NEW YORK, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Empowering Brands to Target Connect directly to over 450 Million consumers via P2P by Leveraging 45 Billion P2P searches a month

Brand Asset Digital announces the public beta of the world's first and only Search Engine Marketing platform for P2P Search called P2Pwords(TM). The platform, which is the first pay-per-click for P2P Search, gives top advertisers the unique ability to target and connect their branded content directly to consumers via P2P Search.

HOUSTON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- More than 50 Leading Companies Confirmed to Participate

PennWell Corp. and Oil Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ) announces presenters for the Houston Energy Financial Forum, November 18 - 20, 2008 at The Houstonian. This will be the first opportunity for industry executives, analysts, and institutional investors to hear third quarter results from presenters.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Former Interim CEO of McAfee to Play Active Role in Growing AVG's Consumer, Small Business and Channel Customers in 167 Countries

AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, announced today that it has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of Dale Fuller.

PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Now Available Through Carriers in Singapore, Hungary and Japan and via Worldwide Distributors; Study Validates Need for Product That Manages, Protects and Recovers Lost or Stolen Laptops and Data

PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

NEW YORK, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unveils next-generation advertising technology platform

IGA Worldwide (IGA), the leading in-game advertising network, today announced two key milestones; the launch of the company's new software development kit (SDK 4.0) and delivering ad content to its 30 millionth unique user. The new SDK works in support of the company's proprietary Radial Network 4.0 and allows for a more seamless integration of dynamic in-game ads into four distinct gaming platforms: PC, Mac, Flash and the most recent addition to the stable, PLAYSTATION(R)3.

LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- 192.com Declared Best Online Directory, Winning the 118 Award for the 5th Successive Year

192.com broke its own record last week after being awarded Best Online Directory at the global 118 Tracker Awards in Las Vegas.

In a ceremony at the Wynn Resort, Alastair Crawford, CEO and Founder of 192.com accepted the 118 Tracker award for an unprecedented fifth year in a row. 192.com fended off global players, including the largest US online directory whitepages.com, to win this prestigious accolade.

SINGAPORE, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Asian, Regional Company Performance on the Rise; Resurgence Noted Among Non-Oil Companies, Especially Electricity

Major oil companies have maintained their stronghold as the world's most financially effective energy businesses, according to the 2008 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company rankings announced here Monday evening. But the rankings also point to a performance resurgence by non-oil firms, such as electric utilities, and to the rising importance and influence of Asia- Pacific companies.

MENLO PARK, California, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

Nanosyn announced today that it has acquired assets left from the ceased operations of Amphora Discovery Corporation and opened its first branch on the East Coast in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. This move is part of Nanosyn's strategy to become a worldwide leader in drug discovery services and reflects the company's evolution from a small regional operation to a larger business on a global scale.

The acquired assets include an industrialized system encompassing high precision microfluidic-based assays, hardware, screening protocols, etc. This new site is currently fully operational and has retained the highly qualified and best in class staff of former Amphora Discovery for screening operations.

CRANBURY, New Jersey, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Rowan University confirms BlackLight's new disruptive energy source

BlackLight Power (BLP) Inc. today announced the successful independent replication and validation of its 1,000 watt and 50,000 watt reactors based on its proprietary new clean energy technology. This follows BLP's May announcement that it had successfully tested a new non-polluting energy source.

BLP's 50,000 watt reactor generated over one million joules of energy in a precise measurement made by Rowan University engineers, led by Dr. Peter Jansson. The independent study included full characterization of a proprietary solid fuel to generate the energy, before and after the reaction.

LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

A recent study published by content security provider Optenet found that more than one third of the Internet contains adult content. As a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Optenet supports the organisations' efforts to eliminate illegal Internet content, specifically child sexual abuse images hosted anywhere in the world as well as criminally obscene content and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK. On Friday, 24 October, Optenet will join other members of the organization in support of the IWF Awareness Day 2008.