SUNNYVALE, California, December 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- mywaves' New Release Goes Live, Adding New Social Capabilities - Chat, Profiles, Favorites and More - to Popular Free Mobile Video Service

mywaves, the fastest-growing mobile video destination, today launched a major release of its free mobile video service that enables users to connect with their friends and the mywaves community, showcase their entertainment interests and share their favorites -- all from their mobile handsets. mywaves rolls out a completely new version of the popular mobile video service that's packed with an array of features to help its users discover content by connecting them to an international mobile community of people with a shared passion for entertainment.

SUNNYVALE, California, December 17 /PRNewswire/ --

mywaves, the fastest-growing mobile video destination for consumers, today announced that mywaves will be available in Download!, the Nokia content catalog available on a variety of Nokia handsets shipping this year and next. With the mywaves application, Nokia phone owners will be able to easily find and watch their favorite videos from around the globe, set up their own channels and be entertained on the go with the latest videos on the web.

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SAN JOSE, California, December 17 /PRNewswire/ --

CAMBERLEY and BRIGHOUSE, England, December 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest survey of licensee opinion since the smoking ban reveals the massive investment made by pub operators to beat the loss of smoker business.

The survey responses from 2708 members of BII, the professional body for the licensed retail sector, and the Federation of Licensed Victuallers' Associations, revealed that licensees have spent millions creating attractive outdoor areas to keep their smoking customers happy, since the indoor smoking ban on 1 July 2007. The number with covered outdoor facilities reached 70% of all pubs an increase of almost 130%; and the number offering food - from sandwiches to full service menus - has increased steadily.

LONDON, December 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it had been selected by UBI Banca International to help consolidate its international business. The Misys solution will enable the bank to improve efficiencies and business management across the group and ensure a consistent level of service to customers in Luxembourg, Spain and Germany.

CHICAGO and LONDON, December 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Clients gain point-click access to European equity algorithms through simple pull-down menu

Townsend Analytics (www.taltrade.com), a leading provider of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-region and multi-route electronic trading solutions for the global capital markets, has integrated equity algorithms from leading European broker Cheuvreux into Townsend's flagship Execution Management System (EMS), RealTick(R).