MANCHESTER, England, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolution occurring in the world's electricity supply can help power investor returns even through a recession according to a leading fund manager.

Andrew Moffat, who manages the CIS UK Income with Growth Trust at Co-operative Insurance, believes that companies developing new generation plants in emerging countries such as China and India can continue to grow despite an economic downturn due to rapid growth in demand for power. There are equal opportunities in western countries where ageing infrastructures need to be replaced and environmental legislation continues to bite.

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Improved Medical Benefit Rating Granted for XIENCE V from French Health Authority

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that it has received reimbursement approval in France for its XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, the first drug eluting stent to demonstrate clinical superiority over another drug eluting stent in a randomized clinical trial.

NEW YORK, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acquisition Complements GFI's Hybrid Brokerage Model by Accelerating Electronic Trading Capability

GFI Group Inc. (Nasdaq: GFIG) announced today that it has acquired Trayport, a leading provider of real-time electronic trading software for brokers, exchanges and traders in the commodities, fixed income, currencies and equities markets. Trayport's software is installed on more than 10,000 trading screens worldwide, dealing in over 2,000 different trading instruments and supporting over 50 marketplaces across 15 countries. Trayport, a privately-held company founded in London in 1993, had estimated revenues of 14 million pounds (approximately US$28 million) for their fiscal year ending January 31, 2008.

VIENNA, Austria, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Success drives the rollout of Microsoft's innovative RoundTable 360-degree videoconferencing system.

Microsoft Corp today announced increased Western European availability of its unique Microsoft RoundTable videoconferencing system. Enterprises in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland can now enjoy the next generation of videoconferencing, maximising effective communication, reducing costs and giving businesses the opportunity to turn meetings into corporate assets.

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BADEN, Austria, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A workshop organized by the International Scientific Working Group on Tick-borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE), held in Baden/Vienna, aims at raising public awareness of TBE and informs on the effectiveness of vaccination. Tick-borne encephalitis, a viral disease transmitted by infected ticks, can leave infected persons with permanent sequelae. The case fatality rate is 1-2%.

Event tourism and TBE

LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Software plc, a leading provider of workforce optimisation and electronic rostering solutions, is pleased to announce that Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has selected Manpower Software's MAPS Healthroster solution after a comprehensive competitive OGC tender process.