BARCELONA, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- AGORA(TM) Optimizes Real Time Supervision and Control of Electrical Transmission and Distribution Networks

- AGORA(TM) is Key to Avoid Major Black-Outs in California

BARCELONA, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

The Spanish group, Aplicaciones en Informática Avanzada (AIA), announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted them a patent on AGORA(TM) (Advanced Grid Observation Reliable Algorithms), its system to operate electric transmission networks.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly issued statistics for April show that the success rate for personal tax returns filed online using IRIS tax products (http://www.iris.co.uk/practice) was well above the average of 94.5% for third party software. The sheer volume of returns filed online using IRIS tax software makes this achievement even more remarkable with a total number of 12,491 returns filed across IRIS, PTP and Drummohr products.

6,860 returns were filed using the IRIS suite of practice software with a success rate of over 98% and 5631 returns were filed using Drummohr and PTP personal tax software; both also polled success rates well above the industry average demonstrating proven reliability across the IRIS range.

PARIS and DUBLIN, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnet Networks has selected OneAccess Networks, a leader in multi service access routers, to introduce a high quality service for business broadband subscribers that will allow full utilisation of connectivity and enhanced reliability.

The partnership is announced as Magnet launches a new business ADSL2+ and SDSL product range offering enterprise level services at an SME price. These include speeds upgraded to 12Mbps and 24Mbps, a fixed IP address, managed connectivity and pro-active customer service.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dillon to Lead Effort to Deliver Trusted Clinical Knowledge via Evidence-based Content and Powerful Analytics

Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, announced today that Chris Dillon has joined Elsevier Health Sciences as Managing Director for the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) group. Dillon will assume responsibility for all CDS operations and strategy, including product development, marketing and sales. He will provide overall vision to further the CDS mission to help healthcare organizations improve outcomes, streamline workflow and enhance care.

LAGOS, Nigeria, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Tropixel Limited recently partnered with Gatlin International, the world's largest elearning provider to governments, corporations and universities, to unveil new online career training courses. Available at http://www.vogga.org, the certificate courses are open enrolment and cover healthcare and fitness, business and professional, IT and software development, management and corporate, media and design, skilled trades and industrial, as well as hospitality and gaming.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Footbo - the Fastest-Growing Online Community for Worldwide Football (Soccer) Fans With 250,000 Members Since its June 2008 Launch - Announces Facebook Connect Functionality for Their Users

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Footbo.com (http://www.footbo.com), the fastest-growing online community for football (soccer) fans around the world, has now integrated Facebook Connect. This enables users to share information across the two platforms and log-in with their Facebook profile.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Albaraka Bank Limited, the South African subsidiary of Bahrain-based Albaraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) last year initiated an intensive project to replace its core banking system with the Equation Islamic Banking and Branch Automation System from Misys Plc., contributing to an improvement in the bank's competitive edge.

The multi-million Rand IT solution is in line with the bank's holding company's strategic direction and is being rolled out to select ABG subsidiaries around the world, inclusive of the South African banking operation. ABG is widely regarded as the world's leading Islamic banking group with units in 12 countries and a global branch network of some 300 branches.

COLOGNE, Germany, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

ActiveVideo Networks(TM) (http://www.activevideo.com/) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Avinity Systems BV, bringing together the two leading providers of cloud-based interactive TV platforms and applications, and expanding the reach and availability of the Web-based user experiences that are redefining interactive television (iTV 2.0).

BOULDER, Colorado, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global supplier of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of its Alarm Management System for the Nellcor(TM) OxiMax(TM) N-600x(TM) pulse oximeter. The OxiMax N-600x pulse oximeter is a full-featured, flagship oximeter that delivers accurate, reliable readings even during low perfusion and signal interference.

Oxygen saturation is a critical measure in patients experiencing respiratory depression. The Alarm Management System alerts hospital staff to periods of desaturation and potentially worrisome patterns and provides healthcare providers the ability to make timely, more-informed decisions about the care of patients.

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Internet Users in Turkey Spend More Time Online and Consume More Pages than Users in Other European Countries

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its first report examining the online behavior of Internet users in Turkey, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. In April 2009, more than 17 million people in Turkey age 15 and older accessed the Internet from a home or work location, consuming an average 3,044 pages per visitor.

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