NEW YORK, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

EquiLend announced today that a new trading service, Trade2O, has been added to the firm's already robust trading platform. Trade2O automates the negotiation and agreement of trade terms for global Equities and Fixed Income securities, giving traders a rapid and simple way to process trades straight through to their proprietary systems.

Currently, EquiLend's AutoBorrow trading service is a hub for processing over 18,000 trades daily valuing more than $20 billion USD. Trade2O is gaining momentum internationally, reaching the Japanese market, the United States and major European markets.

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REDMOND, Washington, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sentencing signals the end of Taiwan-based operation, the largest known producer and distributor of fake Microsoft products in the world from 1997 to 2003.

Prison sentences handed down to counterfeiters by a Taipei, Taiwan, court mark the end of a string of successful prosecutions by international law enforcement agencies, bringing a global software counterfeiting ring to a final halt. Between 1997 and 2003, Huang Jer-sheng, owner of the Taipei-based distributor Maximus Technology Inc, and his associates were responsible for the production and distribution of more than 90 per cent of the high-quality counterfeit Microsoft software products either seized by law enforcement or test-purchased around the world.

ANDHRA PRADESH, India, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nominated in the 'best roaming product or service' category, Pyro Network's InRoam technology helps 400 million subscribers across Africa stay connected while roaming

Pyro Networks, a mobile solutions provider, is proud to announce that its InRoam solution has been selected as a finalist in the 2008 Global Mobile Awards. Pyro Networks has been nominated in the "best roaming product or service" category -- proving that they have the innovative ideas and technical expertise to provide a successful answer to the issues associated with billing and charging for roaming with a pre-paid wireless plan.

LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ --

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BIS Ltd., a provider of hosting and global connectivity solutions for businesses, today announced that it been awarded COLT's 'European Reseller of the Year' award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to doing business with COLT in 2007.

"We are delighted to receive this award," said David Pyemont, Chairman of BIS Ltd. "As a company focussed entirely on customer service and quality, we need to ensure that the network underpinning our solutions is extremely reliable. When we buy from COLT, we know it's a component we don't have to worry about; and that's why we've doubled our spend with COLT in the last year."

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Payment software provider Welcome Real-time today announced the appointment of Francois Dutray as CEO. The Supervisory Board chose François Dutray for his in-depth knowledge of the bank industry and his leadership experience which will be key assets to continue the growth of the company.