HELSINKI, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wärtsilä has been awarded two contracts by Scottish and Newcastle (S&N), the major international brewing group, to supply and install equipment for two biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plants (CHP). The contracts are for two CHP plants to be located on the premises of the company's UK breweries in Manchester, for which the order was received in the end of 2007, and Tadcaster, for which the order was received in the beginning of 2008.

These Wärtsilä BioPower plants will be the first power plants in the world ever to produce, with high efficiency, both electricity and heat using spent grain as fuel. Spent grain is a by-product of the brewing process.

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, is pleased to announce that Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, the largest employer in the area, has selected Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution to more effectively manage its nursing staff, with the intention of eventual roll-out to other staff groups in the organisation.

Carolyn Mills, Director of Nursing at Northern Devon Healthcare commented: "We chose MAPS Healthroster after assessing its use on a number of wards. Staff found it easy to use and it made their lives simpler, with less paperwork. By implementing Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution we anticipate both financial and qualitative benefits. "

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Web Conferences for Customer Support at SAP Save Time and Money

Global Customer Support at SAP supports more than 42,000 customer organisations that use over 320,000 systems worldwide. To effectively support the customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner, SAP decided to augment the collaboration functions in SAP Solution Manager with Web collaboration tools from Netviewer. When a customer needs assistance, Netviewer enables rapid interaction with the customer by making Web conferences as natural as picking up the telephone.

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

BioWa, Inc. announced today that it has expanded the license agreement with Genentech, Inc. providing Genentech additional access to BioWa's POTELLIGENT(R) Technology for the research and development of select antibodies for potential therapeutic applications that require enhancement of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).

"BioWa is pleased to extend this license with Genentech, which is a market leader in the field of antibody therapeutics," commented Dr. Masamichi Koike, President and CEO of BioWa. "We feel this alliance will strongly aid in the development of more effective targeted treatments for cancer and other diseases."

EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircraft Medical, the UK medical devices company is delighted to announce it is sponsoring the prestigious 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (the "Congress" or "WCA") in South Africa, alongside Baxter and Draeger. Held every four years, the WCA is the foremost world conference for anaesthesia professionals.

Not only is Aircraft Medical sponsoring the event, but the company's McGRATH(R) Series 5 Portable Video Laryngoscope will play a key role at the international congress, being demonstrated by a panel of US and European experts. The sponsorship decision underlines Aircraft's growing significance to the field of airway management, and the emerging Video Laryngoscope market.

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Avon and UNIFEM Announce Partnership to End Violence against Women and Launch of the Women's Empowerment Bracelet

HANNOVER, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Germany's ICT market is strong for all industry sectors. It offers investors possibilities in hardware, software, and services as well as access to one of the world's leading R&D locations. ICT in Germany will be a major focus of the CeBIT 2008, the world's largest trade fair in the IT and telecommunications industry. The trade show runs from March 4-9 at the Hannover Convention Center in Hannover, Germany.

HAMBURG, Germany, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Software Upgrade Increases Security of Live Scanner ZF1 by DERMALOG

Hamburg biometrics specialists DERMALOG are unveiling a newly developed software upgrade for the company's fingerprint scanner ZF1 at the CeBIT 2008 that makes fake finger detection and or live recognition a reality. The security of the device, which has been successfully used by German registry offices since November 2007, is significantly increased thanks to the new module.

HELSINKI, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- Wi-Fi Based Real-Time Tracking Used Seamlessly for Both Asset Tracking and Staff Safety

Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced the successful completion of a project with Spanish service provider, AT4 wireless to track nursing staff and equipment at the Hospital Alta Resolucion (Benalmadena) in Southern Spain.

WASHINGTON D.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With oil prices exceeding US$100 a barrel, the United States, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels may not only be damaging the environment, but also losing their competitive edge regarding price. Germany is pioneering solutions to this problem. It has demonstrated that renewable energies can play an important role in a sustainable industrial policy - providing jobs, returns to investors, and carbon emission reductions. Results from Germany and how to benefit from them will be presented to investors at WIREC 2008, the Washington International Renewable Energy Congress from March 4-6.