Freescale Semiconductor Appoints ATREG as Advisor for Two Operational Fab SalesSEATTLE - ATREG, the semiconductor division of Colliers International, announced their formal appointment as advisor to Freescale Semiconductor, in the sale of two of Freescale’s operational 150mm semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The automotive qualified analog fab offerings are located in Toulouse, France and Sendai, Japan, and include complete process tool lines and wafer supply agreements. Nordstrom Launches International Shopping in 30 CountriesSEATTLE - Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has introduced international shopping online to better serve customers globally, the company announced today. Customers outside and inside the U.S. can now browse and buy merchandise from nordstrom.com in different currencies and easily ship items to 30 countries. IASP Sponsors Global Year Against Musculoskeletal PainSEATTLE - - Initiative calls for more research, improved treatment methods, greater public awareness PopCap Launches Zuma’s Revenge!(TM) For PC and MacSEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN, Ireland - - Sequel to Multi-Platinum Seller Boasts All-New Amphibious Action and Imagery Milliman Merges Its Business in the Netherlands With HV&P Adviseurs en actuarissenSEATTLE - Milliman, Inc., one of the premier worldwide consulting and actuarial firms, announced today that it has merged its existing business in the Netherlands with HV&P Adviseurs en actuarissen, an independent employee benefits consulting firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Effective immediately, HV&P will become Milliman Pensioenen vof. HV&P consultants and actuaries was established in 1999. Its clients are chiefly pension funds, the corporate sector and insurance companies. RealPlayer SP Now Available WorldwideSEATTLE - - Enjoy Videos on Your Favourite Portable Device and Share Them With Friends Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Joe Cerrell to Lead New European OfficeSEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Joe Cerrell has been appointed to head its new European office in London, effective January 1, 2010. Cerrell is currently the foundation’s director of global health policy and advocacy. PopCap Launches Bookworm(TM) Adventures Volume 2SEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN, Ireland - - Sequel to 2007 Hit Word Game Unearths all-new Books in the Continuing Adventures of Lex the Bookworm /C O R R E C T I O N — YachtWorld.com/SEATTLE - In the news release, “Yachtworld Launches Global Charter Portal” issued on 22 Jul 2009 14:03 GMT, by YachtWorld.com over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the contacts details in the release were incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire. Complete, corrected release follows: Yachtworld Launches Global Charter PortalSEATTLE - - www.yachtworldcharters.com, a Single, Global Marketplace for Yacht Charter King.com Predicts Crowdsourcing of Flash Games Will Rival Games StudiosSEATTLE - - Individual developers already outshining ‘Super Talents’ by being featured on thousands of websites and played over 100 million times PopCap Launches All-New, Free, World of Warcraft-Themed Peggle(TM) LevelsSEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN - PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced the immediate availability of ten all-new World of Warcraft-themed Peggle(TM) levels - available for free at www.popcap.com/promos/pegglewow. Introducing RealPlayer Plus SP: the Best Way to Take Video With You on Your Mobile Phone and Portable DeviceSEATTLE - - Enjoy Web Video Anywhere and Easily Share It on Twitter and Facebook Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R) (Nasdaq: RNWK) unveiled RealPlayer(R) Plus SP, the first application that enables people to easily take Internet video with them on their favorite device and share it, socially, with others. Available in Beta version beginning today at www.realplayer.com, RealPlayer Plus SP is the first and only software product that eliminates the complexity of downloading, converting and transferring video files, so consumers can simply enjoy their video anywhere, on any device. /C O R R E C T I O N — RealNetworks, Inc./SEATTLE - In the news release, “Introducing RealPlayer Plus SP: the Best Way to Take Video With You on Your Mobile Phone and Portable Device” issued on 24 Jun 2009 13:00 GMT, by RealNetworks, Inc. nasdaq:RNWK over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that some instances of the product name RealPlayer Plus SP should be RealPlayer SP. ProFibrix Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of its Lead Topical Hemostat Product Fibrocaps(TM)SEATTLE, Washington, and LEIDEN, The Netherlands - ProFibrix B.V. today announced the start of the company’s Phase II clinical trial for Fibrocaps(TM), the company’s lead topical Hemostat product, with the successful treatment of the first patients for mild to moderate bleeding during liver surgery. ProFibrix expects to complete the study before the end of 2009. Neurim Pharmaceuticals Reports Long Term Efficacy and Safety for Circadin(R) for Insomnia in Elderly PatientsSEATTLE - Neurim Pharmaceuticals (www.neurim.com) presented today the preliminary results of a large-scale Phase III study of Circadin(R) 2mg, prolonged release melatonin in insomnia, demonstrating long term efficacy and safety in elderly patients. The results were reported in the Late Breaking Abstracts session of SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, (APSS) held at Seattle, Washington. The SLEEP meeting attracts the largest audience of sleep specialists in world. Now Keep Your ‘Contact Us’ Page Live With .telSEATTLE - Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Conference, the release of a free tool enabling webmasters, web designers and web hosts to integrate .tel technology directly into the ‘contact us’ pages of their existing websites, making them ‘live’. Seattle’s Powerit Solutions Receives US$6 Million in Funding From Investors Including Siemens Venture Capital and ArcelorMittalSEATTLE - Growth of Intelligent Energy Management and Smart Grid Technology Powerit Solutions, a leading provider of intelligent energy management and efficiency systems to more than 2,500 companies worldwide, has announced US$6 million in new funding from Siemens Venture Capital and ArcelorMittal’s Clean Technology Fund, as well as from existing investors @Ventures and Expansion Capital Partners. The funding will be used to accelerate the company’s continuing growth into new industrial and commercial markets, solidify leadership in remote and on-site energy management, and continue product development efforts for key industrial vertical markets. Powerit’s Spara automated energy management system provides an intelligent facility-wide rules engine which leverages the flexibility of IP connectivity and the economy of wireless devices to address critical emerging issues such as smart grid management, real-time pricing, and automated demand response. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commends UK Government for Maintaining Its Commitment to the World’s PoorSEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomes today’s news that the UK Government will deliver on its promises to the poorest people in the world, despite the current economic downturn, and achieve the EU target to increase development assistance to 0.56 percent of National Income by 2010. |
