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KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/11/09 --

What:   Ci&T (www.ciandt.com), a consulting and technology outsourcing
        services company, today announced that Leonardo Mattiazzi,
        vice president, international business, will be presenting in a
        panel session titled "Social Media and the Changing Digital
        Landscape," on Nov. 12, 2009. Presented by the Temple University
        Fox School of Business Alumni Association, the panel will bring
        together a group of experts to discuss the increasing impact of
        social media on both business and consumer habits. Mattiazzi will
        offer new insights into social media's role in information
        technology, while other experts will provide commentary on topics
        such as interactive media and social networking. The panelists
        will also leverage the latest technologies to engage with the
        audience, providing for an interactive discussion that will serve
        to both educate attendees on current technologies and forecast
        the growth of social media in the modern world.

Who:    Moderator
        --  Dr. Youngjin Yoo, faculty, Fox School of Business,
            Temple University

        Participants
        --  Leonardo Mattiazzi, vice president, international business
            for Ci&T
        --  Quinn Hall, director, Internet Solutions Technology,
            Digitas Health
        --  Argelio Dumenigo, senior strategist, Razorfish

Where:  The panel discussion will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET, on
        Nov. 12, 2009, at Temple University's Fox School of Business. It
        will be located in the Comcast Center, 44th Floor,
        1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia. Cost will be $15 for
        alumni, $5 for current students and $25 for anyone else wishing
        to attend.

About
Ci&T:   Ci&T delivers consulting, application outsourcing and digital
        marketing services in a unique way. Its "best-of-all-worlds" model
        combines the efficiency of offshore development with the
        convenience of a Western Hemisphere partner. Development centers
        in Brazil put creative marketing and technology expertise in
        near-local time zones, saving clients time and money and helping
        them to gain competitive advantages with a proven, real-time
        development partner. Ci&T specializes in customized application
        development, business intelligence, SAP consulting, digital
        marketing and Web 2.0 applications. Its clients include a diverse
        array of large and global Fortune 500 customers in the United
        States, Brazil and Europe. For more information, please visit
        www.ciandt.com.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders(®) stores nationwide are hosting a series of holiday-themed storytime events for kids of all ages beginning with the "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas" storytime this Saturday Nov. 14 at 11 a.m.

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Besides the wonderful opportunity to gather with others to hear "Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas," kids will also enjoy a coloring activity, a raffle with fun prizes including jingle bracelets -- and to top off the hour of "splendiferous" fun, a holiday parade around the store. Since kids are encouraged to attend the party dressed in their holiday best, the event will give parents the opportunity to take some adorable photos of their children enjoying the parade and all of the festivities. Attendees can also sample delicious drinks such as hot chocolate for kids and the Peppermint Mocha Trio coffee drink for adults, as well as a variety of holiday-inspired pastries. Activities may vary by store. Visit Borders.com and click on the Store Locator tab for a participating Borders location.

Upcoming events

In addition, kids and their families can look forward to the following storytime events slated for November and December at Borders:

    --  "The Polar Express" Pajama Party Holiday Storytime, Saturday, Nov. 21 at
        11 a.m.
    --  Grinchfest Holiday Storytime, Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m.

    --  "Beckett the Bear" Holiday Storytime, Saturday, Dec. 12 at 11 a.m.

Borders will share additional details about these events at a later date.

Additional offerings for kids

Borders recently expanded its Children's Department to include hundreds of high quality educational toys and games that promote discovery, foster creativity and help build cognitive skills in youngsters, all of which are critical to developing good learning and reading habits -- and a lifelong love of reading. The Borders kids' specialist will be on hand to answer questions about all of the toys and games as well as Borders' extensive offering of children's books.

About Borders Group, Inc.

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) is a leading specialty retailer of books as well as other educational and entertainment items. The company employs approximately 25,000 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders(®) and Waldenbooks(®) stores. Online shopping is offered through borders.com. Find author interviews and vibrant discussions of the products we and our customers are passionate about online at facebook.com/borders, twitter.com/borders and youtube.com/bordersmedia. For more information about the company, visit borders.com/media.

SOURCE Borders

HOUSTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bobcat Gas Storage (Bobcat) announced today that it had commenced full commercial operations in the second cavern at its Port Barre natural gas storage facility in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana on October 31, 2009. Cavern II provides an additional 7.8 Bcf of working gas capacity at the Port Barre Facility.

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The Bobcat Project offers customers premier interconnections with five interstate pipelines including Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, Florida Gas Transmission, Gulf South Pipeline and ANR Pipeline.

Bobcat offers customers both firm storage services and hub services under its FERC-approved tariff and market-based rates.

Bobcat is being developed by Port Barre Investments, LLC, which is owned by members of management, Haddington Energy Partners III LP, a private equity fund managed by Haddington Ventures, LLC and GE Energy Financial Services, the energy investing unit of GE (NYSE: GE).

SOURCE Bobcat Gas Storage

Powerful Analytical Tool Assesses Cancer Drug Use and Impact of New Indications in World's Seven Leading Markets

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health (NYSE: RX), the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the upcoming launch of IMS Oncology QuantifierTM, a comprehensive, clinically rich analytical tool that enables the company's clients to assess treatment opportunities and guide commercial decisions in the $48 billion global oncology market. Available starting in January 2010, IMS Oncology Quantifier offers a deeper level of insight into oncology product uptake and treatment patterns, including therapies most often prescribed in leading markets, their effectiveness in treating specific types of cancer, and their impact when used for new or future indications.

The offering covers the U.S., France, Germany, U.K., Italy, Spain and Japan, countries that represent more than 90 percent of the global market for cancer treatments. Oncology is the largest and fastest-growing therapy class, with more than 130 products currently in Phase III clinical trials or pre-approval stage.

"IMS Oncology Quantifier brings together our extensive information assets and expert analysis for a complete view of this growing and highly complex therapeutic class," said Steven Gavel, global director, Oncology, IMS. "Through a better understanding of treatment trends and market dynamics, our clients gain invaluable insights for identifying and addressing unmet patient needs, conducting more effective clinical trials, and identifying new growth opportunities."

By integrating IMS's anonymized patient-level diagnosis and treatment information with product sales data, IMS Oncology Quantifier provides market growth projections and utilization levels for drugs used to treat 27 types of cancers - organized by tumor type, disease stage, line of therapy and regimen, and geography. In addition, the offering measures and assesses the impact of generic and biosimilar oncology treatments, as well as new and future indications for cancer drugs.

IMS Oncology Quantifier combines two of the company's robust information products, MIDAS(TM) and Oncology Analyzer(TM), to accurately measure treatment patterns and advance market research initiatives. Through it, clients can drive more consistent, evidence-based product lifecycle management decisions - from developing drug indication sequencing and geographic launch plans, to competitive benchmarking and product performance tracking.

The offering is the latest addition to IMS Specialty SolutionsTM, a portfolio of next-generation market intelligence services focused exclusively on specialty pharmaceutical market requirements and challenges. They are a core component of the company's New Models, New Metrics program, which provides market measurement services to help clients better navigate today's dynamic healthcare environment.

About IMS

Operating in more than 100 countries, IMS Health is the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. With $2.3 billion in 2008 revenue and more than 50 years of industry experience, IMS offers leading-edge market intelligence products and services that are integral to clients' day-to-day operations, including product and portfolio management capabilities; commercial effectiveness innovations; managed care and consumer health offerings; and consulting and services solutions that improve productivity and the delivery of quality healthcare worldwide. Additional information is available at http://www.imshealth.com.

As a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy, IMS uses de-identified healthcare data to deliver critical, real-world disease and treatment insights. These insights help biotech and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders to identify unmet treatment needs and understand the effectiveness and value of pharmaceutical products in improving overall health outcomes.

    Source: IMS Health

DALLAS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further extending its holistic approach to meeting the needs of small businesses from coast to coast, AT&T* announced today an alliance with The Regus Group (LSE: RGU), the world's largest provider of workplace solutions. Under the alliance, Regus will provide AT&T small business customers with affordable, convenient and flexible office space, featuring administrative, communications, printing and technology services.

The new alliance offers AT&T small business customers benefits and discounts at Regus business centers, including:

    --  Six months complimentary membership in Regus' Businessworld Gold
        program, which provides users with access to more than 1,000
        Internet-equipped Regus business lounges in 450 cities worldwide
    --  Two complimentary months on any Regus Virtual Office package, which
        includes a business address, personalized telephone answering services,
        and a local phone number

    --  One-free month rental on any full-time office

"We're committed to helping small businesses succeed by helping them stay productive, wherever their business takes them," said Alicia Dietsch, Vice President of Marketing Communications, AT&T. "The freedom to conduct business anywhere is increasingly a requirement of our customers. Affordable, virtual office space extends this freedom to entrepreneurs on an as-needed basis, and is a great addition to the suite of values we offer to enable small business success."

In these times, many corporate employees are branching out by starting their own businesses and increasingly turning to companies like AT&T and Regus to reduce costs and increase revenues.

"Our collaboration with AT&T is a natural fit, because so many of our existing clients are small business owners and entrepreneurs," said Michael Haas, Senior Director of Partnerships for Regus Americas. "Whether it's a home-based business just starting out or a well-established small business, our workplace resources combined with AT&T's technology solutions can help their small business customers succeed - even in today's tough business climate."

Small businesses looking to take advantage of this promotional offer through AT&T should visit www.regus.com/att.

Regus offers its clients a full range of cost-effective business-ready workplace products, including fully furnished, fully staffed private offices, meeting rooms and business support services. For those clients who may not need a full-time office, Regus also offers virtual offices, which allow businesses to instantly gain a presence in a new market with a prestigious, high-profile business address and local telephone answering and mail handling services. Regus clients typically experience up to a 60 percent savings on their facilities costs over leasing traditional office space.

Small businesses looking to find information about AT&T products and services can visit www.att.com/smallbusiness. For free business resources such as webinars, white papers, training, case studies and best practices, they can visit www.att.com/smallbusinessinsite.

Additionally, real-time information can be found on the AT&T Small Business Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ATTSmallBiz) and Twitter channel (www.twitter.com/smallbizInSite).

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE : T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T | DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

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SOURCE AT&T Inc.