DHASATRA expands Xpress Money network in Indonesia

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 29th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

Instant Money Transfer brand Xpress Money has entered into an agreement with DHASATRA Indonesian Remittances. This alliance will add a further 4000 locations to the existing 8000 Xpress Money locations in Indonesia through PT POS Indonesia, as well as offer account credit services to over 130 banks. The list of banks includes large and popular banks BNI (Bank Negara Indonesia), BRI (Bank Rakyat Indonesia), Bank Mandiri, and Bank Permata, as well as leading private-owned Banks, like BCA (Bank Central Asia) to name a couple.

DHASATRA Indonesian Remittances offers efficient pay-out services that make the money transfer simple. Remittances sent before 3 o’clock on weekdays and before 12 o’clock on Saturday will be credited within an hour on the same day of the transfer. Both XM and DHASATRA are known for their excellent support systems and call centres that ensures a smooth payout process.

Mr. Sudhesh Giriyan, Vice President Xpress Money Services said, “Indonesia received US$7.1 Bn dollars in remittances in 2010. The immigrant population from the world’s largest archipelago is constantly growing; in 2010 the count was around 4.3 million emigrants. This alliance with DHASATRA is especially exciting as now Xpress Money will really be able to offer our customers the added advantage of cash to account transfers to 130 banks. The cash payout through the Indonesian post office – PT POS gives us greater network into the rural areas of the country.”

Xpress Money has over the last decade earned an impeccable reputation as a fast and safe instant money transfer brand. Their wide network and state-of-the-art systems have offered customers an easy and simple way to send money across the world. “It’s essential partnerships with companies like DHASATRA that has enabled us to grow as quickly as we have.” Says Joel Candy, Region Head APAC for Xpress Money.

Mr Herijanto Sigiet, Director of DHASATRA said, “We’ve built our services to give the large Indonesian population spread across the world an easy and convenient system to send money back home to Indonesia this partnership with a global organization like Xpress Money helps us achieve that purpose.”

About DHASATRA Indonesian Remittances

DHASATRA Indonesian Remittances is the first Indonesian Remittances company that offers various services with its own system. DHASATRA Indonesian Remittances has direct connections to banks, the post office of Indonesia and telecom companies. And through their comprehensive partners provide remittance services even to the most remote or rural areas in Indonesia.

About Xpress Money

Xpress Money is a UK based instant money transfer brand with a thriving presence in more than 95 countries in 5 continents across 85,000 agent locations worldwide. Xpress Money is an FSA licensed Authorized Payment Institution (API) that has come to be known as the fastest growing instant money transfer brand worldwide. Xpress Money provides its customers an instant, safe & affordable way to transfer money worldwide. For more information, visit www.xpressmoney.com

Contacts

Lahcen Aterta

Manager Media Relations

+971-2-4945480

Aterta.lahcen@uaeexchange.com

Structural Integrity Associates and Diamond Technical Services Join Forces to More Effectively Address Plant Reliability Issues

Strategic Alliance Offers Unique Comprehensive Asset Management Service to Energy Industry

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Saturday, October 29th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., an engineering leader in inspection and assessment technology in the power generation industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Diamond Technical Services, Inc.(DTS), an innovative and rapidly-growing boiler inspection company, establishing a strategic alliance between the two companies. The alliance effectively addresses critical pressure part reliability problems that remain one of the major sources of lost revenue for fossil-fired power plants.

The alliance integrates the boiler inspection experience and NDE services of DTS with the advanced damage characterization and assessment capabilities of Structural Integrity. The result is a comprehensive asset management servicethat is unique in the power generation industry.

Laney Bisbee, CEO of Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., explained Structural Integrity’s interest in the alliance; “Through the coordinated efforts of our two companies, comprehensive services can now be provided that will extend from the initial inspection of the boiler at the beginning of an outage to the accurate characterization of any damage observed in critical components during inspections. We follow that with a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the damage on the short and long term prospects for continued operation of the component(s) and if necessary, we include turnkey solutions for rapid repair or replacement of any components determined to be unfit for continued operation.”

“Boiler Tube Integrity is a rising issue in aging fossil plants,” explains Rich Brennan, President of Diamond Technical Services, Inc. “We are excited to partner with Structural Integrity in what we feel will be a very successful long term relationship by offering a comprehensive Boiler Integrity Management program. Structural Integrity has always been widely considered the most technically advanced and highest quality engineering consulting company in the industry. Combining their experience and capabilities with our quality inspection services allows us to offer the most comprehensive condition assessment solutions for our clients.”

About Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.is an internationally recognized leader in the prevention and control of structural and mechanical failures, with a particularly strong presence in the power generation industry. With headquarters in San Jose, CA, Structural Integrity serves clients worldwide through branch offices located throughout the US and Canada, as well as through affiliates located in China, Japan, Korea, and Spain. Structural Integrity’s expertise encompasses a broad range of issues critical to the commercial success of both fossil-fired and nuclear power plants, including critical component assessment programs and data management programs that have become vital to the continued operation of power plants worldwide.

About Diamond Technical Services, Inc.

Diamond Technical Services, Inc.is the premier boiler inspection company in the US, with a client list that includes most of the major US power generation companies. DTS’ experienced inspectors have assisted with the outages in over 150 large utility-type boilers representing more than 65,000 Megawatts of the country’s total generating capacity. With a focus on the reduction of unplanned outages, DTS offers assistance to its clients at all levels of the overall Outage Management process, including pre-outage planning, boiler inspection, disposition of observed damage, and identification of goals for, and the timing of, future outages.

Contacts

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.

Vicki Douglass, 7049772332

vdouglass@structint.com



Diamond Technical Services, Inc.

Rich Brennan, 7246685070

rbrennan@diamondtechnicalservices.com

Quintiles Recognized as a Top Multinational Employer In First Global Ranking by Great Place to Work® Institute

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Saturday, October 29th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles is ranked 25th in the inaugural World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list from the Great Place to Work® Institute. The rankings were announced during a reception at the New York Stock Exchange, hosted by the Great Place to Work Institute.

“Because it is based upon feedback directly from our employees, this recognition is very special,” said Quintiles Chief Administrative Officer Mike Mortimer. “To be named among the top 25 is a tribute to the dedication of our exceptional people around the globe and the important work we do every day.”

The 25 companies were selected from more than 350 multinational companies in 45 countries that participated in Great Place to Work best workplaces list selection processes in late 2010 through mid-2011.

“Best Practices” Highlighted

Along with the ranking, Great Place to Work also recognized two “best practices” at Quintiles. QDay is a Quintiles program that allows employees to take a day away from work to volunteer individually or in teams for charitable organizations in their local community. The program runs from October through December, and employees are encouraged to post their activities for others to see. Also recognized was Quintiles’ intranet, “iQ,” which is available to employees globally and now incorporates many of the features one would find in popular social networking applications.

Rigorous Criteria

To be eligible for consideration, companies must appear on at least five national Great Place to Work lists, have at least 5,000 employees worldwide, and have at least 40 percent or 5,000 employees of their global workforce working outside of the company’s home country. In 2010 and 2011, Quintiles “Best Workplace” recognition included awards in Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.

“This is the first ever truly global ranking of companies measuring the degree of trust, pride and camaraderie in the workplace,” said Jose Tolovi, Jr., Global CEO of Great Place to Work. “It demonstrates the listed companies’ commitment to constantly improve their employees’ workplace experience and lives.”

About Quintiles

Quintiles is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consultingand capitalsolutions worldwide. The Quintiles network of more than 20,000 engaged professionals in 60 countries works with an unwavering commitment to patients, safety and ethics. Quintiles helps biopharmaceutical companies navigate risk and seize opportunities in an environment where change is constant. For more information, please visit www.quintiles.com.

About Great Place to Work:

The Great Place to Work Institute is a global research, consulting and training firm that helps organizations identify, create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust workplace cultures. Great Place to Work serves businesses, non-profits and government agencies in 45 countries on all six continents.

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Contacts

Quintiles

Media Relations

Steve Brechbiel, + 1 919-998-2548

mobile: + 1 919-641-0901

steve.brechbiel@quintiles.com



Investor Relations

Greg Connors, +1 919-998-2000

invest@quintiles.com

ITC Finds Multiple Patent Infringement by Suprema and Mentalix, Issues Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Friday, October 28th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

-(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final determination in favor of claims made by Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, that certain of its patents were infringed by Suprema, Inc. and Mentalix, Inc.

The ITC affirmed the Chief Administrative Law Judge’s ruling earlier this year that Suprema, Inc. of South Korea and Mentalix, Inc. of Plano, Texas infringe Cross Match’s hardware and software patents, further determining that Suprema actively induced others to infringe one of Cross Match’s patents.

The ITC determined that Cross Match’s asserted patents were all valid and enforceable, and based on Suprema and Mentalix’s infringement, issued a limited exclusion order barring entry into the United States of Suprema’s “[b]iometric scanning devices, components thereof, associated software, and products containing the same” that infringe claims 10, 12, and 15 of Cross Match Patent No. 5,900,993 and claim 19 of Cross Match Patent No. 7,203,344 covering hardware and software directed to advanced biometric technologies.

The excluded Suprema products include its RealScan-10 compact ten-print live scanner, and its RealScan-D portable dual finger live scanner when used in conjunction with Mentalix’s Fed Submit software. The ITC also issued a cease and desist order to Mentalix barring the sale of any existing inventory of Suprema’s infringing products. For more information, visit www.usitc.gov.

“As an industry innovator, we are pleased with the ITC’s determination,” said Cross Match General Counsel, Kathryn Hutton. “Enforcement of intellectual property and patent rights supports and ensures continued technology and software development within our industry.”

The ruling stems from a patent infringement complaint filed on May 11, 2010 by Cross Match and subsequent investigation and trial by the ITC. Cross Match also has an infringement suit against Suprema and Mentalix pending in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

About Cross Match Technologies

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of biometric identity management systems, applications and enabling technologies to governments, law enforcement agencies and businesses around the world. These solutions are used to capture and process the unique physical characteristics of individuals to establish and verify their identities. The company designs and manufactures multimodal biometric capture devices for stationary, mobile and wireless implementations. Offerings include fingerprint, palm and full-hand scanners, facial capture systems, iris scanning technology, document readers, biometric software and related services. For more information, visit www.crossmatch.com.

Contacts

Cross Match Technologies, Inc.

Kathryn Hutton, General Counsel, 561-622-1650

kathryn.hutton@crossmatch.com

UAE Exchange Joins Hands with UNICEF In A Gesture Of Kindness

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 28th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

· UAE Exchange will be handing over the donations to UNICEF for children’s wellbeing

· UAE Exchange is proud to fulfil its pledge to give back to the less fortunate of the society.

UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance and foreign exchange brand, had made a pledge to do its bit towards child welfare during the holy month of Ramadan. The brand keeps the promise to help the less fortunate of the world by making a donation to UNICEF.

For every remittance transaction that customers made from 1-30 August, 2011, UAE Exchange donated AED 0.10 to UNICEF. UAE Exchange is glad to handover the donations to UNICEF.

Mr. Y. Sudhir Kumar Shetty, COO – Global Operations, UAE Exchange, said, “UAE Exchange is known among people not only for its quality services but also its outlook to reach out beyond the call of duty. People’s aspirations and welfare have always been important to us. This collaboration was the demonstration of that spirit. In UNICEF we have found a like-minded partner and we are honoured to be associated with them.”

“At UNICEF ensuring children’s wellbeing is our primary mission,” said Ibrahim El-Ziq, UNICEF Representative to the Gulf Area Office. “We want every boy and girl in this world to enjoy their rights to food, health, protection and education. UNICEF is proud to be associated with UAE Exchange in this effort. We hope that his donate will mark the beginning of a long-term relationship.”

As UAE Exchange celebrates its 31st anniversary, there are more reasons to celebrate and cherish each day. The brand already had its presence in five continents and it continues to expand its horizons with 555 branches and its presence in 29 countries across five continents.

UAE Exchange has the trust of more than 3.5 million customers to reinforce its growth. Over 7000 professionals who come from more than 40 nationalities persevere to keep the title of “World’s trusted money transferrer” intact. It also has correspondent banking relationship with more than 150 global banks so that customers can never feel out of reach. The UAE Exchangestaff, products and promotions make for an interesting ensemble. The products are innovative and constantly updated to keeping with the changing customer needs.

For more information visit, www.uaeexchange.com

Contacts

Lahcen Aterta

Manager Media Relations

+971-2-4945480

Aterta.lahcen@uaeexchange.com

Intelligent Energy Appoints Joe O’Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer

Clean power systems firm engages leading global supply chain and operations expert

LOUGHBOROUGH, England - Friday, October 28th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, has today announced the appointment of Joe O’Sullivan to the role of Chief Operating Officer. O’Sullivan most recently served as VP Operations, Sales and Marketing of Microvision, a leading provider of display and imaging products for mobile applications. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Apple Computer Inc., serving in various leadership functions, which included, while Vice President of Operations, directing the product management and introduction of the iMac computer.

O’Sullivan brings over three decades of management experience in the high technology industry, primarily in the fields of reengineering, architecting and implementing global supply chain, sales and marketing activities. At Apple, he oversaw development of some of the first innovative supplier hubs in the high technology industry and established and optimised global supply chain operations, efficiency initiatives and procurement strategies.

“I am delighted to be joining Intelligent Energy - a rapidly developing global leader in clean power systems,” said O’Sullivan. “I have been tracking the success of Intelligent Energy for some time and I look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead as the company continues to scale-up its operations and commercialise its technologies.”

O’Sullivan has also served as COO for InFocus, a global leader in the development of DLP and LCD projectors, where he led Operations, Customer Service, Research & Development and Marketing to build a world class operations function from a base in Singapore, and served as an operations and business development consultant with Banta Global Turnkey Ltd.

“We are all energized by Joe’s arrival at Intelligent Energy. He has a wealth of experience and robust track record delivering innovative products to mass markets using best in class low working capital operations,” explained Dr Henri Winand, CEO, Intelligent Energy. “Joe’s arrival is very timely: his operational leadership experience at global organisations such as Apple will be focused on the execution of our accelerated growth and commercialisation plans.”

About Intelligent Energy

Intelligent Energy is a global clean power systems company, with a range of leading hydrogen fuel cell technologies. The company partners with leading global companies in the transportation, aerospace, distributed generation, backup and portable power markets. Current partners and customers include Scottish & Southern Energy plc and The Suzuki Motor Corporation, with whom Intelligent Energy built the Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter, the first fuel cell vehicle to achieve European Whole Vehicle Type Approval. The Company’s successes include the world’s first purpose built fuel cell motorbike and supplying the fuel cell to Boeing which powered the world’s first manned fuel cell aircraft.

In addition to visiting Intelligent Energy, more information is available via Twitter, Youtube, Flickrand LinkedIn.

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Contacts

AxiCom PR for Intelligent Energy

James Kennedy

james.kennedy@axicom.com

+44 020 8392 4091

New Venture, Nawah LLC, to Build Businesses in Middle East and Central Asia

WASHINGTON - Friday, October 28th 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Former Silicon Valley executive and U.S. government official Paul A. Brinkley and American businessman Thomas J. Pritzker today announced the formation of Nawah LLC, a company aimed at building enduring businesses in the Middle East and Central Asia.

The business model for Nawah (North America Western Asia Holdings) will include both advisory services and direct investment in the region. Nawah’s initial investment focus will be in Iraq where several of its officers have deep knowledge and experience.

“Iraq is at a crossroads,” said Brinkley, Nawah’s chief executive officer. “It is now at the point where private enterprise should take the lead and play a transformative role in the country’s future. I believe in Iraq’s future. And I believe that the opportunities there are significant in a wide range of industries.”

The firm will commit capital to build businesses and offer advisory services to help blue chip corporations access markets in the region. “We have assembled the human and financial capital that will give us a unique ability to build long-term, profitable enterprises in a country that is in the formative stage of its growth,” said Pritzker, the company’s chairman. “Iraq, like other countries in the region, has significant underlying demand for infrastructure, goods and services. Peace and prosperity are two sides of the same coin: Viable, profitable businesses contribute to the creation of prosperous communities that enhance stability.”

The company’s management team includes experienced business leaders as well as regional experts, several of whom spent years working in Iraq and Afghanistan under both the Bush and Obama administrations. As Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Brinkley led a groundbreaking task force charged with developing economic opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan through a range of efforts, including the successful encouragement of investment by U.S. and Western businesses. Before joining government, Brinkley held a number of senior executive roles with Silicon Valley technology companies, including JDS Uniphase and Nortel Networks. A licensed professional engineer, he is the recipient of four U.S. patents, and has published research on process optimization, production economics and artificial intelligence.

Pritzker is chairman and CEO of the Pritzker Organization, the principal financial and investment adviser to various Pritzker family business interests. He is also executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and chairman of Marmon Group, Inc. He serves on the board of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Over his career, Pritzker has founded and played a central role in companies in a number of different industries. Pritzker is also active in a number of philanthropic organizations including chairing the Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Contacts

Nawah LLC

Eric Clark, +1-571-419-4219

eric.clark@nawah.com