BERLIN, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Painting Formerly in the Collection of German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Unveiled

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More than 70 years after Düsseldorf art dealer, Max Stern, was forced to liquidate his art collection as a result of Nazi persecution, two more of his paintings were finally recovered by his heirs. The Max Stern Estate benefits three major universities (Concordia, McGill University/Montreal, and Hebrew University/Jerusalem) who are committed to recovering Stern's approximately 400 lost artworks. An event marking their return took place on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Berlin offices of the University of Toronto.

LONDON and SAN MATEO, California, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- With NetSuite OneWorld, Leading International Electronics Distributor Runs European Operations in Multiple Subsidiaries with One Consolidated Sales View

DUBLIN, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Software Addresses Important Unmet Need in Clinical Trials Using Echocardiography

ICON plc (NASDAQ: ICLR; ISIN:IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that its Medical Imaging division has launched a new cardiac echocardiography analysis software solution. The software, MIRA-ECHO, enables cardiac echocardiography (ECHO) images to be viewed, measured and interpreted in clinical trials and is the latest addition to ICON Medical Imaging's proprietary MIRA(TM) (Medical Imaging Review and Analysis) platform.

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- LifeVibes(TM) BlueVoice Software Delivers Crystal-Clear Voice Quality While Allowing Maximum Design Flexibility for State-of-the-art Headsets

NXP Software's LifeVibes(TM) BlueVoice has been incorporated in Sony Ericsson's latest HBH-IS800 headphones. With its extremely small footprint, BlueVoice enables manufacturers to combine highly innovative design with outstanding voice quality and added voice capabilities.

LONDON, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Eighth Straight Year of Growth Yields GBP1.1 Million Profit for UK Market Leader

- AIM Listing Mooted for 2009

BIW Technologies, one of the world's leading providers of online construction project control software, increased its turnover by 27% per cent to GBP7.3 million in the year to 30 September 2008, with profits more than doubling to GBP1.1 million.

LISBON, Portugal, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Event brings together more than 250 defence leaders from around the world to discuss technology benefits for peacekeeping, disaster response and public safety.

HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, December 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A sustainability report made from recycled waste and embedded with wildflower seeds has won one of the world's most prestigious marketing prizes. Multinational Marketing Communications agency ElcaMedia (http://www.elcamedia.com) received 'Best of Category: Green Marketing' for its 'Green Book' - developed for one of their clients (Desso) - at the Marketing Effectiveness Awards 2008 of Summit International (SIA) (http://www.summitawards.com/content/blogcategory/72/309/).

CAMBRIDGE, England, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Velocix Metro provides quantum shift in quality of service cost of delivery for video

Velocix(TM) (http://www.velocix.com), provider of a leading worldwide Digital Asset Delivery Network, today announced Velocix Metro, a next-generation Web video delivery solution that offers radical improvements in quality of service and a dramatic reduction in cost of delivery. Velocix Metro is a new deployment alternative for the Velocix Digital Asset Delivery Network, adapted and optimized specifically for operation within Internet Service Provider (ISP) access networks.

PARIS, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Verizon Business' Professional Services Will Enable Certification of Monext's Processing System

Monext France (formerly Experian), a pioneer of e-commerce transactions, has entrusted Verizon Business Security Solutions to help the company's online bank-payment processing system meet industry standards for protecting confidential data.

Verizon Business provides professional services support and expertise to obtain Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification for Monext's processing system, Payline.

SKILLMAN, New Jersey, December 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Free Support Magazine Helps Individuals and Families Embrace Life to the Fullest

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today the launch of ConTact(TM), the new global lifestyle magazine for people with an ostomy. The free magazine is filled with practical advice and feature articles on living a healthy and active life after ostomy surgery.

In response to reader feedback, ConTact(TM), formerly known as Health Vitality, now features expanded content, including personal profiles from people around the world who are living the life they want, tips from contributing experts and readers, as well as a new look and feel.