Public Relations/Investor Relations Newswire
1 - Michael Jackson Estate Files Lawsuit Against “Heal the World Foundation” and Related Entities
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Michael Jackson Estate’s Special Administrators today sued two California corporations with no connection to the legendary singer for exploiting his death by unlawfully seeking trademarks using the name “Michael Jackson” as well as such...
2 - JMP Securities Healthcare Conference to Be Held in New York
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - JMP Group Inc. (NYSE:JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that JMP Securities will host the fourth annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference at The New York Palace hotel in New York on Monday...
3 - Procter & Gamble Announces Partnerships with U.S. Olympic Athletes
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) announced today a series of Team USA athlete marketing alliances that will extend through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. This announcement comes shortly after P&G and the United States Olympic...
4 - Trick or Tweet for Travel Treats in Mexico & the Caribbean
WESTON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Halloween hype is heating up as Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts (MARCAM) announce their new interactive Trick or Tweet campaign: ParadiseByMarriottTrickorTweet.com Consumers are encouraged to log on to Twitter and follow...
5 - Localization/Translation Expert Willem Stoeller Joins Lingotek
DRAPER, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Lingotek, the leader in collaborative translation technology, today announced that longtime localization/translation consultant Willem Stoeller has joined the Lingotek management team as its director of account management. In this role, Stoeller will...
6 - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Proposed Acquisition Investigated by Wolf Haldenstein
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Attorney Advertising. The law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (“ACS”) (NYSE:ACS) arising out of the proposed...
7 - Financo Awarded M&A Advisor’s 2009 “Debt Financing Deal of the Year”
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Financo, Inc., an investment banking firm that specializes in advisory services to retailers and merchandising companies, today announced that it was awarded the M&A Advisor’s “Debt Financing Deal of the Year” for securing a second lien...
8 - Gaylord Entertainment Company Closes Offering of 6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21.80 per share. Gaylord received aggregate net proceeds from the...
9 - Sahara Media Holdings Provides Update on Website Metrics
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Sahara Media Holdings (SHHD.OB), a SOHO based Digital Media Company, has released their site metrics through August 2009. The data was tracked through Google’s Analytics, and details the total monthly traffic and advertising impressions on the...
10 - Fashion Powerhouses Bluefly.com and AOL’s StyleList.com Join Forces in Search of America's Most Stylish Blogger
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Calling all Fashionista bloggers! Think you are America's Most Stylish Blogger? Prove it! Bluefly Inc., (NASDAQ Capital Market: BFLY) the leading online luxury fashion retailer, and StyleList, the No. 1 style and beauty site in the U.S. with more than...
11 - SumTotal Stream Feeds Learning and Performance Data into Commonly Used Applications for Employees and Administrators
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today released SumTotal Stream, an innovative feed of updates, activities and actions from the SumTotal Talent Development Suite that can be...
12 - MyFax Helps Bergeron Companies Simplify Faxing Between Multiple Offices
OTTAWA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - When the Bergeron Companies decided to move from standard telephone services to Voice over IP (VoIP) to save money and smooth communications between its headquarters and remote offices, the decision created a dilemma: there would no longer be phone lines...
13 - New Book Release: “Leading a Business in Anxious Times”
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Care Communications Press today announced the release of “Leading a Business in Anxious Times” (www.leadingabusinessinanxioustimes.com), a new book from authors Leslie Ann Fox and Katharine Gratwick Baker. The book introduces Systems-Based...
14 - Partnerpedia Chooses Vantage Communications to Promote B2B Social Networking
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Vantage Communications, an award-winning global PR firm, today announced it is the agency of record for Partnerpedia, a provider of online Web 2.0 community solutions focused on channel partners. Partnerpedia selected Vantage Communications to...
15 - Former Court TV Reporter Launches LawyerUp Media LLC, Public Relations for Lawyers
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Helen Lucaitis, an attorney and former television reporter, has launched LawyerUp Media LLC, which will provide public relations services for lawyers. The Chicago-based company will help lawyers create publicity, manage the media and hone their TV skills...
16 - Conexxus Joins William Mills Agency Client Roster
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations firm serving the financial and transaction technology services sectors, announced that compliance solutions provider, Conexxus, LLC, has selected the agency to provide financial public...
17 - Grizzard Names Eric Overman Vice President of Digital Marketing
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Grizzard Communications Group, an industry leader in integrated, direct response marketing and fundraising, today announced that Eric Overman will join the agency as Vice President of Digital Marketing. Eric will spearhead Grizzard’s efforts to...
18 - TelCentris Adds Social Media and PR Executive Erik Bratt to its Management Team to Help Drive Aggressive Growth Strategy
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - TelCentris, a new type of telephony company and the creator of VoxOx, today announced the addition of social media and public relations executive Erik Bratt to its management team. Bratt will serve as Vice President of Corporate Communications. Bratt...
19 - Articulate Communications Adds Six New Clients
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Articulate Communications Inc., a firm that helps technology and business services companies achieve their corporate goals through results-oriented, targeted, strategic communications, today announced that it is the public relations (PR) agency of record...
20 - Strategic Name Development Creates Rising Sun™ Sushi Product Name for Schwan’s Food Service, Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Zero trans fats, zero cholesterol, low sodium and a colossal ‘cool factor’ among kids makes sushi a highly desirable healthy menu alternative for school cafeteria lunches. But few schools have the resources to provide restaurant quality sushi, and...
21 - Belligerent Bosses: National Study Finds Employee Trust Sacrificed in the Financial Crisis
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Employees report their bosses use threats and intimidation during the financial crisis, according to a national study of leadership funded by the University of Phoenix. “Questions get you written up and/or fired,” one worker said. The study’s...
22 - Debut Broadcasting Completes Financing Agreement with River Falls Financial Services
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.™ (OTC BB: DBTB), a media and entertainment company, today announced completion of a $1.5 million financing agreement with River Falls Financial Services, LLC as part of an overall restructuring of the...
23 - Loughlin/Michaels Group Leads Public Relations Program for the Forum of Women Entrepreneurs and Executives
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The Loughlin/Michaels Group, an award-winning public relations agency, today announced the expansion of its client portfolio to include The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives (FWE&E), a non-profit forum created for women...
24 - Top Bioscience Industry Leaders H. Tom Watkins and Tony Zook to Address Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - H. Tom Watkins, president, CEO and director of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGS) and Chair of The Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, and Tony Zook, AstraZeneca’s North America CEO and MedImmune’s President, will address the 2009 Mid-Atlantic...
25 - SecondMarket To Provide Dow Jones With Bankruptcy-Related Data
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - SecondMarket, the largest marketplace for illiquid assets, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Dow Jones & Company to provide bankruptcy claims trading data for inclusion in the Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review and its related...
26 - Abraxas to Present at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) is scheduled to present at the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s (“IPAA”) Oil & Gas Investment Symposium being held September 29 – October 1, 2009 in San Francisco. The...
27 - Mutual of Omaha Invites Consumers to Pick Top-10 Aha Moments
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Mutual of Omaha, proud sponsor of life’s aha momentsSM, today announced the launch of an online survey encouraging people to vote for their favorite aha moments of the year, with the top-10 vote getters to become the company’s 2010 national...
28 - Emerson Ranked First in Greenwich Associates 2009 Investor Relations Management Study
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Emerson (NYSE: EMR) ranked first in effective investor relations programs in the United States, according to an independent study conducted by Greenwich Associates, an international consulting firm. The rankings are based on the assessments of 538...
29 - Credit.com Launches “Credit Report Card”, Giving Consumers a New Level of Transparency into Their Credit Scores
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - As millions of consumers struggle during these turbulent times, credit education and financial services company Credit.com will announce tomorrow at Finovate 2009 in New York the launch of its “Credit Report Card” (CRC), the first-ever free...
30 - Keller Williams Realty – The Rawls Group Becomes the Only Large Real Estate Company Named among Atlanta’s Best Places to Work
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Atlanta’s leading business publication, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, named Keller Williams Realty – The Rawls Group, to its list of “Atlanta’s Best Places to Work.” The Rawls Group ranked No. 2 on the 2009 list of Atlanta’s best places to...
31 - Criteo Announces Toby Coppel Joins Board
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Criteo, the personalized retargeting company, today announced that Toby Coppel has joined Criteo’s Board. Toby was Chief Strategy Officer for Yahoo! 2001 to 2007, and then Managing Director of Yahoo! Europe & Canada 2007 to 2009. “We are...
32 - dunnhumbyUSA’s New Leadership Signals Continued Commitment to Kroger’s Customer Focused Strategy and Expanded Global Focus on Consumer Packaged Goods Business
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - dunnhumbyUSA, an international leader in building sales and brand value for consumer goods and retail companies, announces changes in senior management and projects continued exponential growth through continued commitment to their work on Kroger’s...
33 - Livebookings Secures New Funding with Wellington Partners
LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Livebookings, with customers, partners and employees in 19 countries is Europe’s largest online marketing and reservations service for the restaurant industry. Today the company announces the closure of a financing round of $16 million led by...
34 - Post Properties Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) announced today that the underwriters of its previously announced public offering of common stock have fully exercised their over-allotment option to purchase 525,000 additional shares of common stock. The option was...
35 - Forestar Group Inc. Names Phil Weber Executive Vice President – Real Estate
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today announced that Phil Weber has joined the company as Executive Vice President - Real Estate. In this position, he will be responsible for identifying and developing business opportunities, including...
36 - Interpublic Announces Exchange Offer for 10.0% Senior Notes due 2017
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) announced today that it has commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its $600,000,000 10.0% Senior Notes due 2017, which are subject to transfer restrictions under the Federal securities laws, for...
37 - Sidley Partner Debra Pole Named to the DirectWomen Board Institute Class of 2009
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Debra Pole has been named as a member of DirectWomen Board Institute Class of 2009, a program designed to identify and promote qualified women lawyers to serve on corporate boards of public companies. The...
38 - Monster Names Porter Novelli U.S. Public Relations Agency of Record
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster.com®, the premier global online employment solution, today announced it has selected Porter Novelli as the company’s new public relations agency of record. The decision follows a review...
39 - Prime Star Group, Inc. Announces New Board Members
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Prime Star Group, Inc. (PSGI) (OTCBB: PSGI), a conglomerate of wholly owned subsidiary corporations operating in the food and beverage, healthcare, and transportation industries, is pleased to announce appointments of members to its Board of Directors...
40 - Solar Power, Inc. Selects CleanTech IR for Investor Relations
ROSEVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI”) (OTCBB:SOPW) announced today that it has retained CleanTech IR, Inc. to serve as its investor relations firm. CleanTech IR will work with Solar Power, Inc. to develop a program focused on shareholder...
41 - IDGA Recognizes New Defense Paradigm: Aviation Maintenance and Lifecycle Practices
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Due to the current push for government funds to go toward aircraft sustainment, IDGA will be running Aviation Lifecycle Management on October 19-21, 2009 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner in Vienna, VA. In an effort to allocate money...
42 - Christopher & Banks Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE: CBK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, to be payable October 22, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 8...
43 - Special Edition TV Series Airing September 27, 2009
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Global News Group (USA), Inc. announces the broadcast of their series, Special Edition TV hosted by Ileana Bravo. In this week’s episode, the following business leaders and companies are featured for their innovative technologies and solutions: About...
44 - Brown-Forman Named among Top Three Beverage Companies as Environmental Leaders by Newsweek Magazine
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Brown-Forman (NYSE:BFB)(NYSE:BFA) has been named the third “greenest” U.S. beverage company by Newsweek magazine, following Coca-Cola Enterprises and the Coca-Cola Company. Newsweek ranked the top 500 American companies based on their resource...
45 - Invesco AimSM Web Site Earns High Marks From DALBAR
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Invesco Aim today announced that its public web site, www.invescoaim.com, was No. 3 in DALBAR’s recent e-Delivery Promotions on the Web Report, in the Ranking of Effectiveness category, which gauged how well financial services firm web sites promoted...
46 - SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc. Announces Rescission of Investment Plans in GetFugu, Inc.
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - SpongeTech® Delivery Systems, Inc. (“SpongeTech” or the “Company”), “The Smarter Sponge™”, (OTCBB: SPNGE) announced today that the previously announced investment arrangement with GetFugu, Inc. has been rescinded. On September 8, 2009...
47 - Bring a Meeting to Your Hometown City and Fight the Recession - Here in Phoenix
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - How can you help the local economy? Both a national and a local study have been released that illustrate the connection between business travel and our local economy. Meetings mean business – and good, clean business for the Greater Phoenix region...
48 - Global Cash Access to Present at the Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GCA) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ. The presentation...
49 - Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Mastermind Keynotes to Include Interviews with Hewlett-Packard's Mark Hurd, Google's Eric Schmidt, and Microsoft's Stephen Elop
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Some of the most influential leaders in technology will take to the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo stage to sit down with Gartner, Inc. analysts to talk in-depth about their strategies, products, and thoughts on the future of IT. Gartner...
50 - Internet Acquisition Strategist Lori Swett Joins Macromark Inc.
BREWSTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Macromark, Inc. announced today that online acquisition veteran and strategist Lori Swett has joined the firm’s Interactive Services unit. Lori brings more than 12 years of online marketing experience to her new role. Before joining Macromark...
51 - A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Issuer Credit and Debt Ratings of HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG
OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG (HGI) (Germany). Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the debt rating of...
52 - NIRI Elects Brad Wilks New Board Chairman
VIENNA, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) today announced the election of Brad Wilks as the 2010 chairman of the NIRI Board of Directors. Wilks is Managing Director of Sard Verbinnen & Co, a leading provider of strategic corporate...
53 - Dot Hewitt Joins Courtesy Associates as Director of Sales
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - SmithBucklin, the world’s largest association management company, announced today that Dot Hewitt has joined the company as the director of sales for Courtesy Associates, the Washington, D.C.-based conference and event management firm owned by...
54 - Globecomm Systems Awarded Infrastructure Contract from a Government Agency Valued at $2.1 Million
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading global provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, announced today that the Company has received an infrastructure contract from a Government agency valued at...
55 - CFP Board Survey Finds Retirement, Income Among Consumers’ Top Financial Concerns
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Preparing for retirement and managing income while in retirement are among the top issues confronting American consumers, according to the 2009 National Consumer Survey on Personal Finance released today by Certified Financial Planner Board of...
56 - Catalent and GlaxoSmithKline Extend Contractual Agreement
SOMERSET, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Catalent Pharma Solutions and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have agreed to extend their contractual relationship where Catalent will continue to supply GSK with its trade requirements of Lovaza® omega-3 acid ethyl esters in soft gelatin capsules. Lovaza...
57 - Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. to Increase Tender Offer Price for OSG America L.P. to $10.25 Per Unit
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), a market leader in providing energy transportation services, today announced that it has increased the price per unit that it will offer to pay for all of the outstanding publicly held common units of OSG...
58 - American TonerServ Corp. Hires The Investor Relations Group
SANTA ROSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - American TonerServ Corp. (OTCBB:ASVP) companies. The program utilizes a proprietary, targeted approach to reach institutional investors, analysts, and the media-at-large. For further information, please visit the company’s website at...
59 - Gaylord Entertainment Company Prices Offering of $300 Million in Convertible Senior Notes
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today announced the pricing of its previously announced private placement of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2014. Gaylord has granted the initial purchasers of...
60 - Gaylord Entertainment Company Prices Offering of 6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today announced the pricing of its previously announced public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock. The offering price of the common stock is $21.80 per share. Gaylord has granted the...
61 - Arrow Electronics Prices $300 Million Notes Offering
MELVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today that it has agreed to sell $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Notes due April 1, 2020 (the “Notes”) and expects to close the transaction on September 30, 2009. Proceeds from...
62 - Post Properties Announces Common Stock Offering
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. In connection with the offering, the underwriters will be granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 450,000 additional...
63 - Scholastic Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share on the Company’s Class A and Common Stock for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The dividend is payable on...
64 - Battea – Class Action Services Founder to Speak at Hedge Fund Business Operations Association Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Battea - Class Action Services, LLC, a leading provider of securities class action claims filing for institutional investors today announced that Mark E. Donaldson, Battea’s founder and Managing Director, will participate in a panel discussion...
65 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings CFO to Speak at Maxim Group Growth Conference
PURCHASE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading provider of global air cargo assets and services, said today that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jason Grant will speak on behalf of AAWW at the Maxim Group...
66 - DSPCon Launches New Web Site Design
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Coinciding with the release of its’ newest data recorder, the DataFlex-515, earlier this year, DSPCon, Inc., a leading, global supplier of dynamic data acquisition, analysis, archiving and recording solutions for high-value military and...
67 - Vornado Announces Public Offering of $400 Million 7.875% Callable Senior Unsecured 30-Year Notes
PARAMUS, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) today announced that Vornado Realty L.P., the operating partnership through which it conducts its business, has priced an offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% callable senior unsecured...
68 - PC World and Macworld Hire Media Executive as Sales Vice President
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Media executive Stacey Levy has joined Macworld and PC World as vice president of sales. In this new position, she will be responsible for sales across online and digital platforms. For the past six years, Levy has held management positions at...
69 - CAQ Again Takes Pulse of Investors
-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Center for Audit Quality: WHO: Cindy Fornelli Executive Director Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) WHAT: Briefing on results of the CAQ’s 3rd annual survey of individual investors WHEN: Wednesday, September 30 2:00 p.m. Eastern WHERE: Via...
70 - BoyarMiller Brand Identity and Web Site Developed by BrandExtract Debuts
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - BrandExtract, LLC, an integrated branding and communications firm, has launched the new brand identity and Web site for BoyarMiller, a Houston-based law firm that offers comprehensive legal services through its business and litigation groups...
71 - Acxiom Acquires DMS as Entry Point into Middle East Market
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) announced today a strategic expansion into the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) market with the acquisition of DMS (Direct Marketing Services) in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. “DMS has...
72 - Ted Iliff Launches Global Media and Business Consultancy to Serve International Client Base
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Ted Iliff, a media and international business professional whose credits include CNN and Voice of America, has announced the launch of Ted Iliff Global Consulting based in Arlington, VA. With more than 30 years of news media and international...
73 - AIMS Subsidiary IKON Public Affairs Will Run ‘Kozak for Senate’ Campaign in Nevada
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (OTC BB: AMWW), an integrated marketing communications consultancy providing organizations with focused marketing solutions, announced that its IKON Public Affairs subsidiary is serving as general consultant to the Chuck Kozak...
74 - Glowpoint Manage Video Services Selected by Global Financial Firm
HILLSIDE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a leading provider of advanced video communications solutions, today announced that a widely recognized global financial institution has selected Glowpoint to provide its managed video services. The firm is...
75 - Marcellus Taylor Acquires Majority Interest in United Investment Managers
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Chicago-based emerging manager asset management firm, United Investment Managers (“UIM”) has been acquired by Marcellus Taylor, an experienced emerging manager investor and former co-founder of Dallas-based Erasmus Advisors. Terms of the transaction...
76 - Office Depot Releases 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced the release of its 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report. The report, which highlights the Company’s commitment to diversity, environmental...
77 - Media Alert: Gartner Announces 28th Annual Data Center Conference
-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT): When: December 1-4, 2009 Where: Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas For complete event details, please visit the Gartner Data Center Conference Web site at www.gartner.com/us/datacenter Details: Providing comprehensive research, along with the...
78 - Jefferies Group, Inc. Sells an Additional $300 Million of Senior Debt
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) today announced the sale of an additional $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.50% senior notes due 2019. The senior notes were priced to the public to yield 7.694% to maturity at a spread of 425 basis points...
79 - AuthenTec to Demonstrate New Smart Sensor Features and Products at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment
MELBOURNE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH), the world’s leading provider of smart sensor based solutions, announced that it will demonstrate its newest mobile products and software, and will highlight new commercially released phones that incorporate its...
80 - SmallCapVoice.com Announces Upcoming CEO Audio Interview with Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. has announced that an upcoming audio interview with Steve Sunyich, CEO, Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IFSL) will be available on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 shortly after the close of market on the...
81 - WebNotes Launches PR and Communications Reporting Tool
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - WebNotes™, an innovator in research technology founded by MIT alumni, today announced the public availability of WebNotes PR, a news scan and business research tool for PR and marketing professionals. The hosted solution enables users to...
82 - IRENA Calls on Negotiators to Speed Up the Introduction of Renewable Energy in the COP 15 Negotiations
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Hélène Pelosse, Director-General of IRENA states during Climate Week in New York: “The establishment of IRENA by 136 states this year is a clear signal that countries worldwide ask for a bigger share of global renewable energy production - and not...
83 - Financial Accounting Foundation Endorses Statement of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation Monitoring Board
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) has expressed support for the “Statement on Principles for Accounting Standards and Standard Setting” issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC...
84 - StagePost Introduces Video Streaming Product to Help Publishers and Authors Connect with Readers and Efficiently Promote Their Books
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Nashville-based StagePost is introducing a new generation concept in book and author marketing on Thursday, Sept. 24, with a video streaming webcast featuring social media expert Chris Brogan discussing his new book, Trust Agents. The Brogan...
85 - Social Media Expert and New York Times Best-Selling Author Chris Brogan to Conduct Free Video Streaming Webinar
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Chris Brogan, co-author of the New York Times best-seller, Trust Agents, will be in Nashville on Thursday, Sept. 24, to interact with a studio audience on how to tap into the growing power of social media networks to build their brand’s...
86 - Tipton Communications Designs, Launches Website for Vineland Solar One Renewable Energy Project
NEWARK, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Tipton Communications announced today the launch of www.vinelandsolarone.com, a new website supporting Vineland Solar One, a recently completed renewable energy project in Vineland, N.J., that includes the largest solar panel array in New Jersey...
87 - Social Media for DoD & Government Revolutionizes Communication with Citizen-Soldiers
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Businesses are scrambling to find the best way to utilize social media, while the United States federal government and DoD has been a leader in implementing social media initiatives. "New and emerging social media and Web 2.0 tools are revolutionizing...
88 - Energy-Efficient Smart E Glass® from Innovative Glass to Be Featured on Discovery Channel’s Mega-Engineering Program – “The Mile High Skyscraper”
PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Innovative Glass Corp.’s smart E Glass® will be featured in the “Mile High Skyscraper” episode of a new television series for Discovery Channel called Mega-Engineering. The program, which is scheduled to first air on Wednesday, September...
89 - The Florida Venture Forum to Host Hamilton Lane, Fund Managers for the $250 Million Florida Growth Fund
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - On September 29, 2009, join the Florida Venture Forum in welcoming the team of Hamilton Lane to Florida. Greg Baty, Vice President, will discuss future plans in managing the $250 million Florida Growth Fund and investing in Florida. The event will...
90 - ARISE Magazine is Proud to Announce Sponsorship Commitment to Alicia Keys’ 2009 Keep a Child Alive Black Ball
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Keep a Child Alive's (KCA) 2009 Black Ball, an annual benefit to raise funds dedicated to providing life-saving treatment and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, is proud to announce ARISE Magazine as a confirmed sponsor. ARISE...
91 - Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation to Appear at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Consumer Conference on October 1, 2009
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH) announced today that Company management will appear at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Consumer Conference being held in New York City on Thursday, October 1st at 9:10 AM Eastern time. The live webcast...
92 - Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter News Seminar: “The Future of News”
-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - PRSA-NCC: WHAT: A dynamic panel of top media and public relations professionals will discuss “The Future of News,” addressing how changing technologies and the economy are impacting newsrooms and media organizations, the working relationship between...
93 - Interfax, Switzerland's Dun & Bradstreet (Schweiz) AG Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
BERN, Switzerland-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Interfax, a leading Russian news agency, and Swiss company Dun & Bradstreet (Schweiz) AG, a member of the D&B Worldwide Network - the largest global business information network, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to gather...
94 - Pfizer Again Named To Working Mother 100 Best Companies List
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Pfizer Inc has been named among the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for its steadfast commitment to family-friendly benefits. Pfizer and the other winning companies are pioneering programs that support families, with 100 percent offering flextime...
95 - Corporate Confidence Rising – Companies Rolling Out New Marketing Efforts According to NY/IABC-Trident Survey
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - In a sign that the economy is indeed picking up, most corporations plan to launch communications and marketing campaigns in the next 12 months, says a new survey of business communicators. The survey—conducted jointly by the New York chapter of the...
96 - Tatto Media Revolutionizes Affiliate Platform with Fresh Features and Updates
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Tatto Media, a leading advertising network focusing on next-generation behavioral and performance optimization technologies, today announced significant updates to its already robust affiliate platform including a new sleek design, advanced tracking...
97 - Baruch MarkLab Conference Features Public Relations Industry Leaders
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The Baruch College MarkLab has assembled a panel of leaders in the public relations industry for a can’t miss conference - “The Changing Dynamics of Public Relations” – to be held at the school on October 15 between 12:30-2:30 p.m. Panelists...
98 - Visa Renews NFL Sponsorship Through 2014 Season
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), a proud sponsor of the National Football League (NFL) since 1995, today announced it has renewed its sponsorship for another five seasons. Visa will be the exclusive payment service for the NFL and all official NFL events...
99 - GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund Leads $9MM Investment in the Rubicon Project
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - the Rubicon Project, the Internet advertising infrastructure company, has added $9 million in venture funding bringing total financial investments to $42 million. The Series C funding round was lead by GE/NBCU's Peacock Equity Fund with a $6 million...
100 - The Pepsi Bottling Group Signs Agreement to Distribute the O.N.E. Brand
SOMERS, N.Y. & GREENWICH, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) today announced that it has signed an agreement with O.N.E. (One Natural Experience), the natural and functional beverages brand company, to distribute O.N.E. beverages in Southern...
101 - Youbet.com to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Consumer Conference
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Youbet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBET) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer David Goldberg will be presenting at the Thomas Weisel Partners 2009 Consumer Conference on Thursday, October 1 at the Palace Hotel in New York City. The...
102 - Electric Motors Corporation Selects Launchpad IR as Agency of Record
NEW YORK & NAPPANEE, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Electronic Motors Corporation (EMC) (EMCO.PK), (www.electricmotorscorporation.com), a new technology incubator of electric power drive systems and developer of technical manufacturing network and supply chain management, today...
103 - PopcornPalace.com Utilizes JangoMail’s Email Marketing Service to Deliver Personalized Emails to Customers
DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - JangoMail, an industry leader in permission-based email marketing software, announced today that Popcorn Palace (www.popcornpalace.com), an Illinois-based online purveyor of gourmet popcorn, is optimizing JangoMail’s email marketing service to...
104 - Electric Motors Corporation Selects KCSA Strategic Communications as Agency of Record
NEW YORK & NAPPANEE, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Electronic Motors Corporation (EMC) (EMCO.PK), (www.electricmotorscorporation.com), a new technology incubator of electric power drive systems and developer of technical manufacturing network and supply chain management, has selected...
105 - Alagad Selects DPR Group to Drive Strategic Public Relations and Marketing Initiatives
GERMANTOWN, Md. & CARY, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - DPR Group, Inc., a full-service agency that provides public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology companies, announced today that Alagad has selected the firm to provide strategic public...
106 - Altus Agency Wins Inolex Account
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Altus Agency (www.altusagency.com) is working with Inolex, a national supplier of specialty chemicals for the personal care, cosmetics and lubricants industries. “It’s a great win,” said David Jefferys, president of the Altus Agency. “Anytime...
107 - Cavico Awarded Tunnel Construction Contract at Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant
HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (NASDAQ: CAVO), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that Vinh Son – Song Hinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company has awarded us a contract to construct a service access tunnel and road leading...
108 - ConnectionForce™ – Throwing Back the Curtain on World’s First Web 3.0 Sales Interface Solution
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - ConnectionForce™, the new leader in sales call interruption management, is pleased to announce the launch of its proprietary new service for Office Managers and Buyers to manage the interruptions unexpected sales people can make on their...
109 - Time to Play Holiday Showcase to Spotlight More Than 35 Toy & Family Entertainment Leaders
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Recognized as the "official" industry kick-off to the holiday family entertainment editorial season, TimetoPlayMag.com will host the Time to Play Holiday Showcase on Thursday, October 1st at the Altman Building in New York City. The Time to Play...
110 - Web PR Company Richter10.2 Media Group Reports Triple Digit Growth
CLEARWATER, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Web PR company Richter10.2 Media Group, LLC, was established on April 1st, 2008 in Clearwater, Florida, by co-founders Robert Cornish, CEO and Wil Seabrook, COO. They are a new media PR agency focused on gaining the maximum amount of attention...
111 - The Nielsen Company and Facebook Form Strategic Alliance
NEW YORK & PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The Nielsen Company and Facebook today announced a multi-year, strategic alliance to help marketers better use the Internet to develop and market new products. The alliance combines Facebook’s global consumer reach with...
112 - Universal Delivery Solutions Engages Pearl Group Advisors for Investor and Public Relations Services
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - UDS Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:UDSG), the leader in Delivery Management Solutions, announced today the company has retained Pearl Group Advisors, Inc to professionally manage communications for the Company with the investment community. Pearl Group...
113 - Integrated Branding Firm BrandExtract Wins Five WebAwards for Excellence
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - BrandExtract, LLC, an integrated branding and communications firm, received five Standard of Excellence WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association’s 13th annual competition for Web site development, making it the only Houston firm on an elite list...
114 - Pitney Bowes and WNBA Applaud Nationwide Youth for Reading More Than One Million Minutes in 2009 Fast Break To Reading Program
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) are applauding youth across the country for collectively reading more than one million minutes in the 2009 “Fast Break To Reading” program...
115 - Merkle Releases New Study Entitled “Integrated, Customer-Centric Marketing”
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing database marketing agencies, announced its latest research study entitled “Integrated, Customer-Centric Marketing.” Commissioned by Merkle and conducted by Forrester...
116 - 3DIcon Retains Trontz Public Relations as Agency of Record
TULSA, Okla.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - 3DIcon Corporation (OTCBB: TDCP), the developer of next-generation, three-dimension projection and display technologies, today announced it has retained New York-based Trontz Public Relations, LLC (“TPR”) as agency of record to provide...
117 - Hoberman Associates Taps Affect Strategies to Promote the Unveiling of the Transformable Video Screen Designed for U2’s 360° Tour
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Affect Strategies, a public relations, marketing and social media firm specializing in technology, announced today that Hoberman Associates, Inc., a New York-based design firm, engaged Affect Strategies to implement a public relations program for the...
118 - PhillyJobs.com Changes the Face of How Philadelphia Searches for Jobs
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - PhillyJobs.com, the premier career destination for job seekers and employers in the Philadelphia region, unveils a new website that firmly positions the career portal as the leading online destination for area jobs, career resources and relevant...
119 - IAB Advances Its Commitment to Growth of Digital Video, Releases “Long Form Video Overview”
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Long form video is forecasted to be the driving factor in the growth of digital video advertising over the next five years. Continuing its leadership role in developing standards, guidelines and best practices in the growing digital video advertising...
120 - IAB Releases Final In-Game Advertising Measurement Guidelines
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Online gaming experiences are an increasingly important leisure activity for consumers of all ages, and marketers and game publishers have grappled with the best way to measure the time users spend playing those games. To bring clarity to the process...
121 - Harris Interactive® Receives Notification Regarding Non-Compliance with Nasdaq’s Minimum Bid Price Requirement
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL), a leading global custom market research firm, today announced that on September 15, 2009, it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market advising that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price...
122 - Doner Picks Eyeblaster’s MediaMind as Preferred Ad Serving Solution
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Doner today announced a strategic partnership with Eyeblaster for its digital campaign management in a bid to more effectively harness the micro-targeting potential of digital media for its clients. The move coincides with the launch of MediaMind, the...
123 - mergermarket/Houlihan Lokey Study Indicates Rising Importance of Solvency and Related Valuation Opinions in Corporate Transactions
NEW YORK & LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Recently making news for their role in a number of high-profile failed buyouts, solvency opinions have become a hot topic for transaction professionals. In a new study released by mergermarket in association with Houlihan Lokey, the...
124 - Axway CTO Joins MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix Board to Support Business Development in Arizona
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Further demonstrating its longstanding support for Arizona’s entrepreneurs, Dave Bennett, the chief technology officer at Axway, has joined the executive committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Enterprise Forum Phoenix Board...
125 - IAB MIXX 2009 Kicks off with a Fervent Celebration of Creativity in Interactive Advertising
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - A driving force behind the rallying cry for a renaissance in interactive advertising, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) convened today the fifth annual MIXX Conference & Expo. Under the thematic banner of “Fueling Interactive Advertising’s...
126 - First Annual E-Waste Fest 2009 Announces Recycled Items List and Entertainment Schedule
WEST WARWICK, R.I.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - On Saturday, September 26, Internet broadcast history will be made as worldwide mover, Arpin Group, joins forces with ABC6 (WLNE), Rhode Island News Channel 5, and Cartridge World to produce a televised festival focused on saving the...
127 - Millward Brown Shows Strong Brands Recover from Recession Faster
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Analysis released today by Millward Brown Optimor reveals that the BrandZ™ Portfolio, created from the world's Top 100 most valuable brands, is recovering faster than the S&P 500 as a whole. The BrandZ Portfolio is now worth 28 percent more than...
128 - BestWeek: Baucus’ Health Bill Rejects Public Option, Tries to Round Up Republicans
OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - The Senate’s bipartisan health-reform effort is noticeably short of bipartisan support. As Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Finance Committee, unveiled his proposal for reworking the U.S. health care system last week, he predicted some...
129 - Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Announces Distribution of $0.48 per Share for Q3 2009 and Maintains Distribution Guidance for Fiscal 2009
HOUSTON, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: KYN) announced today its quarterly distribution of $0.48 per share for the period June 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 and stated that it expects to maintain its quarterly distribution...
130 - Wilmington Trust CEO to Speak at RBC Conference
WILMINGTON, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE:WL) announced today that its chairman and chief executive officer, Ted T. Cecala, will speak at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference in Boston. On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, Mr. Cecala...
131 - The Television Bureau of Advertising Names Advertising Veteran Steve Lanzano President
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - The Television Bureau of Advertising (“TVB”) announced today that Steve J. Lanzano, 50, has been named President, effective January 1, 2010. Mr. Lanzano will assume the position from Christopher Rohrs, who served as the President of TVB for ten years...
132 - MIPIM Asia Attracts Global Investors to Hong Kong
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - For the fourth year, MIPIM Asia will welcome more than 400 of the world’s major investors wishing to broaden their property portfolio in Asia Pacific. From November 18 to 20, a series of high-end conferences, networking events and business meeting...
133 - B&G Foods Announces Closing of Public Offering of Class A Common Stock
PARSIPPANY, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS, BGF), a manufacturer and distributor of high quality, shelf-stable foods, announced today the closing of its public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $8.00 per share. In connection with...
134 - CFP® Certificants Have Strong Showing in Barron’s ‘Top 100 Advisors’
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - More than half of the Barron’s magazine list of “Top 100 Independent Advisors” for 2009 are CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals. In the Barron’s annual ranking, which reflects the volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their...
135 - ACE Launches Client Executive Initiative, Appoints Ed Zaccaria President
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies today announced a new initiative designed to enhance the service it provides to meet the complex insurance needs of multinational and large account clients across the globe. Through the initiative, the...
136 - Oprah Winfrey Would Love This Inspirational Saga, Explains ScanMyPhotos.com
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Two ways to get Oprah Winfrey’s attention and be recognized as one of her “Favorite Things.” 1) Write a press release; 2) Have an emotional story that shares an innovative and affordable way to digitally preserve generations of photo...
137 - Enterprise LAMP Summit Asks Global Open Source Leaders “Can LAMP Deliver?”
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - No chief technologist wants to deploy unproven open source software, risking the operational integrity, revenues and reputation of his or her enterprise. Yet just as certainly, no CTO wants to be left behind as technologies such as the open...
138 - IMS to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on September 23 at 8:00 A.M. ET
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced that Darcie Peck, vice president, Finance and Investor Relations, will present at the UBS Global Life...
139 - Speech Analytics Turns Every Customer Interaction into Actionable Feedback
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - UTOPY, Inc., the leading provider of Customer Intelligence and Performance Optimization solutions powered by Speech Analytics, today announced that Colette Yee, UTOPY’s Director of Strategic Marketing, is featured in an exclusive interview and...
140 - Kalpana Raina Elected to Wiley’s Board of Directors
HOBOKEN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Peter Booth Wiley, Chairman of the Board, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), announced today an addition to the membership of the global publisher's Board of Directors effective today. Elected to the Board for the first time, Kalpana...
141 - Introducing Cibus Global: Leading Agricultural Biotech Firm Rebrands to Reflect Enhanced International Focus
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Cibus, a leading plant trait development technology company, is now Cibus Global. Announced today by Cibus Global President Keith Walker, Ph.D., the shift marks a new age for the company, with an international operating structure and a continued focus...
142 - WebMediaBrands Receives Nasdaq Notification Letter
DARIEN, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), an Internet media company concentrating on BtoB communities, today announced that on September 16, 2009, it received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that it no longer complies with the...
143 - BlogWorld & New Media Expo Brings Heavy-Hitting Social Media Experts to the Keynote Stage
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - BlogWorld & New Media Expo, the first and only industry-wide trade show, conference and media event dedicated to the dynamic business of blogging and new media, today announced three new media gurus will be joining its keynote lineup. The Conference...
144 - A 3L Bag-in-a-Box from Argentina That Will Have Wine Lovers Rethinking It All!
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Falling Star, a pioneer brand that helped put the Argentine category on the (wine) map, continues to turn heads as it enters the Premium 3L bag-in-the-box category with two reds and a white—Malbec, of course; Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay. As...
145 - Business Wire To Host Free XBRL Webinar September 24 Focusing On The Lessons To Be Learned From Issuers That Have Already Made The Transition To Interactive Data
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - With the initial phase of the SEC-mandated XBRL filing period drawing to a close, Business Wire will host a free webinar on September 24 featuring government and industry experts who will examine the lessons to be learned from the experiences of the more...
146 - Research and Markets: The Global Exhibition Organising Market: Assessment and Forecast Through to 2013
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Research and Markets and Hong Kong. For each of the 12 markets covered, the report provides information on market size, and its historic and likely future growth. We highlight the particularities of the individual markets, and profile the main organisers...
147 - AMG Worldwide Named Agency of Record for Trump Toronto
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - AMG Worldwide, a full-service integrated marketing and communications firm, has recently been named agency of record for Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto. AMGW will be responsible for the property’s interactive marketing, media planning...
148 - Teva to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
JERUSALEM-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) will host a live audio webcast at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference with William Marth, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teva North America presenting on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, in...
149 - Merkle Launches LogicLab to Apply Innovative Data and Analytic Practices to Media Buying
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Merkle (www.merkleinc.com), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing database marketing agencies, announced the formation of a new business called LogicLab (www.logiclabinc.com). LogicLab will focus on applying the quantitative...
150 - Origin Agritech Limited Reaches Agreement for Novel Glyphosate-Tolerance Gene
BEIJING-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Origin Biotechnology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) announced it has reached an comprehensive, worldwide agreement with the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Sichuan Biotech...
151 - OneSource Accelerates Targeted Sales Prospecting with Expanded E-mail Access to Millions of Key Executive Contacts
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - OneSource (an infoGROUP company) (NASDAQ: IUSA), a leading provider of global business information, announces its expanded E-mail Access service, which offers sales professionals targeted access to millions of U.S. executive contacts for marketing and...
152 - Welch Allyn Selected as Sole-Source Vendor for Standardized Blood Pressure Cuffs by Two of the Largest Nonprofit Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions in the U.S.
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, was recently selected as the sole-source vendor for standardized blood pressure cuffs by non-profit healthcare purchasing coalitions Yankee Alliance...
153 - President and CEO of GWS Technologies (OTCBB: GWSC) Conducts Exclusive Webcast Interview with The Green Baron Report
SCOTTSDATE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that its President and CEO Richard Reincke has conducted an exclusive...
154 - Forbes Korea Announces 30 Promising Leaders as “2009 The Global CEO of Korea”
SEOUL, South Korea-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Forbes Korea announced today that they have selected 30 promising leaders of Korea from various companies, organizations, and universities in “2009 The Global CEO of Korea.” This award list from Forbes Korea includes top executives from...
155 - PRSA Seeks Industry Agreement on Measurement Standards
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - has 302 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States, and one Chapter in Argentina.
156 - YWCA Greater Los Angeles Awards Integrated Marketing Communications Contract to JCEC Public Relations
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - JCEC Public Relations announced its partnership with the YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA/GLA). The firm was hired by YWCA/GLA as the agency of note to launch a 3 year integrated marketing communications plan to include advertising, public relations...
157 - Avatech Solutions to Report Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results on Monday, September 28, 2009
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering and facilities management, announced it will release its financial results for the three months and year ended June 30, 2009, before the market opens on...
158 - MobiTechFest Americas Brings Top Mobile Technology Investors and Innovations Together in Santa Clara Partners With CTIA to Spotlight Six Promising Companies
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Top industry investors, innovators and executives will come together on October 27 at Investorfest Media’s MobiTechFest Americas in Santa Clara. The full-day conference will bring together leading investors with prior history and active...
159 - Post Properties Announces Quarterly Dividends
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust, today announced quarterly dividends on its common stock of $0.20 per share for the third quarter of 2009. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2009 to all common stock...
160 - Track Data Receives Nasdaq Delisting Notice
BROOKLYN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TRAC) announced today that on September 15, 2009, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that its common stock has not maintained a minimum market value of publicly held shares of $5,000,000 for the last 30...
161 - One of the Country’s Foremost Experts on Advertising Effectiveness Becomes Strategic Partner of Conversion Associates
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Conversion Associates, a business intelligence firm based in Allston, MA announced today that veteran advertising-performance strategist, Philip Sawyer will become a strategic partner to the firm. A venerable “ad-effectiveness guru”, Mr. Sawyer...
162 - Advanced Cell Technology Announces Proxy Results
WORCESTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (Advanced Cell, ACT) (OTC: ACTC) announced today that shareholders have approved each proposal in the Company’s proxy statement dated August 5, 2009. As a result, the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan has been amended...
163 - Carlson Communications' “Prepare for the Recovery” Book Offers Tips on How to Excel in Business and Real Estate Marketing
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - “Are You Prepared for the Recovery?” is a marketing book that applies not only to residential real estate marketing but to all sizes and types of businesses according to its author, Rich Carlson, president of Carlson Communications, a...
164 - Medical Office Marketing: How Mailing Lists Can Help Gain New Healthcare Patients During Fall’s “Open Enrollment”
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - It’s open enrollment season again. This fall, nearly 9 out of 10 employees are planning to maintain or increase the number of medical benefits they select and/or their coverage according to a 2009 MetLife poll. To grow their patient base during open...
165 - Liquid Interactive Launches SOCIALTIVITY
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Liquid Interactive, a digital solutions company in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has launched SOCIALTIVITY, an advanced social media content manager and online community software platform. SOCIALTIVITY helps marketers build their online...
166 - Policy Impact Communications Announces Top-Tier Changes
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Policy Impact Communications, a leading public relations and government affairs firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., has positioned top-tier executives to accommodate new growth, while enhancing service to ensure continued client success. Former...
167 - Alexion to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
CHESHIRE, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) today announced that Dr. Leonard Bell, Chief Executive Officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York City at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday...
168 - Numerix Launches New Corporate Brand Identity and Product Names
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Numerix today unveiled its new corporate brand identity and product naming conventions symbolizing the company's position as the leading independent provider of award winning cross-asset analytics for the structuring, valuation and risk analysis of...
169 - LSB Industries, Inc. Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement
OKLAHOMA CITY-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - LSB Industries, Inc. (“LSB” or the “Company”), (NYSE-LXU), announced today that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The shelf registration statement...
170 - Max Capital to Participate in RBC Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions Conference
HAMILTON, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Max Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MXGL; BSX: MXGL BH) announced today that Joe Roberts, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, and Susan Spivak Bernstein, SVP, Investor Relations, will be participating in RBC Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions...
171 - Progenics Announces Promotion of Mark R. Baker to President and Appoints Him to Board of Directors
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) today announced the promotion of Mark R. Baker to the newly created position of President. Mr. Baker was also appointed to the Board of Directors. He will continue to report to Paul J. Maddon, M.D...
172 - Agence France-Presse’s Revolutionary New Content Management Application for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Football’s 2010 World Cup
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - A “web 2.0” publishing application AFP’s new publishing application lets web and mobile operators handle AFP's multimedia content for the 2010 Winter Olympics and World Cup. The online application automates publication of AFP content (illustrated...
173 - SANYO Demonstrates Commitment to the Environment by Participating in the 25th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), a subsidiary of and the North American regional headquarters of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., based in San Diego, is partnering this Saturday with California Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD), the state’s largest annual...
174 - Church & Dwight to Participate in RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference – New York City
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), manufacturer of ARM & HAMMER® consumer and specialty products, is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at the RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference on Wednesday, September 16, at 11:20...
175 - MediaWhiz Bolsters Management Team and Strengthens Leadership Position in Online Performance Marketing Industry
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - MediaWhiz (www.mediawhiz.com), a leading performance-based online marketing company today announced that it has strengthened its management team and client service offerings with the executive appointments of Gerry Bavaro and Mitch Tuch. These...
176 - Shaner and Five Arrows Realty Securities V, L.P. form Partnership, Shaner Growth Fund II, L.P., for Acquisition of Hotel Debt
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Lance Shaner, Chairman and CEO of Pennsylvania-based Shaner Hotel Group, is pleased to announce the formation of Shaner Growth Fund II, L.P. (“the Fund”). The Fund will initially be capitalized with cash contributions made by Mr. Shaner and...
177 - One of the Country’s Oldest PR Groups Celebrates 70th Year
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Founded in 1939 and one of the oldest groups for public relations professionals in the United States, the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table (PRRT) will observe its 70th anniversary at a special luncheon on September 30 from 11:45 a.m. to...
178 - Amendola Communications Named among Top 25 PR Agencies by Phoenix Business Journal
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - On the heels of its national recognition as a three-time award-winning healthcare IT and tech PR firm from PRSourceCode, Amendola Communications, a full-service, national public relations (PR) and marketing firm, announced it ranked #7 on...
179 - Prudential Calls for Clarity in Retirement Plan Disclosures
NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Prudential Financial, Inc. today called for government reform of pension plan regulations to guarantee participants disclosures that are relevant, timely and succinct. In testimony before the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, a...
180 - Treasury & Risk Magazine’s 2009 Alexander Hamilton Awards Finalists Announced
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Treasury & Risk magazine, the leading monthly business publication for senior financial executives, today announced the finalists for the 2009 Alexander Hamilton Best Practices Summit and Awards Program, scheduled for Oct. 28-29, 2009 in New York...
181 - IABC/Chicago Announces New Leadership
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Chicago) announced that its board of directors has appointed a chapter president and past president following the unexpected death of Karen Utterback, who held both...
182 - TraderPower Announces Formal Launch, Empowers Investors to Discover Exceptional Opportunities
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - TraderPower today announces the formal launch of its website, www.TraderPower.com, which is designed to empower investors with all the resources they need to make profitable trading decisions. Using the vast resources on the website, the...
183 - 6,000 Tech Marketing Jobs Will Be Lost in 2009, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The IDC CMO Advisory Practice projects that IT vendor marketing budgets will decline by 8.3% for the full year 2009, the first decrease in year-on-year marketing spend since the dot-com bust of 2001-2002. IDC analysts are also observing that...
184 - AMRI Files New Patent Infringement Lawsuits against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Sandoz
ALBANY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) announced today that it has filed two new patent infringement lawsuits in U.S. District Court in New Jersey against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. and Sandoz, Inc. (“the defendants”) for...
185 - Orange County Tech Coast Angels SeedTrack Helps Early-Stage Companies Turn Ideas into Successful Businesses with Seed Funding and Hands-on Involvement
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - A unique new program designed to provide seed funding, services, knowledge, education, execution and strategic planning to entrepreneurs with game-changing company ideas in the very early stages of development has been announced by the Orange...
186 - Tips on Writing Holiday Features That Get You Noticed and Help Editors Prepare Their Sections
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Features that cover holidays are a topic that is golden to editors, and of interest to a majority of readers of all ages, young and old. Which means the media is always on the lookout for fresh holiday story ideas. So this year, give them the...
187 - ICR Partners with Russian-based Presidium Communications to Extend IR Services to Russia
WESTPORT, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - ICR, a leading U.S.-based strategic financial communications consulting firm, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Presidium Communications (“Presidium”), a consulting agency based in Moscow, Russia. Under the...
188 - 5to1.com Launches Innovative Advertising Platform
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - 5to1 (www.5to1.com) today unveiled its innovative advertising platform at TechCrunch50 in San Francisco. Attendees got a first-hand look at the only self-service ad publishing platform that empowers content owners to program relevant ad placements...
189 - BreitBurn Energy Partners to Present at the 2009 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference on September 16
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:BBEP) announced today that its co-CEO, Randall Breitenbach, will present at the 2009 Master Limited Partnership Investor Conference at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 16, in the Regency Ballroom...
190 - DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. Announce Annual Meeting of Stockholders
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Boards of Directors of DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. (AMEX:SRQ) and DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. (AMEX:SRO) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) announced that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for each Fund will be...
191 - PRSA-LA to Present Second Annual Social Media Seminar, Social Media and the Web 3.0 Frontier, on Thurs., Sept. 24, at The Olympic Collection in West Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Los Angeles chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-LA), long regarded as one of the largest, most sophisticated, and highly-respected groups of public relations (PR) practitioners in the U.S., today announced it will present...
192 - Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. — Distribution Declaration and Updated Price & Distribution Rate Information
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: SGL), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company seeking a high level of current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective through investments...
193 - Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc.—Dividend Declaration, Fund Commentary, and Updated Price & Yield Information
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: PPM), a closed-end management investment company normally investing substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal obligations, with common and...
194 - NPS Pharmaceuticals to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPSP) announced today that Francois Nader, M.D., president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York on Monday, September 21 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The...
195 - Park City Group to Present at National Investment Banking Association Conference
PARK CITY, Utah.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB: PCYG), a developer of patented, innovative retail supply chain solutions and services, today announced that it will participate in the National Investment Banking Association Conference on September 24, 2009 at the...
196 - BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. Receives the National Restaurant Association’s 2009 Restaurant Neighbor Award
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The National Restaurant Association (NRA) today announced that BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) has been named this year’s “Restaurant Neighbor Award” national winner in the large business category. Each year, the NRA honors...
197 - Agency Executive to Lead Social Media Programs at IDG Communications
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - A 15 year ad agency professional has joined IDG Communications as vice president of Client Services, a new position in the company. Deidra Bodkin , DEMO, Storage Networking World, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier...
198 - Incisive Legal Intelligence Survey: FY 2008 Per Lawyer Revenues Drop, Reflecting Flat Billing Rates and Decline in Billed Hours
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The 2009 Survey of Law Firm Economics by Incisive Legal Intelligence, a leading source of business intelligence for the legal profession, reveals that participating U.S. law firms saw drops in virtually all key financial performance metrics last year...
199 - Ireland Inc. Launches Investor Relations Campaign
HENDERSON, Nev.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Ireland Inc. (OTCBB: IRLD), a minerals exploration and development company focused on the extraction of precious metals from mineral deposits in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has engaged Bibicoff + MacInnis, Inc. to...
200 - A New Audio Interview with Dean Marks, CEO of Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc., is now at SmallCapVoice.com
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview with Premier Power Renewable Energy (OTCBB: PPRW) is now available. The interview can be heard at...
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