HELSINKI, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Turkcell Surpasses 1.8 Million Mark in Mobile Transactions in 19 Months

HELSINKI, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Valimo, the selected technology provider for Turkcell, today announced that after only 19 months from implementation, Turks have made over 1.8 million mobile transactions. With the Valimo solution Turkcell has provided its 35.4 million customers unparalleled convenience.

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MARANELLO, Italy, October 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Desk-side supercomputing is poised to revolutionise automotive design and engineering.

Two of the most dynamic, high-performance companies in the world joined forces today when Ferrari SpA decided to use Microsoft Corp's newest high-performance computing (HPC) technology to push the boundaries of automotive engineering, design and development.

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Ferrari's sport department is one of the first companies to test Microsoft's new high-performance computing system -- Windows HPC Server 2008. With broad industry support from its partners and customers, Microsoft is demonstrating the impact of high-performance computing in the automotive sector.

AALSMEER, Netherlands, October 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Eosta Signs Climate Agreement With Other Dutch Organisations

In the presence of Al Gore and the Environment Minister Jacqueline Cramer, Eosta and twelve other Dutch organisations signed a climate agreement yesterday in Aalsmeer. The agreement to achieve completely climate neutral management was signed together with a variety of other companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, PGGM, ANWB Wegenwacht, Triodos Bank and other leading companies.

LEEDS, England, October 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Masternaut Three X is celebrating success at the Fleet Hero Awards 2008. The UK's leading vehicle tracking company was runner up to BMW in the fiercely contested industry supplier category for its CO2 reducing GreenerFleet solution. Fleet and fuel management company Arval who are part of the multinational BNP Paribas took third place. Organised by the Energy Saving Trust in partnership with Fleet News, The Guardian and The Observer, the awards recognise heroic leadership in reducing the environmental impact of vehicle fleets.

WASHINGTON, October 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Emphasizes value of global collaboration on critical issues

The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) today announced it has elected Terrence C. "Terry" Morgan of Cisco Systems to the position of NCOIC chairman. Michael Curtis, of IBM, and Edgar Buckley, of Thales, will support Morgan as vice chairmen.

NEW YORK, October 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Site Becomes the Only Source of Consolidated, Searchable Access to Both FDA and EMEA Drug Approval Documents

NEW YORK, October 14 /PRNewswire/ --

PharmaPendium ( http://www.info.pharmapendium.com/ ), Elsevier's online resource for authoritative drug safety data, has significantly expanded its content offering with a new release containing the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) European Public Assessment Reports (EPARs). The addition of this content makes PharmaPendium the only source of consolidated, searchable access to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EMEA drug approval documents on a single site, with a single search.