WORTHING, England, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Bond International Software to Vastly Reduce Cost and Time Per Hire for Drake Scull International PJSC With Online Recruitment and Talent Management Software, Bond Talent

LONDON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Visual Collaboration Market on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 at 15.00 GMT

At a time of global warming and threatening pandemics - and after a number of false starts - videoconferencing is finally making good on its many earlier promises.

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High quality pictures and sound, combined with new IP networks, can deliver an experience in-line with users' expectations and reliably replace many face-to-face meetings. However, the financial crisis and faltering global economies now threaten this resurgent visual collaboration technology.

HAIFA, Israel, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Consolidated net Income Increases to $75 Million, Compared to $2 Million in First Quarter 2008

- Adjusted Refining Margin USD/bbl 4.4, net of Change in Inventory Values and IFRS Impact, 30% Higher Than USD/bbl 3.4 Reuters' Mediterranean Ural Cracking Margin Benchmark

- Refining Sector Adjusted EBITDA[i] Reached $32 Million, Compared to $2 Million Loss in First Quarter 2008

Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (Oil Refineries or the Company) announced today its financial results for three month period ending March 31, 2009. Results reported in US Dollars and under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

First Quarter 2009 Highlights

POOLE, England, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In an exclusive interview conducted for digital agency Zeta, Yammer CEO David Sacks, reveals how the business-focused social networking tool is designed to increase communication, while decreasing email traffic. Inspired by Twitter and Facebook, Yammer can help business users communicate more effectively at work.

It provides a way to manage group discussions and improve internal communication. Sacks says: We hear a lot that people like to move group discussions out of email into Yammer because they can really clutter people's inboxes.

OXFORD, England, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oxford College of Marketing has long been recognised as the leading provider of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) courses. The College began in Oxford and has expanded over a number of years to offer centres in London, Reading, Liverpool, Sheffield, Gatwick, Brighton, Milton Keynes, Croydon, High Wycombe, Birmingham and now Uxbridge.

The Oxford College of Marketing is already receiving enquiries from marketing professionals living and working in Uxbridge and beyond such as Wembley, Slough, Denham, Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Ealing, Heathrow, Staines, Northolt, Ruislip and Windsor.

PERTH, Australia, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Venture Marks First Major Bahamian Exploration Project in 22 Years

Energy exploration company, BPC Limited (THE COMPANY: (AIM: 'BPC')) today announced a new offshore joint venture with Norway's StatoilHydro (OSE: 'STL', NYSE: STO) to launch the first major exploration project in Bahamian waters since 1986.

A competent persons report, published last year, stated that there could be multiple 500 MMBOE oil fields in 18 leads recognized in BPC's southern Bahamas licenced area (source: Competent Person's Report by Moyes Co., Inc. contained in BPC's AIM admission document, August 2008). The CPR evaluated BPC's licenced area adjacent to and along trend of the 'JV' area.

OXFORD, England, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oxford College of Marketing has long been recognised as the leading provider of Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) courses. The College began in Oxford and has expanded over a number of years to offer centres in London, Reading, Liverpool, Sheffield, Gatwick, Brighton, Milton Keynes, Croydon, Uxbridge, Birmingham and now High Wycombe.

The Oxford College of Marketing is already receiving enquiries from marketing professionals living and working in High Wycombe and beyond such as Amersham, Chesham, Marlow, Beaconsfield, Aylesbury, Slough, Wendover, Cookham and across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

LONDON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Fraunhofer FOKUS and industry experts collaborate to help organisations test and verify conformance with standardised document formats; updates to additional translator projects unveiled.

The variety of software programs and document formats in the market can make it difficult for organisations to exchange data among disparate systems. For example, to carry out their public service, communicate with citizens and operate efficiently, most government employees need to access, read and edit multiple types of documents. International standards for document formats are an important step toward providing individuals and organisations with this kind of document interoperability, but the creation of standards is just the beginning.

PARIS, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance have signed a letter of intent for a long-term research partnership.

The Institut Pasteur and Mérieux Alliance (which comprises the companies: bioMérieux, Transgene, Shantha Biotechnics, ABL and Silliker) would like to pool their resources and efforts to fight infectious diseases through major research projects, spanning the following fields:

- Clinical diagnostics and theranostics (in partnership with bioMérieux and Transgene) - Food safety and microbiological control, nutrition, health and environment (with bioMérieux and Silliker) - Immunotherapy (with Transgene and Shantha Biotechnics)

NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Fortent Connect is First Complete System for Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud, Customer Due Diligence, and Reporting

Fortent (http://www.fortent.com) today announced the introduction of Fortent Connect, a solution designed to help mid-sized financial institutions fight crime and manage regulatory compliance. Fortent Connect is easy to use and implement, and delivers high performance at a competitive price.

We developed Fortent Connect in response to a market need for an all-in-one financial crimes solution that can deliver great results within today's tight budgets, says Sandy Jaffee, Fortent's Chairman and CEO.