JAMS Proposes First-Ever International Mediator-in-Reserve Policy

NEW YORK and ROME, November 23 - JAMS, The Resolution Experts, today circulated for comment the first-ever
international Mediator-in-Reserve policy, which will streamline the
transition to mediation for parties involved in arbitration.

TheMarkets.com Expands Customization Capabilities Through API

Enhances API to offer full set of research, tagging, and search capabilities

J.C. Flowers & Co. Strengthens Presence In Europe and Asia Pacific With Two Senior Appointments

NEW YORK, November 23 - J.C. Flowers & Co. (JCF) today announces a significant strengthening of
its operations with two senior appointments to its London office. Dr. David
Morgan has been appointed Managing Director, JCF Europe and Asia Pacific, and
Sir Callum McCarthy has been appointed to the newly-created post of Chairman,
JCF Europe.

Oyster Hotel Reviews - Oyster's Professional Hotel Reviewers Anonymously Visit Hotels and Examine Them Top to Bottom; Discovers That Some Hotels Purposefully Mislead Customers via Their Websites

New Hotel Review Site's Photo Fakeouts Reveal How Some Hotels Mislead Customers with Manipulated Photos

AdSafe Announces Commercial Launch of the World's First Brand Protection Firewall for Advertisers

AdSafe Technology Enables Brands & Agencies To Proactively Control Online Content Adjacencies

iTunes to be Forced to Drop Prices to Compete With TunesPro

NEW YORK, November 19 - Music is the voice of the soul, or so it is said. But the distribution of
our spiritual voice has become increasingly complex in recent years with the
growth of the online market. The medium that once relied on physical media
like Vinyl and CDs has crossed the border, beyond the need for a physical
storage device and into the digital era.

Light Reading's Policy Control & Deep Packet Inspection Virtual Tradeshow Exceeds Registration & Attendee Goals

Light Reading's Policy Control & DPI Virtual Tradeshow debuted on Tuesday with the industry's leading policy control experts, more than 600 attendees, and 9 sponsors

Hans Wiedemann, Managing Director of Badrutt's Palace Hotel Receives the Award of Hotelier of the World

NEW YORK and ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, November 19 - Readers of the international trade magazine 'Hotels' have
voted the Swiss/Australian 56 year old, Hans Wiedemann, as 'Independent
Hotelier of the World 2009'. The magazine 'Hotels' is read in 165 countries
and has some 62,330 subscribers. 'Hotels' is the only magazine to cover the
global hotel market. The magazine serves owners, directors, architects,
designers, developers, investors and financial institutions, in short the
branch's decision makers.

Borak Capital Holding S.A.E. Engages BGR Capital & Trade, LLC As Exclusive Financial Advisor

NEW YORK, November 18 - Borak Capital Holding S.A.E. ("Borak") announced today the signing of an
agreement with BGR Capital & Trade, LLC ("BGR C&T") whereby BGR C&T has
agreed to act as the exclusive financial advisor to Borak.

Rally Driver Speaks Out on Race To Erase Poverty from the Planet During East African Safari Classic Rally

WHAT: INTERVIEW AVAILABILITIES RACE4CHANGE & EAST AFRICAN SAFARI CLASSIC

Laurie Benson Joins BLOOMBERG MARKETS Magazine

Award-Winning Magazine Names First Pan-Europe Advertising Director

NEW YORK, November 18 - BLOOMBERG MARKETS(R) magazine, the award-winning monthly publication for
investors and business professionals, has named Laurie Benson advertising
director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), based in London.

National Air Cargo Completes First Phase of 'Operation Blanket Delivery'

ORCHARD PARK, New York, November 18 - More than 1,000 blankets hand delivered by National Air Cargo staff and
Afghanistan Minister of Labor and Social Affairs to orphanages in Afghanistan

Shutterstock On The Red Carpet Captures the Hottest Events in 2009

Program sees blockbuster growth - talented photographers cover top film premieres, fashion shows, sporting events, political appearances and concerts around the world

IntegriDATA Hires Former Pequot Technology Manager Andrew Wiles

NEW YORK, November 18 - IntegriDATA Business & Technology Solutions, LLC, a leading New York
City-based consulting firm dedicated to helping investment managers (hedge
funds, private equity and institutional managers) improve their operational
infrastructures, announced the hiring of Andrew Wiles as a senior member of
its team. Mr. Wiles was the former Manager of Application Development at
Peqout Capital, a leading diversified alternative hedge fund investment firm.

Dubai Launching First-Ever International Protocol Training: USA-Based PSOW(R), Under Patronage of Protocol Department-Dubai, to Deliver Exclusive Training to Enhance Diplomacy Among All Nations

NEW YORK, N.Y., November 17 - For the first time, leaders in business, organizations and governments
don't have to leave the Middle East (and surrounding areas) to learn the
elements of international protocol, a necessary play-book when working with
other cultures. Under the patronage of the Protocol Department-Dubai
protocol.dubai.ae, The Protocol School of Washington(R)
psow.com, global leader in International Protocol Training, is
bringing its Washington, DC-based program to Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Dec. 16-19, 2009. Seven officials of The Protocol Department-Dubai are
attending the customized training. The training helps secure Dubai's position
as a global epicenter.

DnB NOR Partners With MasterCard to Launch Mobile Payment Services Trial in Norway

Extended Functionality of the MasterCard Mobile Over-the-Air Provisioning Service Includes EMV Configuration to Support Maestro(R) PayPass(TM), Maestro Prepaid and the M/Chip(TM) Application

MasterCard Worldwide to Strengthen Global Economic Connections with MoneySend Platform

MasterCard(R) MoneySend(TM) to Make Money Transfers Simpler and Easier for Banks and Cardholders Worldwide

MasterCard Takes Payments Technology into the Future with the Launch of M/Chip(TM) Advance

Chip Innovation Unlocks Potential for Unparalleled Integration to Improve Value and Experience of Payments Programs across the Industry

Josh Tyrangiel To Be BusinessWeek Editor

NEW YORK, November 17 - Bloomberg L.P. today announced that Josh Tyrangiel would be appointed
Editor of BusinessWeek magazine upon completion of its previously announced
acquisition of BusinessWeek.

Peter Gabriel, Susan Sarandon, and Cyndi Lauper Urge Zimbabwean Government to End Politically Motivated Violence Against Women

NEW YORK, November 17 - Peter Gabriel, Susan Sarandon, Cyndi Lauper, and Citizen Cope have signed
a petition calling on Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, to help
end politically motivated violence against women. Their actions were inspired
by remarks made by Kuda Chitsike, Program Manager at the Research and
Advocacy Unit in Zimbabwe and keynote speaker at the WITNESS Focus for Change
Benefit Dinner and Concert in New York last week.

77Agency Develops Facebook Ad Campaign Management Tool

LONDON, November 16 - 77Agency is pleased to announce the launch of proprietary technology that
will make it possible for advertisers to manage their Facebook Ad campaigns
more efficiently and effectively.

Thomson Reuters to Acquire Sabrix

Tax & Accounting business adds to ONESOURCE corporate solutions for global transaction tax

Castle Harlan, CHAMP Complete Sale of United Malt to GrainCorp

NEW YORK, November 13 - Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York-based private equity firm, and its
Australian affiliate, CHAMP Private Equity, announced today that they had
completed the sale of United Malt Holdings (UMH), the world's fourth largest
producer of malt for the distilling and brewing industries and a company that
has grown more than four-fold since the two firms acquired it three years
ago.

IBM Receives SMB Excellence Award From Major Industry Analyst Firm For Express Advantage

ARMONK, New York, November 12 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announces it has received IDC's first SMB
Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in
helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business
environment. IBM, the only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also
recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the Intuit QuickBooks
Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube.

Tullett Prebon Launches FRA Matching Capability in USD

Tullett Prebon Continues to Expand its Electronic Broking Offering

LONDON and NEW YORK, November 12 - Tullett Prebon is pleased to announce the successful global launch of
tpMATCH for the USD market. tpMATCH is Tullett Prebon's electronic FRA
matching platform that enables traders to reduce their Libor fixing risk. The
system was launched in response to strong client demand and is now available
in numerous currencies and in multiple tenors. The platform is hosted by the
London, New York and Singapore offices.

Rated the World's No.1 Champagne

1,000 Champagnes Blind-Tasted

NEW YORK, November 11 - Today, the results from an international champagne blind
tasting were announced, to reveal a surprising winner amongst the usual
champagne classics.

Information Mosaic Wins Banking Technology Readers’ Choice Award for Best Corporate Actions

LONDON and NEW YORK - Information Mosaic, the trusted global provider of advanced custody, asset and wealth management solutions to the investor services industry, today announced that its corporate actions solution, cama(TM), has won the Banking Technology Readers’ Choice Award for Best Corporate Actions Automation Product or Service.

Thomson Reuters Adds Translation Services to its ONESOURCE Transfer Pricing Solution

Thomson Reuters partners with the RWS Group to offer customers a 'best in class' translation service for Transfer Pricing professionals.

Virtual Market Climbs While Real World Retail Bombs

Cellufun Becomes Largest Marketplace for Mobile Virtual Goods in North America

Travelport Announces the Appointment of Deputy CEO

NEW YORK -

Travelport Limited, the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Gordon Wilson as the Company’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, effective as of November 5th. Mr. Wilson will continue to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s GDS and IT Services and Software businesses.

Apprenda Closes US$5 Million Investment Led by New Enterprise Associates

ALBANY, New York -

- Company’s SaaSGrid Speeds On-Demand Software to Market for Customers

Travis Pastrana Joins Race 4 Change in Drive to End Poverty!

NEW YORK -

Nine-time X Games Gold Medalist and Rally legend, Travis Pastrana (www.travispastrana.com/), is ready to rev up the movement to race to end poverty on this planet. Pastrana, who is already a Rally Racing Champ in America, has entered his endorsement of car #20, Race4Change (www.race4change.org), in the East African Safari Classic (www.eastafricansafarirally.com/) - one of the toughest rallies in the world. He joins the efforts of Race4Change in raising awareness, on an international level, about microcredit and is encouraging people to donate money to two of the worlds leading poverty fighting organizations, the Microcredit Summit Campaign (www.microcreditsummit.org) and the on-the-ground Kenyan microfinance legend, Jamii Bora (www.jamiibora.org/), lead by microfinance eco-pioneer Ingrid Munro.

Haft Group says Bullish Commodity Market Triggers Small and Micro-cap Upsurge

NEW YORK -

“Micro cap and small cap equities across the board, are struggling to receive more broker sponsorship and exposure as a ‘buying window’ opens and to take advantage of the upturn in commodity-driven stocks like gold, silver and other metals,” states Herbert Haft, President of The Haft Group, Inc, Manhattan based investor relations firm with a focus on the micro cap and small cap equities market in the US and Canada, and with expansion plans into the UK and China.

Bloomberg AIM Wins Buy-Side Technology Top Implementation Award

NEW YORK -

- Asset Manager Azimut Adopts AIM as OMS For Its Traditional, Alternative Businesses

Ethernet Expo Americas 2009 Emerges as the Industry’s Largest Ethernet Event

NEW YORK -

Ethernet Expo Americas 2009, hosted by Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), by far the leading online publication for the worldwide communications industry, and Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division, emerged as the largest Ethernet Expo to date and the largest Ethernet event in the industry. With over 600 non-sponsored attendees, of which 440 were service providers or operators, Ethernet Expo Americas 2009 greatly surpassed its attendee goal of 500.