HOLMDEL, New Jersey, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), the maker of TrackWise,(R) and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management software, announced today that Bioniche Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of sterile injectable pharmaceutical and Medical Device products, deployed TrackWise to handle its critical quality management and compliance activities.

Given the complexity of the pharmaceutical field, companies face strict regulations that require stringent levels of accuracy. Deviations from validated and other processes can affect quality, and as a result, need to be recorded, assessed for product impact and investigated to determine root cause.

DENVER and NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

CQG, the premier analytics and order routing solution for global electronically-traded futures markets, today announced that it is increasing order routing capabilities by providing trading access directly from the CQG Integrated Client to ICAP's BrokerTec platform for existing BrokerTec clients transacting in U.S. Treasury benchmarks. ICAP's BrokerTec platform is recognized as the premier source of global electronic U.S. Treasury trading.

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), are delighted to announce the formation of a strategic alliance to deliver the benefits from implementing Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution in the UK NHS.

The combined strength of PwC's NHS consultancy division and Manpower Software's market leading position in staff rostering will assist trusts to a speedy realisation of the benefits this electronic duty rostering solution can provide. PwC will provide a range of services in conjunction with the overall implementation of MAPS Healthroster, to help trusts realise the benefits from effective rostering of staff.

MOSCOW, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces its interest in acquiring Oriel Resources Plc (Oriel).

Mechel OAO is currently contemplating the acquisition of Oriel. This process is at an early stage and there can be no certainty that any offer will ultimately be forthcoming.

Oriel Resources Plc is a London-based chrome and nickel mining and processing company, which listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM: ORI) of the London Stock Exchange in March 2004 and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ORL) in February 2005. Key assets of Oriel include: the Tikhvin smelter, the Voskhod chrome and the Shevchenko nickel projects.

LONDON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite national officer, Dougie Rooney says,

"The price increases that energy companies are imposing are plunging hundreds of thousands of new households into fuel poverty.

The Government must take tough action and levy a windfall tax unless energy companies are prepared to take genuine action to help the 4.5 million people living in fuel poverty."

Contact: Ciaran Naidoo +44-(0)7768-931-315

SACRAMENTO, California, March 3 /PRNewswire/ --

ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company, and IBM announced today that they have entered into a major patent Cross licensing agreement. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed by either party.

In addition to its current surgical robotics patents, this agreement gives ROBODOC, access to more than 40,000 patents in IBM'S Global Portfolio and particularly, IBM's surgical robotics patents.