LONDON, October 23 /PRNewswire/ --

Unite, the UK's largest trade union, will today (Thursday 23rd) call on finance companies not to make cuts in spending on skills training as the economic downturn gathers pace.

At a conference of senior representatives from the financial services sector the union will demand that employers do not cut vital staff training budgets in an attempt to make short-term savings.

SAN JOSE, California, October 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Product Line also Includes First to Market Single Layer ITO Touchscreen Solutions for Single Touch Applications

The MS Society in the UK has responded to today's embargoed announcement from the University of Cambridge relating to the alemtuzumab MS study results.

The study has found that alemtuzumab potentially stops MS from advancing in people with early stage active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and may also restore lost function caused by the condition. The findings will be published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

LONDON, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- BP Castrol tanker drivers, working for Wincanton, are poised to take industrial action from midnight tonight, Wednesday, October 22nd until midnight on Thursday, October 23rd. The stoppage will bring the distribution of famous brands such as GTX and Magnatec to a halt nationwide.

The 46 drivers, all members of Unite, are based at two sites in Ellesmere Port and Hyde, supplying oil to eight locations across the UK. The workers, who deliver to shipping, power stations, garages, bus and train depots, voted by an overwhelming majority to take action following the dismissal of a colleague for alleged use of a hand held mobile phone while driving a forty-tonne articulated vehicle.

SAN JOSE, California, October 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- Vital Security Appliances got High Ratings From IT PRO UK, Network Computing and SC Magazine

Finjan Inc., a leading provider of secure web gateway solutions for the enterprise market, today announced that its three product lines, the Vital Security NG-5000, NG6000 and NG8000 series, received excellent reviews and high accolades by three leading industry magazines: IT PRO UK, Network Computing and SC Magazine.

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MONTREAL, October 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Vision, the leader in automated proofreading solutions for the harmaceutical industry announced today that 15 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies have selected Global Vision to help them reduce the risk of textual and artwork errors from occurring in their packaging process. The integration of automated proofreading technology has resulted in a reduction of quality issues and costs, along with speeding up product launches.