Science Education & Policy

CALABASAS, California, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - SunGard's AvantGard Receivables Solution Given Highest Score in Receivables & Collections Management Report SunGard (http://www.sungard.com) today announced that PayStream Advisors, a technology research and consulting firm, has ranked SunGard's AvantGard's Receivables Solution as number one for vision and traction in its Receivables and Collections Management 2.0 report. SunGard was the only vendor, out of nine reviewed in the report, to be given an advanced score in all six categories including credit facilitation, settlement,…

DENVER, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) announces the opening of a SimSuite center in Germany. MSC has entered into an agreement with CardioSkills Company, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. MSC and the CardioSkills team have partnered to provide an interventional skills training experience for physicians and their staff through the use of simulation education. Training experiences range from basic to complex procedures. "MSC and CardioSkills -- that's professionalism meeting professionalism and the result is a new definition of quality and a new standard in…

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - New strategic alliance with mosaic Global Executive Search to enhance search capabilities in Europe, Asia and Asia Pacific The Cleantech Group(TM) today announced a strategic partnership between its executive search business, Cleantech Search(TM), and mosaic Global Executive Search. The alliance will enable Cleantech Search to expand its executive search capabilities to international markets and leverage mosaic's global network, which includes Gillamor Stephens in Europe, Braithwaite Steiner Pretty in Asia Pacific as well as Mainstay…

HYDERABAD, India, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Will Provide FETAC Multi-Tiered Solution Featuring Lombardi's Business Process Management (BPM) Suite - Satyam's Valuable BPM Expertise Will Enable Rapid Implementation Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading global consulting and IT services provider, announced today that it has been awarded a major contract with Ireland's Further Education Training and Awards Council (FETAC.) Under the contract, Satyam will drive FETAC's implementation of Enterprise-Class BPM solutions for its core business processes. Satyam won the contract as a…

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- John Gould, one of England's and the world's most admired orthinologists will be honoured on Wednesday morning at 10.00 am in London with a special signing of the "Gould Climate Change Pledge." Nearly one hundred years after being formed by the Prime Minister of Australia Alfred Deakin in 1909 and named after John Gould, Gould, Australia's major environmental education organization will honour its namesake with the release of the Climate Change Pledge at the world's largest education expo BETT. Ann-Maree Colborne, CEO of Gould said the…

PARIS, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "The subject of biofuels needs an open discussion about their environmental and economic impacts. Billions of Euros for subsidies, rising food prices, use of land, fertilisers and water are all critical issues", said Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum on Monday in Paris on the occasion of the launch of the first web-debate of the Forum on biofuels. "We invite all experts and interested persons to participate in the biofuels debate on our website, the results of which will stimulate the discussion at the International Transport…

SAN FRANCISCO, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - Selected for leadership and vision in the online TV and video industry blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that CEO and Founder Suranga Chandratillake has been selected by ContentAgenda as one of the "ContentAgenda Setters" of 2007. The award honors individuals and companies that have propelled change in their respective industries through exceptional leadership, vision and persistence. As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx serves more than 50 million unique visitors every month. blinkx has built a reputation…

LAS VEGAS, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - Yoggie Security Systems' Personal Security Computer Achieves Ultimate Industry Recognition with Award from World-leading Consumer Electronics Show The Gatekeeper Pico(TM) (formerly Yoggie Pico(TM)), a USB key-sized personal security computer with 12 security applications, has been awarded "Best of Innovations 2008 - Computer Accessories" by the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The award was presented to Yoggie Security Systems(TM) (exhibiting at Sands Convention Center, Innovation Pod #269) for its revolutionary Internet security device. The…

NEW YORK, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - Richard Branson, Senator Ted Kennedy, Richard Meier, Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and Jacques Pepin Among First Big Thinkers to Mount Virtual Dialogue on Limitless Range of Topics Spanning Sociology to Spirituality to Souffles The launch of Big Think (www.BigThink.com), the first online venue for the growing global conversation about where we are and where we're headed, was announced today by co-founders Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins. Taking cues from elite private institutions and conferences that convene thought leaders from a variety…

FRANKFURT, Germany, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- - New cytric Release: Travel Policy in the Highest Level of Detail The new cytric release 7.8 opens up a new dimension in travel policy mapping. cytric, Europe's most popular Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) for business travel, introduces the new "Air Policy Manager(TM)" function to enable corporate travel policy specification in a previously impossible level of detail. Other highlights of i:FAO's current cytric release 7.8: travel agency staff using the new "Support Agent Dashboard(TM)" have for the first time access to all bookings of any…