NEW YORK, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leader in Business Transaction Management Accelerates Company Growth with Focus on Product Line and Market Expansion

OpTier(TM), the leader in business transaction management, today announced that it has raised an additional US$47.5 million in funding from new investors Index Ventures and Morgan Stanley and existing investors Pitango Venture Capital, Carmel Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gemini Israel Funds and strategic partner Cisco. The company has also secured a US$15M credit line with Plenus Venture Lending.

WOBURN, Massachusetts, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Features Enhanced Analysis of SharePoint Activity and Site Usage

Axceler, the global leader in administration software for collaborative platforms, today announced ControlPoint 2, the next major release of one of the fastest growing administration tools for Microsoft SharePoint. ControlPoint 2 tightly integrates permissions management and usage analysis with the powerful ability to make critical changes immediately. In addition, ControlPoint 2 includes streamlined navigation, detailed trend analysis, a vastly improved interface, and new capabilities that allow you to ensure consistent appearance and behavior across your entire farm.

SEBASTIAN, Florida, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

PHM International, Inc. a worldwide healthcare consultancy has published its report on investment and security risks due to the growing shortage of healthcare workers in the September 2008 issue of the PHM Emerging Markets Healthcare Monitor.

VIENNA, Austria, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Johnson & Johnson Medical to Participate as a Key Sponsor of the Event

More than 600 top hospital administrators from throughout Europe will convene in Graz, Austria on September 25 and 26 for the European Association of Hospital Managers Congress. The theme of this year's event is "New Leadership for New Challenges" and the sessions address the importance of personal and organizational leadership in generating a strong impact on the changing multi-stakeholder health care environment.

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- PREDICT Aims to Identify Potential Genetic Markers and Additional Serum Biomarkers That Could Play a Role in Predicting the Response to Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency or Turner Syndrome

- Results Will be Used in the Development of a Novel Pharmaco-Prediction Model to Optimize Growth Hormone Therapy

AUSTIN, Texas, September 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- Adds Over 300 Improvements, Now Available in Spanish

REAL Software, creator of REALbasic, a cross-platform development environment for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux developers, began shipping REALbasic 2008 Release 4 today. This release further focuses on REAL Software's commitment to improve stability and reliability in REALbasic. REALbasic 2008 Release 4 includes over 300 improvements and 6 new features.

The new functionality in REALbasic 2008 Release 4 includes: