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Tropixel Limited Partners With Gatlin International To Present Online Career Training Courses

Tropixel Limited Partners With Gatlin International To Present Online Career Training Courses

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LAGOS, Nigeria, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Tropixel Limited recently partnered with Gatlin International, the world's largest elearning provider to governments, corporations and universities, to unveil new online career training courses. Available at http://www.vogga.org, the certificate courses are open enrolment and cover healthcare and fitness, business and professional, IT and software development, management and corporate, media and design, skilled trades and industrial, as well as hospitality and gaming.

Footbo Integrates Facebook(R) Connect

Footbo Integrates Facebook(R) Connect

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Footbo - the Fastest-Growing Online Community for Worldwide Football (Soccer) Fans With 250,000 Members Since its June 2008 Launch - Announces Facebook Connect Functionality for Their Users

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Footbo.com (http://www.footbo.com), the fastest-growing online community for football (soccer) fans around the world, has now integrated Facebook Connect. This enables users to share information across the two platforms and log-in with their Facebook profile.

New Equation Islamic Banking And Branch Automation System Set To Boost Albaraka Bank's Strategic Edge

New Equation Islamic Banking And Branch Automation System Set To Boost Albaraka Bank's Strategic Edge

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Albaraka Bank Limited, the South African subsidiary of Bahrain-based Albaraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) last year initiated an intensive project to replace its core banking system with the Equation Islamic Banking and Branch Automation System from Misys Plc., contributing to an improvement in the bank's competitive edge.

The multi-million Rand IT solution is in line with the bank's holding company's strategic direction and is being rolled out to select ABG subsidiaries around the world, inclusive of the South African banking operation. ABG is widely regarded as the world's leading Islamic banking group with units in 12 countries and a global branch network of some 300 branches.

ActiveVideo Networks Acquires Avinity Systems, Creates Powerful Interactive Platform To Redefine ITV On Global Scale

ActiveVideo Networks Acquires Avinity Systems, Creates Powerful Interactive Platform To Redefine ITV On Global Scale

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

COLOGNE, Germany, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

ActiveVideo Networks(TM) (http://www.activevideo.com/) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Avinity Systems BV, bringing together the two leading providers of cloud-based interactive TV platforms and applications, and expanding the reach and availability of the Web-based user experiences that are redefining interactive television (iTV 2.0).

Covidien Launches Alarm Management System For The Nellcor(TM) OxiMax(TM) N-600x(TM) Pulse Oximeter

Covidien Launches Alarm Management System For The Nellcor(TM) OxiMax(TM) N-600x(TM) Pulse Oximeter

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

BOULDER, Colorado, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global supplier of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of its Alarm Management System for the Nellcor(TM) OxiMax(TM) N-600x(TM) pulse oximeter. The OxiMax N-600x pulse oximeter is a full-featured, flagship oximeter that delivers accurate, reliable readings even during low perfusion and signal interference.

Oxygen saturation is a critical measure in patients experiencing respiratory depression. The Alarm Management System alerts hospital staff to periods of desaturation and potentially worrisome patterns and provides healthcare providers the ability to make timely, more-informed decisions about the care of patients.

Turkey Has 7th Largest And Most Engaged Online Audience In Europe

Turkey Has 7th Largest And Most Engaged Online Audience In Europe

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Internet Users in Turkey Spend More Time Online and Consume More Pages than Users in Other European Countries

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its first report examining the online behavior of Internet users in Turkey, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. In April 2009, more than 17 million people in Turkey age 15 and older accessed the Internet from a home or work location, consuming an average 3,044 pages per visitor.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO )

Seventh Largest Online Population in Europe

Tagetik Announces Tagetik 3.0 Release

Tagetik Announces Tagetik 3.0 Release

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LUCCA, Italy, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unified Solution for Performance Management and Financial Governance Minimizes Business Complexity

Tagetik, a global provider of CPM and Financial Governance solutions, today announced the release of Tagetik 3.0 at its 2009 User Conference. This new product enables companies to simplify the complexity of day-to-day business operations.

Leading Eye Doctor Takes Helm Of Africa Portfolio In Operation Eyesight's Fight To End Avoidable Blindness

Leading Eye Doctor Takes Helm Of Africa Portfolio In Operation Eyesight's Fight To End Avoidable Blindness

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

TORONTO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

One of Africa's leading ophthalmologists has been appointed Regional Director for Africa for Operation Eyesight Universal, effective immediately.

Dr. Boateng Wiafe will spearhead the organization's work in the African region. He will work closely with Operation Eyesight's partners in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia, and with government ministries to guide the development of prevention and treatment programs, community development programs and government efforts all aiming to eradicate avoidable blindness.

Tigo Energy Reaches Key Milestones And Raises US$10 Million 'B' Round Financing

Tigo Energy Reaches Key Milestones And Raises US$10 Million 'B' Round Financing

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

LOS GATOS, California, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Tigo Energy, (www.tigoenergy.com), the solar company whose unique technology significantly increases efficiency in photovoltaic solar installations, announced today that it has closed the second round of funding.

The US$10 million round was led by ICV, and joined by all existing investors (Matrix Partners, OVP and Clal Energy). The series B financing represented a significant premium to Tigo Energy's first venture round which was funded in May of 2008. Meir Ukeles of ICV has joined the Tigo Board of Directors following the round.

EQuest Announces New Senior Vice President For European Operations

EQuest Announces New Senior Vice President For European Operations

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

SAN RAMON, California, May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

eQuest, the Global leader in Job Board Distribution and Internet Media Services, today announced the appointment of Peter Casey as Senior Vice President for European Operations. Based in London, Casey will oversee the business operations, partnerships, and new product sales in that region.

Shale Gas - Ancient Mudstones Could Provide Alternative Energy

Shale Gas - Ancient Mudstones Could Provide Alternative Energy

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

A new study carried out at the University of Leicester reveals that an alternative to oil could be found in ancient sea deposits dating to 300 million years ago.

Shale gas sourced in mudstones in shallow water seaways could provide the future alternative to fuel modern society in the wake of demands to find new energy sources, according to the doctoral research.

These mudstones, now exposed across central and northern England, contain up to 14% carbon.
Arctic Double Whammy - Carbon Release From Thawing Permafrost Could Be Greater Than Carbon Capture Of New Greenery

Arctic Double Whammy - Carbon Release From Thawing Permafrost Could Be Greater Than Carbon Capture Of New Greenery

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

A study in Nature has helped define the potentially significant contribution of permafrost thaw to atmospheric concentrations of carbon, which have already reached unprecedented levels.

A large amount of organic carbon in the tundra is stored in the soil and permafrost. This pool of carbon, deposited over thousands of years, remains locked in the perennially frozen ground. In recent years this area began to thaw, providing increased access to plants and microbes that could shift the carbon from the land to the atmosphere.
Right Wing Love Fest - Miss California Carrie Prejean To Tour The USS Ronald Reagan

Right Wing Love Fest - Miss California Carrie Prejean To Tour The USS Ronald Reagan

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

You aren't really somebody unless you have an aircraft carrier named after you and 40th US president Ronald Reagan has just that.   Now he will have a Miss California on board too; in this case, Carrie Prejean, who's arguably the most famous beauty queen who didn't actually win, thanks to openly gay judge Perez Hilton making no secret of the fact that her personal opinions on gay marriage had no place in any contest he took part in unless they agreed with his, thus making her a darling of both Christians and conservatives in the process.
The Hidden Heart Problem - 75% In UK Know Nothing About Arrhythmia

The Hidden Heart Problem - 75% In UK Know Nothing About Arrhythmia

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

As many as 700,000 people in the UK suffer from a heart abnormality called arrhythmia, a potentially fatal condition, which the majority of Londoners have never heard of - according to a recent survey conducted by YouGov[1]. Many of the deaths associated with arrhythmias could be prevented due to advances in the identification and treatment of high risk patients.

Care About Global Warming? It's In Your Genes, Says Researcher

Care About Global Warming? It's In Your Genes, Says Researcher

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

A genetic link to caring about global warming?   Al Gore has truly jumped the shark, you may be thinking.    But humans may be programmed by evolution to care about their environment, suggests research published today, because it impacts reproduction and fitness.

Dr Peter Sozou of the University of Warwick suggests that individuals may have an innate tendency to care about the long-term future of their communities, over timescales much longer than an individual's lifespan. This in turn may help to explain people's wish to take action over long-term environmental problems.
Neural Mechanisms Of Strategic Decision Making

Neural Mechanisms Of Strategic Decision Making

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

A new study demonstrates that when faced with a difficult decision, the human brain calls upon multiple neural systems that code for different sorts of behaviors and strategies. The research in the May 28th issue of Neuron provides intriguing insight into the mechanisms that help the human brain rise to the formidable challenge of adaptive decision making in the real world.
A Smaller World For Humans Means Natural Selection Will Favor More Dangerous Parasites - Nature Study

A Smaller World For Humans Means Natural Selection Will Favor More Dangerous Parasites - Nature Study

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

Are parasites evolving to be more or less aggressive depending on whether they are closely connected to their hosts or scattered among more isolated clusters of hosts?  Research led by Geoff Wild, an NSERC-funded mathematician at the University of Western Ontario, with colleagues from the University of Edinburgh.

They decided to move the arguments from words to harder science and developed a formal mathematical model that incorporated variable patch sizes and the host parasite population dynamics. It was then run to determine the underlying evolutionary mechanisms. 
Not Your Dad's Holodeck - Really Virtual Reality

Not Your Dad's Holodeck - Really Virtual Reality

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

Far from being geeky and exotic, virtual reality could be the key to a new range of innovative products. European researchers and industrialists have come together to build a world-leading community ready to exploit that promise.

Made famous by the ‘holodeck’ in Star Trek: The Next Generation, virtual reality (VR) has long had the reputation of being slightly frivolous. Yet Europe’s VR industry is emerging as a world leader thanks to new efforts to coordinate developments on a continental scale.
Creationism Axed - Again !

Creationism Axed - Again !

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

Creationism Axed - Again !

The stone axe from 400,000 years ago which has been described as "the most important stone tool in the establishment of the geological antiquity of humankind" was mislaid for many years.  It has been  rediscovered thanks to the efforts of  Professor Clive Gamble, an archaeologist in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Missing Historical Climate Data - A New Formula Says It Can Fill In The Gaps

Missing Historical Climate Data - A New Formula Says It Can Fill In The Gaps

May 27 2009 | comment(s)

Studies of climate evolution and the ecology of past-times are often hampered by missing information – lost variables needed to complete the picture and thought untraceable have made too many assumptions necessary.   Scientists writing in in the June issue of New Journal of Physics have created a formula which they say will fill in the gaps in our knowledge and will help predict the future.

A new method of reconstructing missing data will shed new light on how and why our climate moved us on from ice ages to warmer periods as researchers will be able to calculate lost information and put together a more complete picture.