LONDON, October 24 /PRNewswire/ -- VocaLink, the payment transaction specialist, and BankGiroCentralen (BGC), the Swedish Automated Clearing House (ACH), have won the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) Award for Innovation in Outsourcing. The award has been given in recognition of the groundbreaking clearing and settlement business model that was developed to outsource the processing of Sweden's automated payments to VocaLink. The deal represented the first time the processing for a national payments scheme has been transferred to a non- domestic player.

BERLIN, October 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic books, super sharp flat-screen TVs, and printed solar cells are all being produced in Germany, helping to make the German printed electronics industry a world leader in innovation and product development: Excellence and innovation in the field of printed electronics will be honored at this year's Global Plastic Electronics conference in Berlin, running from October 27-29, when the Plastic Electronics Foundation presents its Awards for Innovation.

CAMBRIDGE, England, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Technology In-Licensed by Stem Cell Sciences From University of Cambridge

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LONDON, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Northern Trust has become one of the first asset servicers to adopt the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format in processing over the counter (OTC) derivative trades. As part of Northern Trust's move towards increasing automation and straight through processing (STP) in OTC derivative trade processing, this format can be used for Northern Trust's clients across the globe.

FpML is a messaging format which automates the flow of information between an asset servicer like Northern Trust and its clients and operates independently of any underlying software or hardware infrastructure pertaining to derivative trades.

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- The New Flash Game From Fortunanzo

Fortunanzo Inc. is releasing Obama's Tower Race, the first online 3D flash game that features both Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, John McCain. The game is funny, cleverly built and rewards players with ton's of cash prizes.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081024/325911 )

Barack Obama is standing on top of a sky scraper, waving triumphantly. John McCain is standing at the base, angry.

See if you can move McCain along the side of the sky scraper, avoiding the windows that light up, breaking glass and falling objects, and kick Barack Obama from the top of this Tower of Power.

HOUSTON, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced a discovery at the site of the Knockandoo prospect in the Brage field located in PL055 in the Norwegian North Sea.

The Brage platform well 31/4-A-01 AT2 well found oil in the upper part of the Middle Jurassic Brent Group. The operator StatoilHydro estimates the size of the discovery is between 1.8 and 6.3 million barrels of oil recoverable. The well was not tested; however, extensive data was acquired during the drilling.