MINNEAPOLIS, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

AGA Medical Holdings (AGA Medical, AGA) announced today its determination to appeal a recent ruling from The Patent Court in the Netherlands related to a proceeding brought by Occlutech GmbH, headquartered in Jena, Germany. The lawsuit sought invalidity and/or non-infringement declarations related to AGA Medical's claim that Occlutech had infringed on one of its European patents for intravascular occlusion devices and the method of forming or manufacturing these medical devices. The company also announced its intention to file a new suit against Occlutech for infringement of a recently issued European patent.

The 5,300 year old human mummy dubbed Öetzi (or ‘the Tyrolean Iceman’)  is highly unlikely to have modern day relatives, according to new research published today by a team of scientists from Italy and the UK.

They have sequenced Öetzi’s entire mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome, which is passed down through the maternal line, and found that he belonged to a genetic lineage that is either extremely rare or has died out.

The research has generated the oldest complete Homo sapiens mtDNA genome to date, and overturns previous research conducted in 1994 on a small section of Öetzi’s mtDNA, which suggested that relatives of Öetzi may still exist in Europe.

PARIS, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Watchdata, a well-established and recognized pioneer in smart card and contactless technology solutions will be participating and showcasing its latest smart card products at the 2008 Cartes tradeshow in Paris, France from 4th to 6th of November.

Watchdata offerings include SIMpass(TM) mobile payment solution, digital signature and authentication solutions, embedded security access module and the award winning TimeCOS(R) operating system that is widely used in the fields of cashless payment, e-commerce, health and social services, and telecommunication. The company will be presenting exciting and exclusive solutions based on smart card technology during the show.

Can't get enough of The Beatles?   Two days ago we disclosed that a mathematician using Fourier transform had unlocked the secret of the 'mystery' chord in "A Hard Day's Night" and now The Beatles are back again - in a video game.

Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Harrisongs Ltd, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, have agreed to present The Beatles music in an interactive video game format, to be published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix.

TORONTO, Canada and DRESDEN, Germany, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Spatial View's New 3D Plug-in Allows its Customers to Easily Create and Edit Astounding 3D Film and Video Clips for Glasses-Free Stereoscopic 3D Displays; a Market First.

Spatial View Inc., a leading developer of 3D image processing and display technologies, today announced the availability of its new Stereo 3D Editing 2.0 for Adobe(R) After Effects(R) users without the need to alter one's existing design workflows.

By expanding our portfolio of 3D content creation plug-ins to include After Effects, we will continue to enable artists and directors to easily and readily push their boundaries well into 3D, said Jason King, head of sales at Spatial View.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- CEO Morhet to Discuss Continued Expansion of DXL(TM) Patent Protection at 7th Annual BIO Investor Forum -

TORONTO, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Volta Resources Inc. (Volta or the Company) (TSX:VTR) is pleased to report assay results from nineteen out of thirty-eight diamond drill holes from its 2008 diamond drilling program at its Gaoua copper-gold porphyry project in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa.

In April 2008 an extensive diamond drilling program aimed at extending the mineralization identified in 2007 at the Company's Gongondy and Dienemera copper-gold porphyry prospects commenced (see News Release of May 07, 2008). The diamond drill holes, ranging between 146 and 471m in length for a total of 11,306 metres, were completed at the end of August 2008.

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Sensitech Inc., the global leader in cold chain visibility solutions, announced today the release of its latest version of TempTale(R) Manager Desktop (TTMD) software. Sensitech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Corp., which is a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. announced today the closing of a $15.4 million USD Series B investment led by Altira Group LLC. NxtGen is an emerging leader in syngas technology for diesel engine combustion optimization. NxtGen's technology is making existing and new engines cleaner to meet global emission reduction regulations. It provides a platform for advanced emission and combustion technologies for multiple fuels, including diesel, biodiesel, natural gas and gasoline.

The announcement was made by Jeremy Holt, president and chief executive officer of NxtGen.

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 and Mobile Innovation APAC Tournament to be Announced at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

The GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, today announced a shortlist of 40 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2008, plus the 15 'Top Innovators' for the Asia-Pacific round of the Mobile Innovation Global Competition that will be contested and presented at the forthcoming Mobile Asia Congress, Asia's leading mobile communications event that is set to take place in Macau, SAR People's Republic of China (18-20 November 2008).