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Tom Clary, Invensys Operations Management

tom.clary@ips.invensys.com t: 469-365-6651 c: 214-549-5629

John Nero, Tiziani Whitmyre

jnero@tizinc.com t: 781-793-9380 c: 401-486-3120

Invensys assina acordo com a Cognizant para primorar capacidades de desenvolvimento
– relacionamento estratégico acelera tempo de lançamento dos produtos no mercado, promove a inovação e possibilita o crescimento

16 de julho de 2009/PLANO, TEXAS –A Invensys Operations Management, fornecedora global de sistemas tecnológicos, soluções de software e serviços de consultoria para os ramos de processamento e fabricação, anunciou hoje que formou um relacionamento estratégico com a Cognizant, líder de serviços terceirizados de consultoria, tecnologia e negócios, para ajudar a aprimorar o projeto, o desenvolvimento e o fornecimento dos produtos e soluções da Invensys Operations Management a clientes em todo o mundo.

“Este relacionamento é outro passo importante na execução da nossa estratégia de crescimento em longo prazo, parte de uma iniciativa que empreendemos há muitos meses e que ajudará a nos tornar uma empresa de tecnologia integrada de alto desempenho”, afirmou Sudipta Bhattacharya, diretor-executivo e presidente da  Invensys Operations Management. “Alavancar um parceiro de boa reputação e comprovado como a Cognizant acelera a nossa habilidade de expandir a capacidade e penetrar em mercados adjacentes”.  

Nos termos do acordo inicial de cinco anos, a Cognizant atuará como parceiro global de desenvolvimento da Invensys Operations Management. A Cognizant pretende recrutar e fazer uma oferta de emprego a quatrocentos funcionários da Invensys Operations Management como parte de sua oferta estratégica para prestar uma série de serviços de desenvolvimento e manutenção, incluindo o desenvolvimento de engenharia de fabricação, inteligência empresarial de fabricação, aplicações avançadas, gestão de operações, medição e instrumentação, controle crítico e de segurança, sistemas de supervisão e aquisição de dados e sistemas de controle distribuídos.

“Externamente, os nossos clientes e parceiros de ecossistema não devem ver diferença nos nossos produtos ou nos relacionamentos que mantêm com a nossa empresa”, afirmou Bhattacharya. “Na verdade, ao alavancar a nossa experiência e capacidades combinadas para fornecer maior valor, os nossos clientes deverão receber os benefícios visados desse novo relacionamento: lançamento mais rápido de produtos no mercado, inovação mais rápida, crescimento de recursos também mais rápido e um foco mais profundo no projeto e desenvolvimento do nosso portfólio de produtos estratégicos. Acreditamos que esse relacionamento de longo prazo aumentará a nossa capacidade de desenvolver tecnologia estratégica, criar a flexibilidade para responder às prioridades comerciais em transformação e aumentar significativamente a nossa capacidade de fornecimento rápido de novas soluções enquanto continuamos a dar apoio à nossa grande base de clientes”. 

Francisco D’Souza, presidente e diretor-executivo da Cognizant, afirmou: “Aguardamos ansiosamente trabalhar com a Invensys Operations Management no momento em que assumem uma posição de liderança na área de gestão de operações e mantêm um compromisso com seus clientes e grupos interessados. Ficamos impressionados com a equipe de desenvolvimento da Invensys Operations Management localizada em Hyderabad e estamos entusiasmados com o potencial em inovação que juntos conduziremos ao mercado de tecnologia da fabricação, enquanto se mesclam com a Cognizant. Com a nossa escala e presença global, temos os recursos para fazer investimentos significativos em infraestrutura e desenvolvimento de qualificações, assim como para fornecer oportunidades de crescimento atraentes aos nossos funcionários. Tudo isto ajudará a Invensys Operations Management a acelerar a entrega dos seus produtos e soluções”. 

Sobre a Invensys Operations Management

A Invensys Operations Management, uma divisão da Invensys, é uma provedora líder de automação e tecnologia da informação, sistemas, soluções de software, serviços e consultoria para as indústrias globais de infraestrutura e fabricação. Com sede em Plano, Texas, EUA, suas soluções são usadas por mais de quarenta mil clientes em todo o mundo e em mais de duzentas mil fábricas e instalações, incluindo controle e instrumentação para medição, sistemas de controle distribuído e segurança crítica, uma ampla gama de software para gestão de operações em tempo real e serviços profissionais que ajudam seus clientes a projetar, operar e gerir a segurança, eficiência, produtividade, sustentabilidade e lucratividade de seus ativos. 

Os clientes da Invensys são algumas das organizações industriais mais importantes do mundo — grandes refinarias de petróleo; processadores químicos, gás, GNL, energéticos, farmacêuticos e minerais; empresas de alimentos e bebidas; empresas mineradoras e de metais; instalações de água e água servida e fábricas de celulose e papel — e suas soluções fornecem benefícios significativos em relação ao custo associados com operação segura e eficiente das fábricas e instalações industriais. 

As ofertas da Invensys Operations Management são fornecidas sob várias marcas proeminentes, incluindo Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Barber-Colman, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex e Wonderware. Os cerca de nove mil funcionários da empresa e seu ecossistema de parceiros globais integram esses produtos e serviços para ajudar os clientes a colaborarem em tempo real pelos sistemas e empresas, extraindo dados críticos para tomar decisões melhores e mais rápidas e sincronizar suas operações desde o chão da fábrica aos escritórios executivos, alinhando as metas de produção com os objetivos dos negócios. Para saber mais sobre a Invensys Operations Management, acesse o site www.invensys.com.

A Invensys plc (www.invensys.com) tem sede em Londres e está listada na Bolsa de Valores de Londres (ISYS.L), com aproximadamente 25.000 funcionários trabalhando em sessenta países.

Sobre a Cognizant

A Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é líder no fornecimento de tecnologia da informação, consultoria e serviços de terceirização de processos de negócios. Reconhecida pela Fortune Magazine como uma das Empresas Mais Admiradas do Mundo, o verdadeiro entusiasmo da Cognizant é dedicar o nosso conhecimento em inovação e tecnologia global, a nossa experiência do setor e os recursos mundiais para trabalharmos juntamente com os clientes de forma a fortalecer seus negócios. Com mais de cinquenta centros globais de entrega e aproximadamente 63.700 funcionários, conforme dados de 31 de março de 2009, combinamos um modelo único de entrega local e no exterior inspirado por uma cultura distinta de satisfação do cliente. Um membro do índice NASDAQ-100 e do S&P 500, a Cognizant é uma empresa Forbes Global 2000 e membro da Fortune 1000, e está classificada entre as principais empresas de tecnologia da informação nas listas “Hot Growth” e “Top 50 Performers” da revista BusinessWeek. Visite-nos online em www.cognizant.com.

Invensys, o logotipo da Invensys, Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, PIPEPHASE, PRO/II, SIM4ME, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex e Wonderware são marcas comerciais da Invensys plc, suas subsidiárias ou afiliadas. Barber-Colman é uma marca comercial da TAC, LLC e usada sob licença da TAC, LLC.  Todas as outras marcas e nomes de produtos podem ser marcas comerciais de seus respectivos donos.

Tom Clary, Invensys Operations Management
tom.clary@ips.invensys.com tel.: +1-469-365-6651 cel.: +1-214-549-5629

John Nero, Tiziani Whitmyre
jnero@tizinc.com tel.: +1-781-793-9380 cel.: +1-401-486-3120

Invensys firma acuerdo con Cognizant para
mejorar las capacidades de desarrollo

– La relación estratégica acelera el tiempo de comercialización, impulsa la innovación y permite el crecimiento –

16 DE JULIO DE 2009/PLANO, TEXAS –Invensys Operations Management, proveedor mundial de sistemas de tecnología, soluciones de software y servicios de consultoría para las industrias de procesos y manufactura, anunció hoy que ha iniciado una relación estratégica con Cognizant, proveedor líder de consultoría, tecnología y tercerización de negocios, para ayudar a mejorar el diseño, desarrollo y entrega de los productos y soluciones de Invensys Operations Management a clientes en todo el mundo.

“Esta relación es otro paso importante en la ejecución de nuestra estrategia de crecimiento a largo plazo, parte de una iniciativa que emprendimos hace varios meses y que nos ayudará a convertirnos en una compañía de alto rendimiento y de tecnología integrada”, señaló Sudipta Bhattacharya, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de Invensys Operations Management. “Apalancar a un socio del renombre y la acreditación de Cognizant, acelera las oportunidades de expandir nuestras capacidaded e ingresar en mercados adyacentes”.

Bajo los términos del acuerdo inicial de cinco años, Cognizant será el socio de desarrollo global de Invensys Operations Management. Cognizant piensa contratar y hacer una oferta de trabajo a 400 empleados de Invensys Operations Management como parte de su oferta estratégica para suministrar una gama de servicios de desarrollo y mantenimiento, incluido el desarrollo de ingeniería de manufactura, inteligencia de manufactura empresarial, aplicaciones avanzadas, gestión de operaciones, mediciones e instrumentación, control crítico y de seguridad, control de supervisión y adquisición de datos, y sistemas de control distribuidos.

“Externamente, nuestros clientes y socios del ecosistema no deberían notar ninguna diferencia en nuestros productos ni en su relación laboral con nosotros”, señaló Bhattacharya. “De hecho, al apalancar nuestra experiencia y capacidades combinadas para entregar más valor, nuestros clientes deberían recibir los beneficios deseados de esta nueva relación: tiempo de comercialización más corto para soluciones nuevas, innovación más rápida, aumento más rápido de los recursos y un mayor enfoque en el diseño y desarrollo de nuestra cartera estratégica de productos. Creemos que esta relación a largo plazo aumentará nuestra capacidad de desarrollar tecnología estratégica, crear la flexibilidad para responder a prioridades comerciales cambiantes y aumentar considerablemente nuestra capacidad de entregar rápidamente nuevas soluciones mientras seguimos respaldando a nuestra amplia base de clientes”.

Francisco D’Souza, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de Cognizant, señaló, “Estamos ansiosos de trabajar con Invensys Operations Management a medida que toman una posición de liderazgo en el espacio de gestión de operaciones, mientras mantienen su compromiso con sus clientes y accionistas. Nos ha impresionado mucho el equipo de desarrollo de Invensys Operations Management en Hyderabad y nos emociona la potencial innovación que impulsarán de forma conjunta en el mercado de la tecnología de manufactura a medida que se unen a Cognizant. Con nuestra presencia a escala global, contamos con los recursos para hacer inversiones importantes en el desarrollo de infraestructura y destrezas, al igual que para ofrecer atractivas oportunidades de crecimiento a nuestros empleados, lo cual ayudará a Invensys Operations Management a acelerar la entrega de sus productos y soluciones”.

Acerca de Invensys Operations Management
Invensys Operations Management, una división de Invensys, es un proveedor líder de tecnología de automatización e información, sistemas, soluciones de software, servicios y consultoría a las industrias globales de manufactura e infraestructura. Con sede en Plano, Texas, sus soluciones son utilizadas por más de 40.000 clientes alrededor del mundo en más de 200.000 plantas y centros, e incluyen instrumentación de control y medición, sistemas distribuidos de control y seguridad crítica, una amplia gama de software de gestión de operaciones en tiempo real y servicios profesionales que ayudan a sus clientes a diseñar, operar y gestionar la seguridad, eficiencia, productividad, sustentabilidad y rentabilidad de sus activos.

Entre los clientes de Invensys se encuentran algunas de las organizaciones industriales más importantes del mundo; grandes refinerías de petróleo; químicos, gases, GNL, electricidad, farmacéuticas y procesadoras de minerales; compañías de alimentos y bebidas; compañías de metales y minería; centros de agua y aguas residuales; fábricas de papel y de pasta de papel, y sus soluciones para entregar beneficios importantes de costos asociados a la operación segura y eficiente de las plantas y centros industriales.

La entrega de los productos de Invensys Operations Management se hace mediante varias marcas prominentes de la industria, incluidas Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Barber-Colman, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex y Wonderware. Los aproximadamente 9.000 empleados de la compañía y su ecosistema de socios globales integran estos productos y servicios para ayudar a los clientes a colaborar en sistemas y empresas en tiempo real, extrayendo datos críticos para tomar decisiones mejores y más rápidas y sincronizar sus operaciones desde la planta hasta las oficinas ejecutivas, alineando los objetivos de producción con los objetivos comerciales. Para obtener más información sobre Invensys Operations Management, visite www.invensys.com.

Invensys plc (www.invensys.com) tiene su sede en Londres y cotiza en la bolsa de valores de Londres (ISYS.L), cuenta con aproximadamente 25.000 empleados en 60 países.

Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) es un proveedor líder de tecnología de la información, consultoría y servicios de tercerización de procesos comerciales. Reconocida por la revista Fortune como una de las compañías más admiradas del mundo, la pasión determinada de Cognizant es dedicar nuestros conocimientos en tecnología e innovación global, nuestra experiencia en la industria y los recursos globales para trabajar juntos con clientes y fortalecer sus empresas. Con más de 50 centros de entrega global y aproximadamente 63.700 empleados al 31 de marzo de 2009, combinamos un modelo de entrega único en el interior y en el exterior infundido por una cultura definida de satisfacción del cliente. Miembro del índice NASDAQ 100 y del índice S&P 500, Cognizant es una compañía Forbes Global 2000 y miembro de Fortune 1000 y está clasificada entre las mejores compañías de tecnología de la información en las listas Hot Growth y Top 50 Performers de BusinessWeek. Visítelas en línea en www.cognizant.com.

Invensys, el logotipo de Invensys, Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, PIPEPHASE, PRO/II, SIM4ME, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex y Wonderware son marcas comerciales de Invensys plc, sus empresas filiales o afiliadas. Barber-Colman es una marca comercial de TAC, LLC y es utilizada bajo licencia de TAC, LLC. Todas las demás marcas y nombres de productos pueden ser marcas comerciales de sus respectivos titulares.

CONTACTS

Tom Clary, Invensys Operations Management
tom.clary@ips.invensys.com t: 469-365-6651 m: 214-549-5629

John Nero, Tiziani Whitmyre
jnero@tizinc.com t: 781-793-9380 m: 401-486-3120

Invensys Signs Agreement with Cognizant to
Enhance Development Capabilities

– Strategic relationship accelerates time to market, drives innovation and enables growth –

JULY 16, 2009/PLANO, TEXAS –Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, today announced that it has entered a strategic relationship with Cognizant, a leading provider of consulting, technology and business outsourcing, to help improve the design, development and delivery of Invensys Operations Management’s products and solutions for customers around the globe.

“This relationship is another important step in executing our long-term growth strategy, part of an initiative we undertook several months ago that will help us become a high-performing, integrated technology company,” said Sudipta Bhattacharya, chief executive officer and president, Invensys Operations Management. “Leveraging a reputable and proven partner like Cognizant accelerates our ability to expand capacity and move into adjacent markets.”

Under the terms of the initial five-year agreement, Cognizant will serve as Invensys Operations Management’s global development partner. Cognizant intends to recruit and make an offer of employment to 400 Invensys Operations Management employees as part of their strategic offering to supply an array of development and maintenance services, including the development of manufacturing engineering, enterprise manufacturing intelligence, advanced applications, operations management, measurement and instrumentation, safety and critical control, supervisory control and data acquisition, and distributed control systems.

“Externally, our customers and ecosystem partners should see no difference in our products or their working relationship with us,” Bhattacharya said. “In fact, by leveraging our combined expertise and capabilities to deliver greater value, our customers should receive the intended benefits of this new relationship: faster time-to-market on new solutions, faster innovation, faster ramp up on resources and a deeper focus on the design and development of our strategic product portfolio. We believe that this long-term relationship will increase our capacity to develop strategic technology, create the flexibility to respond to changing business priorities and significantly increase our capability to quickly deliver new solutions while continuing to support our large customer base.”

Francisco D’Souza, president and chief executive officer, Cognizant, said, “We look forward to working with Invensys Operations Management as they take a leadership position in the operations management space while maintaining their commitment to their clients and stakeholders. We have been very impressed with the Hyderabad development team at Invensys Operations Management and are excited at the potential innovation we will jointly drive into the manufacturing technology market place as they blend into Cognizant. With our global footprint and scale, we have the resources to make significant investments in infrastructure and skills development, as well as to provide attractive growth opportunities for our employees, all of which will help Invensys Operations Management accelerate delivery of their products and solutions.”

About Invensys Operations Management
Invensys Operations Management, a division of Invensys, is a leading provider of automation and information technology, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to the global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, its solutions are used by more than 40,000 clients around the world in more than 200,000 plants and facilities and include control and measurement instrumentation, critical safety and distributed control systems, a wide range of real-time operations management software and professional services that help its clients design, operate and manage the safety, efficiency, productivity, sustainability and profitability of their assets.

Invensys clients are some of the world’s most important industrial organizations — large oil refineries; chemical, gas, LNG, power, pharmaceutical and mineral processors; food and beverage companies; metals and mining companies; water and wastewater facilities; and pulp and paper mills — and its solutions deliver significant cost benefits associated with the secure, efficient operation of industrial plants and facilities.

Invensys Operations Management’s offerings are delivered under several prominent industry brands, including Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Barber-Colman, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. The company’s approximately 9,000 employees and its global partner ecosystem integrate these products and services to help clients collaborate across systems and enterprises in real time, extracting critical data to make faster, better decisions and synchronize their operations from the plant floor to the executive offices, aligning production goals with business objectives. To learn more about Invensys Operations Management, visit www.invensys.com.

Invensys plc (www.invensys.com) is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ISYS.L), with approximately 25,000 employees working in 60 countries.

About Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, Cognizant’s single-minded passion is to dedicate our global technology and innovation know-how, our industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together with clients to make their businesses stronger. With more than 50 global delivery centers and approximately 63,700 employees as of March 31, 2009, we combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused by a distinct culture of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek’s Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings. Visit them online at www.cognizant.com.

Invensys, the Invensys logo, Action Instruments, ArchestrA, Avantis, Chessell, Continental, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, PIPEPHASE, PRO/II, SIM4ME, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries or affiliates. Barber-Colman is a trademark of TAC, LLC and used under license from TAC, LLC. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Signers of the Memorial Book at www.sperianfire.com will help make possible a $100,000 donation by Sperian Fire to honor the fallen fire heroes and assist their families.

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“Everyone everywhere is urged to sign the Memorial Book for Fallen Firefighters and show their support for those who have fallen and for the families they left behind,” said Bill Sokol, Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, Sperian Fire.

“We’re not asking for financial support – only for your emotional support and less than a minute of your time,” Sokol said.

Signers can also offer words of encouragement and remember individual fallen comrades.

Chief Ronald Siarnicki, Executive Director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, said “This is a wonderful, thoughtful, and very much appreciated effort.” He signed the Book in honor of “fallen friends who will always remain in my thoughts and prayers.”

Captain Robert Kirkpatrick of Mississauga, Ontario, President of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation said “the donation is the largest the CFFF ever received. Each and every firefighter should sign the Memorial Book to show their support. And it will take less than a minute to show that support.”

Everyone is urged to sign the Memorial Book for Fallen Firefighters – on the Web at www.sperianfire.com.

The donation is the largest charitable gift in Sperian Fire’s history.

About Sperian Fire

Sperian Fire (formerly Survivair, Biosystems and Securitex) is a division of Sperian Protection - a world leader in personal protective equipment. The Sperian Fire Group (www.sperianfire.com) offers high performance respiratory gear, action ready protective apparel, and instrumentation for firefighting and emergency services. Well-known products include the Warrior™ SCBA, Sperian Ultramotion™ and Vectra SL™gear, Sperian Pathfinder™, and the Biosystems PosiChek3® SCBA Test Bench.

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Needham, Mass. – July 14, 2009

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support, and monitoring and assessing health trends. The purpose of this manual is to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles and roles of public health in the management of chemical incidents and emergencies.

EH&E was asked to prepare this manual based upon its extensive experience in public health, trends in environmental risk, and management of health and safety programs for large institutions. The document covers the key aspects of an incident management plan from the perspective of public health using risk assessment as a unifying theme. Guiding principles for prevention, preparedness, detection and alert, response, and recovery of chemical incidents are detailed in the manual.

“The management of chemical incidents and emergencies requires a multi-disciplinary approach, and the public health sector plays a key role at various stages of the management process,” said David MacIntosh, Sc.D., a contributing author and Principal Scientist with EH&E.   “In this manual, we’ve utilized the risk assessment paradigm to help government and other stakeholders identify and prioritize the role of the public health sector, with the goal of preventing and mitigating the health consequences of chemical incidents and emergencies.”

WHO, EH&E, and all those involved in the development of the publication hope that the manual will have wide application, especially in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and that in the future the health sector will be better prepared to acknowledge and fulfill its roles and responsibilities in the management of chemical incidents and emergencies.

About EH&E
EH&E (www.eheinc.com) has provided an extensive range of environmental and engineering consulting services for over 20 years. The company consists of over 70 experts with an outstanding record of providing focused solutions for a variety of issues that directly affect public heath. EH&E has a depth of knowledge and credibility unmatched in the industry and our wealth of readily-accessible information has become a powerful resource for our clients.

“As a culture, we continually recognize each other – from our work to the athletic fields to our homes. We continually reward each other as reinforcement of the journey we’ve taken to reach our goals. We continually ask, in some way, ‘Give me the opportunity and the tools for me to reach my full potential, and then along the way, make sure you measure me and show me that I am on the right path, am achieving my potential, and am providing value for our team,” Miller said.

The combination of self-empowerment and recognition is extremely powerful and motivating and is an investment that most top CEOs and executives recognize that they can’t afford not to make – especially now.

“The message is: Despite any of the chaos that’s out there — we value you and your contributions and we are rewarding you as a means to recognize you for those contributions in such as way that our appreciation is demonstrated to – and that public recognition is received from – your peers as well,” Miller stated

Miller cited The Life is good Company as one example of extremely powerful “reward and recognition” messaging. The company recently made its entire product line of apparel and accessories available to human resource executives for use in employee motivation, recognition, and reward programs. “The Life is good philosophy and its positive messages cuts through the current climate of instability to resonate directly with employees. You look at their trademark designs and think ‘Life is good’ and you just can’t help to feel the optimism. That’s the message and spirit that human resource executives need to re-introduce to their employees,” Miller said.

Equally as important as the message is the need of the program to match the actual reward and resulting recognition of that reward to the recipient. Money provides an instant reward, but little longstanding personal recognition. For builders and contractors, we recommend “external products.” Rewards, such as apparel for instance, that provide visibility and pride in the workplace – inside or outside.

“As an example, if employees are outside on the job, maybe it is a jacket that they wear with pride with the company logo on it that says how many years they’ve been involved. For office workers, perhaps it’s a mug or a desk accessory. Or, for anyone, an item to share with their family. The key is to determine rewards that will have more personal use for the recipients – and that will deliver a lasting kind of recognition for them personally and among their peers,” according to Miller

“Personal choice is very much appreciated. For one manufacturer, as employees reach different levels of achievement, both in safety and years with the company (anniversaries), they are offered a choice of rewards. There’s a webpage and they choose their own gifts, from eight or ten or a dozen choices – from belt buckles, lapel pens, patches, and rings, to a walkman or a new grill,” he added.

“In the end, think of the Oscars. Where’s the value? In the gold statuette? Some. But the real value lies in the ceremony and ongoing recognition from their public and their peers of receiving that award,” Miller said.

To reach Tom Miller, or more information, visit www.trmiller.com or call 1-508-850-7610.

About T.R. Miller Co., Inc.

Founded in 1975 by Tom Miller, T.R. Miller Co. Inc. has grown from a one-man start-up to become an industry leader in the top 5% of the $17 billion recognition and promotional products industry. Based in Walpole, Mass., T.R. Miller successfully promotes businesses with quality custom branded merchandise, corporate recognition programs, and company store programs. Additional information on T.R. Miller is available at www.trmiller.com.

Press contact: Don Goncalves, Tiziani Whitmyre, 781-793-9380, dgoncalves@tizinc.com

Dingley, Australia – June 17, 2009– A recent field attenuation study conducted by the Howard Leight Acoustical Laboratory on the performance of hearing protection devices showed that individual, one-on-one training was the most significant factor in predicting good earplug performance. The study, which was conducted on over 100 workers at eight different facilities, showed that fully one third of workers achieved attenuation higher than published Sound Level Conversion Ratings (SLC80) for their earplugs, and that another third achieved attenuation within 5 dB of those ratings. Only the remaining third had attenuation that was more than 5 dB below published SLC80s.

“This reinforces the need for individual fit testing of earplugs,” said Brad Witt, MA, CCC-A, Director of Hearing Conservation for Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC, and a principal author of the study. “No generalised rating scheme for hearing protectors can be effective without knowing how much attenuation individual workers actually attain. If a safety manager were to supply earplugs based on the assumption that all earplugs only achieve half of their published attenuation in the field, then clearly two-thirds of the workers in this study would be seriously overprotected, since they are achieving much higher protection than 50%.”

In this study, workers were tested during their standard work shifts. They were not pre-screened, and were tested with their own earplugs that they routinely wear on the job, with no modifications. The tested earplugs were from four different hearing protection device manufacturers, and workers received no training or coaching as part of the test. The workers were simply asked to insert the earplugs as they normally did on the job. No feedback or correction was offered if they fit the earplug incorrectly.

According to Witt, the purpose of the study was to identify factors which contributed to good earplug fit, and hence, good attenuation in use. “A variety of personal as well as program factors were evaluated to determine which factors would correlate the best to a good earplug fit among these 100 workers,” he said. Factors evaluated included: gender; age; years working in a hazardous noise environment; ear canal size; familiarity with hearing protection devices; model of product used; amount of group training received; amount of individual training received; and enforcement.

Of all these factors, said Witt, “only one stood out as having a strong correlation: one-on-one training. That is, the more often a worker had received Individual Training in the proper use of hearing protectors, the higher the probability of a good fit.” The same could not be said for Group Training, according to Witt. “It appeared to make no difference at all whether a worker had attended zero, five or ten group training sessions in hearing protection, when measuring good attenuation in the field.”

“Field testing of hearing protectors bridges the gap between the laboratory estimates of attenuation and the real-world attenuation achieved by workers as they normally wear their protectors,” said Ben Elsey, Hearing Conservation Specialist for Sperian Protection Australia Pty Ltd. “This test confirmed the value of individual, one-on-one training, and the importance of new technologies like VeriPRO™, recently introduced by Howard Leight.”

Developed in conjunction with the House Ear Institute (www.hei.org), VeriPRO measures real-world attenuation of unmodified earplugs and can be used as a means to improve individual employee training and enhance the overall effectiveness of hearing conservation programs. “VeriPRO makes it easy to get an accurate, real-world assessment of employees’ earplug fit, which is essential to achieving adequate attenuation,” said Elsey, “and provides an excellent tool to improve individual training.”

VeriPRO consists of software and an optimised headset, and utilises a three-part process to determine the effectiveness of an employee’s earplug fit over a range of frequencies. ” VeriPRO benefits both safety managers and employees alike,” said Elsey. “For the safety manager, it fulfils regulatory requirements for training with documented results. For employees, VeriPRO demonstrates the importance of hearing protection in the workplace, and helps employees select and compare protectors to find the best choice for their ears and specific applications.”

About Howard Leight
Howard Leight/Sperian Hearing Protection, LLC is a leading global provider of passive and intelligent hearing protection solutions, and champion of progressive Hearing Conservation Programs. For over 30 years, Howard Leight has pursued the prevention of occupational hearing loss through innovation in hearing protection design, technology, performance and comfort, and the promotion of hearing safety education. Leading solutions include the highest attenuating Max® single-use earplug; patented Air Flow Control™ technology for optimal earmuff attenuation; QuietDose™ personal in-ear dosimetry; and the industry-changing VeriPRO® earplug fit testing system. Visit: www.howardleight.com.

With nearly 6000 employees worldwide, Sperian Protection is resolutely geared towards international markets. The world leader in personal protective equipment (hearing, eye, respiratory and fall protection, gloves, clothing and footwear), the Group offers innovative products adapted to high-risk environments so that all workers in the manufacturing and services industries can work with confidence. Sperian Protection is listed on Euronext’s Eurolist and on the SBF120.

For additional information, contact:
Sperian Protection Australia Pty Ltd
43 Garden Boulevard
Dingley
VICTORIA 3172
Phone 1300 139 166
Fax 1300 362 491
BDeal@SperianProtection.com
rbessette@SperianProtection.com
http://www.howardleight.com

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Microtest uses accelerated aging studies to aid medical device manufacturers in predicting what will occur to the packaging or product during normal storage conditions. Studies are used to set preliminary shelf life dates, the period during which the product remains stable for its intended use.

Available accelerated aging studies from Microtest include:

· Standard chamber temperature studies (-70C, -20C, 25C 60% RH), (30C 65%RH), (35C 75% RH), (40C 75%RH), (50C 10-50% RH),( 55C 10-50%RH), (60C 10-50%RH)

· Post-stability/aging testing

· Custom studies

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Microtest is widely recognized for its problem-solving expertise in medical device contract manufacturing. Services include single-source production and testing, plus dedicated product management.

For more information on Microtest’s complete portfolio of services, visit Microtest Laboratories on the Web at www.microtestlabs.com/medical-device-testing/package-validation-testing.html, or call 1-800-631-1680.

Or, visit Microtest at the 2009 MD&M East, June 9^th-11^st, in Booth 1442 in the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center New York, NY.

About Microtest

Microtest is a leader in testing services and contract manufacturing for the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology industries. Based in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA, the company’s expertise and flexible processes enhance product safety and security, accelerate time to market, and minimize supply chain disruption. For more information, visit www.microtestlabs.com or call 1-413-786-1680 or toll-free 1-800-631-1680.

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SHARON, Mass. – June 15, 2009 –

Tiziani Whitmyre (www.tizinc.com), is a Boston-area interactive marketing and public relations services agency that helps business-to-business (B2B) manufacturing and technology-based companies to build brands, gather sales leads, and generate an ROI which maximizes payback on marketing communications budgets.

For more than 30 years, Howard Leight (www.howardleight.com) has pursued the prevention of occupational hearing loss through innovation in hearing protection design, technology, performance and comfort, and the promotion of hearing safety education. Howard Leight solutions include the highest attenuating Max® single-use earplug, patented Air Flow Control™ technology for optimal earmuff attenuation, QuietDose™ personal in-ear dosimetry, and the industry-changing VeriPRO® earplug fit testing system.

Specifically, Howard Leight has engaged Tiziani Whitmyre to promote both its industry-leading hearing protection solutions and its extensive Hearing Conservation Programs. The ongoing PR programs will be international in scale, targeting markets in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, and will integrate traditional media relations with online public relations strategies, optimized press releases, search engine optimization, and Web 2.0 social media strategies.

The new relationship was initiated with a successful integrated public relations campaign that officially launched Howard Leight’s new QuietDose technology, the only personal dosimeter that measures and records a worker’s actual in-ear exposure to noise over an entire work shift. The introduction of QuietDose is a major advance towards stopping the progression of occupational hearing loss and ensuring employer compliance with hearing safety regulations.

About Tiziani Whitmyre

Tiziani Whitmyre (www.tizinc.com) is a Boston area-based marketing services and strategies agency that builds brands, generates sales leads, and delivers an ROI which maximizes payback on any marketing communications budget. Services include public relations (PR) services, Internet marketing online (including search engine optimization, affiliate marketing, web design), advertising, direct marketing, graphic design, and corporate branding strategy.

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