SAN FRANCISCO and LAGUNA, Philippines, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Validus Technologies Corporation and Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. are pleased to announce a strategic manufacturing alliance serving the global powered card industry.

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Validus and IMI today announced that they have entered into a comprehensive manufacturing agreement to serve the powered card industry. The first powered card product version, of many to come, designed by Validus and manufactured by IMI is the VALIDcard(TM). The VALIDcard(TM) is the world's first powered card offering fully self-contained biometric authentication within a card form factor.

Aristotle figured out pretty early on that human beings are by their nature constantly pulled by two opposing forces: on the one hand their propensity to go after immediate rewards, even though they are often deleterious for them (akrasia, or “weakness of the will”); on the other hand the necessity to work for their long term welfare (eudaemonia, loosely translated as “happiness” but better understood as flourishing).

Awww. Isn't this squirrel just so cute? You might think that now, but stare long enough at the beady eye of this Eastern Fox Squirrel (Family Sciuridae : Sciurus niger Linnaeus), and you'll see that it's actually a reproducing nightmare overrunning a campus or orchard near you. In fact, the Eastern Fox Squirrel is reproducing so quickly that researchers at the University of California Davis are putting them on birth control.

LONDON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(R), explained in its October WeatherCall(SM) report that the month was generally typical in terms of breezy and cool conditions. However, inconsistent temperatures and precipitation patterns kept retailers guessing throughout the month. Footwear companies seemed to benefit the most overall, selling items such as boots.

The biggest story of the month was the wintry finale, as snow fell in some parts of England and Wales. This was the first October snowfall in the southeast since 1974 and for central London, since 1934. This caused a large run up in sales for outerwear and cold weather accessories.

CALGARY, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (Oncolytics) (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that it has made a decision to pursue a pivotal (Phase II/III) randomized trial using the combination of REOLYSIN(R) with paclitaxel/carboplatin in refractory patients with head and neck cancers. The decision was made following a review of results by the Company's Board of Directors from the Company's ongoing U.K. Phase I and Phase II combination REOLYSIN(R) and paclitaxel/carboplatin clinical trials. The results were presented November 1, 2008 at the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc) annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

TORONTO and CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Canadian Companies Team up in Specialty Biologics Development

TORONTO and CHARLOTTETOWN, Canada, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

BioVectra Inc. and Therapure BioPharma Inc. have agreed to partner in the development of a PEGylated biologic drug target used for cancer treatments, with a goal of advancing the project to a regulatory filing stage, suitable for a marketing partner to add to its portfolio of biologic products.

BOSTON, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leveraging Eagle's investment accounting functionality, back office support

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, today announced that McDonnell Investment Management, LLC, a US$12 billion asset manager of fixed income assets, recently transitioned its installation of Eagle's investment accounting solution to the Eagle ACCESS application service provider.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, November 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- PRA discusses drivers of study success at Berlin conference

PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization announces it will present during the Partnerships in Clinical Trials Congress, 4 - 7 November, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. PRA's Christian Tucat, Senior Vice President of Business Development - Europe, will present What's next in the evolution of CRO partnerships? at 4PM on Wednesday, 5 November. Drawing on his extensive experience, Mr. Tucat will discuss strategic options for governance and Sponsor-CRO partnering that optimizes clinical study success.

CUPERTINO, California, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobixell, the mobile multimedia and advertising company is partnering with Brand Mobile a digital marketing agency to deliver a full-service, mobile advertising to the CIS market place. The alliance between the two companies provides a complete commercial and technological package for digital and mobile media, consisting of: advertising, brand management, campaign planning and execution, ad serving and rich media delivery. Participating are brands like Procter Gamble, Coca-Cola, Sun InBev and Wrigley.