MCKINNEY, Texas, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) will release Third Quarter 2008 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. In conjunction with Torchmark's Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. At that time a copy of the Company's Q3-2008 earnings press release and any other financial and statistical information about the quarter will be available on the Company's website at www.torchmarkcorp.com on the Investor Relations page.

NERYUNGRI, Russia, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that its Yakutugol OAO coal mining subsidiary has entered into a contract to acquire mining equipment for developing the Phase 1 pit to begin development of the Elga coal deposit.

HONG KONG, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

The creativity of Asia's people will be supported and shared thanks to a new long-term strategic partnership between the DotAsia Organisation (DotAsia, http://www.registry.asia ) and Creative Commons (CC).

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DotAsia, the not-for-profit registry operator for the .Asia Internet top-level domain, plans to commit US$100,000 to Creative Commons in support of its cause, outreach and community efforts in Asia. In addition, DotAsia will contribute time and effort into assisting in the coordination of events, activities of CC's regional chapters and various other socio-technical initiatives, such as a next generation copyright registry project.

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leveraging Astea's FieldCentrix Solution to Improve Field Technician Productivity, Drive Service Consistency Standards, and Elevate Customer Satisfaction

Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), the leader in service lifecycle management and mobility solutions announced that UTC Fire Security (UTCFS), a global provider of fire safety and security solutions, has recently completed the first phase of an international deployment of Astea's FieldCentrix solution -- including the FX Service Center(R), FX Mobile(R) and FX e-Service(TM) applications.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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