July 23

Gale Force Petroleum closes Kentucky acquisition

Gale Force Petroleum Inc. (TSX-V: GFP, the \"Corporation\") announced today that it has completed the purchase of the Kentucky Shale Gas Property, consisting of 22,000 acres of oil and gas leases, 9 gas wells and 5 miles of gathering lines, including compressors. The purchase price paid was $2.5 million, of which the Corporation paid $1.25 million for its 50% share of the property. The remaining $1.25 million of the purchase price was paid by Corporation\'s two joint venture partners, WHL Energy Ltd. and Derby Resources, LLC.

\"The purchase of the Kentucky Shale Gas Property marks the completion of a major milestone in the development of the Corporation\" said Michael McLellan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. \"The Corporation is now the owner and operator of a property with excellent prospects to create sustained growth in revenues and net asset value for its shareholders.\" Read more: Gale Force Petroleum Inc ( GFP )

July 23

Best-selling laptop theft recovery and identity protection service now available to Costco members

Absolute(R) Software Corporation (\"Absolute\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented, Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking(TM) solutions announced today that its solutions will now be available from Costco Wholesale(R) Corporation, which will distribute Absolute\'s home office computer theft recovery and identity protection service Computrace(R) LoJack(R) for Laptops on Costco.com. To access a limited time special pricing offer for Costco members, visit www.costco.com and use the search term \"LoJack\".

Absolute now offers Costco members a two-year subscription to Computrace LoJack for Laptops Standard and Premium editions via Costco\'s online commerce platform. Subscriptions are available for both PC and Mac users. Read more: Absolute(R) Software Corporation ( ABT )

Head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox Discusses Commitment to Clean Energy

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., July 22, 2008 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, one of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water, provides interested investors a recent audio interview with the head of BP plc (BP) Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox.

Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series http://www.investorideas.com/gi/

Well-known financial columnist Michael Brush continues his renewable energy audio series for Renewableenergystocks.com with a recent interview with the head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox. Read more: BP On Clean Energy Initiatives: We’re Just Getting Started

July 23

EXFO Launches Comprehensive Test Module for Fibre Channel and Ethernet Service Turn-ups

Expanding multi-service testing portfolio with integrated solution for performance assessment of Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the launch of the FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 Packet Blazer modules, providing comprehensive testing capabilities for Fibre Channel network deployments. The FTB-8525/8535 modules also support an optional test suite for complete performance validation of Ethernet services.

Housed inside the well-established FTB-200 Compact Platform, these multi-service modules offer fully integrated datacom testing in the industry\'s smallest form factor, providing 1 Gbit/s, 2 Gbit/s, 4 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s full-line-rate Fibre Channel traffic generation and analysis. Key performance tests include bit-error rate (BER) testing, round-trip latency measurement and buffer-to-buffer credit estimation. Read more: EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc ( EXF )