NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TIE Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TTCS) today announces its participation in the Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) DNR RSIQ No. 2503-09-21 project awarded by the State of Louisiana to Geocomp and their ‘I-Levee Team’ associates.

TIE Technologies, as a named sub contractor under Geocomp in the I-Levee Team, will be leading the smart communications portion of the project. Designing and developing a ’smart’ communications system, which is independent, reliable and redundant is a critical component of insuring that the data from the sensor networks on the Mississippi Levee provide actionable intelligence to the entire Emergency Responder team.

The State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration (OCRP) is planning to deploy a state of the art Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) at strategic locations within Mississippi River flood control systems

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Business New Europe Jason Corcoran in Moscow October 28, 2008The richest man in Ukraine and reputedly the whole of the former Soviet Union, Rinat Akhmetov, is embarking on a bold acquisition programme to pick up cheap energy assets across Central and Eastern Europe at a time when other oligarchs in the region are sweating over making margin calls. Akhmetov, estimated by the Russian daily Kommersant to be worth $31.5bn, has largely been insulated from the international financial crisis due to the consistent demand for coal and electricity and his minimal exposure to the equity markets. DTEK, Akhmetov's main Ukraine-based energy holding, is now talking to banks about assembling a cash pile to target coal assets worth up to $500m in Russia and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe. "We are pretty ...

We are downgrading our rating on CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL) from Buy to Hold as the second quarter results were below expectations. However, the outlook for the following quarters remain positive, mainly considering the growing demand for electricity in Brazil and the positive outlook for the Brazilian economic environment. We also believe that the tariff correction in 2009 will be positive.

Moreover, the company was recently upgraded to AA+ on a national scale by Standard & Poor’s and CPL has a solid dividend payout. Nevertheless, a tight monetary policy in Brazil, higher worldwide inflation and interest rates, particularly in Brazil, and above-average valuation if compared to other Brazilian electric utilities are matters of great concern.

The company operates in the States of Sao Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul, three major economic and industrial centers in Brazil, which should push the country economic growth in the following years. The

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