CAMBRIDGE, England, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Orthomimetics Limited, the UK-Based Regenerative Medicine Company, has Received CE Mark Approval for Chondromimetic, its Flagship Product for the Repair of Articular Cartilage and Bone

This approval enables the company to market its line of bioresorbable implants for bone and/or soft tissue repair in the EU. Orthomimetics' family of products was developed during a groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

SPARKS, Maryland, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Can Facilitate Fast and Effective Clinical Decisions for Patients with Bacterial Infections

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD, today announced the worldwide launch of the BD BACTEC(TM) FX Blood Culture System to detect bloodstream infections. This new system improves clinical decision-making and laboratory workflow by markedly improving blood culturing practices with real-time, remotely accessible, actionable results that can enhance patient care. The BD BACTEC FX System is designed to continue the media performance excellence expected from the BD BACTEC line: from Plus and Lytic to Peds and media for yeast, fungi or mycobacteria recovery.

CHICAGO, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enhanced multi-broker functionality and faster access to multiple dark pools streamline trader workflow

Townsend Analytics (http://www.townsendanalytics.com), the leading provider of global multi-broker, cross-asset electronic trading solutions, has released the latest version of its RealTick Execution Management System (EMS). The release includes expanded multi-broker functionality, enhanced list trading capabilities and the ability to route orders to multiple dark pools, broker algorithms or liquidity venues in one click.

Many improvements answer global client demand for personalized features and functions, including:

-- Customizable order forms for specific trading styles and strategies, including list trading

KRAKOW, Poland, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Comarch's Offering for Telecoms Receives a Strong Rating in Leading Analyst's BSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors (2008)

Today, Comarch announced that it has been rated as strong in Gartner's Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2008 report, and as stable in the OSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2008 report.

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LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- .tel Domains Reach Fans in Parts of the World Which Other Internet Sites Struggle With

Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that internationally-recognized football clubs were in danger of missing out in securing their .tel domain names and a strong communications and revenue-generating channel to their millions of fans worldwide.

OSLO, Norway, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Results Highlight the Potential of Alpharadin to Treat Bone Metastases in Major Cancer Indications

OSLO, Norway, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), the cancer therapeutics company, announces that with the results of the BC1-04 study reported today it has completed its comprehensive phase II clinical program evaluating Alpharadin (radium-223) as a new treatment for bone metastases in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). The program provides strong evidence that Alpharadin can prolong patient survival times, improve quality of life and offer a placebo-like safety profile.

LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Strategic International Roll-Out Heralds Key Development in Modernisation Programme for Iraq's Financial Services Sector

Rafidain Bank, the largest bank in Iraq, has gone live with a groundbreaking turnkey solution from Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company.

Rafidain Bank's international branches, comprising operations in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, UAE and Bahrain, have gone live with the new system. Misys' regional partner, B-Plan Information Systems, will now commence roll-out of the system to 147 of the bank's remaining branches across Iraq.

LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Marine Systems, Ltd., the largest independent provider of submarine cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services in the world, announced today the award of a contract by Telecommunicatiebedrijf Suriname (Telesur) / Guyana Telephone Telegraph Co (GTT) for the supply and installation of a 1,240km repeatered submarine system, connecting Trinidad to Guyana and Suriname.

LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Microsoft extends reach of Partners in Learning Innovative Schools programme to more than 72,000 schools across 100 nations.

Microsoft Corp today announced landmark expansions to its 10-year, nearly US$500-million Partners in Learning programme, including a massive increase in the scale of its Innovative Schools programme, which enables schools worldwide to harness the power of technology to gear up for the educational challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

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LONDON, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

The recent financial meltdown has intensified the spotlight on the resilience of various industries. The renewable energy industry and particularly the wind energy sector initially seemed to be hardly affected by the sudden lack of project finance and debt. However, the situation has changed. Market participants in the wind energy sector have new barriers as well as opportunities to reckon with.

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The Energy Group at Frost Sullivan is pleased to announce a web conference titled 'Wind Energy and the Global Crisis - Threats, Opportunities and Strategies', to be held on 21 January, 2009 at 3:00pm GMT.