VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Funding enables company to support growing demand for greenhouse gas emissions management software and services

Carbonetworks Corporation, a pioneering provider of enterprise greenhouse gas emissions management software and services, today announced the first close of its US$5 Million Series A round of financing. The funding was provided by NGEN II, L.P., part of the NGEN Partners group of leading cleantech venture funds.

NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- What: GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions, is participating in a roundtable and panel discussion at FIMA Entity Data Management 2008. During the workshop, Neil Edelstein will discuss the integration of security, counterparty and transactional data into an enterprise data mart. Sam Weibel will address data quality as the lifeline of an organization in a panel discussion. Both experts will be available at the conference to discuss the latest GoldenSource version 8.0 EDM solutions.

Where: FIMA Entity Data Management 2008, Bridgewaters, South Street Seaport, New York, NY

TORONTO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Comprehensive Care International (CCI) and SHI Consulting Inc. (SHI) outlined their vision to create a sustainable operational advantage for hospitals worldwide. Through a combined CCI/SHI partnership, clients can access a complete range of resources in clinical, functional and operational plans, human resources, and information technology, as well as services in research strategy, the implementation of research programs, and the development of research infrastructure.

SAN MATEO, California, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Trend Micro Integrates Smart Protection Network technology Into Bizanga's Intelligent Message Platform

Bizanga, provider of the world's leading email and message management platform, today announced an extended partnership with Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security. Through this partnership, Bizanga has integrated elements of Trend Micro's Smart Protection Network into Bizanga Intelligent Message Processor (IMP) platform while maintaining impressive performance results. The solution is already operational in several major carriers and is available immediately.

ELMSHORN, Germany, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- The XPC Barebone SX48P2 Deluxe Starts Up With an Extensive Equipment Package - the Peak of Mini-PC Performance With 1600 MHz FSB

Shuttle Inc., market leader in the mini-PC segment and manufacturer of Multi-Form-Factor solutions, today unveils a new XPC Barebone from the P2 model series building on Intel's X48 Express chipset. Specially designed for high performance systems, the XPC Barebone SX48P2 Deluxe is ideally suited for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors with up to four cores.

The XPC Barebone SX48P2 Deluxe is the first mini PC barebone ready to be equipped with DDR3 memory modules. A maximum capacity of eight Gigabytes on four sockets can be installed into this model.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), a leading provider of e-commerce and multichannel solutions, announced today that iRobot (Nasdaq: IRBT) is utilizing GSI's e-commerce platform to power its direct-to-consumer business in Europe through online stores in the U.K. (www.iroboteurope.co.uk) and Germany (www.iroboteurope.de).

LONDON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS, launches a new Live well section aimed to help African and African Caribbean people, and mixed-race people of African or African Caribbean descent, protect their health. Some conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and prostate cancer, are more prevalent in people from these communities in the UK.

LONDON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease) study at the Peninsula Medical School has reached an important milestone with the news that the full cohort of 493 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recruited to the programme.

CUPID is a clinical trial part-funded by the MS Society, which will evaluate whether tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - the main active ingredient in the cannabis plant and one of many compounds found in the organism - is able to slow the progression of MS.

It is an important study for people with MS, because current treatments either target the immune system in the early stages of MS, or ease specific symptoms such as muscle spasms or bladder problems.

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire Limited (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces that non-executive director Robin Buchanan, due to his other commitments, will step down from the Board of Directors on 29 July 2008 on the completion of his term of office.

The Board thanks Mr. Buchanan for his many contributions during his five years with the Company.

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