Technip, an operator of gas and oil engineering, technologies and projects, has bagged a flexible pipe supply contract from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the Lufeng 13-1/13-2 oil fields, located in the South China Sea.

The worldwide market for touchscreen mobile devices will surpass 362.7 million units in 2010, a 96.8 percent increase from 2009 sales of 184.3 million units, according to Gartner. By 2013, touchscreen mobile devices will account for 58 percent of all mobile device sales worldwide and more than 80 percent in developed markets such as North America and Western Europe.

Chrysler Group has named Steve Williams as head of advance engineering, planning and regulatory affairs. In that role, Mr Williams continues his responsibility for all advance engineering and assumes the company's regulatory and planning activities.

Wipro Technologies has signed a seven-year strategic agreement with The Main Street America Group, a regional insurance company. Main Street will engage with Wipro for applications development, maintenance and quality assurance using Wipro’s CMMi level 5 quality services.

US-based Whitney National Bank is deploying IBM technologies to integrate and speed the delivery of specialized services to its growing customer base. The benefits include providing new levels of efficiency and intelligence to both the bank and its customers.

Intel has launched its first Atom processor-based platform optimized for networked home and small office/home office (SOHO) storage devices. The energy-efficient platform consists of the Intel Atom processor D410 single-core or D510 dual-core and the Intel 82801IR I/O controller.

Suntech Power Holdings has reported total net revenues of $583.62m for the fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, an increase of 23.4 percent, compared to $414.41m for the same period in 2008.

IBM has unveiled its Energy & Utilities (E&U) Solutions Lab in Beijing, where IBM will bring together advanced analytics skills, industry-specific offerings and practices to make energy and utility networks safer and efficient.

NRG Energy has signed a binding letter of intent to purchase the South Trent wind farm near Sweetwater, Texas. The 101Mw wind farm, which came online in January 2009, consists of 44 Siemens 2.3Mw wind turbines capable, at maximum capacity, of powering more than 80,000 homes.

Continental Airlines is planning to launch new flights from Los Angeles and Orange County to Maui and a flight between Orange County and Honolulu in March 2010. The airline serves more destinations in the Pacific than any other US carrier.

IS Pharma has acquired the exclusive rights for Episil, under a license and distribution agreement for the major European territories, for a consideration of E1.75m and royalties. Episil is an oncology supportive care product developed by Camurus, a privately owned Swedish life science company.

The Western Union Company has appointed Drina Yue as its new senior vice president and will head the Asia-Pacific region. Ms Yue will report to Hikmet Ersek, CEO of the company, and will be based in Hong Kong.

Gemalto has reported a revenue of E1.65 billion for the full year 2009, a decrease of two percent, compared to E1.68 billion for the prior year period. Gross margin was up 80 basis points year-on-year to 36.3 percent, with all main segments improving their operational efficiency.

First Security Bank of Owensboro (First Security), the wholly-owned subsidiary of First Security, has agreed to purchase eight banking offices of Integra Bank Corporation's wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Integra Bank N.A. (Integra Bank).

Air Canada has reported its traffic measured in mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) of 3.59 billion for the month of February 2010, an increase of 5.5 percent, compared to 3.4 billion for February 2009.

Abbott has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop a molecular diagnostic test intended for use as an aid in selecting patients who may benefit from a skin cancer treatment in development by GSK.

IT services provider Accenture has bagged a five-year contract from NBN Co, a company engaged in delivering the national broadband network in Australia, to provide all core HR administration services to the organization.

HealthSpan Solutions, a consumer-driven healthcare company, has launched the therapeutic nutritional fruit based beverage, BeneVia, for adult nutrition that targets and manages four major health conditions with specific nutrient formulas.

General Motors (GM) has named Selim Bingol as its new vice president of communications, effective March 8, 2010. Mr Bingol will report to Ed Whitacre, chairman and CEO of the company. He has experience in all facets of communications.

Solartis, a provider of insurance policy administration software and services, has expanded its services to include business process outsourcing (BPO) for insurance companies and their distribution partners.