Seoul to Host FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air Competition in December

SEOUL, South Korea, November 24 - Seoul will host the FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air Competition in
December for the 2009-2010 season. The final decision on host city selection
was made in late September at the FIS general meeting held in Zurich,
Switzerland. This is the first time for an Asian city to host the Big Air
World Cup. The competition will take place on December 13.

Finnish Broadcaster MTV MEDIA Launches Big Brother Mobile Video Pilot Service Using ThirdPresence's Mobile Video Platform

HELSINKI, Finland, November 11 - ThirdPresence Ltd., the leading mobile video platform, has worked
together with Finnish broadcaster MTV3 to pilot a mobile service with which
viewers can watch the Big Brother reality show live 24/7 using their iPhone
or iPod touch.

Landmark Study in The Lancet Oncology Shows Capecitabine (Xeloda(R)) Combination Therapy Reduces Early Breast Cancer Recurrence

This is a third party press release. It will be issued by the Finnish Breast Cancer Group on Wednesday 11 November 2009.

Blancco’s Eastern Europe Expansion Addresses Growing Demand for Data Erasure and IT Asset Management

JOENSUU, Finland - Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions, today announced a hat trick in terms of their expansion into Eastern Europe, with three new channel partners, with a representative for each country of Slovenia, Poland and Romania. Blancco have selected three prestigious partners to support the sales of data erasure and IT asset management solutions with Miska in Slovenia (https://www.miska.si) , AutoID in Poland (https://www.autoid.pl) and Crescendo International in Romania (www.crescendo.ro/en/ ).

Important New Power Plant, Supplied by Wartsila, to be Inaugurated Today in Pakistan

HELSINKI - Today, the inauguration of the 200 MW Nishat Power Ltd power plant, located at Jambar Kalan, near Bhai Pheru in the District of Kasur, takes place with a ceremony at the plant site. The principal guest and main speaker will be Mr Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Also in attendance will be Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf; the Chairman of the Nishat Group, Mian Mohammad Mansha; the Governor of the Punjab, Mr Salman Taseer; the Chief Minister of the Punjab, Mr Mian Shahbaz Sharif as well as senior representatives of Wartsila, the supplier of the power plant.

SSD Wipe Feature Expands Blancco’s Product Offering

JOENSUU, Finland -

- New Release Addresses Data Erasure Needs for Growing Netbook Market and Green Data Centre Requirements

MySQL Founder Outlines Solution: Instead of Letting Sun Suffer, Oracle Should Sell MySQL (ORCL, JAVA)

TUUSULA, Finland -

- Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius Says European Commission is “Absolutely Right to be Concerned” About Proposed Merger Between Oracle Corporation [ORCL] and Sun Microsystems [JAVA], Nominates Award-Winning EU Strategist to Support the Proceeding

Competitiveness of Indian Cities: Study of 37 Indian Cities on Competitiveness Framework of Institute for Competitiveness

JYVASKYLA, Finland - Institute for Competitiveness (www.competitiveness.in/about.html), India today released the India City Competitiveness Report 2009 which endeavours to evaluate the 37 cities in India. The report preview (www.competitiveness.in/) was released at 12th TCI Annual Global Conference at Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Software for 3G Speed Measurement by DNA and Joikusoft

HELSINKI, Finland - DNA and Joikusoft are to introduce the JoikuMetrix quality optimisation system by Joikusoft. This system enables the measurement of data transfer speeds in the 3G network to an accuracy of bytes for individual subscriptions. The software produces a real-time report based on which the data speed can be easily ascertained.

Paul Krugman Speaks in Helsinki for the Decision Makers in Search of Finnish Competitiveness and Well-Being

HELSINKI - Professor Paul Krugman was the keynote speaker at the first event in the Wellsprings of Finnish Vitality development programme which seeks solutions for the Finnish competitiveness and well-being in the future. Launched by Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, this programme seeks factors that can help Finland reinforce and renew its vitality. Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate for economics noted that small countries have the advantage of deploying their safety nets to help their citizens in times of crisis. He further addressed the potential of new economic growth and its causes of concern.

Indonesian Service Provider Indosat Deploys Comptel Dynamic OSS for Mediation

HELSINKI, Finland -

- Comptel Convergent Mediation Solution to Replace Indosat’s Former Mediation Systems

Blancco Products Accepted for Common Criteria Testing

JOENSUU, Finland -

- Disk Wipe Software First in its Category Slated for Evaluation Assurance Level 3+

EmbedOne Linux Shows the Way for New Level of OS Integration

HELSINKI, Finland -

- EmbedOne Launch New Embedded Linux OS, Tools and Services, Geared Towards Roll-Your-Own Linux Community. Promise to Cut Time-to-Market From Months to Weeks in Networking Applications.

BAT Stiftung Fur Zukunftsfragen (foundation for future studies) Publishes a new European Survey

HAMBURG -

- Cross reference: Picture is distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge under:

Russian Software Market is Considered as one of the Most Potential Software Markets in the World

LAHTI, Finland - Russia is becoming one of the major software markets in Europe. In recent years, the software industry has been one of the most rapidly growing IT sectors with an average growth of more than 18% per year. Russia is considered as one of the most potential software markets in the world and the boom is predicted to continue in the following years.

TeliaSonera and Alcatel-Lucent Deploy First Countrywide 100Mbps Access Network in Finland

PARIS, Broadband World Forum Europe -

- TeliaSonera Leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) fiber/VDSL2 Innovations to Become the Finnish Broadband Access Leader

Winner for Sitra’s Low2No Sustainable Development Design Competition Selected

HELSINKI -

- Jatkasaari to Become a Carbon Neutral District

The Low2No Competition for an energy- and innovation block in Jatkasaari, Helsinki, is shifting from ideas to implementation. The five international teams, selected out of 74 applicants to take part in the competition last May, have delivered their competition proposals during the summer. The competition results were published on Tuesday, September 1st in Helsinki, Finland.

EB, Elektrobit Corporation, Joins the Symbian Foundation

OULU, Finland -

- With a Strong History of Delivering Turnkey Symbian-based Products, EB Enriches the Symbian Community by Helping Developers Bring Symbian Platform-Based Products to Market

USB’s Network Control Model (NCM) Specification Approved

ITHACA, New York -

MCCI Corporation applauds the decision of the USB Implementers Forum to approve Network Control Model (NCM) technology as an open standard. The published 1.0 revision is now available to USB-IF members.

Unprecedented Gathering of Renowned Soldier Modernisation Programme Managers and Researchers at Soldier Modernisation Middle East 2009, Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The 2nd Soldier Modernisation Middle East will be held from 18th to 21st October 2009 at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi. Here, leading programme managers and key experts from renowned science and technology organisations will gather to update the Middle East’s key defence stakeholders on the latest findings from their trials and validations as well as innovative strategies to advance the combat capabilities of the modern soldier.

Nord Stream and EU Energy Commissioner Reaffirm Importance of New Gas Supply Routes

ZUG, Switzerland -

- Nord Stream Will Provide Supply Route Diversification and Additional Gas From 2011

Telesur Improves Service Provisioning With Comptel Dynamic OSS

HELSINKI -

- Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution to Eliminate Suriname Operator’s Manual Processes

Companies are Failing to Keep Their Overseas Subsidiary Reporting in Good Shape

LONDON - Companies across the globe are failing to maintain the required legislative and regulatory reporting requirements for their subsidiaries, according to TMF Group, (TMF) the world’s leading independent provider of accounting and corporate secretarial services and Computershare Governance Services (CGS), the leading subsidiary governance software supplier.

RISI Announces Its Acquisition by United Business Media (UBM)

BOSTON -

- Mike Coffey Confirmed as RISI’s Chief Executive Officer

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that it has been fully acquired by United Business Media (UBM). UBM previously owned 52% of RISI. As a result of this transaction, RISI is now effectively owned and controlled 100% by UBM.

Otis Lifts Vehicles to 94th Floor of Tallest Building on Chinese Mainland

FARMINGTON, Connecticut - Otis Elevator Company has designed and installed a unique elevator that is being used to transport vehicles to the 94th floor exhibition hall in mainland China’s tallest building. This elevator is among 30 elevators and 34 escalators that Otis installed in the 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC). Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Ipsat Announces Positive Data on a Novel Therapy Designed to Reduce Healthcare-associated Infections and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

HELSINKI - Ipsat Therapies announced today that oral P1A beta-lactamase met all end-points and provided protection for the normal gastrointestinal microflora in a phase 1 study in healthy subjects receiving intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam for 5 days.

Graphin Puts on Sale MIPI-Compatible Camera Module Test Equipment

TOKYO - Graphin Co., Ltd., announced that the company began in April the domestic sale of isMedia camera module test equipment, CCM Test Equipment M9 (Manual) for manual operation and CCM Test Equipment S16 (Semi-Auto) for semi-automatic operation, both compatible with the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI), a widely recognized open interface for mobile devices.

Comptel Enhances Comptel Dynamic OSS(TM) for Mobile Broadband with Roaming Cost Control

HELSINKI - New Policy Control Based Solution Helps Service Providers Increase Customer Satisfaction and Comply With New Legislation

Call for End to Nuclear Weapons at Oslo Launch of Exhibit on Human Security and Nuclear Abolition

TOKYO - Senior Norwegian politicians issued a strong call for the abolition of nuclear weapons at the opening of an exhibition linking nuclear abolition and human security attended by around 120 diplomats, scholars and activists at the Oslo City Hall Gallery on April 15.

A Competition for Sustainable Urban Development Launched in Helsinki

HELSINKI - Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the city of Helsinki are
launching an international competition for building a sustainable and
innovative block in the Western Harbor of Helsinki. This competition is a
search for teams that can provide an architecture of solutions.

Basware Launches Connectivity Services to Accelerate Purchase to Pay Process Automation

ESPOO, Finland - Basware Connectivity Enables Suppliers and Buyers to Eliminate Paper
From Purchase to pay Processes, Reduce Cost per Transaction, Speed up Time to
Payment and Communicate Better With Trading Partners

Wärtsilä to Deliver Another Major Power Plant to Pakistan - Value of the Deal EUR 137 Million

HELSINKI - Wärtsilä has received another major order from Pakistan. The order was
placed by Liberty Power Tech Ltd. which is an independent power producer
(IPP). The value of the contract is approximately EUR 137 million. The total
gross electrical power output of the power plant is 200 MWe and the plant
will be located near Faisalabad some 200 km west from Lahore.

Erasure Software now Available for SPARC

JOENSUU, Finland - Blancco Ltd., the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle
solutions, has launched a tailored data erasure solution for SPARC servers
and workstations. High end SPARC servers are typically used by data centres
and organisations with mass data needs using the SPARC architecture offered
by companies such as Sun Microsystems.

BioCis Pharma Starts Phase IIa Trial in Psoriasis

TURKU, Finland - BioCis Pharma Ltd., a privately-held drug development company with its
headquarters in Turku, Finland, announced that it has begun a new Phase IIa
clinical testing of ProtoCure(TM) emulsion cream, the company’s novel topical
drug for dermatology. The double-blind, vehicle-controlled study is designed
to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of the topical
product in a total of 18 subjects with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis. The
subjects will apply ProtoCure(TM) emulsion cream up to four weeks to the skin
areas affected by the disease.