NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global Laboratory's Technology Transfer Expertise to Support Biomarker Translational Research -

REDMOND, Washington, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Microsoft Corp. and TomTom N.V. today announced that they have settled the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the International Trade Commission (ITC) and by TomTom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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SAN JOSE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Windows Embedded software-plus-services platform with developer services provides simplified access to the latest tools, resources and help available from Microsoft and its global partner ecosystem.

SAN JOSE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Windows Embedded Server added to Microsoft's portfolio of embedded platforms and technologies to enable end-to-end system connectivity and intelligent device management.

Tuesday, during an industry address at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley 2009, Microsoft Corp. will demonstrate the expansion of the Windows Embedded software-plus-services platform through the addition of Windows Embedded Server to the comprehensive Microsoft portfolio of embedded platforms and technologies.

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LONDON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The health visiting crisis can still be measured in hours, according to Unite, the largest union in the country.

The latest NHS workforce statistics, based on September 2008 figures, reveal that a full-time health visitor job is being lost every 30 hours - a slight improvement on the previous year's figure which showed that every 27 hours a health visitor post disappeared.

Unite, which embraces the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association, said this was 'the final wake-up call' for government to recruit a new generation of health visitors to replace the ageing workforce - as 20% are over 55 and could retire tomorrow.

IRVINE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Hagiwara Sys-Com Co., Ltd., the industry leader in semiconductor application products for industrial/embedded computing -- today announced the introduction of the evaluation kit for the CFast(TM) -- the evolution of the CompactFlash(R) interface utilizing SATA interface.

The default storage interface of common Single Board Computers (SBC) is migrating from the Parallel ATA (PATA) interface to the SerialATA (SATA) interface. With this transition comes a change to storage solution options. The CompactFlash utilizes PATA and will find it harder to find a home in newer SBC systems.

LAS VEGAS, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Common Testing and Acceptance Practices Will Ensure CDMA2000 Operators Are Among the First to Deploy LTE

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TEL AVIV, Israel, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Younger Looking Skin is so Important it is Recession Proof

Anti-aging and skin renewal look to be one of the few industries not affected by the current economic downturn. The anti-aging skincare sales in the US having risen 13% to $1.6bn between 2006 and 2008, outperforming the general facial skincare sales which were up 11% over the same period.

Looking young is extremely important to both men and women and is not an area they are willing to compromise on. However, with the current international financial conditions, more people are looking for a clinically proven professional solution at home, bringing quick and easy treatments that show both immediate and long-term effects.

SAN JOSE, California, March 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- XtremeESD(R) Protection, Praetorian(R) EMI Filtering, HDMI(TM) 1.3 and other Interface Protection Solutions Featured

California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will be showcasing its broad range of protection solutions, including devices for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering at ESC Silicon Valley 2009 in San Jose, California from March 31 through April 2. These solutions are well suited to a wide range of applications, such as embedded and industrial computing, and consumer electronics.

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