PITTSBURGH, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Investors Siemens Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Perseus to Join Board of Directors

BPL Global(TM), Ltd., a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery, today announced the acquisition of Serveron. A transformer monitor technology provider, Serveron offers on-line transformer monitoring products as well as diagnostic services that are critical to utilities in improving grid reliability while optimizing the management and economics of their asset base. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

The United Kingdom has granted a patent to Canadian inventor Randall Dale Chipkar for his innovative 'electromagnetic shielding motorcycle seat'. The invention is designed to shield motorcycle electromagnetic field radiation from penetrating the rider's vital organs.

"I am grateful to the U.K. for sharing my vision and I appreciate their recognition of this serious health concern for motorcyclists. This is a major step in my quest to protect riders worldwide," Chipkar says.

LAS VEGAS, PALO ALTO, California and LONDON, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

Cyberview Technology Inc., the world leader in server-based gaming solutions, announced today that it was granted a patent, US 7,297,062, "Modular Entertainment and Gaming Systems Configured To Consume and Provide Network Services." Effectively, the company has asserted its role as the world's leader in providing end-to-end secure distributed gaming solutions to the gaming industry.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- 5,000 hours of professional video content from ITN Source now available at www.blinkx.com

blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with ITN Source, one of the world's leading providers of professional video content, to give blinkx viewers direct access to ITN Source's market-leading collection of moving image libraries and stock footage on the Web. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with ITN Source.

SAN JOSE, California, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- 80%+ High-Efficiency 465W/865W Power, Energy-Saving DDR2/DDR3 Memory

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application optimized, high-performance server and workstation solutions, today unveiled its whisper-quiet family of SuperWorkstations with the debut of its dual-processor (DP) 7045A-C3, 7045A-CT, and uni-processor (UP) 5035B-T+ systems. These quiet (28dB(i)) systems sharply boost overall system performance (up to 30%(i)), increase energy savings with new high-efficiency power supplies and energy-saving DDR2/DDR3 memory, and provide optimum cooling across all CPU speeds.

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, January 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- From H-index to Impact Factor, Citation Impact Forum Hosts Expert Commentary and Scholarly Discussion About Citation-based Research Evaluation

Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and business communities, today announced the launch of its Citation Impact Forum, an online forum promoting scholarly discussion about all facets of citation-based research evaluation - from Thomson Scientific's own influential Journal Impact Factor to emerging citation metrics, such as the h-index.