LONDON, March 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- 40 per Cent of 16-34 Year Olds Think They Can Make Their First Million in Five Years

- A Third of Women Expect to Hit the Million Mark in Five Years

As many as seven million Brits genuinely believe they will become millionaires and over two thirds of those think it will be achievable within 10 years according to new research from Orange Business Services.

The survey into people's attitudes to making money found that women and young people could prove the most promising contributors to the UK economy over the next decade, with the majority relying on business skills and personal ambition to reach millionaire status. In contrast, men would risk the most for a millionaire lifestyle.

Challenging the gender divide

READING, England, March 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Industry Expert Will Focus on Delivery of Security Solutions

Verizon Business has appointed John Madelin as director of professional services for its EMEA Security Solutions practice. In this key role, Madelin will focus on enhancing the company's delivery of security solutions to Verizon Business' enterprise and government customers in the region.

SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Increase in installed capacity resulted in growth of 62.1% in generation EBITDA, which reached R$ 442.0 million

EDP - ENERGIAS DO BRASIL S.A. ("Energias do Brasil" or "Group") (Bovespa: ENBR3), a holding company in the electric utilities sector trading on Bovespa's Novo Mercado, today announces its results for the fiscal year 2007. The information is presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law and is based on reviewed financial information. The independent auditors did not review the operating information. Amounts are expressed in thousands of Reais, except where otherwise stated.

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced that it has acquired Advanced Portfolio Technologies, Inc. (APT), a leading global provider of risk management systems and portfolio optimization software for asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, broker/dealers and proprietary traders. The acquisition, the terms of which were not disclosed, is not expected to have a material impact on SunGard's financial results.

LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(R), released its February WeatherCall(SM) report today pointing to differences in consumer demand during the month as a result of below normal precipitation. Starting around the 6th of February, many parts of southern England and also the Midlands went between 16 and 18 days without measurable rainfall, which boosted overall high street footfall but hurt sales of specific categories such as rainwear.

LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern, a leading global research organization, is proud to announce that it won 4 'Pharmas' at the PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year ceremony, including the coveted Clinical Department of the Year.

Chiltern received the following awards: Gold: Clinical Department of the Year - Chiltern International Gold: Anne Tebbatt in the Project Manager category Gold: Kara Tanabe in Clinical Research Associate category Silver: Donna Sexton in Clinical Research Associate category