MANCHESTER, England, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Reading, writing and arithmetic are widely regarded as the essential building blocks of learning, but during these days of economic turmoil it seems another R is now being added to children's education - recession.

According to research carried out for The Co-operative Child Trust Funds, half (51 per cent) of all parents are actively teaching their kids about the economic downturn alongside helping with homework and reading bedtime stories.

The findings confirm that the financial crisis is taking modern parenting to another level with six in 10 (62 per cent) of Mums and Dads believing it is important for their children to understand the UK's unprecedented economic situation.

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 19th 2009, ACM (ac-markets.com) received two awards during the Banker Middle East Award ceremony held in Dubai.

ACM was recognised as the Broker offering the Best Forex Trading Platform for the second year running as well as the Best Forex Broker.

These two prestigious awards are considered by ACM as an incentive to move forward and always exceed clients' expectations.

The judging panel also esteemed ACM's leadership role in promoting responsible foreign currency trading, and raising awareness about currency exchange as an alternative investment option.

With a recent rise of its share capital to 20 million Swiss Francs, ACM is the largest capitalised Swiss online currency broker.

EVRY, France, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Genethon, the french laboratory created and funded by the AFM (French Association against Myopathies) using donations from Téléthon, has announced on the 20th of February that it has produced, controlled and released a batch of lentiviral vectors derived from the human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus for a gene therapy trial in humans in a rare immune deficiency. The Etablissement de thérapie génique et cellulaire (ETGC - gene and cell therapy unit) at Généthon thus becomes the first organisation in Europe to have produced this type of vector in accordance with GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards. Part of the safety controls were carried out by GenoSafe(1), a company created by the AFM and Généthon.

HANNOVER, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Teliris' Bob Johnson to Advise Companies on Best Practice at CeBIT 2009

Teliris Telepresence(i) Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bob Johnson(ii), has been confirmed as a key note speaker at the illustrious CeBIT(iii) 2009 Trade fair in Germany, the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments.

SHENYANG, China, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Also Included in Global Services 100 and Top 10 Best Performers in IT Services

The list of 2009 Global Services 100 by the US-based Global Services and neoIT was released recently in New York. Neusoft Corporation (600718.SH), a leading IT solutions services provider as well as the largest offshore software service outsourcing provider in China, was listed among the Global Services 100 for the fifth time and continued ranking No. 1 in the category of Leaders: Emerging Asian Markets for three successive years since 2007. Moreover, Neusoft also made a breakthrough in the categories of Best Performers: IT Services and Leaders: Human Capital Development.

ORLEANS, France, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Branch Issued Chip and PIN Cards can be Produced in as Little as One Minute

Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced that they are working with Monext, a key player in the electronic payment market in Europe, to offer clients an innovative and secure equipment and software solution for the instant issuance of EMV(R) compliant payment cards.

The two companies offer complementary areas of expertise that help to speed cards into the hands of consumers. Issuers know that instantly issued cards get activated more quickly and are used more frequently than cards that are distributed from a central location. Users tend to be more loyal to these cards as well.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nine New ARM Cortex-M3-based Microcontrollers Unveiled in Low Power 130nm Technology

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Value of Successful PFI Projects Completed by Kajima Now Totals in Excess of GBP300m

Kajima, the property development and investment company, today (3rd March) announces the completion of its GBP25 million Newcastle Libraries PFI project.

The centerpiece of this project, the new Newcastle City Library, will open to the public in June this year. Built on the site of the former library by Princess Square it extends to some 8,000m2 and includes a 180-seat performance space, displays of local heritage treasures, a creche, a cafe, an internet information hub and meeting rooms for community groups.

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Industrial Logic and Eonic today announced a partnership aimed at providing UK brokers and insurers with OpenQuote, the world's number one open source insurance solution (based upon number of downloads during the last six months).

OpenQuote was created by Applied Industrial Logic to help reduce both the time-to-market and costs of web-enabling quotations for insurance products and schemes. The software allows insurers, brokers and agents to efficiently release and maintain their products, by configuring risk capture, risk assessment and rating rules.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a technology partnership with Markit, a financial information services company. Markit's clients, including banks, asset management firms and hedge funds, will now have organized access to business news video.

Markit will use blinkx's advanced video technology, its massive index of online video and 450-plus content partnerships to provide its clients with comprehensive business news video coverage. The videos will be distributed on Markit's Web site and the Markit Enhanced Feed.