LONDON, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(R), explained in its July WeatherCall(SM) report that a split in temperature patterns caused a jolt to consumer behavior. The month started off cool and wet and stayed that way until around the 23rd of July. Initially, summer purchases were slow, causing many retailers to respond by discounting their warm weather items. The last third of July resulted in a burst of warmth throughout the country. The rise in temperature was welcomed by the high street as many consumers were purchasing T-shirts and shorts that were slow to leave shelves at the start of the month.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Oncology NEWS International, a leading provider of news and coverage of the hematology and oncology market for the past 17 years, has announced a redesign of its editorial content aimed at addressing the ever-changing needs of the cancer care market.

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Effective immediately, readers of Oncology NEWS International will notice a more functional and more appealing format that showcases broader coverage and better represents the readers in the oncology and hematology community.

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Wireless Range and Amplifier Design Innovations Deliver State of the Art Multi-Room Music Experience

Sonos(R), Inc., the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home, today introduced two new ZonePlayers to deliver a state-of-the-art multi-room music experience. With innovations in both wireless technology and amplifier design, the Sonos ZonePlayer 120 (ZP120) and the Sonos ZonePlayer 90 (ZP90) make Sonos the ideal system for music lovers who want to enjoy all the music they love, all over the house. The new ZonePlayers are available starting today at all Sonos authorised retailers and at www.sonos.com.

Today epigenetics is all the rage, but it has its roots in a pair of papers that appeared nearly simultaneously in 1952-1953.

Luria SE and Human ML. 1952. A nonhereditary, host-induced variation of bacterial viruses. J. Bact. 64: 557-569 and also Bertani G and Weigle JJ. 1953. Host controlled variation in bacterial viruses. J. Bact. 65: 113-121. 

Luria & Human and Bertani & Weigle independently discovered that bacterial hosts can affect the growth and phenotypic properties of their bacteriophages.

SAN JOSE, California, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- New 1U Chassis and SuperServers with up to 8 Hot-Swap 2.5" Hard Drives Demonstrated at LinuxWorld 2008

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced volume shipments of the industry's first and only 1U chassis and servers with up to 90%+ power efficiency. Continuing its technology and design leadership, the company has launched three new 1U chassis and SuperServers featuring the first 80 Plus Silver-certified power supply for 1U systems, which will be on display at LinuxWorld 2008 in San Francisco, August 5-7, booth #1125.

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HALIFAX, Canada, August 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT), a vaccine development company, today announced receipt of patent approval from the Japanese Patent Office for its vaccine platform. The specific patent, Vaccines with enhanced immune response and methods for their preparation, claims broad exclusivity that an effective, long-term immune response to treat a disease can be produced using a vaccine comprising of an antigen, an adjuvant, vesicles known as liposomes, and a hydrophobic carrier.

"We have a novel technology that enhances vaccines dramatically, so receiving patent approval is important in protecting our competitive advantage," commented Dr. Marc Mansour, Vice President R&D at IVT.

HAIFA, Israel, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Conference Call Scheduled for August 18, 2008 at 2pm UK time, 9:00am ET

Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company"), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that it will be releasing its second quarter 2008 financial results on Monday, August 18, 2008.

The Company will be hosting a conference call the same day, Monday, August 18, at 9:00 am ET. On the call management will review and discuss the second quarter 2008 results and will be available to answer questions.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bjarne Stroustrup, Inventor of the Programming Language, Will Present Alongside ISO C++ Chair Herb Sutter on Next Generation Device Development

TechInsights (http://www.techinsights.com/) today announced that Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer and original implementer of C++ and Herb Sutter, a leading software development expert and prominent C++ expert, will conduct courses in the C++ programming language at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Boston and SD Best Practices, taking place October 26-30, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center. For the first time at an ESC conference, Mr. Stroustrup and Mr. Sutter will host two consecutive days of in-depth courses and seminars on the universally recognized programming standard.

LONDON, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mini-Revolt Over Falling Behind With Innovation

IT is no different than food, reckon public sector workers, encouraging the Government to buy local and organic to avert past IT disasters, the Social Collaboration and Public Sector study by Huddle.net revealed today.

Most respondents (84%) want to be harsher with IT providers who fail to deliver. They believe that setting project budgets that cannot be deviated from could partially solve the issue. Some respondents commented: 'if the IT doesn't work, we simply won't pay for it.'

SAN FRANCISCO, August 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Additional Funding To Be Used to Extend Leadership in Asia Pacific

Friendster, Inc. (http://www.friendster.com), the 9th largest website in the world based on traffic and the #1 social network in Asia, today announced Richard Kimber as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. As the new CEO, Kimber will lead Friendster's global business and guide operations in Asia and the U.S. In addition to the appointment of Kimber, Friendster also announced today that it has closed US$20 million in funding.