New Preliminary Data from Two Studies Show Clinical Activity of Neratinib in Combination with Trastuzumab and in Combination with Paclitaxel in Advanced HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced preliminary data from two ongoing studies, one evaluating neratinib (HKI-272) in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin(R), Roche) in HER-2 positive (ErbB-2 positive) breast cancer, and a separate study investigating neratinib safety and efficacy when given with paclitaxel (Taxol(R), Bristol-Myers Squibb) in patients with HER-2 dependent solid tumors. The data gathered from both trials are scheduled to be presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, from May 29 to June 2, 2009. Neratinib is an investigational orally administered irreversible inhibitor of the HER-2 and EGFR kinases.

NCO Group Acquires Complete Credit Management Limited

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania - NCO Group, Inc. (”NCO” or the “Company”), a leading provider of business process outsourcing services, announced today that its pan European subsidiary, NCO Europe Limited, completed the acquisition of Complete Credit Management Limited (”CCM”) from Severn Trent Services Group. CCM is a leading supplier of credit management and specialized collection services focusing predominantly on the utility sector in the United Kingdom.

Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) and Daimler AG form Strategic Partnership for Automotive Glazing

PITTSBURGH - Innovative new business model for glass sourcing builds on existing relationship

Astea International is Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm’s 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania - Evaluation based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), a global provider of service management and mobility solutions, today announced that it has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Gartner’s 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant*.

Unique Cardiovascular Treatment Readied for Global Market: Proprietary Paccocath(R) Technology is the Only Drug Eluting Balloon with Clinical Data

WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania - MEDRAD Interventional(TM)/Possis(R) today announced that it has reached key milestones in bringing the Paccocath(R) Technology closer to market as an option for the over 14 million patients in the United States and Europe who suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). These milestones include the selection of physician investigators for U.S. clinical trials and the completion of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

FDA Grants Priority Review Status to Prevnar 13 Marketing Application

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - - Candidate vaccine designed to protect against the 13 most prevalent serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease –

Author Declan Walsh Honored With National Leadership Award in Palliative Medicine

PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Walsh is the Primary Editor of Palliative Medicine, a new Clinical Reference Published by Elsevier

Statement From Michael Hansen, CEO of Elsevier’s Health Sciences Division, Regarding Australia Based Sponsored Journal Practices Between 2000 and 2005

PHILADELPHIA, Pennysylvania - Elsevier, one of the world’s leading publishers of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) information products and services, announced today that Michael Hansen, CEO of Elsevier’s Health Sciences Division, issued the following statement in light of recent allegations of improper Australia based sponsored journal publication practices between 2000 and 2005:

Elsevier Health Sciences Appoints Dr. David Goldmann Editor-in-Chief of its First Consult Point of Care Resource

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, announced today that Dr. David Goldmann has joined Elsevier Health Sciences as Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, First Consult. As Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Goldmann is responsible for developing the overall content strategy and vision and leading the entire content production of First Consult and derivative products.

Globus Medical Announces International Expansion

AUDUBON, Pennsylvania - Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, today announced the continuing expansion of its international operations and the appointment of Glenn Kenney to Senior Vice President of International and Corporate Programs. Globus has secured CE Marks for over 30 products across its broad portfolio, including six non-fusion products.

Wyeth’s CONBRIZA Approved in the European Union for Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis in Women at Increased Risk of Fracture

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for CONBRIZA(TM) (bazedoxifene), a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women at increased risk of fracture.

Crown Groundbreaking in Slovakia

PHILADELPHIA - New Beverage Can Plant Underway Supports Customer Demand in Central and Eastern Europe

Out-of-the-box Data Visualization for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from ComponentOne

PITTSBURGH - ComponentOne DataGrid, Chart, and Maps for SharePoint are Now Available

Earlier this year, ComponentOne, a leading component vendor in the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner Program, announced the Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of three Web Parts for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. The industry’s reaction was outstanding and today ComponentOne announced the general availability of these Web Parts, DataGrid, Chart, and Maps for SharePoint, based on the success of the CTP program.

Creating iPhone and iPod Touch Web Applications with ASP.NET and ComponentOne

PITTSBURGH - ComponentOne Studio for iPhone Brings You Controls that Mimic iPhone and iPod touch User Interfaces

Mylan’s Matrix Selected by the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative and UNITAID as the Primary Supplier of Five Second-Line and Seven Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatments

PITTSBURGH - Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that Matrix Laboratories Limited, its India-based subsidiary in which it holds a 71.2% controlling interest, has been selected by the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) under its UNITAID-funded projects as the primary supplier of five antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used in second-line HIV/AIDS treatment regimens. Matrix also has been selected as the primary supplier of seven ARVs used for pediatric treatment.

New Partnerships Added to World Federation of Hemophilia Twinning Program

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth and Advocacy Community Mark Continued Commitment to Patient Care on World Hemophilia Day

Competitive Compression Boosts The Sports Network’s Client Base

HATBORO, Pennsylvania - The Sports Network (TSN) — Since the announcement that the real-time sports content distribution industry has been narrowed down to two organizations, one of them, The Sports Network, has reported experiencing an enormous increase in its client base and requests for its data, technology and global coverage.

Wyeth Submits Marketing Application to FDA for its 13-Valent Vaccine for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in Infants and Toddlers

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Candidate vaccine designed to protect against the 13 most prevalent
serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease -

Thomson Reuters Partners With Egyptian Universities Libraries to Provide Research Solutions

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced
that Egyptian Universities Libraries (EUL) has selected Thomson Reuters to
provide research solutions to their consortium of university libraries. EUL
signed a multi-year contract with Thomson Reuters to provide Egypt’s
researcher’s access to ISI Web of Knowledge(SM).

Innovation Nations: Thomson Reuters Analysis of 2008 World Patent Activity Finds U.S. Market Infused with Asian Innovations

PHILADELPHIA - Global Intellectual Property Analysis Finds Foreign Companies Dominate
List of Top Ten U.S. Innovators While Chinese, European, Japanese and Korean
Rankings Showcase Homegrown Technologies

Thomson Reuters Launches IDRAC(R) Notes

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - New Commenting Feature Facilitates Increased Collaboration With
Colleagues

Shire Files Lawsuit Against Mylan for Infringement of FOSRENOL(R) (Lanthanum Carbonate) Patent

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania and DUBLIN, Ireland - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY) announces that it has filed a lawsuit
in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York against Mylan
Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Matrix Laboratories Limited
(collectively “Mylan”) for infringement of Shire’s patent: U.S. Patent No.
5,968,976 (”‘976 Patent”).

A Sign That Web Development is Being Redefined in 2009

PITTSBURGH - The Release of ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2009 Sets the Pace

The leader in the Microsoft Visual Studio component industry,
ComponentOne, has expanded its offering of custom controls in the most
complete suite in the market, ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2009. This
release includes new controls and updates that bring enhanced performance and
presentation to Windows, Web, and Mobile application development.

Thomson Reuters Names ‘Hottest’ Researchers and Papers of 2007-2008

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced
the results of its annual roundup of the “hottest” researchers and research
papers. In its March/April issue of Science Watch, Thomson Reuters identified
the top 13 authors who fielded the highest numbers of Hot Papers in 2007-2008
as well as the most-cited research papers of 2008.

Head of Environmentally Sustainable Business at Nokia Siemens Networks to Address International Meeting of Project Managers in the Netherlands

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania - Anne Larilahti to address PMI Global Congress on 18 May 2009

Sustainability will be the topic of green business expert Anne
Larilahti’s address to project management practitioners who will meet in the
Netherlands from 18-20 May for the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global
Congress 2009 - EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa).

ComponentOne Studio for Silverlight Wins Jolt Product Excellence Award

PITTSBURGH - The leader in the Microsoft Visual Studio component industry,
ComponentOne, has been named by TechWeb as the winner of the 19th annual Jolt
Product Excellence Award in the Libraries, Frameworks and Components
category. For the past 18 years, the Jolt Product Excellence Awards have been
presented annually to products and books that have “jolted” the industry with
their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier, and
more efficient.

Carnegie Mellon Spin-Off Panopto Helps University of Bath Reduce ‘Learning Miles’ in Carbon Footprint Training for Businesses

PITTSBURGH - The University of Bath’s Integrated Environmental Management Programme
has selected Panopto to help extend the reach of conferences and courses on
carbon footprints.

Thomson Reuters Publishes Pharma Matters White Paper, ‘The Five Myths of Generic Competition’

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - Unique Survey Shows Much Room for Originator Pharmaceutical Companies
to Improve Their Understanding of Generic Competition