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MCLEAN, Virginia - For the first time in its history, the French National Commission for Data Protection and the Liberties (CNIL) has granted approval to a private testing company -- the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) -- to collect biometric data as part of its efforts to ensure the highest level of security for the GMAT exam.

HONG KONG - NetDragon Websoft Inc.

PARIS - Briton Herman Bean, contemporary artist and art professor has put the Musee Rodin in Paris on notice, releasing a statement that claims he plans to destroy one of Rodin's classical sculptures "La Baisee" with a sledgehammer and is inviting important figures in the art world to partake.

MERIGNAC, France - Jrme Perrotte, 55, has recently been made Director of Development at Cortix, the market leader in France and Europe for Internet site creation.

LONDON - Global leaders in augmented reality, Total Immersion, are taking the marketing world by storm after kick-starting their UK operation with a series of groundbreaking launch campaigns.