The run up to Valentine's Day is peak period for the lonely hearts business, says an advocacy group for the lonely hearts business. Many singles decide not to leave it to chance at this time of year, they say, and join dating agencies rather than leave their love-lives to fate.  The dating industries watchdog Association of British Introduction Agencies say the dating industry is thriving even amongst the doom and gloom of the economic crisis.

January 2009 registrations among member agencies were up 20% over the same period last year.    That means you'd better hurry and do it too, before all the people are taken!

BARCELONA, Spain, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

GestureTek Mobile, world leader in gesture control interfaces for mobile devices, will 'wow' visitors with new gesture control games in Booth 2.1C158 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from February 16th to 19th. In addition, they will share technology innovations and progress made since winning the 2008 GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Award.

Announcements include:

-- The availability of GestureTek's EyeMobile(R) optical tracking software on Sony Ericsson's F305 motion-sensing mobile phone, letting users play motion control games with advanced gesture recognition technology. Gamers tilt, shake, rock or roll their phone, rather than pressing buttons.

SUNNYVALE, California, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Delivering High Quality Video on Demand for Mobile Broadband Users

Venturi Wireless, a global provider of mobile services optimization solutions, today announced the launch of the Venturi Video Optimization solution. Venturi Video Optimization (VVO) enables mobile operators to deliver cost-effective, high-quality video to mobile broadband-enabled computers. The product optimizes video for the wireless environment, minimizing the impact on wireless network resources, and maximizing spectrum utilization. End users receive an experience that mirrors the wired broadband experience, with fast download speeds and high-quality video without frequent interruptions or re-buffering.

NEW YORK, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Executives from online dating services throughout the world have formed the Internet Dating Executive Alliance (IDEA).

PARIS, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced availability of the 7210 Service Access Switch, a family of next generation, small footprint customer edge devices that extends Carrier Ethernet to the enterprise site. Owned and managed by the service provider, the 7210 SAS responds to the enterprise demand for richer service and application offerings over Carrier Ethernet, supported by guaranteed quality of service (QoS) that extends to the customer site.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- APEX Analytix strengthens global audit services and protects client earnings with powerful new features for FirstStrike(R) software

As the global economic crisis deepens, cash-strapped and results-focused Global 1000 companies are turning to technology-enabled audits to help them protect their bottom line. By doing so, they can speed the recovery of lost profits and stem future losses from overpayments and fraud.

LONDON, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Around four million[2] ears are syringed each year in the UK, costing the NHS an estimated GBP11.7 million. Much of this money could be saved if people took steps to prevent ear wax build up, claims Audiclean brand manager, Alison Free.

Earwax has a number of positive functions, but it can sometimes block the ear canal, leading to pain or temporary hearing loss. Using cotton buds, wearing 'in ear' headphones or hearing aids can push the ear wax further into the ear canal where it becomes impacted. At this point, ear syringing may be recommended. Alison Free believes this isn't ideal: Having your ears syringed really isn't a very pleasant experience and something I'm sure most people would rather avoid.

BEIJING and BARCELONA, Spain, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

TD Industry Association will showcase the latest development of TD-LTE on services, products, and cutting-edge technologies from China Mobile, Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, Datang, Nokia-Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Potevio, Agilent, UT Starcom, Spreadtrum, MTK and Innofidei during the 2009 MWC in Barcelona, Feb. 16-19, 2009. Visitors will have a chance to see the live demo of TD-LTE in the TDIA booth at AV21, Fira Montjuic Barcelona.

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Denial of Service Defense Solution Helps Multinationals Safeguard Networks by Stopping Internet Attacks at the Backbone

Global enterprises have a strong ally in the prevention and mitigation of Internet-based attacks on corporate networks.

Verizon Business is extending its suite of in-the-cloud Denial of Service (DOS) Defense solutions, which includes both Detection and Mitigation offerings, to Canada, and is expanding its proactive Detection Service to 14 European and eight Asia-Pacific countries -- bringing the company's total DOS protection coverage to 24 countries.

HOUSTON, February 10 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that the Cygnus 44/12a-3 appraisal well in the Southern Gas Basin in the North Sea has successfully extended the productive area of the Cygnus field by confirming the presence of recoverable gas reserves in a second fault block. Endeavour holds a 12.5 percent interest in the Cygnus field area spread over two United Kingdom blocks, 44/11a and 12a. License partners include GDF SUEZ, the operator, and Venture Production Plc.