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.

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.

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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COPENHAGEN, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen lead a delegation to China the week of October 20th, with a specially chosen group of representatives that included Milestone Systems, global developer of open platform IP video management software. The agenda of the trip was future business collaborations and environmental matters between China and Denmark, who will host the next big international climate agreement talks in 2009.

JENA, Germany, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion devices, today announced that it has won its litigation case in The Hague, Holland, against AGA Medical Inc. regarding non-infringement of the Dutch version of the European patent; EP 0808138.

The patent court in The Hague stated that the disputed Occlutech products do not infringe the Dutch part of; EP 0808138 (equivalent of German patent DE 695 34 505.2) held by AGA Medical. In reaching its decision, the Dutch court had full access to the now appealed 2007 German District Court's ruling resulting from litigation initiated by AGA Medical in 2006.

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Adoption of e-Business System Gives Bank of the West Optimal Front-End Support

Misys, a global leader in banking application software and services, today announces that Bank of The West has gone live with Misys' front-to-back solution for trade finance, Misys Trade Portal and TI Plus. The integrated end-to-end solution gives Bank of the West unrivalled functionality across the whole of its trade finance business supporting the bank's expansion plans and strengthening its day to day processing operations.

LONDON, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- From 31 October 2008, veterinary surgeons will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions, when a three-year ban on such fees will come to an end.

PARIS, October 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Key Highlights for the Quarter - Revenues of Euro 4.065 Billion, Down 0.9% Sequentially - Adjusted(2) Gross Profit of Euro 1.320 Billion or 32.5% of Revenues (33.0% excl. one time item) - Adjusted(2) Operating Income(1) of Euro 40 Million or 1.0% of Revenues - Adjusted(2) Net Income (Group Share) of Euro 41 Million or Euro 0.02 per Diluted Share - Reported Net Loss (Group Share) of Euro (40) Million or Euro (0.02) per Diluted Share - Net Debt of Euro (600) Million at September 30, 2008 - Funded Status of Pensions and OPEB Shows Surplus of Euro 2.997 Billion at September 30, 2008

COPENHAGEN, October 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, today launched SaxoMobileTrader for iPhone(TM). Offered to clients and partners the platform allows a user, with either an iPhone(TM) or an iPod Touch(TM), to stay updated with the markets, view their account status, and fully manage their positions and orders across multiple asset classes.

SaxoMobileTrader for iPhone(TM) enables clients to trade wherever they are, using the familiar and easy to navigate interface, allowing for convenient access to their portfolios.