In Eleventh-Hour Smear Attempt, Quigley Management Sacrifices Key Employee ofits Pharma DivisionWOODMERE, N.Y., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In an eleventh-hour attempt to smearTed Karkus, The Quigley Corporation (Nasdaq: QGLY) has issued a press releaseclaiming that there was some improper financial arrangement between Dr.Richard Rosenbloom, a key staff member of a subsidiary of Quigley, and Mr. The company`sspecialized software products employ the most sophisticated and up-to-datetechnologies. The product also hasthe capacity to grow as the user grows and its licensing needs become greater."All of the knowledge and experience that have made ProFiles the choice formanaging licensing agreements for some of the world`s best-known brands havebeen applied to ProFiles Express," Robinson noted. "It responds to a pressingneed experienced by a huge segment of the licensing industry."About Counterpoint SystemsFounded in 1987, Counterpoint Systems is the world leader in software solutionsfor rights management, royalty accounting and product licensing.

It combines low cost of ownership with thesophisticated tools smaller licensors and licensees need to manage assets andprocess payments quickly, easily and accurately.Counterpoint Systems will be showcasing ProFiles Express and other products atBooth 524.Until now, sophisticated specialized rights and royalty management software wasonly available in the form of enterprise-scale applications that, for manycompanies, are too complex and expensive. While excluding some advanced, enterprise-levelfeatures, it offers unique tools for contract management, royalty reporting andaccounting tailored specifically to smaller organizations. "This product provides tools to ensure

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May 19 (Reuters) - Financial holding company State StreetCorp (STT.N) on Tuesday sold $500 million of 5-year seniorholding company notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuterspublication. The size of the deal was increased from an originallyplanned $500 million. The proposal is aimed at cutting climate-warming carbonemissions, which would fall by 900 million metric tons or morethan 30 percent over the life of the program, officials said. (Additional reporting by John Crawley, writing by JohnWhitesides; Editing by David Storey) Bonds Global Markets. Obama said a series of lawsuits tied to California'sefforts would be dropped California Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerattended the White House announcement in a show of support.

The compromise also resolves a long-running dispute betweenthe government and California, which had been seeking a waiverfrom federal law to impose its own tough standards onemissions. Jennifer Granholm,who embraced the plan for giving the struggling industry costcertainty by setting a uniform national standard. "At a time of historic crisis in our auto industry, thisrule provides the clear certainty that will allow thesecompanies to plan for a future in which they are building thecars of the 21st century," Obama said. gasoline pricessoared for the second week in a row, with the latest pump costup 7 cents over the previous week to $2.31 a gallon amid signsof an easing of the recession. Obama was flanked at the ceremony by executives from 10automakers, labor leaders and Michigan Gov. gasolinedemand, dealing another blow to a refining sector hard hit byrecession and bracing for more climate legislation[ID:nN19424376] The White House announcement came as U.S.

This requires automakers to achieve a fleet average of 35mpg by 2020, a 40 percent increase over today's performance The plan could cut deeply into voracious U.S. HIGHER PRICETAGS FOR CONSUMERS The plan was praised by automakers and environmentalistsbut means higher price tags for consumers. Officials said theywould recoup the money with lower fuel costs. The new program, the administration said, will add about$600 to the price of producing a vehicle compared to currentlaw. passenger vehiclesand light trucks must average 35.5 miles per gallon (6.62litres/100km) by 2016, which Obama said would save 1.8 billionbarrels of oil over the lifetime of the program.