ROUSSET, France, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- AT91SAM9G20 Joins Entire AT91SAM9 Family on Linux v2.6.27

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of the latest Linux(R) mainline release, v2.6.27, for its 400 MHz ARM926EJ-S(TM)-based AT91SAM9G20 embedded microprocessor, and for other members of the AT91SAM9 family. The short time interval between product availability and publication in the official Linux kernel is due to the well-established Linux support for AT91SAM9 MPUs, and peripheral re-use across the product family.

LONDON, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Gensets companies are making a number of strategic alterations as market dynamics begin to shift. Greater focus is being placed on developing regions, where the bulk of new opportunities will be concentrated, as well as on providing gensets that comply with current and impending emission regulations.

The increasing emphasis on eco-friendly power generation means diesel genset market participants are entering a challenging period. However, it is one which also offers gensets manufacturers the opportunity to establish themselves as reputable providers of quality, 'built to comply' diesel gensets, as well as allows them to focus on market penetration strategy for some of the world's unregulated markets.

PARIS, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- StreamWIDE (FR0010528059 - ALSTW), a specialist in next generation value-added telephony solutions for telecom carriers, is collaborating with BOUYGUES TELECOM in the launch of its Multiple Play BBOX ADSL offer, which has been available since 20th October 2008.

The flexibility of StreamWIDE's solutions is enabling Bouygues Telecom to innovate on this very competitive market by relying on fixed-mobile convergent messaging services designed to match their users' requirements: free voicemail checking from the BBox line or from a Bouygues Telecom mobile phone via a single short number; visual web interface for voicemail checking and service settings; immediate email and SMS notifications of new messages.

LONDON, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to host one-day event on the Adoption of Wireless Solutions in Industrial Automation on Thursday, 5 February 2009 at Moevenpick Hotel, Frankfurt City, Germany

Wireless devices are making an entry into the industrial environment thanks to their numerous benefits such as flexibility, cabling cost reduction and extending measurements to critical information. However, the rate of adoption has been slow due to numerous challenges and concerns among end users, important ones being reliability, security and safety.

LONDON, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

While most big pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have traditionally depended on blockbuster molecules, it is estimated that $90.0 billion worth of ethical molecules will come off patent during 2007-2012. The industry is therefore considering niche busters - orphan drugs that tackle rare diseases - as potential sources of revenue.

Orphan drugs are intended for the prevention and treatment of very serious rare diseases such as chronic myeloid leukaemia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, gaucher disease and adrenal cortical carcinoma. Frost Sullivan (http://www.pharma.frost.com) estimates that the current global market for niche busters is around $26.2 billion.

BERLIN, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The German government's active support of biotechnology investments is one of the country's leading advantages to international investors. The German government's strategy of fostering innovation in biotechnology and possible benefits of such support to foreign companies will be the focus of a presentation series at Bio-Europe 2008 on November 17, 2008 in Mannheim, Germany addressing opportunities for foreign biotech investors in Germany. The presentation series takes place during the Bio-Europe 2008 convention, running November 17-19, 2008 in Mannheim.

DRESDEN and ST. GOAR, Germany, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Methodical Chess Instruction Integrated Into School Curriculum Supports Children's Intellectual Growth: Chess Makes Kids Smarter!

Children receiving instruction in chess learn: - to focus their attention and to retain high degree of concentration - to mentally visualize positions and sequences of moves - to train their memory - to think ahead, plan their activities in advance - to reevaluate, once situation changes - to develop patience, thoughtfulness and originality - to weigh options - to assess the results of their actions - to develop stamina, determination and social skills*

Such attainments also improve their grade-point average in other school subjects.

AMSTERDAM, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu Kicks off Live Connection

More than 50.000 young people will take a stand on the 29th of November during Dance4Life events in 19 countries. The worldwide Dance4Life movement is growing rapidly. This year 150,000 extra youth were reached with Dance4Life Schools Projects and the number of participating countries has almost doubled since 2006. In 2014, Dance4Life wants to have involved at least 1 million youth (Agents of Change) in actively pushing back the spread of HIV and AIDS.

ASCOT, England, November 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Detectors Ltd, a subsidiary company set up by Element Six to manufacture innovative diamond detectors and sensors for radiation monitoring applications, today announces that BAE Systems is to take a 50% holding in Diamond Detectors Ltd, investing up to GBP2 million.

The second round investment will offer Diamond Detectors strategic support and a significant potential market for its production.

We welcome on board a strategic investor that has a requirement for the products under development at Diamond Detectors Ltd, says Brendon Grunewald, Head of E6 Ventures. This second round of funding will support the company as it moves into full product commercialisation.

ANDOVER, Massachusetts, November 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Wireless Industry Veteran to Lead Product Expansion and Revenue Growth at Industry's Leading Innovator for Mobile Social Marketing and Discovery

envIO networks today announced that Manish Jha, a seasoned veteran of the mobile content industry, has joined the company as its President and Chief Executive Officer.