A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were published today by Science Express.

Leading coral experts joined forces with the Global Marine Species Assessment (GMSA) – a joint initiative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Conservation International (CI) – to apply the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria to this important group of marine species.

"The results of this study are very disconcerting," stated Kent Carpenter, lead author of the Science article, GMSA Director, IUCN Species Programme. "When corals die off, so do the other plants and animals that depend on coral reefs for food and shelter, and this can lead to the collapse of entire ecosystems."

TOKYO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

The XML Technology Certification Committee today announced the worldwide release of the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" exam, certifying technical professionals in XQuery and XML DB.

The new "XML Master Professional Database Administrator" certification is designed for database professionals, who must pass the "XML Master Basic Exam" and the "XML Master Professional Database Administrator Exam" to become certified.

LOS ANGELES, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nearly Two out of Three Executives Say Their Company is Hiring Recent Grads -

An uncertain global economy and labor market are not significantly affecting hiring plans for new graduates, according to survey results released today. The latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, was tabulated in June 2008 as the majority of new university graduates hit the job market.

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MUMBAI, India, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

CMP India and CMP Information, The Netherlands, is once again organizing Fi India 2008, a two-day International Exhibition and Conference on Food Ingredients in Mumbai on October 3-4th, 2008. This is a part of the world-wide series of Fi Events held in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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Fi India took place in Mumbai in September 2006 for the first time and was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai. Subsequently it was again organised in October 2007 and was inaugurated by the noted Food Scientist and the Chairman of CFTRI, Dr V Prakash.

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Also Extends Enterprise Mobility Services to Latin America

Verizon Business has launched a new Wi-Fi interface that makes it easier than ever to connect to more than 70,000 (and growing) Verizon-provided hot spots worldwide. The new interface, Verizon Wi-Fi Connect, is available as part of Verizon Enterprise Mobility services suite. In addition, the company also announced it has extended these services to Latin America.

STUTTGART, Germany, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The proportion of counterfeit products is reported recently from the European commission to be rapidly increasing. There are figures to back this up, showing that manufacturers of high-quality products, including those in the pharmaceutical industry, are among the worst hit. In addition to the harm caused to pharmaceutical manufacturers through damage to their image and loss of sales, the health risks for patients is of paramount importance here. Movianto GmbH together with identif GmbH have developed a solution: by adopting the DNA coding method the pharmaceutical products become secure.

LONDON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- theprintspace has extended their groundbreaking 'DIY' photographic printing process to the web. theprintspace.com will be the first online service to incorporate an easy to use professional colour management process. The result - enabling accurate soft proofing of images by clients on their own systems using bespoke print profiles, meaning prints that are as accurate as possible - first time! The process is explained in easy-to-follow video tutorials filmed exclusively by theprintspace, making theprintspace.com the first specialist professional photographic printing lab to utilise the web 2.0 spirit of innovation to its full potential.

COPENHAGEN, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Milestone Systems, a Leading Global Manufacturer of IP Video Surveillance Software, Takes First External Investment From Leading European Venture Capital Firm.

Milestone Systems, a global developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems, today announced US$27 (EUR17) million in growth stage funding from Index Ventures, one of Europe's top venture capital firms. This is the first ever external investment into Milestone, after nearly a decade in business, and marks the latest investment from Index Ventures' EUR400 million growth fund, which closed in January 2007.

BANNOCKBURN, Illinois, July 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Pinnacle Biologics, a private, full-service pharmaceutical and biotech solutions company today announced it has entered into an agreement with pharmexx to expand sales support activities in a number of countries in Western Europe. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Viren Grover, Vice-Chairman of Pinnacle Biologics Inc. stated, "We are pleased to conclude this agreement with pharmexx, which allows us a cost effective way to support our sales and marketing activities for Ethyol (R) in key European markets where we believe there is upside potential."