PARIS, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it will demonstrate its leadership and industry vision for transforming communications at the upcoming Management World (MW) trade show, taking place in Nice, France, between May 20 and 22.

LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite the Union members working in the NHS as ancillary and ambulance staff, have overwhelmingly rejected the Government's 7.99% three year pay deal.

In a ballot ambulance staff and low paid workers including porters, caterers and cleaners resoundingly rejected the deal by 6 to 1. The union will be meeting with the other public sector unions to discuss the next steps.

The rejection comes on behalf of 12,000 ancillary and ambulance staff. On the 22nd April, the Unite committee representing a further 100,000 NHS healthcare members unanimously rejected the three-year deal.

SAN RAMON, California, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Products Deliver the Final Connection Points of the Smart Grid to Consumers

The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the official certification of 19 products using the ZigBee(R) Smart Energy public application profile. This first group of products provides a broad range of services designed to help utility companies worldwide implement new home area networks for managing energy, helps consumers improve their own energy efficiency and delivers multi-vendor product interoperability.

DUSSELDORF, Germany, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Lionel Assant, Partner in Blackstone Group International Ltd., London, has resigned his Supervisory Board mandate with Gerresheimer AG.

In his place, Mr. Theodor Stuth, Chartered Accountant and Tax Adviser, is appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board of Gerresheimer AG.

LISBON, Portugal and CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership Extends the BMC Atrium Technology with Continuous Appliance-based Discovery -

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ILNS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on development of disease-modifying therapeutic agents for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD), announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) and Elan Pharma International Ltd. ("Elan") regarding certain of Intellect's patents and patent applications related to antibodies and methods of treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Under the terms of the agreement, Wyeth and Elan may pay Intellect potential future milestone payments and royalties based on sales of potential products, if it is determined that they are covered by patents that issue from Intellect's patent applications.

SHANGHAI, China, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

China International Automotive Electronics Show, Shanghai -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of the new high-temperature hex half-bridge driver ICs ATA6837 and ATA6839. The ATA6837 and ATA6839 are manufactured using Atmel's high-voltage 0.8 um BCD-on-SOI technology (SMART-I.S.(R)), which enables the use of much smaller lower-cost QFN packages. These new devices can be used in both passenger car applications (e.g., flap control of air condition systems) as well as in 24V truck applications due to their high voltage capability (up to 40V). These devices also boast a broad range of protection features.

LONDON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite has condemned the announcement by the NHS Blood & Transplant board to close the Tooting National Blood Service Processing & Testing departments and is calling on the board to reverse its decision. Unite members will be lobbying MPs and Councillors in affected areas.

The Tooting blood service site provides a vital service to the whole of South London and the South East of England and Unite is concerned that patients will suffer, as the provision of specialist products and tests will be slowed down.

The decision to close the Tooting laboratories by 2010 transferring work to Colindale, North London and Filton, a site in Bristol, followed a cost cutting review of the National Blood service.

MOSCOW, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that effective today it has changed its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to its ordinary share ratio from 1:3 to 1:1.

Mechel's ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since October 29, 2004. Each ADR is issued for one American Depositary Share (ADS). From the date of its listing, each ADS represented three ordinary shares of Mechel OAO. However, beginning today, each ADS will now represent one ordinary share of Mechel OAO. To implement the ratio change, two additional ADRs were issued for each ADR after the close of the market on May 16, 2008. The change will not affect the holders of Mechel's ordinary shares.

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- IND or foreign regulatory equivalent filing anticipated in 1Q 2009 -