DUSSELDORF, Germany, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to provisional figures, Gerresheimer AG has just completed another record year. In 2007 the company achieved sales of EUR957.7m, up by 48.1%; the adjusted Group EBITDA margin reached 19%. "This gratifying development completely and fully confirms our strategy," says Dr. Axel Herberg, Chief Executive Officer of Gerresheimer AG: "With the help of acquisitions we have successfully expanded our global presence and set the course for further growth."

Rapid expansion of operations in the South American pharma and life science market

NEW YORK, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

EquiLend announced today that a new trading service, Trade2O, has been added to the firm's already robust trading platform. Trade2O automates the negotiation and agreement of trade terms for global Equities and Fixed Income securities, giving traders a rapid and simple way to process trades straight through to their proprietary systems.

Currently, EquiLend's AutoBorrow trading service is a hub for processing over 18,000 trades daily valuing more than $20 billion USD. Trade2O is gaining momentum internationally, reaching the Japanese market, the United States and major European markets.

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REDMOND, Washington, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sentencing signals the end of Taiwan-based operation, the largest known producer and distributor of fake Microsoft products in the world from 1997 to 2003.

Prison sentences handed down to counterfeiters by a Taipei, Taiwan, court mark the end of a string of successful prosecutions by international law enforcement agencies, bringing a global software counterfeiting ring to a final halt. Between 1997 and 2003, Huang Jer-sheng, owner of the Taipei-based distributor Maximus Technology Inc, and his associates were responsible for the production and distribution of more than 90 per cent of the high-quality counterfeit Microsoft software products either seized by law enforcement or test-purchased around the world.

ANDHRA PRADESH, India, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nominated in the 'best roaming product or service' category, Pyro Network's InRoam technology helps 400 million subscribers across Africa stay connected while roaming

Pyro Networks, a mobile solutions provider, is proud to announce that its InRoam solution has been selected as a finalist in the 2008 Global Mobile Awards. Pyro Networks has been nominated in the "best roaming product or service" category -- proving that they have the innovative ideas and technical expertise to provide a successful answer to the issues associated with billing and charging for roaming with a pre-paid wireless plan.

LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

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BIS Ltd., a provider of hosting and global connectivity solutions for businesses, today announced that it been awarded COLT's 'European Reseller of the Year' award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to doing business with COLT in 2007.

"We are delighted to receive this award," said David Pyemont, Chairman of BIS Ltd. "As a company focussed entirely on customer service and quality, we need to ensure that the network underpinning our solutions is extremely reliable. When we buy from COLT, we know it's a component we don't have to worry about; and that's why we've doubled our spend with COLT in the last year."

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Payment software provider Welcome Real-time today announced the appointment of Francois Dutray as CEO. The Supervisory Board chose François Dutray for his in-depth knowledge of the bank industry and his leadership experience which will be key assets to continue the growth of the company.

BASEL, Switzerland, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Synosia Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Philippe Lutz MA Finance, as the company's first chief financial officer, effective immediately. He will be based at Synosia's new headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

Lutz joins Synosia from Credit Suisse Investment Banking where he most recently served as a vice president of the global markets solutions group. In a nine-year career at Credit Suisse, he contributed to a broad range of capital market transactions and successfully completed the chartered financial analyst exams (CFA). Lutz is a Swiss national and earned his masters in business administration from the University of St. Gallen.

TOKYO, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Exhibits to Feature Solutions for Open Internet/Open Platform

- Next Generation Networks and Converged Devices

ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, will be an exhibitor again this year at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008 (formerly 3GSM World Congress), the mobile industry's biggest event, which is taking place February 11-14 in Barcelona, Spain. This year's event marks the seventh time that ACCESS will be present at the Mobile World Congress.

LONDON and TOKYO, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- LiMo Platform and APIs Open Market Access for Technology Vendors and Application Developers

LiMo Foundation(TM), a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole industry, today announced the on-schedule availability in March 2008 of the first release of the LiMo Platform-the first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile handsets-together with the immediate public availability of the application programming interface (API) specifications.

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LiMo's technology will be showcased in Booth 8b135, Hall 8 at Mobile World Congress (www.mobileworldcongress.com), February 11-14 in Barcelona.