WASHINGTON, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that upgraded biometric technology is in place at major U.S. ports of entry, and most international visitors should expect to use the new technology when they enter the United States. DHS's US-VISIT program began upgrading its biometric technology from a two- to a 10-fingerprint collection standard in 2007 to make the entry process faster and more accurate, enabling DHS officials to focus their attention on people who may pose a risk to the United States.

ANTONY, France, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

EUR millions 2007 07/06 2008 08/07 EUR % sales % change EUR % sales % change millions millions Southern Europe (1) 32.0 75 14 36.4 73 14 Other EU Countries 9.7 22 17 11.3 23 17 (2) Other markets 1.4 3 10 2.0 4 45 SLIT 34.6 80 21 40.4 81 17 SCIT 7.1 17 4 7.5 15 6 Other products 1.4 3 (25) 1.8 4 32 Total Q4 sales 43.1 100 15 49.7 100 15 Southern Europe (1) 109.2 74 17 124.9 73 14 Other EU countries 32.5 22 16 38.5 23 18 (2) Other markets 5.4 4 11 7.5 4 38 SLIT 116.5 79 21 137.9 81 18 SCIT 24.9 17 3 26.3 15 6 Other products 5.7 4 (7) 6.7 4 16 Cumulative 12-month 147.1 100 16 170.9 100 16 sales

(1) Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece; (2) Switzerland included

Sales growth and financial position, 2009 outlook

CHENNAI, India, January 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM: SIFY), a leader in Consumer Internet Services and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009 ended December 31, 2008 on January 23, 2009 before the market opens.

In conjunction with the earnings release, Sify will host a conference call at 9:00 AM EST hosted by Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. CVS Suri, Chief Operating Officer and Mr. MP Vijay Kumar, Chief Financial Officer.

LONDON, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hard-Hitting new Cinema Advert to Warn About Risks of Fake Medicine

- The First Collaboration of its Kind Between the Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Regulators and Patient Representatives to Combat the Threat Posed by Fake Medicine

- 330,000 Men in the UK Admit to Purchasing Prescription Only Medicine From Unregulated Sources(1)

- With Photo

A hard-hitting advert will hit cinema screens across the country this Friday (16 January) in a bid to warn people about the real risks of purchasing prescription only medicine, without a prescription, from unregulated sources such as illicit websites.

LONDON and STUTTGART, Germany, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Moneybookers' Payment Interface Offers Quick and Easy Integration Into Online Shops - Increased Turnover Through Integration of Worldwide Payment Network - Moneybookers Cooperates With Phoenix Media

HELSINKI, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Comptel Partners With Comware to Deliver a Complete Solution to Charge for WiMAX Services

Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that an unnamed Taiwanese WiMAX operator has selected Comptel Convergent Mediation Solution. Comptel is partnering with Taiwan-based billing vendor Comware to deliver the complete charging solution for the postpaid and prepaid services the operator will be offering over their WiMAX network.

LONDON, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- PASCO Participates in Kazakhstan's Efforts to Infuse Schools with Innovative Technology and Build World-Class Education System

PASCO scientific today announced an alliance with The Republic of Kazakhstan to bring interactive, hands-on science technology to schools throughout the country. PASCO, a science education company and global leader in innovative solutions for hands-on science, made the announcement at BETT, the world's largest education technology event.

Kazakhstan is poised to take the world stage as it steps up efforts to make science education a national priority, said PASCO's Chief Education Officer Wayne Grant, Ph.D.

PORTLAND, Oregon, January 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sun, Intel collaboration expands choice for developers and end users

The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance is pleased to recognize the collaborative effort between Intel and Sun Microsystems to port Sun's Java(TM) Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) to Itanium-based systems. Now generally available, Java SE 6 for Itanium furnishes a robust Java development platform for Itanium-based solutions for both Windows and Linux environments.