SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Vertica Analytic Database for the Cloud 3.0 adds new ease-of-use, Java development and Sun Cloud support

Today at the CommunityOne West conference, Vertica announced an upgrade to its Vertica(R) Analytic Database for the Cloud that brings all the new features of the recently announced Vertica 3.0 platform to cloud computing customers. The new version also adds improved Java development capabilities, support for Sun's forthcoming Sun Cloud, and a number of new ease-of-use and management features.

SAN JOSE, California, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- New 2U Twin2 (Twin Squared) with 48 Cores, 1U Twin and Quad Servers with 24 Cores Optimized for Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) Processors

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its full range of A+ Server, SuperBlade(R) and workstation platforms have been fully optimized to support the new Six-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors (code-named Istanbul). This comprehensive line of solutions includes the new 2U Twin2 with four hot-swappable dual-processor computing nodes which supports up to 48 processing cores, as well as 1U Twin(TM) and quad-processor 1U servers which support up to 24 processing cores in a 1U form factor.

NOVATO, California, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Raptor or the Company) (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that it has dosed the first patient in its Phase 2b clinical trial, conducted in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), to evaluate Raptor's proprietary delayed-release cysteamine bitartrate (DR Cysteamine) capsules in nephropathic cystinosis (cystinosis), a rare genetic lysosomal storage disease. Under Raptor's open Investigational New Drug application (IND), UCSD is performing the Raptor-sponsored trial at its General Clinical Research Center.

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OCEANSIDE, California, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Foamtec International LLC today introduced PharmaMOP(TM), the cleanroom industry's lightest weight mop for cleaning and disinfecting aseptic manufacturing areas. At 485 grams, PharmaMOP(TM) sets the standard for ergonomics, allowing implementation of ceiling, wall and floor cleaning SOPs without strain. Key design elements include a patent-pending mop head that assures compliance with contact time SOPs when applying disinfectants in cleanrooms.

LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey, commissioned by Activia has revealed a bloated belly as the number one body complaint amongst British women[1] with 52% of women surveyed stating that they would rather live without it. Lower belly bloating or LBB (described in the survey as the physical increase in below the waistband belly size) has even overtaken other irksome conditions such as the muffin top and 'cankles' (thick ankles), not to mention more visual features such as a double chin, little boobs or 'thunder thighs'.

Move over Muffin top, LBB tops the poll...

1. Lower Belly Bloat (LBB) (52%)

2. Double chin (42%)

3. Thunder thighs (41%)

4. Muffin top (31%)

5. Back fat (23%)

6. Small breasts (11%)

7. Cankles (6%)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Results Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting Show Fleximer(R) Conjugated Drug Is Well Tolerated with Favorable Pharmacokinetics and Prolonged Stable Disease in Refractory Tumors -

Mersana Therapeutics presented preliminary results of a Phase 1 clinical trial for its lead development candidate, XMT-1001, in a poster session at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando. XMT-1001 is a broad-spectrum cytotoxic, based on camptothecin (CPT), conjugated to Mersana's biodegradable polymer platform, Fleximer(R).

LONDON, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Managed Hosting Specialist and Leading SaaS Player Combine to Offer Enterprise Customers One-Stop-Shop for SaaS and Cloud Solutions

BERLIN, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

The 14th annual RETAILVISION EUROPE in Berlin surprised newcomers and veterans alike with a positive note amid the general economic gloom for worldwide retail.

Insight from Keynote Presentations provided market research of some commercial value to both retailers and vendors in attendance. United Business Media Ltd., owner of the VisionEvents(TM), elected in this recession to concentrate on high quality content and that decision proved fruitful. Keynoters were able to zero in on the current opportunities at retail level.

CALGARY, Canada, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Crude Oil From Taq Taq License Area Exported to International Markets

Addax Petroleum Corporation (Addax Petroleum or the Corporation) (TSX: AXC and LSE: AXC) today announced that, together with partner Genel Energy International Ltd. (Genel Energy), it has commenced the international export of oil from the Taq Taq license area. The crude oil is being trucked to the Khurmala station and is then exported to international markets via the Iraq-Turkey main export pipeline which runs to the Mediterranean port city of Ceyhan.

ORLANDO, Florida, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The time to progression of disease in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases who have exhausted all chemotherapy options can be more than doubled through the use of radioactive resin microspheres, according to the results of a prospective randomized controlled trial presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).[1] The multicenter phase III study compared the use of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) alone to 5FU plus 90Y resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres; Sirtex Medical, Sydney) and was conducted by a collaboration of university hospitals in Belgium.