PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Rates Pami Finance S.r.l.'s Notes 'AA-' (Nasdaq)
Fitch Ratings-London/Milan-06 October 2008: Fitch Ratings has today assigned Pami Finance S.r.l.'s (Pami) EUR561,550,000 Class A asset-backed floating-rate notes due June 2032 'AA-' (AA minus) ratings with Stable Outlook.

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SlipNOT(R) Becomes AIA Approved (Centre Daily Times)
SlipNOT(R) Metal Safety Flooring is proud to announce the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has approved SlipNOT(R) as a registered Continuing Education Systems (CES) provider. The SlipNOT(R) presentation provides one Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) Learning Unit (LUs); which helps the almost 80,000 AIA members achieve the requirement of 18 LUs per year, 8 of which must be HSW.

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B&R X20 Stand-Alone Hub (ThomasNet)
B&R now also offers a Stand-alone Ethernet hub system which is part of their successful X20 slice I/O series. The modular design of the active hub allows it to be used as a 4x or 6x hub. Even the smallest version is a beneficial solution as a 2x hub for extending Ethernet sections up to 200m. Besides standard Ethernet, the modular hub system can also be expanded with an X20 Bus controller module ...

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American Century Investments(R) Launches International Business; Opens London Office (Centre Daily Times)
American Century Investments(R), a leading privately held asset management firm, announced the launch of its international business and opening of a London sales office. Through the new international enterprise, American Century Investments will focus on delivering its growth strategies -- specifically global growth, emerging markets and U.S. growth equities -- to institutions and financial ...

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