CAMBRIDGE, England, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- VectaStar Flexibility Enables WiMAX, CDMA & Enterprise Access Services on a Single, Multi-Frequency Platform

Moroccan telecommunications operator Wana has awarded Cambridge Broadband Networks a significant contract for the provision of its VectaStar transmission platform. Wana is using VectaStar to backhaul multiple services including corporate access and CDMA cellular traffic with WiMAX set to follow later in 2008. The network will operate on two frequency bands, 3.5 and 10.5 GHz, simultaneously.

A key reason for Wana selecting VectaStar was because of its cost effective deployment architecture for operators holding multiple frequency licenses.

CRAWLEY, England, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Capabilities for UMTS Location Test Solution (ULTS) Keep Spirent in the Forefront of LBS Testing

Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of performance analysis and service management solutions, today announced the availability of two important new capabilities for its market-leading UMTS Location Test Solution (ULTS): enhanced testing of Secure User Plane (SUPL) and WCDMA Signalling Conformance testing.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- iSkoot mobile software to be demonstrated with Cisco at Mobile World Congress

iSkoot, the leading provider of carrier-friendly mobile VoIP solutions, today announced the successful completion of iSkoot's integration and interoperability testing with the Cisco AS5000 Series Universal Gateway and the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch -- a carrier-class softswitch that performs signaling and call-control tasks to interconnect next-generation IP networks to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, February 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosby's Nursing Skills(TM), the online nursing skills and reference system from Elsevier, today announced the launch of Mosby's Nursing Skills-Pediatric Collection, the largest and most robust collection of pediatric-specific Web-based competencies, numbering over 320 topics. The product is Elsevier's latest to deliver evidence based medicine electronically to help healthcare institutions improve the quality of care.

At yesterday’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, Holst Centre - founded by the Belgian nanoelectronics research center IMEC and the Dutch research center TNO - presented a plastic 64-bit inductively-coupled passive RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz.

With a record 780bit/s data readout of 64 bits over 10cm, the device approaches item-level tagging requirements. The tag generates a 5-fold higher bit rate compared to state-of-the-art plastic RFID systems. The achievement paves the way for low-cost high-volume RFID tags to replace barcodes.

The RFID system consists of a low-cost inductive antenna, capacitor, plastic rectifier and plastic circuit, all on foil. The LC antenna resonates at 13.56MHz and powers up the organic rectifier with an AC voltage at this frequency.

LONDON, February 6 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the online 'front door' to the NHS, today launched a new interactive calculator to measure your body mass index (BMI).

Based on NHS accredited information, the BMI calculator (http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/BMI.aspx) enables users to calculate in seconds what their BMI is and provides them with clinically approved guidance on maintaining or obtaining a healthy BMI. This interactive tool is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive tool library.

OTTAWA, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Motorola to Distribute Bridgewater Systems AAA Service Controller in WiMAX Networks

Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC) today announced that Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will incorporate and distribute the Bridgewater Systems(TM) AAA Service Controller as a key component in Motorola's WiMAX infrastructure solutions. As a result, Motorola customers will benefit from a best of breed network access control solution for advanced IP services.

Under the terms of this agreement, Motorola will have non-exclusive global distribution rights for Bridgewater(R) products, and will provide Motorola customers first and second line support services, customer training as well as installation and integration services.

NUREMBERG, Germany, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Breakthrough Clean Energy Technology Provides Glimpse of the 'Future Of Play Today'

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A revolutionary next-generation radio controlled (RC) toy car powered by clean fuel cell energy technology was unveiled today at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in Germany.

The H2GO, from Corgi International, one of the world's leading toy-makers, combines classic playability with breakthrough zero emissions energy technology. Power for the H2GO is delivered by an on-board hydrogen fuel cell, where sun and water supply the fuelling unit with renewable, clean energy for unlimited play.

Computers are increasingly being used by those seeking sexual thrills and this use is helping inspire new and innovative technologies, according to a cybersex expert from University of Portsmouth.

Dr. Trudy Barber is delivering a lecture on the subject at a Royal Society of Medicine ‘Sexual Pleasures’ conference this week in which she will explain how fetishism and deviation in sexuality are helping change the way people use new technology and can even influence the invention of new technology. She doesn't say what those are but it's worth consideration.

Barber is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative Arts and Media (SCAFM) at the University of Portsmouth.

PARIS, February 6 /PRNewswire/ -- StreamWIDE, expert in Next Generation Value-Added Telephony solutions for Telecom Carriers, announces the forming of a global teaming agreement in the area of voice and video messaging with Unisys, a leading solutions and services Provider for the global communications industry.

This agreement creates an offering targeting Tier-One Operators and joining StreamWIDE Next-Generation Voice and Video Messaging solution to UNISYS integration, network consulting and hardware maintenance services.