NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- US$325 Million Investment is Largest in Rwanda's History And Will Add 100 MW of Electricity

ContourGlobal announced today that its subsidiary ContourGlobal Kivuwatt Ltd signed an agreement with the Republic of Rwanda to develop an integrated gas extraction and electricity generation facility which will provide 100 MW of natural gas fired electricity to Rwanda and the East African Region.

AACHEN, Germany, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP) announced that it has licensed from Grunenthal the exclusive rights to develop and market the investigational drug axomadol in the United States and Canada. Axomadol is a patented new chemical entity discovered by Grunenthal and currently in Phase II development for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain and diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain.

HANNOVER, Germany (CeBIT), March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- deCarta, the leading supplier of software and services for the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, today announced its real-time, two-way European connected navigation solution for next-generation personal navigation devices and smartphones. The software and service will be available to consumer brands, automotive OEMs, in-vehicle service providers, mobile network providers and handset manufacturers from the end of March 2009.

At CeBIT, deCarta will also be introducing its new NavSearch API connected navigation software platform, reference architecture and selected applications.

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- EFRAT PELED NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS FORUM OF YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS

Efrat Peled, CEO of Arison Investments, was chosen yesterday to join the World Economic Forum's prestigious Forum of Young Global Leaders under the age of 40. The group comprises approximately 200 young leaders from all over the globe, who are recognized for their professional achievements, their commitment to society and their potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

Peled was chosen after being recommended by Arison Group Chairman Shari Arison, who welcomed the honor.

LONDON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week (25 February 2009) ordered the name of a man who had been practising in the Wokingham area of Berkshire to be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons, for fraudulent registration.

Dr Janos Nemeth, of The Woosehill Hospital4Pets, Emmview Close, Woking, was charged with fraudulently entering his name in the Register, and dishonestly representing that a letter submitted with his application for registration was written and signed by Dr Sandor Mille, President of the Hungarian Veterinary Chamber (HVC).

LONDON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A veterinary surgeon from County Down has been restored to the Register of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons following a hearing of the Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS on 26 February 2009.

Mr Seamus Michael Fegan, of 16 Bridge Road, Warren Point, County Down, had been removed from the Register in March 2003, having been judged unfit to practise owing to criminal convictions.

BARCELONA, Spain and DALLAS, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- NTRsupport Software-as-a-Service is as Essential as my Mobile Phone

For CARAT, a leading provider of software for interior design and kitchen remodeling, the challenge is to provide outstanding customer service while controlling costs.

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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Call for Applications Now Open for Europe's Top Cleantech Start-ups

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

AMSTERDAM, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Latest upgrade aims to prevent newest digital threats from becoming digital disasters

Identity theft is now the number one Internet-based crime and claims almost ten million online and offline victims at a cost of US$48 billion in the US alone, according to the Javelin Strategy Research, 2008 Identity Fraud Survey Report published last month. CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service, estimates that identity theft is costing that country's economy over US$3.4 billion annually. To help users protect their personal and private information online, AVG Technologies, developer of the world's leading free computer security product, today introduces AVG Identity Protection (IDP).

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Accera, Inc., a biotechnology company delivering breakthrough therapies in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today launched Axona(TM) in the United States for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Axona is a first-in-class medical food for the clinical dietary management of the metabolic processes associated with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's. Dispensed by prescription, it targets the metabolic deficiencies and imbalances associated with AD by providing an alternative energy source for brain cells.

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