HEILBRONN, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new System-in-Package (SiP) solution for LIN automotive networking applications. The ATA6617, featuring maximum integration, is the first member of an upcoming LIN SiP family. It combines Atmel's LIN System Basis Chip (SBC) ATA6624 - including LIN transceiver, voltage regulator, watchdog - and a well-known AVR(R) microcontroller (ATtiny167 with 16k flash memory) in a single package. With this highly integrated solution, customers can create complete LIN nodes using just one IC.

BERLIN and WADDINXVEEN, Netherlands, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nature More and Soil More at the Product Carbon Footprint Summit in Berlin

LIDKOPING, Sweden, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Handheld Europe Today Launches the All New Nautiz X5 Rugged PDA at CeBit in Hannover. Nautiz X5 is a State of the Art Rugged PDA With Sensational Processing Speed and More Integrated Features Than any Rugged Product on the Market

Handheld Europe introduced today the new Nautiz X5 rugged PDA. The full-featured PDA comes with an impressive 806 Mhz processor and an array of advanced features such as integrated 3 mega-pixel camera with autofocus capabilities, integrated barcode scanner, WLAN, Bluetooth, 3G cellular capabilities, and GPS with InstantFix II. The Nautiz X5 weighs only 410 grams, is IP65 rated and can also handle extreme temperatures and multiple drops from 1.8 m.

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sources: The Company Believes This to be the First in a Series of Large-scale Bio-fuel Projects Which Netafim Expects to Materialize in the Near Future

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Following the meeting hosted by the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on 24 February 2009, ICE Clear Europe(TM) confirmed its commitment to working closely with its regulators and the industry to provide a leading central counterparty for European credit default swap (CDS) contracts. ICE Clear Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter markets.

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Studies Support Potential for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

ZURICH, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Prionics, a world leader in farm animal diagnostic products, has broadened its sampling device range through the acquisition of forensiX. The forensiX product line provides simple and highly reliable solutions for taking DNA samples for use in criminal investigations and other applications including paternity testing. Unlike other DNA sampling products on the market, forensiX products are unique in that the samples do not require pre-drying or freezing and can be stored at room temperature for later use.

KVISTGAARD, Denmark, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the completion of the Phase II clinical development of IMVAMUNE(R), a third-generation smallpox vaccine, Bavarian Nordic has held an end of Phase II meeting with the FDA to discuss the Phase III development. The meeting was a success and there was an open and highly constructive discussion with the FDA.

This meeting represented the first ever formal discussions with the agency to license a vaccine under the new legislation of the animal rule - a new regulatory path which allows the efficacy of products for indications like smallpox to be established in suitable animal efficacy models. This marks a major regulatory milestone in the successful development of IMVAMUNE(R).

COPENHAGEN, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- inpay, a leading provider of alternative payment options for webshops, today announced that it has expanded its online banking network to cover a total of 25 countries. With this expansion inpay has cemented its position as the leading provider of worldwide instant online bank payments for the e-commerce industry.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

A book entitled Motorcycle Cancer? is sending a shock wave through the motorcycle industry worldwide. Motorcycle seat extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF EMF) radiation raises cancer risk, says patent-granted Canadian author Randall Dale Chipkar. Science proves electromagnetic danger and bikers deserve to know the truth.

I have read up to 500 milliGauss of ELF EMF radiation above motorcycle seats. In contrast, many doctors raise cancer concerns involving 3 to 5 milliGauss of ELF EMF exposure from hydro tower power lines and other sources, adds Chipkar.