ROCKVILLE, Maryland, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- CJ Acquires Cur Stock for Rights to Spinal Cells in Future

LONDON, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Breakthroughs in Secure Information Sharing on the Agenda

At this year's Defence IT 08 conference, members of the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP) will discuss issue and opportunities in secure information sharing in mission-critical environments, with an emphasis on how the obstacles are being overcome.

The session, moderated by John Taylor, Director General Information at the Ministry of Defence, will offer attendees a first-hand look at how organizations like BAE SYSTEMS, Rolls-Royce, the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense are working together on initiatives such as secure e-mail, identity federation, online collaboration and digital rights management.

PARIS, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Electrical and HVAC Engineering Group is Following a Robust Acquisitions Policy.

SPIE crossed a significant threshold in 2007 in its ambition to become the European leader in its sector by making two major acquisitions, Controlec in the Netherlands and Matthew Hall in the United Kingdom, as well as nine other companies in France, with total sales exceeding EUR600 million.

Strengthening SPIE's European presence

In Northern Europe, the acquisitions of Matthew Hall in the United Kingdom, Controlec in the Netherlands and Anca-Tech in the Benelux countries opens up new prospects for SPIE and has increased the share of sales generated outside France from 28% to 42%.

CHICAGO, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- New SAQ available in TrustKeeper(R) compliance management portal

Trustwave, the leading provider of information security and compliance management solutions for businesses and organizations throughout the world, has upgraded TrustKeeper with the new Self-assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) Version 1.1, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) earlier this month. TrustKeeper, a Web-based, real-time compliance management tool used for compliance validation with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by thousands of merchants and service providers throughout the world, is the first compliance management solution to support the new SAQ version 1.1.

BOCA RATON, Florida, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Demand for independent information on the EB-5 Investor Visa pilot program has brought together a group of relocation, legal and currency experts offering unbiased advice on obtaining Green Cards in exchange for investment in the US economy

CONCORD, California, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Plans to Integrate Treatment Planning System with Oncology Solutions Technology

Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) announces an exclusive partnership with Prowess Inc. to develop advanced radiation oncology treatment planning software for integration into Siemens' linear accelerators. The combination of Prowess' unique treatment planning system with Siemens' leading oncology solutions technology will help provide users with one of the most effective and reliable radiation therapy treatment solutions available in the market.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO )