LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Appointment Brings Together Expertise of Aetna, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Royal College of General Practitioners

Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it has been appointed by the Department of Health as one of five suppliers on the Practice Based Commissioners (PBC) Development Framework. The goal of the Framework is to promote excellence in practice based commissioning by supporting the development of core competencies within PBCs and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).

Practice based commissioning is a critical element to achieving world class commissioning aspirations. We are delighted to be recognised as a leading player in such an important area, said Vincent Sai, Vice President and Managing Director of Aetna UK.

WASHINGTON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- ECP takes minority stake in power and water manager, Finagestion

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, today announced an investment in Finagestion, a holding company that operates several major water and power production and distribution contracts in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal. The US$30 million (euro 23 million) investment provides significant corporate governance rights - including board representation - and will allow ECP to steer Finagestion toward organic growth opportunities and acquisitions throughout West Africa.

LONDON, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Frost Sullivan Interactive Analyst Briefing

The Automotive Transportation Group at Frost Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the European Passenger Electric Vehicles Market to be held on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 3.00 p.m. GMT.

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CLOSTER, New Jersey, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ericom's comprehensive and cost-effective Presentation Virtualization and Desktop Virtualization (VDI) solution empowers organizations in quickly adapting to today's economic climate

Ericom Software, a global leader in Virtualization and Application Access solutions, today announced that the Butler Group praised Ericom's PowerTerm(R) WebConnect in its November Technology Audit. The Butler Group is a leading independent IT Research and Advisory organization, and their in-depth research reports provide a trusted source of independent analysis and advice that cover timely and complex technology, management, and strategy issues.

VANCOUVER, and PARIS, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Combination Will Create a Global Leader in Wireless Data - Sierra Wireless to Make an all Cash Offer of EUR8.50 per Ordinary Share of Wavecom - Founders of Wavecom, Representing 21% of Wavecom's Shares Outstanding, Have Committed to Tender all Their Shares to the Offer - The Combination of Both Firms Uniquely Positioned to Benefit from the Anticipated Growth in Wireless Data for the Mobile Computing and M2M Markets - Complementary Products, Geographic Coverage and Capabilities to Drive Growth and Significant Synergies

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

The Healthcare group at Frost Sullivan (http://www.healthcare.frost.com ) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a free webinar on the medical insurance industry in sub-Saharan Africa on Friday 12 December at 16h00 CAT/14h00 GMT.

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Medical insurance as a means of financing healthcare services is a relatively novel concept in most sub-Saharan African countries. However, increasing awareness of the benefits of insurance, driven largely by the introduction of national insurance, has led to a significant expansion of coverage.

MUMBAI, India, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Ipanema Partnership to Help Customers Boost Network Performance

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, today announced the launch of its Application Performance Optimization (APO) service to provide companies with end-to-end, network application management. Ipanema Technologies, a well-known WAN (Wide Area Network) optimization solutions provider, is one of the technology partners for this service.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- Market Introduction of Bilingual Profiles by Chinglish.com

The Netherlands and Hong Kong jointly host this year's Business of Design Week (BODW), the leading international design fair in Asia. For the occasion, Dutch internet company Chinglish.com was asked to develop Chinese-English profiles for all members of the official delegation led by the Dutch minister for foreign trade, Frank Heemskerk. The goal is to promote Dutch Design while showcasing a deepening understanding of China. BODW will take place December 8-13, 2008 in Hong Kong. Chinglish.com will present the new bilingual profile feature at the Dutch Pavilion in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

CAMBRIDGE, England, December 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- BreastHealth UK Agreement With Spire Healthcare Offers New Diagnostic Tests

Women concerned about breast cancer will have access to a nationwide network of specialist BreastHealth UK (BHUK) clinics, following the announcement of a strategic collaboration between Spire Healthcare and BHUK.

BHUK offers comprehensive, personalised, private breast screening services. A unique offering is Digital Infrared BreastScan (DIB), which offers safe and non-invasive technology to support breast cancer screening in younger women. It discerns 'hot spots' in the breast, potentially caused by increased blood flow to cancerous tissue. DIB will be available in the UK exclusively from BHUK.