Mercuria Announces a New USD 700,000,000 Uncommitted Secured Borrowing Base Financing

GENEVA--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - Mercuria Energy Trading S.A. ("Mercuria" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful closing of its USD 700,000,000 uncommitted secured 18 months Borrowing Base Financing (the "Facility"). ING Bank N.V. acted as Sole Coordinator. The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ joined as Bookrunning Mandated Lead Arranger while Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Rabobank International, and UBS joined as Mandated Lead Arrangers in general syndication.

The Facility is used for financing the Company's working capital needs in respect of its European inventory and receivables as well as the refinancing of existing bilateral credit facilities. This borrowing base facility is Mercuria's first syndicated uncommitted secured revolving credit facility in Europe.

According to Richard Evrard, Global Head of Trade Finance & Structured Trade Finance at Mercuria, the implementation of this Borrowing Base is a great success considering the complexity of its geographical reach: seven European countries and eight storage locations. "The new syndicated financial structure is competitively priced and allows Mercuria to anticipate increased volumes at higher market prices. We are next considering enlarging the scope of this Borrowing Base to additional European countries and new commodities, with the support of new Lenders."

About Mercuria Energy

Mercuria is an international group of companies and one of the top five companies globally trading a wide spectrum of energy & commodity markets including crude oil and refined petroleum products, natural gas (including LNG), power, coal, base metals, biodiesel, and carbon emissions. In 2011, Mercuria had sales of over $75 billion and has over 30 offices worldwide. In addition to its trading core, Mercuria owns up-stream and mid-stream assets ranging from oil reserves to infrastructure and storage terminals. It also has substantial investments in the upstream coal sector.

Contacts:
Press Contacts:
Mercuria Communications
Sophie Caverzasio
+41 22 595 88 55

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IIT Delhi Launches Online Certificate Course in Business Management on WizIQ.com

CHANDIGARH, INDIA--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, announces the launch of a specialized certificate course in Business Management starting January 7, 2013. The course, patterned on the Minor Area specialization in Business Management offered to the undergraduate IIT Delhi students, is open to graduates from any discipline. The course will be conducted in a blended mode with a combination of contact and online classes. The online classes will be conducted on WizIQ.

Universities and Colleges across India are utilizing WizIQ to adopt ICT for blended/online/distance academic programs.

Students in their final year, working or aspiring to be in jobs that need an understanding of organizational functioning can apply for the course.

Though a significant part of the course will be conducted online via theWizIQ Virtual Classroom, it has in-campus sessions. The first and last phase will comprise of regular classes in the IITD Campus while the second phase will comprise of online classes on WizIQ. Students will receive orientation to attend online classes on WizIQ in the first phase and will be issued login credentials.

The 6-month course will start on January 7, 2013, and end on June 15, 2013. Renowned faculty from IITD and experts from pioneer institutes and industry will conduct the classes. Upon successful completion of the course, a Certificate in Business Management will be awarded by the Continuing Education Program and the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.

The course will require students to have their own laptop/desktop computers with good internet connectivity.

The last day to apply is Dec 15, 2012.

The details about the application form, fee, timings, program details and selection criteria can be found at: http://www.ifehe.com/EventDetails.aspx?uid=50

The course information can also be found at: http://www.wiziq.com/course/7695-iit-delhi-certificate-course-on-business-management

About WizIQ 

WizIQ is a Chandigarh, India-based company with an office in Boston, MA. WizIQ's online learning and teaching platform connects educators and students through its WizIQ Virtual Classroom technology and courses, with nearly 2 million registered users. WizIQ's teaching tools work from a web browser, iPad App and Android App.

Interested Colleges and Universities can contact KalyanSarkar at kalyan@wiziq.com or 09216405405.

For further information, please contact:
Mr. AnkurSaini
Mobile: +91 9910034485
Email: iitdcourse@ifehe.com
Web Link: http://www.iitd.ac.in/courses/stc_details

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How Will You Spread Bet as Hurricane Sandy Shuts Down US Markets?

"This Is a Serious and Big Storm" - President Obama

 

LONDON--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - The hurricane that has investors, meteorologists and even the President spooked has finally hit New York City and surrounding areas.

The storm is expected to cause losses to the US economy to the tune of billions of dollars, and it is the first time the markets have closed due to a weather event since 1985 when US markets were closed as a result of Hurricane Gloria.

 

Many big players have been affected, including JP Morgan and Citigroup who are advising employees to work from home due to the severity of the storm and lack of public transport.

 

With all markets in the US currently closed, traders can expect volatility in other markets until New York resumes business -- with this in mind, how will Hurricane Sandy affect your spread betting strategy?

 

It was confirmed on Monday 29 October that the US markets will remain closed until at least Wednesday (31 October), meaning that all US stocks will be off limits to traders.

 

Insurers have been trading lower in Europe on concerns over rising insurance claims as a result of the likely damage caused to homes and businesses. Ultimately, traders will be looking to mitigate risk until the markets re-open in New York.

 

Say you believed the Wall Street index will open lower when US stocks resume trading. You could place a spread betting order to sell and go short on the Wall Street with a stake size of £10 per point, which means you would stand to gain £10 for every point the market moves below your point of entry.

 

However, if you were wrong and the Wall Street moved higher, you would lose £10 for every point it rallied above your entry point.

 

As spread betting is a leveraged product, you could net losses that exceed your initial deposit. Ensure you understand the risks and be aware the Hurricane Sandy will have created a volatile trading environment.

 

Spread betting, CFDs and forex trading are leveraged products which can result in losses greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks.

 

About City Index:

 

City Index provides access to a wide range of instruments including margined foreign exchange, CFDs and, in the UK, financial spread betting.

 

Contact:
Joshua Raymond
City Index
+44(0)20-7107-7002
joshua.raymond@cityindex.co.uk

 

 

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Tektronix Achieves Significant Growth in Global Service Capability During 2012

Increased European and Asian Presence Gives Multi-National Companies Easier Access to Critical Calibration Services

BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - Tektronix (service-solutions.tektronix.com), the world's leading provider of multi-vendor instrument calibration, repair and related services, today announced its major investments in calibration services across Europe and Asia has enabled the company to provide more than 100 points of service across the globe and the continued expansion provides both local and multi-national customers with easy access to Tektronix' high-quality instrument calibration. Recently awarded by Frost & Sullivan as the market share leader in calibration services within North America, the company continues to move toward establishing itself as the global leader worldwide.

"It is important we remain close to our customers geographically and we are dedicated to making it easier for global companies to have access to critical calibration services," said Bernadette Duffy, Vice President and General Manager of Service at Tektronix. "Our significant investments throughout 2012 have focused on leveraging our award winning expertise in North America and expanding our ability to provide superior, multi-vendor service to customers throughout Europe and Asia."

European Expansion
In Europe, Tektronix announced the opening of a new calibration and repair laboratory in Orsay, France. The new service center was awarded ISO9000 certification for repair and calibration by DEKRA, a global service provider for testing, inspections and certification.

At its Cologne, Germany facility, the company received accreditation to perform on-site calibration for electronic instruments by the DAkkS accreditation body in the Federal Republic of Germany. Not limited by manufacturer, the accreditation strengthens Tektronix' growing MVS capabilities in Europe. The scope of the DAkkS accreditation is recognized internationally and covers all countries in the European community. Tektronix already has calibration labs in the UK, France, Germany, Russia and the Netherlands.

Increased Capability In Asia
Tektronix added new calibration capabilities in Japan, Malaysia, China and India to increase the company's global reach.

In April, Tektronix' Beijing, China service center was accredited as a calibration service provider for electrical instruments by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). This accreditation means that Tektronix can now calibrate thousands of electrical instruments including, oscilloscopes up to 6GHz, oscilloscope calibrators, multi-meters, arbitrary waveform generators, and more from hundreds of manufacturers.

In addition to the CNAS accreditation, both the Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan service centers received A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) accreditation to calibrate instruments to the stringent ISO 17025 accreditation standard, which is increasingly required by international companies.

In India, the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has accredited Tektronix to calibrate electrical and RF instruments at its Bangalore service facility. The Bangalore lab is now accredited to calibrate instruments with the following parameters: AC/DC, resistance, capacitance, frequency, and oscilloscope amplitude, bandwidth, Time Marker, RF Power, attenuation, and VSWR. With the accreditation, the facility is the only one in India to be accredited to calibrate frequencies up to 18 GHz.

Most recently, Tektronix announced the opening of a new service lab in Penang, Malaysia. In addition to servicing Tektronix and Keithley instruments, the new lab in Penang provides repair and calibration services for multiple test and measurement equipment vendors.

About Tektronix
Tektronix is the world's leading provider of multi-vendor calibration, repair and related services. Supporting more than 140,000 products from 9,000-plus manufacturers, the company provides services through more than 1,000 experienced associates across 100 plus points of service worldwide. Visit us at service-solutions.tektronix.com.

Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Media Contact:
Amy Higgins
PR Manager
Tektronix
ahiggins@tektronix.com

 

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Micrel Introduces Two Automotive-Qualified, High-Performance Linear Regulators Offering the Widest Available Input Operating Voltage Range

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in high performance analog and high-speed mixed signal solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, today announced two new AEC-Q100 qualified, high-performance linear regulators. The MAQ5281/82 family offers a very wide input operation voltage range, up to 120V DC, and supplies an output current of up to 25mA or 50mA. These devices are ideal for the harsh environments often encountered in automotive and industrial applications. The MAQ5281/82 are currently available in volume, and pricing starts at $1.00/$1.05 for 1K quantity. Samples can be ordered at: http://www.samplecomponents.com/scripts/samplecenter.dll?micrel.

 

"Voltage regulators for both the automotive and industrial environments must be able to withstand large input overvoltage transient (load dump) occurrences," noted Brian Hedayati, marketing vice president for the analog division at Micrel. "Micrel's new MAQ5281/82 are automotive-qualified and feature both a wide input voltage range of 6 to 120V DC and ultra-low quiescent current of 6µA typical, making these solutions ideal for automotive and rugged telecom applications."

 

The devices feature 25mA/50mA guaranteed out current and an adjustable output from 1.27V to 5.5V. They can withstand up to 120V DC at input and feature ultra-high PSRR of > 90dB. Other features include a high output accuracy of + 3 percent accuracy, thermal shutdown and current limit protection. The devices come in a thermally efficient, 8-pin ePad MSOP package option.

 

About Micrel, Inc.

Micrel, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide high performance linear and power, LAN and timing and communications markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: www.micrel.com.

 

Contact:

Julieanne DiBene

Marketing Communications

1-408-474-1276

 Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com

 

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GuestLogix Goes Live Onboard Jetairfly With Inflight Service Europe AB

Company Deploys Popular Onboard Retail Technology in Partnership with Northern Europe's Leading Tax-Free and Travel Retail Industry Services Provider

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - GuestLogix Inc. (TSX: GXI), the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, today announced the successful deployment of its end-to-end onboard retail technology platform with TUI Airlines Belgium NV, trading as Jetairfly. The deployment is in support of travel retail leader and GuestLogix partner, Inflight Service Europe AB (IFS). This marks the first new fleet-wide customer deployment that leverages GuestLogix' September 4th acquisition of Initium Onboard.

"Inflight Service Europe AB is an extremely important partner to GuestLogix, and we are thrilled for the success of this new deployment," said GuestLogix Europe SVP and General Manager, Richard Cushing. "GuestLogix, including our new team from Initium Onboard, and IFS, have strong strategies in place for further expansion within Europe. Together we are bringing a brand new level of onboard retail technology and service excellence to the region."

Jetairfly will use GuestLogix' handheld POS devices to transact payments for duty-free items as well as food and beverages onboard their aircraft. GuestLogix currently serves seven of IFS' customer airlines, flying 250-600 flights per day in total.

"The Initium (GuestLogix) team has once again provided a smooth and seamless integration of their onboard retail solution to one of our customers," said Johan Monten, Chief Information Officer, Inflight Service Europe AB. "Our relationship with Jetairfly represents a significant milestone as we have now extended our customer-base outside the Nordics. Moving forward, the degree to which GuestLogix will help us serve our growing client base is very exciting."

"At GuestLogix, we are building a new level of onboard retail technology innovation throughout the passenger travel industry," said Clare Elford, Vice President Client Services, GuestLogix Europe. "As we continue to broaden the services we provide to our customer-base, our focus remains acute on the relationships we have built with other leaders within the industry such as Inflight Services Europe."

This new deployment represents more than 2 million new passenger trips annually for GuestLogix.

About GuestLogix

GuestLogix Inc. (TSX: GXI), the leading global provider of onboard store technology and merchandising solutions, helps airlines and other travel operators create, manage, and control onboard retail environments tailored to their needs and their passengers. GuestLogix brings a decade of expertise as a trusted onboard transaction processing partner to airlines around the world. The Company's global headquarters and centre for product innovation is located in Toronto, Canada with regional head offices located in Dallas, Texas (serving Americas) London, UK (serving EMEA), and Hong Kong (serving Asia-Pacific). Sales and support offices are located in Singapore and Shanghai. Logistics centres are situated in Toronto, Dallas, London and Seoul with a software development centre located in India. In September 2012, GuestLogix acquired U.K.-based onboard retail technology provider Initium Onboard with clients in Europe, South America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. More information is available at www.guestlogix.com.

About Inflight Service Europe

Inflight Service is the leading Travel Retail company in the Nordics and a global leader in Pre-order Retail, a business model proven to drive up to 350% incremental inflight sales revenue/passenger. For further information or business enquiries please contact John Baumgartner, Senior Director Business Development, john.baumgartner@inflightservice.se.

About Jetairfly

Jetairfly is the second largest airline in Belgium and has the most recent fleet in the country with 20aircraft. Its network includes 145 flight-lines serving 99 destinations from Brussels, Charleroi, Liegeand Ostend. In 2011, 2.21 million of passengers entrusted their travel plans to this airline, whichemploys 840 staff members. With the tour operator Jetair and the Jetaircenter network oftravel agencies, Jetairfly is a part of TUI Travel Belgium, a company in the international TUI TravelPLC tourist group. More information at www.jetairfly.com.

© 2012 GuestLogix. All Rights Reserved.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations, which involve risks and uncertainties associated with GuestLogix' business and the environment in which the business operates. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking, including those identified by the expressions "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend", and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its management. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but reflect GuestLogix' current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, including the matters discussed under "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Filing Statement filed on July 16, 2012 with the regulatory authorities. GuestLogix assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.

 

Contact Information

Contacts:
Media Relations
GuestLogix
Dan Thompson
416-849-1566
dthompson@guestlogix.com
www.guestlogix.com

Investor Relations
Equicom
Kristen Dickson
416-815-0700 ext. 273
kdickson@tmxequicom.com

 

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Bio Architecture Lab Technology Partners With Xunshan Group to Develop Integrated Bio-Refinery for Fuels, Chemicals & Co-Products From Brown Seaweed

Global Partnership Connects the World's Largest Producer of Seaweed With Leading Biotechnology Company to Convert Seaweed Into Renewable Chemicals and Fuels

BERKELEY, CA--(Marketwire - October 30, 2012) - Bio Architecture Lab (Bal), a biotechnology company whose conversion technology and seaweed bio-refinery design unlocks the full value of seaweed, has entered into an agreement with China's Xunshan Group, the world's largest grower of brown seaweed and a global ocean fishery and aquaculture company. Under terms of the agreement, the companies will develop an integrated seaweed bio-refinery to produce a low cost carbohydrate for the production of renewable chemicals, fuels, animal feed and a variety of other high value products using Xunshan's seaweed and Bal's conversion technology.

"Partnering with the Xunshan Group is a critical step to accelerate our path to commercialization," said Daniel Trunfio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bio Architecture Lab. "This agreement allows us to focus on our core strength -- proprietary and patented technology -- while leveraging the expertise and global reach of the Xunshan Group. Together, we will develop international markets for the production of renewable fuels, chemicals and other high value products using our low-cost carbohydrate derived from brown seaweed."

The Xunshan Group is a premier Chinese aquaculture company and the largest producer of brown seaweed in the world. Xunshan engages in the extraction of bio-products, such as alginate, sodium alginate, iodine, mannitol, fucoidan, and seaweed fertilizers from seaweed. The company is also a leader in the research, development, production, and sale of animal pharmaceutical products and animal feed.

"Bio Architecture Lab's technology opens new markets for seaweed production, and will help enable Xunshan to increase our production and expand our business globally," said Li Changqing, Chairman of the Xunshan Group. "Bal is the world leader in seaweed based conversion technology and we are excited about our partnership. We look forward to creating new opportunities for both companies that will ultimately create new markets and economic opportunity through sustainable chemicals, fuels, feed and other high value products." 

Coupled with Bal's technology, seaweed is an ideal global low cost feedstock for the commercial production of renewable chemicals and fuels. In addition, to its vast abundance, seaweed does not require arable land or freshwater to grow, and is environmentally friendly. Bal and Xunshan are currently conducting feasibility analyses of sites for both the integrated bio-refinery and a dedicated seaweed farm along the coast of Shandong Province.

"The Xunshan Group is the world's leader in seaweed production and we are very excited about the opportunity to partner with them," said Trunfio. 

About Bio Architecture Lab
Founded in 2008, Bio Architecture Lab is a privately held company headquartered in Berkeley, California with an office in Puerto Varas, Chile. BAL is focused on enabling the production of the world's lowest cost, most scalable, and sustainable source of sugars from native, farmed seaweed for biofuels and renewable chemicals production. Company investors include Aurus Bios, Austral Capital, Statoil Venture and X/Seed Capital. The company has also received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E program through a sub-contract with DuPont and has been awarded funding from InnovaChile CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Agency in partnership with the Universidad de Los Lagos. The company has a strategic partnership with Statoil, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Company. More information is available via the web at www.ba-lab.com.

About Xunshan Group Co., Ltd.
Located in the most eastern part of Rongcheng City, a port city in a highly-developed area of east Shandong peninsula, Xunshan Group Co., Ltd. engages in ocean fishery and sea-farming development. With the expansive ocean, clean water and 23 kilometers of coastline, it is advantageously situated for the development aquaculture and shipping. The Xunshan Group is a large scale town-based enterprise specialized in ocean fishery and sea-farming development and it is one of the first National Hi-tech R&D industrial bases. It has 3000 staff, 1.2 billion RMB total assets, 1200 m2 land area and unspecified cultivable sea area. Its businesses include sea seedling and breeding, seafood processing, algae bio-extraction, port transportation, real estate development, drinks and spirits industry, and others. Its businesses span more than 10 industries and the group includes more than 30 subsidiaries, among which two have been confirmed as high technology enterprises of Shandong Province. More information is available via the web at www.xunshangroup.com

Media Contact
John Williams
Scoville PR for BAL
+1-206-625-0075 x1
jwilliams@scovillepr.com

 

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Nomura Selects Fidessa's Trading Platform to Support Global Derivatives Operation

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and CHICAGO, ILLINOIS--(Marketwire - October 29, 2012) - Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world's financial community, has today announced that Nomura has selected its trading platform to support its global futures and options trading activity.

 

Fidessa's trading platform will handle all of Nomura's listed derivatives business across the firm's global operations. Supporting highly complex front and middle office workflow, Fidessa's platform comes complete with global market data and connections to all major derivatives markets worldwide.

 

Michelle Neal, Global Head of Electronic Markets, Futures & Options and Derivatives Clearing at Nomura, commented: "Regulations are reshaping the derivatives markets, and it is essential that we have a world-class technology infrastructure to meet these new requirements on behalf of our clients. Fidessa is known for the strength and sophistication of its order management system. Having its robust technology to support our derivatives trading activity will help us deliver market-leading results for our clients."

 

In addition to global order management, Nomura will leverage Fidessa's specialised derivatives algorithms, including benchmark algos and synthetic order types. A centralised risk and compliance function provides full audit trails and reporting functionality to meet regulatory demands. The global platform will be implemented in the US and Europe in the early part of 2013, with Asia Pacific and Japan to follow.

 

Stephen Barrow, Global Sales Director at Fidessa, added: "The strengths of our multi-asset platform are completely aligned with the changes affecting the futures and options industry. The convergence of OTC flow and exchange-traded activity increases the need for systems that can handle complex workflow and fragmented markets: capabilities that are central to our solution and that we have honed over a number of years. This functionality and understanding, coupled with our robust global infrastructure and proven capacity to run large-scale derivatives systems, is fuelling significant interest in our technology across the globe."

 

Fidessa's multi-asset trading solutions serve more than 25,000 users across 950 clients around the world. The Fidessa FIX connectivity network carries over $10 trillion of order flow annually and connects 2,900 buy-sides to 700 brokers across 200 markets globally.

 

About Fidessa group

 

Exceptional trading, investment and information solutions for the world's financial community.

 

New technology, new regulation, new challenges: making money in today's financial markets is all about staying ahead of the curve. Having the capability to spot new trends and act fast turns change into opportunity. That's why 85% of the world's premier financial institutions trust Fidessa to provide them with their multi-asset trading and investment infrastructure, their market data and analysis, and their decision making and workflow technology. It's also why $10 trillion worth of transactions flow across our global network each year. Because we're the market leader, we can also offer unique access to the world's largest and most valuable trading community of buy-side and sell-side professionals, from global institutions and investment banks to boutique brokers and niche hedge funds.

 

Fidessa is a global business with scale, resilience, ambition and expertise. We've delivered around 30% compound growth since our stock market listing in 1997 and we're recognised as the thought leader in our space. We set the benchmark with our unrivalled set of mission-critical products and services and, uniquely, serve both the buy-side and sell-side communities. Ongoing investment in our leading-edge, integrated solutions ensures Fidessa remains the industry's number one choice.

 

www.fidessa.com

 

About Nomura

 

Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs over 27,000 staff worldwide. Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: retail, asset management, and wholesale (fixed income, equities, and investment banking). For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.

 

Fidessa® is a registered trademark of Fidessa group plc.

 

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.

 

Follow Fidessa: http://www.twitter.com/fidessa

 

Link with Fidessa: http://www.linkedin.com/company/fidessa

 

Contacts:

Fidessa

Simon Barnby

+44 20 7105 1250

simon.barnby@fidessa.com

www.fidessa.com

 

Aspectus PR (PR agency)

Alastair Turner/Ellie Bacon

+44 20 7242 8867

fidessa@aspectuspr.com

 

Nomura

Rob Davies

+44 20 7102 3790

rob.davies@nomura.com

www.nomura.com

 

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Micrel Expands ClockWorks(TM) Products With High Performance FLEX2 Custom-Configurable Clock Generator Family

Dual PLL Device With Less Than 200fs, Optimized for Ultra-Low Jitter, Ultra-Low Crosstalk, Enhanced Power Supply Noise Rejection

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2012) - Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in high performance analog and high-speed mixed signal, LAN, and timing and communications solutions, announced a new highly configurable dual PLL clock generator optimized for ultra-low jitter, excellent crosstalk isolation and enhanced power supply noise rejection. The SM803xxx family achieves less than 200 femto-second (fs) RMS phase jitter with twelve differential or single-end outputs for frequencies up to 850MHz. FLEX2 supports very demanding applications requiring numerous frequencies, high fan-out, and ultra-low jitter on a single IC. This includes 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet, SONET/SDH, CPRI/OBSAI, Fibre Channel, SAS/SATA, and high speed clocking for FPGA and SerDes. Factory configurable using fuse-based one-time programmable (OTP) memory, FLEX2 delivers a customized, quick turn and high performance clocking solution that shortens prototyping time and end system design cycle.

"Following through with Micrel's strategy to expand our Clock and Timing products with high performance and flexible products, we are excited to announce the Clockworks FLEX2 family," stated Rami Kanama, vice president for the timing and communications product group, Micrel. "As the industry's lowest jitter custom-configurable dual PLL clock synthesizer, the SM803xxx enhances frequency flexibility and quickly delivers a fully customized clocking solution. With its ultra-low jitter and integrated fan-out capability, FLEX2 improves system performance and lowers both BER and SNR, offering customers a much needed system jitter budget for high speed applications."

The SM803xxx product is currently available in production quantities and sampling to customers. Pricing is dependent upon configuration, for specific pricing contact your local sales representative. For more information on Micrel's Clockworks FLEX products go to: Clockworks

About Micrel, Inc.
Micrel, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide high performance linear and power, LAN and timing and communications markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: www.micrel.com.

Note: ClockWorks is a trademark of Micrel, Inc.

 

Contact:
Julieanne DiBene
Marketing Communications
1-408-474-1276
Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com

 

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Verimatrix to Showcase Multi-Network Video Security Solutions and Expertise at TV Connect Middle East & North Africa 2012

Sponsored Session During the OTT Focus Day to Discuss Future Forward Strategies and Opportunities for Hybrid Networks

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwire - October 29, 2012) - TV Connect Middle East & North Africa 2012 - Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, today announced its expanded presence at TV Connect Middle East & North Africa, 29-31 Oct. 2012 to further advance discussions on OTT and multi-network video strategies. The company will be sharing its expertise in multiple sessions throughout the conference and showcasing its latest multi-network video security solutions at its booth (#25).
Speaker Sessions:

·         Verimatrix has organized a special session during Etisalat's OTT Focus Day on "Future Forward Strategies for Multi-network Services" where experts from Siemens CMT, Harmonic, Access, CTOiC, LG and Etisalat will present and participate in a panel session on assessing challenges and opportunities in OTT service delivery on 29 Oct. from 14:00 - 16:30.

·         During this day VP of Marketing Steve Christian will also be presenting separately on "Tailoring the OTT Multiscreen Experience" where he will explore strategies for providing harmonized services and security across multi-network connected platforms at 11:00.

To register free of charge for the OTT Focus Day, please click here.

·         On 31 Oct. at 17:10, Christian will present a session on "Finding the Marketing Strategy for your Business: Advertisements, Subscription, Video On Demand (VoD)" where he will share how businesses can best leverage the new business and marketing opportunities often afforded by multi-screen video services.

Product Demonstrations:

·         Verimatrix will be demonstrating its unique broadcast and OTT revenue security solutions at the event. Visit booth #25 to see demos of how the VCAS™ architecture addresses the deployment challenges of today's pay-TV marketplace -- and helps position operators for business and technical challenges of the future.

"No one can deny the disruptive effect that OTT video has had on the pay-TV industry in the Middle East. Over the past year, we have seen progressive operators add OTT services by leveraging novel technologies to support and monetize video content for enhanced ARPU, increased subscriber loyalty and expanded advertising dollars," said Christian. "At TV Connect, we will be exploring the security requirements of OTT 2.0 and sharing how our proven revenue security solutions can greatly accelerate the growth of new revenue streams based on this paradigm."

About Verimatrix
Verimatrix specializes in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services around the globe. The award-winning and independently audited Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) and ViewRight® solutions offer an innovative approach for cable, satellite, terrestrial and IPTV operators to cost-effectively extend their networks and enable new business models. As the recognized leader in software-based security solutions for premier service providers, Verimatrix has pioneered the 3-Dimensional Security approach that offers flexible layers of protection techniques to address evolving business needs and revenue threats. Maintaining close relationships with major studios, broadcasters, industry organizations, and its unmatched partner ecosystem enables Verimatrix to provide a unique perspective on digital TV business issues beyond content security as operators seek to deliver compelling new services. Verimatrix is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com, our Pay TV Views blog and follow us at @verimatrixinc, Facebook and LinkedIn to join the conversation.

 

Contact Information

Contact:
Kelly Foster
Verimatrix
+1 619 224 1261
kfoster@verimatrix.com

 

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