HATBORO, Pennsylvania, December 31 /PRNewswire/ --

IGCE '08, the International Gaming Conference & Expo (IGCE, scheduled for Lisbon, Portugal, April 22-24 of 2008 has emphasized its concentration on the legal aspects of the gaming and sports industries in an effort to avoid what a spokesperson for the organization has referred to as the "current, inevitable glut of conferences that are occurring on an international basis."

"IGCE is the conference division of The Sports Network, the premiere real-time sports wire service in the United States," stated Amanda Manero, Conference Coordinator for IGCE, "and their reputation for providing first class service and accommodation to their client base has extended itself with regard to the upcoming conference.

HATBORO, Pennsylvania, December 28 /PRNewswire/ --

It was announced today that the response from attendees registering for the International Gaming Conference & Expo (IGCE) in Lisbon, Portugal, April 22-24 of 2008 has been, according to a spokesperson for the Conference, 'over the top.'

LONDON, December 28 /PRNewswire/ --

A child's game will be the focal point of a serious campaign to avert a mass extinction of amphibian species when zoos around the world hold leapfrog events on Dec. 31 to usher in "the year of the frog." Beginning at the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand, and ending at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California, zoo visitors will form leapfrog lines and hop over each other -- to stretch their legs, and to raise awareness.

SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 27 /PRNewswire/ --

WeatherBill (www.weatherbill.com), the world's only online service that allows businesses to protect revenue and control costs from the impact of bad weather, today announced the release of a new study analyzing the impact of weather on film box office revenue. The study found that top ten box office films earn significantly less -- up to a third lower -- on warmer weekends than on average or dry ones. The full study can be downloaded at http://www.weatherbill.com/reports/boxofficeweather and a summary is available at http://www.weatherbill.com/reports/boxofficeweather-summary.

HICKORY, North Carolina, December 27 /PRNewswire/ --

CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Andrew Corporation (Nasdaq: ANDW) for a total purchase price of approximately US$2.65 billion. As of today, Andrew will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CommScope.

HOUSTON, December 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that Aker Exploration AS will acquire an interest in production license PL 304, located in block 25/10 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the North Sea. Aker Exploration will supply the Aker Barents semi-submersible rig to drill the Aegis prospect in PL 304.