In the light of the recent 260p per share approach and claims made by WPP, David Lowden, Chief Executive of TNS, gives a short video interview on the proposed merger with GfK.

"What better way to celebrate the founding of our nation than... um, by... blogging?" So begins the introductory post on the new WashingtonWatch.com blog.

In the light of the recent 260p per share approach and claims made by WPP, David Lowden, Chief Executive of TNS, gives a short video interview on the proposed merger with GfK.

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BCE today announced the company has entered into a final agreement with a company formed by an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity.

Pixelplus Co., Ltd. , a fabless semiconductor company in Korea that designs, develops, and markets CMOS image sensors for various consumer electronics applications, today announced that its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, contained in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2008, included an audit report containing an unqualified going concern from its independent registered public accounting firm.

eFuture Information Technology Inc. ("eFuture"), a leading provider of front-end supply chain management software and services in China, today announced the appointment and hiring of Mr. Deliang Tong as chief operating officer in charge of business strategy planning and new business development. Mr. Tong currently serves as president of Beijing eFuture Royalstone Information Inc., a subsidiary of eFuture.

The Miss Texas Organization today announced the winners of the preliminary competitions for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant and Miss Teen Texas Pageant. The preliminary competitions were held on July 1, 2 and 3 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth.

Perfect World Co., Ltd. ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator in China, announced shareholder resolutions adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held in Hong Kong today.

Based on Nokia's 2003 and 2005 employee stock option plans, 136 030 shares of Nokia Corporation were subscribed for between June 2, 2008 and June 30, 2008 and between May 8, 2008 and May 30, 2008 136 825 shares as previously announced. The total amount of subscription prices will be recorded in the fund for invested non-restricted equity.

The Ridley Empire, a domestic spy network, has derailed a top-secret operation inside the FBI's elite CD-9. A deep cover agent, Code Name Pike, remains inside while his decoy faces certain death. A retired U.S. senator launches a campaign among the American people to train and serve as Pike's agents, the country's last line of defense. To keep the morale high, a mascot is commissioned. In his paws holds the future of the Code Name Pike Mission.

The dynamic stored-value card program launched at the United States Naval Academy almost a year ago is proving so popular that the Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD) is expanding it to include additional campus locations.

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited , or Shanda, a leading interactive entertainment media company in China, today announced the establishment of its third business unit, Shanda Literature Limited ("Shanda Literature"), which will focus on publishing original reader-generated literary works. In addition, Shanda announced the appointment of Mr. Xiaoqiang Hou as Shanda Literature's chief executive officer, and Mr. Wenhui Wu as its President, and Mr. Xuesong Shang, Mr. Peng Sun and Mr. Xudong Liu as Vice Presidents.

Chicago area systems engineering company Lextech Global Services (Lextech) announces the launch of its new product-based sister company, Lextech Labs. After recognizing a need for increased mobility in the security and surveillance industry, Lextech Labs capitalized on Lextech's custom software development expertise by commissioning their engineering team to create a series of advanced applications for the iPod Touch and iPhone.

Wide open spaces and private hikes in wild lands restore the soul, but will high gas prices render the wilderness vacation obsolete, tempting city dwellers to stay closer to home? In the face of New York Times op-ed pieces titled, "Goodbye to the Great American Road Trip," rural communities tucked in remote corners of the country wonder how they will continue to entice travelers.

LAI International, Inc. has announced the launch of its newly re-designed web site LAIco.com, unveiling its new brand identity as strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers.

MyGallons, the consumer solution for rising gas prices, has learned that its vendor, US Banks Voyager Network/GoGas Fleet, will not be honoring the agreement to provide redemption services for our program. Having tested the program since April of this year, MyGallons expects a seamless transition to a competing national payment network and any report to the contrary is false. We will be announcing our new national payment network soon. The change in payment networks will have very little impact on the thousands of MyGallons members, will not affect MyGallons daily operations and will have little impact on the number of filling stations that will accept the MyGallons card nationwide. We look forward to and are excited to announce our new payment network to our members. MyGallons appreciates the overwhelming support it has received from the American public and is excited to continue to offer its customers Tomorrow's gas at Today's prices.

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (http://www.vasco.com/), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, today announced that it will reinforce its presence in Asia by opening a subsidiary in Mumbai, India. VASCO received the official Certificate of Incorporation of VASCO Data Security (India) Private Limited at the end of Q2 2008.

TROY Group, Inc. announced today that financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended May 31, 2008, have been posted on the company's web-site at http://www.troygroup.com/. To access the report, click on About TROY Group then click on Financials. TROY's financial results are also posted at http://www.pinksheets.com/. Enter TROY in the symbol field then click on Financial Report.

A. H. Belo Corporation announced today that its second quarter 2008 financial results release will occur on Monday, July 28 before the market opens that day. A conference call will follow at 1:00 p.m. CDT that afternoon.

While cable and dish services are swamped with religious channels, Muslims in the United States have unequal opportunities for access. MuslimChannels addresses this challenge with a unique approach, by offering the best of both worlds: Multiple live 24 x 7 broadcasts of religious, alternative news, and educational programming, as well as user video uploads, video sharing and formation of online communities.

Critical Mass (http://www.criticalmass.com/), an Omnicom digital marketing agency, has been named the interactive agency of record for AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace.

Critical Mass (http://www.criticalmass.com/), an Omnicom digital marketing agency, has named branding expert Jason Theodor Creative Director. An avid blogger, lecturer, and industry veteran with eleven years experience, he will be based in Toronto.

TiVo Inc. , the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it will present at the Collins Stewart 4th Annual Growth Conference on July 10th. The webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the TiVo website at http://investor.tivo.com/ under the events calendar tab.

CSC announced today that it has signed a new information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with Urenco, a leading supplier of enriched uranium to nuclear power utilities worldwide. The new six-year agreement, which is valued at $22 million (10.9 million pounds sterling), follows a seven-year, 23 million pounds sterling IT outsourcing contract Urenco awarded to CSC in March 2007.

Celsia Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: CSAT; celsiatech.com), a leader in cooling solutions for the computer, telecommunications infrastructure, and LED lighting industries, announces that on June 24, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Celsia Technologies, Inc. the shareholders of the Company approved the election of Mr. Ronald Willis to the Company's Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Charles Resnick was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Resnick replaces Gregory Osborn, who will continue to serve as a director of the Company and is a member of the audit committee.

STMicroelectronics , a leader in non-volatile memory technology, has introduced 1MHz two-wire serial EEPROMs in 256-Kbit, 512-Kbit and 1-Mbit densities, compatible with I2C Fast-Mode-Plus allowing data rates up to 2.5-times faster than the I2C Fast-mode. Operating at 1MHz, the M24M01-HR is able to complete a 1-Mbit data transaction in 1 second; the 256-Kbit M24256-BHR in a quarter of a second; and the 512-Kbit M24512-HR in half a second.

Stroz Friedberg, a leading consulting and technical services firm, announced today that it has been certified as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) by the Payment Cards Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council. The PCI Security Standards Council creates comprehensive requirements for enhancing payment account data security that includes security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures designed to help organizations proactively protect customer account data. Qualified Security Assessors must be pre-qualified, and are then required to take rigorous training and testing to be certified to provide PCI data security assessments.