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CESCE Group Partners with IBM To Bring Data Analytics to International Expansion Efforts

2013-05-09 08:35:54

49-Million Euro contract with IBM to manage CESCE's IT infrastructure; Includes plans for Innovation Lab with special focus on Big Data and Analytics MADRID, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today a 49-million euro agreement with CESCE Group to help CESCE further develop its business model and spur international expansion. A new jointly formed innovation lab will bring Big Data and analytics capabilities to the global commercial risk management firm. (Logo:...

China Yuchai's Subsidiary Wins Two Prestigious After-Sales Service Awards in China

2013-05-09 08:20:37

SINGAPORE, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE: CYD) ("China Yuchai" or the "Company"), announced today that its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), has won two of the most prestigious auto part after-sales service awards in China. At an award ceremony in April 2013 hosted by "Commercial Vehicle", a major industry publication in China, GYMCL won the premier "Gold Cup Award" as well as the "Annual Service...

DuPont and OCP Announce a Joint Venture on Safety and Sustainability

2013-05-08 20:22:26

Two Companies will Collaborate to Offer Operational Consulting and Training Services AGADIR, Morocco, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont and OCP today announced the creation of a joint venture to provide consulting and training services to improve the safety, operational and environmental performance of companies in Morocco and other African countries. The joint venture will be named DuPont OCP Operations Consulting, and DuPont and OCP will each hold 50 percent of its share...

Microsoft names Corporate Vice President Amy Hood as new Microsoft chief financial officer

2013-05-08 16:30:14

Former CFO for the Microsoft Business Division succeeds outgoing CFO Peter Klein REDMOND, Wash., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Amy Hood was named Microsoft chief financial officer, succeeding outgoing CFO Peter Klein who will remain at Microsoft through the end of June to ensure a smooth transition. Hood becomes CFO effective immediately. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "Amy brings the right talents and experiences to...

Caterpillar Chief Technology Officer Urges Congress to Pass Immigration Reform Legislation to Support Manufacturing in the United States

2013-05-08 16:22:52

Gwenne Henricks Testifies before Senate Commerce Committee WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Chief Technology Officer Gwenne Henricks urged Congress today to pass High Skilled Immigration Reform. Reforming our current system would enable companies to compete better in the global economy by recruiting top talent with an education in the "STEM" fields--science, technology, engineering and mathematics--from the United States and beyond. "Our...

IBM Innovation Center Opens in Kenya

2013-05-08 12:32:58

Center will serve as regional ICT and business development hub NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing expansion in Africa, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today opened its first IBM Innovation Center in East Africa. Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the center will help fuel growth and innovation in the region, providing IT partners, developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics with access to the latest enterprise software and hardware, training and business and...

DuPont C8 Lawsuits Associated with Pollution from DuPont’s Washington Works Plant in Parkersburg, W. Va., Being Investigated by Wright & Schulte LLC

2013-05-07 23:27:57

More than Two Dozen DuPont C8 Lawsuits Have Been Consolidated in a Multidistrict Litigation and Transferred to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced personal injury law firm representing the victims of toxic Dupont exposures, is investigating Dupont C8 lawsuits on behalf of Ohio and West Virginia residents allegedly exposed to C8, a toxic chemical that was discharged from DuPont’s C8 Washington Works...

Lipitor Lawsuit News: Rottenstein Law Group Comments on FDA Approval of New Drug With Lipitor Compound

2013-05-07 23:21:22

Drug manufacturer Merck recently sought and earned U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new drug that pairs its own cholesterol-lowering Zetia with a generic version of Lipitor, the blockbuster statin marketed by Pfizer before it lost patent protection in 2011. The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents clients in Lipitor lawsuits, is watching this development closely, noting that studies have established a link between Lipitor and Type 2 diabetes. (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Drug...

IBEW Ratifies Agreement Covering AT&T Wireline Employees

2013-05-07 16:37:05

DALLAS, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that a four-year contract reached by its subsidiaries with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council T-3 has ratified. The contract covers nearly 6,500 IBEW-represented AT&T wireline employees. The employees covered under the agreement are members of IBEW Local 21 in Illinois and northwestern Indiana, and of other locals spread across the country. AT&T wireline employees represented by...

Coaches Nationwide Answer the Call to Help Prevent Domestic Violence by Better Mentoring Young Athletes and Youths

2013-05-07 16:26:37

Verizon Foundation, A CALL TO MEN, NFL Representatives and CBS Sportscaster James Brown Enable Coaches to Promote Healthier Manhood SEATTLE, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly two hundred coaches and community leaders on Tuesday (May 7) participated in the final installment of a national effort to draft a new game plan to develop, mentor and lead young men. The series, entitled A Call To Coaches: Your Voice Counts, has engaged more than 1,000 coaches in Charlotte, N.C., Baltimore...