SAN RAMON, California, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Achievo(R) Corporation, a software outsourcing and information technology services provider, is proud to announce it is working with The InnoVest Group, LC, a US based management consulting and joint venture firm, to provide IT outsourcing (ITO) services and solutions in the Middle East, initially in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Jordan. Achievo offers its clients local account management and project delivery capabilities through its regional offices in Japan, North America, Europe and Greater China that are integrated with and supported by its offshore delivery centers in China and its headquarters in the United States.

WELLESLEY HILLS, Massachusetts, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), Assignee of the assets of Spherics, Inc. ("Spherics") for the benefit of creditors, announced today that all pharmaceutical intellectual property will be sold at a sealed bid auction on October 10, 2008.

With SRx-503, Spherics has developed an improved version of a first and second line treatment for Parkinson's disease. Current global sales exceed US$700 million (approx. US$600 million US only), despite a severe side-effect profile (including motor fluctuations and GI and CNS AE's) and compliance issues (3x daily dosing). SRx-503 maintains a more stable release profile, bypasses the stomach to alleviate GI side effects and requires dosing only once daily.

MUNICH - ESC Congress 2008, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Presented at the Annual ESC Congress 2008, Munich, Germany, 31 August 2008

For the first time, results from a new landmark trial of purified n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) were presented at one of the worlds' largest cardiology meetings by Professor Luigi Tavazzi (GISSI-HF): n-3 PUFAs reduced mortality and hospital admissions for cardiovascular reasons in patients with symptomatic heart failure(1).

KIEV, September 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lugansk Energy Interconnection Company LLC, one of the five largest electrical energy suppliers in Ukraine, a part of the Energy Standard Group, reports that it has received permission from the Ukrainian Anti-Monopoly Committee to purchase more than 50% of Teploelectrotsentral-3 CJSC (TEC-3), Kharkov, Ukraine. TEC-3, in an oblast (province) adjacent to Lugansk, is one of Ukraine's largest producers of heating and electrical energy, with annual production capacity of 100 Megawatts. Kharkov, in northeastern Ukraine, is the nation's second largest city, with a population of 1.5 million.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) announced that it filed a patent infringement complaint on August 21 in the Northern District of California against Maquet Cardiovascular LLC. The complaint alleges that Maquet's Vasoview(R) Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Systems infringe a patent for which Terumo CVS owns the rights. The complaint also requests an injunction against further sales of the product in the U.S.

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Terumo CVS sells the VirtuoSaph(TM) Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System in the United States. The VirtuoSaph system is distributed in Japan and Asia by Terumo Corporation and in Europe by Terumo's European subsidiary.

ATLANTA, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

**Transaction Combines Innovators in OTC Products and Services** **Investor Call Scheduled for September 12**

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global derivatives exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the completion of its acquisition of Creditex Group Inc. (Creditex), a leader in trade execution and processing of credit default swaps (CDS) in markets spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia. The acquisition was completed on August 29, 2008. ICE expects to file a Current Report on Form 8-K, which will include Creditex's financial information and pro forma financial information, with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the close of business today.

ATLANTA, Georgia and LONDON, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hugh Jackman's Strine and Bono's Brogue Also Rank High, but When it Comes to James Gandolfini... Fuhgeddaboutit!

The way we talk says so much about who we are, where we come from, and sometimes dictates how we're treated. But it turns out that despite this Americans just aren't that hung up over the sound of their own voices.

A poll commissioned by voice-to-screen leader SpinVox and conducted by Harris Interactive(R) found that overall, 47 percent of Americans are happy with how their particular regional accent sounds in comparison with other American accents. Only five percent reported they aren't fond of the way they talk. 48 percent expressed neutrality on the matter.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mazu Profiler Provides Complete View of Activity across the IT Infrastructure Enabling Leading Financial Institution to Understand the Dependencies of its Complex Application Architecture -

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Receives 'Global Sustained Supplier Award' from CEO John Lechleiter for strategic contributions to Lilly's success

NovaQuest, the managed partnership group of Quintiles Transnational Corp., has received Eli Lilly and Company's highest award for its "flawless execution" over four years in helping Lilly achieve strategic and operational objectives vital to its business success.

In honoring NovaQuest with its "2008 Lilly Global Sustained Supplier Award," Lilly cited NovaQuest's ability to create, manage and execute strategic partnerships that have helped Lilly meet critical corporate priorities. Lilly CEO John Lechleiter presented the award to NovaQuest President Ron Wooten.

MOSCOW, September 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the appointment of a new General Director at its Southern Kuzbass Power Plant OAO subsidiary.

Sergey A. Panov (40), who previously held executive positions at the Kashirskaya State Regional Power Plant, a branch of the First Power Generating Company on the Wholesale Energy Market JSC (OGK-1), was appointed General Director of Mechel's Southern Kuzbass Power Plant OAO subsidiary, succeeding Anatoly Chernakov.