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Hemangiomas -- strawberry-like birthmarks that commonly develop in early infancy -- are generally harmless, but up to 10 percent cause tissue distortion or destruction and sometimes obstruction of vision or breathing.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a robust lineup of forthcoming motherboard and channel products for the soon-to-be available AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to go online with its commercial cloud service for software development and testing. IBM, which already delivers a test and development cloud, is now allowing enterprise and government clients to test and develop on an IBM Cloud.

The development cycles in vehicle technology have accelerated rapidly in recent years. Above all, the increasing number of electronic components in modern vehicles has brought about changes in automobile production, thereby changing the demands on vehicle workshops.

AMG is writing another chapter in its "AMG Performance 2015" drive system strategy: a completely newly developed AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 420 kW (544 to 571 hp) and maximum torque of up to 900 newton metres will enter the lineup in summer 2010.

Mercedes-Benz is offering peace-of-mind and value for money for its customers through a new, inflation-proof servicing programme.

BT has announced today that the BT Foundation has developed an innovative corporate Volunteer programme, which under the name “ICT Volunteering”, aims to promote BT Spain’s employees’ charitable actions and favour the integration and development of underprivileged communities, through the use of information and communications technologies.

A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.

At Kodak’s Ipex stand, 9-E320, attendees will see the latest products in action, learn more about the robust applications possible with KODAK Technology, and hear honest perspective from a wide range of experts and providers.

Award-winning author John Edgar Wideman breaks from the traditional publishing model to gain more control, reach new readers.

Vopak’s pension fund, which has a total value of approximately €600 million, appointed J.P. Morgan to support the fund’s recent appointment of BlackRock as its fiduciary manager.

Together with several prominent German universities and the SAP® Education organization, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has developed a postgraduate study program as part of its SAP® University Alliances program that culminates in an internationally recognized master’s degree.

Development of the groundbreaking McLaren MP4-12C is entering its final phase. The bespoke high-performance sports car is due to launch in 2011, and right now the latest Experimental Prototype (XP) 12Cs are undergoing intensive appraisal at a number of test locations around the world.

Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia.

Volkswagen Fleet Services has undergone a team restructure to increase the focus and service offered to the contract hire and leasing market.

The companies will explore advanced techniques for reconciling geophysical and reservoir engineering field data. As a result of applying improved algorithms, analytics and accelerated simulations, Shell can reduce the educated guesswork and extract natural resources with more certainty and efficiency, thereby optimizing the recovery of oil and gas.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it is expanding its signature education initiative, AMD Changing the Game, beyond North America, by co-sponsoring a digital game development and design workshop at the Malaysian Cybergames Festival.

Vodafone announces that it is bringing M-PESA, one of the world’s most successful mobile money transfer services, to South Africa, to be deployed by its subsidiary, Vodacom South Africa and its South African banking partner.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has partnered with public safety to develop and implement mission critical communications networks for over 70 years. We support public safety provisions for a nation-wide broadband communications network that can provide the interoperability, reliability, coverage, features and applications that meet the growing data needs of first responders.

Bosch currently operates three manufacturing facilities in the Erfurt/Arnstadt area applying both crystalline and thin film silicon technologies. When fully-ramped the crystalline facilities alone will have an overall capacity of 630 MWp (megawatt peak) – putting the Erfurt/Arnstadt area firmly on the map as a strong European ‘solar cluster’.