ZWOLLE, The Netherlands, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital ID, specialist in marketing operations management, is positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the 2009 MRM Magic Quadrant report[1].

Inclusion in the MRM Magic Quadrant enables clients more understanding in the performance and capability of the solution offered by the various vendors. Dennis Steen, CEO: We are very proud indeed to be recognized by Gartner. We've worked hard this last year and accomplished many things; innovation, new clients, expanding the business, international partners.

BRUSSELS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish bioenergy company SEKAB was presented the prestigious Sustainable Bioethanol Award for its development of verified sustainable ethanol and the technology for bioethanol based on cellulose at an event in Brussels including the world's foremost leaders in biofuels.

This prestigious recognition is a welcome acknowledgement of the efforts SEKAB has made to drive development of the sustainability criteria for ethanol and for the entire activities of the company, says Anders Fredriksson, President of SEKAB Biofuels Chemicals.

LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A new passenger flight information system that provides a simulated view from the pilot's seat is just one of the innovative products being launched at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009, which takes place from 31st March to 2nd April 2009 at the Hamburg Messe in Germany.

The Lufthansa Technik Niceview moving map system provides worldwide, high resolution 3-D maps and virtual flights designed to create the ultimate flight information and viewing experience for passengers. It integrates the latest flight simulation technology and authentic satellite maps so that passengers feel they are experiencing the view from a window or from inside the cockpit.

RIJSWIJK, Netherlands, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Freecom, an award-winning manufacturer of external hard drives and portable storage devices, launched the 'ToughDrive Sport', a durable, shock-resistant, 2.5 external hard drive designed to endure even the toughest conditions. This latest addition to the ToughDrive family is perfect for heavy duty users that want to carry their data on the move, from backpacking around the world to cycling up mountains.

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EVRY, France, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Four research teams of I-STEM[*] have joined forces in a collaborative project that has just achieved a first pilot therapy-oriented screen of compounds and RNA interference aiming at reversing the altered phenotypes observed in human embryonic stem cells carrying the mutant gene for myotonic dystrophy type1. This assay inaugurates a series of RD planned in 2009.

VIENNA, Austria and SINGAPORE, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycoplasma biosafety specialist Mycosafe Diagnostics GmbH and virus and prion biosafety company ViruSure GmbH - both based in Vienna, Austria - today announced at BioMedical Asia 2009 that they are to establish a second site in Singapore as part of a joint venture. This move will ensure that both companies are in an ideal position to offer the biosafety expertise and laboratory services so urgently required in the rapidly-expanding biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in Asia.

LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

The 2009 Frost Sullivan European Healthcare Document Management Systems (DMS) Product Quality Leadership Award is presented to KIBI Software Solutions for continuous product innovation. Uncompromising quality maintenance, together with exceptional customer support and technological leadership, contribute to KIBI's success.

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KIBI, an IT solutions provider, has a unit dedicated to meeting healthcare and hospital requirements. In addition to providing electronic medical records (EMR) solutions, the company offers electronic archiving and content management scanning, electronic invoice and procurement management and e-invoicing solutions.

LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

The 2009 European Mammography Systems Product Quality Leadership Award is presented to FUJIFILM Corporation in recognition of the exceptional quality of its Computed Radiography (CR) mammography systems. The company's superior quality control, product performance, quality assurance programme and product manufacturing are also commended.

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The 2009 Frost Sullivan European Drug Discovery Product Innovation Award is presented to Xenometrix AG in recognition of its active role in the production of single and multiple endpoint cytotoxicity assays.

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These test kits, used in the early screening stages of drug discovery, improve the effectiveness of drug discovery and development through lead optimisation. One product line - the IN CYTOTOX PAN I kit - enables researchers to detect 4 main toxicity parameters on a single sample; a feat unmatched by competing life science organisations.

In the days of Columbus, dead men could tell no tales.  Today, dead men can tell us a lot and science has just taken that forensic interrogation to new heights.

A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is extracting the details of the lives of crew members who remained on the island of Hispaniola after the second voyage of Christopher Columbus to America in 1493-94.