LONDON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L) today announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM), under which Misys will embed IBM DB2 data server, IBM Global Naming Recognition (GNR) and IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) software in a selection of its banking solutions. The collaboration will help banks speed up implementations whilst reducing complexities.

Under the agreement, Misys will invest resources to deliver versions of Misys Trade Portal, Misys Trade Innovation, Misys Message Manager and Misys BankFusion Universal Banking, which will be pre-integrated and optimized with DB2 and WAS. In addition, IBM's GNR software will be integrated into Misys BankFusion Universal Banking.

SAN JOSE, California, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- High-Speed Dual Channel Delay Line IC Features Just 5ps/Step Signal Delays, Runs At 3.2Gpbs

Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the dual channel SY89297U delay line IC. The second generation device can be serially programmed to provide just 5ns of delay per channel while running up to 3.2Gbps/1.6GHz. The delay is very linear and monotonic, providing precise delay for high-speed applications. The IC is currently available in volume with pricing starting at US$9.23 for 1K quantities. In addition, samples can now be ordered directly from the Micrel website at: http://www.micrel.com/ProductList.do

MANCHESTER, England, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of The Co-operative Insurance Sexy Green Car Show at the Eden Project in Cornwall today, (22 May) will see leading eco-insurer urge the rest of the motor insurance industry to take action and give more consideration in the claims process to repairing rather than replacing plastic components such as bumpers and bonnets following an accident.

By focussing more on the repair of parts, carbon emissions are reduced as less demand means a reduction in the amount of parts produced in factories, fewer parts are transported across the world and a smaller amount of damaged parts are transported to waste sites.

In investigating the intricacies of the body’s biological rhythms, scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have discovered the existence of a “food-related clock” which can supercede the “light-based” master clock that serves as the body’s primary timekeeper.

The findings, which appear in the May 23 issue of Science, help explain how animals adapt their circadian rhythms in order to avoid starvation, and suggest that by adjusting eating schedules, humans too can better cope with changes in time zones and nighttime schedules that leave them feeling groggy and jet-lagged.

“For a small mammal, finding food on a daily basis is a critical mission,” explains the study’s senior author Clifford Saper, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at BIDMC and James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. “Even a few days of starvation is a common threat in natural environments and may result in the animal’s death.”

It isn't just people. Marine bacteria also organize into professions or lifestyle groups that partition many resources rather than competing for them. Microbes with one lifestyle, such as free-floating cells, flourish in proximity with closely related microbes that may spend life attached to zooplankton or algae.

This new information about microbial groups and the methodology behind it could change the way scientists approach the classification of microbes by making it possible to determine on a large scale, relatively speaking, the genetic basis for ecological niches. Microbes drive almost all chemical reactions in the ocean; it’s important to identify the specific professions held by different groups.

“This is the first method to accurately differentiate the ecological niche or profession among large groups of microbes in the ocean,” said Professor Martin Polz, a microbiologist in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He and colleague Professor Eric Alm, a computational biologist, published a paper describing their research in the May 23 issue of Science.

TREVIGNANO, Italy, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Finjan's Vital Security(TM) Product Suite, Using Active Real-Time Content Inspection Technology, Prevents Malicious Content From Entering Lotto's Corporate Networks to Steal Valuable Data

Lotto Sport Italia, a leading Italian sportswear company, has deployed Finjan's award-winning Secure Web Gateway to secure its infrastructure and data at its headquarters in Tevignano, Italy, soon to be followed at its four other branches. As well as protecting its corporate network and data, Lotto Sport Italia is also minimizing loss of productivity due to Crimeware attacks.

AMSTERDAM, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Revolutionary Service Helps Global Enterprises to Optimise Their Global Telecom Management

Ezwim, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of Telecom Management services, today announces the launch of its MNC Portal. This revolutionary service enables global organisations to centrally view and analyse their mobile and fixed communications spending around the world.

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

This July 7-12 in Dublin, best-selling authors, acclaimed physicians, and Chopra Center co-founders, Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D., will present Seduction of Spirit, a special peace event where more than 1,000 people will come together to meditate for 6 days.

"If we want greater harmony and well-being in our lives and in the world, the first step is transforming our awareness -- and the most effective tool for doing so is meditation," said Dr. Chopra.

"At our meditation retreat in Dublin, attendees will experience the tangible power of meditation and its life transforming energy. Individuals will learn to open up more creative ways to respond to the everyday stresses and challenges of life."

LONDON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Joint Approach With Sister Agency Tequila\Hakuhodo Proves a Winner

Agency.com has announced that is has won a 4-way pitch to redesign Canon's corporate website to serve the wide ranging needs of business and consumer audiences across EMEA territories.

Sister agency TEQUILA\ Hakuhodo is an existing digital supplier to Canon. A joint team approach was chosen to give Canon the best of both worlds; Canon experience, understanding and relationships from TEQUILA\ Hakuhodo, coupled with best in class, user-centred web design and robust project approach from Agency.com

LONDON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Microsoft European Partners Combine to Give ISVs Complete Control of Their On-Demand Products and Licensing

NTT Europe Online and PC-WARE today announce the start of a new partnership that will provide ISVs with a one-stop solution to meet their hosting, Microsoft licensing, end user management and license control requirements when delivering their applications via software-as-a-service (SaaS).

The partnership allows ISVs to benefit from a fully integrated service, which combines NTT Europe Online's hosting expertise and services, Microsoft SPLA licensing and PC-WARE's software licensing and management capabilities.