ARNHEM, The Netherlands, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The 23rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology will be held from 26-29 March 2008 in Milan, Italy. About 12,000 participants from some 100 different countries are expected to attend, which makes this event the second largest of its kind worldwide. And as media representative you cannot miss out. Why not? Please read on.

Scientific content

Results from field research supported by Earthwatch, the international environmental charity, will help scientists predict threats to wildlife should climate change result in a sea level rise in the Baltic.

During the six year research programme, coordinated by Earthwatch scientists Drs. Chris Joyce and Niall Burnside (University of Brighton), and Elle Puurmann (NGO Läänerannik), monitoring stations were installed in Vormsi Island, Silma Nature Reserve and Matsalu National Park, some of the best coastal wetlands in Estonia for nature conservation. The stations’ data loggers recorded water levels and soil moisture. Bird life was also recorded at fixed locations.

HEIDELBERG, Germany, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SYGNIS Pharma AG (Frankfurt: LIO; ISIN DE0005043509; Prime Standard), today announced that it has received a positive recommendation from the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for AX200 for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

NEW YORK, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Study Finds Use of the Internet Now Dominates Quantitative Research Worldwide

Three out of five market research studies -- 60 percent of those fielded in the US and abroad -- were conducted online last year, according to the 2007 Medefield Pharmaceutical Market Research Trends Study.

The report, released today, indicates that Internet-based market Research -- once the orphan of the industry -- is now conducted three times more often than telephone interviews and nearly four times as often as those performed face-to-face, making online research the undisputed leader in methodology for quantitative physician studies.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced an agreement for Alcatel-Lucent to support the expansion of AT&T's UMTS/HSPA (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service/High Speed Packet Access) wireless network. The expansion includes the deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's UMTS/HSDPA Distributed NodeB solution, which provides operators with the flexibility to deploy third-generation (3G) radio network elements in a wide array of locations including the sides of buildings, existing cell sites, remote locations and more, helping operators build out their networks more quickly and cost-effectively.

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, February 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballast Nedam has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Corporation for the civil, structural and architectural (CSA) work for the multi-fuel power plant Nuon Magnum IGCC (integrated gas combined cycle) in Groningen Seaports, The Netherlands. With a capacity of 1,300 MW, Nuon Magnum can provide energy for over two million households.

The contract includes temporary facilities, the concrete foundation, steel construction, as well as design & construction of the entire cooling-water circuit. The total revenue for Ballast Nedam Infra in this project is approximately 170 million Euros with a construction schedule of about three years.

SAN MATEO, California, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Underscores Commitment to US Market While Retaining Global Focus

Bizanga, the global company behind the most scalable and full-featured e-mail and message processing platform, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Paris, France, to San Mateo, California. Concurrent with this change, several key executives of the company have moved to California - Chief Executive Officer, Jérôme Lecat, Chief Technology Officer, Olivier Lemarié, and Chief Marketing Officer, Marc Sheldon.

Bizanga will retain its product development office in Paris along with sales and service support for the EU marketplace. The company also has offices in London, Hong Kong, Atlanta and Little Rock.

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Interactive Web Presentation Will Take Place on Monday, 18 February

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacentres, will present a Webinar about emerging trends in the European datacentre market on Monday, 18 February 2008 at 12:00 p.m. GMT. The Webinar will be hosted by Bernard Geoghegan, Vice President, who oversees Digital Realty Trust's operations in Europe. Digital Realty Trust's portfolio consists of 70 properties located in 26 markets throughout Europe and North America.

WAALWIJK, The Netherlands, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Strategy 'Vision 2010: Gear to Growth' Already Yields Rewards

- Revenue Increases With 18% to EUR 70.2 Million

- Net Result Realised of EUR 3.4 Million With EUR 0.48 Basic Earnings per Share

- Proposal to Distribute a Dividend of EUR 0.25 per Ordinary Share