SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Proximus not only prolongs contract, but also includes new services

TechTeam Global, Inc., (Nasdaq: TEAM), a worldwide provider of information technology (IT), enterprise support and business process outsourcing services, today announced a 4-year contract renewal with Belgacom Mobile, better known under the branded name Proximus, to deliver multilingual customer services to its "Pay & Go" customers.

Belgacom Mobile is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Belgium, serving about 2.3 million Pay & Go customers (customers with a prepaid calling card), seven days a week. Since 2004, TechTeam Global has served Pay & Go customers in Dutch, French and English via phone and internet.

AUSTIN, Texas, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Improved SQL Compliance and Improved PHP Compatibility

REAL Software, maker of REALbasic and REAL SQL Server, which run cross-platform on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems, will ship REAL SQL Server 2008 Release 1 during Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The new version exhibits better SQL standards compliance and updates have been made to increase PHP compatibility on Apple's Leopard OS X and Linux-based platforms.

AUSTIN, Texas, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Development language will support introspection; Delivering on the most requested enhancement from users

REAL Software, maker of REALbasic, a cross-platform development environment for Windows, Mac and Linux developers, will announce REALbasic 2008 Release 1 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The latest version will include introspection, which has been the most highly requested feature from the user community in recent years.

"Adding introspection to our object-oriented language provides developers with a powerful tool," stated Geoff Perlman, President and CEO of REAL Software. "With this new capability our users will be more productive and their applications will be more dynamic and adaptable."

MOSCOW, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the appointment of Andrey Deineko as its Steel Division Director.

Andrey Deineko (54) will be in charge of developing Mechel's steel segment, carrying out operational management, planning, and controlling operations of Mechel's steel assets.

DUBAI, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Distribution Facility to Cash in on US$3 Billion Pharmaceutical Industry Growing at 9% Per Annum

Newly formed pan-Gulf pharmaceutical storage and distribution firm, Pharma World Holdings, is setting up a state of the art facility within the United Arab Emirates, the first ever 3PL pharmaceutical provider in the region, to capitalize on an industry estimated to be worth around $3 billion per annum.

The newly established firm brings a track record of expertise to the region being a 50/50 venture between UAE based Ithmar Capital Fund I and Banaja International Group.

AUSTIN, Texas, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

LUMINARY MICRO STAND NUMBER: 9-204 EMBEDDED WORLD 26th - 28th February 2008 NUREMBERG, GERMANY

Luminary Micro (http://www.luminarymicro.com), creators of the award-winning Stellaris(R) family of ARM Cortex(TM)-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs), will be exhibiting at the Embedded World Show 2008 in Nuremberg, Germany. Luminary Micro will showcase its wide range of Stellaris microcontrollers as well as its new BLDC Motor Control Reference Design Kit and the Automation System Demo incorporating conveyor belts and four robotic arms and using Ethernet and CAN communications to drive the automation.