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MONTREAL y BARBADOS, 19 de mayo de 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Irosoft Inc., líder mundial en soluciones para la gestión de leyes y legislación derivada, en alianza con ESI Technologies Inc., se enorgullece en anunciar la exitosa implementación de sus soluciones LIMS para la redacción y consolidación de leyes para el gobierno de Barbados.

“Nos sentimos honrados de haber sido parte del proyecto LIMS en Barbados por muchas razones”, afirmó René-Luc Morin, vicepresidente y cofundador de Irosoft que estuvo en Bridgetown para la culminación de esta tarea y a fin de asistir al lanzamiento oficial del sistema por parte del procurador general y ministro de asuntos internos, Ilmo. Adriel D. Brathwaite.

“Ahora Barbados puede gestionar su legislación con el sistema más innovador, avanzado y totalmente integrado del mercado”, añadió Morin. “La implementación de nuestras soluciones LIMS Irosoft ya es totalmente operativa en Barbados, y los responsables de las propuestas de ley ya empiezan a ver los beneficios de no tener que lidiar con numerosas labores repetitivas y tediosas. Quienes participan en el proceso de consolidación ahora cuentan con un sistema fácil de usar y semiautomático que respeta el principio legal de ‘momento puntual’.

“Lo más destacable es que tuvimos el privilegio de trabajar con profesionales del más alto nivel que han hecho de nuestra labor algo más sencillo. Con el apoyo de una sólida gestión de proyecto a cargo de Michael Forde de NexLevel Info por parte del cliente y de la abogada Chantal Lamarre por parte de Irosoft, pudimos terminar el proyecto a tiempo y conforme al presupuesto, como siempre”.

El gerente de proyecto Michael Forde comentó: “En gran medida nuestro éxito obedece al trabajo arduo, la profesionalidad y la dedicación de los responsables de la redacción legislativa y el resto del personal de la oficina de la Fiscalía del Parlamento. Quiero reconocer su gran esfuerzo. Desde luego, nuestro éxito también fue posible gracias a la pericia del equipo de Irosoft, su manera de comprender los procesos legislativos en nuestra jurisdicción y la calidad de su producto LIMS”.

“Veo beneficios directos para una amplia gama transversal de usuarios”, afirmó el procurador general, Ilmo. Adriel D. Brathwaite, “desde la persona común y corriente hasta los jueces, los procuradores y nosotros mismos y, desde luego, los responsables de la redacción legal. LIMS les aporta enormes beneficios. No solo les ayuda en la labor de

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By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK |
Fri May 18, 2012 5:21pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc (FB.O) spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets.

Shares of Facebook, the social networking giant, were volatile in the busiest day ever for a trading debut. After early gains of more than 10 percent, Facebook shares fell back to the $38 issue price, ending up just 0.6 percent at $38.23.

It was the Nasdaq’s most actively traded stock, with more than 566 million shares traded.

“When Nasdaq started running into some problems early on before Facebook opened – when there was a sense they kept putting it off, putting it off, the market did come under a little bit of pressure because people were getting nervous about it,” said Ken Polcari, managing director at ICAP Equities in New York.

The SP 500 dipped below 1,300, seen as a key support level, for the first time since mid-January. Investors were cautious before leaders of the Group of Eight nations met about the euro zone debt crisis.

After delays in the scheduled start of Facebook trading raised anxiety levels among traders and onlookers outside Nasdaq’s headquarters, the stock opened at $42.05, compared with an initial public offering price of $38 a share. It rose as high as $45 before pulling back.

Investors were left in the dark about whether their buy and sell orders on Facebook went through as the Nasdaq did not tell broker/dealers whether opening trades had been executed. Nasdaq did not disseminate execution data until 1:50 p.m. (1750 GMT).

“The fact that there is this much interest in a big capital raise, an event like this is good for the markets overall,” said Gordon Charlop, a managing director at Rosenblatt Securities in New York.

The SP 500 fell for a sixth straight day and recorded its worst week since November on growing concerns that global growth will suffer from the euro zone’s problems and signs of a slowing U.S. recovery.

The broad index has dropped 7.3 percent so far in May.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 73.11 points, or 0.59 percent, to 12,369.38. The Standard Poor’s 500 Index .SPX lost 9.64 points, or 0.74 percent, to 1,295.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC fell 34.90 points, or 1.24 percent, to 2,778.79.

For the week, the Dow fell 3.5 percent, the SP 500

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— Clifford Ficke Named President of Qualcomm Japan —

TOKYO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced the appointment of Clifford Ficke as vice president and president of Qualcomm Japan. Ficke will oversee Qualcomm’s operations in Japan and will report to Jing Wang, executive vice president and president of Global Business Operations. Jun Yamada, who made significant contributions to Qualcomm’s business growth in Japan since 2005, will transition from his current role as senior vice president and president of Qualcomm Japan to senior advisor, providing continued guidance as Qualcomm focuses on driving new Qualcomm technologies in Japan.

“Jun’s guidance and leadership has been instrumental to the development and expansion of Qualcomm’s operation in Japan,” said Wang. “As one of the most advanced mobile markets worldwide, Japan continues to fuel innovation and present significant business opportunities for Qualcomm. Cliff’s extensive experience and proven track record in the semiconductor industry will be invaluable in driving Qualcomm’s business in Japan as the industry continues to introduce advanced mobile technologies.”

Before joining Qualcomm in May 2011 as vice president of sales and operations, Ficke served as vice president of sales and business development at Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Prior to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, he held a variety of sales and business development roles at different semiconductor companies, including NEC Electronics and Marvell Semiconductor.  Ficke holds a master’s degree in business administration with a focus on relationship marketing and sales management from Northern Illinois University.

About Qualcomm 

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Tina Asmar, Corporate Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com

Takayuki Nozaki, Qualcomm Japan
Phone: 81-3-5412-8900
Email: jpnpr@qualcomm.com  

Warren Kneeshaw, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com

SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated

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By Chikako Mogi

TOKYO |
Thu May 17, 2012 2:16am EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares recovered some ground on Thursday from the previous day’s sell-off, but investors found little reason to chase risk amid deepening turmoil in Greece and fears of contagion to other stressed euro zone economies.

Against a background of financial instability in Greece’s banking sector, European shares were set to start mixed, with financial spreadbetters predicting that major European markets would open between a 0.2 percent drop and a 0.1 percent rise. U.S. stock futures were up 0.6 percent.

Gold and the euro recouped most of their losses from Wednesday as signs of stability in share markets helped improve sentiment slightly, but Brent bore the brunt of general risk aversion, slipping to a near four-month low.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 1 percent on short covering, after sliding more than 3 percent – its biggest one-day drop in six months – and hitting a new four-month low on Wednesday. The index has shed about 8 percent so far in May.

Bucking the general trend of recovery in Asia-Pacific, Australian shares fell to a four-month low, with banks easing on more signs of pressure on margins.

Japan’s Nikkei stock average .N225 gained 0.7 percent.

News on Wednesday that some Greek banks face emergency funding needs dealt a further blow to risk sentiment, already beaten down by worries about much slower economic growth in China, a fragile U.S. jobs market and a shock trading loss at JPMorgan Chase Co (JPM.N).

“May is typically a bear month for markets as players often look to take advantage of the saying, ‘sell in May and go away,’ but all the negative factors compounded to give momentum to sell risk assets indiscriminately,” said Bob Takai, general manager of Sumitomo Corp’s energy division, adding that the markets will likely remain depressed for the next two to three quarters.

The European Central Bank said it has stopped providing liquidity to some Greek banks that have not been successfully recapitalized.

Greece on Wednesday put a senior judge in charge of an emergency government to lead the nation to its second election in just over a month on June 17. The vote will likely determine whether the highly indebted country remains in the common currency area.

The head of the World Bank warned on Wednesday that a decision by Greece to leave Europe’s common currency zone would raise big questions about the impact on Spain, Italy and other euro zone countries

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PARIS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

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Arqiva et Eutelsat intensifient leur collaboration pour satisfaire une demande soutenue sur le marché des services professionnels de vidéo en Europe et au Moyen-Orient.

Arqiva, l’opérateur de services de transmission de télévision et de radio et de gestion de contenus médias, vient de signer avec Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL) un nouveau contrat lui permettant d’accroître ses ressources pour satisfaire une demande soutenue sur le marché des services occasionnels de vidéo par satellite.

Ce contrat porte sur la location d’un répéteur de 36MHz sur le satellite Eutelsat 7A à 7° Est. Ce répéteur additionnel fournira à Arqiva une excellente couverture de l’Europe, mais également du Moyen-Orient, de la Turquie et de la Russie. Ce nouvel accord portant sur un répéteur vient renforcer une collaboration étroite entre les deux entreprises.

Dotée d’une large infrastructure et d’une solide expertise en matière de services de transmission de télévision et de radio, Arqiva accompagne ses clients – ayants droit, éditeurs de programmes et diffuseurs – à chaque étape de la chaîne vidéo depuis la création des contenus. Une importante flotte de véhicules de reportages et 80 stations au sol assurent la couverture en direct d’événements de sport, d’actualité et de divertissement et la production d’une télévision de grande qualité dans le monde entier.

« Pour accompagner la croissance continue du marché des services occasionnels de vidéo, nous revoyons régulièrement nos ressources satellitaires et leurs couvertures pour une adéquation optimale aux besoins de nos clients », a déclaré Barrie Woolston, Directeur Commercial d’Arqiva. Il a ajouté : « Les nouvelles capacités louées sur Eutelsat 7A s‘inscrivent dans cette logique et nous permettent d‘offrir à nos clients des ressources accrues sur ce satellite dont la couverture réunit d‘ores et déjà une très importante base d‘antennes installées. »

Jean François Leprince Ringuet, Directeur commercial d’Eutelsat : « Arqiva a établi une réputation d‘excellence auprès de clients qui requièrent une haute qualité de service pour assurer la couverture télévisuelle d‘événements sportifs et d‘actualité de premier plan. Ce nouvel accord renforce une collaboration de longue date entre nos deux sociétés et consolide la place de notre satellite Eutelsat 7A sur le marché des services professionnels de vidéo en Europe et au Moyen-Orient. »

Pour plus d‘information à propos d‘Arqiva: http://www.arqiva.com

A propos d’Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL, code ISIN : FR0010221234) est la société holding d’Eutelsat S.A. Avec des ressources en orbite sur 28

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