LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- AmberFin iCR 3.5 to Incorporate Extensive New Compatibility Functions

AmberFin today announces the launch of the newest upgrade to its iCR software, the open standards, future proof platform that digitises and transforms new and archived content, across multiple delivery platforms.

The latest version of AmberFin iCR incorporates enhanced compatibility features, supporting evolving customer needs, including support for the Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2 DVCPRO SD/HD encoding standards as well as increased interoperability with Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid editing systems. This combats the compatibility challenges faced by content owners today.

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two Lifetimes of Achievement

Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division today congratulated John and Jean Piety on being this year's recipients of the Special Library Association's (SLA) Engineering Division Librarians of the Year Award. Mr. and Mrs. Piety's contributions to the SLA Engineering Division include exceptional performance while holding a variety of positions within SLA.

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- UK broadband users are still affected by slower speeds at peak times as broadband providers networks suffer congestion according to broadband analysts at http://www.broadband.co.uk.

"With reliability of broadband speed now the consumers top issue when comparing broadband suppliers we have taken the results of all the speedtests performed at broadband.co.uk and looked at performance over different time periods for individual suppliers so we can see which provide the most robust service" Says Edd Dawson from broadband.co.uk.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Media has selected mobile platform specialist Saffron Digital as its video ad-serving partner for the highly successful Nuts off-portal mobile site, as a first stage in a plan to provide video ad serving functionality across IPC's network of mobile sites.

Saffron Connect - the ad-management and serving platform of Saffron Digital - will be deployed initially on the Nuts site, already hosted and managed by Saffron. A selection of high performing premium video content will be complemented by a targeted suite of free, ad-funded video content to drive volume and inventory.

HELSINKI, Finland and FRANKFURT, Germany, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Scandinavian Market of Interest Because of Large Volumes

Equens, one of the largest European payment processors started with the processing of payments for OP-Pohjola Group, the leading finance group in Finland. Via its single common platform, which is highly efficient, scalable and economical, Equens processes SEPA payments as well as regular cross border euro payments for the OP-Pohjola Group. The foothold gained in Finland is viewed by Equens as an opportunity to establish itself in the Scandinavian market which is characterised by a high level of automation.

LONDON and TOKYO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that provides clinical development and staffing services in Europe, North America, Latin America and India today announced that it had entered into a global partnership agreement with EPS International Co., Ltd. (EPS INTERNATIONAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPS Co., Ltd., a leading provider of a clinical development services in the Asian region.

LONDON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

IRVINE, California, June 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Relsys International, the leading provider of drug safety, pharmacovigilance and risk management solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, announces that Mr. Bruce Palsulich has joined the company as Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, reporting directly to the CEO. In this role, he will oversee Relsys' future product development and direction, and drive corporate strategic initiatives.

The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day Syria has provided evidence for a Hellenistic settlement that existed for more than six centuries extending into the time of the Roman Empire. The site provides a unique insight into the structures of a pre-Roman Hellenistic settlement. The project, funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, sheds new light on city life in the Hellenistic period.

The Syrian deserts have long kept an important secret hidden deep beneath their sands ­ the remains of the pre-Roman Hellenistic settlement of Palmyra. Until now, the only evidence for the existence of such a settlement was to be found in historical writing. As part of an FWF-funded joint project, the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Vienna, the German Archaeological Institute and the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums in Syria have been the first to track down the location of this early city.

Researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their mothers - and even to their siblings.

To us, they sound like "umph! umph! umph!" but to the others in the nest it's a signal that it's time to hatch, according to the report in Current Biology. When the mother hears those cries, she also knows it's time to start digging up the nest.

The new findings, made from a series of "playback" experiments, confirm what had only been suspected on the basis of prior anecdotal observation, according to the researchers Amélie Vergne and Nicolas Mathevon of Université Jean Monnet in France. The researchers said that the calling behavior is probably critical to the early survival of the young crocodiles.