SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Release of IAF and IGF Drives Standardized Identity Assurances and Policy-Based Data and Privacy Protection across Identity-Enabled Applications and Networks

BANGKOK, Thailand, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Only a few years ago not many people paid much attention to an exhibition devoted exclusively to the environment. But how quickly things change. Now with oil at over US$130 a barrel, food and transportation costs soaring and climate change ushering in floods, droughts and devastating cyclones, the environment is suddenly "Issue No. 1". And it's world-wide.

2008 marked Entech's eighteenth year and it was by far the best ever. The event was intelligently planned around three important areas: Environmental Technology (Entech Pollutec), Renewable Energy and the very important Pumps & Valves sector.

CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, The Netherlands, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dutch Software Company Challenges Software Giants

Dexton, a Dutch software company with more than 20 years of experience in complex integration processes, today announces that they will include Actionable BI functionality for free in their Agile System Environment platform (ASE).

By doing so, Dexton wants to show the world that Actionable BI can be enabled right now. Like Gartner, Dexton believes that companies should step out the "reporting age" as soon as possible and get equipped to supply the business lines with information to support both strategic and day to day decisions within the business processes.

An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It provides a snapshot of a thriving, developing population, rather than communities on the verge of extinction.

The team, led by Dr Matthew Pope of Archaeology South East based at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, is undertaking the first modern, scientific investigation of the site since its original discovery in 1900. During the construction of a monumental house known as 'Beedings' some 2,300 perfectly preserved stone tools were removed from fissures encountered in the foundation trenches.

"The tools we've found at the site are technologically advanced and potentially older than tools in Britain belonging to our own species, Homo sapiens," says Pope. "It's exciting to think that there's a real possibility these were left by some of the last Neanderthal hunting groups to occupy northern Europe. The impression they give is of a population in complete command of both landscape and natural raw materials with a flourishing technology - not a people on the edge of extinction."

AMSTERDAM, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ready to Implement CrossRef's Plagiarism Detection Software After Successful Pilot

Elsevier, the leading publisher of science, technology and medical information announced today that it will implement CrossCheck, the plagiarism detection service offered by CrossRef in collaboration with iParadigms. With plagiarism a growing problem for journal editors, Elsevier has invested in CrossCheck to develop, pilot and implement, a single database of published articles enabling publishers to easily verify the originality of submitted and published work.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- QIIB is the First Bank in the Region to go Live With Misys Equation 3.9

Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announced today that Qatar International Islamic Bank, has gone live with Misys Equation 3.9 across 10 branches in the region. The solution is the latest retail banking solution from Misys and will help QIIB to provide better services to its customers and to expand its operations.

CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovative Service Addition Merges Branding and Performance to Meet Advertiser Demand

Q Interactive (http://www.qinteractive.com), a leading U.S.-based online marketing services provider, today announced the addition of video to its industry-leading TrueLeads(TM) online lead generation service for marketers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. The TrueLeads service enables marketers to acquire detailed contact information and explicit permission to contact interested consumers for the purpose of driving sales, branding and CRM initiatives. With the addition of video to the service, lead generation marketers can now enhance their brand experience to engage consumer emotion and better motivate requests to be contacted.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- AmberFin iCR 3.5 to Incorporate Extensive New Compatibility Functions

AmberFin today announces the launch of the newest upgrade to its iCR software, the open standards, future proof platform that digitises and transforms new and archived content, across multiple delivery platforms.

The latest version of AmberFin iCR incorporates enhanced compatibility features, supporting evolving customer needs, including support for the Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2 DVCPRO SD/HD encoding standards as well as increased interoperability with Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid editing systems. This combats the compatibility challenges faced by content owners today.

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two Lifetimes of Achievement

Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division today congratulated John and Jean Piety on being this year's recipients of the Special Library Association's (SLA) Engineering Division Librarians of the Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Piety's contributions to the SLA Engineering Division include exceptional performance while holding a variety of positions within SLA.

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- UK broadband users are still affected by slower speeds at peak times as broadband providers networks suffer congestion according to broadband analysts at http://www.broadband.co.uk.

"With reliability of broadband speed now the consumers top issue when comparing broadband suppliers we have taken the results of all the speedtests performed at broadband.co.uk and looked at performance over different time periods for individual suppliers so we can see which provide the most robust service" Says Edd Dawson from broadband.co.uk.