LONDON, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Platts -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) 13 members boosted their collective crude oil production by 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) in July to average 32.77 million b/d over the month, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released.

Excluding Iraq, the 12 members bound by output agreements produced an average 30.31 million b/d in July, or 330,000 b/d more than June's 29.98 million b/d and 637,000 b/d in excess of their 29.673 million b/d target, the survey showed.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

Following the decision of the Icelandic government to start tendering exclusive licences in January 2009 for oil exploration in the Dreki area (in the Atlantic, northeast of Iceland on the Jan Mayen Ridge, between Iceland and Jan Mayen Island), an international conference has been announced in Reykjavik on 4-5 September. The Icelandic National Energy Authority and the Ministry of Industry have organized the conference, which is entitled Iceland Exploration Conference 2008.

NEWBURY, England, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Speed-Trap Launches New 'Zero-Touch' Deployment Software That Removes the Need to add Tags to Websites and Delivers Complete Client-Side Data Capture Accuracy

Speed-Trap, the online customer insight specialist, today launches new 'zero-touch' deployment for its suite of customer insight software - Speed-Trap 6.1. The software captures complete, accurate, detailed, real-time information from every user, visitor or customer of 'instrumented' on-line applications and web sites.

Customer Data for CRM and Targeted Marketing Applications

PHILADELPHIA, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Shunra VE Application Performance Analysis Solution Provides the Tools Needed to Quickly Identify Specific Transactions Which May Negatively Impact Performance on the Live Network.

Shunra Software, the world's leading provider of network emulation solutions, today announced the release of Shunra VE Application Performance Analysis Package, a software solution available through both the hardware and software WAN emulation solutions offered by the company. This new package delivers a highly integrated solution for performance testing applications in a real-world network environment, identifying business transactions with performance issues and analyzing those transactions to guide performance improvement.

LONDON, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Number10TV Launches to Provide Public Access to Exclusive Video of the Prime Minister's Speeches, Press Conferences, Media Appearances and News Archives

Brightcove today announced that the British Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, will use the company's online video platform to increase the availability of video content through the official government website, Number10.gov.uk. As part of this initiative, 10 Downing Street will also launch a new website channel, Number10TV ( http://www.number10.gov.uk/number-10-tv), which will provide public access to exclusive video of the Prime Minister's speeches, press conferences, media appearances, and news archives.

Big question this morning! Of course, plenty of philosophers and scientists have wondered about the question of what is life, and the answer has proved more slippery than everyone thought. We all think we know how to tell if something is alive or not, and yet it is remarkably difficult to come up with a precise definition of the concept (just like American Justice Potter Stewart once famously said of pornography).

NEW YORK, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Industry Veteran Brings More Than 18 Years of Experience Leading Growth of Enterprise Software Organizations

OpTier(R), the leader in Business Transaction Management (BTM) for the enterprise, today announced that Colin Rowland, a UK-based seasoned technology executive, has been named senior vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rowland will report to Ori Mazin, OpTier's vice chairman of the board and head of worldwide sales.

LONDON, August 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Integer, a leading business consultancy in the area of global emissions regulations, today announced its latest conference targeted at US road transport industry executives and their suppliers. The Diesel Exhaust Fluid Forum (DEFF '08) will be held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, overlooking one of America's most famous golf courses, on November 11-12. The aim of this independent forum is to give exclusive insight into the commercial opportunities and concerns created by stricter heavy duty diesel vehicle emissions regulations from January 2010.

TORONTO, August 12 /PRNewswire/ -- GuestLogix Inc. (TSX-V:GXI), the leading provider of on-board retail technology and solutions to the airline industry, today announced that it has deployed its Mobile Virtual Store(TM) platform across Brussels Airlines' entire fleet.

GuestLogix secured the contract earlier this year through its channel partner, LSG Sky Chefs, (http://www.lsgskychefs.com) as part of LSG Sky Chefs five-year catering supply contract extension. LSG Sky Chefs will serve as the sole provider of on-board catering and catering logistics for Brussels Airlines entire fleet of 49 aircrafts.

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- IDE CEO: "This Deal Places IDE in a Key Position for Competing for Similar Projects in the Future, Establishes IDE's Presence on the Australian Continent and Strengthens its Worldwide Deployment.

IDE Technologies, jointly owned (50:50) by The Israel Corporation Group subsidiary Israel Chemicals and the Delek Group, signed a contract to supply a desalination plant worth over a 100 million Euros to a major industrial client in Australia. The client will use the desalinated water for its production processes.