LONDON, July 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Regus responds to huge demand for flexible workspace solutions from burgeoning
B2C2B market

Regus, the leading global provider of innovative workspace solutions, today
announces the launch of Regus-to-go, a range of 'office-in-a-box' solutions for
home and mobile workers. Following a highly successful trial period, Regus-to-go
will be stocked in selected WHSmith stores(1) across the country and online as
well as with Office Depot. Regus plans to add further outlets later in the year.

Roger Binks, VP Group Marketing at Regus says: The demand for flexible working
solutions is booming; we've seen a three-fold increase in sales of our mobile
product solutions since the start of 2009.  

CAIRO, July 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global finals of the world's largest technology competition begin today in
Egypt.

Competition begins today in Cairo for 444 students from 124 countries and
regions at the Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals. Now in its seventh year,
Imagine Cup is an annual Microsoft Corp. competition that challenges students
around the globe to use their creative genius to build technology solutions that
can help address some of the world's toughest challenges.

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This year, the students' efforts are focused on using technology to help address
the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.  

BOURNE END, England, July 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Off-the-Shelf Kiosk Enclosure Helps Retailers Easily and Cost-Effectively
Implements On-demand Price Verification, Custom Coupon and Item Location
Services

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited, a global leader in specialty printing and
automatic identification solutions, today announced the immediate availability
of Zebra Kiosk Print Station. This all-in-one kiosk solution is a compact
enclosure that can house a Zebra TTP 2000(TM) series kiosk printer, a roll of
media and has a mounting for a compact touch-screen kiosk computer.  

FAIRFIELD, New Jersey, July 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a world leader in the development,
ownership and operation of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities and other
renewable energy projects, today announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.,
most of its North American EfW business.

The transaction is expected to be accretive to Covanta. The purchase price of
US$450 million, less net debt and minority interests (subject to certain other
adjustments) will be paid in cash.

The Energy-from-Waste operations to be acquired consist of the following:

Facility: Location: Capacity: 1. Long Beach CA 1,380 TPD 2. Dade FL 3,000 TPD 3.
Dutchess NY 450 TPD 4. Islip NY 486 TPD 5.  

DUBLIN, July 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- As the World Series of Poker Main Event Gets Underway The Poker Show Talks to
Triple Bracelet Winner Jeff Lisandro and Checks in on the Progress of its
Friends at the Biggest Poker Game on Earth

DUBLIN, July 3 /PRNewswire/ --

This week The Poker Show goes World Series crazy as the main event gets
underway.  

MERIGNAC, France, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Jérôme Perrotte, 55, has recently
been made Director of Development at Cortix, the market leader in France and
Europe for Internet site creation. With 30 years experience in large
international groups (Polycom, Peoplesoft), he has gained a real understanding
of the issues surrounding new technologies. By creating this new post, Cortix
will be able to use his knowledge to meet its objective of developing new
business opportunities in the market place.

The Objectives of the Director of Development

Jérôme Perrotte is the first Director of Development at Cortix. His
appointment by the French group based in Mérignac underlines its commitment to
growth and expansion.  

LONDON and GENEVA and JERSEY, July 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Technology Executive to Invest in the Internet, Telecom, Networking and Media
Industries

Index Ventures today announced that Mike Volpi, a renowned technology industry
veteran, joined the firm as a partner. Volpi is based in the London office as
part of the venture team where he will lead early stage investments in the
Internet, telecom/networking and media sectors and contribute to the firm's
later stage growth fund.

During his 13 year career at Cisco, Volpi acquired more than 75 companies and
served as Chief Strategy Officer responsible for corporate strategy, business
development, strategic alliances, and advanced Internet projects. Volpi then led
Cisco's billion dollar routing and service provider business.  

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ:
SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that, at the
request of the FDA, in view of a potential restriction on the availability of
the current approved and marketed treatment for Gaucher Disease patients, it has
filed a treatment protocol for velaglucerase alfa, its enzyme replacement
therapy in development for the treatment of Gaucher Disease.

If approved by the FDA, the treatment protocol would allow physicians to treat
Gaucher Disease patients with velaglucerase alfa ahead of commercial
availability in the US.  

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Three new small and medium sized
enterprises (SMEs) - Syncom, Synvolux Therapeutics and InteRNA Technologies -
have joined public-private partnership TI Pharma by participating in two new
projects. These projects, focusing on cancer and inflammatory diseases, have a
total budget of nearly 6 million euros.

The new consortium, formed by Syncom, Synvolux Therapeutics, and University
Medical Center Groningen, focuses on designing a versatile drug delivery system
for inflammatory diseases and cancer.  

LONDON, July 6 /PRNewswire/ --

Healthcare in Europe is increasingly becoming digitised and there is growing
need to develop and deploy sophisticated information systems. However, the
wireless technology that is transforming various areas of business today is yet
to be fully explored by the healthcare industry to support quality maintenance
and improved efficiency.