HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- First Results to be Announced

Marine scientists from around the world will be homing in on Halifax next week when they converge on Dalhousie University for the First Annual Ocean Tracking Network Conference June 4 to June 6. The conference is the official launch of the Ocean Tracking Network and appropriately coincides with World Ocean Day on June 6. The conference will feature opening remarks by former Oceanographer of the US Navy, Rear Admiral (retired) Richard West, and a trade show beginning on Thursday, June 5. A media conference announcing progress to date and any activity from the receivers will be held on Friday, June 6. Media interviews for key researchers can be arranged via phone or e-mail from June 4-6.

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Telepresence Meetings Will Connect Businesses in NYC and London

Teliris (http://www.teliris.com), the leading telepresence provider, announced today it will offer free telepresence meetings between New York and London to business travelers affected by the recent closing of Silverjet airlines, which operated flights between airports in London, New York and Dubai.

Teliris, which pioneered the first telepresence system-a virtual meeting technology that allows colleagues to meet naturally across any distance-has been providing the only available true immersive telepresence solution to global corporations like Lazard, Merck and QUALCOMM among others since 1999.

SAN DIEGO, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- GSK exercises option for AM803, a FLAP inhibitor which recently completed phase I studies

Amira Pharmaceuticals today announced that under the terms of a worldwide exclusive agreement entered into in Feb 2008, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will exercise its right to a second FLAP compound, AM803. Under the original agreement, GSK has rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize FLAP (5-Lipoxygenase Activating Protein) inhibitors for the treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular disease. The decision to develop AM803 follows the successful completion of a phase I study by Amira, which demonstrated its potential as a once-daily FLAP inhibitor.

BOSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Project supports outsourced servicing of institutional business to BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, announced today that its data management and mutual fund performance solutions are now in operation at Eaton Vance after a seven-month project implementation. The project, managed by Eaton Vance, involved automating and centralizing data and transitioning from Eagle's hosted mutual fund performance solution to its installed version.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix has announced the release of a new and exciting module for its LAP Mentor simulator that gives trainees hands-on experience with different techniques and alternative approaches to the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, tubal sterilization and oophorectomy.

The GYN module is the latest addition to the suite of laparoscopic procedures developed for the LAP Mentor, the world's most advanced laparoscopic surgery simulator. The GYN module makes full use of the LAP Mentor's 3-D real-life graphics and ergonomically designed hardware to provide the most realistic experience of training and learning possible.

CAMBRIDGE, England, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- NVIDIA Tegra, Based on the ARM11 MPCore Multicore Processor, Marks a Major Step Forward in Enabling Next-Generation Portable Computing Devices

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

IVT, the world leading Bluetooth technology specialist, will demonstrate its new 'Extended Range' Bluetooth Portfolio of products for Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) at Taipei Computex, June 3-7, in Bluetooth Pavilion.

"The general user perception is that Bluetooth is a 10 meter Radio. 'Extended Range' added on Bluetooth Branding clarifies that Bluetooth is more than a 10 meter technology. IVT's O200 GSM phone, a feature rich, quad-band GSM phone for the world wide market, using Bluetooth Cordless Telephony Profile, can make and receive PSTN calls or IP calls in excess of 500 meters in open air through IVT's PSTN or SIP access points respectively," stated Fei Xu, IVT's director of embedded application.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

IVT, the word leading Bluetooth technology specialist, announces it has ported its popular Bluetooth application software, BlueSoleil 5.0 on Windows XP/Vista onto the Linux Operating System (kernel 2.6 or above), providing Linux users with the same look and feel GUI and functionalities. IVT will demonstrate it at Taipei Computex, June 3-7 in Bluetooth Pavilion.

BOSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

The Anoxomat(TM) Mark II anaerobic system for the cultivation of anaerobic, microaerophilic, and capnophilic bacteria is an excellent alternative to the use of anaerobic chambers and gas bags currently used in clinical laboratories. The Anoxomat Mark II automatic jar evacuation/replacement system is available from Spiral Biotech, Inc., a subsidiary of Advanced Instruments of Norwood, Massachusetts, USA.

"Because of the way the Anoxomat jar works, I can open it up, take out a sample, and make it anaerobic again very fast," said Dr. Hannah Wexler of the VA Wadsworth Medical Center in Los Angeles.

SAN JOSE, California, June 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- On-demand sales performance management leader chosen from more than 700 companies for high-profile European event

Xactly Corporation, the market leader in on-demand sales performance management, today announced it has been selected to participate in the California Tech Showcase (CTS 2008), to be held in conjunction with the World Investment Conference in La Baule, France from June 4th to June 6th. Xactly was hand-picked after an extensive review of more than 700 companies by the CTS 2008 selection committee, which is comprised of senior executives from Europe's leading technology companies such as Siemens, T-Mobile, British Telecom and SAP.

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