TOKYO, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Local Language Interface Accelerates Business Decisions and Improves User Experience

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of a Thomson Innovation(SM) user interface in Japanese ( www.thomsoninnovation.com) to enhance productivity and decision making for Japanese intellectual property (IP) professionals. Japan remains the worldwide leader in published patents according to an analysis of data in Derwent World Patent Index(R), the world's most comprehensive database of enhanced patent documents.

PARIS, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Nanosec GmbH introduces the IDForce the world's smallest and fastest table-top laser personalization machine at the 2008 Cartes IDentification Exhibition in Paris, France this week. The new machine is ideally suited for de-centralized, secure laser engraving of cards, like bank cards and National IDs. This secure card personalization solution uses an advanced fiber optic laser engraving technology with the unrivaled capability of deep penetration and long term stability by laser light induced photo chemical reaction resulting in cards with high resolution photo images up to 1600 dpi, text, bar codes, signatures, tactile characters and additional graphics or security elements.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Service Offers Real Time Measurement and Verification of Carbon Footprint for Homes, Buildings and Infrastructure Globally Using Cloud Computing

At RealTech Middle East 2008, Pacific Controls announced that they have established a state of the art Energy Services Global Command Control Centre at their headquarters building in Techno Park, Dubai, UAE.

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This Energy Services Global Command Control Centre will offer their Customers, Business Partner's Government and International Agencies real time measurement and verification of carbon footprint for homes, buildings and infrastructure globally.

Does your office lighting make you feel weary and dreary?  The cure may be at hand!  Recently, Professor Derk-Jan Dijk of the Surrey Sleep Centre has led a team testing out new bulbs with a colour temperature of 17,000 Kelvin and found that they increase alertness as compared with more traditional types of lighting. But this sounds rather alarming.  17,000 Kelvin would be the temperature of a star close to B3 in the main sequence, somewhere between Alkaid and Regulus in properties.  The luminance of these stars is largely in the ultravio

CALGARY, Canada, November 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Flint Energy Services Ltd (Flint, the Company) announced today that FT Services, Flint's 50 per cent owned joint venture, was awarded a two-year, C$12 million contract to provide pipeline maintenance services at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd's Horizon Project near Fort McMurray, Alberta. This follows the award of an earlier three-year contract for maintenance work on bitumen production facilities at Canadian Naturals' Horizon Project in late 2007. The new contract adds pipeline maintenance services to the existing mechanical, electrical and instrumentation services performed bringing the value of FT Services' work at Horizon to just over C$60 million.

MADRID, Spain, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Telefonica, S.A. (Telefonica), the international telecommunications group, today announced it successfully completed its tender offers for the outstanding Series A and Series B Shares of common stock and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Chilean telecommunications provider Compania de Telecomunicaciones de Chile S.A. (the Company) not already owned by Telefonica and its affiliates.

ATLANTA, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Paul R. Garcia, Chairman and CEO of Global Payments, announced several organizational changes for the company today.

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James G. Kelly, currently the company's Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Payments Inc. Mr. Kelly will continue to report to Mr. Garcia. In his new role, Mr. Kelly's responsibilities will be expanded to include all of the company's worldwide businesses, including Operations, Technology, Sales and Business Development.

NEW YORK, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Asset Control's AC Plus Streamlines Data Capture and Standardizes Distribution

Asset Control, a world-wide leader in financial data management solutions, today announced that Citadel Solutions LLC, a wholly-owned independent subsidiary of Citadel Investment Group, LLC, has implemented Asset Control's AC Plus data management software.

Citadel Solutions delivers Operational Alpha(R) to hedge funds through its technology-driven hedge fund administration services and uses AC Plus as a primary data management platform for supporting its fast growing fund administration business.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Largest CPV Deal in EU with Generation Capacity to Power City of 40,000 Residents

BARCELONA, Spain, November 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Microsoft technologies help secure the role of IT through business innovation and cost savings.

The global economic climate presents new challenges and opportunities for information technology organisations, Brad Anderson, general manager of the Management and Services Division at Microsoft Corp, told approximately 5,000 attendees gathered at Tech*Ed EMEA 2008, Microsoft's leading technology show in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for IT professionals.

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