CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Angola and Mozambique are amongst the most promising telecommunications markets in Africa and have high potential for growth. Both are emerging from decades of civil war into boom periods of reconstruction.

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Both of these countries have become hot spots for global investors and there are plenty of opportunities in the mobile communications sector, says Frost Sullivan ICT research analyst Silvia Venter. While there are many challenges in these markets, the returns available on investment make them highly attractive.

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

The GSMA today announced new developments in its Embedded Mobile Initiative, including work to establish standard design guidelines for embedded mobile applications and the kick-off of a competition to drive development in the embedded mobile market. The goal of the Embedded Mobile programme, which was launched in November 2008, is to foster new business opportunities by bringing the benefits of continuous mobile connectivity to embedded devices in the clean energy, education, healthcare, transport, consumer electronics and smart utilities sectors.

READING, England, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK's 160,000-plus charities can now access a new knowledge base to leverage scarce resources in the economic downturn. The website, http://www.knowhownonprofit.org, is hosted by DediPower, a leading UK provider of managed hosting and data centre solutions, and was developed by The Centre for Charity Effectiveness Trust to deliver a shared platform for charity workers.

PITTSBURGH, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- ComponentOne LiveLinq Makes LINQ Faster and Supports Live Views

With the release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, a new data access technology, LINQ, was added to the toolbox of Visual Studio developers. LINQ, or Language Integrated Query, is a set of features in the .NET Framework 3.5 used for writing structured type-safe queries over local object collections and remote data sources.

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True to their 22-year history of developing cutting-edge components, ComponentOne, a leading component vendor in the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner program today, released a set of extensions to LINQ named ComponentOne LiveLinq.

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

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At last a great smelling moisturiser to keep bugs at bay. Following on from the success of the incognito range of sprays, soaps and scrubs comes a 100% natural formula camouflage cream designed to disguise humans from all manner of stinging and biting insects.

incognito after sun moisturiser is a unique product as the camouflage works in an entirely different way to repellents although it has the same outcome: protecting you from biting and stinging insects. Unlike chemical repellents this camouflage cream is completely safe for you and the planet.

HOUSTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that the Tesla exploratory well 22/24c-11 in the United Kingdom Central North Sea has been plugged and abandoned after failing to encounter gas condensate in commercial quantity.

The well was drilled to a total depth of 15,291 feet to test the gas condensate reserve potential of the Triassic sandstone. The company estimates its portion of the well cost at US$8.3 million. Endeavour holds a 15 percent working interest in the well having reduced its original 25 percent position to manage risk.

BERLIN, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Gameforge CEO to Address Free-to-Play Browser-Based Games and Opportunities in This Growing Sector

Klaas Kersting, CEO of German browser game pioneer Gameforge, will deliver a track keynote at the 2009 Game Developers Conference(R) Europe (GDC Europe). Changes in the Games Industry - Free-to-play vs. Payment Models will be the title of Kersting's keynote in which he will share his thoughts on the success of the revolutionary free-to-play model that is employed by Gameforge. The free-to-play model allows gamers worldwide to play games for free, while premium items within the game or specific services are charged that enhance the play experience.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Firm Adds Partners in Dubai, Abu Dhabi; Upgrades, Expands Office Space in Region

Client demand for legal services in the Middle East continues to fuel expansion for Baker Botts L.L.P. (http://www.bakerbotts.com/), prompting the firm to increase its commitment to the region by opening an office in Abu Dhabi -- its third in the Middle East -- and upgrading and expanding the firm's current offices in Dubai and Riyadh.

Abu Dhabi is a natural fit for Baker Botts given the firm's extensive background in energy-related matters, which has been recently confirmed by a Band 1 ranking in Chambers Global 2009 Projects Energy: Oil and Gas and Projects Work categories.

LONDON and RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Partnership Will Provide Global Job Posting Support and Expanded Job Board Management Services to Peopleclick Clients

Peopleclick, Inc., the leading global talent acquisition solutions provider, and eQuest, the global leader in job posting and internet recruitment management services, today announced a renewed partnership that will continue to provide Peopleclick clients advanced job posting services through the Peopleclick(R) Recruitment Management System (RMS).

Through the multi-year partnership, Peopleclick and eQuest will offer clients the following:

LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Demand for fresh water is increasing around the world, especially in regions with rapidly growing populations and badly affected by long, drought seasons. Water is only going to become scarcer and many governments are looking at desalination and investing in this technology to supply water to their populations. These factors are driving the desalination market that shows a strong growth according to Frost Sullivan.

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