LONDON: Candy & Candy, a luxury interior design and development firm, is in the early stages of an RFP for an AOR in the US.

SANTA CLARA, CA: McAfee selected Red Consultancy as its consumer AOR. The six-figure contract adds consumer duties to the firm's existing corporate and enterprise responsibilities. The selection followed a competitive bid by six agencies.

NEW YORK: The Warnaco Group hired Kaplow as AOR for its Warner's and Olga brands, effective May 1, after a multiple-round review process.

NEW YORK: Piaggio Group USA consolidated the PR functions for its four major brands to one agency by naming Brandware AOR for Vespa and Piaggio scooters and Aprilia and Moto Guzzi motorcycle brands.

NEW YORK: The Reader's Digest Association (RDA) selected DKC as AOR for its Reader's Digest title and corresponding Web site, focusing immediately on brand revitalization, media outreach, and content distribution.

LOS ANGELES: Hess Natur, a German-based mail-order apparel brand that is organically sourced and manufactured, named Bullfrog & Baum (B&B) its AOR, tasking the agency with the promotion of its US debut planned for this July.

WASHINGTON: The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is launching a voter registration effort during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, which begins May 31 and runs through November, with the aim of rallying support for reversing or blocking federal and state laws that prohibit gambling on online poker.

SAN FRANCISCO: Sybase has selected Bite Communications as its AOR after the international agency opted to create a new division to sidestep potential conflicts with its existing clients

MIAMI: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is currently in the midst of a search for a new AOR to begin work in early June, PRWeek has learned

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: Adecco Group North America, the Fortune 500 staffing and HR service provider, selected MWW Group as AOR. The one-year contract is worth more than $1 million.