SAINT-PREX, Switzerland, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Antagonist Demonstrates Rapid, Long-Term Suppression of Testosterone

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission, for FIRMAGON(R) (degarelix), a new GnRH receptor antagonist indicated for patients with advanced, hormone-dependent prostate cancer.

In Phase III studies degarelix produced a significant reduction in levels of testosterone (i,ii) within three days in more than 96% of study patients.(ii) Testosterone plays a major role in the growth and spread of prostate cancer cells.

ATLANTA and KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

CAS AG, the leading global provider of demand side management solutions for the consumer products industry, today announced that Michael King, a 25+ year software industry veteran and former PeopleSoft, Oracle and Lawson executive, has joined CAS as Vice President, Sales.

I have known Mike for nearly 10 years, and consider him to be one of the top talents in enterprise software. I am very pleased to have an executive of his caliber on the CAS team, said Todd Fryburger, CEO, CAS Americas. Mike's expertise and experience will be invaluable to CAS as we continue to expand our market coverage and our solution offerings.

SAN JOSE, California, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Webinar Alert: NXP Semiconductors announces High Voltage LDMOS enables reliable high power solutions from HF to L-Band

NXP Semiconductors announces the following TechOnline Webinar:

What: NXP Semiconductors Webinar When: Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 10:00am EST (7:00am PST, 15:00 GMT) Where: http://www.techonline.com/learning/webinar/213300757 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Rebecca Samuel, Media Relations, NXP Semiconductors, +1-408-474-8769. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the event will be archived at http://www.techonline.com/learning/webinar/.

BEIJING, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

LightInTheBox (http://www.LightInTheBox.com ) has officially launched its French site (http://www.LightInTheBox.com/fr ) with more than 40,000 product offerings, providing Francophones worldwide a great opportunity to access a wide variety of quality products, including Made-in-China cell phones, affordable customized wedding dresses, radio controlled toys, and obscure items like tattoo machines and cosplay costumes.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Significant changes are coming to Russia's telecommunications market, as new government initiatives and shifting demand for services are having a strong impact on revenues and the competitive landscape in one of the world's fastest-growing telecom markets, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Higher accuracy through biographic and biometric fusion

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania and DUBLIN, Ireland, February 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY) the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces results for the year to December 31, 2008 - a year which has seen significant growth in Shire's new product portfolio.

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ROCHESTER, New York and LUND, Sweden, February 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Scalado, a leader in mobile imaging software solutions for fast and memory efficient image processing and Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) the world's imaging innovator, today announced that Scalado's SpeedTags(TM) technology will be implemented in Kodak's upcoming KSP-720060 TRUESENSE enabled image signal processor (ISP).

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090205/336922 )

Scalado's leading edge technology will be integrated in the KSP-720060 and follow-on stand-alone ISP companion chips, enabling quick and easy management of large files and a significant improvement in overall JPEG image handling performance in mobile devices, such as camera phones and PDAs, and digital still cameras.

LONDON, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Silver Screen Style Survey by LG mobile also reveals: - Greatest style icon in history of film: Audrey Hepburn - Worst men's red carpet style: Mickey Rourke - Worst women's red carpet style: Helena Bonham Carter - Most stylish male film character: Daniel Craig as James Bond - Most stylish female film character: Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly - Most desired film gadget: remote control from film 'Click' - Worst red carpet faux-pas: ignoring fans - Most memorable speech: Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love

LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, conducted a poll to find the most stylish actors and actresses at the 81st Academy Awards and in the history of film.

ELMSHORN, Germany, February 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- CPUs in 45nm Micro Architecture now Compatible / BIOS Update Ready for Download

Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the Mini-PC segment and manufacturer of Multi-Form-Factor solutions expands the CPU compatibility for the XPC Barebone SN78SH7. A newly published BIOS version now enables the use of AMD Phenom II processors.

Besides current AM2 and AM2+ processors, the state-of-the-art 45nm models Phenom II X4 940 and Phenom II 920 with four cores are now also officially supported.