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iQi Mobile Wireless Charger for iPhone Reaches $30k Indiegogo Campaign Target 10 Days Early with Remarkable Success

LONDON, November 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

          The iQi Mobile Wireless Charger For iPhone Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign

                  reaches its target with ample responses from funders.

    Fonesalesman reports excellent response to their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for
the iQi Mobile Wireless Charger for the iPhone by reaching their $30k mark just 10 days
shy of their target date. So far, over 520 funders have risen to support the campaign to
bring the conveniently streamlined charging system to market in time for Christmas.
Clearly filling a need for iPhone users, the iQi Mobile simply plugs conveniently through
the lightning connector, and seamlessly disappears into the back of any soft protective
case. The size of a credit card and Qi compatible, the wireless charging receiver, when
placed on charging pad, like the Koolpuck Charger, produces power for the iPhone 5, 5C, 5S
or iPod Touch (5G) wirelessly.

    (Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131108/652870 )

    "The response we've received really doesn't come as a shock because the iQi Mobile is
what every iPhone user with a new iPhone needs for wireless charging. Being only 0.5mm
thick, the product is revolutionary. There is virtually no addition to the streamlined
look or feel of the iPhone once our product is added," said Bavan Palasanthiran, founder
of Fonesalesman and designer of iQi Mobile, "We want to keep the momentum and continue to
expand our offerings of wireless products. The market has shown us there is a huge
interest in wireless charging."

    The campaign showed early signs of success by selling out of their Early bird perks.
And to ensure they continue to meet the demands, a new stretch goal of $50k has been set
and all bundle perks will get a free iPhone 5/5S crystal clear case.

    Fonesalesman is based in London, UK and is a leading supplier of innovative wireless
charging systems. The company supplies Koolpuck Charger, Koolpad, The Thinnest Qi Wireless
Charging Receiver Card for Samsung's Galaxy S4, as well as their newest product, the iQi
Mobile for iPhone.

    For more information about Fonesalesman visit http://www.fonesalesman.com.

    To make an investment in the iQi crowdfunding project visit
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/iqi-for-iphone-seemless-wireless-charging-for-iphone/x/1757393

    To watch a video about the product on YouTube click on
http://youtu.be/S_gAnsLDJ-w.

       
        Contact:
        Christine M. Rivera
        Marketing Representative
        +1-917-821-8495
        iQi@fonesalesman.com

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Grand Opening of Verizon Destination Store at Mall of America®

First customer is global music sensation Selena Gomez.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grand Opening of the first Verizon Destination Store was held this evening at Mall of America(®) in Bloomington, Minn., with Verizon Wireless Chief Operating Officer Marni Walden welcoming global music sensation Selena Gomez as the first customer.

Walden and the company's highly trained zone specialists brought the nearly 10,000-square-foot technology playground to life for Gomez and five fans who won a personal tour of the store for themselves and their guests before it opened to the public.

The Verizon Destination Store, the company's first large-footprint retail space, features interactive mobile lifestyle zones where guests can learn about and experience wireless technology in action. The store's Lifestyle Zones include Get Fit, Amplify It, Home and On the Go, Have Fun, Anywhere Business and Customize It. The store also features interactive exterior windows, an interactive avatar wall, a wireless workshop area, and an expansive assortment of mobile devices and accessories.

"Today Verizon Wireless launched a new era in customer experience," said Seamus Hyland, president, Verizon Wireless Great Plains Region. "Verizon Wireless is transforming the way we engage with customers by helping them discover all the ways that wireless technology can enable their mobile lifestyles."

The Grand Opening celebration will continue at the store throughout the week, with sports broadcaster Erin Andrews stopping in on Thursday, Nov. 21, to discover the Verizon Destination Store's "Get Fit" zone. Additionally, renowned fashion and style expert Nina Garcia will be making a guest appearance on Saturday, Nov. 23, to explore the "Customize It" zone. Fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet these special celebrity guests.

Tech Retail Experience Amplified
The Amplify It zone was a hit with Gomez and her special guests. The music technology showcase includes a Wall of Sound with 299 speakers, a digital DJ and an Amplify It Music Mixer that allows shoppers to immerse themselves in the digital music experience.

Reinventing Customer Experience Nationwide
The Verizon Destination Store is part of a broader initiative that includes the redesign of Verizon Wireless' more than 1,700 retail stores nationwide. Called Smart Stores, the newly redesigned locations showcase the same mobile lifestyle zones as the Verizon Destination Store but on a smaller scale.

The Verizon Wireless online store and Gadgets & Gear portal have also been redesigned to deliver smart-purchase recommendations and provide a consistent shopping experience for customers across browsers and mobile platforms.

"The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network and extensive line-up of devices and smart accessories have made the mobile lifestyle a reality," Hyland said. "By creating a new shopping experience punctuated by highly trained zone specialists and an integrated in-store and online shopping experience, we are forever changing the mobile retail experience."

The new Verizon Destination Store is open to experience every day at Mall of America(®). Information on store hours and location at Mall of America(®) are available here.

Sidebar
A Closer Look at the Lifestyle Zones at the Verizon Destination Store at Mall of America:

    --  Get Fit - has a virtual walking station for the active sports and
        fitness buff
    --  Amplify It - was a digital DJ booth, Amplify It Music Mixer and a Wall
        of Sound with 299 speakers
    --  Have Fun - has a virtual mini golf course for gamers
    --  Home and On The Go - has the smart home accessories that guests can try
        out.
    --  Anywhere Business - showcases an array of business-friendly smart
        accessories for the mobile professional and entrepreneur
    --  Customize It - has a digital photo booth and mix and match zone for
        guests to create a custom case.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE and 3G networks. The company serves 101.2 million retail customers, including 95.2 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 72,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com.  For the latest news and updates about Verizon Wireless, visit our News Center at http://news.verizonwireless.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNews.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Karen Smith, Public Relations Great Plains Region, Karen.Smith@verizonwireless.com, (612) 590.3511

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com

Watch Out Europe! Here Comes Freshdesk

ROME, November 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

          Freshdesk offers highest levels of data protection; benchmarks against the

                   best to get EU Safe Harbor and TRUSTe Certifications

                       Unrolls aggressive plans for the European Union

    Freshdesk [http://www.freshdesk.com ], the fastest growing customer support software
(SaaS) globally, today announced that it has been certified as having the highest levels
of data protection and privacy. Freshdesk has received both the internationally coveted
TRUSTe Certified Privacy Seal [http://www.truste.com ] as well as the EU Safe Harbor
Certification [http://www.export.gov/safeharbor ]. This benchmarks Freshdesk with
companies like Apple, Disney, Oracle when it comes to the way the product safeguards data
of its customers and their customers in turn.

    Using this announcement as an opportunity to discuss its strategy for Europe,
Freshdesk announced that the UK is already its largest market outside of the US. Freshdesk
is now looking to strengthen its footprint across the region by establishing a reseller
network in Germany, Netherlands, Italy and France. Interested resellers can email
buddy@freshdesk.com.

    Freshdesk is headquartered in Walnut, California and has a development center in
India. In just two and a half years, Freshdesk has become the customer support partner of
choice to over 13,000 customers in 118 countries.

    Known for its constant product innovations, Freshdesk provides the most comprehensive
multichannel customer support product available in the market today. In 2012, Freshdesk
"gamified" its product, allowing customer support agents to compete with each other for
points and badges by providing stellar support. In 2013, Freshdesk launched a Facebook
application that allows companies to respond to customer feedback directly on the social
media site, but in a controlled environment. In addition, the application allows for
increased customer engagement by drawing them into a larger community. Earlier this month,
the company launched Freshfone, a complete voice telephony system that allows agents to
answer customer calls right from their workstations, forward them to other agents and even
pick up calls from their mobile phones.

    "Freshdesk helped us improve our productivity and improve our customer satisfaction.
We tried several other helpdesk systems but Freshdesk had the best features to price
ratio; and their support team is great!", added Karim Khouider, Co-Founder & CEO at Direct
Optic [http://www.direct-optic.fr ]. DirectOptic, a happy customer of Freshdesk since
September 2011, is the largest online optician in France.

    Freshdesk is available in over 18 languages including English, Spanish, Dutch, French,
Italian, Portugese, Polish, Japanese to name a few. For more information, visit
http://www.freshdesk.com or http://blog.freshdesk.com or follow us on Twitter
@freshdesk.

       
        Media Contact:

        Kadambari Gopinath
        kadambari@freshdesk.com
        +91-9940118539

FreshDesk

Sennheiser Gaming: The Sound Games Are Made Of

OLD LYME, Conn., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sennheiser unveils two new high-end PC gaming headsets - G4ME(TM) ZERO and G4ME(TM) ONE and announces a unique alliance with one of the world's leading game developers - Io-Interactive. In the perfect match of game creation and gameplay experience, Io-Interactive is using the audio specialist's equipment when developing and recording game sound. This perfect match ensures that gamers using Sennheiser gaming headsets, will get an authentic sound experience that's optimized to be exactly as the developers at Io-Interactive intended. 

Io-Interactive, part of the Square Enix group and the creator of blockbuster games such as the Hitman and Kane & Lynch franchises, has used Sennheiser recording equipment and headsets in crafting the audio for several games including Hitman Absolution. Having been impressed with the results, the new alliance sees Io-Interactive committing to use Sennheiser technology for future game development. Frans Galschiot Quaade, Lead Sound Designer, Io-Interactive explains the unique partnership:

"Sennheiser equipment makes our games sound better- both for us and the gamer. Not only are these great gaming headsets for both producing and playing games, but using Sennheiser equipment during development ensures a great and consistent audio experience all the way from the production to end consumer."

Game developers put great effort into creating complex and realistic soundscapes for games. "By collaborating with Io-Interactive and by launching the new PC gaming headsets G4ME(TM) ZERO and G4ME(TM) ONE, Sennheiser takes pride in making sure that gamers get to hear the high-level of acoustic quality and details that the developers intended you to hear," says Christian Ern, Director Product Management, Sennheiser. "The incredible comfort and convenience of our new headsets means that there is virtually nothing between you and the game."

G4ME(TM) ZERO and G4ME(TM) ONE represent a new era in professional gaming headset design. Increased emphasis has been placed on ergonomics and supreme comfort for even long periods of gaming. Meanwhile, top-of-the-line noise cancellation technologies in the built in microphones ensure clear communication during online or multi player gaming.

Naturally, the new PC gaming headsets benefit from Sennheiser's 70 years of experience as a leader in audio and deliver incredible sound quality. The company remains the only gaming headset company in the world to manufacture its own transducers, with the components powering the G4ME(TM) ZERO and G4ME(TM) ONE specifically optimized to deliver an extremely accurate reproduction of gaming audio. And in the heat of the action, smart features such as intuitive volume controls integrated into the ear cup and the ability to instantly mute the mic simply by lifting the mic boom, mean that there are fewer distractions so that you can stay focused on the game experience. 

G4ME(TM) ONE - Feel the game, not the headset

Offering exceptionally natural and accurate sound quality, the new G4ME(TM) ONE is built to be the ultimate headset for home gaming. The open design delivers hi-fi sound exactly as the game developers intended, while letting air through to help keep ears cool during hours of gameplay. XXL-sized, plush velvet earpads, a cushioned headband and the lightweight design give the ultimate comfort.

G4ME(TM) ZERO - Supreme comfort for immersive gaming

Designed to be the most comfortable and best sounding closed headset on the market, the G4ME(TM) ZERO features a new earpad design that makes it the perfect choice for immersive gaming. Drawing on Sennheiser's experience in creating professional headsets for aviation, layers of padding and memory foam are shaped to effectively shield the user from external sound and prevent gaming sound from disturbing others. Letting you hear every detail of the game, its still Sennheiser's most quiet gaming headset yet. G4ME(TM) ZERO is also perfect for the gamer on the move with a unique foldable design and supplied hard carry case.

G4ME ONE(TM) and G4ME(TM) ZERO will be available from November 20(th) 2013. For more information, please visit http://en-us.sennheiser.com/gaming-headsets

SOURCE  Sennheiser

Sennheiser

CONTACT: Jeff Touzeau, (914) 602-2913, jeff@hummingbirdmedia.com

Web Site: http://en-us.sennheiser.com

Toshiba's SLC NAND Packs in Error Correction to Remove Burden from Host Processors

Simplifies Migration to Latest NAND Process Technologies; Solves Multiple Design Challenges

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, wants designers to have the facts when it comes to selecting the appropriate memory for industrial and consumer applications.

Single level cell (SLC) NAND has long been the choice for delivering faster read/write speeds with high reliability (when compared to MLC NAND).  Newer NAND generations require increased error correction code (ECC), which, up until now, limited existing applications (such as 1-bit ECC designs) from implementing the latest NAND generation without having to redesign using new NAND controllers with higher ECC.  Toshiba's BENAND(TM)([1]) is SLC NAND with embedded ECC - and takes its moniker from a play on the phrase 'built-in ECC.'

In a new video from Toshiba, Brian Kumagai, director of NAND Flash Memory Products for TAEC, explores the attributes of BENAND and highlights applications where the use of embedded ECC can be beneficial.  According to Kumagai, "One of the key features of BENAND is that, even though it's performing error correction internally, it offers the user the full range of spare area that can be used for metadata."

ECC requirements for NAND keep increasing, with no end in sight.  As seen in the video, BENAND, a versatile, multi-application SLC NAND flash memory with embedded ECC, removes the burden of ECC from the host processor.  This not only saves time and simplifies the NAND flash driver software - but it also opens up a world of design possibilities.

The simple interface and high reliability of small capacity SLC NAND allows for it to be widely used in consumer and industrial applications.  Package and pin configuration compatibility are assured with general SLC NAND flash, allowing for easy replacement in existing products.

Many industrial applications have a long life expectancy.  Toshiba designed BENAND with this in mind.  With the ability to replace older generations of discrete SLC NAND, BENAND extends the product life of everything from LCD TVs and set-top boxes to robots and printers - while also potentially reducing BOM costs.

To view the full BENAND video click here. For more information on BENAND and other memory products from Toshiba, please visit http://www.toshiba.com/taec/adinfo/technologymoves or http://www.toshiba.com/taec/index.jsp.

*About Toshiba Corp. and TAEC

About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide.  A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), discrete devices, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's fifth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2012 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, April, 2013). Toshiba Corporation was founded in 1875 and today has over 554 subsidiaries and affiliates, with 210,000 employees worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

For additional company and product information, please visit http://www.toshiba.com/taec/.

([1]) BENAND is a registered trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

Product density is identified based on the density of memory chip(s) within the Product, not the amount of memory capacity available for data storage by the end user. Consumer-usable capacity will be less due to overhead data areas, formatting, bad blocks, and other constraints, and may also vary based on the host device and application. Maximum read and write speed may vary depending on the host device, read and write conditions, and file size.  For purposes of measuring read and write speed in this context, 1 megabyte or MB = 1,000,000 bytes.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice.  Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.  In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook."  This information is available at http://www.chips.toshiba.com, or from your TAEC representative.

All trademarks and tradenames held within are the properties of their respective holders.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Dena Jacobson
Lages & Associates
Tel.: (949) 453-8080
dena@lages.com

SOURCE  Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.

CONTACT: Rebecca Bueno, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Tel.: (949) 462-7885, rebecca.bueno@taec.toshiba.com

Web Site: http://www.toshiba.com/taec

Redpine Signals Introduces Industry's First Energy Harvesting, Multifunctional and Multiprotocol Internet of Things Device

Redpine's WiSeMote-EH IoT device offers sensors and display with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity and integrates photo-voltaic energy harvesting for perpetual operation without battery replacement

Please visit Redpine Signals at the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2013 show, booth #M05 in Santa Clara, CA November 20-21.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra-low-power and high-performance multi-standard wireless chipsets and systems, today announces the release of the industry's first multi-functional device with Wi-Fi, BT and BT-LE connectivity and incorporating photo-voltaic energy harvesting. The device includes a sensor and an e-paper display that maintains display content at microwatts of power consumption. The device uses Redpine's RS9113 M2MCombo(TM) SoC device to provide connectivity through Wi-Fi, BT and BLE wireless interfaces for sensor data transfer and display updates. The device also supports location in conjunction with Redpine's RTLS infrastructure.

The extremely low power e-Paper display ensures that, with normal indoor lighting, display updates are possible every few minutes perpetually without the use of a battery. Configuring and re-configuring of the device is achieved either through an IP network via Wi-Fi or through a smartphone via BT or BLE.

WiSeMote-EH supports multiple wireless protocols to exploit the strengths of each for a given metric. All IP data connectivity is supported by Wi-Fi while local control and monitoring is achieved with ultra-low-power BLE interface.

"We have leveraged Redpine's technology and expertise in ultra-low-power wireless chip and system design and in RTLS in creating the WiSeMote-EH device," said Venkat Mattela, CEO of Redpine Signals. "All core components of the device are optimally developed for this application which include an ultra-low-power RF transceiver, a high-efficiency CMOS power amplifier, a multi-thread processor, firmware and system design. We spent many person years of effort to engineer the firmware to give us the system profile to sustain the required operation for the available energy harvested," he added.

"Cisco recently launched an Internet of Things (IoT) division, focusing on linking data, machines and people and the standards that go with them," said Bob Friday, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Cisco Enterprise Networking Group. "Redpine's solutions, together with a wireless IP network interface, will be a key ingredient for enabling enterprise IoT solutions for customers to transform their business and enhance their user experience through connected devices."

The versatile device finds application in a number of areas. These include retail stores--for displaying product information updates; and conferences-- for displaying attendee information and promotions, among others.

The WiSeMote-EH is sampling now with production quantities in Q12014. Redpine Signals will demo the product at the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2013 show, booth #M05 in Santa Clara, CA from November 20-21.

About Redpine Signals, Inc.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Redpine Signals, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor, M2M devices and wireless system Solutions Company focusing on innovative, ultra-low power and high-performance products for next-generation wireless applications. Redpine was founded in 2001 and was the first in the industry to launch an ultra low power and low-cost single-stream 802.11n chipset in late 2007. Again, in 2009 Redpine pioneered the adoption of self-contained 802.11n modules into the then emerging M2M market. Redpine offers chipsets, modules, devices and systems covering multiple market segments in M2M (industrial, medical, automotive, connected home, smart energy, building automation and real-time Locationing), mobile and networking markets. Its technology and product portfolio includes chipsets, modules and devices with multi-stream 802.11n, 802.11ac, dual mode Bluetooth® 4.0 and ZigBee® wireless connectivity. The company has more than 220 employees worldwide.

For more information on Redpine products, visit http://www.redpinesignals.com/  or contact Redpine at info@redpinesignals.com .

Redpine Signals, Inc.

PR@redpinesignals.com

SOURCE  Redpine Signals, Inc.

Redpine Signals, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.redpinesignals.com

Actiontec ScreenBeam Pro Selected as a Wireless Display Receiver Partner for Windows 8.1

ScreenBeam Pro Wireless Display Receiver delivers the Windows 8.1 experience to the big screen

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Actiontec Electronics today announced that ScreenBeam Pro has been selected by Microsoft Corp. as a premier wireless display receiver for Windows 8.1 devices. The two companies have been collaborating closely for the past six months to deliver the best possible second screen experience for Windows 8.1 devices.

"This collaboration truly demonstrates that wireless display technology is a reality for everyone.  Actiontec's technical leadership in wireless video display combined with the dynamic new Windows 8.1 operating system from Microsoft ensures the best possible wireless display experience is only a touch or a click away," said Dean Chang, Actiontec's CEO. "ScreenBeam Pro seamlessly integrates Windows 8.1 devices into the home, office, or classroom."

ScreenBeam Pro eliminates costly and unsightly cables, while enabling devices to quickly connect and instantly display their screens.  ScreenBeam Pro combined with Windows 8.1 makes it easy to share whatever is on your screen including movies, music, streaming content, presentations, research, and more.

ScreenBeam Pro is a tiny wireless display receiver, about the size of a deck of cards, that connects to an HDTV via HDMI.  ScreenBeam Pro supports resolutions up to 1080p, as well as 5.1 audio with virtually no delay.  ScreenBeam Pro provides the reliability, low latency, and ease of use needed to sufficiently replace a wired HDMI connection in home and demanding workplace environments.  From Windows 8.1, users simply select their ScreenBeam device from "Project" within the Charms to start using their wireless display. 

ScreenBeam Pro is different by design. It has been selected by multiple tier-one vendors as the go-to wireless display solution for its industry-leading latency and graphics performance. ScreenBeam Pro offers an unmatched and reliable experience for streaming full HD video in all its glory, with crisp, clear audio.

The solution is optimized for Windows 8.1, meaning ScreenBeam Pro is designed to provide optimal wireless display performance for Windows 8.1 devices, delivering a seamless extension of the Windows experience.   

"ScreenBeam Pro sets the standard for wireless display with Windows 8.1," said Billy Anders, Wireless and Mobility Program Manager at Microsoft. "After close collaboration and evaluation, our product engineering team chose Actiontec as a lead partner to deliver the wireless display experience for Windows 8.1 because ScreenBeam Pro meets Microsoft's strict standards for wireless display performance and reliability. The combination of ScreenBeam Pro and Windows 8.1 is a great option for bringing Windows 8.1 to HDTV."

The ScreenBeam Pro Wireless Display Receiver will be available domestically in Microsoft retail and online stores on November 18(th) for $69.99.  Internationally, ScreenBeam Pro may be purchased at shop.actiontec.com.

About Actiontec Electronics

Actiontec Electronics brings expertise and innovation to broadband solutions that let people around the world connect to their favorite content, when and how they choose. Our products - including whole home wireless solutions, wireless video and display devices, gigabit Ethernet fiber routers, and high speed VDSL gateways - are carried globally by some of the largest broadband carriers, retail and online stores. Actiontec was founded in 1993, is headquartered in Silicon Valley, and has offices worldwide. For more information, visit actiontec.com.

SOURCE  Actiontec Electronics

Actiontec Electronics

CONTACT: Jonathan Lai, Actiontec Electronics, (415) 218-4209, jlai@actiontec.com, Lesley Kirchman, Actiontec Electronics, (408) 548-4849, ljkirchman@actiontec.com

Web Site: http://www.actiontec.com

Drift Innovation Unleashes New Ghost-S, Integrating Power And Simplicity In Best-In-Class Action Camera

Drift Continues Innovation With Intuitive Design & Interface, Longest Battery Life On Market In Multi-Purpose Video Camera

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Drift Innovation (driftinnovation.com), a sports and lifestyle company specializing in creating camera technology and accessories that enable anyone to live life outside the box, is releasing their latest and most powerful action sports camera, the Ghost-S. Available worldwide on November 26, the wearable action-packed camera boasts the longest battery life on the market and numerous industry-leading features while remaining the easiest to use. The Ghost-S is now available for pre-order at driftinnovation.com.

The Drift Ghost-S comes out of the box with a 3.5 hour battery life, built-in two-inch LCD screen, waterproofing up to 9 feet (and up to 196 feet with additional case), ability to shoot 1080p@60fps, a 300-degree rotating lens, WiFi video streaming while recording, two-way remote control, mounts and more. Many of these features are sold as add-ons by most brands; the Ghost-S comes loaded with these enhancements.

"Powerful shouldn't mean complicated. Drift continues our commitment to making POV cameras that are both easy-to-use and technologically advanced, with no sacrifice of features that professionals want but anyone can use. With the new Ghost-S, anyone can get out there and live life outside the box," said Robin Parker, co-founder, Drift Innovation. 

Increased 3.5h Battery Life & Improved Video Quality
Built and expanded on the foundation of the award-winning Drift HD Ghost, the Ghost-S boasts such stunning features as an industry-best 3.5-hour battery (@30fps) plus the ability to film spectacular quality video in 1080p@60fps and 720p@120fps.

Get the Shot and See It
A built-in two-inch LCD screen (made scratch resistant by Corning® Gorilla® Glass) lets users see what they're filming or use it for instant playback. The Ghost-S also features a 300-degree rotating lens, allowing the ability to mount the camera at any angle to capture the perfect shot. The simple interface enables users to easily set preferred shooting mode: video, photo, photoburst or timelapse.

Improved Low Light Settings
The Ghost-S now offers scene mode and the ability to choose from normal, vivid or low light settings. Scene mode simplifies set-up relevant to the lighting conditions. In low light setting, the Ghost-S adjusts automatically to provide the best image quality possible.

Two Way Remote Control
Like its predecessor, the Ghost-S comes with Drift's Two-Way Remote, placing intuitive control at the user's fingertips by clearly communicating the camera's function status with Drift's color system. The remote can also control multiple Drift cameras at once.

Technologically Advanced
Ideal for professionals and casual users alike, the Ghost-S is the most robust Drift camera to date with a leading-edge processor, Sony CMOS sensor and 7-element aspherical lens technology, making the Ghost-S capable of 1080p at 60fps and 12mp stills. Whether strapped to a helmet while snowboarding or shooting a documentary, the result is extraordinarily smooth, rich video in any condition. More additions to the Ghost-S include "Clone Mode," where multiple Drift cameras can record simultaneously, and "Car DVR mode" for in-car and on-bike video security.

Combined with the free iOS and Android Drift app, Ghost-S users have ultimate control and customization. The Ghost-S retails for $399 USD and will be available at retail locations worldwide on November 26 and for pre-order now at driftinnovation.com

About Drift Innovation
Dedicated to creating technology for people who share our passion for sports, art, music, film and an active lifestyle, Drift Innovation lets creative individuals capture and share their unique journey and live life outside the box. Drift manufactures quality HD action cameras, mounts and accessories, leveraging the latest technologies and R&D. By putting professional-caliber features in an intuitive, easy-to-use design, Drift allows anyone to immediately begin filming "out of the box."

Drift sponsored professional athletes in moto, auto, outdoor, snow, aquatic and airborne sports are an integral part of the R&D process, testing the performance and durability of Drift products in the field.

Widely recognized as one of the top action camera brands globally, Drift distributes its products in more than 35 regions. For more information, visit http://driftinnovation.com

Find Drift Innovation Online
http://driftinnovation.com
http://www.facebook.com/driftinnovation
http://twitter.com/driftinnovation
http://youtube.com/driftinnovation
http://vimeo.com/driftinnovation

SOURCE  Drift Innovation

Drift Innovation

CONTACT: Katy Lim, +1-415-375-0663, katy@bethechangepr.com

Web Site: http://www.driftinnovation.com

Crank Software Furthers UI Development with Optimized Capabilities in Storyboard Suite

Storyboard Suite 3.2 Provides Better Workflows and Increased Usability Features for Creating Seamless UIs Faster

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crank Software, an innovator in embedded user interface (UI) solutions, announced today Storyboard Suite 3.2, a new version of its turnkey UI development software. Storyboard Suite 3.2 features new usability improvements and optimized workflows to help development teams create better UIs and get products to market faster.

UI engineering and design teams no longer have to work in a back-and-forth process that results in a rigid UI sacrificing either performance or design. With Storyboard Suite, teams now can save time and costs by having designers and engineers work side-by-side in an integrated, collaborative process to ultimately create a better UI. Storyboard Suite provides the ability to get from concept to working prototype in minutes rather than months with a tool that works across the enterprise.

"The Storyboard Suite platform is consistently helping companies create the UIs they want - UIs that set their product apart and draw customers back to their brand, time and again," said Brian Edmond, Crank Software president. "With Storyboard Suite 3.2, we're continuing to improve on the best solution for UI development engineers and designers create great content, develop and refine ideas, and do it in less time."

Storyboard Suite 3.2 brings increased functionality to Storyboard users, continuing to make it easy for teams to develop, prototype, and refine a UI until it's perfect for a customer - both in function and in design.  New features and improvements include:

    --  Photoshop Re-Import: Make revisions to Photoshop files and easily
        re-import them into Storyboard Suite. In addition, use Storyboard to
        identify changes in Photoshop files, and see live updates of an
        application by selecting various Photoshop elements.
    --  Scrolling List Table Enhancements: Create vertical or horizontal table
        scrolling without writing code.
    --  Animation Enhancements: Iterate quickly with new animation timeline
        features, scale and reverse animation, to get the perfect user
        experience for your UI application.
    --  3D Edit Mode: Achieve 3D element positioning using just mouse and key
        combinations.
In addition, users can benefit from simpler tools for off-screen content editing making it easier to position controls for animation during runtime, reference anchor points for more precise alignment, and control property functions for inline math. And, Lua can now be used to create animations and directly set table attributes.

For more information about Storyboard Suite 3.2, readers can visit cranksoftware.com/products/crank_storyboard_suite.php.

About Crank Software
Crank Software is an innovator in embedded user interface (UI) solutions, reducing the time, costs, and headaches that notoriously come hand-in-hand with UI development by letting designers and engineers work side-by-side. Crank products manage the UI lifecycle from design to deployment. Teams can use the software to develop, prototype, and refine the UI until it's perfect - both in function and in design - and then deploy the UI for the final product. With a shorter development time and a more collaborative process, products get to market first with a higher ROI and a remarkable UI that builds brand loyalty.

Customer/Media Contact: Jason Clarke, jason@cranksoftware.com, 613-595-1999

SOURCE  Crank Software

Crank Software

Web Site: http://www.cranksoftware.com

Mibblio Celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah with New, Interactive Kids Music Apps for iPad

Musical storybook apps bring holiday cheer to kids, featuring KT Tunstall, Matisyahu, Guster, the Indigo Girls, and more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Twinkling lights! Family and friends! Music and fun! The wondrous world of Mibblio, a creative studio that makes interactive music apps designed for kids, is bringing good tidings this holiday season with the launch of two brand new apps for Christmas and Hanukkah.

Bringing the Christmas spirit to life is "Santa's Merry Band," which includes a festive collection of "mibblets" (music storybooks) featuring special guests KT Tunstall, Guster, Indigo Girls, The Brian Setzer Orchestra,G. Love, Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler, and Dan Hicks. "Santa's Merry Band" launched today for iPad and is available for $4.99, letting users jam out while reading along to beautifully illustrated holiday hits - and future favorites - such as "Santa's Workshop," "I Feel the Christmas Spirit," "Christmas Baby" and more.

The acclaimed creator of storybook apps also collaborated with beloved reggae musician Matisyahu for a special Hanukkah app, "Matisyahu's 'Happy Hanukkah' Jam-Along." Known for blending traditional Jewish themes with reggae and hip-hop beats, Matisyahu returned to the children's world with his first-ever app, available on iPad for $2.99.

"Christmas and Hanukkah are occasions for families to spend time together and create new memories, and we chose music and artists that represent that ideal," said Sammy Rubin, co-founder and creative director, Mibblio. "It's our goal to give families fun ways to engage in music, and we're proud to offer these special experiences for iPad for the holidays."

Mibblio properties combine enchanting illustrations from talented artists all over the world with whimsical musical stories for families to enjoy by allowing them to actively join in on the musical composition process. Users can play along on percussion, strings and piano instruments, while reading along with the accompanying story.

Press interested in images can download them here.

About Mibblio

Mibblio is a creative studio that makes interactive music apps designed for kids. Featuring Grammy winners and other notable artists, Mibblio's "mibblets" combine stories and music to form apps loaded with musical features that enable kids to read along, sing along, and jam along.

Cousins Sammy Rubin and David Leiberman founded Mibblio in 2012. As a composer and music producer, Sammy wanted to create a new type of musical story experience for kids that combined illustrated stories with the music-making elements that he used on a daily basis. David left the world of consulting to design and teach innovative curriculum to high school students and joined Sammy on his venture to create a fun, musically enriching and educational new technology. David's background in education as well as his passion for music made for the perfect partnership, and thus, Mibblio was born. Be sure to "Like" Mibblio on Facebook and follow on Twitter for the latest updates.

SOURCE  Mibblio

Mibblio

CONTACT: Workman Entertainment + Public Relations, WE + PR, 212. 256. 0592, Pamela Lipshitz: Pamelal@workmanentertainment.com, Elyse Marrocco: Elyse@workmanentertainment.com

Web Site: http://mibblio.com

Synopsys New Ultra Low-Power Non-Volatile Memory IP Cuts Power by 90 Percent and Size in Half

DesignWare Multiple-Time Programmable NVM IP Reduces System Costs for Wireless and RFID / NFC Tag Applications

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:

    --  Synopsys DesignWare AEON Multiple-Time Programmable Ultra Low-Power
        Non-Volatile Memory IP optimized for power- and area-sensitive wireless
        applications and RFID / NFC tags
    --  Single-bit read capability and read operation down to 0.9V reduce power
        consumption by up to 90 percent compared to previous generation
    --  50 percent area reduction over previous Synopsys NVM IP reduces overall
        system cost by reusing the system's existing analog blocks
    --  Support for up to 100,000 programming cycles allows RFID and NFC tags to
        be reused many times
    --  Fast programming mode reduces factory programming time by up to 70
        percent
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the availability of its DesignWare® AEON® Multiple-Time Programmable (MTP) Ultra Low-Power (ULP) Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) IP, optimized for the stringent power and area requirements of wireless and RFID/NFC ICs. The DesignWare AEON MTP ULP NVM IP cuts power consumption by up to 90 percent compared to the previous generation by offering a single-bit read capability, read operation down to 0.9V and peak current under 10uA during erase and programming. Reducing power consumption extends battery life in mobile systems, increases RFID/NFC tag sensitivity and reduces tag size by allowing the use of smaller antennas.

"The power and area reductions in Synopsys' ULP NVM IP enable us to maintain our strong position as a turn-key solution provider in the UHF RFID tag IC market," said Murilo Pessatti, CEO at Chipus. "As an analog IP company competing in the quickly evolving RFID market, we need reliable IP partners, and Synopsys has IP quality and support that we can trust. Based on our previous success using DesignWare NVM IP, we are confident that Synopsys' ULP NVM IP will enable us to continue to build competitive products that meet our customers' power and area demands."

"Offering ULP NVM IP on our high-volume 180 nanometer CMOS process will enable our customers to reduce their overall system costs and meet the ultra low-power requirements of RFID and NFC tags," said Yit Loong Lai, senior vice president at SilTerra. "DesignWare NVM IP aligns well with our process technology to deliver an ideal combination of density, speed, and enduring performance to power future Internet of Things-related applications."

The DesignWare AEON MTP ULP NVM IP offers single-bit read capability to give designers additional flexibility in setting power/timing tradeoffs, which can depend on the peak current and read time requirements. To reduce factory programming test costs, the IP includes a fast programming mode that cuts programming time by 70 percent compared to the previous generation. With up to 100,000 write cycle endurance, RFID and NFC designers using DesignWare AEON MTP ULP NVM IP can have confidence that their products can be reprogrammed many times for extensive reuse. In addition, the IP integrates critical high-voltage generation and distribution circuitry to simplify integration and reduce system cost and area.

"To achieve their systems' power and cost objectives, designers in the competitive wireless and RFID/NFC tag markets need the lowest power and smallest area NVM IP for their ICs," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and systems at Synopsys. "Synopsys DesignWare NVM IP, the industry's broadest portfolio of CMOS MTP IP, has shipped in well over three billion chips and over 40 process nodes. With the new DesignWare AEON MTP ULP NVM IP, Synopsys is building on its years of NVM technology leadership to deliver proven IP that lowers integration risk and speeds time to market."

Availability

DesignWare AEON MTP ULP NVM IP is available now in the 180 nanometer process node.

About DesignWare IP

Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes complete interface IP solutions consisting of controllers, PHY and verification IP for widely used protocols, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries, processor cores and subsystems. To support software development and hardware/software integration of the IP, Synopsys offers drivers, transaction-level models, and prototypes for many of its IP products. Synopsys' HAPS® FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution enables validation of the IP and the SoC in the system context. Synopsys' Virtualizer(TM) virtual prototyping tool set allows developers to start the development of software for the IP or the entire SoC significantly earlier compared to traditional methods. With a robust IP development methodology, extensive investment in quality, IP prototyping, software development and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit http://www.synopsys.com/designware.

About Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) accelerates innovation in the global electronics market. As a leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, Synopsys delivers software, IP and services to help engineers address their design, verification, system and manufacturing challenges. Since 1986, engineers around the world have been using Synopsys technology to design and create billions of chips and systems. Learn more at http://www.synopsys.com.

Editorial Contacts:
Monica Marmie

Synopsys, Inc.

650-584-2890
monical@synopsys.com

Stephen Brennan

MCA, Inc.

650-968-8900, ext.114
sbrennan@mcapr.com

SOURCE  Synopsys, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.synopsys.com

Let the Trolling Begin! "Trolls vs. Vikings" Sieges the App Store This January

OSLO, Norway, November 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    Megapop strikes down Viking propaganda with a pro-Troll game trailer

    Megapop, a startup studio founded by former Funcom (Age of Conan) and Artplant
(Battlestar Galactica Online) developers, today announced a January 2014 launch for Trolls
vs. Vikings, their debut mobile / PC tower defense game. The puzzling lane-defense game
puts a casual twist on the popular tower defense formula, infusing a blend of humor and an
ever-changing battlefield. See it all in action in the game's official trailer:
http://youtu.be/x0Jzz2yEw-4

    While set in the ancient world of Norse mythology, Trolls vs. Vikings features a
modern rivalry: Loki (yes, that Loki) promises the greedy Vikings a handsome profit for
attacking the harmless and misunderstood Trolls. To stop the Viking siege on innocent
Troll settlements, players must travel to various Troll villages with an unlikely team of
heroes, recruiting dwarves along the way and discovering the truth behind the Viking
onslaught. With a tale reaching across the lands of Midgard and into the Halls of the Gods
themselves, Trolls vs. Vikings uncovers for once and for all who really started the
trolling!

    Unlike most tower defense games, Trolls vs. Vikings takes a different approach to
towers, levels, tactics, player interaction, and boss fights. Players harness immense
Troll power to strategically move towers, buff units, and take on other set-piece
challenges that add fresh new gameplay to each stage. To keep up with the action, players
will be thinking on their feet from start to finish. Just beware of the Valkyries, who
have been fed far too much Julekake, threatening to (sugar) crash on top of you!

    About Trolls vs Vikings:

       
        - The CraziestTower Defense Experience, Period - Play as nature-loving
          Trolls, who must defend Midgard, their magical homeland, from fierce Viking invaders.
        - Extensive Story Mode - Advance across 70 levels spanning Midgard, with each
          area providing new environments, challenges, achievements, tactics, bosses and
          hilarious new enemies to fight. Plus, each difficulty mode generates different stages!
        - It's Got It All - Master 20 Troll types, each with their own strengths and
          weaknesses to battle over 25 different types of Vikings of ranged and close-combat
          masteries, as well as divine boss fights against Thor, Odin, and Loki himself!
        - Tower Defense... Evolved - Movable towers i.e. the big hulking Trolls, massive
          set pieces, strategic resource gathering, dynamic in-game tile system, and many other
          small and large tweaks to the beloved gameplay formula.
        - Multiplayer Campaign COMING SOON! - Social features will mark a first for the
          genre with both real-time and turn-based multiplayer matches. Soon, loop in friends
          with the seamless social sharing and comparing system, or challenge anonymous Troll
          activists in both live and asynchronous gameplay.
        - Labor of Love - Perhaps the most important "feature" of all... and it's not
          even a feature. The Megapop team shares a deep reverence for the tower defense genre;
          their top priority is to make a game they personally love to play!

    Enter the wacky and wonderful world of the Trolls, and help them fend off the vicious
Viking horde on the App Store January 2014! To learn more about Trolls vs. Vikings:

       
        - Follow Megapop on Twitter [https://twitter.com/megapopgames ] for the most
          up-to-date information
        - Check out the Megapop Website [http://megapopgames.com ]
        - Like Megapop on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Megapopgames ]
        - Subscribe to Megapop on YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/thisismegapop ]

    Assets

    Learn more with the PDF Fact sheet
[http://www.triplepointpr.com/dl/Megapop/TrollsVsVikings_Megapop_GDC_2013_FactSheet.pdf ]

    Download the press kit
[http://www.triplepointpr.com/dl/Megapop/TrollsVsVikings_PressKit.zip ]

    Download the trailer
[http://www.triplepointpr.com/dl/Megapop/TrollsVsVikings_trailer.mov.zip ]

    Watch the trailer on http://youtu.be/x0Jzz2yEw-4

    About Megapop
Founded in 2012 by former Funcom (Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, Dreamfall, The Longest
Journey) and Artplant (Battlestar Galactica Online) developers, Megapop is a new casual
gaming startup headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company is founded by some of Europe's
most recognized game developers and game business managers. More than 100 years of
combined experience has resulted in a range of significant awards and a number of
international hits. As a company, Megapop is focused on adding an engaging social
dimension to beloved videogame staples. With a deep passion for games, their ultimate goal
is to create worthy games, where quality gameplay shines brightest of all! Official
Website [http://www.megapopgames.com ] | Facebook [http://facebook.com/megapopgames ] |
@MegapopGames [http://twitter.com/megapopgames ]

       
        Media Contact
        Erin Fan, TriplePoint
        efan@triplepointpr.com
        +1(415)955-8500

Megapop

Centec Fuels Open Development with "Lantern", the Industrial First Open Source Hardware Based SDN Switch Implementation

SUZHOU, China, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Centec Networks, a leading innovator of SDN switching silicon and advanced SDN turnkey system solutions, today announced a revolution in open software-defined networking (SDN) with the introduction of "Lantern". Lantern is an open source implementation targeted at hardware based SDN switches, integrating Linux Debian 7.2 OS, Open vSwitch (OVS) with silicon SDK and adaption layer as an open source turnkey solution. The solution can be downloaded via GitHub with Apache 2.0 License.

SDN is a new approach to networking of which the OpenFlow(TM) protocol, maintained by the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), is the key technology. Implementing SDN via an open standard enables extraordinary agility while reducing service development and operational costs. The complete open source release includes silicon SDK and adaption layer facilitates research activity in the field. It also enables equipment vendors to further innovate on top of a turnkey solution. Furthermore, the Lantern release is intended to contribute to the open eco-system which is crucial to SDN development in the industry.

"Widespread adoption of OpenFlow-based SDN solutions requires the development of open solutions for both software and hardware," said Dan Pitt, executive director of the Open Networking Foundation. "Our mission at ONF is to accelerate the adoption of open SDN so we are excited to see our member companies propelling solutions to market that anticipate and meet end-user needs for open SDN solutions."

The Lantern release includes source code written in Debian Linux as the platform OS, modified Open vSwitch (OVS) as the OpenFlow agent, as well as a silicon SDK and adaption layer. In conjunction with the release, it includes a development guide and compilation scripts. Lantern features:

    --  OpenFlow 1.0 interoperating with mainstream OpenFlow controllers
    --  2.5K embedded flow entries with complete match field and stats
    --  Complete L2 to L4 match fields
    --  Flexible editing L2-L4 fields, such as rewriting MAC DA/MAC SA/l4port/IP
    --  Popular tunnel overlay technology such as L2 over GRE, QinQ
Combined with the Lantern release is a high-performance development platform, V330-52TX-RD, powered by Centec's SDN optimized switch silicon. V330-52TX-RD is a product level development platform with 48*1GE RJ45 network ports and 4*10GE SFP+ uplink ports. The development system can be purchased by E-commerce at Amazon.com.

"As a switch silicon and whitebox solution vendor in SDN," Said Tao Gu, VP of business development of Centec Networks, "Centec firmly believes that open is one of the main benefits of SDN and has long devoted into developing open SDN solution. Centec is planning to continue the open source roadmap in SDN, such as the support to OpenFlow 1.3, OF-Config 1.1 and an OpenStack Neutron plug-in to integrate physical switches into the OpenStack environment, with more SDN optimized development systems."

About Centec

Centec Networks is pioneering to provide switching silicon and whitebox solution for SDN. We are committed to enable SDN into networks of carrier, enterprise and data centers. Leveraging the high performance open SDN architecture, Centec enables customer networks seamlessly migrate from traditional L2, L3 and MPLS/MPLS-TP applications to the new SDN track. Together with the customer, Centec is redefining the switching network with optimized investment and more opening capability to create value for future and today.

For more information, please visit http://www.centecnetworks.com

Also, users can search for help and information @Centec Networks in Twitter.com.

Contact:

Enka Hu

+86-0512-62885358
pr@centecnetworks.com

SOURCE  Centec Networks (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Centec Networks (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Web Site: http://www.centecnetworks.com

Kensington Gadgets for Everyone on Your List - Eliminate the "Holi-daze" of Finding a Perfect Gift

Budget Friendly but Never Boring -Sophisticated Tech to Simple Stocking Stuffers Will Fit the Bill without Breaking the Bank

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensington,a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.((TM)) mobile accessories, today announced a variety of budget friendly gadget gift ideas for everyone on your Holiday shopping list - tech geek, road warrior, style maven and something for the kids - you'll be this year's favorite gift-giver with Kensington products that always look great and keep gift recipients connected to their favorite devices.

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Staying on budget during the Holiday season can be a real challenge and setting a spending limit is often necessary. Kensington can help you get the most out of your hard-earned dollars with a range of products offering protection and power -- all for under $100.

KeyFolios that protect your prized iPad(®) Air and iPad mini or a stylus and pen tablet companion in an arrary of festive colors are sure to delight. Power accessories will have your mobile devices fully charged by the time you reach the Holiday party, while an App-enabled proximity monitoring system helps you find your valuables easily when you're on the move. Last but not least, a sleek looking ultra-portable tote offers the gift of style and defense for your devices, delivering on safety without a huge price tag!

Under $35:  Slick Stocking Stuffers

Kensington PowerBolt((TM)) 4.2 Dual Fast Charge (K39576AM; SRP $34.99) --  Charge two iPads from one car power outlet -- and do it fast -- with the Kensington PowerBolt 4.2 Dual Fast Charge. It can also safely charge your iPod(®), iPhone(®) or iPad mini. Just simply use your own Lightning to USB cable for iPod nano, iPod touch or iPhone 5.  PowerBolt 4.2 will only deliver the Amps your mobile device needs and no more -- all in the shortest time possible.

Kensington Virtuoso((TM)) Stylus and Pen for Tablets (Blue - K97103WW; Pink - K97104WW; Purple - K97105WW; Chartreuse  - K97106WW; Emerald - K97107WW; Slate Grey - K97045WW; Red - K97046WW; Denim Blue - K97047WW; Olive - K97048WW; Plum - K97049WW; Plaid - K97050WW; Metallic - K97042WW; Black - K97044WW; SRP $24.99 -$29.99)  -- Keep your tablet screen looking shiny, new and fingerprint free with a Kensington Virtuoso Stylus and Pen and unleash your creativity. They are available in range of styles and colors to suit a variety of preferences. Added features include a pen cap that fits securely over the stylus, full-length body for familiar grip and feel and a chrome pocket clip. Virtuoso Stylus & Pen is also the perfect companion to your new iPad Air.

Kensington Virtuoso((TM)) Stylus for Tablets (Plaid - K97037WW; Pixel - K97038WW; Denim Blue - K97100WW; Olive - K97101WW; Plum - K97102WW; Red - K97099WW; Slate Grey K97098WW; Blue - K97032WW; Pink - K97033WW; Purple - K97034WW; Chartreuse K97035WW; Emerald - K97036WW; Metallic - K97029WW; Black - K97031WW; SRP $14.99 -$17.99) -- Tablets are great fun to use until you realize that every time you touch one to navigate or type, you're just adding another smudge to the tablet screen. The fact is, no matter how clean your hands are they naturally emit oils. Before you know it, your screen is messy, making it difficult to see the screen while also attracting dirt and grime that can permanently scratch and damage the screen. They are available in a range of styles and colors to suit a variety of preferences. The Virtuoso is also the perfect companion to your new iPad® Air.

Under $75:  Gifts to Stay Organized, Charged Up and On Track

Kensington Triple Trek((TM)) Ultrabook((TM)) Optimized Tote (K62588AM; SRP $69.99) -- Safely carry your Ultrabook without resorting to hauling around a frumpy bag with the Kensington Triple Trek Ultrabook Tote. Its stylish, distinctive good looks disguise the fact that the Ultrabook Tote is actually a safe and functional way to transport your Ultrabook and tablet computers. It also makes it easier to use your tablet. Zip open the tote and the built-in tablet stand simplifies viewing your tablet when on the go. Compartments for a tablet, Ultrabook and even smartphone are fleece-lined to swaddle your devices in a soft layer of protection while also keeping them organized.

Kensington Absolute Power((TM)) 1.0 Charge & Sync Stand (K39576AM; SRP $49.99) -- Looking for a desktop charge & sync stand for your iPhone 5/5s/5c? The convenient Kensington Charge & Sync Stand is the one for you. Keep one on your nightstand, desk, or any other spot where you consistently need a charge and you'll always be ready to power up. With the built-in Lightning port and 1.0 Amp of power, the Kensington Charge &Sync provides a fast, safe charge for your Apple device; it also holds the ideal position for hands-free FaceTime(®) chats. Unlike other charging docks, the Kensington Charge &Sync Stand doesn't limit you to charging from just a wall outlet or USB port,  it does both thanks to its detachable AC adapter that lets you charge from a wall outlet or charge and sync from your computer's USB port.

Kensington Proximo((TM)) Key Fob Bluetooth(®) Tracker (K97150US; SRP $39.99) -- Every 3.5 seconds, a mobile phone is lost or stolen. For today's always-connected mobile users, a smartphone is more than just expensive to replace - it's often the keeper of a tremendous amount of personal, confidential and work-related information, too. The Proximo Bluetooth Tracker is App-enabled and combines hardware and software. It works by setting up a wireless connection between your smartphone or tablet with the Proximo Key Fob or Proximo Tag using Bluetooth Smart Technology. Proximo's App dashboard is always on and can track up to five items concurrently. Proximo will alert you the moment you leave your smartphone or Key Fob behind, while the App will help you find your Key Fob or Tag at the press of a button. Compatible with iPhone 5s/5c/5/4S & iPad as well as the Samsung  Galaxy(®) S4/S3, Samsung Note(®) and Samsung Tab(®) . Proximo Tag only version is also available.

Under $100: Presents to Protect a Prized iPad Air or iPad mini 

Kensington KeyFolio((TM)) Pro( )Folio with Keyboard for iPad Air(K97008US; SRP $99.99) --

Classic, durable and uncompromised typing best describe Kensington's KeyFolio Pro for the new iPad Air We've taken a favorite and made it even better with magnetic construction for multiple viewing angles in any work environment. Built from the ground up, the new and improved keyboard offers six rows of keys for continuous productivity with island-style, raised tactile keys to make typing a breeze. Also available for iPad® 4 and Samsung Tab®. 

Kensington KeyFolio(TM) Thin Protective Cover & Stand for iPad mini with Retina Display & iPad® mini (K39796US; SRP $79.99) --The iPad mini's small size and thin profile make it the perfect companion for on the go. Now protect it and also make it easier to use, without adding bulk. The Kensington KeyFolio Thin Protective Cover and Stand wraps your iPad mini in an ultra-thin folio for a compact design. A raised bezel protects the corners and screen of your iPad mini from scratches and damage. Rubber feet add stability while typing and surfing the web, it also prevents your iPad mini from sliding off a table or desk. Typing is a breeze too, thanks to the high-performance keyboard with tactile, scissor style keys. It pairs instantly with your iPad mini to deliver wireless operation -- no wires, no clutter.

Kensington SafeGrip((TM)) Rugged Case & Stand for iPad® mini with Retina Display & iPad® mini (Grass - K67795AM; SRP $49.99) -- The iPad mini is perfect for small hands and big imaginations. However kids will be kids and that means that sensitive electronic devices like the iPad mini just aren't built to survive rough handling. Kensington SafeGrip solves that problem by wrapping the iPad in a rugged, padded case built to fend off those hard knocks. SafeGrip also adds features kids need like a thick, sturdy handle made for kid-sized hands that not only prevent drops and accidents but even doubles as a handy two-position stand for viewing and typing. SafeGrip provides complete screen protection against scratches and smudges, and a stylus can really help keep filthy fingers off the iPad mini screen while also aiding accuracy. Also available at $54.99 for the iPad® 2 and iPad® 4.

Product Availability

These Kensington products are available now at Kensington.com and Amazon.com. For additional information on the new and existing line of Kensington products, please visit http://www.kensington.com.

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About Kensington

Kensington, a leader in smart. safe. simple.((TM)) computing accessories, is the recognized industry standard trusted by enterprises around the world. Kensington's mobile security product offerings include laptop and mobile security locks providing a new generation of front-line protection for mobile devices. In addition, Kensington offers accessories including power adapters, chargers, mice, keyboards, trackballs, universal docking stations, desktop accessories, carrying cases and iPad/iPhone/iPod accessories. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Kensington is the technology division of ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO), a world leader in branded office products, with products marketed in more than 100 countries across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.kensington.com or call Kensington toll-free at 1-800-235-6708.

Kensington is a registered trademark of ACCO Brands. KeyCover, KeyFolio Exact, KeyFolio Pro, KeyFolio Executive, Virtuoso, and Smart. Safe. Simple. are trademarks of ACCO Brands. Apple and iPad are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Tanya Jeffers, +1-415-897-0999 (direct), +1-415-720-6456 (mobile), tanya.jeffers@grayling.com, or Jessica Cooper, +1-415-442-4036 (direct), +1-650-515-2071 (mobile), jessica.cooper@grayling.com, both of Grayling

Web Site: http://www.kensington.com

Visions Federal Credit Union Selects ProfitStars' ImageCenter

- Fully integrated teller image capture solution provides credit union with enhanced efficiencies and security while improving member service -

MONETT, Mo., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its ProfitStars(®) division today announced that Endicott, N.Y.-based Visions Federal Credit Union has selected ImageCenter(TM) as its teller image capture solution.

The $3.2 billion credit union has been processing on the Symitar(®) Episys(® )core system for 16 years and recently began looking for ways to create new efficiencies at its teller lines. ImageCenter's full integration with Episys has enabled the credit union to reduce manual processes, optimize image exchange technologies, and enhance security while improving member service and convenience.

According to Cynthia Schroeder, vice president and chief information officer at Visions Federal Credit Union, "As a long-time ProfitStars client, we knew that we were in good hands when we expressed a need for an automated teller solution that would support our growth and service goals. ImageCenter expedites our handling of paper checks, meaning significant time and cost savings. We have also dramatically improved service quality by offering members shorter wait times, real-time transaction information, and faster resolution to questions and issues."

ImageCenter is ProfitStars' comprehensive image capture solution that electronically processes all transaction types for financial institutions. The system leverages integrated modules that operate as the collection point for transactions originating from multiple channels, including teller stations, branches, and image-based and conventional ATMs. ImageCenter accepts data and image input files from multiple sources, including third-party providers, in a variety of formats. ImageCenter supports five capture methods: teller, branch, central, image ATM, and remote deposit.

According to David Foss, president of ProfitStars, "ImageCenter supports more productive, profitable and secure check processing at the teller line, and we are pleased to see Visions Federal Credit Union realize its immediate impact. Interactive teller capture continues to be important to financial institutions that are looking to gain teller efficiencies and improve service quality, and our ImageCenter solution is backed by nearly 20 years of development, experience, and enhancements."

About ProfitStars

As a diverse, global division of Jack Henry & Associates, ProfitStars combines JHA's solid technology background with the latest breakthroughs in five performance-boosting solution groups - financial performance, imaging and payments processing, information security and risk management, retail delivery, and online and mobile. Explore the power of ProfitStars-enhanced performance at http://www.profitstars.com.

About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(®) (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and electronic payment solutions primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,300 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking(®) supports banks ranging from community to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar(®) is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars(®) provides best-of-breed solutions that enhance the performance of domestic and international financial institutions of all asset sizes and charters using any core processing system, as well as diverse corporate entities. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenry.com.

Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information.  Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information.  Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information.  Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements.  Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.

JKHY-PS

SOURCE  Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

CONTACT: Analyst Contact: Kevin D. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, (417) 235-6652, or Press Contact: Jacqueline Scheider, ProfitStars Marketing Manager, (770) 752-6410

Web Site: http://www.jackhenry.com

Trilogy Keeping Customers Comfortable with Cloud-Based Real-Time Mobile Communications from ClickSoftware

Australia HVAC service provider chooses ClickSoftware's cloud-based solutions to deliver exceptional service while streamlining operations

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, November 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    Recognizing the strategic role that enterprise mobility
[http://www.clicksoftware.com/mobility-solutions-mobile-workforce-management-clickmobile.htm ]
plays in enhancing field force productivity and communication, Trilogy Services
[http://www.trilogyservices.com.au ] has turned to ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.
[http://www.clicksoftware.com ] (NasdaqGS: CKSW), to balance the need to provide excellent
customer experience while increasing the efficiency of its national mobile workforce.

    Using an integrated suite of ClickSoftware cloud solutions
[http://www.clicksoftware.com/solutions-saas-field-service-management.htm ], Trilogy will
intelligently plan and execute effective service for customers of its industrial heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) business, resulting in increased real-time
visibility, control and productivity of the field service force while enjoying significant
time and cost savings.

    "ClickSoftware's robust and flexible cloud-based solution will deliver an always-on
connection to our field force, allowing Trilogy to make real-time decisions as business
needs change and arms us with the mobile technology that will differentiate our level of
service," said Mark Williamson, CEO of Trilogy. "Following the Trilogy roll-out, the
company will also deploy ClickSoftware in the New Zealand business unit, Cowley Services,
during the first half of 2014."

    After completing a quick cloud implementation, Trilogy will benefit from
ClickSoftware's scheduling and mobility solutions by:

       
        - Improving customer service through real-time mobile connectivity
        - Increasing productivity of field workers by prioritizing and optimizing
          scheduling
        - Providing business-wide visibility for management, field staff and back office
          employees
        - Reducing billing cycles with more accurate information gathered in real-time
          from mobile devices

    Trilogy will provide its field technicians the flexibility to access the same
ClickSoftware solution using a variety of mobile devices and platforms, which field
technicians can use for everything from accessing maps and driving directions, to health
and safety compliance checklists on site. ClickSoftware's device agnostic approach
supports the growing trend toward enterprise BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).

    "Our clients have a choice. Whether delivered in the cloud, or installed on site, the
service industry knows ClickSoftware's solutions leads to faster customer response and
efficient allocation of field resources across the territories," said Dr. Moshe BenBassat,
Founder and CEO of ClickSoftware. "ClickSoftware's expertise working with global services
organizations will enable Trilogy to improve and track performance, and further strengthen
their position as the leading HVAC and refrigeration maintenance business in Australia."

    About Trilogy

    Trilogy Services is a national provider of commercial and industrial HVAC and
Refrigeration solutions across Australia. Our core service offering includes HVAC design
and installation, servicing and maintenance as well as 24-hour emergency breakdown
assistance.

    With a field force of 200 qualified technicians located across 13 branches, Trilogy
has the capability and capacity to provide clients from a variety of industry sectors with
tailored solutions to optimize and maintain their HVAC assets.

    Operating with a customer centric approach, our solutions are driven by the needs and
requirements of the clients first and foremost. Our services are engineered to provide our
clients with increased asset lifecycle visibility and management, giving them greater
control over operating costs and resource planning. To find out more, please visit
http://www.trilogyservices.com.au.

    About ClickSoftware

    ClickSoftware (NasdaqGS: CKSW) is the leading provider of automated mobile workforce
management and service optimization solutions for the enterprise, both for mobile and
in-house resources. As pioneers of the "Service chain optimization" concept, our solutions
provide organizations with end-to-end visibility and control of the entire service
management chain by optimizing forecasting, planning, shift and task scheduling, mobility
and real-time management of resource and customer communication.

    Available via the cloud or on-premise, our products incorporate best business
practices and advanced decision-making algorithms to manage service operations more
efficiently, in a scalable, integrated manner. Our solutions have become the backbone for
many leading organizations worldwide by addressing the fundamental question of job
fulfillment: Who does What, for Whom, With what, Where and When.

    ClickSoftware is the premier choice for delivering superb business performance to
service sector organizations of all sizes. The company is headquartered in the United
States and Israel, with offices across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. For more
information, please visit http://www.clicksoftware.com. Follow us on Twitter
[https://twitter.com/ClickSoftware ].

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements within the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S Federal securities laws.
These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those statements
regarding expected benefits to Trilogy Services from using ClickSoftware's cloud-based
solutions. Such "forward-looking statements" involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or performance to differ
materially from those projected, including those discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
and elsewhere in ClickSoftware's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2012 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as
otherwise required by law, ClickSoftware is under no obligation to (and expressly
disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

       
        Media Contacts:
        Kristin Amico
        ClickSoftware
        +1-781-272-5903 ext. 2364
        kristin.amico@clicksoftware.com

ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd

Apache CloudStack Matures With First Commercial Support Offering

LONDON, November 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    ShapeBlue, the leading independent global CloudStack integrator, today announced that
it will be the first to offer commercial support of Apache CloudStack.

    ShapeBlue will offer professional, 24x7x365, enterprise grade support for IaaS
infrastructures built on Apache CloudStack. The service will offer SLAs and is provided by
an organisation that is a centre of excellence in the design and deployment of CloudStack
infrastructures.

    Giles Sirett, ShapeBlue CEO, explained: "For 12 months we've had increasing demand for
formalised CloudStack support services. We support many customers but to date have not
offered an SLA-based model. As Apache CloudStack adoption increases we see demand for a
service that offers expert support - our customers want the benefits of open source, but
also professional, responsive support as with a traditional vendor product."

    "We can provide this because of the deep knowledge and expertise we have from building
some of the world's largest CloudStack infrastructures, and also our capabilities with
associated network, storage and compute technologies. We've developed a global support
capability in order to offer the high service levels our customers demand. We have piloted
the service with a number of customers and received overwhelmingly positive feedback."

    Regarding ShapeBlue's involvement with the Apache CloudStack project, Sirett
commented:

    "We will be greatly increasing our contribution to the Apache project, with the
creation of a dedicated CloudStack Software Engineering Team. Key to us is contributing
all of our work back into the project. At this stage, we have no plans to offer a
commercial distribution as we feel that this undermines the true value of open source
software like CloudStack. Other open source projects suffer from fragmentation by
participant vendors and we do not wish this to happen with Apache CloudStack."

    The core support service will offer heterogeneous support for cloud infrastructures,
guaranteed response times of 1 hour for high priority incidents, 24x7x365 coverage and a
product patching service. Furthermore, a unique "Instant Guru" service will allow
customers to discuss architecture questions and design changes using web-chat, outside of
the formalised support structure.

    Sirett concluded: "That demand has been created for this service demonstrates the
momentum that Apache CloudStack is gaining. We work hard to make sure that we offer the
highest levels of support, delivered by the best people. We are excited to be first in the
market with this service."

ShapeBlue

CONTACT: Giles Sirett, info@itpr.co.uk, Tel: +44-20-3603-0541

Qualcomm Technologies Announces Next Generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 "Ultra HD" Processor

--Mobile Technology Leader Announces its Highest Performance Processor Designed to Deliver the Highest Quality Mobile Video, Camera and Graphics to Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Tier --

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., introduced the next generation mobile processor of the Qualcomm(®) Snapdragon(TM) 800 tier, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, which is designed to deliver the highest-quality mobile video, imaging and graphics experiences at Ultra HD (4K) resolution, both on device and via Ultra HD TVs. Featuring the new Adreno 420 GPU, with up to 40 percent more graphics processing power than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 805 processor is the first mobile processor to offer system-level Ultra HD support, 4K video capture and playback and enhanced dual camera Image Signal Processors (ISPs), for superior performance, multitasking, power efficiency and mobile user experiences.

The Snapdragon 805 processor is Qualcomm Technologies' newest and highest performing Snapdragon processor to date, featuring:

    --  Blazing fast apps and web browsing and outstanding performance: Krait
        450 quad-core CPU, the first mobile CPU to run at speeds of up to 2.5
        GHz per core, plus superior memory bandwidth support of up to 25.6
        GB/second that is designed to provide unprecedented multimedia and web
        browsing performance.
    --  Smooth, sharp user interface and games support Ultra HD resolution: The
        mobile industry's first end-to-end Ultra HD solution with on-device
        display concurrent with output to HDTV; features Qualcomm Technologies'
        new Adreno 420 GPU, which introduces support for hardware tessellation
        and geometry shaders, for advanced 4K rendering, with even more
        realistic scenes and objects, visually stunning user interface, graphics
        and mobile gaming experiences at lower power.
    --  Fast, seamless connected mobile experiences: Custom, efficient
        integration with either the Qualcomm(®) Gobi((TM)) MDM9x25 or the Gobi
        MDM9x35 modem, powering superior seamless connected mobile experiences.
        The Gobi MDM9x25 chipset announced in February 2013 has seen significant
        adoption as the first embedded, mobile computing solution to support LTE
        carrier aggregation and LTE Category 4 with superior peak data rates of
        up to 150Mbps. Additionally, Qualcomm's most advanced Wi-Fi for mobile,
        2-stream dual-band Qualcomm(®) VIVE(TM) 802.11ac, enables wireless 4K
        video streaming and other media-intensive applications. With a low-power
        PCIe interface to the QCA6174, tablets and high-end smartphones can take
        advantage of faster mobile Wi-Fi performance (over 600 Mbps), extended
        operating range and concurrent Bluetooth connections, with minimal
        impact on battery life.
    --  Ability to stream more video content at higher quality using less power:
        Support for Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) for video post processing,
        first to introduce hardware 4K HEVC (H.265) decode for mobile for
        extremely low-power HD video playback.
    --  Sharper, higher resolution photos in low light and advanced
        post-processing features: First Gpixel/s throughput camera support in a
        mobile processor designed for a significant increase in camera speed and
        imaging quality. Sensor processing with gyro integration enables image
        stabilization for sharper, crisper photos. Qualcomm Technologies is the
        first to announce a mobile processor with advanced, low-power,
        integrated sensor processing, enabled by its custom DSP, designed to
        deliver a wide range of sensor-enabled mobile experiences.
"Using a smartphone or tablet powered by Snapdragon 805 processor is like having an UltraHD home theater in your pocket, with 4K video, imaging and graphics, all built for mobile," said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and co-president, QCT. "We're delivering the mobile industry's first truly end-to-end Ultra HD solution, and coupled with our industry leading Gobi LTE modems and RF transceivers, streaming and watching content at 4K resolution will finally be possible."

The Snapdragon 805 processor is sampling now and expected to be available in commercial devices by the first half of 2014.

About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm, Snapdragon, and Gobi are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. VIVE is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Gobi and Qualcomm Snapdragon are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm VIVE is a product of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. All Qualcomm Incorporated trademarks are used with permission. Other products or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts:

Tina Asmar, Corporate Communications

Phone: 1-858-845-5959

Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com

Warren Kneeshaw, Investor Relations

Phone: 1-858-658-4813

Email: ir@qualcomm.com

SOURCE  Qualcomm Incorporated

Qualcomm Incorporated

Web Site: http://www.qualcomm.com

Qualcomm Brings Leading Mobile DNA to Internet Processors to Enable Advanced Network Platforms

Qualcomm Pairs Dual-Core Krait Application Processor with New Packet Processor Engine to Establish Next-Generation of Smart Networks

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, Inc., introduced the Qualcomm Internet Processor (IPQ) product line to transform networking devices like home gateways, routers and media servers into "Smarthome" platforms. With unmatched multi-tasking performance and low power, IPQ-enabled networks can readily support the next generation of IP-based content, applications, systems and things, known as the Internet of Everything, in homes and businesses.

"Just as Qualcomm helped propel the smartphone experience and ecosystem, we are now employing the company's mobile DNA to enable the Smarthome as a platform to deliver an advanced class of content, applications and services that can be enjoyed throughout the home. Qualcomm is bringing together its mobile and networking expertise in the Internet Processor to extend its portfolio and enable new capabilities for network platforms," said Amir Faintuch, president, Qualcomm Atheros. "With this new class of high-performance, energy-efficient and agile processors for home gateways and enterprise access points, Qualcomm is again demonstrating its ability and commitment to elevate consumer experiences by driving innovation at the edge of the network."

Pairing of Dual-Core Krait and Packet Processor Engine for Optimized Performance

The IPQ enables home network equipment to do more than deliver broadband connections. It will enable service providers to expand revenue opportunities by delivering new content, applications and services such as security and surveillance, and also allows retail original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide differentiated, value-add capabilities in premium networking products, such as home automation and control, and personal cloud. Qualcomm's "Smarthome" platform combines Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.'s dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait central processing unit (CPU), to manage advanced functions such as complex and demanding Internet-based applications and services, with Qualcomm Atheros' new dual-core 730 MHz Packet Processor Engine, to offload network traffic, supporting up to 5 Gbps of aggregate capacity across LTE, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, HomePlug(TM) powerline, hybrid wired/wireless, and Ethernet.

In addition, the platform offers Qualcomm security, encryption, Trustzone(TM) and secure boot to support advanced services, such as home and health monitoring, requiring best-in-class privacy and authentication. The unique pairing of Krait with the Packet Processor Engine gives the IPQ an unprecedented level of processing power, flexibility and agility to enable network platforms that support the growing number of devices and complexity of applications.

Lower Power, Greater Performance per Watt

Currently home networking equipment consumes significant levels of power, which impacts the environment and consumer wallets. The IPQ platform brings new levels of power efficiency for the "always on, always connected" home and will help reduce the cost of network operations in enterprise access points. Based on Qualcomm's low-power mobile architecture, the 28 nm IPQ offers up to 70 percent greater performance-per-watt than the nearest competitor. The IPQ optimizes energy consumption by dynamically scaling system operation to adjust to network demands, whereas most network processors function only in on or off modes, with continuous power used in always-on gateways.

Flexible, Scalable Architecture

The truly smart home is going to require a number of network configurations to address existing and future applications and devices. For product developers, the IPQ provides a flexible architecture and numerous media and networking interfaces to enable a full range of connected home products with different feature sets and use cases. Additionally, the IPQ's modular hardware and software design featuring a PHY-agnostic processor enables customers to re-use hardware designs and software investments across DSL, cable and fiber access products. The IPQ supports major interfaces, such as PCIe, USB 3.0, SATA3, SDIO, and Gigabit Ethernet, to provide a broad range of products and minimize platform development investment and time across product lines.

The first two solutions in the IPQ product line, the IPQ8062 and IPQ8064 for retail routers and home media servers, are currently in production and will be available in commercial products in the first half of 2014. IPQ-based gateways and enterprise access points are expected by mid-2014.

Industry Support for Qualcomm's Internet Processor Technology

Aruba, Inc.: "Much like the increasing demands on residential networks, the trend to 'bring-your-own-device' into offices and the ubiquity of wireless voice and video is dictating new levels of performance, resiliency and scalability for enterprise networks. Bringing additional processing power into the network--while continuing to meet the stringent power requirements of enterprise environments--aligns with our strategy to help customers implement next-generation wireless networks as rapidly and efficiently as possible," said Keerti Melkote, chief technology officer, Aruba Networks.

NETGEAR, Inc.: "NETGEAR's goal is to deliver the ultimate service platform that helps broadband operators maintain adequate network bandwidth while supporting new revenue-generating services. Rather than responding to a shift in the industry, Qualcomm's innovative approach is to drive the transformation of the home network into a powerful and intelligent platform," said Michael Clegg, senior vice president and general manager for service provider business at NETGEAR.

About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Qualcomm IPQ is a product of Qualcomm Atheros. Qualcomm Atheros is a trademark of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

Qualcomm Contacts:
Laurie Falconer, Qualcomm Atheros
Phone:  1-408-652-0632
Email:  laurief@qualcomm.com

Tina Asmar, Corporate Communications
Phone:  1-858-845-5959
Email:  casmar@qualcomm.com

Warren Kneeshaw, Investor Relations
Phone:  1-858-658-4813
Email:  ir@qualcomm.com

SOURCE  Qualcomm Incorporated

Qualcomm Incorporated

Web Site: http://www.qualcomm.com/

Microsemi Announces PCI Express 2.0 SIG Certification for the Industry's Lowest Power SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs

SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs Also Achieve CAN and USB 2.0 Certifications

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced that its SmartFusion(®)2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO(®)2 FPGAs have achieved PCI(®) Express (PCIe) 2.0 endpoint specification certification and are now included on the PCI SIG Integrators List. According to the company's testing results, the newly certified devices are the industry's lowest power PCIe 2.0 programmable logic solutions, providing a reduction of up to 10X static power consumption compared to other programmable logic devices with comparable mainstream features. Additionally, these innovative solutions deliver unparalleled security and reliability making them ideal for high-availability, low-power applications in communications infrastructure equipment, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), medical diagnostic equipment and bridging applications in defense equipment.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/MM66070LOGO)

"By leveraging the integrated PCIe blocks in our SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs designers can meet the high system bandwidth and programmable systems integration requirements needed in communications, industrial, aviation and defense applications at significantly lower power than competitive devices," said Venkatesh Narayanan, director of Software & Systems Engineering for Microsemi's SoC Products Group. "Certifying the embedded hard IP in our groundbreaking solutions also helps our customers accelerate time-to-market, while providing an added level of assurance that our products deliver the performance called for in key industry standards."

In addition, the company recently attained industry compliance certifications for hard intellectual property (IP) embedded in its industry-leading SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs including controller area network (CAN) and USB 2.0. By certifying these broadly used communications interfaces Microsemi customers can expect correct operation in their systems enabling a shorter design cycle time which lowers their overall cost of ownership all in a low power, secure and reliable SoC FPGA.

Certification List:

             Microsemi
               Device          Certification                                                                                  Link                          Detail
             ---------         -------------                                                                                  ----                          ------

    SmartFusion2
     SoC FPGAs
     and IGLOO2
     FPGAs             PCI Express 2.0         http://www.pcisig.com/developers/compliance_program/integrators_list/pcie_2.0/      x4 Gen2 Endpoint
    ------------       ---------------                                                                                             ----------------

    SmartFusion2
     SoC FPGAs         Controller Area Network http://www.cs-group.de/system-consulting/tested-products/can-osi-2.html             ISO CAN Conformance test

                                                                                                                                   16845:2004; C&S Register

                                                                                                                                   Functionality Tests; C&S

                                                                                                                                   Robustness Test
    ---                                                                                                                            ---------------

    SmartFusion2
     SoC FPGAs         USB 2.0                 www.usb.org/home                                                                    USB 2.0 Embedded Host

                                                                                                                                   USB 2.0 Device
    ---                                                                                                                            --------------
SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs are available in production quantities now, along with a full suite of development tools. 

About SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs
Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs are designed to address fundamental requirements for advanced security, high reliability and low power in critical communications, industrial, defense, aviation and medical applications. SmartFusion2 integrates inherently reliable flash-based FPGA fabric, a 166 megahertz (MHz) ARM Cortex-M3 processor, advanced security processing accelerators, DSP blocks, SRAM, eNVM and industry-required high performance communication interfaces, all on a single chip.

About IGLOO2 FPGAs
Microsemi's IGLOO2 FPGAs continue the company's focus on addressing the needs of today's cost-optimized FPGA markets by providing a LUT based fabric, 5G transceivers, high speed GPIO, block RAM, a high-performance memory subsystem, and DSP blocks in a differentiated, cost and power optimized architecture. This next generation IGLOO2 architecture offers up to five times more logic density and three times more fabric performance than its predecessors and combines a non-volatile flash based fabric with the highest number of general purpose I/Os, 5G SERDES interfaces and PCI Express end points when compared to other products in its class. IGLOO2 FPGAs offer best-in-class feature integration coupled with the lowest power, highest reliability and most advanced security in the industry.

Pricing and Availability
SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs are shipping in volume production now. For more information on SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAS, visit: http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/soc-fpga/smartfusion2. For more information about Microsemi's IGLOO2 FPGAs, visit http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/igloo2-fpga. Customers can also contact sales at sales.support@microsemi.com.

About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,000 employees globally. Learn more at http://www.microsemi.com.

Microsemi and the Microsemi logo are registered trademarks or service marks of Microsemi Corporation and/or its affiliates. Third-party trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth in this news release that are not entirely historical and factual in nature, including without limitation statements related to industry certifications related to its SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs achieving PCI Express 2.0 endpoint specification certification, as well as receiving industry compliance certifications for hard intellectual property embedded in its industry-leading SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs, and its potential effects on future business, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as rapidly changing technology and product obsolescence, potential cost increases, variations in customer order preferences, weakness or competitive pricing environment of the marketplace, uncertain demand for and acceptance of the company's products, adverse circumstances in any of our end markets, results of in-process or planned development or marketing and promotional campaigns, difficulties foreseeing future demand, potential non-realization of expected orders or non-realization of backlog, product returns, product liability, and other potential unexpected business and economic conditions or adverse changes in current or expected industry conditions, difficulties and costs of protecting patents and other proprietary rights, inventory obsolescence and difficulties regarding customer qualification of products. In addition to these factors and any other factors mentioned elsewhere in this news release, the reader should refer as well to the factors, uncertainties or risks identified in the company's most recent Form 10-K and all subsequent Form 10-Q reports filed by Microsemi with the SEC. Additional risk factors may be identified from time to time in Microsemi's future filings. The forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and Microsemi does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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CONTACT: Gwen Carlson, Director of Corp. Communications, 949.380.6135; Beth P. Quezada, Communications Specialist, 949.380.6102, Email: press@microsemi.com

Web Site: http://www.microsemi.com

LogPoint Partners with Boeing to Obtain EAL Level 3 Certification for the LogPoint SIEM-platform

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, November 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    Copenhagen based LogPoint has partnered with the Boeing Defense, Space & Security unit
of The Boeing Company to qualify the LogPoint SIEM-platform for the crucial EAL Level 3
quality certification - often dubbed NATO quality certification. The certification will
allow LogPoint to compete globally in the rapidly growing SIEM-market, which is currently
experiencing double digit growth.

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    "This certification is a critical step toward the future development of LogPoint. It
will enable us to pursue significant opportunities with government authorities, in the
security and intelligence sector as well as with major corporations globally," says Jesper
Zerlang, CEO of LogPoint. "We are extremely excited about the partnership with Boeing that
will elevate the LogPoint platform to the Tier 1 in the market and place us among the best
enterprise SIEM security solutions"

    Boeing will assist LogPoint prepare the SIEM platform for the Common Criteria for
Information Technology Security Evaluation, with the goal of obtaining Evaluation
Assurance Level 3 certification before mid-2014. This certification is often a requirement
for cybersecurity contracts in NATO countries and throughout the world. Obtaining it will
make LogPoint the only Danish cybersecurity company to meet the standard - and one of few
globally.

    "We are experiencing a dramatically increasing demand for improved network security as
the number of successful network attacks globally are sadly rising. An effective
SIEM-solution is one of the cornerstones of efficient enterprise network security, not
only to improve security monitoring and early breach detection, but also to answer an
increasing demand for regulatory compliance in many countries around the world", says
Jesper Zerlang.

    The LogPoint SIEM-platform are currently deployed with more than 250 organizations in
Europe, including large- and midsized enterprises in all industry sectors as well as
public authorities ranging from municipalities to government authorities. LogPoint is
present with offices in the Scandinavian countries as well as Germany and the UK and are
currently expanding to a number of other European markets. LogPoint is partner centric and
deploy its solution through a network of certified partners, ISP's and system integrators
throughout Europe.

    LogPoint is a European, Copenhagen-based IT security company that delivers IT security
SIEM solutions for enterprise networks. The LogPoint technology is an advanced Security
Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform that provides real-time monitoring and
incident management for security-related events from network, security devices, systems
and applications as well as log management, analytics and compliance reporting.

    More inforrmaton and photos for use by the media can be found at
http://www.logpoint.com/press

    For further information, contact: LogPoint, Media relations, Tel: +45-50-600-420,
E-mail: press@logpoint.com, http://www.logpoint.com

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MediaTek Launches MT6592 True Octa-Core Mobile Platform

The MT6592 is the world's first heterogeneous computing SOC with scalable eight-core processing for superior multi-tasking, industry-leading multimedia and excellent performance-per-watt

HSINCHU, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek Incorporated (2454:TT) today unveiled the MT6592, the world's first true octa-core mobile platform. The MediaTek MT6592 System on a Chip (SOC) combines an advanced eight-core application processor with industry-leading multimedia capabilities and mobile connectivity for a perfect balance of performance and power consumption.

The greater computational capabilities of the MediaTek MT6592 deliver premium gaming performance, advanced multi-tasking and enhanced web browsing for high-end smartphones and tablets. The MT6592 builds on the success of existing MediaTek quad-core mobile platforms, which have revolutionized price-performance efficiency for mobile devices, and is expected to be available in devices running Android 'Jelly Bean' by the end of 2013. MT6592 enabled mobile devices running Android 'Kit-Kat' are expected in early 2014.

Building on the advanced 28nm HPM high-performance process, the MT6592 has eight CPU cores, each capable of clock speeds up to 2GHz. The true octa-core architecture is fully scalable, and the MT6592 runs both low-power and more demanding tasks equally effectively by harnessing the full capabilities of all eight cores in any combination. An advanced MediaTek scheduling algorithm also monitors temperature and power consumption to ensure optimum performance at all times.

The MT6592 features a world-class multimedia subsystem with a quad-core graphics engine, an advanced video playback system supporting Ultra-HD 4Kx2K H.264 video playback and support for new video codecs such as H.265 and VP9, a 16-megapixel camera and a Full HD display. The SOC also features MediaTek ClearMotion(TM) technology for automatic frame-rate conversion of standard 24/30fps video to high-quality 60fps video for significantly smoother playback.

Enhancing mobile performance still further, the MT6592 incorporates the MediaTek advanced multi-mode cellular modem and a full connectivity capability for dual-band 801.11n Wi-Fi, Miracast screen-sharing as well as Bluetooth, GPS and an FM tuner.

In addition to MediaTek's leadership in Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) in CPU, all of its mobile SOC's including the MT6592 have been using a Heterogeneous Computing (HC) architecture, distributing the workload to different kinds of processors and other specialized computing engines to optimize performance. These HC building blocks include the CPU, GPU, DSP, multiple connectivity engines, multiple multimedia engines, camera engines, display engines, navigation, and sensor cores. MediaTek is committed to apply the best-in-class technologies to each of these building blocks.

"We are thrilled to offer the new MT6592 to our customers as part of our ongoing commitment to providing inclusive mobile technology," said Jeffrey Ju, MediaTek General Manager, Smartphone Business Unit. "The MT6592 delivers longer battery life, low-latency response times and the best possible mobile multimedia experience. Being the first to market with this advanced eight-core SOC is testament to the industry-leading position of MediaTek."

"MediaTek has taken a pioneering position with the MT6592 by being the first to use the power-efficient ARM® Cortex®-A7 processor in an octa-core configuration with the ARM Mali(TM) GPU," said Noel Hurley, ARM Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, Processor Division. "We are delighted that our partnership with MediaTek continues to deliver new and innovative mobile consumer products, extending our low-power and high-performance leadership in mobile devices."

About MediaTek Inc.

MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, and DVD and Blu-ray products. Founded in 1997 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the "2454" code, MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has sales or research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India, United States, Japan, Korea, Denmark, England, Sweden and Dubai. For more information, visit MediaTek's website at http://www.mediatek.com.

SOURCE  MediaTek Inc.

MediaTek Inc.

CONTACT: Sharon Lo, service@mediatek.com, +886-35670766

Web Site: http://www.mediatek.com

Halfbrick, iDreamsky jointly release new customized Chinese version of Fruit Ninja

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 20, Beijing Standard Time, Halfbrick CMO Phil Larsen announced that the company will soon release the new customized Chinese version of Fruit Ninja . According to Larsen, following iDreamsky's taking on the role of the game's exclusive agent in China, 30 percent of its players now originate from that country. iDreamsky has made Fruit Ninja a great success in the Chinese game market through its unique localization model. The new customized Chinese version is a reward to Chinese players during the game's third anniversary.

Larsen pointed out that the new version of Fruit Ninja, a joint customization effort of Halfbrick and iDreamsky, will bring players into a new era of real-time battles while fully abandoning the simplified entertainment model and allowing players to experience the excitement of real-time battle. Meanwhile, the developers plan to roll out customized backgrounds, blades, and mission systems - all new features never before seen - giving players the opportunity to again fully experience and enjoy the charismatic qualities inherent in fruit.

iDreamsky co-founder Jeff Lyndon said that localization has always been one of iDreamsky's core competencies. Rather than simply rolling out the original version of a new game, the company expects to continue making breakthroughs by creating localized versions of each popular game, including customized payment methods, game styles and content for Chinese players. iDreamsky is now fast tracking the creation of Fruit Ninja for WeChat.

Larsen additionally commented that the downloads of games developed by Halfbrick have reached into the hundreds of millions and Halfbrick is now well ahead of other leading game developers with 23 percent of the top 50 games available in the iOS app stores being Halfbrick creations. The launch of the localized version of Fruit Ninja by iDreamsky will pave the way for a new chapter in the future development of Halfbrick and continue to provide more innovation for players.

Contact:

Zhang Qi
13810291182 
kate.zhang@idreamsky.com

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iDreamsky Technology

Canara Launches Subscription Based Branch Circuit Monitoring

Innovative solution provides low cost entry point and extends existing outsourced UPS, Battery, Generator monitoring to the nervous system of the data center

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. and LONDON, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (DatacenterDynamics) -- Canara, a provider of monitoring, management and predictive analytics solutions for critical backup power systems, today announced that the company has officially launched a comprehensive, proprietary Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM) solution that includes all required hardware, software, and services.   The solution allows for existing panels to be retrofitted in under an hour or select industry-standard panels can be pre-integrated with Canara BCM and ship as a complete solution.   The BCM hardware was designed with top-tier datacenter operator involvement and resulted in a simplified system with modular collector strips and removable split-core current transducers plus an in-panel aggregator.  In addition to the innovative BCM hardware, which allows for rapid retrofit or build, the suite includes a feature rich and secure cloud-based monitoring and analytics offering that operators can use to analyze and trend collected data to quickly identify potential problems, locate stranded power or even identify owners of circuits requiring increased capacity.  The Canara cloud-based software is backed by Canara's well-known 24x7 Monitoring Operations Center and service that provides both summary and detailed reporting through data aggregation and roll up, which is especially important when managing dozens or hundreds or thousands of panels. 

"Cologix delivers highly efficient mission critical infrastructure with intimate and local customer support for our clients. We continue to make industry-leading investments in our capabilities and have long desired real time branch circuit monitoring at an appropriate cost to deliver the proactive visibility our customers want around their power consumption. With Canara BCM, we are able to achieve that and more," said Val Milshtein, VP of Technology for Cologix. "This complete solution provides us with a robust package of hardware, prognostic software and support from subject matter experts at a highly compelling price point and commercial structure. The days of manual clamping, expensive ineffective solutions and lack of visibility are over."

Beyond the BCM Solution described above, Canara is offering a unique way to purchase the product.  Instead of selling hardware, Canara is providing a low cost subscription model, which makes an otherwise expensive investment quite easy to justify and deploy enterprise-wide. 

"We have wanted to deploy BCM for years, but until Canara, there has been a cost barrier.  Canara provided us a solution that goes way beyond expensive hardware and really makes it easy to build BCM right into our operating budgets with instant value and payback," said Alan Pearson, Director, Datacenters EMEA for Virtustream.

The Canara BCM solution is licensed on a per circuit per month basis and can be pre-integrated into new panels for builds that result in a very competitive initial and ongoing investment in panels alone.  It requires no contract term, includes worry free long-term warranty, 24x7 remote monitoring services and unlimited support from a team of experts. 

"We are pleased to continue extending our 100% uptime, highly efficient asset management solutions from the core power conditioning and backup systems to the power distribution of the datacenter so our clients can operate with the headlights on and the gauges lit up with someone to call 24x7," said Steve Cotton, Founder and Executive Chairman of Canara.

"The modular design of Canara's BCM allows us to install the same product in a variety of panel configurations," said Iain Mckay, Managing Director of Adept Power Solutions. "Additionally, the plug-in split-core CTs and standard CAT5e cabling allows us to install and commission the complete solution in minutes rather than several hours."

The solution, which comes in a "Lite" or "Pro" version, is aimed at operators with mission critical power infrastructure and is available immediately with an introductory special subscription price point through March 30, 2014.

Canara is showcasing its new suite of branch circuit monitoring and cloud-based software and analytics offering this week at the DatacenterDynamics Converged Conference in London.

Connect with Canara
Canara blog:blog.canara.com
Twitter: @canara
Company website:www.canara.com

About Canara
Canara, Inc., is a leading full-service solutions provider of power systems infrastructure and predictive services to ensure uptime and efficient asset management of critical backup power systems. With more than 20 years of battery monitoring technology and services, the company has remotely monitored more than 1.4 million batteries and trended over 2 billion data points associated with power performance, management and failure. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, and with offices in Silicon Valley, New Jersey, London, and Beijing, Canara's customers include leading global companies such as Barclay's, Cologix, Comcast, Digital Realty Trust, Equinix, FedEx, PG&E, Savvis, and Sony.  For more information, please visit http://www.canara.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Tony Campitelli
tonycampitelli@canara.com

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Canara

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Ball Aerospace-built STPSat-3 Satellite Launches from Wallops Island, VA

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. STPSat-3 satellite built for the Department of Defense and part of the Operationally Responsive Space-3 (ORS-3) mission, successfully launched from Wallops Island, VA, on board a Minotaur I at 8:15 p.m. EST. 

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STPSat-3 joins its predecessor, the Ball-built STPSat-2, which launched in 2010 on the same date.  These satellites demonstrate the ability to rapidly access space by using standard interfaces on a standard spacecraft bus. Payloads are designed to be compatible with the spacecraft bus, resulting in lower spacecraft non-recurring costs, shorter acquisition timelines, decreased spacecraft build costs, and increased spaceflight opportunities.

"Standard interfaces allowed rapid satellite integration and test, and for the spacecraft bus to be built in 47 days independently of the payloads," said Ball Aerospace President Rob Strain. "In less than a year, STPSat-3 was an integrated, fully-tested and ready-to-ship satellite with five payloads and a de-orbit module."

Ball Aerospace has integrated the standard spacecraft bus used on STPSat-2 and STPSat-3 into its Ball Configurable Platform (BCP) product line to offer customers more affordable and responsive space missions. 

One of the instruments onboard the satellite, the Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) Calibration Transfer Experiment (TCTE) is a sensor hosted for NOAA and NASA. The sensor, built by CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics will provide for continual calibration of the sun's total energy input to the Earth, which affects Earth's atmosphere and weather patterns.

"With very minor modifications and close collaboration with partners, the TCTE instrument was adapted for Ball's flexible STPSat-3 spacecraft to provide critical weather information for the nation," added Strain. "STPSat-3 was the perfect option to enable a quick ride to space and mitigated a possible total solar irradiance gap after the precursory TSI-measuring instrument experienced a launch failure in 2011."

STPSat-3 is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development & Test Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico as part of the Space Test Program, Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) program. 

The ORS-3 Mission, also known as the Enabler Mission, will demonstrate launch and range improvements to include: automated vehicle trajectory targeting, range safety planning, and flight termination; employ a commercial-like procurement with FAA licensing of a Minotaur 1; and launch the Air Force's Space Test Program Satellite-3 and 28 cubesats on an Integrated Payload Stack.  These enablers not only focus on the ability to execute a rapid call up mission, they automate engineering tasks that once took months and reduce those timelines to days and/or hours  resulting in decreased mission costs.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. For more information, visit http://www.ballaerospace.com.

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 15,000 people worldwide and reported 2012 sales of more than $8.7 billion. For more information, visit http://www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking" statements concerning future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Key risks and uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and at http://www.sec.gov. Factors that might affect: a) our packaging segments include fluctuation in product demand; availability and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve productivity improvements or cost reductions; mandatory deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; and changes in foreign exchange or tax rates; b) our aerospace segment include funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the company as a whole include those listed plus: changes in senior management; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions and divestitures; regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions affecting products filled in our containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process; technological developments and innovations; litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return on assets of the company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties surrounding the U.S. government budget, sequestration and debt limit; reduced cash flow; ability to achieve cost-out initiatives; interest rates affecting our debt.

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Web Site: http://www.ballaerospace.com

G.Skill is first memory module manufacturer to have high speed, low power SO-DIMMs Advanced Tested on Intel® NUC platform

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CMTL, (http://www.cmtlabs.com), Computer Memory Test Labs, the industry's leading independent memory compatibility and functionality testing lab announced today that G.Skill's 4GB and 8GB 1866MHz DDR3L (low voltage, 1.35v) SO-DIMMs have received Advanced Tested certification on the Intel NUC D53427RKE platform with i5 Ivy Bridge processor.

CMTL's President, John Deters stated, "Having high speed G.Skill SO-DIMMs Advanced Tested on the D53427RKE platform is great news for the Intel NUC customer base. The Intel NUC form factor platform is really catching on in the industry based on the number of test requests we are receiving. The NUC D53427RKE with G.Skill's 1866MHz speed SO-DIMM provides a high performance system solution in a small compact form factor."

G.Skill's Marketing Specialist, Frank Hung stated, "We are dedicated to develop the fastest RAM possible for new platforms and to deliver an outstanding computing experience. It's been a great pleasure to cooperate with CMTL labs to validate our high performance memory kits on the Intel NUC platform."

CMTL was established in 1996, as an independent test lab to insure memory product compatibility, functionality and reliability on computer platforms and systems. Memory products successfully Advanced Tested by CMTL on each specific platform or system are listed on CMTL's website and awarded the CMTLAdvanced Tested certification seal. CMTL has performed over 20,000 advanced compatibility memory module tests. Memory products that have not successfully passed the rigorous advanced testing process may experience a higher risk of compatibility and functionality problems, sporadic errors, unstable functionality.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation; all others are the property of respective owners.

CONTACT: John Deters, CMTL, 770-238-2085, jdeters@cmtlabs.com

SOURCE  CMTL

CMTL

Web Site: http://www.gskill.com

Plastic Logic and PrintLess Plans Collaborate on New Display for the AEC Industry

CAMBRIDGE, England, November 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    Plastic Logic, the flexible display technology company, has entered into a development
partnership with PrintLess Plans to produce the Zephyr E-portfolio, a touch-sensitive
display for plans for on-site use by the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)
industry.

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    Plastic Logic and PrintLess Plans have worked together to develop a medium format
flexible display for use on-and-off site by the AEC industry. PrintLess Plans selected
Plastic Logic's display technology as the best suited to the application. A working
prototype will be shown at GreenBuild International Conference and Expo, Philadelphia,
November 20th - 22nd.

    Previous attempts to replace hard copy plans on construction sites have largely failed
due to the challenges of making a sufficiently large display which is robust, lightweight,
low power and can be folded or rolled up.

    Plastic Logic's electrophoretic display (EPD) [http://www.plasticlogic.com/technology
] meets these criteria. The technology is unbreakable, flexible, daylight-readable,
lightweight and only uses power to update the image. The EPD offering combines Plastic
Logic's unique flexible OTFT backplane with technology from E ink(TM), the market leader
for flexible EPD materials.

    The project timescales have been aggressive, but commenting on this, Indro Mukerjee
[http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id60182 ], CEO Plastic Logic, stated: 'With
our experience, fast prototyping and agile manufacturing capabilities, we are able to make
such ideas become reality.' Indro added: 'Plastic Logic and PrintLess Plans are looking
forward to demonstrating the future of the on-site plan display to the 30,000 attendees at
GreenBuild.'

    The global construction industry is forecast to grow by 70% from US$7.9trillion to
US$15trillion by 2020 (Vertical Edge Ltd.) and traditional plan printing, document
management and circulation accounts for up to 10% of the value of a construction project.

    About Plastic Logic

    Plastic Logic is the recognised leader in organic thin-film transistors (OTFT) and is
at the forefront of research and investment in plastic electronics. The company has
industrialised the process and now manufactures a range of high-quality flexible plastic
displays. These shatterproof daylight readable displays are ultra-thin, ultra-lightweight
and very low power, offering huge advantages over conventional screens as they are
extremely flexible with proven lifetimes. Flexible displays enable revolutionary design
possibilities and are set to transform existing markets, such as signage, wristwatches and
other wearable devices, and automotive as well as many others. Plastic Logic is backed by
major investors including Oak Investment Partners and Rusnano.

    Find out more about Plastic Logic and its robust, flexible displays by visiting
http://www.plasticlogic.com and http://www.youtube.com/plasticlogic.

    About PrintLess Plans

    PrintLess Plans is dedicated to making the future of construction more efficient, and
sustainable. We are proud to showcase our technology during the GreenBuild 2013 Expo in
Philadelphia, PA on November 20th- 22nd.

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CONTACT: Companies interested in working together with Plastic Logic should contact info@plasticlogic.com. Kevin Godfrey: marketing communications officer, T +44(0)1223-707382, M +44(0)7786-268795, kevin.godfrey@plasticlogic.com ; PrintLess Plans: Jared Lyles, JLyles@PrintLessPlans.com, +1(443)-226-6304 GMT -5 hours

Nonin Medical to Demonstrate First-of-a-Kind Medical Monitoring Technologies at MEDICA 2013

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonin Medical, Inc., a global leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that the company's Nonin Labs division will be demonstrating the world's smallest regional oximetry system and the first Apple iPhone(®)/iPod(®)-enabled regional oximeter at Hall 11, Stand D42, at MEDICA, Nov. 20-24, at the Messe in Dusseldorf, Germany. The technologies are investigational and do not have a time-table for commercialization.

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"Nonin Medical has strong history of creating noninvasive medical monitoring technologies that change the practice of medicine and improve the quality of patients' lives," said Phil Isaacson, Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer for Nonin Medical.

"When Nonin invented the first fingertip and wireless fingertip pulse oximeters, we enabled pulse oximetry monitoring to expand beyond clinician use and hospital settings in convenient, affordable ways.  Similarly, we anticipate that these investigative technologies -- because of their compact size, portability and connectivity -- could bring more convenience, value, functionality and choice to the marketplace," Isaacson said.

Regional oximetry, or rSO(2), is a noninvasive medical monitoring tool that continuously detects oxygen saturation status in the brain and tissue beneath the sensor. It is typically used in intensive care environments such as during surgeries or in pediatric intensive care units.

The first technology to be demonstrated -- the world's smallest regional oximetry system -- consists of Nonin's patented SenSmart(TM) Universal Oximetry signal processor with an embedded battery and Bluetooth(®) Smart wireless technology to allow it to connect to any monitor leveraging Bluetooth Smart. The technology can plug into Nonin sensors for both regional oximetry and also pulse oximetry interchangeably. The technology will be demonstrated with connectivity to an Apple iPad(®).

The second technology to be shown -- the world's first Apple iPhone/iPod-enabled regional oximeter -- is a sleeve that fits a fourth-generation Apple iPhone or iPod which houses an embedded Nonin SenSmart Regional Oximetry sensor. Once attached and placed on the site of interest (such as the forehead), the measurement values can be viewed on the phone's screen, both numerically and graphically on a trend.  Software features allow the data to be reviewed, saved or sent like any Apple iOS(®) application.

In addition to these investigative technologies, Nonin Medical will be featuring its commercially available pulse oximeters, regional oximeters, sensors, and capnographs at Hall 11, Stand D42, including the new SenSmart universal oximetry system.  Nonin's new 3230 Bluetooth(®) Smart and 3231 USB OEM/telehealth finger pulse oximeters will be featured at the CTIA Wireless Health Pavilion, Hall 15, Stand E04, Kiosk 23.

About Nonin Medical, Inc.

Nonin Medical, Inc. designs and manufactures noninvasive medical monitoring solutions. The Company invented fingertip pulse oximetry and introduced the first interoperable, fingertip pulse oximeter with Bluetooth(®) wireless technology. Nonin also developed the first regional oximetry system that automatically accounts for pediatric brain tissue development variation when measuring oxygen saturation levels. This year, Nonin introduced in Europe the world's first universal oximetry system combining pulse oximetry and regional oximetry into one system. The Company also introduced the world's first medical device featuring Bluetooth(®) Smart wireless technology: the Nonin 3230 Bluetooth Smart OEM finger pulse oximeter for eHealth/telemedicine applications.

Nonin Medical is the recipient of Frost & Sullivan's 2013 North American Pulse Oximetry Devices Product Quality Leadership Award. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. with an additional distribution and service center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nonin distributes its pulse and regional oximeters, capnographs, sensors and software to health professionals and consumers in more than 125 countries. The Company has more than 200 OEM partners worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nonin.com.

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CONTACT: Melanie Stanek, Director, Corporate Relations, Nonin Medical, Inc., +1 763-577-5514, Melanie.stanek@nonin.com

Web Site: http://www.nonin.com

Xyratex Announces ClusterStor(TM) 9000

ClusterStor(TM) 9000 engineered to be 50% faster than previous ClusterStor generations optimized for performance, reliability, and efficiency.

DENVER, Nov. 19, 2013  /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of data storage technology, today announced the newest member of the ClusterStor family of HPC and Big Data engineered storage solutions - the ClusterStor 9000. The ClusterStor 9000 dramatically raises the bar in terms of both performance and efficiency, delivering up to 50% more performance in the same rack space compared to previous ClusterStor generations including currently available 1500 and 6000 models. This market leading efficiency not only provides improved performance but also enables customers to benefit from reduced space, power and administrative costs, up to 60% better than competitive solutions. The ClusterStor 9000 also includes a number of significant Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) enhancements that improves ease of deployment and system availability to meet the demands of business-critical applications in industries such as Oil and Gas, Financial Services, Genomics, Intelligence, and more. The ClusterStor 9000 will be available through our partners in mid 2014.

Since its release in June 2011, ClusterStor solutions have delivered a new standard in filesystem throughput and storage performance, scalability, and reliability. The innovative and industry proven ClusterStor architecture, which consolidates previously separate server, network components and storage platforms, each with their own discrete software layers, into a tightly integrated modular building block known as a scalable storage unit (SSU), allows customers to linearly scale environment performance non-disruptively from 9 gigabytes per second (GB/s) to over a 1.5 terabytes per second (TB/s)  while delivering unmatched efficiency in throughput and cost reduction. This unique architecture is common across the ClusterStor family and is key to alleviating the storage I/O bottleneck, the common choke point in HPC systems.  The ClusterStor 9000 yields over 60GB/s per rack making it 50% faster than the ClusterStor 6000, released in 2012. "We believe that while performance is always going to a key part of what HPC and Big Data is about, more and more our customers are concerned with the productivity of their infrastructure. We started out to address the very real need of breaking the storage I/O bottleneck, as we identified that legacy systems could simply not meet the performance demands of ever-growing compute clusters. By delivering a truly engineered system that harness the world's leading parallel file system to create a storage solution that is performance optimized, yet easy to deploy, manage and scale, we firmly establish ourselves as the storage performance leaders. Now with the ClusterStor 9000 we are not only dramatically raising the bar once again in terms of performance efficiency and scalability but we are also providing a range of productivity tools that enables greater resiliency to failures at scale both minimizing downtime and improving ease of management which directly translates into improved productivity not only of your storage but also your entire HPC infrastructure investment. Simply put, we are putting the 'Productivity' into HPC Storage,'' said Ken Claffey, senior vice president & general manager of the ClusterStor business at Xyratex.

"With the industry's emphasis on scalable systems for Big Data, a lot of companies are coming out with claims of faster I/O performance. What's noteworthy about the Xyratex  ClusterStor 9000 announcement is that it goes beyond a dramatic generational improvement in performance and scalability to discuss how that performance can be used effectively to streamline an enterprise's existing workflow," said Addison Snell, CEO of Intersect 360 Research.

"The acceptance and adoption of ClusterStor since its market introduction is a testament to the experience and stability that comes with a solution provider such as Xyratex," said Earl Joseph, IDC program vice president for HPC. "With the release of the CIFS/NFS Gateway, we expect further market acceptance given that the Gateway aims to open avenues to Windows and Linux environments that were previously unavailable for the Lustre(®) file system."

With the addition of the ClusterStor 9000, comes the availability of the following performance features and RAS enhancements to the ClusterStor platform and operating system:

    --  ClusterStor Grid RAID - this parity declustered RAID feature addition
        delivers up to 400% faster drive rebuild time to repair times needed to
        maintain peak performance while supporting the latest high capacity
        drives.
    --  ClusterStor Data Integrity Enhancements - these added enhancements of
        T10 Data Integrity Field (DIF) Type 2 standards provide HPC and
        Technical Computing users reliable protection of their most valuable
        asset - their data. Unique to ClusterStor is the ability to include data
        integrity checking from object storage server HBA to disk drives and
        hardware assisted cyclic redundancy check (CRC) acceleration providing
        added resiliency to the file system and improved silent data corruption
        detection and correction.
    --  ClusterStor Manager - the new version of this standard ClusterStor
        feature includes the upgrade of a new dashboard displaying the physical
        configuration and status health of an entire HPC user's storage system.
        This data allows for seamlessly integration with other data center
        management tools providing visibility and management of the ClusterStor
        solution.
The following new ClusterStor features address the productivity challenges of managing multiple file types and consolidating application workflows with increased efficiency as well as reducing operational and hardware costs:

    --  ClusterStor Flash Accelerator - this feature transparently streamlines
        small file and large file IO workloads through application consolidation
        eliminating the need to separate storage systems thereby reducing Capex
        and Opex, reduces management cost and complexity, provides linear
        scalability and includes I/O profiling monitoring and definable policy
        tools.
    --  ClusterStor CIFS / NFS Gateway - this gateway feature provides Windows
        and Linux client access into the ClusterStor Lustre(®) file system and
        enables heterogeneous file sharing across a single storage pool spanning
        entry level up to high capacity data storage.
    --  Lustre(®) Version 2.5 Enhancements - Xyratex integrates available
        enhancements of this recently released Lustre version into ClusterStor
        that includes multiple new features such as Hierarchal Storage
        Management (HSM) allowing data transfer between different storage
        platform types and facilitating data lifecycle management.
Learn more about the ClusterStor 9000 at the Xyratex booth #2107 at the 25(th) annual Supercomputing Conference 2013 in Denver, Colorado from November 17 to 22.

About Xyratex

Xyratex is a leading provider of data storage technology, including modular solutions for the enterprise data storage industry and hard disk drive (HDD) capital equipment for the HDD industry. Xyratex enterprise data storage platforms provide a range of advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original Equipment Manufacturer and High Performance Computing communities. As the largest capital equipment supplier to the HDD industry, Xyratex enables disk drive manufacturers and their component suppliers to meet today's technology and productivity requirements. Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process technology. Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the United Kingdom, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational facilities in North America, Asia and Europe.

*Lustre is a registered trademark of Xyratex Technology, Ltd., in the United States.

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Xyratex Ltd.

CONTACT: Brad Driver, Vice President of Investor Relations, Tel: +1 (510) 687-5260, Email: bdriver@xyratex.com

New Wowza CDN Connection Provides Global Streaming Media Delivery to Any User on Any Device

New features extends reach with CDNs for simple, single-vendor set-up and pay-as-you-go pricing.

EVERGREEN, Colo. and TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wowza(®) Media Systems, LLC, provider of Simply Powerful Streaming(TM) media server software, and global Dynamic Delivery Network provider, Mirror Image have teamed up to launch Wowza CDN Connection. This gives customers a single place to set up a content delivery network (CDN) and Wowza software to reliably stream media to audiences around the world with exceptional quality to any device. The companies announced the new partnership today at Streaming Media West, one of the world's premiere streaming media events, happening now through Wednesday in Huntington Beach, California.

"As our customers scale and grow, they ask Wowza for CDN services that will complement their Wowza software and provide a consistent 'Wowza-enabled' end user experience. Until now, they've had to use multiple vendors and take on the additional complexity and development that entails," said David Stubenvoll, CEO and Co-Founder of Wowza Media Systems. "Our new Wowza CDN Connection, initially connecting to Mirror Image's robust DDN, enables customers to easily deploy and operate a much more efficient, effective and lower-cost streaming workflow with the simplicity of a single vendor."

With the new capability, customers can take advantage of:

    --  A unified, single-vendor solution to integrate multiple parts of the
        delivery workflow with a consolidated bill;
    --  Lower total cost of ownership, with significantly lower startup capital
        and operational investment required compared to conventional
        custom-built origin-edge systems;
    --  Pay-as-you-go pricing flexibility and scalability that makes it easy and
        affordable to spin up and spin down resources on demand and eliminates
        the wasted expense of underutilized resources; and
    --  Rapid deployment with cross product integration to get up and running
        within days or weeks, instead of months.
Granicus, the leading provider of cloud-based streaming services for local, state and federal government agencies, is the first to launch with the new Wowza CDN Connection, rapidly moving traffic on its Open Platform content delivery system to the Wowza CDN Connection in "under 10 lines of code."

"Ease of deployment was a huge factor for us," said Javier Muniz, Chief Technical Officer at Granicus. "With Wowza CDN Connection and Mirror Image, we saw zero interruption to our service during the switch, and we now have a much more powerful platform to support our customers' stringent streaming needs."

"The combination of our global dynamic delivery network with Wowza's proven, high-quality, multi-screen delivery for live and on-demand streaming provides a powerful, global, integrated solution at an exceptional value for content providers," said Charles White, Chief Revenue Officer at Mirror Image.

For more information about Wowza CDN Connection, visit http://www.wowza.com/cdn-connection.

About Wowza Media Systems

Wowza Media Systems, LLC (http://www.wowza.com) engages hundreds of millions of viewers by delivering the highest quality streaming media to any Internet-connected device. Its core product, Wowza Media Server(®), improves productivity among thousands of organizations by simplifying the workflow of online video delivery. To date, more than 150,000 licensees across the globe have placed their trust in Wowza(®). Wowza is privately held, with offices in Evergreen, Colo. and Mountain View, Calif.

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About Mirror Image
Mirror Image provides a Dynamic Delivery Network (DDN), the next generation CDN, which enables global organizations to deliver content intelligently with customized targeting logic. Dynamic Delivery Networks are created from highly customizable application execution logic and deliver digital content globally, with ultra-low latency to any device type. Through this DDN and its customer focused approach, Mirror Image makes it possible for companies to put their content and applications to the best use possible. For over 16-years, Mirror Image has been working with the largest and most innovative ad-tech companies and brands around the globe.

Founded in 1997, Mirror Image is a U.S.-based company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass. To learn more about how Mirror Image is helping companies provide targeted content through its Dynamic Delivery Network, please visit http://www.mirror-image.com or call +1-866 374-4113. Follow Mirror Image on Twitter @MirrorImageDDN.

Wowza® and related marks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Wowza Media Systems LLC.

Mirror Image is a registered trademark of Mirror Image Internet.

Third-party product names and related marks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of such third parties.

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Wowza Media Systems, LLC

CONTACT: Mary C. Campe, SS|PR, +1-415-310-9805, mcampe@sspr.com

Web Site: http://www.mirror-image.com