DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Vodacom, supported by the GSMA Development Fund and by Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach(TM) initiative, has connected Internet cafes in three of Tanzania's cities to its HSPA mobile broadband network, enabling locals to gain high-speed access to the vast repository of information and multimedia services on the World Wide Web. Run by local entrepreneurs, each Internet cafe is equipped with several computer terminals connected to Vodacom's HSPA network, which can provide download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second.

LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Politicians are mistrusted by 97% of Brits and the only professions people trust less are car sales representatives and estate agents. We are twice as likely to trust a builder or plumber to give us an honest opinion over our local MP, according to the findings of a major impartiality study released today, by impartial price comparison service, PriceRunner.co.uk.

Ashley Cole is revealed as one of the least trusted celebrities, with 99% of Brits expressing their lack of confidence in the disgraced Chelsea footballer. On the other hand, Cheryl Cole's judging counterpart, brutally frank Simon Cowell is believed to tell the truth by a quarter of Brits.

IRVINE, California, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

The increased emphasis on safety by regulatory agencies worldwide has led to more costly medical product development programs and requires rapid, cost-effective and resource intensive actions by Sponsors to respond appropriately. Expertise to effect constructive change can be found in consulting organizations. GZP has already emplaced systems to protect our clients from compliance errors that can lead to adverse regulatory action by the FDA. Throughout the product lifecycle, better use of resources by small and medium sized firms and wise allocation of funding can lead to more success with the FDA review process.

A Gecko's ability to climb sheer walls has long caught the attention of scientists and they've been trying for years to duplicate this strange talent. Major universities such as UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Dayton have recently come to grips with materials that mimic a gecko's ability to stick. Some new research in Science on this is referenced below but there have been a few others over the last year also. With this recent research, the structural composition of the zoological magic behind the gecko's sticky feet has nearly been reproduced, and then comes the possibility to make it available for human use. This technology may take humans to new heights, literally ... sound like Spiderman anyone?

RA'ANANA, Israel, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- UK's Fourth Largest Supermarket Group Will Deploy Retalix' Integrated Point-Of-Sale, Store and Fuel System

Retalix(R) Ltd. (NASDAQ: RTLX), a leading provider of software solutions for retailers and distributors, announced today that Morrisons (LSE: MRW), the UK's fourth largest supermarket group, will deploy Retalix software to increase operational efficiency and enhance the shopping experience across its 378 stores and 285 filling stations.

HAIFA, Israel, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company"), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company approved the establishment of a hydro-cracking unit ("Unit") at the Haifa refinery, for a total investment of $670 million (including an investment of $37 million approved by the Board in November 2007 in order to advance the project), as part of the Strategic Plan adopted in November 2007. The Unit, whose primary products will be Diesel Oil and Kerosene (Jet Fuel Oil), will be built to produce 25,000 barrels per day and is expected to be operational during 2011.

PARIS, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Public Group Targeting Interoperability Across Education and Human Resources Applications and Services

Liberty Alliance, the global identity community working to build a more trustworthy Internet for businesses, governments and people worldwide, today announced the launch of the public Liberty Alliance Human Resources and Education Special Interest Group (SIG). The goal of the group is to foster interoperability, security and user privacy across online identity-enabled solutions in the global education and human resources sectors. The Human Resources and Education (HR-EDU) SIG will hold its first public face-to-face meeting on October 22 at the ePortfolio & Digital Identity 2008 conference in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited today launched resources and open source code for developers, enabling them to create new applications and services on the innovative .tel platform launching in December this year. .tel, a new communications 'hub' for individuals and businesses that bypasses the need for websites when publishing live information to the internet, will enable secure sharing of contact information and true personalization of online services under a .tel domain owner's control, which has never before been possible.

LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Solcara has today launched a new version of its popular Spotlight Media Relations Management product specifically designed for media relations teams wanting to get more out of their budget.

Spotlight is already used by many of the busiest media relations teams in the UK and beyond. This latest version, Spotlight 6, provides teams of all sizes the option of using Spotlight for a simple comprehensive monthly subscription; often called Software-as-a-Service. As well as this new subscription option, Spotlight 6 benefits from many months of development resulting in a range of enhanced features and an exciting new 'look-and-feel'.

BORDEAUX, France, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- First Such Board on the Market, Stantum's SMK Series Will let Vendors Cost-Effectively Develop Their own Resistive Multi-Touch Applications

Stantum Technologies (http://www.stantum.com), a pioneer developer of multi-touch sensing technology, today introduced a demo, evaluation and development board based on its patented PMatrix(TM) resistive multi-touch technology, which lets users simultaneously move an unlimited number of fingers, nails or utensils (such as styli) on a screen.