An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It provides a snapshot of a thriving, developing population, rather than communities on the verge of extinction.

The team, led by Dr Matthew Pope of Archaeology South East based at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, is undertaking the first modern, scientific investigation of the site since its original discovery in 1900. During the construction of a monumental house known as 'Beedings' some 2,300 perfectly preserved stone tools were removed from fissures encountered in the foundation trenches.

"The tools we've found at the site are technologically advanced and potentially older than tools in Britain belonging to our own species, Homo sapiens," says Pope. "It's exciting to think that there's a real possibility these were left by some of the last Neanderthal hunting groups to occupy northern Europe. The impression they give is of a population in complete command of both landscape and natural raw materials with a flourishing technology - not a people on the edge of extinction."

AMSTERDAM, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ready to Implement CrossRef's Plagiarism Detection Software After Successful Pilot

Elsevier, the leading publisher of science, technology and medical information announced today that it will implement CrossCheck, the plagiarism detection service offered by CrossRef in collaboration with iParadigms. With plagiarism a growing problem for journal editors, Elsevier has invested in CrossCheck to develop, pilot and implement, a single database of published articles enabling publishers to easily verify the originality of submitted and published work.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- QIIB is the First Bank in the Region to go Live With Misys Equation 3.9

Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announced today that Qatar International Islamic Bank, has gone live with Misys Equation 3.9 across 10 branches in the region. The solution is the latest retail banking solution from Misys and will help QIIB to provide better services to its customers and to expand its operations.

CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovative Service Addition Merges Branding and Performance to Meet Advertiser Demand

Q Interactive (http://www.qinteractive.com), a leading U.S.-based online marketing services provider, today announced the addition of video to its industry-leading TrueLeads(TM) online lead generation service for marketers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. The TrueLeads service enables marketers to acquire detailed contact information and explicit permission to contact interested consumers for the purpose of driving sales, branding and CRM initiatives. With the addition of video to the service, lead generation marketers can now enhance their brand experience to engage consumer emotion and better motivate requests to be contacted.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- AmberFin iCR 3.5 to Incorporate Extensive New Compatibility Functions

AmberFin today announces the launch of the newest upgrade to its iCR software, the open standards, future proof platform that digitises and transforms new and archived content, across multiple delivery platforms.

The latest version of AmberFin iCR incorporates enhanced compatibility features, supporting evolving customer needs, including support for the Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2 DVCPRO SD/HD encoding standards as well as increased interoperability with Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid editing systems. This combats the compatibility challenges faced by content owners today.

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two Lifetimes of Achievement

Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division today congratulated John and Jean Piety on being this year's recipients of the Special Library Association's (SLA) Engineering Division Librarians of the Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Piety's contributions to the SLA Engineering Division include exceptional performance while holding a variety of positions within SLA.

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- UK broadband users are still affected by slower speeds at peak times as broadband providers networks suffer congestion according to broadband analysts at http://www.broadband.co.uk.

"With reliability of broadband speed now the consumers top issue when comparing broadband suppliers we have taken the results of all the speedtests performed at broadband.co.uk and looked at performance over different time periods for individual suppliers so we can see which provide the most robust service" Says Edd Dawson from broadband.co.uk.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Media has selected mobile platform specialist Saffron Digital as its video ad-serving partner for the highly successful Nuts off-portal mobile site, as a first stage in a plan to provide video ad serving functionality across IPC's network of mobile sites.

Saffron Connect - the ad-management and serving platform of Saffron Digital - will be deployed initially on the Nuts site, already hosted and managed by Saffron. A selection of high performing premium video content will be complemented by a targeted suite of free, ad-funded video content to drive volume and inventory.

HELSINKI, Finland and FRANKFURT, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Scandinavian Market of Interest Because of Large Volumes

Equens, one of the largest European payment processors started with the processing of payments for OP-Pohjola Group, the leading finance group in Finland. Via its single common platform, which is highly efficient, scalable and economical, Equens processes SEPA payments as well as regular cross border euro payments for the OP-Pohjola Group. The foothold gained in Finland is viewed by Equens as an opportunity to establish itself in the Scandinavian market which is characterised by a high level of automation.

LONDON and TOKYO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that provides clinical development and staffing services in Europe, North America, Latin America and India today announced that it had entered into a global partnership agreement with EPS International Co., Ltd. (EPS INTERNATIONAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPS Co., Ltd., a leading provider of a clinical development services in the Asian region.