FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, February 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Global Crossing completes 2008 within guidance ranges for revenue, Adjusted Cash EBITDA and cash.

- Invest and grow revenue increased 21 percent in 2008. Consolidated revenue grew 15 percent to US$2.59 billion.

- Full-year Adjusted Gross Margin percentage increased approximately 400 basis points to 53.3 percent.

- Full-year Adjusted Cash EBITDA improved 89 percent to US$328 million.

- Global Crossing announces 2009 guidance with significant improvement in OIBDA and positive full-year Free Cash Flow.

BARCELONA, February 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Telecom Inc. (Quantum, OTC.PK: QTMI) unveils today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona its first Ultra Low Cost (ULC) GSM-WiMAX handset. The handset is powered by Runcom's ground breaking OFDMA technology, which is developed for WiMAX and LTE. The handset integrates GSM and WiMAX chipset, capable of voice calls, VOIP calls, and high speed data connection up to 10Mbps on 2.3GHz or 2.5GHz WiMAX spectrum. According to the WiMAX Forum, it is expected that WiMAX coverage will reach 800 million users by 2010, and Quantum intends to supply the demand for ULC handsets.

LONDON, February 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Almost Half of People Aged 50 or Over Admit to Knowing Nothing About Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

- With Photos

People in the UK are at risk of losing their sight as 44 percent know nothing about the country's leading cause of blindness,(1,2) Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The results of a new survey of over 1,000 people aged 50 or over revealed that there is confusion around the symptoms and risk factors of AMD.(1)

Show Me The Science Month Day 15



What happens when a big chunk of your genome is accidentally copied? Bad things could obviously happen when when sudden and dramatic changes are made to your genome (which is why we wear sunblock on the beach and lead shields when getting X-rayed). Recent studies have found that accidental duplications in the genome (which can change the copy number of sets of genes) are involved in a growing list of diseases, including autism, psoriasis, and susceptibility to AIDS. And yet we also know that big DNA duplications aren't always harmful, because we can find ancient duplications in our genomes that harbor genes filling useful roles in our physiology.

How frequently do these large duplications arise, and what role have they played in human evolution? A group led by Evan Eichler, at the University of Washington, aided by the DNA sequencing powerhouse of the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University (in St. Louis - not the same place as the University of Washington!), has studied these questions by looking for big, duplicated chunks in our closest relatives - the great apes. Their results show that big DNA duplications have probably played an important role in the evolution of our species.

The Archaeopteryx is experiencing a phoenix-like reascent to fossil celebrity status.  The disovery of this clearly birdlike dinosaur in 1861 lent ethos to Darwin’s brand new Theory of Evolution.  In December, the Thermopolis, WY archaeopteryx fossil was escorted to the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource laboratory for synchrotron X-ray analysis.  According to researcher Uwe Bergmann, "What you normally can't see are the chemical elements from the original organism that might still be present in the fossil. Using X-ray fluorescence imaging, we can bring these elements to light, getting a better look at the fossil and learning more about the original animal.”

Mobile World Congress, BARCELONA, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mobile World Congress, Booth 2-1.C28

Sequans Communications, the world's leading WiMAX chipmaker, announced today that ZyXEL, a world leading supplier of broadband internet connectivity products, is using Sequans' new generation 65 nm Mobile WiMAX chip to build Mobile WiMAX end user devices. Sequans' new chip, the SQN1210, integrates baseband and triple band RF in a single 65nm die, leading to unprecedented achievements in size, cost, and performance. The first device ZyXEL is bringing to market is a tiny USB device that will provide mobile laptop users with WiMAX connectivity.

BARCELONA, Mobile World Congress, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- 65nm Single Die Integrated Baseband and RF is an Industry First

- Mobile World Congress, Booth 2-1.C28

Sequans Communications, the world's leading WiMAX chipmaker, has introduced its newest chip, the SQN1210, which for the first time integrates baseband and triple band RF in a single 65 nm die, leading to unprecedented achievements in size, cost, and performance.

LONDON and MILAN, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Buongiorno S.p.A. (MTA, Borsa Italiana: BNG), a leading multinational in digital entertainment, today provides a review of the Company's preliminary financial results for the year ended 31 December 2008.

Highlights - Review reveals revenues of EUR 315 million and EBITDA of EUR40 million - at the upper end of guidance forecasts - Q4 2008 the most profitable quarter in the Group's history - Q4 revenue up 80% to EUR83 million (Q4 2007: EUR46 million) - Q4 EBITDA up 87% to EUR13.1 million (Q4 2007: EUR7 million) - Cost reduction objectives associated with acquisition of iTouch met 6 months in advance, resulting in EUR10 million in savings

NEW YORK, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

SunGard's AvantGard has been recognized for the tenth consecutive year by Treasury Management International (TMI) at the publication's annual awards. AvantGard was named Best Treasury Technology Provider in three separate categories: Risk Management Solutions 2008; Cash Working Capital Management Solutions 2008; and Client Support Services 2008.

The TMI awards are open to treasury and financial professionals across the world and are intended to recognize excellence in software applications and banking relationships. The 2008 awards were chosen by a poll of over 1,600 TMI readers.

TARRYTOWN, New York and SUWON, South Korea, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Sandbridge announced today it has partnered with Samsung to develop an LTE capable platform based on Sandbridge's cutting-edge technology. Specifically, Samsung will showcase several LTE devices, including Sandbridge's platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 16-19. The LTE communication system is powered by Sandbridge's SB3500 flexible baseband processor -- a multi-core, multi-threaded, dynamically reprogrammable processor.