LONDON, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that Socram, one of the foremost French credit houses, has selected Misys Almonde to manage and improve the quality of their Asset and Liability Management (ALM) reporting.

Socram is a new customer for Misys, which the credit house chose over other vendors for its track record and experience. The selection process began in April 2007 with preliminary investigation and requirements definition and a detailed workshop at the end of July, in which the superiority of the Misys Almonde ALM solution was demonstrated.

HYDERABAD, India, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- FY2008 Revenue Now Estimated at US$2.1 Billion

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading business and information technology services provider, today announced the results of the company for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 (Q3).

Consolidated Indian GAAP Highlights

- Revenue was Rs. 2195.56 crore; a year-over-year increase of 32.2% and a sequential increase of 8.1%.

- Volume growth for the quarter was 9.4%.

- Net Profit after Tax was Rs. 433.63 crore; a year-over-year increase of 28.6% and a sequential increase of 6%.

- EPS was Rs. 6.48; a Year-over-year increase of 26.1% and a sequential increase of 5.9%.

- EBITDA margin for the quarter was 21.46%.

HYDERABAD, India, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Chicago-Based Management Consulting Firm Strengthens Company's High-End Business Services

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading business and information technology services provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bridge Strategy Group, a Chicago, Ill.-based management consulting firm. In making the $35 million, all-cash purchase, Satyam significantly reinforces its strategy consulting and business transformation capabilities.

An international consortium of scientists has identified multiple genes that are linked to systemic lupus erythematosus, a devastating autoimmune disease that affects between 1 million and 2 million Americans. Reporting in Nature Genetics, the scientists also confirmed earlier findings linking lupus to several other genes – highlighting the role that genetics plays in the disease.

“These findings underscore that numerous genes, which are often immune-function related, contribute to the risk of developing lupus,” said Carl D. Langefeld, Ph.D., senior author from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and co-director of the International Consortium for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Genetics (www.SLEGEN.org).

HOLLYWOOD, California, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

YouTube phenomenon Alisa Apps gets censored again. In only three weeks since the launch of her music career, Alisa has taken the YouTube music world by storm.

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Now with her new video, "The Protector," an amazing Lynch, Hitchcock like piece, Alisa Apps got 50,000+ views in only 8 hours and was once again, #1 in the UK music charts and #3 in the world. This video has now been flagged. Her previous music video "Confusion" was also flagged and then taken down! (Link to Alisa's censored video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRzCFIejGc)

ZUG, Switzerland, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss Hawk AG is proud to announce that overall the Company's seven investment portfolio participations performed very well during 2007 and are on course for significant growth in value during 2008.

The company expects to start a disposal from its holdings in quoted companies from March 2008 and onwards.

It is expected that all unquoted investment holdings will be quoted on a recognised stock exchange or will be disposed through trade sales during the coming three months. At the time of listing of the unquoted companies a disposal plan will be agreed on.

It is the Company's policy to make investments only when a short term Exit plan is in place, with Exit timeframe being approximately 12 months.

COPENHAGEN, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Summary: Genmab has Achieved two Development Milestones in its Ofatumumab Collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline

Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today it has reached the second and third development milestones for ofatumumab (HuMax-CD20(R)) under the terms of its collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

The second milestone payment of the collaboration of DKK 87.2 million was triggered by treatment of the first patient in the Phase II study of ofatumumab in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), which occurred in 2007. The third milestone payment of DKK 87.2 million was triggered by the first patient receiving treatment in the Phase III rheumatoid arthritis (RA) program, which occurred in 2008.

Friendships are an important part of developing social skills and cultural confidence but when antisocial teenagers interacted closely with each other and spent their time discussing such things as substance abuse or breaking the law, they tended to later engage in problem behavior, according to University of Oregon researchers.

For their study, the researchers videotaped 16- and 17-year-olds as they interacted with close friends. The UO team was seeking to find mechanisms behind the idea that antisocial behavior is predictable based on the behavior of peers.

LOS ANGELES, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Following FDA Approval, Company Announces US$7,800 Wholesale Price for Lifesaving Drug

INNER MONGOLIA, China, January 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- With Photo

- Collaborative journalism project covers front lines of global water crisis

Furious dust and sandstorms from Inner Mongolia cripple airports, darken skies, and choke millions of people across East Asia every spring. According to "Reign of Sand," the new multimedia report from Circle of Blue (http://www.circleofblue.org), the storms are growing in intensity and frequency, and the primary causes are deepening drought in northern China and the mismanagement of the largest grasslands on earth.

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