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Six Characteristics of China Hi-Tech Fair 2009 Highlighted

SHENZHEN, China, November 19 - The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2009 raised its curtain in Shenzhen at
9:30am on November 16. Zhou Tienong, Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing
Committee attended the ceremony and announced its opening, while Bai Lichen,
Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, delivered an opening speech. The fair was chaired
by Wang Rong, Director of the CHTF Organizing Committee, member of the
Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and acting Mayor
of Shenzhen.

CNPV Signs Long-Term Strategic Partnership with STAND-BY Europe, a Czech Company

DONGYING, China, November 19 - CNPV today announced that it has entered into a long-term strategic
partnership sales agreement with STAND-BY Europe, a well-known Czech Project
development and distribution company. The agreement was signed in conjunction
with STAND-BY Europe's recent October 15-16, 2009 visit to a CNPV facility
along with CTP invest, Reiffeisen Bank and Lumen Engineering Company.

Korn/Ferry Executive Compensation Index Shows Declining Pay for Newly Placed Senior Executives in 2009

Five-Year Study Focuses on Long-Term Trends in Compensation

LOS ANGELES, November 19 - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, today released results of a five-year analysis focused
on compensation for newly hired executives. The Korn/Ferry Executive
Compensation Index shows declining pay in 2009 for the majority of new senior
executives around the world after reaching a peak in 2008. The study shows
that pay for first-year CEOs also declined in the North American and Asian
markets in 2009, but increased in Europe, raising the global average CEO
compensation to a five-year high.

VerifyNow(R) System Highlighted in POPular Study Comparing Platelet Reactivity Tests

SAN DIEGO, November 19 - Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow System, the first
point-of-care method for measuring platelet reactivity, announces that its
market-leading VerifyNow P2Y12 Test was one of multiple methods evaluated in
the POPular study, which was presented during a Late Breaking Clinical Trials
session at the American Heart Association's annual Scientific Sessions. The
VerifyNow P2Y12 Test is used to measure the antiplatelet effect of
medications, such as clopidogrel (Plavix(R)), that reduce platelet reactivity
by blocking the platelet P2Y12 receptor.

GameStreamer Inc. to Unveil Non-Linear Predictive Streaming Technology at Streaming Media West 2009

Enables Digital Distribution Publishers and Partners to Provide the Only 'Instantaneous Gaming(TM)' Console-Like User Experience to Consumers

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Selects Investment Banking Firm to Assist in Sale of MV Agusta

BNP Paribas in Milan Will Help Harley-Davidson Move Sale Process Forward

MILWAUKEE, November 19 - Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has selected the investment banking
firm, BNP Paribas in Milan, to assist Harley-Davidson in the sale of MV
Agusta. Harley-Davidson is currently identifying potential buyers for the
Italian-based motorcycle company.

Food ingredients Industry Flocks to Frankfurt for Fi Europe 2009

FRANKFURT, November 19 - Frankfurt bids farewell to the global food ingredients industry as Fi
Europe
2009 wraps up an impressive edition this afternoon. Fi Europe is the
premiere meeting place for the world's food ingredients industry and once
again the list of attendees was a who's who of the industry's decision
makers.

Australia to Join JES & Co.'s Achievement Standards Network

WASHINGTON, November 19 - At the annual National Science Distributed Learning conference sponsored
by the National Science Foundation (NSF), participants learned how JES &
Co.'s Achievement Standards Network (ASN) framework is being used by
Australia's Curriculum Corporation in an effort to link educational resource
data globally. Representing Australia's nationally funded Le@rning Federation
Initiative was Jillian Dellit, for 9 years Director of The Le@rning
Federation Secretariat. Diny Golder, the executive director of JES & Co., the
home of the ASN, has been working with Ms. Dellit for over 10 years in an
effort to launch an international exchange of learning resources,
discoverable by learning objective or achievement standards. Stuart Sutton,
the lead scientist for the ASN project, has worked closely with Curriculum
Corporation's Steve Sunter and Les Kneebone to align Australia's rich
educational vocabularies to existing ASN properties.

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

Marketing Authorisation Application for S-1 Validated by European Medicines Agency

TOKYO, November 19 - Taiho Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. today announced that the Company's
Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for S-1, proposed for the treatment
of advanced gastric cancer when combined with cisplatin, was validated by the
European Medicines Agency (EMEA). S-1 was designated as an orphan medicinal
product for the treatment of gastric cancer by the EMEA on 20 December 2007.

CURRENT Group, a Leader in Providing Smart Grid Solutions to Utilities Worldwide, Has Been Selected As One of The World's Top Ten Smart Grid Innovators at GreenBeat 2009

CURRENT CEO Tom Casey Speaks on the Game Changing Power of Grid-based Demand Management Solutions through CURRENT's leading System Optimization Technologies for the Distribution Grid at GreenBeat 2009

Chrysler's Marchionne to Address Economic Club at Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO, November 19 - Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Group LLC, will
address the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) at the group's annual Chicago Auto
Show luncheon meeting on Feb. 11, 2010. The event will be held at 12 p.m. CST
in the Vista Ballroom of McCormick Place during the show's media preview.

Bucking Industry Trend, TelcoTV09 Qualified Attendance Jumps 30 Percent

Rebookings Up for 2010 Event, Nokia Siemens Networks, Motorola, Occam Networks, Adtran and others Take Leadership Positions and/or Increase Space for Next Year's Show in Vegas

Give the Gift of Security This Holiday Season

Easy Energy Introduces YoGen

WASHINGTON, November 19 - While it may not be possible to put "peace on Earth" on holiday lists
this season, thanks to YoGen(R), an innovative product from Easy Energy (OTC
Bulletin Board: ESYE), one can still give the gift of "peace of mind!"

MediaTek and Qualcomm Enter Into Patent Arrangement

SAN DIEGO and HSINCHU, Taiwan, November 19 - Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator
of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, and MediaTek, Inc.,
(TPE: 2454), a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless
communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that they
have entered into a broad patent arrangement under each company's patent
portfolios, including CDMA and WCDMA essential patents, with respect to all
integrated circuit products, including CDMA and WCDMA products.

International Operation Combats Online Supply of Counterfeit and Illegal Medicines

LYON, France, November 20 - In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous
and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II, involving 24 countries, was
coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Health Organization's International
Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) to highlight the
dangers of buying medicines online.

Air China Launches a Wide Range of Holiday Promotions

Discounted tickets and extra air miles available to passengers

BEIJING, November 20 - To celebrate the approaching "Holiday Season", Air China will be
launching several promotions, including discounted tickets, fuel rebates, and
additional air miles.

New H1N1 Flu Test Available Now - On Display At MEDICA 2009

2009 H1N1 Flu Test from Quest Diagnostics Now CE Marked For International Distribution under the Simplexa(TM) brand name

Entrust President and CEO Bill Conner to Address Evolving Fraud Threats at Bank Forum

At BBS Paris 'Bank Forum,' layered security approach recommended to defend against malware

New Report Finds Four Forces Will Shape the Future of Mobile Banking

Governments, industry can make choices to increase financial inclusion in the next decade

Varian Medical Systems to Showcase the Latest X-Ray Image Detectors and X-Ray Tubes at the MEDICA 2009 International Trade Fair

SALT LAKE CITY, November 18 - Booth - A78/Hall 10 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier
supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, will exhibit
its PaxScan digital image detectors and its line of X-ray tubes for
fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging at the MEDICA
2009 International Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 18-21,
2009
.

Brainware and Hyland Software Join Forces to Deliver Start-to-Finish Accounts Payable Solution

Combined ECM and intelligent data capture technologies link data extraction and workflow automation

EF Education First to be Official Language Training Provider for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

EF's Englishtown, an innovative online learning technology, to train 80,000 Brazilians a year in the run up to soccer competition

Apieron Alleges Evidence Shows Aerocrine Inventors Withheld Prior Art Information from Patent Office

Apieron, Inc. Files Motion to Add Additional Invalidity Challenge to Aerocrine Patent

Fannie Mae Announces 2-Year Reopening Benchmark Notes(R)

WASHINGTON, November 18 - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):

Fannie Mae Announces 2010 Benchmark Securities(R) Issuance Calendar

WASHINGTON, November 18 - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today announced its 2010 Benchmark Securities(R)
issuance calendar 2010 Benchmark Securities Calendar (PDF) (
www.fanniemae.com/markets/debt/pdf/debt_calendar_2010.pdf). The
calendar is designed to assist investors and other market participants in
incorporating issuances of Fannie Mae Benchmark Securities into their ongoing
investing, trading, hedging and financing strategies.

Fannie Mae Announces Auction Results for Reopening of 2-Year Benchmark Notes(R)

WASHINGTON, November 18 - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):

Microsoft Showcases Developer Opportunities for Windows and the Web

Company outlines developer scenarios with Windows 7 and Internet Explorer, delivers beta versions of Silverlight 4, Microsoft Office 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010.

Food ingredients Europe 2009 Welcomes the World in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, November 17 - Fi Europe 2009, the world's leading food ingredients event, opened its
doors to industry professionals from around the world in Frankfurt today. The
three day event is a long standing highlight of the industry calendar as it
brings visitors from over 100 countries from across the industry including
manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, technologists and food ingredient
buyers.

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

NTT Electronics Announces Schedule and Initiates Development of its Next Generation H.264/AVC Encoder/Decoder LSI Family

TOKYO, November 17 - NTT Electronics Corporation, headquartered in Yokohama City in Japan's
Kanagawa Prefecture (hereafter, NTT Electronics) today announced that it is
initiating the development of its next generation H.264/AVC encoder/decoder
LSI family; equipped with 10-bit encoding with a target of launch plan of at
least ten new products by 2012.

NXP Semiconductors Announces a Live Webinar: Lowest Cost ARM9 with High Speed USB 2.0 OTG Performance for Management of USB Connectivity

SAN JOSE, California, November 17 - NXP Semiconductors announces the following TechOnline Webinar:

FDA Clears the First Rapid Test to Detect Bacteria in Pooled Platelets

Experts to Re-examine Guidance for Platelet Testing

LAKE ZURICH, Illinois, November 17 - Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving
blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Verax Platelet PGD(R)
test as a quality control test to detect bacterial contamination in whole
blood-derived, pooled platelets prior to transfusion. Fenwal is the exclusive
global distributor of the test, which was developed by Verax Biomedical of
Worcester, Mass.

Business Services to Drive WiMax Success in AME Markets, Finds Pyramid

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 17 - The business segment in Africa and the Middle East should be the main
focus of WiMax operators as fixed WiMax's contribution to fixed business
broadband subscriptions is expected to more than quadruple by 2014, according
to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm
of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

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