NMSDC Salutes Top Regional Minority Suppliers; 16 Companies Recorded Nearly $1 Billion in Sales in 2007
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.(R) (NMSDC(R)) today announced its 2008 Regional Minority Supplier of the Year recipients. The 16 outstanding minority-owned businesses were selected from a group of 75 nominees from across the country, and represent a cross-section of industries ranging from architecture, beauty products, cleaning/painting, construction, energy and fine art to food services, general contracting, IT consulting and solutions, staffing and transportation/logistics. NMSDC will present awards to each regional winner on Wednesday, October 29, at the 2008 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada. "These regional winners are among the nation's best suppliers, period," said NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel. "Their corporate clients are some of the world's largest multinational companies, and expect first-rate quality, top performance and efficiency from their suppliers. Our regional winners consistently meet and exceed those client expectations and add immeasurable value to those corporate partnerships."

ELEMICA & JFE SYSTEMS PARTNER TO SUPPORT JAPAN MARKET
MEDIA RELEASE PR32159 Elemica & JFE Systems Partner to Support Japan Market EXTON, Pa. and TOKYO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Trusted & Well-Respected Company Brings Expansion Opportunities Elemica, the industry-leading business process network for the external supply chain, announces their agreement with JFE Systems to sell and support Elemica's solutions throughout the Japanese market. Under the new agreement, JFE Systems will sell, support, and deploy Elemica's Connected Solutions that facilitate communications with all trading partners, integrate enterprise applications for seamless data exchange, and streamline transactions in areas such as order management, procurement, business planning, and logistics/transportation. "I recognize Elemica is one of the largest and most successful Business to Business (B2B) exchange networks in the world," said Osami Taniri, director, JFE Systems.

Gazprom Upgrades Major Production Assets
Moscow. ">OREANDA-NEWS . October 10, 2008. Sochi witnessed today the opening of the meeting dedicated to the more efficient management of Gazproms major production assets.The meeting is chaired by Vasily Podyuk, Member of the Management Committee and Head of the Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil Production Department, Gazprom. Participating in the meeting are experts of the core business divisions of Gazprom and its subsidiaries: Gazprom VNIIGAZ, Gazprom Central Design Oil Equipment Bureau, NIIgazekonomika, SevKavNIPIgaz, Kubangazprom, Gazprom dobycha Astrakhan, Gazprom dobycha Nadym, Gazprom dobycha Noyabrsk, Gazprom dobycha Orenburg, Gazprom dobycha Urengoy, Gazprom dobycha Yamburg, Gazprom pererabotka, Gazprom podzemremont Orenburg, Gazprom podzemremont Urengoy, Gazprom energo, Gazprom gazobesopasnost, Orgenergogaz.Opening the meeting, Vasily Podyuk emphasized that the growth of Gazproms technical and economic potential was directly dependent on the development of gas production capacities on the basis of major assets. The aggregate performance of assets, their status, technical level and degree of utilization directly influence the hydrocarbon production level.For the purpose of meeting its liabilities for gas supply to Russian and foreign consumers, Gazprom plans to increase gas production within the UGSS area up to 650-670 bcm by 2020. Timely execution of Gazproms large-scale projects with regard to creating new gas production centers in the Yamal offshore, Eastern Siberia and the Far East will enable to secure the scheduled production level.Efficient development of new gas provinces demands optimizing major asset management in order to reduce field operational and maintenance costs. In this context, it is necessary to arrange for major asset management, taking into account lifecycle of fields, development and application of approaches that would help achieve an ideal balance between capital expenditures and replacement of run-down major assets by new ones.

Satellite Asset Mgmt - Rule 8.3 - (Enodis PLC)
FORM 8.3DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATIONName of person dealing (Note 1) Satellite Asset Management, L.P.

Polymer Logistics NV - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 5957FPolymer Logistics N.V.10 October 200810 October 2008Polymer Logistics N.V.Director's DealingPolymer Logistics N.V. (the 'Company') announces that it has received notice yesterday that on 8 October 2008 the following director purchased ordinary shares of EUR0.01 each in the Company:

Satellite Asset Mgmt - Rule 8.3 - (Enodis PLC)
FORM 8.3DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)1. KEY INFORMATIONName of person dealing (Note 1) Satellite Asset Management, L.P.

Port of Ravenna ready to contribute to construction of Aktau port's facilities
Italy's port of Ravenna is ready to participate in the construction of transport and logistic facilities in Aktau Seaport free economic zone (on the Caspian shore in Mangistau oblast of Kazakhstan).

Research and Markets: According to China's Customs Statistics, in the First Five Months of 2008, China Imported 84.89 Million Litres of Wine
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d54e25/analysis_of_chines ) has announced the addition of the "Analysis of Chinese Wine Market 2008" report to their offering. In recent years, the cost of production, logistics and marketing such as wine grapes and labour has been risen gradually and the retail prices also has been soared; particularly, since 2007, the average monthly price of dry red wine in 36 cities has soared significantly.

Book review: Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins & L. Hunter Lovins
Genuine prosperity is not won at the expense of the earth. Just as the foundation of all personal wealth is good health (you have no energy to make your mark if you are sick), so the foundation of global wealth is a healthy natural environment. Prosperity is inherently about wealth and wellbeing that are not won at the expense of other people or things. Real prosperity invokes the 'circle of life'. Natural Capitalism popularised the idea of 'natural capital' that clean air, water and other natural assets are valuable and must be recognised by the accounting discipline, and are not free things to be looted. Yet the book is not a rant against industry and how it is destroying the world. Through copious examples it shows that being 'green' can be financially smart as well as ethically right. The capital that economists forgot The authors note that industrial capitalism has been incredibly successful in marshalling resources and delivering great wealth. But this wealth has come at a great cost to the natural environment. They admit that the cost of raw materials continues to fall and that the actual amount of resources never becomes depleted, thanks to the development of easier ways of finding and extracting metals from the ground and yet, these 'easier' ways also come at a cost.

Navistar Selects Menlo as Global Lead Logistics Provider; Strategic Outsourcing Engagement Focused on Streamlining Operations, Improving Velocity, Removing Waste from Global Supply Chain Network
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) announced today it has selected Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, as its global lead logistics provider to support Navistar's global growth strategies as the company moves into new marketplaces. Working with Menlo will help Navistar as it continues to build its competitive cost structure. Menlo, which is the global supply chain management subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), will support Navistar's strategies to achieve world-class performance in its global logistics network, including management of global transportation providers, regional warehouse management, lead time planning and net landed cost modeling.

BRIEFING - ASIA AVIATION - OCT 10, 2008
An executive briefing on aviation for Oct 10, 2008, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. DHL INCREASES FREQUENCY OF FLIGHTS TO BOOST ASIA NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR - Express and logistics company DHL has increased the frequency of its dedicated flights from Hong Kong to Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul and Singapore to serve the needs of growing intra-Asia trade.

Elemica & JFE Systems Partner to Support Japan Market; Trusted & Well-Respected Company Brings Expansion Opportunities
EXTON, Pa. and TOKYO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Elemica, the industry-leading business process network for the external supply chain, announces their agreement with JFE Systems to sell and support Elemica's solutions throughout the Japanese market. Under the new agreement, JFE Systems will sell, support, and deploy Elemica's Connected Solutions that facilitate communications with all trading partners, integrate enterprise applications for seamless data exchange, and streamline transactions in areas such as order management, procurement, business planning, and logistics/transportation. "I recognize Elemica is one of the largest and most successful Business to Business (B2B) exchange networks in the world," said Osami Taniri, director, JFE Systems. "JFE Systems has been providing e-Commerce & Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions and supporting JAPAN EDI Standardization for years. Today, we are very pleased to offer Elemica's services. I am strongly confident that our collaboration contributes to efficiency and expansion of B2B exchanges in the Japanese chemical industry."

UNILEVER TO INVEST 100 MLN EURO INTO CONSTRUCTION OF FACTORY IN ...
Unilever, the world's second largest producer of food and cleaning supplies, plans to invest around 100 million euro into the construction of a multi-purpose production facility in Tula region, which will unite several food production units with a logistics center.

PALLET PROVIDER CHEP, WALMART REACH AGREEMENT: BRAMBLES
Global pallet and record management firm Brambles (ASX:BXB) says CHEP USA has reached agreement with US retailer Walmart to continue to participate in its logistics network, at limited ongoing cost to Brambles.

BAE SYSTEMS: BAE Systems Achieves Zero Idle Fleet In Jetstream Portfolios And Wins Remarketing Mandate From Eastern Airways
RDATE:09102008 Hatfield, Hertfordshire -- BAE Systems Regional Aircraft's Asset Management team announced today at the European Airlines Association (ERA) Annual General Assembly in Manchester new Jetstream sales that have resulted in a zero idle fleet in both its 19-seat Jetstream 32 and 29-seat Jetstream 41 portfolios.

Noront Advises Shareholders of Unwarranted Proxy Contest Launched by Hedge Fund Manager
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 9, 2008) - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") (TSX VENTURE:NOT) announced that Rosseau Asset Management Ltd. (and certain related parties) (collectively, "Rosseau"), a hedge fund manager that, together with its officers and employees, owns or exercises control and direction over approximately 9.2% of Noront's common shares, has filed a dissident's proxy circular (the "Dissident's Circular") in which they ask Noront shareholders to vote against the re-election of the Company's current Board of Directors and instead vote to elect a new slate of directors at the upcoming annual and special meeting of Noront shareholders scheduled to be held on October 28, 2008. During recent meetings between Rosseau and Noront's management, Rosseau indicated it wanted significant changes to Noront's Board of Directors and some senior management.

General Dynamics awarded $183m US Navy deal
General Dynamics will provide logistics, technical program management, configuration management, financial management, acquisition and administrative support. It will also support program planning, requirements determination, site activation, transportation and delivery, and acquisition and tracking of procurement items. The deal follows a $25.7m contract awarded in September by the US Naval Air Systems Command to General Dynamics to provide program management services for the Swiss government's F/A-18 Hornet fighter fleet.

Guest column: Apple's iPhone versus Google's Android versus Nokia's 5800
By Jonathan Li In the latest Interfax guest column, Jonathan Li, managing partner of Asentio Design, reviews the latest touch screen mobile phone user interface designs by Apple, Google and Nokia, all three of which desire to own more of the value chain - from hardware to software and to content distribution. Having designed Motorola, NEC, and E28's touchscreen mobile phones for the past several years, I was excitedly curious to get my hands on the much-hyped iPhone. After six months of usage and discounting the volatile signal strength issue, I commend Apple on creating a platform that is highly usable. The iPhone achieves this through (1) a fast and responsive software system where the speed of the iPhone, especially in processor intensive applications like the photo gallery, sets it apart from many of its predecessors; (2) a touch screen with finger interaction in mind where interaction elements such as buttons and lists fit most human fingers; (3) sexy transitions that add visual aesthetics, but more importantly aids navigation of the interface; (4) placing buttons on the screen to abolish menus which often hide options; and (5)

Lyxor Intl Asset Mgt - Net Asset Value(s)
RNS Number : 4513FLyxor Intern. Asset Management09 October 2008FUND: LYXOR ETF Brazil (iBOVESPA) (LSE listed) GBPISIN CODE: FR0010499731TRADING DATE: 09-Oct-08NAV PER SHARE: GBP 9.23795577588388NUMBER OF UNITS: 100000CODE: RIOUKWarning contact: +33 1 42 13 58 58FUND: LYXOR ETF Brazil (iBOVESPA) (LSE listed) USDISIN CODE: FR0010499731TRADING DATE: 09-Oct-08NAV PER SHARE: GBP 16.0103011551844NUMBER OF UNITS: 100000CODE: -Warning contact: +33 1 42 13 58 58FUND: LYXOR ETF China Enterprise (HSCEI) (LSE listed) GBPISIN CODE: FR0010499749TRADING DATE: 09-Oct-08NAV PER SHARE: GBP 5.63826442348666NUMBER OF UNITS: 100000CODE: ASIGBPWarning contact: +33 1 42 13 58 58FUND: LYXOR ETF Dow Jones IA (LSE listed) GBPISIN CODE: FR0010551622TRADING DATE: 09-Oct-08NAV PER SHARE: GBP 5.39980340994572NUMBER OF UNITS: 25000CODE: DJEGBPWarning contact: +33 1 42 13 58 58FUND: LYXOR ETF Dow Jones IA (LSE listed) USDISIN CODE: FR0010551622TRADING DATE: 09-Oct-08

CHINA SEPT PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX ENDS 2-MONTH DECLINE
China's purchasing managers index (PMI) for September rose to 51.2 from 48.4 for August, putting an end to two consecutive months of decline, according to China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing. The September PMI also indicates weaker inflationary pressures and growing manufacturing activities due to the positive impact of the Chinese government's efforts. PMI is an indicator to measure economic activities: The economy is expanding when it stands above 50 and is contracting when it falls below 50. The index declined to 48.4 for July, the first time to fall below 50 since 2005 when the index was launched. (XIC)