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NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkish Airlines - winner of "Best Airline: Southern Europe" in the 2009 Skytrax World Airline Survey® - marks a major milestone in its 76-year history with the launch of the industry's only nonstop first-class service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport (IST). The daily nonstop Boeing 777-300ER service features 312 seats in a three-class configuration - eight in First, 30 in...

WILMERDING, Pa., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) said its Vapor Rail unit has signed a contract valued at about $30 million to supply electric, sliding plug doors for 440 subway cars to be built by Hyundai Rotem for the Marmaray project in Istanbul, Turkey. The doors will be delivered beginning in 2010, with the order expected to be completed in 2012. The $4 billion Marmaray project, which includes construction of the world's deepest tube tunnels, will...

ISTANBUL, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of a strategy to build closer relationships with financial institutions in the region, Diebold has formed a direct sales operation in Turkey. The leading global provider of automated teller machines (ATMs) and related services will serve its growing client base from offices based in Istanbul, providing customers with a direct link to its innovative products and services. Previously, Diebold supplied customers in the region through a...

U.S. television talk show diva Oprah Winfrey has been honored in Turkey with a traditional Ottoman Mehteran band and whirling dervishes, observers say. Winfrey arrived in Istanbul Monday aboard the ship Norwegian Gem along with all 1,600 of her employees, including some part-time contractors and their families, whom she had taken on a Mediterranean cruise, the Anatolian News Agency reported. Winfrey threw a party for them at the Ciragan Palace Hotel as part of a sea cruise that started in...

1,440 Processor Cores per 42U Rack with 4-Way SuperBlade(R) Optimized for Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors, QDR InfiniBand, Gold Level Power Efficiency HAMBURG, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, is showcasing the world's densest and greenest HPC solutions optimized for the new Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors (code-named "Istanbul") this week at International...

Expands Patient Access to the Benefits of Whole Body Radiosurgery SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that the Turkish Ministry of Health has purchased two CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery Systems for installation in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey's first CyberKnife System was installed at Anadolu Medical Center in January 2005. A second system was installed in Turkey...

New 2U Twin2 ("Twin Squared") with 48 Cores, 1U Twin and Quad Servers with 24 Cores Optimized for Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its full range of A+ Server, SuperBlade(R) and workstation platforms have been fully optimized to support the new Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors (code-named Istanbul)....

BERLIN, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Symbolic "Bricks to Berlin" Art Exhibit Continues on With 'be Berlin' Tour Following three exclusive days of cultural events in New York City, the city of Berlin announced today plans to next bring its international campaign themed "be Berlin" to Istanbul (June), Copenhagen (fall) and other cities. From March 31 through April 2, Berlin Partner GmbH, the marketing organization for Germany's capital city, presented the "Berlin Days in New York...

ISTANBUL, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- EVTEKS 2009 will be held at the Istanbul CNR Expo Center between the 20 - 24th May. It offers visitors an opportunity to meet industry leaders, attend "Trend Forums" presented by leading designers and enter a competition for the "Up and Coming Designer Awards". The "Trend Forums" marked a natural extension to a successful partnership between the Uludag Exporters' Association (UIB) and the Istanbul Trade Fairs (ITF) Inc. This year with the new...

LOS ANGELES, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The first Anatolian Cultures and Food Festival celebrating the architecture, crafts and food of that region (modern day Turkey) will run April 2nd to 5th 2009 at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The event has a unique focus on the multi-cultural heritage of Anatolia, showcasing the Ottomans, Hittites, Armenians and other civilizations. Los Angeles-based Pacifica Institute is the main sponsor of the festival and plans to make this an annual fixture in...