LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- As British Airways and BBC Worldwide Fall Out of the Top 10

Internet giant Google has - for the second year in a row - notched the top slot in the prestigious annual Business Superbrands survey, compiled by The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) on behalf of the Superbrands organisation. To generate the rankings TCBA analysed the views of an Expert Council and over 1,500 business professionals.

LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Syndicate Comprises Leading Sector Investors Clarus Ventures, MVM Life Science Partners and Novartis Option Fund

Heptares Therapeutics Ltd, the drug discovery company focused on drugs targeting G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), announces today it has raised GBP21 million (US$30 million) of equity finance in a successful Series A private round from three blue-chip international venture capital firms. Clarus Ventures led the syndicate, which includes the founding investor, MVM Life Science Partners, and the Novartis Option Fund. All three investors contributed equally.

SHENZHEN, China, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Plans to Make System Available by Q3 2009

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced its intent to provide content delivery network (CDN) services by forming relationships with several vendors to give its enterprise customers the flexibility to use the appropriate technology required to meet their specific content needs.

This marks Global Crossing's entry into the CDN market and will enable the company to offer customers industry-leading solutions for the delivery of rich media content and enterprise applications. A CDN enables users to watch a high-definition movie, make an online purchase, listen to music, play a video game, or download a software package.

LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Wireless power is emerging as a popular concept since the profusion of personal and portable electronic devices has created a need for a convenient means to power these gadgets, eliminating the inconvenience and mess of several chargers and wires. Industries too echo this sentiment, as wires represent a burden in terms of cost and maintenance. Scientists are considering several technologies for such applications.

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LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- 'Stain on university's 800th birthday celebrations,' says Unite

Plans to axe more than 150 jobs at the world-famous Cambridge University Press (CUP) are to be debated by the Cambridge City Council on Thursday (26 February).

Proposals by the profitable CUP to cuts the jobs in its printing division and the publishing education group have been described by Unite, the largest union in the country as 'an irredeemable stain on Cambridge University's reputation as its celebrates its 800th anniversary'.

BEIJING, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

ZÜRICH, February 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Albis Technology will present its latest generation of Set-Top-Boxes at the most important IPTV event worldwide, the IPTV World Forum in London (25 - 27 March 2009). The Albis STBs feature unique performance and versatility. This gives operators seemingly endless possibilities for IPTV and TV broadcasting applications, as well as for on-demand and other interactive services.

CANNES, France, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Securing Private and Public Cloud Resources, Third Brigade Free Software Protects Virtual Machines in 29 Countries to Help Mitigate Risks

LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Electronics Manufacturing Market in Bulgaria on Tuesday, 3 March 2009 at 14.00 GMT

Bulgaria offers a great potential for growth of electronics manufacturing and contract manufacturing services. However, high inflation rates have been a cause of concern, especially amidst the economic slowdown impacting Bulgaria's growth as a potential hotspot in the latter half of the last year. Electronics manufacturers look forward to a positive turnaround with more market opportunities in the country in the second half of 2009, thanks to the Bulgarian government's support.

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