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Following a final verdict reached on November 17, 2009 by the higher regional court in Frankfurt am Main, Daimler AG (stock-exchange abbreviation DAI) will increase the settlement and compensation to be made to the former AEG shareholders.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is extending the offer period for its voluntary public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL). The extended offer period expires at 5:30 p.m. CET on Thursday, December 3, 2009.

At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE ratified the financial statements reporting a loss before tax of 4.4 billion Euro for the fiscal year 2008/09 (ending 31 July 2009).

Unilever today announced that it is to reduce its equity interest in JohnsonDiversey from 33 per cent to 4 per cent.

The move represents the next step toward an acquisition first announced Sept. 21. When completed, the expanded Dell is expected to help customers thrive and grow through a broader range of smartly delivered IT services and solutions, and better position the company for its own immediate and long-term growth and efficiency.

Acquisition of TANDBERG to Expand Cisco’s Collaboration Offering and Enable Customers to Transform How They Do Business Globally

Koenigsegg Group AB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd. ("BAIC") to explore growth opportunities in the Chinese and international markets for the products of SAAB Automobile and BAIC.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the "NISSAN GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS GALLERY" will open its doors on August 8th. The Gallery will be central feature of the new new Global Headquarters located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, welcoming visitors and customers to share in the Nissan experience.

The deposit and price per share calculations were conducted in accordance with the Company's certificate of incorporation using the volume-weighted average price over the 11-day pricing period from June 30, 2009 through July 15, 2009.

Intel Corporation today announced that the initial offer period for its tender offer through its subsidiary, APC II Acquisition Corporation (APC II), for all outstanding shares of common stock, including rights to purchase shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, of Wind River Systems Inc. for $11.50 per share expired at 12 a.m. EDT on July 9, 2009.

Building on the success of its recently launched netbook for education, Dell announced two new offerings here today that expand its K-12 technology portfolio and make it easier for students, teachers, and parents to connect with one another and share information.

First-in-Class Alzheimer’s Treatments Expand Existing J&J Neuroscience Pipeline Johnson & Johnson Equity Investment Provides Financial Flexibility for Elan

Eni Norge AS has declined the proposed Aker Solutions, Aibel, Samsung Heavy Industries consortium to participate in the tendering process for the Goliat FPSO. Aker Solutions is of the opinion that this is the best delivery model for us for the chosen Goliat concept.

Phase One A/S, in conjunction with senior management employees of Leaf, today announced that they have created a new entity, Leaf Imaging Ltd., to purchase certain assets of the Leaf camera business.

BP has agreed today to sell its ground fuels marketing business in Greece to Hellenic Petroleum for €359m ($500m) subject to various adjustments at closing.

Voting with their IT budgets, organizations choose SAS Analytics far more often than any other analytics supplier. And even as technology budgets tighten in current tough economic conditions, business leaders are increasing their investment in analytics to remain competitive and position themselves for an eventual turnaround.

HSBC intends to make an offer to acquire from minority shareholders the remaining 6.14 per cent of Investsmart it does not currently own and to delist Investsmart shares from the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India (the "delisting offer").

HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited (HSBC Insurance) has received final approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to launch a jointly held insurance company with Beijing-based National Trust Limited (National Trust).

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced today that the underwriters of the previously announced public offering of 26 million shares of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) common stock owned by AIG and its subsidiary, American Home Assurance Company (AHAC), have exercised their option to purchase an additional 3.9 million shares.

With a wide array of innovative product offerings and successful marketing strategies, BenQ Corporation’s projectors are gaining strong momentum in the emerging markets especially in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe.