HAIFA, Israel, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the Company or ORL), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that on November 12, 2008 Standard and Poor's Maalot (Maalot) downgraded the Company's debentures (Series A, B and C as well as untraded debentures) from AA/Stable to A/Negative. The full Maalot report is available in Hebrew on the Company's website under Investor Relations - Company Releases.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced its next-generation Optimization Client for Microsoft Windows. The new product significantly reduces data volumes on HSPA and other high-speed wireless networks, enabling operators to manage the effects of accelerating traffic growth. As a result, they can offer their users downloads and uploads that are several times faster than those of unoptimized web applications, while cost-effectively scaling their networks as data usage continues to escalate.

CAMBRIDGE, England, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Fuze Limited, the award-winning Cambridge company established to open up the world of digital animation, is proud to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Mediatech 100 ( http://www.libraryhouse.net/mediatech/2008/mediatech100/ list.

Mediatech 100, compiled by analysts Library House and supported by Kemp Little and New Media Age, represents the hottest 100 private mediatech companies in Europe. Library House says that these are the 100 companies among those most likely to change the mediatech world. Mediatech companies take advantage of the intersection between media and technology and have revolutionised the business and distribution models of the media industry.

GIBRALTAR, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Over a year into the smoking ban in the UK and more than 53 land based bingo halls have closed, bringing the number of clubs still open to about 550. Yes, the credit crunch is partly to blame, but this has certainly not stopped bingo players joining (and spending in) online bingo halls such as JackpotCity.com Online Bingo.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan and SAN FRANCISCO, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- TechnoBird Becomes TRUSTe Seal Holder, Demonstrates Commitment to Consumer Privacy Protection

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan and SAN FRANCISCO, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

TechnoBird, today announced that its web Site Mustakbil.com has been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal, which demonstrates its commitment to consumer privacy and trust online. TRUSTe, the leading privacy certification and seal program, awards its privacy seal only to companies that complete the rigorous TRUSTe certification process and agree to comply with ongoing oversight and TRUSTe's consumer dispute resolution process.

ROUSSET, France and SEOUL, Korea, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Significant Performance Gains on Minimal Memory Footprint

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and IBOSN Systems Co., Ltd. announced today the port of the JBOSN high-performance RTOS (real-time operating system) onto Atmel's AT91CAP9S customizable microcontroller. The JBOSN RTOS(TM) is a real-time, preemptive, multitasking kernel designed for time-critical embedded applications. It achieves significant performance gains on a reduced memory footprint relative to other operating systems of comparable functionality.

BANGKOK, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- Announce Winners of First Annual ASAIHL-Scopus Young Scientist Award

Elsevier, the world's leading research publisher of scientific information, and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions announced today winners of the first annual ASAIHL-Scopus Young Scientist Award. The award is designed to recognize outstanding young scientists and researchers in the Asia-Pacific region who have made significant contributions to scholarship and research. Insight from Scopus, Elsevier's abstract and citation database of peer reviewed literature, was used to determine the winners.

MUMBAI, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A sales simulation created by global learning solutions developer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) for telecom major, Telus has made it to the final round of the IT Training Awards.

OSLO, TOULOUSE, France and PARIS, November 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Oslo Cancer Cluster today signed a groundbreaking strategic agreement with the Toulouse Cancéropole and Cancer-Bio-Santé Cluster which will lead to an integrated effort to become the leading cancer centers in Europe for developing new cancer therapies. The signatories were Philippe Douste-Blazy, President of Cancéropole Toulouse Association, former mayor of Toulouse and former French foreign minister, Jean-Pierre Saintouil, CEO of Toulouse Cancer-Bio-Santé Cluster and Bjarte Reve, CEO of Oslo Cancer Cluster NCE. It also contained an initial series of key initiatives to be implemented over the next two years, including a joint response to the next cancer calls of the EU -Innovative Medicines Initiative.

GIBRALTAR, November 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Poker Website Aims at Taking Professional Players out of the Equation and Giving Amateurs a Shot at Poker Glory

With the sheer abundance of online poker rooms growing daily a new breed of poker professional (the shark) has emerged. They prey on recreational and amateur players with the aim of ravaging there bankroll. Sometimes they hunt in packs, sometimes they hunt alone, but the result are always the same... They destroy all the fun that playing poker offers forcing the average player to find a new poker haven. It was with this need for a safer poker environment that Carmen Media decided on the bold move to launch a new poker site in what is a highly competitive market - Cool Hand Online Poker!