BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY) the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces results for the twelve months to December 31, 2007 - a year which has seen significant growth in launched products.

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REHOVOT, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ROSG), today announced it will release fourth quarter financial results on February 29, 2007, before the U.S. markets open. Rosetta Genomics will host a conference call with a simultaneous webcast to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. ET on February 29.

To access the live conference call, U.S. and Canadian participants may dial 1-866-966-5335; international participants may dial +44-20-3023-4460. To access the 24-hour audio replay, U.S. and Canadian participants may dial 1-866-583-1035; international participants may dial +44-20-8196-1996. The access code for the replay is 181543#. The replay will be available until March 7, 2008.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark and REDWOOD CITY, California, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab and PDL BioPharma Have Entered into an Agreement Under Which Genmab Will Acquire PDL's Antibody Manufacturing Facility Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA.

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) and PDL BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDLI) announced today that they have entered into an agreement under which Genmab would acquire PDL's antibody manufacturing facility located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA for USD 240 million to be paid in cash. The transaction also includes land, equipment and access to a leased space housing a development lab.

A new way of looking at cities has emerged during the last 20 years that could revolutionise planning and ultimately benefit city dwellers.

‘The Size, Scale and Shape of Cities’ in Science advocates an integrated approach to the theory of how cities evolve by linking urban economics and transportation behaviour with developments in network science, allometric growth and fractal geometry.

Professor Batty argues that planning’s reliance on the imposition of idealised geometric plans upon cities is rooted in the nineteenth century attitude which viewed cities as chaotic, sprawling and dirty.

ROUSSET, France, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

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LONDON and DUBLIN, Ireland, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global Travel Company to Use ReconNET to Automate Reconciliation Workflow and Mitigate Risk

LONDON, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Panel to Address Secure Information Sharing Requirements That Support the Front Lines

Exostar's senior vice president, Ludo Van Vooren, joins a prestigious panel of speakers at the Defence IT 08 Conference, to discuss the role of business-to-business networks in providing infrastructure and connectivity for defence agencies and their industry partners. Joining Van Vooren on the dais are representatives from the Royal Air Force, British Telecom and the U.K. Ministry of Defence.

EL SEGUNDO, California, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Virtual Desktop Offering is First in New CSC Dynamics Line of Enterprise Solutions

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced CSC Dynamic Desktop, a virtual desktop solution and the first in a new line of enterprise information technology (IT) services designed to dynamically respond to changing business demands. Offered through a strategic alliance with Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) and based on Citrix XenDesktop(TM), the solution enhances agility, increases security, reduces cost and dramatically decreases time needed to deploy or upgrade desktop systems. In addition, CSC has been named Citrix's first preferred systems integrator for desktop virtualization.

HONG KONG, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Excellent Performance -- Outstanding Management

NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon" or the "Company," with its subsidiary collectively the "Group"; Stock Code: 8288.HK), one of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC, is pleased to announce that the Group has been honored by the Forbes list "Chinese Enterprises with the Best Potential in 2008" and by Fortune's "Outstanding Employers of 2007". These awards recognize the Group's outstanding achievements in business performance and development and in human resources management respectively.

REDHILL, England, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Procurement software supplier Office Canopy Group (OCG) has just announced a new partnership with HW Expense Control (HWEC), the cost reduction consultancy division of Haines Watts Chartered Accountants, to help businesses reduce the cost of buying a wide range of commodity products and services, such as stationery, print and utilities.

Controlling overhead costs is a key consideration for companies looking to improve profitability in a difficult economic climate. The partnership between OCG and HW Expense Control is designed to provide HWEC customers with a straightforward solution to this challenging cost-management issue.