The Children’s Mutual Urges No Smoking Day Quitters to Invest in Their Family’s Futures

LONDON - Stubbing out Your 5 a day Habit Could Help you Give Your Child
GBP15,500 on Their 18th Birthday.

Homeless Cats More Likely to be Black-and-White, new Figures Show

HAYWARDS HEATH, England - More black-and-white cats are taken in by charity Cats Protection than
any other colour, new figures show.

Duffy Drives us Home Safely

CHESTER, England - ACF Car Finance has reacted to international research which
reveals that music tempo increases driving risks, by launching its own music
chart which polls this week’s top ten in order of tempo to support safer
driving.

CCID’s Latest 3G Market Report Positions ZTE as Clear Leader in China

SHENZHEN, China - Company Plays Key Role in Helping Drive Local 3G Network Deployment

CCID, an established research firm in China disclosed recently in an
industry report entitled “Local Vendors Stand out in China’s 3G Equipment
Market” that the rapid deployment of 3G networks in China will eventually
result in the creation of about 660,000 3G carrier frequency by mid this
year. This will make China the country with the largest 3G network
construction in the world.

Platts Survey: February OPEC Oil Output Fell to 28.07 Mil. Barrels Per Day

LONDON - Production down 900,000 barrels per day

Platts — The 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) (www.opec.platts.com/) pumped an average 28.07
million barrels per day (b/d) in February, as the oil producer club continued
its efforts to slash oversupply and prevent oil prices falling further,
according to a Platts survey of OPEC, oil industry officials and analysts
just released. This is down 900,000 b/d down from January’s 28.97 million b/d.

Demand for Reliable Electricity Supply in Africa Forces Spending from Governments and the Private Sector, Finds Frost & Sullivan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The demand for electricity in Africa is growing rapidly. At the same
time, political and social stability is increasingly making the continent an
attractive investment destination.

Recession leads 1 in 3 Smokers to cut Down or Quit

LONDON - New research released to mark No Smoking Day (11 March) shows more than
one in three (36%) of the nine million smokers in Great Britain are thinking
about or planning to cut down or quit as a direct result of the economic
downturn. The poll also shows that one in ten (9%) will be taking the first
step and making a quit attempt on No Smoking Day.

Frost & Sullivan: Penetration of Hybrids, Electric Fuel Cell Vehicles and By-Wire Technologies to Power European Electric Corner Modules Market

LONDON - Frost & Sullivan’s latest Strategic Analysis of the European Market for
Electric Corner Modules finds that the global market size for ECMs will be
around one million units by 2020. Suppliers, rather than vehicle
manufacturers (VMs), will promote the market for ECMs. Design flexibility,
weight reduction and fuel savings will be the main catalysts implementing
ECMs.

Unite Calls for Urgent Scottish Manufacturing Summit

LONDON - Unite, Scotland’s biggest union, has today written to the Minister for
Enterprise, Energy & Tourism, Jim Mather MSP, calling for a manufacturing
summit to help explore ways to support the sector and to keep people in
employment.

Medical Insurance Coverage in Africa a Possible Key to Improved Healthcare Access, States Frost & Sullivan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The medical insurance industry in key Sub-Saharan African countries such
as Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Zambia, and Malawi is currently in an
introductory-to-medium growth stage. There is, however, an increasing level
of awareness of the benefits of medical insurance cover among members of the
public.

Frost & Sullivan Expects Buoyant Growth in the South African Pressure Sensors Market

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Growth in the South African pressure sensors market will remain buoyant,
undeterred by the economic slowdown and inflation. This will mostly be due to
higher investments in the chemicals and petrochemicals and power generation
end-user sectors. Other factors supporting steady market growth are technical
advancements, infrastructural development in end-user sectors and migration
toward electronic pressure measurement.

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

Further 100 Million Euros Allocated to Netherlands-Based R&D Targeting the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands - The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) - the Dutch
public-private partnership committed to the research and development of new
techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases - today
announced that eight new research projects will receive funding from the
CTMM. It means that almost 250 million Euros have now been allocated to
Netherlands-based translational projects that could radically improve patient
outcomes for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis,
cardiovascular disorders and the most important forms of cancer.