BERLIN, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New results of the ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular disease: PreterAx and DiamicroN-MR Controlled Evaluation) trial have been presented today at the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and show that the antihypertensive Preterax - a fixed combination of the ACE-inhibitor perindopril and the diuretic indapamide - reduces the likelihood of new or worsening nephropathy (kidney damage) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by up to 31% and in patients with existing kidney damage leads to nephropathy regression in about one-in-six.(1)

OXFORD, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Oxford Computer Group (OCG) proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

"It is a great honour to receive this award which is a validation of our expertise and focus on identity and access solutions," said Neil Coughlan, Director, Oxford Computer Group. "We would like to thank our customers for great references and our people whose capability and professionalism sets us apart from the competition."

LAS VEGAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Tellabs accelerates optical transport networks

NXTcomm08 -- Service providers need networks without speed limits. They need unlimited bandwidth to deliver video, business and mobile services. Simpler and more scalable Carrier Ethernet capabilities on the Tellabs(R) 7100 optical transport system (OTS) surpass networks' current speed limits.

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SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Kenshoo and AdBrite Announce an Integration Between the KENSHOO SEARCH(TM) Automation Platform and AdBrite's Comprehensive Online ad Network.

Kenshoo LTD and AdBrite have announced a partnership to provide an integrated online marketing solution. The companies, both funded by Sequoia Capital, have integrated their best-of-breed solutions to allow search marketers to efficiently extend their campaigns to run in non-search inventory such as display ad units.

REDMOND, Washington, June 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 provides a platform enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly build next-generation connected PNDs.

LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- E-Health Insider, the UK's leading online information portal for healthcare IM&T, is launching a new conference and exhibition called Healthcare Interoperability on 30 October 2008, ICC, Birmingham.

The event is a response to the current wide ranging discussion about interoperability in healthcare systems - what it is, where it is needed and how it can be made to happen. What is clear is that much of our 21st century healthcare policy and practice requires clinical information sharing that is only possible if there are high levels of interoperability between systems.

SAN JOSE, California, June 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today two new low power 32-pin tinyAVR(R) microcontrollers, the ATtiny48 and ATtiny88 devices which have 4- and 8-Kbytes of Flash memory, respectively. These AVR(R) microcontrollers consume less than 240 uA at 1.8V and 1 MHz, and below 100 nA in power-down mode and are especially suited for portable and power sensitive systems such as remote control, accessories and small appliances.

MENLO PARK, California, June 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Worldwide COGENT-1 Study of CGT-2168 Expands to Europe; Focus on Reducing Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Antiplatelet Therapy

Cogentus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in Europe in the company's pivotal Phase 3 study of its novel combination medicine CGT-2168. The patient entered the COGENT-1 study at the Zadebie cardiology clinic in Skierniewice, Poland.

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LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite members at BMW in Cowley have temporarily been laid-off because of Spanish fuel protests.

3,000 Workers at the site in Oxfordshire were sent home on full pay on Friday 13th June, in line with the Working Time Account when production ground to a halt after component parts they rely on could not be shipped from the continent.

The Working Time Account allows members to bank hours and also in situations like these they can go in to deficit. Contractually they can owe up to 200 hours but must pay these hours back to BMW at a later stage.

Ray Dillon, Unite Regional Official says: