LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Quad Play service on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 at 15.00 BST

Frost Sullivan's Information Communication Technologies group will host a live briefing open to all on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, at 15.00 BST, to provide industry participants with an overview of Beyond Quad Play opportunities on the market.

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STOCKHOLM, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

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As the Founder of the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Dr. Pathak is known around the world for his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and other countries. His accomplishments span the fields of sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies and public health initiatives around the world.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today that MySpace, the world's premiere social portal, will now be offering .tel domains to its members.

MySpace's 130 million active users, with over 20 million unique monthly users accessing the community via mobile devices, will now be able to take advantage of the .tel to better promote their MySpace page in organic search results from any device. At the same time, users can use the .tel domain to securely share their more private contact information with non-MySpace users who wish to contact them.

HUERTH, Germany, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A conclusion, which could already be drawn in the forefront of WebhostingDay 2009, was confirmed not later than on the second event day: the conference, which took place from March 18-20 near Cologne, Germany was the world-wide largest event for the web hosting industry so far. With about 2,000 visitors and 55 exhibitors, WebhostingDay defied the general bad economic climate and was able to gather the most important members of the leading IT and Telco companies from all over the world to do some social networking and to learn some industry news.

PARIS, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Private Equity International Award recognizes Sofinnova's investment leadership in promising start-ups; 2009 off to strong start in portfolio company MA

Sofinnova Partners (http://www.sofinnova.fr), a Paris-based venture capital firm, announced today that it has been awarded the 2008 European Venture Capital Firm of the Year by the publication Private Equity International (PEI) and its on-line version, Private Equity Online (PEO). The award recognizes Sofinnova's investment expertise and leadership in Western Europe's technology and life sciences industries throughout 2008.

BONN, Germany, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Training for African Executives in Development Research and Criminal Justice

NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acclaimed ensemble embark on orchestra tour of China this spring

REDWOOD CITY, California, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global leader's support represents mobile payments milestone

Obopay, Inc., the pioneering service provider for payments via mobile phones, today announced an investment from Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications. This investment is a resounding endorsement for Obopay's ongoing innovation in mobile money technology.

This investment is a landmark in the evolution of mobile payments. It underscores the global potential of mobile money by providing convenient access to money anytime, anywhere. Given Nokia's position as the leader in mobile communications, we could not have asked for a better investor, commented Obopay CEO Carol Realini.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

The Frost Sullivan 2009 European Mobile Phone Based Navigation Market Leadership Award, is presented to Appello. The company's innovative strategies have enabled it to emerge a leader in the highly competitive mobile phone based navigation market.

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Appello has grown steadily since 2003 to its current position as the leading provider of complete mobile phone based navigation solutions, notes Frost Sullivan Research Analyst Vishnu Muralidharan. Wisepilot, a customer-centric mobile navigation service solution launched in 2004, has been backed by superior account management and perceptive strategies, supporting the organic growth of the company.

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- Publisher of Over 70 White Pages in Germany Joins the .tel Community

Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that, pending final approval of its ICANN-accredited Registrar status, iWelt, part of the Krick group, a publisher of over 70 white pages titles of Das Telefonbuch and Das Ortliche throughout Germany, is to become a .tel Accredited Registrar. The deal, the first of its kind in Germany, has the potential to radically alter the existing domain name registration business and democratize the traditional index industry. iWelt has more than eight million clients and presents a huge potential for Telnic.