COPENHAGEN, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Corning Continues to be a Gold Sponsor at the Sixth Edition of the Annual FTTH Council Europe Conference

COPENHAGEN, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Corning Cable Systems GmbH Co KG, part of Corning Incorporated's (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, will present its Ascend(TM) Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) System at the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Europe Conference 2009 on Feb. 11-12, at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.

LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

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The globally-recognised authority on record-breaking achievements, Guinness World Records, announces the latest and greatest in video gaming with the publication of Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. As Great Britain experiences the heaviest snowfall in eighteen years, launch celebrations for the UK version are postponed until 11th February.

Hailed by critics as the gamer's bible in 2008, this year's edition promises to keep gamers occupied for hours with 216 pages of original records, facts and trivia. The all new 2009 Gamer's Edition encompasses everything from the history of gaming to individual scores and facts from all genres of video games.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mediasite empowers staff with scalable reliability and easy integration

Integrated Systems Europe booth #11F48 -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced Utrecht University, the largest university in The Netherlands, has chosen Mediasite as the foundation of its long-range online learning plan.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The discovery of fire opened up whole new worlds of taste for stone-age humans. They could start turning those chunks of raw mammoth meat into beautifully browned roast leg of mammoth and were benefiting from an interesting chemical reaction. In 1912, did French chemist Louis Camille Maillard begin to shed light on the chemical interactions that take place when you roast or grill meat. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spb Software, the world's top Windows Mobile applications developer, will offer a sneak preview of the new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 at Mobile World Congress 2009. Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 sets a new standard in handset user interfaces and goes far beyond what is available on any phone today. The new software is fitted with a flexible engine for 3D animation, clever Facebook integration, kinetic scrolling, widgets, and multiple usability innovations. Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 has gained a thrilling 'wow' factor and preserved the speed and clarity of device navigation.

GENEVA, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- New data demonstrates need for greater cancer awareness and more cancer prevention

Today the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is launching I love my healthy active childhood, a campaign to raise awareness about the link between excess body weight and cancer.

Three to four million new cases of cancer could be prevented every year by avoiding overweight and obesity, says Isabel Mortara, executive director of the UICC. Good habits start early in life, so our focus is on encouraging children to eat a healthy diet and be physically active. An estimated 22 million children under 5 are overweight, and the problem is growing.

LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mr. Read to Speak at World Advertising Research Centre's Measuring Advertising Performance in London on February 5th

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the appointment of Mike Read as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of comScore, Europe.

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The appointment comes on the back of a record growth year for comScore's international business, including the integration of the European operations of global mobile measurement leader, M: Metrics, which was acquired by comScore in June 2008.

Throughout history, scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and Phd students lacking funding for actual research have turned to the thought experiment in hopes of discovering something publishable, thereby retaining tenure and/or attracting the admiration of comely undergraduates. The best thought experiments throw light into dark corners of the universe and also provide other scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and destitute Phd students a way to kill time while waiting for the bus. Below is a classic thought experiment, pillaged from my book The Geeks' Guide to World Domination (Be Afraid, Beautiful People). I'll post a new thought experiment each day this week.

Schrödinger’s Cat

SUNNYVALE, California, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Rapid consumer adoption combined with expansion to PC TV positions company for continuing growth in 2009

Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, today announced that it has shipped more than 20 million mobile TV receivers since its products became available on the market in mid-2007. Telegent's TV receivers have experienced extremely rapid uptake by enabling consumers to receive the same live, over-the-air programming that they view on conventional TV sets, while on the go. This shipment milestone clearly establishes Telegent as the leading provider of mobile TV technology and analog broadcasts as the dominant standard for mobile TV viewing around the world.