JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

20 top international and local companies were honoured at Frost Sullivan's first annual African Excellence Awards Banquet held tonight at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton. The awards were made to companies showcasing leading ideas and innovation across a variety of sectors.

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The awards were made to companies demonstrating leadership in markets from Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria and South Africa to the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. The sectors covered were energy, healthcare, industrial automation and ICT.

DOHA, Qatar, November 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MEEZA has announced today the commencement of its operations in Qatar. MEEZA which means advantage in Arabic is a new privately-held joint venture that is focused on service excellence delivering a full suite of Managed IT Services and Solutions to the market. Businesses will be assured agility, quality and value in IT Services and Solutions with the added benefits of lower operational expenditure, increased availability and performance.

ROMSEY, England and MADRID, November 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) and Indra Sistemas S.A. (Indra) are pleased to announce they have concluded Agreements for the exclusive licensing to Indra of Roke's Vigilance(TM) technology for Wide Area Multilateration (WAM). The Agreement gives Indra exclusive use of Roke's patents and know-how, for the manufacture, sales, support and further development of the Vigilance(TM) system for Air Traffic Management (ATM). The Agreement also includes the provision by Roke of support and consultancy services to Indra.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Schumacher-The Ultimate Designated Driver-Promotes Drinking and Driving Don't Mix at http://www.championsdrinkresponsibly.com

Bacardi Limited, as part of its responsible drinking Champions Drink Responsibly campaign, is providing the drive of a lifetime - the opportunity to be in the passenger seat next to Michael Schumacher, the world's most successful Formula One(TM) racing driver and the world's most famous designated driver.

LONDON and SAN MATEO, California, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Flexibility of NetSuite Tax Engine Accommodates Changes With No Software Updates or Patches

ZURICH, Switzerland, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- This Innovative Concept Will Provide Mobile Services for the Extended Home, an Area That Will Include the Home and the Car

Starhome, the leading provider of roaming services and converged solutions, is part of a consortium that has completed integration of an extended home remote control platform.

As part of the Celtic EnComPAs2 (Enabling Community Communications - Platforms and Applications phase 2) project, Starhome is developing an innovative concept for mobile services for the extended home. This environment includes the home, the car and other remote sites acting as a virtual home environment, enabling remote access to home content such as videos, photos, music and other media.

MUNICH, Germany, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- No Charge for Wirecard Payment Service During Pre-Christmas Season

Just in time for the start to the Advent season in the run-up to Christmas, users of the Wirecard Internet payment service can look forward to a very special gift: from the first Advent weekend until the end of the year, they can replenish their credit balance free of charge by transfer. The charges from user to user have also been suspended in this period.

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SULZBACH, Germany, November 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AVEVA GmbH today announced that Bilfinger Berger Power Services GmbH (BBPS) has extended its contract for AVEVA PDMS.

LONDON, November 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- We're not talking about Obama, we're talking about history-changing safe sex...

A new women's condom is changing history. Finally available anywhere in the UK and all the EU, the VA w.o.w. Condom Feminine(R) is an easy to use, comfortable and inexpensive alternative to male condoms, which puts women in the best position they could imagine!

There has never been a latex condom for women, so this is an exciting thing for ladies of all ages. Welcome UK to the world of VA(R)!