LYON, France, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Initially scheduled for 15 October, the launch of the serial game AOsphere has been put off until January 2009. http://www.identifiction.com will nonetheless open with a beta version before the end of the year. The creative team will offer its first interactive serial exclusively to those registered.

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Electronic Ink, a design consultancy dedicated to improving the way people interact with technology, environments and one another, today announced that it has expanded its full-service London office, according to Harold Hambrose, CEO and founder of the 18-year-old firm based in the U.S.

The new London office serves clients throughout Europe, including Microsoft, E.ON UK, British Petroleum, National Grid, AstraZeneca, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline, Sungard and Barclays PLC. Electronic Ink has worked steadily in the UK and Europe since the company was founded in 1990.

SAN DIEGO, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

ChemBridge Corporation today announced new multi-year research collaboration in discovery chemistry with AstraZeneca. This new alliance follows the previous collaboration between ChemBridge and AstraZeneca that was established in 2006 and successfully completed earlier this year ahead of schedule. In accordance with the new agreement scientists from ChemBridge and AstraZeneca will work together to design and develop a new generation of highly advanced, research intensive small molecule libraries that further enhance AstraZeneca's global drug discovery effort. Further details and financial terms were not disclosed.

Fossil Fuels Brewing Company of Manteca, California is convinced that beer, like wine, takes time to get right. In this case, 45 million years. It's truly a beer no one else can claim to have.

Manteca is a short drive from here so you can bet this story is just beginning. It's for science, after all.

Raul Cano, Cal Poly microbiologist and director of Cal Poly’s Environmental Biotechnology Institute (EBI) caused quite a brew-ha ha(1) with the announcement that beer made from living bacteria extracted from a bee entombed in amber 25-45 million years ago was really, really good.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Theme for 2008 World Diabetes Day - November 14 - is "Diabetes in Children and Adolescents"

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

The International Diabetes Federation announced today that it is calling on groups and individuals worldwide to get involved in activities to raise awareness of diabetes in the 50 days leading up to World Diabetes Day on November 14. The theme for this year's campaign is "Diabetes in Children and Adolescents."

CARDIFF, Wales, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Huge Broadband Performance Gap Across European Cities

Epitiro, the broadband communications authority, today published the 'European City Internet Performance Index 2008', a preliminary report based on the company's ongoing research into broadband services across the EU Member States.

The data, derived from testing broadband services from leading ISPs in Amsterdam, Dublin, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich, is part of a major customer experience research project by Epitiro to understand the actual broadband service levels delivered to EU consumers and businesses.

The early findings confirm the existence of a 'digital divide' amongst European cities:

PARIS, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- New customers, partners represent Jaspersoft's growth throughout Europe; company opens fifth European office in Paris

Jaspersoft Corporation, the market leader in open source business intelligence (BI) and the world's most widely deployed BI software, today announced a number of milestones representing its commercial success and increasing priority on the European market. Recent customer deployments include EnergySys Limited, INTECO and La SACEM, contributing to over 200 percent growth in subscriptions for Jaspersoft's Professional Edition products in Europe. Jaspersoft today serves more than 9,000 customers in 96 countries worldwide.

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Security, Usability and Performance Remain Key for BullGuard

BullGuard (http://www.bullguard.com/), specialists in user-friendly PC and Mobile security solutions for consumers, today released BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, the latest version of its flagship product.

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BullGuard Internet Security 8.5 incorporates advanced Antivirus, Antispyware, Firewall, Spamfilter and Backup functionalities and provides home users with an understandable all-in-one security solution.

LONDON, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announces that Mizuho Corporate Bank, headquartered in Tokyo, has selected Misys Midas Plus with Global Processing to support its ambitious international growth strategy. The implementation of the first site in Europe has been completed with all other operations to move onto the central hub individually. The integrated core banking solution will help Mizuho to deliver improved efficiencies and more informed decision-making within its commercial and investment banking operations and ensure a consistent level of customer service across the bank's global network.

Scientists from Britain's University of York have discovered what they're calling a 'Chemical Equator' that separates the Southern and Northern Hemispheres. This band, which lies in the Western Pacific, is estimated to be 50 km wide and acts as a divider, keeping the pollutants of the northern hemisphere from contaminating that of the hemisphere below.