SAN JOSE, California, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new family of AVR(R) 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN Automotive networking applications. The ATtiny167 is the first device and is optimized to LIN slave applications. It will be qualified to AECQ-100 grade 0 and sustain ambient temperatures of up to 150 degrees Celsius. Combined with a LIN transceiver such as ATA662x or ATA666x it brings a complete solution for sensors in a gearbox, exhaust gas system, pumps or turbo.

LONDON, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband is the only household utility bill to buck the trend of rising household bills in the wake of the credit crunch, according to broadband comparison site Top 10 Broadband ( http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk ).

"Broadband bills have plummeted by over 60% in the past 18 months while gas and electricity have risen by 15% and are set to rise further by the end of the year" says Jessica McArdle, a spokesperson for Top 10 Broadband.

PALO ALTO, California and MIDDLESEX, England, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leading UK and US integrator offers NexentaStor ZFS based storage solutions

Nexenta Systems, Inc., developer of NexentaStor(TM), the leading open storage solution based upon the revolutionary file system ZFS, has announced a partnership with Broadberry Data Systems, a leading manufacturer of high-end custom NAS and SAN storage servers with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Broadberry and Nexenta are partnering to deliver complete enterprise class storage solutions.

NOVATO, California, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Raptor to Support Phase 2a Clinical Trial at UCSD

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced the execution of a collaboration agreement (the "Agreement") with the University of California, San Diego ("UCSD") to include a Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate a delayed-release preparation of cysteamine bitartrate ("Cysteamine") in adolescents diagnosed with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis ("NASH"). NASH is a progressive form of liver disease that accounts for approximately 10% of newly diagnosed cases of chronic liver disease, and ranks as one of the leading causes of cirrhosis of the liver in the U.S.

STOCKHOLM, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Stockholm Waterfront Aims to be First Eco-Labelled Conference Centre

Stockholm is home to several state-of-the-art building projects leading the way in environmental design. Among them is the centrally located Stockholm Waterfront complex which will house offices, a hotel, a congress centre and concert arena.

"Stockholm Waterfront will be the new landmark in Stockholm," says Mikael Söderlund, Stockholm's commissioner of building and traffic. "We'll get a spectacular view with the fantastic congress centre as the crown jewel of the entire city district."

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

BioWa, Inc. and Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) announced today that they have entered into a license agreement which provides Medarex with the first ever access to BioWa's COMPLEGENT(TM) Technology for enhancing the complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of select Medarex therapeutic antibodies.

The license grants Medarex non-exclusive rights to research, develop and commercialize therapeutic antibodies based on COMPLEGENT(TM) Technology for an undisclosed number of targets. In return, BioWa will receive upfront payment, license fees, development milestone payments and royalties on products. Other details of the agreement are not disclosed.

Hydrogen has three times more potential energy by weight than petrol, making it the highest energy-content fuel available. Research into using bacteria to produce hydrogen has been revived thanks to the rising profile of energy issues.

Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other.

According to the outline in Microbiology Today, this technology has an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy.

FREISING-WEIHENSTEPHAN and JENA, Germany, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pieris AG, a bio-pharmaceutical company developing Anticalins(R), a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, and Wacker Biotech GmbH, a full-service contract manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals, announced today a significant milestone in the development of Pieris' PRS-050 Anticalin(R) for clinical trials.

NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Graphnet, Inc., a pioneer in the data transport industry, today announced the addition of a new feature to its inbound fax-to-email service. The patent pending feature, called the Certified Inbound Fax Service (CIFS), ensures that incoming electronic fax messages are read in a timely manner.

Allowing clients to specify a timeframe during which received faxes should be read, CIFS monitors such messages, so that if they are not opened within that period, duplicate messages will be sent to an alternate failsafe address. Clients can incorporate their business hours and vacation days into the system, configuring the CIFS option to only count working hours and not after-hour periods, weekends, or holidays.

HAINAN, China, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Addintools Technology LTD announces the release of Classic Menu for Office 2007, an add-in for Microsoft Office 2007 Suite to provide easier upgrade experience and smoother learning and training curve to the users of previous versions of Microsoft Office. Classic Menu for Office 2007 replaces the controversial Ribbon of the Office 2007 user interface with classic menus and toolbars, offering upgrade users a familiar Office environment.

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