LITTLETON, Colorado, October 9 /PRNewswire/ --

CPI Card Group (CPI), a global leader in financial and commercial card manufacturing and services, announces its certification for a full range of Dual Interface MasterCard solutions using the MULTOS Operating System and PayPass.

CPI developed a unique method that allows superb reading distance and the greatest durability in the market for third and fourth line embossing card requirements. Its suite of solutions for Dual Interface includes the 8K Step One, the 36K MULTOS I4F and the 80K MULTOS I4F.

OTTAWA, October 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldReach Software, the worldwide leader in consular software solutions, today announces that it has been awarded a multiyear contract by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to supply them with a global consular IT solution and provide ongoing support and maintenance.

The implementation that will be based on the AssistReach(R) consular case management and the CrisisReach(R) crisis management product lines will be accessible worldwide and support the operations of headquarters and over 60 missions abroad.

SLOUGH, England, October 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Servier is disappointed by the decision of the English High Court (Mr Justice Norris) to award damages to Apotex of GBP17.5 million in the case of Les Laboratoires Servier vs Apotex Inc. Servier is currently considering whether to appeal the Judgment. However, Servier acknowledges that Mr Justice Norris's Judgment rejected Apotex's original claim for GBP27 million and awarded it a substantially reduced amount (GBP17.5 million).

NEWARK, New Jersey, October 9 /PRNewswire/ --

PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, a Commonwealth Business Media company and the leading provider of U.S. ocean-going trade information, announced the strategic expansion of its international trade database assets to include coverage of water- and airborne cross-border commerce to and from Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

"This is a significant expansion of our Asian Subcontinent coverage," says Richard E. Hanft, Director, Asia/Pacific Region, for PIERS.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, October 9 /PRNewswire/ --

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the opening of new development laboratories and a pilot plant facility that will research groundbreaking technologies and test large-scale production of newly developed drug formulations. The expansion is part of Abbott's global drug delivery business, SOLIQS, which is based in Ludwigshafen.

"Abbott is committed to advancing scientific innovation and bringing new medicines to patients," said John M. Leonard, M.D., senior vice president, Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development, Abbott. "Innovative drug formulation is critical to the development of effective new treatments that make a difference for patients."

MENLO PARK, California, October 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company Prepares for Increased Sales and Marketing Efforts to Accelerate Global Progress of MitraClip(R) System

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, has expanded its sales and marketing executive team with the appointment of Sean Cleary as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing and Chris Richardson, as vice president of sales.