SUNNYVALE, California, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced details of technology expected to revolutionize the speed of diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and the resistance to common drug treatment for the disease.

The new test technology, developed in partnership with Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and funded by the National Institute of Allergy Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will leverage the power of Cepheid's GeneXpert(R) System to deliver a highly accurate diagnosis of the disease in less than two hours.

MT. LAUREL, New Jersey, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sir Richard Dearlove to help drive the global growth of leader in Video Lifecycle Management surveillance solutions

TimeSight Systems(TM), the industry leader in Video Lifecycle Management (VLM), today announced that Sir Richard Dearlove has joined the TimeSight Strategic Advisory Board. With a distinguished career of over 40 years at Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6) that includes five years as the agency's head, Sir Richard brings his extensive knowledge and renowned background to TimeSight Systems as the company continues to grow and evolve worldwide.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sustainable Productivity Solutions Now Available to South African Manufacturers

Shoplogix, the developer of Plantnode(R), the real-time performance management solution that enables sustainable continuous improvement programs, is pleased to announce that Leading Edge Solutions (Pty) Ltd., a leading provider of business consulting and implementation services has signed up to distribute Shoplogix solutions in South Africa.

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STOCKHOLM, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Context-Aware Mobile Platform Supplier Wins Top Accolade From Logica

Logica announced today that Appear was this year's winner of the Global Innovation Venture Partner Programme (GIVPP) 2009, a key global event that occurred across eight countries, where Logica sought to identify the best Innovation Partner after reviewing 520 technology companies around the world.

LONDON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Precise, the leading provider of media intelligence data, today announced the launch of its new social media monitoring service.

Whilst Precise has been involved for some time in monitoring social media content on behalf of its clients, the new service is a breakthrough in terms of genuinely addressing the issues of identifying and tracking influence.

LONDON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

The Healthcare Group at Frost Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2009 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the European Remote Patient Monitoring Market to be held on Tuesday, 31st March 2009, at 2 p.m. GMT.

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The world is facing an ongoing healthcare crisis along with the global economic slowdown. The timing could not be any worse: mounting costs, a steady increase regarding the ageing population, dysfunctional reimbursement policies, limited access, an ever impending physician shortage and concerns over quality of care are just some of the concerns.

RESTON, Virginia, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- HeatMapper Software Tool Makes Wireless Visible at Homes and Small Offices

Ekahau Inc., a leader in Wi-Fi RTLS solutions and site survey tools, today released Ekahau HeatMapper, a coverage mapping tool for 802.11 Wi-Fi networks. Available as the industry's first freely downloadable and easy-to-use coverage mapping tool for Windows-based laptops, Ekahau HeatMapper illustrates wireless signal strength on color-coded heat maps. This solution is designed for consumers and small office users, who have relatively small wireless networks and have not yet upgraded to enterprise-grade Wi-Fi tools.

STOCKHOLM, March 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leverantör av situationsbaserad mobilititesplattform vinner prestigeutmärkelse från Logica

Logica har utsett Appear till årets totala vinnare i den globala innovationstävlingen - Global Innovation Venture Partner-program 2009, e viktigt globalt event som hållits i åtta länder, där Logica identifierat den bästa innovationspartnern av 520 teknologiföretag världen över.

PARIS, March 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Revenues: + 35%

- EBIT: + 74%

- EBIT rate: 10.2% of Revenues

Emailvision, the global market and technology leader in software as a service (SaaS) for email marketing announces its full year 2008 results.

In Millions of Euros 2008 2007 Growth Backlog as of 31 December 25.40 14.50 + 75% Revenues 21.76 16.20 + 35% Gross margin Rate 71% 68% EBIT 2.22 1.27 + 74% EBIT rate 10.2% 7.9% Earnings before tax 2.10 1.17 + 79% Net income 0.93 0.46 + 102%

Sales growth and international expansion: 2008 revenues grew by 35%

Full year 2008 revenues reached EUR21.8 million, representing 35% growth (41% at constant exchange rates).

NORRKOPING, Sweden, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreampark, one of the leading IPTV middleware providers on the European market, today announced its first customer in Ireland as Irish IPTV and ISP provider Magnet Networks has upgraded their existing middleware solution to Dreampark's Dreamgallery(TM), further strengthening the company's position as the leading IPTV middleware provider in Europe.

Magnet Networks, the largest provider of broadband and IPTV services on the Irish market, has chosen to change their current middleware solution to Dreamgallery after an extensive selection process that tested its speed, flexibility and user-friendliness.