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BERNE, Switzerland, August 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Hermann Hesse, swissinfo.ch is releasing exclusive images from the life of the German-Swiss author. A short film from swissinfo.ch - in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and English - includes personal images of Hermann Hesse from his years in Ticino. Hermann Karl Hesse, the German-Swiss poet, author and painter, spent more than 40 years in Montagnola,...

A careless text, a confidential email or pictures meant to stay private can easily ruin someone’s life and career should they fall into the wrong hands. With device loss and data theft on the rise, one needs serious protection. FoxyFone Inc. has a solution: Foxygram. Zurich, Switzerland (PRWEB) August 07, 2012 FoxyFone Inc. released Foxygram, the first free iOS App that combines an encrypted vault with secure messaging – without storing data on a central server. As many as 67,000...

BAAR, Switzerland, Aug. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Glencore International plc ("Glencore") today confirms that it has entered into an agreement to sell Viterra Inc.'s minority interest in a nitrogen facility located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (the "Medicine Hat Facility Interest"), to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ("CF"). CF was nominated by Agrium Inc. ("Agrium") as the buyer of the Medicine Hat Facility Interest under the support and purchase agreement dated 19 March 2012 (the "Support...

Independent developer, games2be, is proud to announce the release of their incredibly cute platform-game, Tiny Owls 1.0, for iOS and Android. Tiny Owls takes players on an adventure in a cute and colorful fantasy world, in which they must escort baby owls through narrow passages. Players must be cautious and careful as owl wings are fragile and will break should they encounter a collision with the elements or the monsters throughout the environment. Berikon, Switzerland (PRWEB) July 31,...

SANDPOINT, Idaho, and LUGANO, Switzerland, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thorne Research, Inc., a leader in developing and manufacturing pure, high quality nutritional supplements and personal care products marketed through medical professionals, and Helsinn, a rapidly growing pharmaceutical group based in Lugano, Switzerland, today announced the launch of the OncoQOL(TM) product line - a portfolio of 13 nutritional supplements intended to support the unique nutritional needs of...

BAAR, Switzerland, July 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Glencore International plc ("Glencore") today announced that the extraordinary resolution authorizing and approving certain proposed amendments (the "2021 Proposed Amendments") to Viterra Inc.'s ("Viterra") outstanding 6.406% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 16, 2021 (CUSIP 92849TAL2/92849TAM0) (the "2021 Notes") more particularly described in the consent and proxy solicitation statement of Glencore dated July 9, 2012 (the "Consent...

/NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION/ BAAR, Switzerland, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Glencore International plc ("Glencore") announced that on 26 July 2012 it received notice from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) that its acquisition of Viterra Inc. ("Viterra") has been approved. This completes the Australian regulatory...

BAAR, Switzerland, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Glencore International plc ("Glencore") announced today that it will increase the proxy payment (the "Proxy Payment") with respect to its previously announced proxy solicitation (the "Proxy Solicitation") with respect to Viterra Inc.'s ("Viterra") 6.406% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 16, 2021 (CUSIP 92849TAL2/92849TAM0) (the "2021 Notes"). The Proxy Payment is increased to C$12.50 from C$5.00 per C$1,000 principal amount of 2021...

BASEL, Switzerland, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales $8.3 billion, up 7 percent; up 10 percent at constant exchange rates (CER)(1) Strong northern hemisphere performance Corn seed sales up 47 percent trait milestones reached, royalty recognition strong underlying growth EBITDA up 15 percent at CER Net income $1.5 billion, up 5 percent Earnings per share(2) $17.17, up 10 percent Reported Financial Highlights...

OTTAWA, July 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Roaring Penguin Software Inc., the email filtering experts, announced that SWITCH (the National Research and Education Network of Switzerland) has selected CanIt-Domain-PRO to combat spam on its networks.  SWITCH plays a key role in Switzerland, both as  as a specialized Internet service provider for the Swiss Universities as well as domain name registration authority for ".ch" and ".li".  SWITCH is a recognized world leader in terms of identity...