SANTA CLARA, California, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

SAN JOSE, California, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) has received a Readers Tech Choice award from eg3 for its embedded development kit for CryptoController(TM) (http://www.atmel.com/products/embedded/default.asp), Atmel's Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for non-PC, embedded applications. This kit also earned eg3's Editors Tech Choice Award. eg3.com is the leading non-biased news source for embedded systems, dsp, real-time/rtos, chip design, FPGA, and boards on the internet.

PARIS, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcan Global Pharmaceutical Packaging - a division of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan - has acquired the Chakan flexible packaging plant from Associated Capsules Private Limited in India.

"The acquisition of this facility advances our leadership position in pharmaceutical flexibles through growth in emerging markets," said Ilene Gordon, president and chief executive officer, Alcan Packaging.

The Chakan operations both expand Alcan Packaging's geographic footprint and strengthen the organisation's strategic presence in the Indian pharmaceutical market, which is currently ranked 14th in the world in terms of scale and expected to triple over the next decade.

CALGARY, Canada, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hydresia(TM) G2 Approved by leading European Authority on Natural Organic Certification

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Botaneco Specialty Ingredients Inc. (Botaneco), a subsidiary of SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (SemBioSys), today announced that its second generation oleosome product, Hydresia(TM) G2, has been authorized by ECOCERT(R) as an approved raw material, complying with the standards for ecological and organic cosmetics. ECOCERT(R) is one of the largest organic control and certification organizations in the world and conducts inspections in over 80 countries. The company's primary focus is food and food products, cosmetics, detergents, perfumes, and textiles.

LONDON, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

The organizers of Informex are delighted to announce their inaugural conference on Global Sourcing for the Pharmaceutical Industry, taking place November 10th-11th 2008 at the Princeton Marriott in New Jersey USA.

The conference is chaired by David Kinnear, President & CEO of the Global Sourcing Council, and boasts an unparalleled panel of key industry speakers including the likes of Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Roche Molecular Diagnostics.

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- eToro's Groundbreaking Visual Software Presents a new Approach to Forex Trading (http://www.etoro.com): Innovative Visualization and Adjustment of its Features According to the Level of Experience of Each Particular Trader, all Enabling eToro to Cater to Traders of all Levels of Experience

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SAN JOSE, California, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- The European Patent Office has Granted Finjan a New Patent for Security Technology That Provides Businesses With Features for Protecting Their Computers From Malware

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Finjan Inc., a leading provider of secure web gateway solutions for the enterprise market, today announced that the European Patent Office has granted the company Patent No. EP 0 965 094 B1 entitled "System and Method for Protecting a Computer and a Network from Hostile Downloadables". This patent further adds to Finjan's extensive and comprehensive intellectual property portfolio in the security market.

LONDON, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to Ofgem's announcement today (Monday, October 6th) that it could find no evidence of a price cartel among the energy companies, Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite said: "This report offers no comfort to consumers dreading the coming cold months.

"The issue that really needs the regulator's scrutiny is why have these greedy gas and electricty companies been allowed to get away with extortionate price hikes - five and six times the rate of inflation - in the cost of an everyday essential? They have behaved like racketeers squeezing every penny from consumers who simply have no place else to go.

HONG KONG, October 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Design Concept of Other Product - Company's Bioabsorbable Stent - Also Slated for Presentation at Symposium

Data from multiple clinical trials of the world's first pro-healing stent, OrbusNeich's Genous Bio-engineered R stent, will be presented next week at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics symposium, TCT 2008, in Washington, D.C.

UTRECHT, Pays-Bas, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The website http://www.studychoice.nl has been expanded to include informative pages about master's and bachelor's degree programmes in the Netherlands, including the latest English-language programmes. Examples include the brand new research master's programme Lifestyle and Chronic Disorders (VU, Amsterdam) and the recently accredited International Business and Management Studies programme (Webster University).