LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest Bank, today announced that it will rely on World-Check's risk intelligence to enhance its due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance processes.

Kookmin Bank is committed to promoting the highest standards of ethical and responsible business and therefore we have chosen World-Check to help address our regulatory and business requirements, said Mr. Lee Seung Chul, General Manager, IT Systems, Kookmin Bank. With World-Check's comprehensive coverage, we can be confident we are effectively mitigating risk across our various banking areas in order to ensure compliance, prevent illegal activity and protect our customers and our reputation.

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Special Signup Opportunities at the BlackBerry Developer Conference

Nexperience, a provider of remote access and automated testing solutions for mobile handsets, will launch a remote development and testing service for the BlackBerry developer community as part of its sponsorship of the BlackBerry Developer Conference in Santa Clara on October 20-22, 2008.

The service will enable BlackBerry developers and testers to control via the Internet numerous remote BlackBerry devices, including the recently launched BlackBerry Pearl 8220 flip smartphone and the BlackBerry Bold 9000.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Launch of StartYourStation.com

BOSTON, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Stream Global Services, Inc. (Amex: OOO), today unveiled its new brand, and formally introduced Chairman and CEO Scott Murray's vision of the company as the leading global provider of integrated business process outsourcing solutions.

Murray said, The new brand reflects our global vision and our commitment to the active pursuit of a great future. With our global footprint and client portfolio as the foundation, we expect to explore opportunities for global expansion in places such as Eastern Europe, the Philippines, India, China, South America, and Latin America; extend our current service offerings; and continue investing in technology to further enhance our competitive position.

MAGENWIL, Switzerland and GERMANTOWN, Maryland, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- CURRENT providing technology for European Commission Sponsored Electric Grid of the Future

CURRENT Technologies International GmbH, the European operating subsidiary of CURRENT Group, LLC, a provider of Smart Grid solutions worldwide, announced that it has been chosen by the Dow Jones CleanTech Summit Jury as one of Europe's ten most innovative CleanTech companies.

LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, has condemned Hewlett Packard's (HP) decision to cut 3,400 jobs from its UK workforce following the company's recent announcement that it intends to shed 24,600 staff globally in a re-structuring programme.

Unite will have an ad van circling the roads outside Ascot race track where up to 1,000 staff will be attending a meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) with Mark Hurd, HP's worldwide CEO, between 8am and 11am. Unite's message to the CEO is to see full consultation, no compulsory redundancies and redeployment and reskilling. Photos will be available after 12pm.

DALLAS, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

Texert, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise risk management (ERM) solutions for global customers, announced that it has secured a three million dollar Series A investment from New Venture Partners LLC that will be used for product development, expanding sales and marketing efforts, and launching the company's go-to-market strategy. In conjunction with this investment, Daniel Deeney and Harry Berry, partners at New Venture Partners, will join Texert's Board of Directors.

PORTLAND, Oregon, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Organization showcases first public device solution demo; adds Dossia and Google to membership; and welcomes new Executive Director

The Continua Health Alliance, an organization dedicated to enabling interoperable healthcare products and solutions worldwide, today announced the first demonstration of seamlessly connected Continua pre-certified products and solutions. In addition, illustrating strong momentum and support of the organization's mission to establish an ecosystem of connected personal health products and services, Continua also announced the addition of Dossia and Google to its membership and welcomed healthcare veteran Charles Parker as its new Executive Director.

SUNNYVALE, California, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Non-surgical intervention cures 96% of patients with advanced esophagus condition

CAMBRIDGE, England and LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- ARM Profiler for Symbian OS Empowers Developers to Deliver High Performance and Reduced Power Consumption for Symbian OS-Based Mobile Phones