AMELIA ISLAND, Florida, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants announced the introduction of IFRS.com, a new Web site developed in partnership with its marketing and technology subsidiary CPA2Biz to help members and financial professionals learn about and stay informed on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

"It is increasingly clear that as international standards gain wider acceptance and use in the United States, the accounting profession must keep pace," said Barry C. Melancon, president and chief executive officer of the AICPA. "Our hope is IFRS.com will provide the information and resources CPAs need."

LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Third and Seventh Largest UK Pension Funds Come Out in Favor of Separation of Chairman and CEO Roles at ExxonMobil; In 24 Hours, Six Major Institutional Investors Signal Support for Independent Chairman

Two more of Europe's largest institutional investors are announcing publicly today that they support Proxy Item 5 at the Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) calling for an independent chairman of the board at one of the world's largest companies. The shareowner vote to separate the Chief Executive and Board Chairman positions at ExxonMobil will take place at the company's annual meeting on May 28, 2008 in Dallas, Texas (U.S.).

LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The MS Society welcomes the decision by MPs to allow scientists to use 'hybrid' human - animal embryos in research into conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

Jayne Spink, Director of Policy and Research at the MS Society, said: "This really is a victory for common sense.

"Allowing scientists to further explore this avenue of research may prove to be hugely beneficial not just to the 85,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but to the hundreds of thousands of people living with debilitating, degenerative and life limiting conditions.

SAN DIEGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Superiority of Ablation Therapy Using HALO System Demonstrated for Eradicating Barrett's Esophagus and Reducing Risk for Disease Progression

HONG KONG, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

One of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC, NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon" or the "Company", with its subsidiaries collectively the "Group"; Stock Code: 8288.HK) has donated an additional RMB1.5 million in cash to support recovery work in Sichuan with the increasing need of aid following the recent earthquake, reaching a monetary donation of RMB3 million in total.

The Group had already donated RMB1 million in cash and a total value of RMB500,000 in terms of transportation vehicles, drinking water, food, lighting equipments and power generators last week. All the goods are now on their way to the disaster areas.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Founder and CEO Jeffrey Herzog to Serve as Vice Chairman

iCrossing, a global digital marketing company, announced today that Don Scales, president, has taken on the additional role of CEO and will be responsible for worldwide operations for the company. Previously, Scales served as president and COO of iCrossing.

iCrossing founder and CEO Jeffrey Herzog will continue to guide the strategic direction of the company as vice chairman of iCrossing's board of directors.

On April 25, NASA’s Swift satellite picked up the brightest flare ever seen from a normal star other than our Sun. The flare, an explosive release of energy from a star, packed the power of thousands of solar flares. It would have been visible to the naked eye if the star had been easily observable in the night sky at the time.

The star, known as EV Lacertae, isn’t much to write home about. It’s a run-of-the-mill red dwarf, by far the most common type of star in the universe. It shines with only one percent of the Sun’s light, and contains only a third of the Sun’s mass. At a distance of only 16 light-years, EV Lacertae is one of our closest stellar neighbors. But with its feeble light output, its faint magnitude-10 glow is far below naked-eye visibility.

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Telematics Provider Requests Connected Vehicle Trade Association to Organize Coalition to Promote Tools for In-Vehicle Web Design

ATX Group, the world's largest independent telematics services provider to the automotive industry, today announced an initiative with the Detroit-based Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) to convene an international work group to address how to safely access internet content through embedded and nomadic devices in vehicles.

TROY, Michigan, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Newest version of Altair's simulation platform delivers on-demand access to ISV applications and offers multi-core licensing business model

Altair Engineering, a global provider of technology and services empowering client innovation and decision making, today announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 9.0, the next generation of its popular integrated suite of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software applications.

HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation platform to support product lifecycle management (PLM) processes. It is the leading simulation-driven design solution for product development across the world's top corporations.

WEYBRIDGE, England, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- eCommerce business Borderlinx - http://www.borderlinx.com - has signed an exclusive five year agreement with Citibank Singapore Ltd to enable Citibank customers in Singapore access the U.S. eTail market. In addition, Borderlinx has signed a five year contract with DHL Express, the world's leading express delivery and logistics company, to provide services on a global basis.