HOUSTON, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Dave Wallis has been named Europe-Africa-Middle East Representative for OFS Portal, a global member-based group that works to advance open eCommerce standards in the upstream oil and gas industry. For the last four years Dave Wallis has been the OFS Portal European Representative, supporting its membership through representation at various conferences and meetings with numerous standards bodies in the European area, in addition to liaising with oil and gas companies based in Europe.

ELLINGTON, Connecticut, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Accu-Time Systems, Inc., the leading manufacturer of workforce management, time and attendance, and security access products, today announced the launch of its next generation Human Capital Management (HCM) solution, Maximus(TM) - a member of the Global Series from ATS.

Maximus is a state-of-the-art human resources Internet appliance that renders traditional "time clocks" obsolete by removing limitations through the use of open standards. Maximus is a cutting edge solution that both HR and IT executives can embrace with full HCM functionality and the ease of deployment that comes with a plug and play Internet appliance.

LAS VEGAS, CES 2008, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

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LAS VEGAS, CES 2008, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Popular "Presenter/Mouse 2-in-1" to Compete at the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas

Newton Peripherals, the developer of the revolutionary MoGo Mouse(TM), today announced that its MoGo Mouse X54 PRO has been selected as a finalist in the Best of CES 2008 contest, sponsored by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).

LAS VEGAS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Innovative Multi-GPU Technology Raises Performance, Reduces Power Consumption for PC Graphics

NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today announced the industry's first hybrid technology for PC platforms -- Hybrid SLI(TM) -- that addresses two critical issues: increasing graphics performance and reducing power consumption. NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology will be incorporated into a wide variety of graphics and motherboard desktop and notebook products that the Company is rolling out for both AMD and Intel desktop and notebook computing platforms throughout 2008.

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BOSTON, January 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Audax Group announced it has completed the acquisition, together with management, of a controlling interest in Reed Group, Ltd. ("Reed"). Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Reed is a provider of proprietary, evidence-based return-to-work guidelines and outsourced absence and clinical case management services that assist in the reduction of disability and absence costs for employers. Reed's Chairman and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Presley Reed, and President Stacey Grace continue to lead the company's management team and serve on the company's Board of Directors. The Reed family trust maintains a significant ownership interest in the company.

PALO ALTO, California, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global rapid prototyping equipment market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Objet Geometries, Ltd. with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence of the Year Award.

The company broke into and gained significant share in the world rapid prototyping equipment market, which is dominated by well-established companies that pose significant barriers to entry for new vendors.

Objet Geometries has witnessed double-digit growth rates year-on-year for the past three years and has set new benchmarks in the rapid prototyping equipment market since the introduction of its patented and innovative PolyJet(TM) technology in early 2000.