GUANGZHOU, China, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

The path goods take to reach a buyer is often long. From thousands of raw materials to hundreds of parts, parts to a final product, to a buyer -- it's a road only possible because of the vision of entrepreneurs who see a computer in a piece of silicon, a car in a piece of rubber, a house in a table lamp, or a business in a case of printer's ink.

AMSTERDAM, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovation Explorers Unites 300 Researchers From 69 Countries

Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Innovation Explorers, an online community of 300 researchers from 69 countries. Through online activities ranging from facilitated chats to one-on-one interviews, the members will help Elsevier identify, design and deliver relevant products and services that resonate with and inspire research scientists around the world.

BONN, Germany, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- German Providers of Vocational Training Visit Potential Cooperation Partners From April 3rd to 8th, 2009

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

The Healthcare Group at Frost Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the European Medical Imaging Equipment Market to be held on Wednesday, 1st April 2009, at 4 p.m. GMT.

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In 2006 the third amendment of the electrical equipment safety standard was introduced, requiring that manufacturers of electro-medical equipment have a formal risk management process. The Frost Sullivan analyst briefing will present an overview of this legal demand and discuss and analyze the impact it has on imaging modality manufacturers as well as regulatory authorities.

AMSTERDAM, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) - developers, stewards, and incubators of leading community-driven Open Source projects - announced its tenth anniversary at ApacheCon, its official user conference, trainings, and expo.

Widely recognized for its technical excellence and community leadership, the Foundation supports the incubation and development of enterprise-grade, freely available software while minimizing potential legal exposure of intellectual property and financial contributions. Apache products benefit millions of Internet users worldwide, with thousands of software solutions available under the popular Apache License distributed in both Open Source and proprietary products.

BARCELONA, Spain, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- New standard provides a flexible framework to meet Continua Health Alliance requirements for remote health and fitness monitoring

The ZigBee(R) Alliance today announces it has completed development of its ZigBee Health Care public application profile. ZigBee Health Care will enable new ways to help people live healthier and more independent lives. It can lower healthcare costs by providing a variety of remote health monitoring services promoting wellness and fitness while also reducing in-patient stays - all without sacrificing convenience or mobility.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Trade Extensions is predicting a year of growth as businesses see on-line procurement and optimisation as tangible steps they can take to cut costs and beat the recession.

The announcement is prompted by the news that Trade Extensions' revenue grew by 50% during the last 12 months with one third of the growth coming from new customers. The success in 2008 is in line with recent performance and means revenue has increased by 150% since 2006.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- 2009 PC Energy Report Quantifies Financial and Carbon Savings for PC Power Waste in the US, UK and Germany

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

According to an international study released today by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy, nearly a third of all workplace PCs in Germany are not regularly powered down at night. The 2009 PC Energy Report, which examines workplace PC power consumption in the Germany, the UK, and the US, found that German businesses are wasting EUR918,840,000 million to power machines that are not in use. In 2009, these unused PCs are expected to emit 2,596,932 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions into the air, roughly the equivalent impact of 475,629 cars.

One of the largest health threats facing our society today is not some super-virus spread from birds, or a tropical parasite spread by mosquito. Instead, it is the increasing resistance of common bacteria to antibiotics and even severe antibacterial treatment. Antibiotics have allowed us some amount of freedom from harmful bacterial infections, diseases and death, but as our antibiotics become overused, and ineffective against infection, our freedom from disease is significantly limited.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

Energy Efficiency was the buzzword of 2008, and rightfully so. With high energy prices and the green movement in full swing, it made both economic and social sense to invest in energy saving technologies. Entering 2009, however, the world finds itself in a different economic situation. Energy prices have declined, and the financial crisis leaves companies with little or no capital to spend on investments. In light of these new economic conditions, it is questionable whether the trend toward energy efficiency will continue. However, Frost Sullivan believes that the demand for energy efficiency in buildings will remain a powerful driver in the short and medium term future.

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