LONDON - Executives involved in site selection decisions for contact and shared service centres servicing the European market, are facing uncertain market conditions, but the choice of suitable locations is increasing, according to "International Shared Services and Contact Centres: International Strategies & Benchmarking Study" by consulting firms Oxford Intelligence and IBM-Plant Location International.

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland - - Converting up to 32 analog voice/fax calls to VoIP, Patton's SmartNode(TM) 4400 IpChannelBank(TM) VoIP Gateway-Router delivers on the promise of convergence -- simpler, lower-cost OAM.

BRUSSELS - - New Study Reveals Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDS) Responsible for More Sick Days Than any Other Health Condition

HONG KONG - - Irish Investment Bank and CITIC GROUP Begin Joint Venture Carbon Bank Ireland, Ltd., an Irish investment bank, today announced the execution of a joint-venture agreement with the Chinese financial conglomerate, CITIC GROUP, to implement a trading platform for Voluntary Emission Credits (VERs). These will be generated by companies which wish to reduce their carbon emissions in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - In-country consolidation in the mobile market has already begun in Africa and the Middle East and will become a more important trend over the next few years, pushing incumbents to find new ways to protect their customer base, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).