CHAM, Switzerland, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- 250,000 Downloads Within Two Hours

The download of security software Avira Antivirus Personal 9 Free for PC WELT, a magazine published by IDG Magazine Media GmbH, was hosted by RapidShare. The software was downloaded 250,000 times from the site http://www.pcwelt.de/specials/antivir within the first two hours. In total, RapidShare provided 80 terabytes of data within one week and processed 10 gigabytes of data traffic per second during peak times.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Clinica Calls for Public Inquiry Into Asbestos Safety

Clinica - the world's leading medical technology journal - is calling for a public inquiry into the state of asbestos regulation in the UK, in light of discrepancies over the risk of exposure to asbestos at London's Palace of Westminster.

On the day of a parliamentary debate on the presence of asbestos in schools, the latest developments in Clinica's investigation into the extent of the problem and the ensuing healthcare need, add weight to calls for a more precautionary approach and greater readiness, including the creation of a national asbestos-related diseases research centre.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

The 2008 Frost Sullivan European Human Growth Hormone Competitive Strategy Leadership Award is presented to Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The award is in recognition of Ferring's initiatives in providing no-needle injection for human growth hormone (hGH). The company offers ZOMAJET 2 VISION and ZOMAJET VISION X, innovative no-needle delivery systems for its human growth hormone, ZOMACTON.

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These novel, no-needle delivery systems are poised to help Ferring to not only sustain its market share in the European growth hormones market, but also to expand its presence in the hGH market worldwide.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- But UK Office Workers Lead Their US Counterparts in Making the Environment a Priority

The findings of the 2009 PC Energy Report have been released today by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy. Despite spiralling energy costs and the environment playing an increased role in the corporate agenda, much further action is required by both individuals and employers. 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy commissioned Harris Interactive(R) to conduct surveys in the UK, US and Germany to show how organisations can easily cut energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint by better understanding user behaviour in the workplace.

ESPOO, Finland, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Basware Connectivity Enables Suppliers and Buyers to Eliminate Paper From Purchase to pay Processes, Reduce Cost per Transaction, Speed up Time to Payment and Communicate Better With Trading Partners

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KIEL, Germany, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- LaserSoft Imaging(R) has perfected the workflow for Kodachrome slides. As a result scanning of Kodachromes becomes easy and the new Kodachrome IT8-Target guaranties perfect colors.

Without appropriate IT8-Calibration scans from Kodachromes will exhibit a typical bluish color cast. With SilverFast's Auto-IT8-Calibration and the new Original Kodachrome Calibration Target the bluish cast will be completely eliminated.

In order to achieve the optimum Kodachrome workflow, it is recommended to activate SilverFast's award-winning Multi-Exposure, after IT8-Calibration has been completed.

Only then the Dynamic Range of Kodachromes of up to 3,8D can be fully realized.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Quad Play service on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 at 15.00 BST

Frost Sullivan's Information Communication Technologies group will host a live briefing open to all on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, at 15.00 BST, to provide industry participants with an overview of Beyond Quad Play opportunities on the market.

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STOCKHOLM, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

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As the Founder of the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Dr. Pathak is known around the world for his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and other countries. His accomplishments span the fields of sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies and public health initiatives around the world.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today that MySpace, the world's premiere social portal, will now be offering .tel domains to its members.

MySpace's 130 million active users, with over 20 million unique monthly users accessing the community via mobile devices, will now be able to take advantage of the .tel to better promote their MySpace page in organic search results from any device. At the same time, users can use the .tel domain to securely share their more private contact information with non-MySpace users who wish to contact them.

HUERTH, Germany, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A conclusion, which could already be drawn in the forefront of WebhostingDay 2009, was confirmed not later than on the second event day: the conference, which took place from March 18-20 near Cologne, Germany was the world-wide largest event for the web hosting industry so far. With about 2,000 visitors and 55 exhibitors, WebhostingDay defied the general bad economic climate and was able to gather the most important members of the leading IT and Telco companies from all over the world to do some social networking and to learn some industry news.