WARSAW, Poland, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

Preliminary findings from a landmark independent, academic study on the value of project management, released today at the Project Management Institute's biennial research conference, clearly demonstrate that business and organizational performance can be significantly improved through the practice of project management.

The study, "Researching the Value of Project Management," is "unequivocal in its findings and independently validates what we've believed all along," said Edwin J. Andrews, Ph.D., director of Academic and Educational Programs & Services at the Project Management Institute.

LONDON, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Global DataCenter Management (GDCM), the leading provider of data centre management solutions has today announced a strategic partnership with APW President Systems, a provider of data centre infrastructure, to distribute its nlyte(TM) solution across India. APW President Systems will be solely responsible for engaging new customers in the region, managing local implementation and providing ongoing support.

nlyte(TM) is aimed at helping organisations achieve a complete view of their data centres, allowing them to intelligently manage power consumption, reduce greenhouse emissions and increase the lifetime of assets, among other benefits.

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

Novelis Europe announced today that it will raise conversion prices of all its aluminium flat-rolled products by up to 10 percent. The price increase will vary across the product range depending on the exposure to the rising costs of energy, alloys and various operating materials.

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Novelis Europe is an operating segment of Novelis Inc. and is the leading supplier of high-quality aluminium sheet and coil to the European market.

RAANANA, Israel, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Rich Functionality and Ease-of-Use Ensures KonoLive is the Definitive Instant Collaboration Environment

KonoLive(TM), the instant collaboration software that launched at DEMO'08 in Palm Desert, CA, in January, has evolved with new, improved functionality and is now available as a public alpha release from http://www.konolive.com. KonoLive is the instant collaboration software that is defining the future of knowledge sharing by empowering teams and individuals to get things done together.

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NOVATO, California, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced the appointments of Richard L. Franklin, M.D., Ph.D. to the Company's board of directors and Stephen C. Blacklow, M.D., Ph.D. to its scientific advisory board.

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TEL AVIV, Israel, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unique IDE Refrigeration Technology Responds to Global Snow Shortage as Well As to Additional Applications for District Cooling/ Heating and Deep Mine Cooling

- First Two Snowmakers Sold to Famous Ski Resorts in Switzerland (Zermatt) and Austria (Pitztal) to Become Operational as Early as Fall 2008

MUMBAI, India, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

UBM India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd. (LON: UBM), has today announced IFSEC India 2008. To be held between 16 and 18 October 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, the event is one of South Asia's leading trade fair of its kind, which will deliver to end users and suppliers a unique communication platform which includes an exhibition and conference. This year will see the inclusion of FIREX India 2008 into the event.

IFSEC India 2008 is part of IFSEC, held annually for the past 36 years at Birmingham, UK which attracts more than 30,000 trade visitors and is recognized as the world's leading Security and Fire exhibition.

Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, (H. pylori) have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies.

A study of human remains believed to predate Columbus' discovery of the New World has shown for the first time that H. pylori infection occurred in native populations, according to research published in BMC Microbiology.

As well as stomach ulcers, H. pylori causes gastritis, duodenitis, and cancer. It is a helix-shaped bacteria that is believed to be transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with faecal matter.

HOERSHOLM, Denmark, July 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- How Can We Obtain Healthy and Climate-Neutral Buildings in the Future? VELUX Sets Out Six Real-Life Experiments to Pursue Some Answers to This Question

VELUX launches their vision for future living environments - a concept named Model Home 2020. With this concept, VELUX aims for climate-neutral construction and optimal indoor comfort with fresh air and natural daylight.

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In the EU today, we spend 90 % of our time indoors, in buildings that represent over 40 % of the total energy consumption(1). Up to 30 % of the building mass does not contribute to nor provide a healthy indoor climate(2).