LONDON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

The European large scale micro metrology market is anticipated to register low growth during the first few quarters of 2009 due to the economic downturn. An upturn in the economic situation by the last quarter of 2009 is set to spur market growth with resurgent demand from the automotive industry. With an operational and capital expenditure freeze in all end-user segments, growth in this market is dependent on demand from the aerospace industry.

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GENEVA, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

The Foundation for Research in Osteoporosis and Bone Disease (FROMO) announced the recipients of the 2009 Fellowship in Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology: Andreas Kistler, MD, PhD, Clinical Fellow at the Division of Nephrology of the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland and Sara Damiano, PhD student in Nephrological Sciences at the Second University of Naples, Italy. The biotechnology company Amgen offered this educational grant to FROMO which is a Foundation based in Geneva to support research and teaching in the field of bone disease, in particular renal osteodystrophy which affects patients with severe renal insufficiency.

SAN RAMON, California, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- New energy harvesting, no battery required feature set expands ZigBee networks

The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish a global, standard technology for self-powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques. These devices will communicate seamlessly with existing ZigBee and ZigBee PRO networks and will enable maintenance free, environmentally friendly products that eliminate the need for wires and batteries to power control devices.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The market for water and wastewater treatment equipment in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries experienced rapid growth during 2008 driven by huge investments in infrastructure, real estate, petrochemicals, oil and gas and other sectors. However, the sub-prime mortgage crisis that hit western economies changed the business climate and there was a considerable decline in demand for most commodities. Crude oil prices plummeted to about $50 per barrel from a historic high of $145 per barrel, making investors wary of funding new projects.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantia Therapeutics, an emerging pharmaceutical company developing novel, small molecule drugs targeting large, underserved medical markets, announces positive results from a Phase IIa clinical trial of its lead development compound VA106483 for nocturia. The trial showed that oral VA106483 was successful in producing a predictable and sustained anti-diuretic effect in patients, as determined by increased osmolality and decreased urine output. The study also found that VA106483 was generally well tolerated among the patient population.

OTTAWA, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Highly anticipated application for creative professionals has new features for workgroups and direct access from Adobe Creative Suite 4

GridIron Software, the leading provider of workflow and performance tools for creative professionals, today announced that GridIron Flow, the first-of-its-kind visual workflow manager, is now shipping and available for immediate purchase. GridIron Flow gives creative professionals and workgroups the ability to see, access, and share all their project files in one simple, elegant interface. The product, which has been lauded by industry influencers and beta users as a must have productivity application, now includes even more features.

LONDON, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- eSearchVision is happy to announce the launch of the 5th version of their Search Engine Marketing (SEM) optimisation software. In eSearchVision V5, the intuitive interface considerably simplifies the process of campaign creation, modification and control. Advertisers will have access to an improved suite of features including report analysis and audit procedures - among other features. The result is a 40 percent increase in scalability and productivity.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- The first and only guaranteed ultrasound probe repair solution makes efficient use of shrinking healthcare budgets

MEDRAD, INC., Multi Vendor Service has extended TotalRepair, the first and only guaranteed ultrasound probe repair solution, to European markets. Enabled by 100 percent repair capabilities, TotalRepair allows healthcare facilities to spend less on costly exchanges and replacements by maximizing the use of probe repair.

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no secret that software has all but disappeared from traditional retail stores. Over the last few years even the most successful software publishers have experienced catastrophic performance from 'bricks and mortar' retail.

The economic climate hasn't helped either, but for software it gets worse! Add the lack of retail availability to the fact users can purchase directly from developers in just a few clicks and it's obvious why traditional publishing models are no longer relevant.

Former FastTrak Software Publishing CEO and Avanquest Corporate Director Jon Silvera has developed and launched a unique reseller platform into what he believes is one of the most exciting emerging markets available.

JOHANNESBURG, June 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Quadrem, a global provider of Supply Management Solutions, proudly announced that it received the top award for the Best Public Sector Procurement Project at the IPSA/CIPS annual Pan Africa Conference in Johannesburg. Catherine Hills, Client Services Director at Quadrem Africa (Pty) Ltd., received the award on behalf of Quadrem Africa.