PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Thomson Collexis Dashboard to Provide Scientists and Researchers with Deep Analysis, Trending, and Visualization of Published Information

Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, and Collexis Holdings Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CLXS), a developer of high definition search and knowledge discovery software, today announced plans to join together Collexis' Knowledge Dashboard with Thomson Scientific's Web of Science to create a custom data mining solution for the research community.

MOSCOW, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that it has signed a contract and is starting construction of a railway spur track to the Elga coal deposit (Yakutia).

The contract for designing and constructing the railway spur track to connect Ulak railroad station of the Baikal-Amur Mainline with the Elga coal deposit (Yakutia) was signed between Mechel and Transstroy Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of Transstroy Design and Construction Company, on February 19.

TOKYO, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Environmental Technologies to be on Display at 20 Venues Around the World

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced today that it will co-sponsor "The Science of Survival," the first exhibition of its kind, which opens at the Science Museum, London, on Saturday April 5. The London exhibition will last until Sunday Nov. 2 before embarking on a five-year global tour.

In this fun, interactive exhibition, which explores what our lifestyles could be in 2050, Nissan will showcase several of its environmental technologies in the "Moving" area, including its compact lithium-ion battery and a quarter scale model of the Pivo electric vehicle concept.

REDMOND, Washington, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- New interoperability principles and actions will increase openness of key products.

Microsoft Corp. today announced a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY) the global specialty biopharmaceutical company announces results for the twelve months to December 31, 2007 - a year which has seen significant growth in launched products.

- All $ values are in US$

Financial Highlights

REHOVOT, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics (Nasdaq: ROSG), today announced it will release fourth quarter financial results on February 29, 2007, before the U.S. markets open. Rosetta Genomics will host a conference call with a simultaneous webcast to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. ET on February 29.

To access the live conference call, U.S. and Canadian participants may dial 1-866-966-5335; international participants may dial +44-20-3023-4460. To access the 24-hour audio replay, U.S. and Canadian participants may dial 1-866-583-1035; international participants may dial +44-20-8196-1996. The access code for the replay is 181543#. The replay will be available until March 7, 2008.