TOKYO, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- 1,000 consumers, 100 media representatives will be given a free HEATTECH trial kit -

In the second of its UNIQLO TRY programs, UNIQLO is conducting a Global Try It Campaign for HEATTECH - try out both the "heat creation function" that absorbs moisture evaporating from the body and turns it into heat energy, and the "insulation function" that prevents the heat from escaping. We are launching an entry website which will invite consumers and media representatives from around the world to apply for the trial.

(Deadline for kit applications - midnight on October 26, 2008, Japan time).

KEIGHLEY, England, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard-up consumers are opting to rent DVDs rather than buy them as they cut back to get through the credit crunch.

Sales of DVDs were down 3.2 per cent between July and September, compared to the same period last year.

But DVD rentals increased by four per cent.

That's according to spending habits of half a million people using the UK's leading cashback shopping network http://www.froggybank.co.uk.

It also found that fewer books were sold, with a drop in sales of 2.2 per cent compared to last year.

Nadeem Azam is the marketing manager working with froggybank.co.uk's 62 staff.

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Autotask ProPlus Solution Offers Best of Both Worlds; Combines Superior IT Business Software With Advanced Implementation and IT Business Consulting Services

Helping IT service providers build a stronger and more profitable business model, Autotask Corporation is pleased to announce the release of Autotask ProPlus, a new IT Business Optimization solution that combines Autotask's award-winning professional services automation software with advanced implementation and IT business consulting services.

LONDON, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Spread betting firm IG Sport and sister fixed-odds operator extrabet.com have launched the first UK Gambling Commission licensed online casino powered by Chartwell Technology Inc.

The casino went live last week and further expands the leisure offering from IG Group Holdings which includes sports spread betting, sports binary betting and fixed-odds sports betting.

"We're delighted to add Chartwell's casino to our on-line sports betting portfolio and proud that we can boast the first UK Gambling Commission licensed online casino," said head of IG Sport and extrabet.com, Stuart Lane.

RESTON, Virginia, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enhanced Reporting Provides Increased Depth of Reporting and Improved Trending Capabilities

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the availability of enhanced site audience data in the comScore Media Metrix and comScore World Metrix audience measurement services. This enhanced capability provides more robust and granular reporting across global markets and more than doubles the number of reportable sites worldwide.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)

MUMBAI, India, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Pay-Per-Use Public Rooms Available in Taj Hotels and Business Centres Around the World

MUMBAI, India, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, announced the launch of its telepresence rooms available for public use in the United States and United Kingdom, linking to additional public rooms in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, India. The collaboration between Tata Communications and Cisco is the first managed telepresence service in the world to deliver public and private Cisco TelePresence rooms to companies globally. This new service will allow companies and individuals to use Cisco TelePresence for one-off meetings.

BERLIN, Germany, October 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative companies from industry and production which have implemented outstanding projects for the increase of energy-efficiency can once again compete for the international "Energy Efficiency Award". The prize, endowed with award funds of a total of 30,000 Euros, is announced by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - German Energy Agency - in the context of the Initiative EnergieEffizienz in collaboration with Deutsche Messe. The prize-winners will be honoured on the 21 April 2009 at the WORLD ENERGY DIALOGUE of the HANNOVER MESSE 2009.

Nothing drives biologists crazier than people who think the colloquial meaning of 'junk' means junk DNA is valueless. For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain junk DNA, repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function, could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher organisms like animals and plants.

A new University of Iowa study has found evidence that a significant number of exons created from junk DNA seem to play a role in gene regulation. The findings increase our understanding of how humans differ from other animals, including non-human primates.

DONGYING, Shandong, China, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

CNPV, a multi product solar company (ingots, wafers, solar cells & modules), with a strong presence in the Solar Photovoltaic space, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. B. Veerraju Chaudary as its new Chief Technology and Operating Officer (CTO & COO) with immediate effect. This appointment further advances the company's stated commitment to its future high growth and development.

LOS COLINAS, Texas, October 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Handango Sponsoring Contest to Award the Best Paid and Free Android Apps Added to the Handango Catalog

Handango Inc., the leading retailer of smartphone apps globally, announced today it will be the first retailer to offer both paid and free apps for the first Android smartphone device anticipated to launch on October 22.