LONDON, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- People affected by the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) now have world-class information at their fingertips thanks to a UK first by the MS Society.

The charity, which is the largest of its kind supporting people affected by MS, has this week created an online library of the thousands of books, journals, papers and magazines that it has in its collection, searchable from anywhere with an internet connection.

The database opens up the library to the world and now anyone interested in any aspect of MS can see what's available, download documents and texts and request loans.

PLANO, Texas, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

EDS today announced that Ovum, an IT analyst and research organization, has awarded it top status in the 2008 Ovum Navigator(TM) for European Applications Outsourcing. This recognition places EDS among the top three vendors in Europe in applications outsourcing (i), acknowledging EDS' strength in execution and strategy. The Ovum Navigator report aims to give CIOs and their teams an independent perspective on vendors who provide applications outsourcing services in Europe, and to help them determine which vendors are the best fit for them. The report evaluated 11 vendors and looks to guide potential users of applications outsourcing services.

BRATSK, Russia, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that reconstruction of the last of four systems for gas cleaning at its Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant subsidiary is near completion.

PALO ALTO, California, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Socialtext adds to its wiki foundation with added benefits from Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program

Socialtext, the leading provider of enterprise wiki and social software solutions, today announced its collaboration with Intel and SpikeSource and its participation in the Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program. The Intel Certified Solutions Program, provided by SpikeSource, allows Socialtext to certify its solution for specific Intel technologies. The certification provides significant business value for Socialtext, as the company continues to be an innovator and leader in the business social software space.

FRANKFURT, Germany and CHICAGO, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading trading solutions provider, today announced that Raiffeisen Centrobank AG, a leading issuing bank in Austria, has recently expanded its services by offering Direct Market Access (DMA) to the Vienna Stock Exchange, enabling other RTS customers to access this Xetra electronic trading platform based exchange.

RTS' RTD Connect solution is easy to deploy between RTS customers, simply requiring a "plug 'n play interface" between two RTD servers. Until now, Raiffeisen Centrobank has been using the high-performance trading platform RTD Realtime Trading Desktop for its proprietary trading.

WARRINGTON, England, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- United Utilities is investing a total of GBP30.3 million to provide a faster and more efficient service to customers. Part of this investment is in a state-of-the-art workforce management solution with IBM* (NYSE:IBM) and SAP.

Customer Services Director Brian Hurd said: "It is a highly sophisticated project with a simple objective - to ensure we get the right people to the right job at the right time.

"It has been designed to speed up our response to customers' problems, such as leaks or loss of supply, and is part of United Utilities' strategy to become a world class operator of utility infrastructure."

HONG KONG, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Globe7 HK Ltd. and New Straits Times Press Bhd. (NSTP), part of Malaysia's largest diversified media company, Media Prima, are launching a strategic partnership to offer casual gaming on the company's popular Malay-language Web site, http://www.hmetro.com.my .

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Under the agreement, Globe7 will host casual gaming, offering more than 100 free online games and adding to the site's lifestyle and entertainment content and appeal to young people. The site is operated by NSTP.

BOULDER, Colorado, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

ProStor Systems, the leading developer of removable disk (http://www.rdxstorage.com/) storage systems, continues to expand market penetration of its removable disk storage solutions by announcing the availability of RDX(R) technology with entry-level HP ProLiant servers and HP xw series workstations. These removable disk backup solutions are easy to use and affordable, and allow small businesses to store data off-site as part of their disaster recovery plans. HP StorageWorks RDX removable disk cartridges (http://h71016.www7.hp.com/ctoBases.asp?oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=&Produc... eId=450&FamilyId=2831&LowBaseId=21630&LowPrice=$2,499.00), in 160 GB and 320 GB capacities, are available immediately.

DALLAS, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company migrates 2348 Companies and 5,400 users to enhanced Demand-Driven Transportation Solution

One Network Enterprises, an innovator in multi-enterprise business process solutions, announced the deployment of the industry's first multi-enterprise Demand Driven Transportation solution. The deployment is believed to be the industry's largest "overnight" conversion with over 2348 companies and 5,400 users migrating from One Network's first generation multi-enterprise Transportation solution to its Demand Driven Transportation solution.

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A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman.

The social and cultural background of the Iceman, dubbed Oetzi, has been the subject of much debate since his mummified remains were discovered in an Alpine glacier in 1991. Although his clothes were known to be made of animal skins, their exact origin was uncertain. This new study focuses on hair samples taken from Oetzi's coat, leggings and moccasin shoes.