records that are so bad that they threaten to eclipse ASARCOs sorry example.

As Sierra Magazine reported in its recent story, `Going for Broke', American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) [is] a massive copper conglomerate that has a presence in more than 20 states, environmental liabilities estimated between $500 million and $1 billion, and its name attached to 19 Superfund sites around the country. ASARCO declared bankruptcy in the summer of 2005 in order to discharge all of its clean-up related obligations.

Unfortunately, the company is just one example of how corporations use Chapter 11 to slough off massive environmental liabilities, reorganize, and then emerge leaner and meaner to operate another day. As Sierra noted, ASARCO's parent company, Grupo Mexico, is benefiting too. A few months after ASARCO filed for bankruptcy, Grupo Mexico announced that net profits had doubled -- largely because ASARCO's environmental liabilities had been removed from its books. Of course, the liabilities remain, but now they are borne by U.S. taxpayers.

When ASARCO filed for bankruptcy, more than 100 civil environmental cases were pending against it. One of the more striking examples is from the 1970 s in El Paso, where a study by the Center for Disease Control found that ASARCO was responsible for abnormally high lead levels in children who lived near its El Paso smelter. This case in El Paso is one of dozens around the U.S. that illustrate so vividly why the new team in charge of ASARCO needs to take an entirely new approach to the environment and people in and around its U.S. facilities.

When the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, ASARCO named numerous environmental-related lawsuits brought by governmental authorities and private parties as some of the main reasons for the bankruptcy. The filing puts these lawsuits and efforts to collect on environmental damages on hold.

According to Sierra, ASARCOs most valuable assets were sold to a shell company set up by Grupo Mexico when it purchased ASARCO in 1999. The sale was initially blocked by the Department of Justice, which was concerned that ASARCO was shielding its moneymaking ventures from the environmental enforcers at EPA; however, when ASARCO agreed to set up a $100 million trust fund for the cleanup of its U.S. operations (which at the time was estimated to cost as much as $1 billion), the EPA and Justice Department signed off on the deal.

At the time, ASARCO owed in excess of $100 million in fines alone for noncompliance with state and federal clean up orders. The deal capped ASARCOs cleanup responsibilities for three years and it is unclear what will happen next.

ASARCO is about to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization and the committee of creditors running the company on an interim has solicited bids from prospective buyers who will take over and recapitalize the company. The Justice Department has to approve the deal. We urge both the ASARCO creditor committee and the Department of Justice to act responsibly and put new owners in charge of ASARCO who will prevent this company from continuing to be a blight on the U.S. environment and a major health threat to Americans.

Dont let a new team of polluters make ASARCOs legacy worse than it is already! A copy of the joint letter is available upon request.

SOURCE: Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, Public Citizen - Texas Office, Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP) and Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition

CONTACT: Ailis Aaron Wolf, +1-703-276-3265, aawolf@hastingsgroup.com, for Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, Public Citizen -- Texas Office, Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention and Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition

Food: New record prices for Dom Perignon at largest wine auction ever

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Paris (BUSINESS WIRE) - An unprecedented sale featuring some of the finest wines and champagne lots highlighted some exceptional Dom Perignon lots, including a set of3 magnums of Dom Perignon OEnothque 1966, 1973 and 1976, sold at HK$ 726,200 (US$ 93,260 and 61,990 euros), and the historic release of the first ever Dom Perignon Ros Jroboam, the number one of a very limited edition directly from the Dom Perignon cellars, sold at HK$ 266,000 (US$ 34,160 US and 22,706 euros).

During this exceptional auction by Acker Merall & Condit in Hong-Kong, on may 31st, 2008, prices reached new records.

The most impressive and expected lots were Dom Perignon OEnothque 1966, 1973 and 1976 Magnums which were auctioned for the sum of 93,260 US$ the set of 3 (vs estimated US$ 20,000), breaking all previous champagne records. These exclusive Magnums were cellared between 32 and 42 years in Epernay (France), before being recently disgorged, tasted and approved by Richard Geoffroy, Dom Perignon Chef de Cave himself, then leaving the cellars.

Another rarity placed on auction by Dom Perignon was the first bottle of a never commercially released limited edition of Dom Perignon Ros Vintage 1996, also directly from the Dom Perignon cellars. Estimated at US$10,000-20,000, this jeroboam was finally acquired for US$ 34,160 by a private wine investor.

Dom Perignon is already known for attaining remarkable prices, never previously seen in champagne auctions in the past, such as the recent vintage champagne auction staged by Acker Merrill & Condit in New York in April 2008 where two bottles of the first never commercially released Dom Perignon Ros Vintage 1959 sold for the record sum of US$ 84,700.

This exemplifies the extraordinary aging potential of Dom Perignon, making it a valuable long term investment for the world's most distinguished wine collectors.

Press :Dom Perignon Corinne PerezT: +33 (0)1 58 97 66
66cperez@domperignon.fr

Health/Medical: Frost & Sullivan appoints Maz Khan to lead pharmaceutical team

Sydney, Australia (BUSINESS WIRE) - Frost & Sullivan has appointed Mr Maz Khan as Director for its Pharmaceutical team in Australia.

With current big pharma strategy seeming to be more focused in chosen core areas of specialization like specialty pharmaceuticals and biotech, rather than the traditional blockbuster approach, Australia has a strong position as a significant research base. "Despite having only 0.3 per cent of the world's population and a pharmaceutical market that is approximately 1.0 per cent of the global market, Australia contributes 2.5 per cent towards the world's medical research and 2.9 per cent to global scientific publications," says Jonathan Raja, Director of Australia Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

Mr Raja added that "Australia is clearly one of the world's preferred location to conduct global clinical trials, and as at quarter four 2007, there were 50 Phase I trials, 153 Phase 2 trials, 262 Phase 3 and 65 Phase 4 trials being conducted here.
However, with the increasing patient base that needs treatment due to increased prevalence and advances in diagnostics, the challenges of costs have driven pharmacoeconomics to emerge as one of the vital research areas. Communicating the cost-benefit of products is an important contributor to commercial success and Frost & Sullivan foresees further increase in use of pharmacoeconomic analyses, such as price threshold and market uptake from the access population, as part of a comprehensive to-market strategy.""Maz Khan is a strong addition to the Australia Healthcare team," he said.

In his new role at Frost & Sullivan, Mr Khan will be responsible in expanding the team and working closely with the clients in the country and region. As a Market research executive with extensive pharmaceutical experience in managing business intelligence and sales and marketing effectiveness functions, he will be working to increase the visibility of the pharmaceutical team, and identifying more effective ways to partner with companies to generate and evaluate market data and implement their strategic plans, at both the brand and corporate levels.

"I am making an exciting move in my career, where I will be capitalizing on all my previous experiences to further add to Frost & Sullivan's standing in Australia and to provide top value added services to its pharmaceutical clients," Mr Khan said.

Mr Khan brings with him a rich 20 years of experience in the Australian healthcare industry. Mr Khan has previously lead Market Research and Business Intelligence functions in multinational companies such as Eli Lilly, Aventis and Wyeth.

Mr Raja also said that it is an important move for our healthcare business to include someone like Maz Khan. "He brings to our team a wealth of local knowledge and exceptional skills which will strengthen our partnerships and add clear value to the work we do in the Pharmaceutical industry," he added.

"Frost & Sullivan's pharmaceutical & biotechnology group works with leading multinational companies in Australia and has formed a global team of experts to support our partners in the expansion of their businesses. We have a strong commitment to increasing our expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space globally, and having Maz Khan on the team will further strengthen our local and global pharmaceutical expertise and operations," says Ms. Rhenu Bhuller, Global Vice President, Pharmaceuticals/ Biotechnology Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Practice has a team of more than 90 experienced analysts in Asia Pacific dedicated to research in the pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, healthcare IT markets as well as emerging technology trends in the region.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com.

Frost & Sullivan Corporate Communications Healthcare,
Asia Pacific Jasminder KaurDid: +65 6890 0937 Mobile: +65 9062 7051
jkaur@frost.com or Corporate Communications Healthcare,
Asia Pacific Shereen GillDid: +603 6204 5909 Mobile: +6017 617 8300
shereen.gill@frost.com or Australia officeSuite 1, Level 9189
Kent StreetSydney, NSW AustraliaTel: +61 (0)2 8247 9800 Fax:
+61 (0)2 9252 8066

Pharmaceutical: Eurand to be issued U.S. patent for Amrix

Dayton, Ohio (PRIME NEWSWIRE) - Eurand N.V. (Nasdaq:EURX), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provided notice that it will award the Company U.S. patent No. 7,387,793 on June 17, 2008, entitled "Modified Release Dosage Forms of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants." The Company will also be awarded a Patent Term Adjustment of an additional 470 days, providing Eurand with coverage on Amrix(r) until at least February 26, 2025.

Eurand's patent will include claims covering Amrix(r) (cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride), a product currently marketed in the U.S. by Cephalon, Inc. under license from Eurand. Amrix(r) is the only approved once-daily formulation of the skeletal muscle relaxant, cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, for the relief of muscle spasm associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.

Gearoid Faherty, Chief Executive Officer of Eurand, commented, "We are very pleased to have received notice that we will be awarded this important patent, protecting Amrix(r) into 2025. This newly issued patent will be particularly meaningful given Cephalon's commitment to the product and its success thus far in the U.S. marketplace."

About Amrix(r)

Amrix(r) is the first and only FDA-approved once-daily, extended release skeletal muscle relaxant that is indicated as an adjunct to rest and physical therapy for the relief of muscle spasm associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions. The product is available in 15 and 30 mg dosage strengths. Eurand developed Amrix(r) using its proprietary Diffucaps(r) technology, which permits once-daily dosing (unlike other muscle relaxants which are dosed 3-4 times per day). Eurand has out-licensed North American marketing rights to Cephalon, while it retains ex-North American marketing rights. According to IMS, Cyclobenzaprine HCl is the most widely prescribed muscle relaxant in the U.S., representing 37 percent of the 45 million prescriptions written for muscle relaxants in 2006.

About Eurand

Eurand is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies. Eurand has had four partnered products approved by the FDA since 2001 and has a pipeline of product candidates in development for itself and its collaboration partners. Eurand has completed two phase III clinical trials on its lead product candidate, Zentase, intended for the treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and has submitted an NDA for this product. Eurand's technology platforms include bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs, customized release, taste-masking/fast-dissolving formulations and drug conjugation.

Eurand is a global company with facilities in the USA and Europe. For more information, visit Eurand's website at www.eurand.com.

This release, and oral statements made with respect to information contained in this release, constitutes forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include those which express plan, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact including, but not limited to our plans for our NDA filing, enrollment and future plans for our clinical trials, progress of and reports of results from clinical studies, clinical development plans and product development activities. The words "potentially", "could", "calls for" and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Factors that could affect actual results include risks associated with the possibility that the FDA refuses to approve our NDA; the outcome of any discussions with the FDA; and unexpected delays in preparation of materials for submission to the FDA as a part of our NDA filing. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of this date, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: Eurand N.V.
Mario Crovetto, Chief Financial Officer
+39 02 95428 521
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Technology: CDMA Dev't Group comments on China Unicom's agreement to sell CDMA business

Acquisition unites China's largest CDMA network with China Telecom, the Nation's largest wireline operator

Advisory (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

WHAT:
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today commented on China Unicom's agreement to sell its CDMA business and network assets to China Telecom. The acquisition will integrate China's largest CDMA2000(r) network with the country's largest wireline operator, creating a strong CDMA operator in China's newly restructured telecommunications environment that opens up opportunities for domestic companies and drives the deployment of 3G mobile services.

The CDG today issued the following statement: "This announcement is a major milestone for CDMA in China.
Operating the country's largest CDMA network under China's largest wireline service provider will positively impact China's competitive landscape, giving consumers more choices in accessing the services they desire across an integrated mobile and fixed-line network. CDMA2000 is a proven global standard with high performance and flexibility that has enabled operators around the world to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy telephony and advanced mobile broadband services. The CDG is committed to continue working with China Telecom in meeting this demand for mobile broadband services through the continued expansion of its CDMA2000 network," stated Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG.

WHO:
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000(r) technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support.

Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters.

The CDG logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2911

PRESS INQUIRIES:
Please contact the CDG News Bureau at
+1-714-540-1030 or cdg@bockpr.com if you are interested in
speaking with the CDG regarding today's news.
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CONTACT: CDG News Bureau
Ricca Silverio
+1 714 540-1030
cdg@bockpr.com

Technology: CDMA Dev't Group comments on China Unicom's agreement to sell CDMA business

Acquisition unites China's largest CDMA network with China Telecom, the Nation's largest wireline operator

Advisory (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

WHAT:
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today commented on China Unicom's agreement to sell its CDMA business and network assets to China Telecom. The acquisition will integrate China's largest CDMA2000(r) network with the country's largest wireline operator, creating a strong CDMA operator in China's newly restructured telecommunications environment that opens up opportunities for domestic companies and drives the deployment of 3G mobile services.

The CDG today issued the following statement: "This announcement is a major milestone for CDMA in China.
Operating the country's largest CDMA network under China's largest wireline service provider will positively impact China's competitive landscape, giving consumers more choices in accessing the services they desire across an integrated mobile and fixed-line network. CDMA2000 is a proven global standard with high performance and flexibility that has enabled operators around the world to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy telephony and advanced mobile broadband services. The CDG is committed to continue working with China Telecom in meeting this demand for mobile broadband services through the continued expansion of its CDMA2000 network," stated Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG.

WHO:
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000(r) technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support.

Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters.

The CDG logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2911

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Technology: CDMA driving handset affordability in India

Yankee Group Report analyzes very low-cost handsets within the region and finds imported CDMA handsets are driving Indian cellular market

Advisory (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --

WHAT:
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced the release of a new Yankee Group report titled "CDMA Imports Driving Very Low-Cost Handsets in India: Price Trending Analysis for 2007."
This report marks the end of a series of releases by the Yankee Group focused on imported very low-cost handsets (defined as sub-US$50) in the Indian market throughout the calendar year 2007.

Findings of the report include:
* 62% of all imported handsets sold in India are sub-US$50, with CDMA handsets dominating this category at 73% of the total.
* 94% of all CDMA imports during 2007 were sub-US$50.
* The average selling price (ASP) of India's entire CDMA handset portfolio is 67% lower than the GSM market average.
* 49% (around 50 million units) of the total handset market volume is imported into India.
* The average wholesale price difference between India's GSM and CDMA imported device volumes increased to US$72 in 2007 -- a difference that grew by $12 in favor of CDMA since 2006.
* More than 90 very low-cost CDMA models from 19 vendors are available on a global basis.

The CDG believes that the report's findings are positive; very low-cost CDMA2000(r) handsets are increasing telephony and Internet penetration in India. The report also confirms that handset affordability and vendor diversity are becoming hallmarks of CDMA. CDMA2000 handsets are well positioned to remain critical drivers of teledensity and Internet penetration
in India, as well as in other emerging markets.

WHO:
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000 technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support.

Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA2000-related matters.

WHERE:
The report can be downloaded from the CDG Web site at http://www.cdg.org/technology/3g/resourceyankeegrp_ultralowhandsets.asp.

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Business: EESTECH recruits industry experts

Sydney - Medianet International-AsiaNet/ - EESTECH has appointed Graeme Lynch as operations manager and John Hanson as marketing and public relations manager.


Both have spent the past four and half years working for carbon capture and storage specialists HTC Purenergy (a Canadian based, publicly listed company on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture under the code HTC), where they have been involved in pioneering, branding and commercialising the technology on a worldwide basis.

In their new role they will be Sydney-based, but have an Asia-Pacific and international role.

EESTECH (EESH.OB), which is publicly traded on the US Bulletin Board and operates a technical facility in Brisbane, Australia, obtained the Asia-Pacific rights to the HTC Purenergy Carbon Capture technology in December 2007. The HTC technology includes the world's first pre-engineered, modular, 1000 tonne per day carbon capture system known as the "CCS Purenergy Series", which when integrated with EESTECH's Hybrid Coal Gas Turbine (HCGT), utilises waste coal and methane to produce the energy required for carbon capture, meaning that the cost of carbon capture is significantly reduced.

Graeme Lynch brings to EESTECH a background in corporate development and is an experienced executive in bringing new technologies to market. He has been involved in managing international market development programs; technology deployment and operational analysis.

John Hanson has a background in international business management, marketing and is a sales strategist. John will also continue in a joint role further developing HTC's business on a global basis.

EESTECH CEO, Murray Bailey said that he was delighted to have these two very experienced executives join the team and looked forward to their contribution to the development of the EESTECH business globally.

For further information on EESTECH or its products please visit the company's website at www.eestechinc.com.

Released for EESTECH Inc. by Dennis Rutzou Public Relations (www.drpr.com.au)

For further information please call
Dennis Rutzou or Joanna Gitsham
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or email greatpr@drpr.com.au

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Similarly, such statements herein that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements.

Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to our ability to recruit and retain key personnel, the availability of funding for future operating requirements, our ability to protect our intellectual property, our ability to secure contracts for the installation of our products and our ability to develop and operate such projects successfully.

We urge you to carefully consider these factors and the information detailing other factors (which may cause actual results to differ materially) included in EESTech, Inc.'s forms 10Q and 10K filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and neither the Company nor its management assumes any obligation to update these statements.

SOURCE: EESTech, Inc.

Business: Outstanding transportation & logistics companies honored

Singapore (BUSINESS WIRE) - Frost & Sullivan today presented 28 awards to the best companies in the transportation and logistics sector in South East Asia at the 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Transportation & Logistics Awards banquet at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront in Singapore.

The awards banquet was officiated by Mr Png Cheong Boon, Acting Chief Executive of SPRING Singapore.

The Awards, based on a Voice of Customer research, seek to recognize best practices and outstanding performance by third party logistics service providers and transportation companies in four key ASEAN countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and also at the ASEAN level.

NYK Logistics was named as the Best Logistics Service Provider (ASEAN) for the second consecutive year while Singapore's Changi Airport and Port of Singapore were selected as recipient for Best Airport for Cargo (ASEAN) and Best Seaport (ASEAN) respectively.

"This year, we will also be embarking on a capability study, with the Singapore Logistics Association, to benchmark the capabilities of all logistics service providers in Singapore. A yearly capability index, serving as a performance indicator for all logistics service provider in Singapore, would be designed by Frost & Sullivan," said Mr Kavan Mukhtyar, Partner at Frost & Sullivan.

"This study will provide a cost-effective platform for companies to assess their capabilities, identify their performance gaps and address them," added Mr Png Cheong Boon, Acting Chief Executive of SPRING Singapore. "Both large and small medium logistic enterprises can benefit from this initiative as well as the other initiatives supported under the Local Enterprise and Association Development (LEAD) programme, by SPRING and IE Singapore," he said.

Mr R Gopal, Director of Transportation & Logistics, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan said that local third party logistics (3PL) companies such as Keppel Logistics, YCH and Trans-Asia Shipping Corporation are being selected as award recipients once again this year.

"This shows that local companies are beginning to give some serious competition to multinationals," he added.

"The recipients of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Transportation & Logistics Awards clearly demonstrated outstanding commitment to its clients. The award recognizes the excellent services provided by the 3PL and transportation companies," he added.

Mr Gopal also said that the award recipients were identified based on a satisfaction ratings by logistics end users. The recipients were evaluated by the logistics end users based on 20 parameters which include commitment to customers' needs, domestic and international network reach, warehouse facilities, industry expertise, payment flexibility, customized service, among others.

This year, Frost & Sullivan has also introduced five new categories cargo handling for airport and seaport, transport management systems, warehouse management systems at the ASEAN level and express services at the country-level.

The 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Transportation & Logistics Awards banquet is co-hosted by the Singapore Logistics Association and is supported by SPRING Singapore, International Enterprise Singapore, Economic Development Board, The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific.

Media partners for the event include Logistics Insights Asia, Business Today and Logistics Digest.

Saluting ASEAN's bestFrost & Sullivan congratulates all the outstanding recipients of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Transportation & Logistics Awards 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Transportation & Logistics AwardsVoice of Customer Category Award RecipientASEAN

1. Best Airport for Cargo (ASEAN) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore for Changi Airport
2. Best Seaport (ASEAN) Maritime And Port Authority of Singapore for Port of Singapore
3. Best IT Systems Vendor for Warehouse Management (ASEAN) Manhattan Associates
4. Best IT Systems Vendor for Transport Management (ASEAN) Oracle
5. Best Logistics Service Provider (ASEAN) NYK Logistics INDONESIA
6. Best Automotive Logistics Service Provider (Indonesia) PT NYK Puninar Logistics
7. Best IT/Electronics Logistics Service Provider (Indonesia) DHL
8. Best Retail & Fast Moving Consumer Goods Logistics Service Provider (Indonesia) APL Logistics
9. Best Pharmaceutical Logistics Service Provider (Indonesia) Panalpina
10. Best Domestic Logistics Service Provider (Indonesia) Samudera Indonesia Group
11. Best Express Service Provider (Indonesia) DHL MALAYSIA
12. Best Automotive Logistics Service Provider (Malaysia) Trans-Asia Shipping Corporation
13. Best IT/Electronics Logistics Service Provider (Malaysia) Nippon Express
14. Best Retail & Fast Moving Consumer Goods Logistics Service Provider (Malaysia) Trans-Asia Shipping Corporation
15. Best Pharmaceutical Logistics Service Provider (Malaysia) Panalpina
16. Best Domestic Logistics Service Provider (Malaysia) Tiong Nam
17. Best Express Service Provider (Malaysia) DHL SINGAPORE
18. Best IT/Electronics Logistics Service Provider (Singapore) YCH Group
19. Best Retail & Fast Moving Consumer Goods Logistics Service Provider (Singapore) Keppel Logistics
20. Best Pharmaceutical Logistics Service Provider (Singapore) Schenker
21. Best Domestic Logistics Service Provider (Singapore) YCH Group
22. Best Express Service Provider (Singapore) FedEx THAILAND
23. Best Automotive Logistics Service Provider (Thailand) CEVA
24. Best IT/Electronics Logistics Service Provider (Thailand) CEVA
25. Best Retail & Fast Moving Consumer Goods Logistics Service Provider (Thailand) IDS Logistics
26. Best Pharmaceutical Logistics Service Provider (Thailand) Inter Express Logistics
27. Best Domestic Logistics Service Provider (Thailand) Ruam Thavorn Transport
28. Best Express Service Provider (Thailand) DHL

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents.

For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.frost.com Frost & Sullivan Corporate Communications Asia Pacific:Alice Chia, +603 6204 5899 Mobile: +6012 277 5030 alice.chia@frost.com

Technology: DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a price increase

DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a price increase for titanium dioxide products in all regions

Wilmington, Delaware (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Business Cites Rising Costs of Energy, Raw Materials and Transportation DuPont (NYSE: DD) has announced that prices for its Ti-Pure(R) titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase by July 1 due to rapid and substantial increases in the costs of energy, raw materials and transportation. While specifics will vary by region, customers can expect the rapid implementation of previously announced price increases, additional increases and, in some geographies, energy-related surcharges.

"The need for immediate structural improvement in prices is unprecedented," said Richard C. Olson, vice president and general manager -- DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT).

"We expect to increase the global pricing structure by as much as 8 per cent in coming weeks."

Olson said price increases announced during the first half of 2008 were intended to compensate for expected increases in energy, raw materials and transportation costs, but the magnitude of recent increases in these costs led DTT to take these pricing actions.

"It is imperative that we pass along some of these unanticipated costs if we are to continue investing in our TiO2 business to sustain ongoing operations," Olson said. "Of course, we plan aggressive cost, productivity and energy improvements as well, but realistically, these initiatives simply cannot overcome the negative effects of external forces on our production of TiO2."

DuPont Titanium Technologies will make regional announcements to inform customers about specific pricing actions in their areas.

DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira, Mexico; and Kuan Yin, Taiwan; all of which use the chloride manufacturing process.

The company also operates a plant in Uberaba, Brazil, for finishing titanium dioxide and a mine in Starke, Fla. Technical service centers are located in Uberaba, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Mechelen, Belgium; Moscow, Russia; Kuan Yin, Taiwan; Ulsan, Korea; Wilmington, Del.; and Shanghai, China, to serve the European, Middle Eastern, United States, Asian and Latin America markets.

DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.

Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and
apparel.

The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont(TM), The miracles of science(TM) and Ti-Pure(R) are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates.

Contact: Kimberlie A. Lantz
302-999-2361 kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com

SOURCE: DuPont Titanium Technologies
CONTACT: Kimberlie A. Lantz of DuPont Titanium Technologies,+1-302-999-2361, kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com
Web site: http://www.titanium.dupont.com

Metal/Mining: US$1 million Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability now open

Montreal - CNW-AsiaNet/ - Rio Tinto Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to announce the US$1 million Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability(x) 2008 is now open for entries.

Information on eligibility criteria and how to enter the Prize is available at www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com. The closing date for receipt of entries is midnight, 12 September 2008 (GMT).

"Since its inception five years ago, the Prize has become a significant platform for businesses and the NGO community to work together to address social, economic, and environmental issues and how they relate to sustainability," said Dick Evans, chief executive, Rio Tinto Alcan.

"I strongly encourage sustainability-focused NGOs from around the world to submit their entries. Beyond the US$1 million, the Prize represents an extraordinary opportunity to highlight the benefits of successful sustainable development practices worldwide," he added.

The Rio Tinto Alcan Prize is open to all not-for-profit, non-governmental, and civil society organizations based anywhere in the world that are working to advance the goals of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. The Prize was created to recognize the not-for-profit sector for its contributions to global sustainability both in the community and more widely by influencing policy.

In addition to the US$1 million Prize, nine grants worth US$15,000 each will be awarded to the shortlisted NGOs to invest in one of the following three approved courses: the postgraduate certificate in cross-sector partnership at Cambridge University, the LEAD Fellows training programme or the postgraduate certificate in sustainable development from the University of London.

To ensure the objectivity of the Prize, Rio Tinto Alcan partners with the IBLF, which manages the entries and selection process. IBLF puts business at the heart of sustainable development and works with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development. Rio Tinto Alcan does not have a voice on the Assessment or Adjudication Panels which are facilitated by IBLF, ensuring a rigorous and transparent approach.

Previous winners of the Prize include the Forest Stewardship Council (2004), the Aga Khan Planning and Building Services Pakistan (2005), the Barefoot College (2006) and the Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation (2007).

The Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability programme is climate neutral and offsets CO2 emissions generated from management and travel activities relating to the Prize with contributions to Climate Care (www.climatecare.org).

(x) The Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability was formerly known as the Alcan Prize for Sustainability.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources.

Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore.

Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

SOURCE: Rio Tinto Alcan
CONTACT: Rio Tinto Media Relations, Montreal: StefanoBertolli,
(514) 848-8151, stefano.bertolli@riotinto.com;
Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability (IBLF): Leesa
Muirhead, +44-7901-510-701,
manager@alcanprizeforsustainability.com;
www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com;
www.riotinto.com/riotintoalcan

Business: Prometric's Ramesh Nava receives learning leader sward at LearnX

Singapore - Medianet International-AsiaNet/ - Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, today announced that Singaporean Ramesh Nava, Vice President and General Manager for the Asia Pacific and Africa region, has been chosen by his peers in the Learning and Development industry as the winner of the inaugural Learning Leader Award at the LearnX Asia Pacific 2008 E-Learning & Training Awards in Melbourne, Australia.

The Learning Leader award is given to an individual who has shown positive involvement with training in the region, and who is recognised for creative influence, experience, commitment to the industry, and leadership within the region. A panel of judges from across the industry scored the entries and awarded Mr Nava the honor.

A spokesperson for the award organisers commented, "Ramesh was one of three individuals nominated under the Learning Leader award category. The judging panel was looking for an individual, within an organisation or working independently, who has made a significant and innovative impact on the training industry over a number of years in the Asia Pacific region. In the view of the judges, Ramesh's contribution and extensive regional experience made him a worthy winner."

Ramesh Nava said "I am honored to accept this award at LearnX 2008. More than personal recognition, it is an acknowledgement of Prometric's continued leadership and contribution to the field of professional assessment."

Training Australia Magazine, Australia's leading Training and eLearning publication, coordinates and hosts the LearnX event, an annual eLearning and Training solutions symposium, which attracts over 2000 delegates from across the globe each year. Whilst this is the fourth year for the event, it is the first year that key individuals and companies in the Training Industry have been rewarded and recognized with their prestigious recognition program.

A veteran of the ICT industry, Ramesh Nava has been involved in the development of the use of technology and business growth across the Asia-Pacific region for over twenty years, working at several leading multi-national organizations prior to Prometric. Ramesh Nava is a subject matter expert on business growth in the Asia-Pacific markets and has been successful in developing and executing expansion strategies for businesses across the region.

The award will be presented at the LearnX Asia Pacific's e-Learning and Training Solutions International Conference and Expo, being held at Melbourne's Exhibition and Conference Centre on 12-13 June 2008. Ramesh will also be speaking at LearnX, on Implementing Environmentally - Friendly Assessment : The Case for "Green-Friendly" Testing and Who's Doing It.

About Prometric

Prometric, a wholly owned subsidiary of ETS, is the recognized global leader in technology-enabled assessment services and the winner of CLO Magazines Learning in Practice 2007 Customer Service Award. Its comprehensive suite of services, including test development, test delivery and data management capabilities, allows clients to develop and launch global testing programs, as well as accurately measure program results and data. Prometric reliably delivers and administers tests on behalf of 450 clients in the academic, professional, government, corporate and information technology markets. It delivers tests flexibly via the Web or by utilizing a robust test center network in 135 countries. For more information, please visit www.prometric.com.

Media Contact: Marissa Sin +65-9879-5805
marizsin@yahoo.com.sg

SOURCE: Prometric Prometric 1501 S. Clinton Street +1.866. PROMETRIC
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Business: Spirit Executive presentations during investor conference

Wichita, Kansas (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - The Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) annual Investor Conference, June 4, 2008, 8 a.m. to noon Central Daylight Time, will be broadcast via the Internet as previously announced in a press release dated May 28.

The Investor Conference will include a slideshow presentation, which will be available and may be accessed before the commencement of the live webcast at http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx The slideshow and webcast will be archived on the site for at least 14 days.

SOURCE: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Philip Anderson, Investor Relations of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., +1-316-523-1797
Web site: http://www.spiritaero.com

Business: RISI announces purchase of log lines the industry standard

Boston, Massachusetts (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the purchase of Log Lines, the industry's premier delivered log pricing service for the Pacific Northwest.

Log Lines has provided delivered log prices for six distinct regions within Washington and Oregon for almost 20 years. RISI has a long relationship with Log Lines, including playing an instrumental role in its founding, and has long relied on the information provided within it to compile their North American Timber Forecasts.

RISI will continue to publish the report monthly, and will strive to not only provide the same valuable content that current Log Lines customers have become accustomed to, but also to expand and improve the product over the coming months.

Paul Jannke, Senior Vice President, Wood & Timber Information at RISI, commented, "RISI is thrilled to be able to add such a respected and well established product as Log Lines to our already substantial array of wood products and timber publications and services."

He continued, "RISI was the group that originally identified the need for an independent delivered log pricing service in the Pacific Northwest and supported Log Lines from the very beginning. We have been happy to maintain a very strong working relationship with the publishers, and are pleased we were able to step in and ensure the continuation of this valuable publication."

Jannke went on to say, "We've already begun to receive feedback from both current and potential Log Lines customers about how excited they are that RISI is the new publisher, but also with thoughts on how we might be able to improve the product, and we fully intend to explore each of these suggestions."

Log Lines is published monthly by RISI. A yearly subscription to Log Lines can be purchased for $345 by visiting http://www.risiinfo.com/loglines, emailing us at wt@risiinfo.com or by calling 866.271.8525.

About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.

Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia.

More information can be found at http://www.risiinfo.com

Contact: Dan Blenk Marketing Manager Wood & Timber Information
RISI 4 Alfred Circle, Bedford MA 01730 U.S.A.
Tel: +1.781.734.8942 Email: dblenk@risiinfo.com

SOURCE: RISI
CONTACT: Dan Blenk, Marketing Manager Wood & Timber Information of RISI, +1-781-734-8942, dblenk@risiinfo.com
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Business: Fortune Top 50 Industrial Manufacturer Renews Contract with Convergys for Customer Management Solutions

(Cincinnati; June 3, 2008) - - - Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, announced today that a Fortune Top 50 industrial manufacturer has renewed its contract for Convergys’ industry-leading Customer Management solutions. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Convergys will continue to provide top-tier customer service, sales, and technical assistance to the client’s millions of customers across its multiple lines of business.

This contract is valued at $180 million over the three-year term and includes an option to renew for up to 2 additional years. In landing this important renewal, Convergys beat out four other competitors.

The client, one of the largest industrial manufacturers in the world, expects its customer base to double over the next few years. With this customer surge coming quickly, the client needed a trusted partner who both knows the client’s business well and has the scalability to grow alongside the client while maintaining the superior quality of service this client’s customers expect and demand. Convergys’ comprehensive portfolio of Customer Management Solutions, flexibility to meet the client’s accelerated growth projections, demonstrated success in providing premium service to the client’s customers, and proven ability to successfully launch new services, convinced the client that only Convergys could meet its relationship management objectives.

“This client is considered a premium global brand and our service to this client has confirmed that Convergys is the premium provider of customer service,” said Jim Boyce, president of Convergys, North America. “This contract renewal is a validation of all the excellent work done by our program management and operations teams and the more than 1,500 professional customer service agents in multiple locations who answer calls on behalf of our client every day. We’re looking forward to helping this client maintain its high level of service and meet its aggressive growth targets.”

About Convergys

Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is a global leader in relationship management. We provide solutions that drive more value from the relationships our clients have with their customers and employees. Convergys turns these everyday interactions into a source of profit and strategic advantage for our clients.

For 25 years, our unique combination of domain expertise, operational excellence, and innovative technologies has delivered process improvement and actionable business insight to clients that now span more than 70 countries and 35 languages.

Convergys is a member of the S&P 500 and has been voted a Fortune Most Admired Company for eight consecutive years. We have approximately 75,000 employees in 85 customer contact centers and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and our global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit
www.convergys.com

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