AMSTERDAM, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it intends to incorporate additional data into the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Glybera(R) for Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency (LPLD), a seriously debilitating and potentially lethal disease.

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- AvantGard Wins Recognition for Liquidity, Risk and Treasury Management

SunGard's AvantGard (http://www.sungard.com), which provides cash management solutions for treasury, payments and receivables to corporations and financial institutions, has been recognized with seven different industry awards in the past six months. These awards include: Best Technology Provider from Treasury Management International (www.treasury-management.com) for the three categories of Cash and Working Capital Management Solutions, Risk Management and Best ASP Solution; and three awards -- Best Accounts Receivable Solution, Best Treasury Workstation and Best Treasury Management Software -- from Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com).

RICHMOND, Virginia, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Filtrona plc ("Filtrona") today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the business and assets of St. Charles, Michigan based Lendell Manufacturing, Inc. ("Lendell") for US$35 million, subject to a number of conditions being met. Completion of the transaction is anticipated during October.

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MIAMI, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Professor Charles Fine from MIT's Sloan School of Management Will Help Brightstar Continue to Revolutionize Supply Chain for the Wireless Industry

Brightstar Corp., a global leader in customized distribution and integrated supply chain solutions for the wireless industry, today announced the appointment of Professor Charles Fine of MIT to its board of directors.

PORTO SALVO, Portugal, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer support Magellan Initiative to help meet education and technology goals of governments and citizens.

The government of Portugal and Microsoft Corp. today signed an agreement to help accelerate technology adoption in education with the international launch of the Microsoft Magellan Learning Suite. In support of the Portuguese government's "e-Escolinhas" program, Microsoft has developed a comprehensive suite of software, training, content, services and support for the Magellan, an affordable portable computer for primary and junior high school students made in Portugal.

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LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- FIS Software Ltd., a leading global provider of package-based software solutions for life and pensions companies, is delighted to announce the successful implementation of ALIS, its class leading policy administration system at Rosgosstrakh in Russia. The implementation went into production in July 2008 and ALIS is now operating live in all 65 regional sales offices across Russia.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, advances procedural simulation from theoretical promise to operating room reality.

The PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM), Simbionix' latest innovative medical simulation system, is the world's first medical simulator that enables clinicians to create practice scenarios based on their patient's unique pathology and anatomy.

Dr. Karl Illig, Chief of Vascular Surgery at Strong Medical Center in Rochester, NY, explains why physicians are eager to start using the new simulator: "PROcedure Studio helps us identify pitfalls and problems and solve them on the machine. If we're going to make a mistake, let's make it on the simulators first."

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- You may not know it, but animals around the world have a special day all of their own. World Animal Day which takes place on October 4th was first launched in 1931 at a convention of ecologists to draw attention to the plight of endangered species. Its scope has since developed to encompass the animal kingdom in general.

In light of World Animal Day, Party for Animals Worldwide (PAW) is calling on people to remember the numerous animal charities around the world that work hard on our behalf to help and protect animals in need.

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Cervical Cancer is the Second Most Common Cause of Death From Cancer Among Women Worldwide

- Every Year Half a Million Women are Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer Worldwide

- Over 280,000 women Die From Cervical Cancer Annually

- Cervical Cancer is Caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) but can be Largely Prevented by Early Detection and HPV Vaccination

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ZURICH, Switzerland, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Working with the mouse for long periods of time is usually uncomfortable. Lots of muscular tension in the fingers is required to control the mouse, click, move it a little bit and click again - the whole day long. The new HandshoeMouse by Hippus makes working with a mouse more comfortable. The novel mouse design enables the user to place the whole palm of the hand on the mouse without having to cling on to it. The HandshoeMouse comes in three different sizes to suit any hand and three different colours to suit all tastes. Available in snow-white, transparent and jet-black for EUR 120.

For ordering and other information, go to http://www.handshoemouse.com