VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. announced today the closing of a $15.4 million USD Series B investment led by Altira Group LLC. NxtGen is an emerging leader in syngas technology for diesel engine combustion optimization. NxtGen's technology is making existing and new engines cleaner to meet global emission reduction regulations. It provides a platform for advanced emission and combustion technologies for multiple fuels, including diesel, biodiesel, natural gas and gasoline.

The announcement was made by Jeremy Holt, president and chief executive officer of NxtGen.

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Winners of the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 and Mobile Innovation APAC Tournament to be Announced at the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

The GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, today announced a shortlist of 40 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2008, plus the 15 'Top Innovators' for the Asia-Pacific round of the Mobile Innovation Global Competition that will be contested and presented at the forthcoming Mobile Asia Congress, Asia's leading mobile communications event that is set to take place in Macau, SAR People's Republic of China (18-20 November 2008).

DENVER and QUINCY, Massachusetts, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Altira Group LLC -- a pioneer and leader in venture capital and private equity funding for energy technology companies, today announced a seven Million dollar investment in Eco Power Solutions (Eco Power), of Quincy, MA. Altira's investment in Eco Power was made from its Altira Technology Fund V -- a US$176 Million fund focused on venture capital for energy technologies.

Eco Power designs and builds a unique all-in-one industrial grade energy recovery and emission control system know as the COMPLY 2000, which captures waste heat that otherwise would escape via flue stacks.

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Google-Owned Blogger.com is the Country's Most Popular Blogging Destination

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of blog visitation in the U.K. examining the top blog platforms and individual blogs as ranked by total U.K. visitors. In August, 14.5 million people in the U.K. visited at least one blog, representing 41 percent of the total U.K. Internet audience.

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SAN FRANCISCO, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Suite delivers industry's most comprehensive IT audit capabilities in a single product line

nCircle today announced its unified security and compliance auditing suite, nCircle Suite360. Suite360 delivers a fully integrated, best-in-class, agentless product line for auditing the entire information technology stack across a global network. nCircle Suite360 provides the world's most comprehensive, integrated auditing solution that is economical to acquire, fast to deploy, easy to manage and scales to the largest global networks.

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LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Latest Predictive Traffic Forecast Empowers Cars and Trucks to Avoid Time-based Congestion and Reduce Fuel Consumption

Journey Dynamics, a privately-owned provider of traffic intelligence solutions, http://www.journeydynamics.com today announces the latest release of its traffic speed forecasts for both cars and trucks. Covering the entire UK road network, this highly accurate information is being used in applications from navigation devices to logistics software to enable drivers to avoid congestion and reduce fuel consumption.