PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Participants Were Part of Conference Focusing On Increasing Importance of Research Evaluation in the New University Ranking Systems

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters and King's College London today announced the results of a survey of representatives from 75 U.K. universities and research institutes examining key concerns about research evaluation in the new Research Excellence Framework (REF). The respondents' top concern about research evaluation in the REF -- identified by 28 percent of respondents -- is "getting accurate and verifiable data."

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Allergy Standards Ltd ("ASL"), the internationally recognized independent evaluator of consumer products, today announced that is has certified SmartSilk(TM) duvets, pillow covers and mattress protectors as asthma & allergy friendly(TM). SmartSilk(TM) is the first silk textile company deemed asthma & allergy friendly(TM) by ASL in partnership with the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

HAINAN, China, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Addintools announced the release of its popular Classic Menu for Office 2007 v3.92, an interface add-on for Microsoft Office 2007 bringing back classic style of Microsoft Office 2003 interface with all the new features of Microsoft Office 2007.

PARIS, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Analyst Firm Ranks Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in Fast-Growing Services Market

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that a major industry analyst research firm has ranked Alcatel-Lucent's Services business No. 2 in market share in critical segments of its market. Technology Business Research (TBR) ranked Alcatel-Lucent No. 2 in 2007 global telecommunications services market share.

"In the emerging post-merger market, Alcatel-Lucent has steadily increased its share of revenue derived from services, tightening the competition among telecom and IT suppliers," said Michael Sullivan-Trainor, Executive Analyst, Network Business Quarterly, Technology Business Research.

ADA, Michigan, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition Bolsters Fulton Innovation's Industry-Leading Patent Portfolio in the Wireless Power Technology Industry

Alticor Inc. today announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the business and assets of Cambridge, U.K.-based Splashpower Limited in Administration (Splashpower), a developer of wireless power technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alticor owns Fulton Innovation, the exclusive licensor of eCoupled(TM) Intelligent Wireless Power technology.

Today, science is entering another period of accelerated change, thanks to the growth of the Internet and dawn of pervasive computing; the explosive growth of new sciences like genetic engineering, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and simulation; the rise of new scientific powers in the developing world, the revival of amateur scientists, and the growth of citizen science movements in the United States and Europe; the growth of new institutions supporting scientific research and innovation, and changes in the structure and funding of universities, government, an

WICHITA, Kansas, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner will speak at the Bank of America 2008 BASics/Industrials Conference on Thursday, May 8, at approximately 10:40 a.m. Eastern Time.

Turner's remarks will be webcast at http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx. Individuals are advised to check the web site ahead of time to ensure their computers are configured for the webcast.

Web site: http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx

Philip Anderson, Investor Relations of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., +1-316-523-1797

SAN DIEGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Study represents first inclusion of Volcano Revolution(R) 45 MHz IVUS Imaging Catheter in large-scale pharmaceutical plaque progression trial.

Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading manufacturer and developer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), functional measurement (FM) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today participation in SATURN (Study of Coronary Atheroma by InTravascular Ultrasound: Effect of Rosuvastatin Versus AtorvastatiN). This marks the first major pharmaceutical trial allowing physicians to use the Volcano Revolution(R) 45 MHz IVUS Imaging catheter as part of the protocol.

BOSTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, has welcomed approximately 400 attendees, a record attendance, at its 2008 Client Conference being held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida from May 4 -- 7.

Not long ago, Howard Wainer, a statistician I mentioned recently, learned that his blood sugar was too high. His doctor told him to lose weight or risk losing his sight. He quickly lost about 50 pounds, which put him below 200 pounds. He also started making frequent measurements of his blood sugar, on the order of 6 times per day, with the goal of keeping it low.

It was obvious to him that the conventional (meter-supplied) analysis of these measurements could be improved. The conventional analysis emphasized means. You could get the mean of your last n (20?) readings, for example. That told you how well you were doing, but didn’t help you do better.

Howard, who had written a book about graphical discovery, made a graph: blood sugar versus time. It showed that his measurements could be divided into three parts: