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PARIS, February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- For the Fourth Quarter 2007

- Revenues of Euro 5.23 billion, up 20% sequentially and 18% year-over-year

- Adjusted(2) operating income(1) of Euro 303 million or 5.8 % of revenues

- Adjusted net loss (group share) of Euro (48) million or Euro (0.02) per diluted share, including an impairment charge of Euro (81) million

- Reported net loss (group share) of Euro (2.58) billion or Euro (1.14) per diluted share, including an impairment charge of Euro (2.52) billion

For the Full Year 2007

- Revenues of Euro 17.79 billion, down 2.5% at current rate, up 2.1% at constant rate

- Adjusted(2) operating income(1) of Euro 110 million or 0.6 % of revenues

PALO ALTO, California, February 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Facebook today announced the first step in a broad plan to internationalize the site with translation into Spanish. German and French versions of Facebook are expected in the coming weeks. Nearly 1,500 Spanish-speaking users on Facebook chose to be part of the effort and translated the site from English to Spanish in less than four weeks.

Current users who want to view Facebook in Spanish can change their language preference from their account settings. Beginning on Monday, Feb. 11, any person who goes to http://www.facebook.com from a Spanish-speaking country will see the site in Spanish. Facebook currently has more than 2.8 million active users in Latin America and Spain.

MARLOW, England, February 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- UK Launch of new and Gentle Dermal Filler Which Promises to Help Patients Feel the Difference and Provide Long-Lasting Results

Allergan, the makers of BOTOX(R) / VISTABEL(R) (botulinum toxin type A), today announced the UK launch of Juvéderm(R) ULTRA, a new range of dermal filler gel range for the treatment of facial wrinkles and folds. Juvéderm(R) ULTRA contains an anaesthetic, meaning people have a gentle injection experience. According to preliminary results from a study of 60 women released at the International Master Course on Aging Skin (IMCAS), 81% of people who received Juvederm(R) ULTRA felt only slight or no discomfort at all.(1)

NEW YORK, February 7 /PRNewswire/ --

P\S\L Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Barnes to the newly created position of Group President for P\S\L Research (PSLR).

In his new role, Mr. Barnes will lead the P\S\L Research Group, which consists of all existing research businesses: P\S\L Research International, P\S\L Research Europe and P\S\L Research Canada. His focus will be to ensure that the existing research businesses continue to realize their full potential, and also to develop new research and consulting services to support specific market-focused client needs.

TARRYTOWN, New York, February 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- Advanced mobile chip innovator showcases 4G Software Modem form-factor UE

Sandbridge Technologies, a cutting edge fabless semiconductor company developing multi-mode baseband/multimedia processors for low-cost advanced mobile data devices, announced today that it will showcase an LTE UE implementation based on it's SB3000(R) series SOC platform during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The LTE system implementation was developed in partnership with mimoOn -- a communications SW IP company based in Duisburg, Germany.

LONDON, February 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Planalytics Inc., the global leader in Business Weather Intelligence(SM), released its January WeatherCall(SM) report today stating that favourable weather conditions at month's end will benefit retailers after an otherwise slow start due to above normal temperatures. January spawned a drastic difference in temperature between the northern and southern parts of the country. A series of rain bearing systems moved across the UK, resulting in cooler temperatures for Scotland, while England and Wales were experiencing more mild conditions.