NEW YORK - Mardi 5 Février 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Un homme qui a changé le monde à travers le commerce international – et qui l'a fait plus d'une fois – Guy F. Tozzoli, Président émérite de la World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), est décédé samedi soir dans son sommeil à Myrtle Beach dans l'État de Caroline du Sud. Il aurait eu 91 ans le 12 février.

« Nous sommes profondément attristés par le décès de Guy », a déclaré Eric R. Dahl, Directeur général de la WTCA. « Nos pensées vont à sa famille et ses amis à travers le monde. Guy laisse derrière lui le formidable héritage de l'établissement de la WTCA à travers une présence internationale dans près de 100 pays depuis qu'il l'avait fondée en 1970. Qui plus est, sa vision de prospérité à travers les échanges commerciaux et les investissem ... Read more »

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Tuesday, February 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Suspension of natural forest clearance which applies to all suppliers
    Protection of all forests, including those on peatland
    High Carbon Stock assessments to be implemented
    Adoption of international best practice for rights of indigenous peoples and local communities
    Independent monitoring by NGOs

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has announced an end to the clearing of natural forest across its entire supply chain in Indonesia, with immediate effect.

From February 1st, all of APP’s suppliers have suspended natural forest clearance whilst independent assessments take place to identify areas of high conservation value that will be protected through a long-term management programme.

High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken by The Forest Trust (TFT) will identify all fore ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, February 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A man who changed the world through international trade – and did so more than once – Guy F. Tozzoli, President Emeritus of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), died Saturday evening in his sleep in Myrtle Beach, SC. He would have turned 91 on February 12.

"It is with great sadness that we note Guy’s passing,” said Eric R. Dahl, Chief Executive Officer of the WTCA. "Our thoughts are with his family and friends worldwide. Guy leaves behind the powerful legacy of having built the WTCA into a global presence in nearly 100 countries since he founded it in 1970. More importantly, his vision of prosperity through trade and investment lives on. We remain committed in our pursuit of this vision."

Tozzoli was responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and operation of the former 110-story World Trade Center towers. His impact ranges from pioneering the containerization of cargo by helpi ... Read more »

New management reflects focus on continued growth

DALLAS - Tuesday, February 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MoneyGram International (NYSE:MGI), a leading global money transfer company, today announced that Peter E. Ohser has been promoted to senior vice president, U.S. and Canada, and Grant Lines has joined MoneyGram as senior vice president, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

"I am very pleased to announce the addition of these two talented individuals to our leadership team,” said Pamela H. Patsley, MoneyGram’s chairman and CEO. "Pete has been with MoneyGram for 12 years in a variety of roles, and has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, a keen understanding of the Company and our industry, and the ability to develop and maintain solid relationships in our agent base. It is exciting to have the opportunity to benefit from MoneyGram’s internal talent growth, and for the Company to continue to benefit from Pete’s contributions in a broader ca ... Read more »

SKIEN, Norvège - Mardi 5 Février 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le programme des bourses d'études Ibsen récompense, dans le domaine du théâtre et des arts de la scène, des projets innovants qui encouragent le discours critique portant sur les questions existentielles et sociétales abordées dans la vie et les pièces d'Henrik Ibsen.

Ces bourses d'études, d'un montant de 1 000 000 de couronnes norvégiennes (environ 135 000 euros/180 000 dollars US), seront accordées pour des projets élaborés dans le monde entier.

Les bourses s'adressent à des particuliers, organisations ou institutions appartenant au milieu artistique et culturel.

Les bourses d'études Ibsen sont attribuées chaque année après un examen minutieux des dossiers de candidatures par un jury désigné.

Les bourses d'études Ibsen ont été instituées par le ... Read more »

Solution permettant la migration des données sur bande magnétique d'ordinateurs centraux vers la solution de stockage sur disque d'EMC pour ce type d'ordinateurs

 

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Solution Provides Migration of Mainframe Tape Data to EMC Disk Library for mainframe

 

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CLARENCE, N.Y. - Mardi 5 Février 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--22nd Century Group, Inc. (OTCBB: XXII) a annoncé aujourd'hui que sa filiale Goodrich Tobacco Company, LLC (Goodrich Tobacco) avait déposé une demande auprès du Bureau de la Fiscalité et du Commerce de l’Alcool et du Tabac (TTB) du département du Trésor des États-Unis pour obtenir un permis fédéral l’autorisant à fabriquer ses propres produits du tabac. Jusqu'ici, Goodrich Tobacco avait conclu des contrats avec des industriels du tabac indépendants possédant une licence fédérale afin de produire ses propres produits commerciaux, RED SUN®, MAGIC® et SPECTRUM®. Goodrich Tobacco a toujours fourni à ses fabricants sous contrat ses propres mélanges de tabac.

Parallèlement à ses démarches pour devenir un fabricant de produits du tabac détenteur d’une licence fédérale, ... Read more »

CLARENCE, N.Y. - Tuesday, February 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (OTCBB: XXII) announced today that its subsidiary, Goodrich Tobacco Company, LLC (Goodrich Tobacco) applied to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau of the United States Treasury Department (TTB) for a federal permit to manufacture its own tobacco products. Until now, Goodrich Tobacco has contracted with independent federally licensed tobacco manufacturers to produce its proprietary commercial products, RED SUN®, MAGIC® and SPECTRUM®. Goodrich Tobacco has always supplied its contract manufacturers with its own proprietary tobacco blends.

In parallel with becoming a federally licensed tobacco products manufacturer, Goodrich Tobacco is meeting with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to become a subsequent participating manufacturer (SPM) to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, commonly referred to as the "MSA.” As an SPM producing its own ... Read more »

TOKYO - Monday, February 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation(TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has developed NANO FLASH™-100 much faster access for embedded microcontrollers, based on Toshiba's original NANO FLASH™.

Development background:

The rich functionality and high speed capabilities of embedded microcontrollers require much flash memory with much faster access rates. Toshiba has recognized and responded to this by developing NANO FLASH™ which merges two features: high speed programming, based on NAND flash memory cell device technology; and NOR flash memory circuit technology. Toshiba has subsequently brought this high level performance to its original microcontrollers and to ARM core-based microcontrollers. Now, as more users use ARM core-based microcontrollers, there is an emerging need for greater speed and large memory capacities. NANO FLASH™-100 is highly suited to this market.

Features:

    The n ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Sultan Bin Sulayem attributes maritime achievement to support from Dubai’s leadership

    Dubai’s annual container throughput increased more than 150% in the last decade

DP World today (February 4) celebrates a marquee milestone in its history when its Dubai ports handled the 100 millionth container to pass throughDP World, UAE Region terminals in ten years, an achievement that, Chairman H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said, was made possible by the high level of support the company has received from Dubai’s leadership, loyal customers, stakeholders and committed employees.

The 100 million TEU record was achieved between January 2003 and January 2013 and covers all container boxes handled in both Mina Rashid and Jebel Ali Port. DP World, UAE Region’s annual container throughput increased more than 150% over the decade, from around five million TEU in 2003 t ... Read more »

Farnborough, UK - Monday, February 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Embraer Executive Jets today announced the appointment of AirPros, a subsidiary of the Khaled Juffali Company, as its Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) for its entire, seven-aircraft portfolio of business aircraft in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

"With its parent company Khaled Juffali Group having a strong business and financial presence in Saudi Arabia, this makes AirPros a perfect choice as a strategic partner,” said Colin Steven, Vice President Sales, Europe, Middle-East & Africa, Embraer Executive Jets. "The Kingdom is a very specialized market, which offers great potential for the entire range of our corporate jet family that includes seven different models ranging from the entry-level Phenom 100 through to the ultra-large Lineage 1000 corporate jet.”

AirPros, part of the Khaled Juffali Company, benefits from the vast experience the Juffali family has in the luxury product market and their long ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research to inaugurate the ‘Advances in Medicine and Subspecialties (AIMS) Conference’  that will commence from the 13th until the 15th of February at the Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the meeting is further endorsed by SEHA and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) and is all set to welcome healthcare professionals from across UAE, GCC, Middle Eastern countries and North America

Subspecialties of medicine, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and endocrinology, infectious diseases, nephrology, gastroenterology, hematology, oncology, respirology, rheumatology and neurology are amongst the theme sessions that will be discussed at the AIMS Conference.

C ... Read more »