MONTREAL, December 1 - Averna, premier test solution provider to electronics and communications OEMs, today announced strengthened partnerships with Vericast Limited and Digital TV Labs, a move that will provide an expanded set of digital radio and video tools to its customers. Averna selected these UK-based partners to equip its URT(TM) Universal Receiver Tester RF test platform with signal generation capabilities for the DAB+, DMB and Mobile DVB-T standards, as part of an ongoing commitment to better serve the RF market.

LONDON, December 1 - WinkBall.com is the UK's fastest growing website and their team of 50 reporters have 'swooped' to every Premier League match this season, asking fans what they think of the match, the players, the manager, the ref and the result...

LONDON, December 1 - Today the all female British singing sensation, The Sugababes, are revealed as the faces of Fight Cervical Cancer in Style, a national campaign to educate girls and women about cervical cancer so they can better understand their risk and how to reduce it. The campaign, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is being run in association with Jo's Trust, the UK charity dedicated to cervical cancer, and is supported by the Royal College of Nursing and Wellbeing of Women. The campaign is funded by GlaxoSmithKline.

LONDON, December 1 - The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has been commissioned by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to lead work to update the good practice guidance from the 2003 Higgs Report. The announcement was made in the Final Report and consultation document published today by the FRC on its proposals to reform the UK's Corporate Governance Code (formerly the Combined Code). The Higgs Guidance focuses on matters such as the role of the chairman, and non-executive directors in promoting company performance. ICSA was one of the major contributors to the Higgs Guidance when it was first published and will establish a working group to develop the updated Guidance on the FRC's behalf.

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