PARIS, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced availability of the 7210 Service Access Switch, a family of next generation, small footprint customer edge devices that extends Carrier Ethernet to the enterprise site. Owned and managed by the service provider, the 7210 SAS responds to the enterprise demand for richer service and application offerings over Carrier Ethernet, supported by guaranteed quality of service (QoS) that extends to the customer site.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- APEX Analytix strengthens global audit services and protects client earnings with powerful new features for FirstStrike(R) software

As the global economic crisis deepens, cash-strapped and results-focused Global 1000 companies are turning to technology-enabled audits to help them protect their bottom line. By doing so, they can speed the recovery of lost profits and stem future losses from overpayments and fraud.

LONDON, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Around four million[2] ears are syringed each year in the UK, costing the NHS an estimated GBP11.7 million. Much of this money could be saved if people took steps to prevent ear wax build up, claims Audiclean brand manager, Alison Free.

Earwax has a number of positive functions, but it can sometimes block the ear canal, leading to pain or temporary hearing loss. Using cotton buds, wearing 'in ear' headphones or hearing aids can push the ear wax further into the ear canal where it becomes impacted. At this point, ear syringing may be recommended. Alison Free believes this isn't ideal: Having your ears syringed really isn't a very pleasant experience and something I'm sure most people would rather avoid.

BEIJING and BARCELONA, Spain, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

TD Industry Association will showcase the latest development of TD-LTE on services, products, and cutting-edge technologies from China Mobile, Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, Datang, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Potevio, Agilent, UT Starcom, Spreadtrum, MTK and Innofidei during the 2009 MWC in Barcelona, Feb. 16-19, 2009. Visitors will have a chance to see the live demo of TD-LTE in the TDIA booth at AV21, Fira Montjuic Barcelona.

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Denial of Service Defense Solution Helps Multinationals Safeguard Networks by Stopping Internet Attacks at the Backbone

Global enterprises have a strong ally in the prevention and mitigation of Internet-based attacks on corporate networks.

Verizon Business is extending its suite of in-the-cloud Denial of Service (DOS) Defense solutions, which includes both Detection and Mitigation offerings, to Canada, and is expanding its proactive Detection Service to 14 European and eight Asia-Pacific countries -- bringing the company's total DOS protection coverage to 24 countries.

HOUSTON, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that the Cygnus 44/12a-3 appraisal well in the Southern Gas Basin in the North Sea has successfully extended the productive area of the Cygnus field by confirming the presence of recoverable gas reserves in a second fault block. Endeavour holds a 12.5 percent interest in the Cygnus field area spread over two United Kingdom blocks, 44/11a and 12a. License partners include GDF SUEZ, the operator, and Venture Production Plc.

Another reason not to eat pate de foie gras is discussed by Michael Greger of The Humane Society of the United States, Washington DC in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health.

Harmful proteins fragments known as amyloid fibrils associated with damage to brain cells in Alzheimer's disease and to pancreatic cells in Type II diabetes can be present in the meat of poultry and mammals. These amyloids are not destroyed even with high-temperature cooking process.

There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies tracked approximately 31,000 runners for more than seven years, and found that running reduced the risk of both cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. 

The research, which is among the first to suggest that vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, offers hope for people seeking to fend off the onset of eye disease. 

A common gene regulatory circuit controls the development of all dentitions, from the first teeth in the throats of jawless fishes that lived half a billion years ago to the incisors and molars of modern vertebrates (that includes you and me), say researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia. 

The jaguar, Panthera onca, has become an animal in danger of extinction over recent decades, due to the fragmentation and deterioration of its habitat, as well as hunting and illegal animal smuggling. As a result of this vulnerability, no individuals have been seen in the centre of Mexico since the start of the 20th Century. However, Mexican and Spanish scientists have now managed to photograph a male jaguar in this region.