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Elevate Unveils Plans for Smart Future

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevate, Inc. (ELEV.OB), today announced plans to introduce Serifym(TM), the first voice enabled, cloud-based residential and mobile family security service.

Serifym(TM) meets the security needs of the modern family by providing protection against attacks that happen outside the home as well as inside the home. Serifym(TM) extends both home security management and device protection to iOS and Android-based mobile devices through a seamless, voice-enabled cloud-based delivery platform.

Serifym(TM)( )Features for Home

    --  Infrared Motion Detection
    --  Streaming IP Video Surveillance
    --  Remote Energy Management
    --  Intrusion Detection
    --  Push to Talk Voice Control
    --  Push to Talk Help Desk
    --  iOS/Android Mobile App
    --  24 Hour Central Station Monitoring
    --  24 Live Concierges
Serifym(TM)( )Features for Smart Phones

    --  MotionLock - Disable smart phone features like text messaging while
        driving
    --  ContentWatch - Monitor for inappropriate messages and web searches
    --  GPSTrack - Locate smart devices using GPS
    --  SmartLock - Create geographical boundaries for smart device use
    --  SmartConnect - Voice enabled virtual assistant
    --  SmartHost - Live Concierge
"Our families are facing a whole new set of threats," said Bryan Ferre, Elevate Chief Marketing Officer. "Threats have evolved and protection means a lot more than it did even 5 years ago. Sexting, texting while driving, and cyber stalking or bullying are just some of the new ways that our peace of mind can be intruded upon, and traditional home security is just not able to address them. Elevate Serifym(TM) promises to answer these challenges with one integrated service."

Elevate plans to begin activating trial accounts as soon as September 2012. The company has expanded relationships with technology partners and has acquired proprietary intellectual property, which is being used to complete the development of Serifym(TM).  "We recognize the need to expand our current offerings to include protection for emerging threats to the family. It is a part of our core values as a company to be actively engaged in developing new solutions for old problems and new threats," said Wright Thurston, CEO.

Serifym(TM)( )will be managed and deployed by the newly formed Product Innovation Team at Elevate. Bryan Ferre, Chief Marketing Officer will head the team. Elevate will be making some changes to its management team to help support the new innovation role assumed by Mr. Ferre.

Press Contact
Coby Bush
cbush@goelevate.com

(801) 918 9952

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE  Elevate, Inc.

Elevate, Inc.

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

Concur Founders Kick Off Fusion 2012 by Presenting Vision for T&E Cloud

Open Booking and The Perfect Business Trip are cornerstones of a traveler-centric future powered by technology that's mobile, social, local and personalized

REDMOND, Wash., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), the leading provider of integrated travel and expense management services, today kicks off Fusion - the company's premier client event of the year - with a keynote by company founders outlining their vision for a future in which Concur's T&E Cloud delivers unparalleled value to every member of the corporate travel eco-system.

With more than 1,600 in attendance for four days of learning and networking, Concur CEO Steve Singh, president and COO Rajeev Singh and executive vice president of worldwide marketing Michael Hilton kick off the event at 8:30 am ET with a 90-minute live keynote presentation. Focused on the incredible value and power inherent in the T&E Cloud, Concur's three founders will present their vision of a traveler-centric future. By leveraging the key trends driving the evolution of the travel supply chain - including mobile adoption, social interactions, personalized content, the consumerization of IT, and cloud computing - the presentation will demonstrate how Concur is continuing to shape the world of business travel and expense management by making the Perfect Business Trip a reality.

The Perfect Business Trip
The needs of today's road warrior requires solutions that are traveler-centric. Through the unique power of Concur's T&E Cloud, all aspects of the travel eco-system are connected on the traveler's behalf, through technology that anticipates the traveler's every need and delivers value throughout the entire business trip. Taxis arrive when you need them, rooms are upgraded automatically, the mobile device becomes the passport to quick and easy payment and room access and expense reports are virtually eliminated. The perfect trip is now made possible based on each traveler's individual preferences and travel history stored in Concur's T&E Cloud to create and present travel options tailored to each individual.

An Open Booking Travel Model
Leakage is an ever-increasing challenge for today's managed travel programs. Even the best run programs see a meaningful percentage of their hotel bookings happen outside of the managed process. The results include inadequate attention to duty of care responsibilities and an inability to optimize supplier agreements. Companies also increasingly want to offer their travelers greater freedom and flexibility. With continued investment that leverages the power of the T&E Cloud, Concur is making it possible for companies to solve these challenges while still maintaining the visibility and control that they need over their travel spend. Companies can augment their existing travel program with open travel options, and still bring all travel transaction data back into Concur through TripIt integration. The result is fully integrated travel and expense for every trip - regardless of where it is booked.

The Concur Connect Platform
The value delivered to the entire travel eco-system by Concur's T&E Cloud is made possible by Concur Connect, the platform that enables customers, travel suppliers, and solution providers to access, build upon, and extend applications, content and T&E data aggregated through Concur. It's the combined power of those solutions that make the Open Booking travel model and the Perfect Business Trip a reality for companies of all sizes.

The Concur keynotes will be broadcast live at http://www.concur.com/fusion. Sold out for the second consecutive year, Fusion will run from May 8-11, 2012 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida.

About Concur
Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur's easy-to-use Web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Concur Connect is the platform that enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and developers to access and extend Concur's T&E cloud. Concur's systems adapt to individual employee preferences and scale to meet the needs of companies from small to large. Learn more at http://www.concur.com.

SOURCE  Concur

Concur

CONTACT: Kristin Prigmore, Weber Shandwick for Concur, +1-206-576-5551, kprigmore@webershandwick.com

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

Sears Launches "Team Up to Stop Bullying" Initiative

~Taking "Power Pledge" First Step in Building National Consortium, Solutions-oriented Online Portal

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears has announced the launch of Team Up to Stop Bullying, an anti-bullying initiative designed to bring solutions quickly and effectively to bullying victims, families, educators and communities.

Sears is urging anyone touched by America's bullying epidemic to join Team Up to Stop Bullying by visiting Sears.com/TeamUp and taking the "Power Pledge" to actively stand together against bullying. By back-to-school season, Sears will launch an online portal that will feature a nationwide consortium of organizations, exhaustive resources and trusted information. The portal will allow users to easily find specific solutions to their unique bullying problem.

"Sears has a long history of supporting American families and the communities in which they live," said Lana Krauter, Senior Vice President of Sears Holdings and President of Apparel for Sears. "Children deserve to be protected and learn in a safe place. Our goal with Team Up to Stop Bullying is to provide access to the hundreds of solutions available to the parents, kids and communities who most need them as well making it easier to find those solutions. We urge everyone interested in ending the bullying epidemic to take the Power Pledge today."

Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian Odom are among the first "Team Up to Stop Bullying" ambassadors who have voiced their support and involvement in the program.  Additional ambassadors will be announced closer to the site's full launch.

Coinciding with the launch of Team Up to Stop Bullying, Sears also became a lead sponsor of "The BULLY Project: 1 Million Kids," a  collaborative national education initiative with the filmmakers of the hit documentary BULLY that assists children and schools in a better understanding of bullying and fosters sustainable bullying prevention.

About Sears Holdings Corporation: Sears Holdings Corporation is one of the nation's largest broadline retailers with over 4,000 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, consumer electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears Holdings is the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands" End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered by Sears and Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 11 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at http://www.searsholdings.com. | Twitter: @searsholdings | Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SHCCareers

Media Contact
Sears Holdings
Brian Hanover | Brian.Hanover@searshc.com
(P) 847.286.6080
Fingerprint Communications
Taryn Deane | Taryn@fingerprintcom.net
(P) 310.276.7500

SOURCE  Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Sears, Roebuck and Co.

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

Lucid Imagination Combines Search, Analytics and Big Data to Tackle the Problem of Dark Data

LucidWorks Big Data is Industry's First Complete Cloud-based Open Source Software Stack for Prototyping Big Data Applications

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations today have little to no idea how much lost opportunity is hidden in the vast amounts of data they've collected and stored.  They have entered the age of total data overload driven by the sheer amount of unstructured information, also called "dark" data, which is contained in their stored audio files, text messages, e-mail repositories, log files, transaction applications, and various other content stores.  And this dark data is continuing to grow, far outpacing the ability of the organization to track, manage and make sense of it.

Lucid Imagination, a developer of search, discovery and analytics software based on Apache Lucene and Apache Solr technology, today unveiled LucidWorks Big Data(TM). LucidWorks Big Data is the industry's first fully integrated development stack that combines the power of multiple open source projects including Hadoop, Mahout, R and Lucene/Solr to provide search, machine learning, recommendation engines and analytics for structured and unstructured content in one complete solution available in the cloud.

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With LucidWorks Big Data, Lucid Imagination equips technologists and business users with the ability to initially pilot Big Data projects utilizing technologies such as Apache Lucene/Solr, Mahout and Hadoop, in a cloud sandbox. Once satisfied, the project can remain in the cloud, be moved on premise or executed within a hybrid configuration.  This means they can avoid the staggering overhead costs and long lead times associated with infrastructure and application development lifecycles prior to placing their Big Data solution into production.

The product is now available in beta. To sign up for inclusion in the beta program, visit http://www.lucidimagination.com/products/lucidworks-search-platform/lucidworks-big-data.

Dark Data Problem Is Real

How big is the problem of dark data? The total amount of digital data in the world will reach 2.7 zettabytes in 2012, a 48 percent increase from 2011.* 90 percent of this data will be unstructured or "dark" data. Worldwide, 7.5 quintillion bytes of data, enough to fill over 100,000 Libraries of Congress get generated every day. Conversely, that deep volume of data can serve to help predict the weather, uncover consumer buying patterns or even ease traffic problems - if discovered and analyzed proactively.

"We see a strong opportunity for search to play a key role in the future of data management and analytics," said Matthew Aslett, research manager, data management and analytics, 451 Research. "Lucid's Big Data offering, and its combination of large-scale data storage in Hadoop with Lucene/Solr-based indexing and machine-learning capabilities, provides a platform for developing new applications to tackle emerging data management challenges."

LucidWorks Big Data

Data analytics has traditionally been the domain of business intelligence technologies. Most of these tools, however, have been designed to handle structured data such as SQL, and cannot easily tap into the broad range of data types that can be used in a Big Data application. With the announcement of LucidWorks Big Data, organizations will be able to utilize a single platform for their Big Data search, discovery and analytics needs. LucidWorks Big Data is the only complete platform that:

    --  Combines the real time, ad hoc data accessibility of LucidWorks
        (Lucene/Solr) with compute and storage capabilities of Hadoop
    --  Delivers commonly used analytic capabilities along with Mahout's proven,
        scalable machine learning algorithms for deeper insight into both
        content and users
    --  Tackles data, both big and small with ease, seamlessly scaling while
        minimizing the impact of provisioning Hadoop, LucidWorks and other
        components
    --  Supplies a single, coherent, secure and well documented REST API for
        both application integration and administration
    --  Offers fault tolerance with data safety baked in
    --  Provides choice and flexibility, via on premise, cloud hosted or hybrid
        deployment solutions
    --  Is tested, integrated and fully supported by the world's leading experts
        in open source search
    --  Includes powerful tools for configuration, deployment, content
        acquisition, security, and search experience that is packaged in a
        convenient, well-organized application

Lucid Imagination's Open Search Platform uncovers real-time insights from any enterprise data, whether structured in databases, unstructured in formats such as emails or social channels, or semi-structured from sources such as websites.  The company's rich portfolio of enterprise-grade solutions is based on the same proven open source Apache Lucene/Solr technology that powers many of the world's largest e-commerce sites. Lucid Imagination's on-premise and cloud platforms are quicker to deploy, cost less than competing products and are more easily tailored to specific needs than business intelligence solutions because they leverage innovation from the open source community.

"We're allowing a broad set of enterprises to test and implement data discovery and analysis projects that have historically been the province of large multinationals with large data centers. Cloud computing and LucidWorks Big Data finally level the field," said Paul Doscher, CEO of Lucid Imagination. "Large companies, meanwhile, can use our Big Data stack to reduce the time and cost associated with evaluating and ultimately implementing big data search, discovery and analysis. It's their data - now they can actually benefit from it."

    --  Watch the future of open search unfold on the Lucid Imagination blog
    --  Follow Lucid Imagination on Twitter and Facebook.
*IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars as IT Vendors Vie for Leadership While the Industry Redefines Itself, Dec.1, 2011

About Lucid Imagination

Lucid Imagination is the only company that delivers enterprise-grade search development platforms built on the power of Apache Lucene/Solr open source search. Out of the 35 Core Committers to the Apache Lucene/Solr project, 9 individuals work for Lucid Imagination, making the company the largest supporter of open source search in the industry. Customers include AT&T, Sears, Ford, Verizon, Cisco, Zappos, Raytheon, The Guardian, The Smithsonian Institution, Salesforce.com, The Motley Fool, Qualcomm, Taser, eHarmony and many other household names around the world. Lucid Imagination investors include Shasta Ventures, Granite Ventures, Walden International, and In-Q-Tel. Learn more about the company at http://www.lucidimagination.com.

SOURCE  Lucid Imagination

Lucid Imagination

CONTACT: Elyce Ventura, +1-408-470-4870, lucid@eastwick.com

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

ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT Investing Launches IPO Center for Self-directed Investors

IPO-related News, Dates and Performance Details Help Investors Track Top Performers and Gauge What New Securities Are Right for Them

SEATTLE, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT Investing has introduced a new online IPO Center providing the latest news, dates and performance information to help self-directed investors track recent and soon-to-come initial public offerings ("IPOs") and determine what new-to-market securities may be a good fit for their portfolios.

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Through the IPO Center, customers have direct access to a full calendar of upcoming offerings and details on each, including company fundamentals and the issuers' prospectuses.  For recent IPOs, the center links to detailed quotes and performance pages featuring more in-depth information and tools including interactive charts, key stats and ratios, and the ability to buy or sell securities in just a few clicks.

"With the IPO market picking back up and several large and highly anticipated offerings around the corner, now is a great time to boost our IPO news and content - to help investors learn about the IPO market and make smart investing decisions," said Dan Greenshields, president of ING DIRECT Investing. "Our objective is to educate customers by helping them help themselves, and we look forward to adding more research, reports and educational content to our IPO Center in the near future."

ShareBuilder's IPO Center was introduced in conjunction with a number of new research and trading tools for active investors including:

    --  New Trade Types - ShareBuilder recently added Trailing Stops to its list
        of trade types, allowing investors to set stop loss orders at a
        percentage level or dollar amount below market price. This adds to a
        full stable of trading options for investors, including: Market, Limit,
        Stop-Loss, Stop-Limit and Market on Close.
    --  Customizable Charts - Customers can now view their buy and sell
        transactions as key "events" on stocks charts, as well as other market
        events including dividends, earnings, splits, ratings changes and other
        news.  This offers a visual history of how key events impacted share
        price and where customers' trading plays fit into the mix.
    --  Quick-Quote Toolbar - A new easy-to-use pop-up toolbar allows customers
        to check portfolio holdings, watch lists, news and markets - or look up
        a symbol and place a quick trade - from anywhere within the research
        center.
"In today's markets, it is crucial investors take a proactive, disciplined approach to their investments," Greenshields said. "We're committed to providing quality, easy-to-use tools and information to help investors generate ideas and make smart investing decisions."

ShareBuilder offers multiple ways to invest in securities, with a full selection of real-time market, limit and stop-loss order types, or through our proprietary Automatic Investing(1) platform, which enables customers to schedule partial-share purchases of stocks, mutual funds and ETFs - ahead of time and with reduced commissions.

For more information, visit http://www.sharebuilder.com.

(1) Automatic investments are recurring or one-time purchases on Tuesdays.  All sales are made real-time and are subject to real-time commissions.

About ShareBuilder
ShareBuilder is a service of ING DIRECT Investing, a leading online brokerage for investors who have long-term financial goals and want to say goodbye to investing complexity. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started, ShareBuilder has what Americans need to help secure their financial future without sacrificing their lives to the stock market. No minimum balance required when you open an account and pay low commissions when investing. Trade when you want, any amount you want, and what you want -- stocks, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, options and retirement solutions.

ShareBuilder is a service of ING DIRECT Investing, Inc. Securities products are offered by ING DIRECT Investing, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. ING DIRECT Investing is a subsidiary of ING Bank, fsb. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

ING Bank, fsb, and its subsidiaries, including ShareBuilder Corporation, have been acquired by Capital One Financial Corporation and are no longer affiliated with ING Groep N.V. ("ING"). The trademarks ING, ING DIRECT, ING Lion, and the ING Lion logo, alone or as a part of any trademark, logo, work or domain name are trademarks of ING and are used by permission.

Securities products are: Not FDIC insured - Not Bank guaranteed - May lose value

Media RelationsContact:
Alison Cahill Rouse
acrouse@ingdirect.com

917-653-7592

SOURCE  ShareBuilder

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ShareBuilder

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

Blush.com Launches

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DermStore.com is proud to unveil the newest addition to their online beauty mecca, blush.com. The new site, which will serve as a sister site to DermStore, will feature an ever-growing list of the most sought-after makeup brands.

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In addition to the award-winning customer service and perks found on DermStore.com, blush.com will be home to the Blush Beauty Curator Panel, comprised of the industry's premier makeup artists and cosmetics professionals. The esteemed panelists will use their invaluable beauty knowledge to scour through thousands of products and hand select the best and most cutting-edge makeup on the market to be offered on blush.com. In addition to highlighting their curated collection of cosmetics, they'll offer tips, tricks and tutorials, as well as vote on the Best of Blush Beauty Awards.

"The launch of blush.com will streamline the process for our customers seeking both serious skin care and fun cosmetics. They are now able to shop two different sites, one with thousands of skin care items and one with thousands of carefully selected cosmetics, and experience one simple checkout process," stated Dan Obegi, CEO of DermStore.com and blush.com. "Additionally, blush.com provides us an opportunity to reach a younger demographic that is more interested in eyeshadows and lipsticks than anti-aging serums."

The younger demographic targeted by blush.com is reflected in the various partnerships and promotions offered to the customers--including the collaboration with YouTube sensations Blair and Elle Fowler. The Fowler sisters gained international fame and millions of fans by sharing their beauty musings, advice, tips and tricks through their YouTube channel.  They will now serve as members of the Blush Beauty Curator Panel and offer their expert advice on the newest trends in cosmetics. Furthermore, blush.com is the exclusive partner for Elle and Blair's upcoming cosmetic line, Skylark, set to launch in September 2012.

"I am so excited to have the Fowlers on board with blush.com," said Obegi. "Not only do they yield a great amount of influence over their fan base--they're the perfect representation of the blush consumer: youthful, smart, fashion-forward and educated when it comes to products, brands and ingredients."

To further emphasize blush.com's focus on what's new and current, the site is partnering with handbag designer Lauren Merkin, a favorite among celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Sophia Bush and Olivia Wilde. To coincide with the launch of blush.com, Lauren Merkin has designed a limited-edition version of her most popular purse, the Eve clutch, valued at $200. Every day for blush's first month, blush.com orders will be selected at random to receive the coveted bag.

"Fashion and beauty go hand in hand so it was an easy decision to partner with blush.com as they expand into the fun and flirty side of cosmetics. What better way to bring a look together than accessorizing with a perfect clutch," stated Lauren Merkin.

Additionally, blush.com will be working closely with BellaSugar, the beauty destination of POPSUGAR, a leading lifestyle brand for women 18-40. The experience will provide the viewer with an in-depth look at the newest products found in the beauty world and some of BellaSugar's favorite finds, as well as amazing offers, beauty deals and tutorials found only on blush.com.

As a sister website of DermStore, blush.com is part of a long legacy built upon strong brand relationships. Both sites are 100% authorized to sell each and every one of the products offered, a fact that ensures a safe destination in which to fulfill beauty needs. And with the same great service as DermStore--complete with free shipping, free samples and beauty experts available 24 hours a day, every day--the impeccable selection is met with an impeccable shopping experience not found anywhere else.

SOURCE  blush.com

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blush.com

CONTACT: Amy Bailey, abailey@dermstore.com

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

B2B Consolidation/Modernization Can Reduce Costs Up to 80%: SEEBURGER

Integrating B2B, File Transfer & SAP Processes Also Improves Supply Chains & Data Security

ATLANTA, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidating and modernizing heterogeneous EDI, B2B and file transfer environments can reduce IT overhead associated with these functions by up to 80% while also better supporting corporate supply chains and advancing data security, according to a new white paper from SEEBURGER titled How to Get Ahead of the Competition: Consolidate and Modernize Your B2B and File Transfer Environments.

The benefits stem from replacing disparate, fragmented and departmental silo'd systems with a single modern platform like the SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite that integrates EDI, B2B and file transfer functions; eliminating legacy applications that require multiple patch upgrades and ongoing fixes to support new protocols and comply with evolving regulatory and governance requirements; and leveraging newer technology to provide end-to-end visibility of all B2B and file exchange processes for easy tracking by business users without IT intervention.

SAP shops can reap additional visibility and efficiency benefits by deploying SEEBURGER-developed SAP solution extensions that tightly integrate with SAP processes such as B2B/supply chain monitoring, order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay. Developed with industry best practices, these add-on solutions save time and money by automating functions such as invoice processing, bringing together relevant data from disparate sources in one centralized location, and enabling users to work in the familiar SAP environment.

These factors make it possible to reduce operating and maintenance staff, minimize the costs of creating new B2B/EDI and file interfaces, reduce software maintenance fees, and virtually eliminate time spent on document tracking and related message searches.

The paper also provides several case studies of successful consolidation and modernization, and outlines seven success factors for a consolidation and modernization project. It can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.seeburger.com/con-mod-white-paper/

About SEEBURGER
SEEBURGER is a global provider of business integration and secure managed file transfer (MFT) solutions that streamline business processes, reduce operational costs, facilitate governance and compliance, and provide visibility to the farthest edges of the supply chain to maximize ERP effectiveness and drive new efficiencies. All solutions are delivered on a unified, 100% SEEBURGER-engineered platform that lowers the total cost of ownership and reduces implementation time. With more than 25 years in the industry, SEEBURGER today is ranked among the top business integration providers by industry analysts, serves thousands of customers in more than 50 countries and 15 industries, and has offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. For more information, visit http://www.seeburger.com or blog.seeburger.com/

SOURCE  SEEBURGER

SEEBURGER

CONTACT: Molly Antos of SS|PR for SEEBURGER, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com

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

Improve Computer Performance and Optimize Windows for Free with Acebyte Utilities 3

SHENZHEN, China, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acebyte, Inc, well known for its PC system utility software, today announced a new release of its signature product -- Acebyte Utilities 3.0, a complete solution that optimizes computer performance.  The new 3.0 version comes with a more user-friendly interface allowing for easy Windows operating system optimization by way of its all-in-one optimization tool that is capable of taking care of every single aspect of a computer.

Acebyte Utilities works perfectly on Windows 7, Vista, and XP by cleaning, bolstering and protecting the Windows system. It runs unobtrusively in the background, improving system performance with privacy-protection, system acceleration and optimization features. Acebyte Utilities also helps to customize startup programs, defragment hard drives, organize files, control applications, and also diagnose and fix hard drive errors, backup drivers, etc.

Acebyte Utilities 3 inherits the ease of use enjoyed in previous versions but also brings new features and enhanced usability. With one click, it scans for computer problems and protects a PC from hidden security threats. Quick Scan performs a series of rapid checks that can be run on a daily basis; Deep Scan provides a thorough analysis of the PC's state of health and carries out any repairs needed. Registry Cleaner removes all unused and old registry entries, while also repairing all issues in Windows registry that lead to poor performance. Privacy Sweep cleans up any usage history and Internet activities to protect one's privacy.

Product Availability

Visit http://www.acebyte.com/ for details and to download a free copy of Acebyte Utilities 3.0. The new version is priced at $19.95 (1 year), $29.95 (2 years), and $49.95 (lifetime). Users can test all its features with a FREE 15 day trial version. Why still waste money on expensive utilities to fix PC problems?

About Acebyte, Inc.

Acebyte, Inc. (also known as BlazeVideo, Inc.) aims to speed up computers, improve system performance, and fix PC errors exclusively on the Windows operating system. Acebyte, Inc.'s mission is to make life simpler and easier by providing cost-effective software solutions that meet high quality standards.

Contacts
Support team: info@acebyte.com
Website: http://www.acebyte.com
Call number: (+86) 755-26509948

SOURCE  Acebyte, Inc.

Acebyte, Inc.

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

Marvell Showcases Breakthrough LED Lighting Solutions for Residential and Commercial Deployments at LIGHTFAIR International 2012

Marvell's smart lighting reference platforms and ODM end lighting products leveraging these platforms are available worldwide

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and LAS VEGAS, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) will showcase smart and superior quality LED lighting solutions with complete reference designs and control software for building residential and commercial lighting products at LIGHTFAIR International 2012, May 9 - 11, 2012.

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Based on its advanced LED driver integrated circuits (ICs), microcontrollers and integrated control software technology, Marvell's total system solutions allow lighting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) to quickly build high-performance and affordable LED lighting products. These reference designs are available for OEMs to customize and implement into their own product designs and are also available as finished products from multiple ODMs worldwide.

"Marvell's smart lighting solutions are designed to accelerate the deployment of superior quality LED lighting and smart lighting controls in mainstream residential and commercial lighting applications," said Kishore Manghnani, vice president of Green Technology Products Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "The availability of these reference designs from Marvell and finished solutions from third party companies will further accelerate the adoption of these advanced LED technologies by the mass market worldwide."

Marvell at LIGHTFAIR International 2012

In-suite demonstrations of Marvell's latest LED driver electronics and lighting control solutions will highlight solutions optimized to address the residential and commercial lighting markets. Specifically, Marvell will showcase:

    --  Several reference designs for retrofit LED lamps based on the new
        Marvell® 88EM8183 deep dimming single stage AC/DC TRIAC LED driver
        integrated circuit (IC), which achieve superior dimming performance and
        compatibility using the lowest component count in the industry
    --  External LED driver reference designs, including DALI and Zigbee
        wireless solutions, developed for commercial lighting applications
Residential Lighting: Marvell's advanced driver ICs and reference designs offer the industry's best dimming capability for a wide variety of retrofit LED lamps, such as A19, PAR, BR, GU10 and Candle.

Marvell's new 88EM8183 driver IC offers OEMs and ODMs a superior compatible dimming solution as compared to a majority of dimmers currently on the market, and also excellent light quality, intended to decrease consumer dissatisfaction and returns. The reference designs include isolated and non-isolated versions, all with the lowest component count and smallest form factor available in the industry.

"After comparing various LED driver ICs on the market, we chose Marvell's 88EM8183 LED driver IC for our new generation dimmable retrofit lamps because it offers the best dimming performance and compatibility at the lowest component count," said George Xu, general manager of Leedarson Lighting. "Combined with Leedarson's large scale manufacturing capability and operational excellence, the Marvell 88EM8183 solution allows us to offer cost effective, reliable and best dimming retrofit LED lamp products to lighting OEMs worldwide."

Commercial Lighting and Lighting Controls: By introducing a family of high quality commercial LED external drivers and lighting control solutions, Marvell is supplying a wide range of turnkey designs for commercial lighting systems. These solutions include external driver designs optimized for downlights, panel lights and other luminaries in the 12-40W range with 1-channel, 2-channel and 4-channel options and control software. The external LED drivers feature 0-10V dimming capability that is compatible with wall box dimmers available in North American, European and Asian markets (Class 1 and Class 2). Applications that require Smart LED Lighting control, including on/off switching, dimming, color mixing or color correlation temperature (CCT) tuning, can also be developed with the addition of DALI or ZigBee® communication modules, which allows networked lighting control. The designs are based on the Marvell 88MZ100 microcontroller system on a chip (SoC) and the 88EM8801, the industry's first dual-string smart LED controller chip, which uses Marvell's unique mixed-signal power technology to enable superior lighting performance with high color rendering index (CRI) while maintaining high-levels of integration and efficiency.

"Orama is excited to work with Marvell because they provide a feature-rich, integrated solution including LED driver ICs, microcontrollers and control software, which allowed us to quickly develop a wide array of LED driver products for commercial applications," said Jason Huang, general manager of Orama, Inc. "Their solution enables us to offer affordable, energy efficient products to OEMs worldwide and emerging markets."

Demonstrations of Marvell's residential and commercial LED lighting solutions are available at LIGHTFAIR by appointment.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a world leader in the development of storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit Marvell.com.

Disclaimer

No representation or warranties are made concerning third party patents with regard to the use of Marvell products. The mixing of red LEDs with phosphor-converted LEDs may be protected by certain third party patents.

Marvell and the M logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its affiliates.  Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

    For Further Information Contact:

    Marvell Media Relations                    Kim Anderson
    Daniel Yoo                                 Tel: 408-623-1247
    Tel: 408-505-7045                          kimander@marvell.com
    yoo@marvell.com
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Marvell and Osram Further Adoption of Superior Quality LED Lighting with Turnkey Reference Design

Marvell and Osram to showcase multi-channel professional LED lighting solution at LIGHTFAIR International 2012

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and LAS VEGAS, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) and Osram Opto Semiconductors today announced the availability of the Marvell-Osram two-color LED downlight reference design to further facilitate mass market adoption of high-quality, affordable LED lighting. The turnkey reference design, based on high performance LEDs from Osram and highly integrated and advanced driver ICs from Marvell, drastically reduces the engineering complexity involved in designing and manufacturing premium performance, high-color rendering index (CRI) LED luminaries for professional and commercial lighting applications. This is expected to enable lighting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to easily develop and offer significantly higher quality LED products at more affordable prices to end users. The reference design will be shown at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 from May 9 - 11 in Las Vegas.

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This turnkey reference design, based on Osram's Brilliant Mix LEDs and the Marvell® 88EM8801 LED driver IC, offers an unparalleled solution for mixing and controlling the EQ-white and amber LEDs to achieve higher CRI and lumens per watt. Marvell's 88EM8801 LED driver IC integrates circuitry for two-channel drive electronics and various on-chip digital controls, addressing complex design challenges commonly faced by OEMs, and lowering the overall bill of materials (BOM).

"With standard LEDs, current color mixing technologies make it impossible to realize a LED luminaire with both high efficiency and high CRI.  EQ-white and amber LEDs have different luminous flux behavior causing complex operating temperature design challenges," said Joerg Schmidt, marketing manager with Osram Opto Semiconductors. "Joining forces with Marvell was instrumental in furthering Osram Opto Semiconductors' deployment of high-quality, low-cost LEDs for mass market commercial and residential lighting. Leveraging Marvell's innovative LED IC driver and Osram's Brilliant Mix technology, OEMs can easily build a feedback controlled system for temperature drift compensation to enable brilliant color, high performance and energy efficient lighting."

"Our collaboration with Osram Opto Semiconductors validates Marvell's continued commitment to providing innovative, high-performance and low-cost LED driver solutions that further the mass market adoption of environmentally friendly, quality lighting," said Lance Zheng, senior technical marketing manager for the Green Technology Products Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Building on Marvell's dual-string smart LED driver controller and single chip ZigBee microcontroller, the Marvell-Osram two-color downlight reference design brings us one step closer to the widespread implementation of LED lighting. With this reference design, we anticipate manufacturers should be able to quickly produce LED lamps and fixtures with superior light quality with integrated control that not only meets, but often exceeds consumers' performance needs."

Reference Design Details

The Marvell-Osram two-color LED downlight reference design uses the Marvell dual-string intelligent LED driver IC 88EM8801 and the Marvell microcontroller System-on-a-Chip (SoC) 88MZ100. The 88EM8801 is the industry's first dual-string smart LED controller chip, which uses the company's unique mixed-signal power technology to enable superior lighting performance while maintaining high-levels of integration and efficiency. The 88MZ100 microcontroller is the industry's first SoC with the highest level of integrated features for both ZigBee and DALI standards as well as custom lighting applications. Leveraging Osram's Brilliant-Mix LED mixing concept, the reference design achieves CRI of greater than 90; efficacy is 30 percent higher than other mass market LEDs; and an innovative temperature compensation feature overcomes color point shift issues.

Key Features

Lighting:

    --  6-inch down light
    --  1500 lm at 3000 K, 95 CRI
    --  7 amber LEDs: 80 lm @ 350 mA
    --  8 EQ-white LEDs: 145 lm @ 350 mA
    --  High efficacy: 90 lm/W @ TJ = 95 degrees C
LED Driver:

    --  Universal AC input - 85 to 265VAC
    --  High Power Factor - 0.99
    --  High Efficiency - 85percent
    --  Dimming down to 0.1 percent
    --  DALI or Wireless control

Marvell will showcase its technology from May 9 - 11 in Osram's booth (#2114 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) and the Marvell suite at LIGHTFAIR International 2012.  For more information about Marvell's LED reference designs, visit http://www.marvell.com/green-technology.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a world leader in the development of storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell's diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit Marvell.com.

About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. Osram Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Sunnyvale (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong. Osram Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world. For more information go to http://www.osram-os.com.

Disclaimer

No representation or warranties are made concerning third party patents with regard to the use of Marvell products. The mixing of red LEDs with phosphor-converted LEDs may be protected by certain third party patents.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH and its subsidiaries generally make no representations and warranties in cases where LEDs as offered or sold are used in applications that could touch potential intellectual property rights of third parties. For example, the LED applications described herein may be protected in certain countries by members of the patent families including US patents no. 6,234,648, 6,577,073, and 7,213,940.

Marvell and the M logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its affiliates.  Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

    For Further Information Contact:

    Marvell Media Relations                               Osram Media Relations
    Daniel Yoo                       Kim Anderson         Kate Cleveland
    Tel: (408) 222-2187              Tel: (408) 222-0950  Tel: (248) 277-8018
    yoo@marvell.com                  kimander@marvell.com kate.cleveland@osram-os.com
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RTS Announces Global Launch of RTD Tango QUANT

Comprehensive tool enables quantitative traders to design, optimize, analyze and execute fully automated trading strategies on 135+ markets globally

CHICAGO and FRANKFURT, Germany and MUMBAI, India and SINGAPORE, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced the global launch of RTD Tango QUANT, its first product geared toward quantitative traders. 

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RTD Tango QUANT provides a suite of tools for quantitative traders to design, optimize, analyze and execute their fully automated strategies within one platform.  Hosted in RTS' global data centers in key financial centers around the world, the platform integrates the firm's connectivity and straight-through processing capability to more than 135 exchanges globally, making it the first quantitative offering in the industry with such a broad reach in multiple asset classes.

RTS CEO Steffen Gemuenden said: "RTD Tango QUANT is a new product designed specifically for quantitative trading groups. Our long-established RTD Tango offering has been very successful as a low latency and high frequency trading tool. Now, with RTD Tango QUANT, we're empowering traders to leverage their intellectual property with industry-leading optimization and back-testing techniques. They can bring their ideas to market quickly and manage the entire life cycle of their quantitative trading within one platform."

RTD Tango QUANT overcomes the obstacle many quantitative research groups face of having to translate code from the development environment to the trading environment. The solution gives traders sophisticated tools for building algorithmic strategies around charting and trading signals.  It also incorporates Artificial Intelligence and three-dimensional visualization, as well as risk management capabilities.

RTD Tango QUANT was designed for individual and teams of quantitative traders, which represent a new category of clients for RTS. It also caters to technical analysts, proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, fund managers and commodity trading advisors.

About RTS Realtime Systems Group

RTS (http://www.rtsgroup.net) delivers high-performance, end-to-end technology products and services across asset classes and continents to elite financial institutions and commodity trading houses. The firm is a global leader in robust electronic trading software, connectivity, hosting, matching and risk management solutions. With standardized low latency connectivity gateways to 135+ exchanges and execution venues worldwide, the firm provides proximity hosting and co-location services to 65+ venues via its global data center network. The RTS infrastructure enables clients to deploy sophisticated trading strategies quickly, securely and cost-effectively throughout multiple trading desks and sites. RTS has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York, Pune, Singapore and Sydney.

SOURCE  RTS Realtime Systems Group

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CONTACT: In the U.S. and Europe:  Ellen G. Resnick, Crystal Clear Communications, +1-773-929-9292 or +1-312-399-9295 (m), eresnick@crystalclearPR.com; or In Asia:  Christophe Rilinger, RTS Realtime Systems, +852-2987-1722, c.rilinger@rtsgroup.net

Web Site: http://www.rtsgroup.net

Flint Mobile Launches Mobile App for Next Wave of Easy Credit Card Processing; Raises Series A Funding

Enables on-the-go merchants to seamlessly accept credit cards with no extra hardware and to find new customers through social marketing

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Finovate conference today, Flint Mobile, Inc. (http://www.flintmo.com), announced the Beta launch of its first offering, a next-generation mobile payments app for small businesses on-the-go, as well as the close of its Series A funding. Flint Co-founder and CEO Greg Goldfarb will introduce the application as part of Finovate's Demo Session #5 starting at 9:00 am Wednesday local time. Led by Storm Ventures and True Ventures, the $3 million financing will enable Flint to accelerate product development, hiring, and customer acquisition.

Flint's first product is a free iPhone(TM) app that enables merchants to easily and securely process credit card payments using only their phone. Unlike existing solutions that require a separate card reader, Flint uses the phone's camera to process payments without the use of any additional hardware. The company's proprietary platform provides merchants with unmatched ease of use along with high levels of consumer privacy protection and fraud prevention to help keep processing fees in check. The app also integrates customizable receipts with built-in social marketing tools that enable merchants to better engage with their customers and to tap into online word-of-mouth referrals.

"Flint's goal is to transform the everyday commerce capabilities of tens of millions of small services businesses and sole proprietors who are highly mobile," said Greg Goldfarb, Co-founder and CEO of Flint Mobile. "Our first product takes the hassle out of on-the-go credit card processing and provides an easy on-ramp to capitalize on social marketing. Essentially, we are starting to turn credit card transaction fees into an investment in online customer engagement."

The U.S. has seen a 70% increase in the number of independent agents in the workforce since 2008*, indicating a shift towards more sole proprietorships that have much different needs from retail operations. These on-the-go business owners insist on simplicity and want a way to accept credit cards without worrying about extra hardware or accessories. Moreover, the number one issue keeping them up at night is how to find new customers.** Flint addresses both these problems by taking the card reader out of the equation and by linking everyday transactions to social media channels to drive word-of-mouth referrals.

Flint Features and Benefits

    --  Ease of use: no extra hardware required; simply scan the main card
        number using your phone's camera and enter card verification info; no
        data or image is saved on the phone.
    --  Social marketing: integrated tools that empower and engage customers to
        easily post reviews and recommendations to popular social media channels
        such as Facebook; generate more repeat business via customized loyalty
        offers in every receipt.
    --  Low transaction fees: 1.95% + $0.20 per transaction for debit cards and
        2.95% + $0.20 per transaction for credit cards. Flint is among the first
        in the mobile category to offer lower debit card fees.
    --  Frictionless Setup: no merchant account headaches or upfront costs and
        no waiting to get a card reader.
    --  Safety and security: data is protected according to industry PCI DSS
        guidelines, and Flint has developed patent pending methods to protect
        consumer privacy.
"Flint will be a game changer in the world of mobile payments for small businesses," said Alex Mendez, Founding Managing Director of Storm Ventures. "They have created a simple approach that couples payments and social marketing to provide a huge leap forward for the mobile small businesses that form the backbone of our economy. The Flint team consists of seasoned executives who have created market-leading products, and we're very excited to be teaming up with them."

Small business owners and merchants interested in more information or in requesting an invitation to the Beta program should sign up at http://www.flintmo.com. Flint also will be offering an integration program for a select set of distribution partners. Follow Flint on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/flintmo and Like Flint on Facebook at ­­­­­­­www.facebook.com/flintmo.

About Flint Mobile, Inc. 
Flint is the mobile payments company that is creating the easiest way for on-the-go businesses to accept credit cards and to find new customers through social marketing. The company's first product is an iPhone app that enables merchants to process credit card payments easily and securely using only their phone - without any additional hardware. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Flint is backed by top-tier venture capital firms Storm Ventures and True Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.flintmo.com.

About Storm Ventures
Storm Ventures was founded by a seasoned group of industry veterans with the common vision of sharing our collective experience, passion and energy to help talented and driven entrepreneurs build great companies of enduring value. Storm Ventures focuses on seed and early stage companies in both the mobile and enterprise software sectors, which includes companies such as Airespace, Appcelerator, Cellfire, Mobile Iron, Echosign, Rafter and Marketo. Our limited partners include many prominent financial institutions, as well as over a hundred senior executives who have had successful careers in technology companies. For more information, please visit http://www.stormventures.com.

About True Ventures
True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm supporting great people in great markets since 2006. Started by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, the team provides funding, resources, and counsel to early stage, high tech startups and their visionary founders. Our portfolio includes investments in Wordpress, BrightRoll, Fitbit, Bandcamp, Milo, Puppet Labs, Urban Airship, and StockTwits, to name a few. For more information, please visit http://www.trueventures.com.

*Kelly Services®: "Kelly Services® 2011 Free Agent Survey," August, 2011

** Decipher, Inc., Intuit Billing Manager, "Getting Paid" Survey October, 2008

All third party logos and trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

    Media Contact:      Company Contact
    Matt McAllister     Greg Goldfarb
    Fluid PR, Inc.      Flint Mobile, Inc.
    (510) 229-9707      (650) 430-5757
    matt@fluidspeak.com greg@flintmo.com
SOURCE  Flint Mobile, Inc.

Flint Mobile, Inc.

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

Indiatimes Shopping & ZoomIn's Launch Unique Photo-keepsakes

NEW DELHI, India, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Now Order Your Personalized Gifts, Calendars, Mugs, T-shirts, Photo Books and Much
More at http://www.zoomin.com/indiatimes [http://www.zoomin.com/indiatimes ]

    Today we click more pictures than we ever did. Our computers, laptops, tablets and
phones are choc-a-bloc with pictures we capture of the special moments in our lives. What
happens to all these pictures after the initial moment of gratification? They just lie
around in most cases! Going forward, that doesn't have to be the case. There is a lot we
can do with our pictures to preserve them for posterity.

    Indiatimes Shopping [http://shopping.indiatimes.com ]and ZoomIn have partnered to
empower Indian photographers, amateurs, hobbyists as well as professionals to relive and
celebrate their special moments as often as they want, with photo printing, personalized
gifting and photo sharing. A convenient, online, affordable, co-branded photo store,
ZoomIn increases the shelf life of your photos by helping you create truly unique
photo-keepsakes for yourself or for gifting.

    These photo-keepsakes in the form of photo books, collage posters, canvas prints and
more make for innovative ways to share a story using your photos, themes and captions.
Preeti Sethi from Delhi says, "I gifted Ariana's grandparents a photo book capturing the
first year in Ariana's life. They live in Mumbai and cannot be there to share my special
moments with her, so this is a gift they truly treasure."

    What's more, these photo-books make for touching and truly memorable gifts because
they have been crafted by you as a token of love. "I gifted my husband a photo book for
his 40th birthday," says Priya Nair from Bangalore. "It was filled with photos right from
the time he was a baby to being a father today. It moved him to tears. I couldn't think of
a more touching present for such a special occasion."

    'www.zoomin.com/indiatimes [http://www.zoomin.com/indiatimes ]' is completely user
friendly, effortless and an affordable process. Since it's all online, you don't need to
leave the comfort of your home to go to a photo studio. You can create your photo book at
home and get it delivered at home or at your loved one's doorstep. In fact, most photo
studios don't go beyond albums and posters. The innovative and creative options that you
get at ZoomIn are unique and impactful.

    Photo books, in fact, are the next big thing in digital photography. From 1.5 million
in 2011, they are set to rise to 2.5 million units in 2015. They are fast replacing
traditional photo prints as the popular print form for images. The reason for this is that
instead of being a passive collection of prints, photo books allow you to tell your story
in a creative, personalized and interesting ways. Similarly, other photo-keepsakes, like
calendars, mugs, etc. give your photos a pride of place in your home or in the home of the
person who you gift them to. Either way, your photos stay visible for a long time, instead
of getting lost in the flurry of updates.

    Primary Media Contact : Yashmeen Barua, yashmeen.barua@indiatimes.co.in,
91-124-4187000, 91-9811699757

Source: Times Internet Limited

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SDVI Announces French and Spanish Versions of Reader Rabbit Apps for Kids on Apple® iTunes®

Signature Devices Expanding Its Product Appeal To Spanish and French Speaking Children

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Devices, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SDVI) and its subsidiary, Graffiti Entertainment Inc., announced that it will soon release in the Apple® iTunes® store new French and Spanish versions of its four amazing and fun educational apps for children. Reader Rabbit® Preschool, Reader Rabbit® Kindergarten, Reader Rabbit® First Grade and Reader Rabbit® Second Grade will now be marketed to millions of more potential customers.

"With English, French and Spanish versions of the acclaimed Reader Rabbit, SDVI is excited to be implementing its strategic plan for global sales or our exclusive game titles," said Mart van der Velde, CEO of Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment Inc.

"These titles are fun for children and are being well received by academics, parents and children alike. A key to their success is the interactivity and the fact that each one offers lots of things for children to do. Reader Rabbit has global appeal, and these SDVI distributed Reader Rabbit apps now appeal to millions of French and Spanish speaking children for the first time," Mr. van der Velde added.

"We are taking our company forward to a greatly expanded marketplace to prepare for these new titles, Signature Devices, Inc. is increasing its global sales abilities through the expansion of marketing, sales personnel and online promotion," concluded Mr. van der Velde.

Reader Rabbit from SDVI's Graffiti Entertainment is a 2011 Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner. It is an educational adventure game based on the characters of the popular series for young children, Reader Rabbit. The games teach basic skills to prepare kids for success at school and provide a foundation for further learning. They are presented in a colorful cartoon style with short videos, full voice acting, and sing-along songs designed to engage young children while still teaching basic skills.

About Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment, Inc.:

Based in Redwood City, Calif., Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. was spun out from Signature Devices, Inc. (http://www.signaturedevices.com) (PINKSHEETS: SDVI) and publishes diverse media products including console video games, iPhone/iPad and Android games. Signature Devices, Inc. creates and develops social networking systems including social networking server software, social networking games and console games, which it publishes through Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. Signature Devices, Inc. and Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. recently announced a merger agreement. Mart van der Velde is the CEO of both companies.

The information in this press release includes certain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of Federal Securities Laws. Investors are cautioned that such statements are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including the future financial performance of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date of this release except as required by law.

Contact:

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

Investor Relations

650-654-4800 x111

SOURCE  Signature Devices, Inc.

Signature Devices, Inc.

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

iC-Logic Licenses Arteris FlexNoC And C2C Interconnect IP For Automotive Systems On Chip

Network on Chip interconnect IP enables shorter design time and expands product market

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP solutions, today announced that iC-Logic has selected Arteris® FlexNoC® network on chip interconnect IP and C2C chip-to-chip interconnect IP for systems-on-chip (SoCs) targeting high end automotive infotainment equipments. iC-Logic chose FlexNoC and C2C to create a flexible and high speed communication chip to respond to the increasing demand of high speed connectivity in car infotainment systems. iC-Logic's use of FlexNoC and C2C has helped reduce design schedules and increased the potential market for users of their SoC.

"iC-Logic licensed Arteris FlexNoC and C2C because we needed fast design cycle time and full compatibility with other SoCs. FlexNoC's ease of use and integrated simulation and verification features helped us to optimize our SoC integration and development time," said Martin Damrau, Managing Director at iC-Logic. "And our choice of the C2C chip to chip interconnect IP ensures our compatibility with application processors using C2C. Thanks to the collaboration with Arteris, iC-Logic added C2C integration expertise to our skill set enabling us to quickly design SoCs with this sophisticated interface."

"iC-Logic's use of Arteris FlexNoC and C2C interconnect IP for its high speed communication SoC is an innovative way to reduce SoC time to market and grow the market size for application processor SoCs," said K. Charles Janac, President and CEO of Arteris. "We are excited to be an important partner who is helping iC-Logic to innovate its way to success."

About Arteris

Arteris, Inc. provides Network-on-Chip interconnect IP and tools to accelerate System-on-Chip semiconductor (SoC) assembly for a wide range of applications. Results obtained by using the Arteris product line include lower power, higher performance, more efficient design reuse and faster development of ICs, SoCs and FPGAs.

Founded by networking experts and offering the first commercially available Network-on-Chip IP products, Arteris operates globally with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and an engineering center in Paris, France. Arteris is a private company backed by a group of international investors including ARM Holdings, Crescendo Ventures, DoCoMo Capital, Qualcomm Incorporated, Synopsys, TVM Capital, and Ventech. More information can be found at http://www.arteris.com.

About iC-Logic

iC-Logic is a leading supplier of ASIC solutions with strong experience in complex system level integration and first-time-right silicon. iC-Logic's team has designed more than 50 system-on-chips for leading customers in automotive, military/aerospace, industrial and communications markets. iC-Logic provides a complete range of ASIC professional services from design to mass production.

iC-Logic was founded by veterans of the semiconductor industry and is backed by several international investors including Beyond Semiconductor as the major shareholder. The headquarters are based near Frankfurt in Germany and the company operates globally with sales offices and design centers located in Germany, Slovenia, Serbia, South Korea, Vietnam and USA.

For more information about iC-Logic please contact:
Gilles Marsigne
iC-Logic
Tel: +49 6196 524 858-40
gilles.marsigne@ic-logic.de

Arteris, FlexNoC and the Arteris logo are trademarks of Arteris. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

For more Arteris information, contact:
Kurt Shuler
Arteris, Inc.
+1 408-470-7300
kurt.shuler@arteris.com

SOURCE  Arteris Inc.

Arteris Inc.

CONTACT:  For interview requests, please contact:  Erin Bodley
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Eutelsat Seals Distribution Agreement With RG Networks, Making Satellite Broadband Available Via KA-SAT Across Hungary

PARIS, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Eutelsat Communications, (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading satellite
operators, today announced a distribution agreement between its Skylogic subsidiary and RG
Networks, enabling RG Networks to benefit from Eutelsat's KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite
and advanced user equipment to deliver broadband to businesses and consumers across
Hungary. RG Networks, a subsidiary of the Hungarian IT specialist RG Hungary, launched
services via KA-SATin Hungary at the beginning of this month under the 'vanNET' brand.

    RG Networks' set ambition is to respond to the Hungarian government's commitment to
provide fast Internet for all citizens by end 2013, in line with the European Union
Directive. RG Networks is commited by this time to connecting more than 2,000 users with
satellite broadband via KA-SAT, delivering download speed up to 10Mbps and upload speeds
up to 4 Mbps.

    Szabolcs Lengvarszky, COO of RG Networks, commented: "With this new agreement we now
have the key to immediate access to the highest quality satellite broadband service for
homes and businesses in Hungary. With KA-SAT, we are positioned to provide nationwide
coverage and can accelerate the pace of broadband roll-out."

    "Our KA-SAT satellite and new-generation user equipment are the ideal broadband
service for Hungarian customers, particularly in more rural and difficult to reach areas
of the country. We are delighted to work with RG Networks to help Hungary achieve the
target of broadband for all," said Achille De Tommaso, CEO of Skylogic.

    With its total capacity of more than 70 Gbps, Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite has ushered
in a new era of competitively-priced, satellite-delivered services for homes and
businesses across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The satellite forms the cornerstone
of an infrastructure, which also comprises eight main satellite gateways connected to the
Internet by a fibre backbone ring.

    About Eutelsat Communications

    Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding
company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 28 satellites that provide
coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and
significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading
satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 31 December 2011, Eutelsat's satellites
were broadcasting more than 4,150 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are
broadcast via its HOT BIRD video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves over
120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The
Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through
teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government
agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and
operational professionals from 30 countries.

    About RG Networks Ltd.

    RG Networks Ltd. (Headquarter: Hungary 1146 Budapest, Dozsa Gyorgy u. 1. Office:
Hungary 7622 Pecs, Nyirfa u. 24.6, Trade register No.: CG. 01-09-939781) is the member of
the 12 years old RG Hungary group based on IT and TELCO technologies. RG Hungary with its
members (RG Net, RG Networks, RG Mikronet, RG Studio) cover the main part of information
technology and telecommunication: software and hardware development, IT solutions, IT
operating, online marketing and web planning, secure and surveillance systems, wireless
and satellite data communications, wireless and satellite broadband connections. RG
Hungary has offices in the Hungarian Capital Budapest, as well as in Pecs, the former
Capital of European Culture in 2010. RG Networks serves with business (b2b) and also
commercial (b2c) services mainly the SOHO (Small Office Home Office) segment but also has
customers from local governments, business sector, residential market, and from enterprise
segment. http://www.vannet.hu

Source: Eutelsat Communications and RG Networks Ltd.

For further information: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, mecuer@eutelsat.fr; Investors and analysts: Lisa Finas, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com; Leonard Wapler, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-31-07,  investors@eutelsat-communications.com; For further information: Szabolcs Lengvarszky (COO), Szabolcs.lengvarszky@vannet.hu, +36-30-709-15-02; Istvan Herbaly (CEO/Managing Director), Istvan.herbaly@vannet.hu, +36-30-747-50-87

Attunity to Present at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on May 21, 2012

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Attunity Ltd. (OTC BB: ATTUF), a leading provider of information availability software
solutions, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Shimon Alon, is
scheduled to present at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on Monday, May
21,2012, at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa
Monica, California.

    Investors and fund managers attending the conference who wish to meet with Mr. Alon
for a one-on-one meeting should notify their B. Riley representative or direct inquiries
to conference@brileyco.com.

    About Attunity

    Attunity is a leading provider of information availability software solutions that
enable access, sharing and distribution of data across heterogeneous enterprise platforms,
organizations, and the cloud. Our software solutions include data replication
[http://www.attunity.com/products/attunity-replicate ], change data capture
[http://www.attunity.com/products/attunity-cdc ] (CDC), data connectivity
[http://www.attunity.com/products/attunity-connect/data-connectivity ], enterprise file
replication [http://www.attunity.com/products/attunity-efr-r1-r ] (EFR) and
managed-file-transfer [http://www.attunity.com/products/attunity-mft-rmft ] (MFT). Using
Attunity's software solutions, our customers enjoy significant business benefits by
enabling real-time access and availability of data and files where and when needed, across
the maze of heterogeneous systems making up today's IT environment.

    Attunity has supplied innovative software solutions to its enterprise-class customers
for nearly 20 years and has successful deployments at thousands of organizations
worldwide. Attunity provides software directly and indirectly through a number of partners
such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and HP. Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its
customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of
local partners. For more information, visit http://www.attunity.com or our In Tune
blog
[http://www.attunity.com/blog/5-reasons-why-ftp-email-are-poorly-suited-file-transfers%E2%80%93-part-2-5 ]
and join our community on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/attunity ],
Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/attunity ], LinkedIn
[http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Attunity-Community-2884948/about ] and YouTube
[http://www.youtube.com/attunity ].

    (c) Attunity 2012. All Rights Reserved. Attunity is a registered trademark of Attunity
Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

   
    For more information, please contact:

    Todd Fromer / Garth Russell
    KCSA Strategic Communications
    P: +1-212-682-6300
    tfromer@kcsa.com / grussell@kcsa.com

Source: Attunity Ltd

AUO to Exhibit a Diverse Array of Innovative Display Technology Integrations and Applications at Shenzhen's CODE 2012

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp.("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced that it will participate in China Optoelectronics Display Expo & China International TV Festival 2012 (CODE & CTVF 2012) in Shenzhen from May 10-12 and showcase its varied combinations of innovative display technologies and interactive applications to offer high value-added customized solutions.

AUO's theme for the show this year is "Boundless Views, Lively Up Close", as illustrated by more advanced 3D functions, super narrow bezels, and next-generation technology integrations to deliver the ultimate viewing experience for consumers. The exhibition highlights include 50" Super Narrow Bezel 3D TV display, Pattern Retarder 3D TV displays featuring the all-new 39" and 50" in size, and 4K by 2K Ultra-High Resolution TV display. In terms of public information displays, AUO will demonstrate a 138" LED display wall assembled with AUO's 46" Super Narrow Bezel LED panels, boasting the world's narrowest bezel-to-bezel distance((*)). The 65" Photo-Sensor In-cell Touch E-board and 50" FHD Transparent display with application on vending machine will also be on display. In addition, qHD Ultra-High Resolution AMOLED, Transparent AMOLED, and One-Glass-Solution (OGS) touch panels are being demonstrated to provide customers with the widest choices of high value-added display applications.

Super Narrow Bezel 3D TV Display to Enjoy"Boundless Views, Lively Up Close"

To offer the best 3D viewing experience possible, AUO continues to develop new product lines and will exhibit the all-new 50" FHD 3D TV display. The display applies the pattern retarder technology which simply requires the audience to put on a pair of lightweight pattern retarder glasses to enjoy 3D images of high quality and brightness. With super narrow bezel of 5mm on the side, viewers are presented with almost boundless 3D images that are spectacular and vivid to the eyes. As demands for interactive 3D media flourish, a play zone featuring mega-screen car racing game will also be at the show. Super narrow bezel 3D TV panels will be jointed to form an ultra-large display for gamers to indulge themselves in seemingly bezel-free 3D surroundings, making it the best choice for audio visual entertainment.

4K by 2K Ultra-High Resolution TV Display Makes Its Debut

In terms of ultra-high resolution display technology, AUO will exhibit for the first time 4K by 2K Ultra-High Resolution TV Display, featuring the 4K by 2K (or "quad-HD") resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 and a high contrast ratio of 5000:1 to offer the most detailed and delicate images possible.

Public Information Displays Showing a Variety of Value-added Applications

With innovation being the core value, AUO achieves full potential of its technological resources to develop all types of high value-added public information display applications. An example includes the 138" High Resolution Video Wall, which is assembled by nine 46" high resolution super narrow bezel panels. Their bezel-to-bezel distance of 5mm is currently the world's narrowest((*)).  The video wall's full HD image quality and lightweight LED backlight design are extremely fit for use at shopping malls, airports, stations, etc.

Another highlight of the show includes the 50" FHD Transparent display applied on a vending machine, whose features include high transparency and high color saturation. The transparency could be adjusted depending on the kind of products on display, making the images all the more clear, vivid and colorful for the eyes. The display could be applied also on buildings, car windows, home appliances, and shop windows.  It is one of the finest examples of innovative display technology leading the trend for showcase display.

For the educational and training sector, new applications have also been developed by AUO. The 65" Photo-Sensor In-cell Touch E-board has its photo sensor made directly on the TFT array. The in-cell touch design supports red, blue and green multi-touch optical pens to identify different users. It also comes with an electronic eraser, making it a very user-friendly E-board. In the future, teaching will be presented by multi-media that are even more lively and interesting. Learning will be full of fun.

AMOLED with High Brightness and Extreme Slim Design

AUO is dedicated continuously to the enhancement of its technologies. The effort is also demonstrated in its light, slim, power-saving, and extremely bright OLED applications. Touch functions and transparent features are also incorporated to develop the next-generation AMOLED displays. An exhibit includes the slim and light 4.3" qHD high resolution AMOLED display with 257 PPI, low power consumption and real colors. It has managed to resolve the saw-like edges found in the images of AMOLED displays in prior times. The 6" Transparent AMOLED with a transparency of over 35% has a high light transmission that is especially ideal for smartphones and car displays.

In addition, the 4.29" qHD Hyper LCD for smartphones and a series of One-Glass-Solution (OGS) touch panels will also be on display at CODE 2012. Dr. Fang-Chen Luo, AUO's VP and CIPO, will also make a presentation titled "The Trends of Development in Display Technologies" at 2012 China FPD Academic Meeting.

* Based on available market research information as of May 9, 2012.

AUO photos can be downloaded at the Company's website: http://auo.com/?sn=479&lang=en-US

Any use of photographs must cite the source thereof is from AU Optronics CorporationABOUT AU OPTRONICS

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is one of the world's leading providers of display and solar total solutions. AUO offers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications ranging from 1.2 inches to 71 inches. Based on its profound R&D and manufacturing experience, AUO continues to develop advanced display technologies of the next generation. AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in 2008.  By building a vertically integrated high-efficiency solar value chain, AUO provides its customers with high-efficiency solar solutions. AUO now houses a staff of more than 43,000 employees, with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Czech and Slovakia. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO has also been named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for two consecutive years from 2010 to 2011.  AUO generated NT$379.7 billion (US$ 12.54 billion) in sales revenue in 2011. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

* 2011 year end revenue converted at an exchange rate of NTD30.27:USD1.

Safe Harbour Notice

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news. Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28th, 2012.

    For more information, please contact:

    Freda Lee                             Yawen Hsiao
    Corporate Communications Division     Corporate Communications Division
    AU Optronics Corp.                    AU Optronics Corp.
    Tel: +886-3-5008800 ext 3206          +886-3-5008800 ext 3211
    Fax: +886-3-5772730                   +886-3-5772730
    Email: freda.lee@auo.com              yawen.hsiao@auo.com

SOURCE  AU Optronics Corporation

AU Optronics Corporation

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

UConnect - 4G/LTE Connection Manager From UMA is Now Fully Integrated With Altair Semiconductor's FourGee LTE Chipset Solution

NEW DELHI, India, May 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    United Mobile Apps Pvt Ltd (UMA) announced today that its 4G/LTE Connection Management
software is now fully integrated with FourGee suite of next generation LTE chipset
solutions from Altair Semiconductor.

    "Altair is considered one of the world's leading silicon vendors for LTE, and we hope
that integrating UConnect, UMA's award winning connection management platform, with
Altair's chipsets will give us a head start when the Indian LTE market opens in Q3/Q4
2012," said Sriram V Iyer, Co-Founder, UMA. "We are quite fortunate to partner with Altair
from a very early stage of our startup."

    UConnect is built to tackle the unique challenges presented by next generation
wireless networking scenarios, including support for Hybrid Wireless Networks, WiFi
offloading, support for multiple logical connections / QoS from the mobile device to the
network, support for network aware applications etc.

    "As an LTE market leader, Altair's core competency is built around our ability to
innovate in the LTE market," said Salaj Sinha, General Manager - Marketing & Sales, Altair
India. "Simultaneously, it is important for us to have strategic partnerships with key
ecosystem partners like United Mobile Apps, who are innovating and pushing the boundaries
of Connection Management."

    The integration of UConnect and Altair's FourGee LTE chipset solutions will allow
device manufacturers to accelerate their time to market and lower integration time and
costs.

    About United Mobile Apps Pvt Ltd

    United Mobile Apps Pvt Ltd, an India based 4G Technology company, has the vision of
transforming the next generation wireless deployments by providing key innovations and
platforms in the domains of Connection Management, Device Management and Data
Synchronization. United Mobile Apps is backed by funding from Mumbai Angels, Blume
Ventures, India Venture Partners and Christopher Preinz & Associates (EU)

    About Altair Semiconductor

    Altair Semiconductor is the world's leading developer of ultra-low power, small
footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in
approximately 30 end-user devices - ranging from USB dongles to smartphones - built by its
more than 15 customers across North America, Europe, China, India and Taiwan - making it
one of the only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers in the world with commercially available
products. Altair's comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors,
multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware
and product level protocol stack software. Based on a novel, proprietary Software Defined
Radio (SDR) processor, codenamed 'O2P(TM)', Altair's products are the smallest and most
highly power optimized in the industry, offering an unmatched combination of flexibility
and performance. For more information, visit the company's website at
http://www.altair-semi.com. Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi

    Primary Media Contact : Sriram V Iyer, sriramv.iyer@umobile.in, 91-9886003258

    Secondary Media Contact : Arun Samudrala, arun.samudrala@umobile.in, 91-9886302019

Source: United Mobile Apps Pvt. Ltd

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Bluebeam® Software Releases International Versions of Revu® 10

- New features push the limits of collaboration, cloud storage and project communication

PASADENA, California, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Bluebeam Software, developers of award-winning PDF creation, markup and collaboration solutions for architecture, engineering and construction, is launching Bluebeam Revu 10 in Swedish, German, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian.  With several new features including real-time collaboration with integrated cloud storage, hyperlink management, space definition, 3D PDF creation and markup to 3D views - Revu 10 proves there are no limits to what project teams can achieve with digital workflows.

"We challenge ourselves to create solutions that take digital workflows further," said Bluebeam Software CEO Richard Lee. "Revu 10 is artfully designed to be undefined, allowing our customers to innovate and demonstrate that anything is possible."

New features enabling users to take digital workflows to the next level include:

    --  Bluebeam Studio? projects - This simple document management system in
        the cloud enables users to store and share 5GBs of PDFs and other
        Windows files for free. Files stored in projects can also be added to
        Bluebeam Studio sessions for simultaneous review with others. Non-Revu
        users can access PDFs stored in Studio using Bluebeam's new free PDF
        viewer, Bluebeam Vu?.
    --  3D PDF creation and markup - Revu CAD and eXtreme? users can now use
        plugins to Revit® and Navisworks® Manage to create 3D PDFs, and all
        Revu users can add markups to 3D views. Together, this functionality
        allows everyone to communicate complex design changes without requiring
        access to expensive BIM applications.
    --  Links - Important project information is just one click away. Revu's new
        hyperlink manager enables users to insert, view and edit hyperlinks
        quickly. Any time a hyperlink is changed, Revu can update all instances
        automatically, saving significant time and reducing errors.
    --  Spaces - Define spaces on PDFs to automatically assign markups to
        specified areas. When a markup is placed in a defined Space, the
        location is tracked in the Markups list, which can be sorted, filtered
        and summarized.

"In addition to these major enhancements, we redesigned the user interface to make it easier to access tools and customize toolbars on the fly," Lee said. "Our objective was to build a flexible and fully-customizable interface to give users the power to define how they work, in any given environment."

Bluebeam Software products are sold internationally through Bluebeam AB and a global network of resellers. Learn more at http://www.bluebeam.se.

About Bluebeam Software

Not your typical software company, Bluebeam Software makes smart, simple solutions for paperless workflows based on the PDF format. Founded in 2002 in Pasadena, California, Bluebeam's award-winning PDF creation, markup and collaboration solutions are used by the world's top design and construction firms, government agencies, and other technical professionals, as an intuitive, easy-to-use solution for dramatically improved workflows. Bluebeam supports customers in over 50 countries directly through its Account Services team, Bluebeam AB and extensive reseller network.

Bluebeam Software

CONTACT: Lisa Kornblatt, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9330, lkornblatt@sspr.com, for Bluebeam Software

Web Site: http://bluebeam.se

Software OEM Progea Validates Matrox M-Series Graphics Cards with Signature SCADA Solution Across up to Four Displays

- New collaborative SCADA supervision solution leads to enhanced onscreen work space for industrial automation and mission-critical environments

MONTREAL and MODENA, Italy, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced a partnership with Progea, after M-Series multi-display graphics cards were validated on the software original equipment manufacturer's latest SCADA platform, Movicon? 11. M-Series cards deliver exceptional graphics and pristine image quality for enhanced multi-display efficiency, while Movicon 11 guarantees continuous production process information flow in real time. Combined, they yield a versatile SCADA/HMI supervision solution across up to four displays for use within process control, energy production, and T&D sectors, and other mission-critical environments.

"Matrox is excited by the news that Progea has successfully tested M-Series cards alongside Movicon 11, to yield a premier SCADA/HMI solution," said Ron Berty, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics Inc. "This partnership will undoubtedly prove beneficial to both companies and our customers, allowing them to take advantage of Movicon software and Matrox M-Series cards' unique mix of wide enterprise flexibility, easy integration, and high-performance multi-display graphics in a SCADA environment."

Working in conjunction with Movicon 11, M-Series cards drive fluid visualisations and dynamic animations?even in relation to complex objects and power templates?across multiple high-resolution displays with low CPU utilisation. Both offer multi-operating-system support, including that of Microsoft® Windows® 7. Comprising a wide range of multi-monitor graphics cards compatible with Movicon 11, Matrox M-Series dual, triple, and quad-monitor graphics cards offer low-profile and ATX form factors, native PCI Express x16 performance, and a robust software feature set for multi-display management. Movicon meanwhile sets itself apart as one of the industry's most scalable, secure, and comprehensive SCADA platforms.

"Matrox M-Series cards have been validated with Movicon, creating the perfect solution for any special or mission-critical application, especially multi-monitor applications in process control, infrastructure, and energy and water treatment," said JeanMarc Willems, Export Manager, Progea International. "Progea is extremely delighted to enter into this partnership as Matrox graphics solutions allow our customers to benefit from superior graphics performance, quality, reliability, and a multitude of multi-display configurations."

About Progea

Progea is a software company that has been producing software for visualisation, data acquisition, and management for industrial automation for over 20 years. Founded in 1990 and well established in the international market as software-platform builders for automation, Progea is well known for their professionalism and software-product innovation, which has fast become a reference point in the automation sector.

For more information, visit http://www.progea.com or contact info@progea.com.

About Matrox Graphics Inc.

Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products.

For more information, visit http://www.matrox.com/graphics/progea or contact graphics@matrox.com.

CONTACT: Steve Choi, schoi@matrox.com, +1-514-822-6000 ext. 2540

Matrox Graphics Inc.

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

HP Expands Thin and Light Collection with New Ultrabook Systems and Sleekbooks

SHANGHAI, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HP today expanded its award-winning notebook portfolio with thin and light Ultrabook(TM) systems and Sleekbooks packed with the latest technologies for both consumer and business demands.

New additions to the HP collection include:

    --  The HP ENVY SpectreXT( )is an ultramobile premium Ultrabook that
        delivers an overall premium experience with extraordinary design and
        performance.
    --  Offering both style and substance, HP ENVY Sleekbooks and HP ENVY
        Ultrabook systems provide the ultimate entertainment experience in
        14-inch and 15.6-inch diagonal display options.
    --  The enterprise-ready HP EliteBook Folio 9470m was built from the ground
        up to be everything a business Ultrabook should be, with the security,
        manageability and reliability features IT demands.
"Building on the success of the HP Folio13 and HP ENVY14 Spectre, we are now offering the most comprehensive Ultrabook portfolio in the industry," said James Mouton, senior vice president and general manager, Personal Computer Global Business Unit, HP. "Our expanded portfolio of HP Ultrabook systems and HP Sleekbooks for both consumers and businesses delivers uncompromised performance, quality and entertainment experiences within distinctive designs."

"The Ultrabook is quickly becoming the must-have solution for anyone who wants performance, responsiveness and a secure computing experience in a thin, elegant form factor," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager, PC Client Group, Intel. "HP's impressive line-up of consumer and business Ultrabooks deliver across the board."

The HP ENVY SpectreXT, HP ENVY Sleekbooks, HP ENVY Ultrabook systems and the HP EliteBook Folio join the HP thin and light portfolio, which also includes the recently introduced and award-winning HP Folio(13) and HP ENVY(14) Spectre.

The new HP ENVY notebooks also boast exclusive HP Innovations for an enhanced user experience:

    --  Beats Audio(TM)--a high-performance technology developed by HP and Beats
        by Dr. Dre--delivers big sound in a small package, while HP CoolSense
        technology automatically adjusts performance and internal fan settings
        for a noticeably cooler PC.
    --  HP Imagepad provides precise multifinger touch and gesture navigation,
        and the HP TrueVision HD Webcam produces bright, clean high-definition
        (HD) images.(1)
    --  Optional backlit keyboards are ideal for computing in low-light
        conditions.
Thinner design. Smarter than ever.
Built with a mix of premium materials, the HP ENVY SpectreXT boasts an all-metal design with stark lines that contrast with a soft texture. Crafted for mobility, the HP SpectreXT measures 14.5 millimeters (mm) thin, weighs 3.07 pounds(2) and includes a 13.3-inch HD(1) diagonal display with a slim bezel line. It also includes 128 gigabytes (GB)( )of solid state storage(3)( )and up to eight hours of battery life.(4) A full array of ports, including Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 and HDMI, provide more ways to network without compromising size.

The HP SpectreXT supplies the speed users need, with support of an ultrafast mSATA solid state drive(3) and Intel® Rapid Start Technology(5) allowing for quick boot and resume times.

Powered by the latest Intel Core(TM) processors,(6) the HP SpectreXT also includes Intel Smart Connect Technology,(7) which automatically updates email while the notebook is in sleep mode.

The HP SpectreXT offers a performance-tuned software image, full versions of Adobe Photoshop® Elements 10 and Adobe Premiere Elements 10. A concierge phone line for technical support is dedicated exclusively to HP ENVY Spectre users.

To safeguard confidential data and thwart cyber threats, the HP SpectreXT is preloaded with one year of Absolute Data Protect; two years of Norton Internet Security;(8) and Intel Identity Protection,(9) which provides advanced security.

Designed for rich audio quality, the HP SpectreXT features Beats Audio over quad speakers and via the headphone jack.

HP ENVY. Up for anything.
As thin as 19.8 mm and starting at less than 4 pounds,(2) the new HP ENVY notebooks feature a soft-touch, slip-resistant base in black or red, making them easy to grab and go.

The HP ENVY Ultrabook, available in 14- and 15.6-inch diagonal display sizes,(10) includes the latest Intel Core processors(6) and offers up to eight or nine hours of battery life,(4) respectively. The Ultrabook systems include an mSATA solid state drive(3) along with Intel Rapid Start,(5) Intel Identity Protection Technology,(9) Intel Smart Response(11) and Intel Smart Connect technologies.(7)

The HP ENVY Sleekbook--available with either a 14-inch diagonal display and the latest Intel Core processors,(6) or a 15.6-inch diagonal display and the latest AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APU)--boasts up to eight or nine hours of battery life,(4) respectively. With optional discrete graphics on Intel platforms and discrete-class graphics from AMD on AMD platforms, users can create and edit videos quickly and experience incredible gaming and multimedia.

In addition to Beats Audio, the ENVY Sleekbooks and Ultrabook systems contain dual speakers and a subwoofer for movies and music that look and sound their best. The HP Imagepad also includes a spun finish design.

The design users crave with features IT demands. No compromises.
The new HP EliteBook Folio 9470m( )is the first HP Ultrabook to provide a stylish, lightweight design without compromising its enterprise features. Measuring 14 inches diagonally and weighing 3.6 pounds,(2) this 19-mm-thin Ultrabook offers a full array of key ports and connectivity options for business users, including optional built-in 4G wireless WAN, full-sized Ethernet, VGA, DisplayPort and USB 3.0 connections.

Ideal for mobile professionals who spend a majority of time away from a desk, the HP EliteBook Folio offers all-day battery life to get you through the business day(4) and the option for a secondary battery that provides extended freedom from the power outlet. It also features a user-replaceable battery. The enterprise-class docking capability provides multidisplay support, integrated charging capability, and additional USB and legacy ports for enhanced productivity when used at the desk.

The HP EliteBook Folio delivers a cleaner, faster user experience with the HP Premier Image.(12) This includes the full set of HP EliteBook business software and antivirus protection--without trial-ware or disruptive notifications.

It also offers enterprise-class manageability and multilevel security features, including HP Bios Protection,(13) which keeps systems running with enhanced protection against virus attacks and other threats.

The HP EliteBook Folio features an optional solid state drive(3) the Windows 7 Professional(4) operating system that enable quick boot up. The Ultrabook's third-generation Intel Core vPro(TM) processor(14) also delivers intelligent performance with embedded security.Additional IT-friendly features include an integrated Smart Card reader, fingerprint reader, embedded TPM security chip and choice of management tools.

The HP EliteBook Folio is part of the HP Global Series Program, which means it's available in consistent global configurations that allow for product standardization in up to 151 countries worldwide.

The sleek HP SpectreXT and HP ENVY Ultrabook also deliver configurations equipped with Windows 7 Professional for business productivity, providing an answer to the "consumerization of IT" trend. The HP SpectreXT additionally offers an embedded TPM security chip that protects data in email as well as information on the solid state drive for security-conscious users. Both Ultrabook systems, including the small business-focused HP ENVY Pro, also feature a-band wireless capabilities and optional three-year limited warranties.

To help ensure a safe and reliable computing experience for customers, all HP Ultrabook systems worldwide will ship with genuine Windows.

Pricing and availability(15)

    --  The HP ENVY SpectreXT is expected to be available in the United States
        on June 8 with a starting price of $999.99.
    --  The HP ENVY Ultrabook systems with 14-inch and 15.6-inch display sizes
        are expected to be available in the United States on May 9 with starting
        prices of $749.99 and $799.99, respectively.
    --  The HP ENVY Sleekbook with 14-inch display size is expected to be
        available in the United States on May 9 with a starting price of
        $699.99. The HP 15.6-inch Sleekbook is expected to be available in the
        United States on June 20 with a starting price of $599.99.
    --  The HP EliteBook Folio 9470m is expected to be available in the United
        States in October.
About HP
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    (1)              HD content required to view HD images.
    (2)              Weight will vary by configuration.
    (3)               For SSD drive, 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual
                      formatted capacity is less. Up to 30 GB of
                      system disk is reserved for system-recovery
                      software.
    (4)               Battery life will vary depending on the product
                      model, configuration, loaded applications,
                      features, use, wireless functionality and
                      power-management settings. The maximum
                      capacity of the battery will naturally decrease
                      with time and usage. Additional details are
                      available at MobileMark07 battery benchmark.
    (5)               Requires a compatible Intel Core processor,
                      Intel software and BIOS update, and optional
                      Solid State Drive (SSD) or mSATA flash cache
                      module. Depending on system configuration,
                      results may vary.
    (6)               Multi-Core is designed to improve performance
                      of certain software products. Not all customers
                      or software applications will necessarily
                      benefit from use of this technology. 64-bit
                      computing on Intel architecture requires a
                      computer system with a processor, chipset,
                      BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and
                      applications enabled for Intel 64 architecture.
                      Processors will not operate (including 32-bit
                      operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-
                      enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending
                      on hardware and software configurations.
                      Intel's numbering is not a measurement of
                      higher performance.
    (7)               Requires Intel Core processor. Wireless access
                      point and internet are required and not
                      included. Availability of public wireless
                      access points limited.
    (8)               Internet access required. Subscription required
                      for live updates.
    (9)               Intel IPT security requires a separately
                      purchased Symantec VIP software service
                      subscription and must be activated and
                      configured. Requires a website that uses
                      Symantec VIP Authentication Service. Requires
                      Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and a system with vPro
                      or any Ultrabook. Intel and HP assume no
                      liability for lost or stolen data and/or
                      systems or any other damages resulting
                      therefrom.
    (10)              The commercial HP ENVY Ultrabook offers only
                      14-inch diagonal form factor.
    (11)              Requires a compatible Intel Core processor,
                      enabled chipset, Intel Rapid Storage technology
                      software and a properly configured hybrid drive
                      (non-SED HDD + optional mSATA SSD flash
                      cache). Intel Smart Response Technology is only
                      available on select 2012 HP systems. Depending
                      on system configuration, results may vary.
    (12)              Internet access required. Use of the HP image
                      required. Opt in required to receive updates
                      from Microsoft Security Essentials.
    (13)              Requires an HP Tools partition; must not be
                      deleted to use automatic recovery.
    (14)              Some functionality of this technology, such as
                      Intel Active management technology and Intel
                      Virtualization technology, requires additional
                      third-party software in order to run.
                      Availability of future "virtual appliances"
                      applications for Intel vPro technology is
                      dependent on third-party software providers.
                      Microsoft Windows required.
    (15)              Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may
                      vary.
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The Aricent Group Collaborates With Mindspeed to Develop a Complete, Highly Scalable eNodeB Reference Framework

The joint solution enables telecom equipment manufacturers to quickly deliver high-performance LTE base stations in multiple form-factors at lower costs.

NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, and Mindspeed, the leader in small cell technology, today announced the launch of a joint LTE eNodeB reference framework. The carrier-class product is a complete solution design, from RF interface through S1 and X2 interfaces and includes Aricent base station software stacks integrated with Mindspeed baseband and silicon. Rigorously tested for functionality and performance, the base station solution is designed to help telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) deliver high-performance base stations in multiple form factors, including femto, pico, metro and micro-cell configurations and is available for both LTE FDD and TD-LTE variants.

LTE is the fastest growing communication technology of all time, with deployments and test trials in progress across the globe. According to a survey conducted by Informa, 60% of operators believe small cells will be more important than macrocells in LTE deployments. Small cells were also the comfortable winner in a Rethink Research survey of the most important features driving adoption of LTE-Advanced, which standardizes many enabling technologies related to HetNets and self-organizing networks (SON). There is a huge demand for high performance and highly scalable LTE solutions. The joint offering addresses this deep need for solutions that can cater to the dynamic markets quickly and efficiently.

"For equipment manufacturers, delivering compelling radio access solutions is a key component of their overall LTE strategy," explains Rakesh Vij, Aricent Group vice president of business development. "We are thrilled to partner with Mindspeed to deliver our proven, high-performance integrated LTE eNodeB framework that helps equipment manufacturers to accelerate the deployment of LTE base stations in the fast growing 4G market."

"Small cells are essential for LTE and operators need to quickly and reliably develop a mix of form factor base stations to support it. Mindspeed is the only company with the field-proven technology and real-world expertise experience to make this possible," said Dr. Naser Adas, vice president and general manager, wireless and customer premises equipment (CPE), at Mindspeed. "With over one million small cells deployed in HSPA+, we have extensive experience in small cell technology, and we are making it work in the field.   We are the only system-on-chip (SoC) company with both 3G and 4G technology available today, and the only company with both LTE FDD and TD-LTE small cell solutions. Our collaboration with Aricent will allow us to deliver a complete, robust, carrier-class system implementation, with proven interoperability and full conformance."

Technical specifications
The Aricent-Mindspeed eNodeB reference framework includes LTE Layer 2 and Layer 3 software from Aricent, which is optimized on the Mindspeed Transcede T4x00, T3x00 and T2x00 SoC family and integrated with Layer 1 software. The reference framework supports both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) modes of operation and a variety of carrier frequencies. It also supports LTE advanced features like 2x2 DL MIMO, etc and has an upgrade path to LTE-A and Release 10. The integrated framework has been comprehensively tested for interoperability with both test UEs (Signalion and Aeroflex) and with commercial terminals, ensuring ready-to-build platform for TEMs. It has also passed interoperability testing with commercial packet cores.

The Aricent-Mindspeed eNBF reference framework will be on display at the CTIA. Onsite engineers will showcase the performance of Aricent's Layer 2 and Layer 3 software on Mindspeed's hardware.

About the Aricent Group
The Aricent Group is a global innovation and technology services company that helps clients imagine, commercialize, and evolve products and services for the connected world. Bringing together the communications technology expertise of Aricent with the creative vision and user experience prowess of frog, the Aricent Group provides a unique portfolio of innovation capabilities that seamlessly combines consumer insights, strategy, design, software engineering, and systems integration. The client base includes communications service providers, equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, device makers, and many other Fortune 500 brands. The company's investors are Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office, Delta Partners, and The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.

For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com

About Mindspeed
Mindspeed Technologies (NASDAQ: MSPD) is a leading provider of network infrastructure semiconductor solutions to the communications industry. The company's low-power system-on-chip (SoC) products are helping to drive video, voice and data applications in worldwide fiber-optic networks and enable advanced processing for 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) mobile networks. The company's high-performance analog products are used in a variety of optical, enterprise, industrial and video transport systems. Mindspeed's products are sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe.

For more information, visit http://www.mindspeed.com

SOURCE  Aricent Group

Aricent Group

CONTACT: Aricent Group, Adam Richardson, Assistant Vice President, Marketing, adam.richardson@aricent.com, +1-415-489-2929; Mindspeed, Rupert Baines, VP Corporate Strategy and Marketing Communication, +44 1225 469 744; U.S., Lisa Briggs, Magnet PR Group, +1-949-305-5131, lisab@magnetprgroup.com; EMEA and Asia, Darren Willsher, EML Wildfire, +44 20 8408 8000, mindspeed@emlwildfire.com.

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

Rarus Technologies Signs Agreement to Acquire Augmented Reality Social Media Software Technologies

HENDERSON, Nev., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rarus Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: RARS) ("Rarus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed an Exclusive Software Property, Technical Information and Trademark License Agreement with ThinkCorp AG for the acquisition of Zngle.com (the "Agreement"), a next-generation software platform designed to take social media to new heights in the way it allows users to connect and communicate with friends, family, and business networks.

"The acquisition of the revolutionary Zngle.com technologies marks our entry into the incredibly popular and rapidly growing social media space," stated Mr. Manfred Ruf, CEO of Rarus. "Zngle.com will set itself apart from other established social media platforms by incorporating traditional video, voice, and text messaging elements with cutting edge augmented proximity reality and mobile technologies to create a uniquely valuable experience for both individuals and business users."

Under terms of the Agreement, Rarus will acquire the worldwide exclusive license to all software, technical information, and trademarks necessary to commercialize the Zngle.com business. The Agreement calls for Rarus to pay a total license fee of $22 million USD over a period of five years and a 5% royalty on net sales derived from e-commerce transactions, advertising, and other uses of the licensed technologies. For company developments see http://www.rarustechnologiesinc.com & http://www.zngle.biz

About Rarus Technologies Inc.

Rarus Technologies Inc. is an emerging technology company focused on establishing an innovative business model intended to bridge cutting-edge social media and e-commerce into a marketplace that connects friends, family, consumers, and vendors in new and exciting ways. Zngle.com is designed be a centralized Internet portal and next-generation social media website that incorporates voice/text messaging, video email, and mobile technologies to allow consumers to access real-time information about various products and services through augmented proximity reality search features.

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Rarus Technologies Inc.

CONTACT: Manfred Ruf, CEO of Rarus Technologies Inc., +1-702-430-4610

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

Pet Research Unveils Complete Joint Health Supplement with Launch of 'Wag Lifetime Joint Care'

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pet Research, a developer of science-based supplements for pets, announces the launch of Wag Lifetime Joint Care, a complete joint health supplement for dogs. This new all-natural supplement addresses every aspect of canine structural vitality - joints, bones, tendons, and ligaments.

"Joint health is a lifelong issue for dogs and, like many pet owners, I was frustrated when my dogs didn't respond to traditional joint supplements," said Chris Hall, President, Pet Research. "After extensive research, we developed Wag using the most advanced ingredients on the market. The revolutionary formulation has allowed my dogs to regain the energy and mobility they had as puppies."

Inspired by the desire to bring vibrant health to canine companions, Pet Research developed Wag by creating a synergistic combination of scientifically proven ingredients including, NEM®, winner of the 2011 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation of the Year Award in joint health. Derived from natural eggshell membrane, NEM® is a complete biological matrix of the essential building blocks of healthy joints. As the flagship ingredient, NEM® is clinically proven to be up to five times more effective than glucosamine and chondroitin and produces results in as few as seven to ten days.

NEM® works synergistically with these three additional next-generation ingredients to support complete canine structural vitality:

    --  Microminzyme(TM), a proprietary complex of organic chelated trace
        minerals that is essential to the enzymatic reactions that build,
        strengthen and maintain healthy bones and connective tissue.
    --  BCM-95®, an optimized curcumin extract from turmeric that has ten times
        better absorption than standard curcumin and supports the body's natural
        inflammatory response.
    --  BosPure®, an optimized Boswellia serrata extract that supports the
        body's natural inflammatory response twice as effectively as standard
        Boswellia.
Wag lifetime joint care supports the complete structural vitality of dogs of all ages and breeds. Available at http://www.petresearch.com, Wag comes in a flavored, chewable tablet that dogs love.

To learn more about Pet Research and Wag Lifetime Joint Care, visit http://www.PetResearch.com.

Media Contact:

Verde PR & Consulting 
Courtney@verdepr.com

970-259-3555

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Pet Research

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

Lakeside Software Opens SysTrack Data with new OpenAPI

Customers accelerate migrations by combining clear usage data with Citrix AppDNA application assessment and planning

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeside Software, a leader in business intelligence solutions for IT professionals, announced today it is working with Citrix for AppDNA software installations to be able to utilize the SysTrack OpenAPI to directly access core SysTrack data.  Today customers can size and scope migrations by using the SysTrack FastTrack no-charge trial in conjunction with the AppDNA application management software to combine SysTrack detailed application usage and performance metrics with AppDNA deep application assessment and planning capabilities.

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SysTrack OpenAPI is a Web Services API designed specifically for application developers.  OpenAPI provides deep, performance penalty-free data access into Lakeside Software's patented and massively scalable SysTrack DataMine distributed database architecture.  The SysTrack DataMine aggregates node-level data unmatched in depth and granularity to deliver the unprecedented historical and real-time insight into application usage and performance essential for successful application migrations.  SysTrack OpenAPI is also available as a PowerShell API ideal for system administrators.

"We're excited to be working with Citrix to enhance the data available to AppDNA software customers," said Brinton Baker, chief marketing officer of Lakeside Software.  "The detailed usage and performance metrics collected by SysTrack are well-suited to contribute to the quality of the AppDNA application migration recommendations."

"AppDNA uses SysTrack DataMine data to access key metrics that, initially, allow our users to audit their environment for both known and unknown applications and make informed rationalization decisions based on usage and other factors" said Paul Schnell, VP product engineering for AppDNA, Citrix.  "This gives our customers the ability to plan their migrations with greater effectiveness and confidence."

"The integration capability between Lakeside SysTrack and Citrix for AppDNA further enhances our client & application transformation services," said Tom Norton, Director for HP Technology Consulting.  "We already leverage both technologies for application discovery, rationalization, assessment, and planning as well as in our client virtualization & client migration services.  Tighter integration between the two technologies will further enhance our customers' experience."

"SysTrack is embedded in IBM's Smart Migration and Application Delivery methodology which provides a comprehensive planning approach for Windows, mobility and virtualization planning," said Mary Jane Couldridge, IBM Global Director for Workplace Services, Sales Strategy and Execution, IBM.  "IBM utilizes these services to support third-party virtualization solutions such as Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp and Citrix AppDNA software."

About Lakeside Software

Lakeside Software is a leading provider of business intelligence solutions for IT.  SysTrack® solutions for User Experience Scoring, End-to-End Monitoring, Problem Diagnostics, Power Management, VDI Assessment and Planning, and Windows 7 Migration empower IT with the knowledge to dramatically improve productivity and reduce costs.  SysTrack's patented and massively scalable DataMine(TM) distributed database architecture aggregates node-level data unmatched in depth and quality, enabling SysTrack's sophisticated reporting intelligence to deliver unprecedented insight into application usage and resource utilization.

Lakeside Software, SysTrack, SysTrack OpenAPI and SysTrack DataMine are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Lakeside Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.  Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Kaiser Permanente adds iPhone app to its suite of mobile offerings

Can your iPhone help you live longer? Maybe. Can it help you live healthier? Definitely.

OAKLAND, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente announced today the launch of its iOS health management app, available free of charge in the Apple iTunes store. 

The app offers members access to all of the same time-saving and convenient tools they can use through My Health Manager on kp.org. Members can email their providers, check lab test results, order prescription refills, and manage appointments -- all from their Apple handheld devices, where and when they choose.

Patients like Melissa Marote, 40, of Canoga Park, Calif. are finding it easier to manage their health online with Kaiser Permanente's mobile device apps and mobile-optimized website, kp.org. A busy mom of two small girls: Amelia, age 2, and Scarlett, 3 months, Melissa tries to make every minute count.

"I have to take advantage of every moment in my day to maintain a balanced life," said Marote. "The kp.org mobile app helps me to multi-task, taking care of my family while I am nursing, waiting in line or running errands, so I can spend more time doing the things I love, like playing with my kids, spending time with my husband, and writing notes to my friends and family."

This year, Kaiser Permanente made the largest electronic health record system in the world accessible by smartphone with the launch of its mobile-optimized website, m.kp.org, as well as an app for Android phones. Nearly 9 million Kaiser Permanente members now have 24/7 access to their medical information anywhere in the world from their mobile devices.

The app on the Android platform already has more than 95,000 downloads. There have also been more than 4.8 million visits to the mobile-optimized kp.org since its launch in late January, accounting for more than 15 percent of total visits to kp.org in the month of April.

"Accessing health information and care from mobile devices is quickly becoming a new norm for care. We are probably the most electronically connected health care delivery system in the country, and we are using that connectivity and database to give our patients and members the connectivity they clearly want," said George Halvorson, chairman and chief executive officer of Kaiser Permanente. "We are constantly looking for ways to take connectivity to new levels. The mobile health toolkit gives us great opportunities to satisfy that demand."   

Providers also believe that the mobile apps can make care and information more accessible to their patients, improving their overall health care experience. "The mobile capabilities we offer allow members to securely access their health information when and where it's convenient for them," said Mark Groshek, MD, a Kaiser Permanente pediatrician in Colorado. "My patients or their parents can send me a message, refill a prescription, or check test results right from the palm of their hand. It's really all about making it easy for our members to play an active role in their health care."

Allowing members access to their health information and providers is more than just convenient --it also can improve health outcomes. According to Kaiser Permanente research, secure patient-physician email messaging improves the effectiveness of care for patients with diabetes and hypertension. The study, published in Health Affairs in 2010, showed that health information technology improves quality of care scores. The study observed 35,423 Kaiser Permanente patients in Southern California who had diabetes, hypertension, or both. It found that use of secure patient-physician messaging in any two-month period was associated with statistically significant improvements in Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) care measurements. Results included 2 percent to 6.5 percent improvements in glycemic, cholesterol, and blood pressure screening and control.

"I have a heart condition and have to get my Coumadin checked regularly," said Kaiser Permanente patient Richard Miller, 76, of Vallejo, Calif. "I get an alert that I have new test results, and they email me if I need to change my dosage. I also go to the encyclopedia to tell me what my lab results mean, and I can make and change appointments."

Kaiser Permanente launched its first mobile application, KP Locator, in July 2011. The facility locator app is now integrated into the new iOS app launched today, making the various functionalities even more convenient to access for users. The locator function has a simple and intuitive interface; users can input a city name or ZIP code to find Kaiser Permanente facilities in their area. Since its launch, the facility-finder app has been used 1 million times.

These increased mobile health capabilities are a natural extension of Kaiser Permanente's leadership in health IT. Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect® is Kaiser Permanente's comprehensive health information system, which includes one of the largest, most advanced electronic health records available in the United States. The member tool My Health Manager securely connects 8.9 million people to their health care teams, their personal information, and the latest medical knowledge, leveraging the integrated approaches to health care available only at Kaiser Permanente. In 2011, more than 68 million lab test results were made available online and members made more than 12 million e-visits. These numbers are expected to increase significantly as more people have access to their doctors and their health information at the touch of a button.

"The new mobile-optimized site is set up very well. It's easy to use, the functionality is improved. I'm very happy with it," said Miller. "I have a pretty basic phone. I think people would be amazed to see what I can do on it."

To learn more about Kaiser Permanente's plans and driving factors in the mobile space, please visit: http://centerfortotalhealth.org/2012/michael-cross-talks-mobile-health-at-himss12/ and http://centerfortotalhealth.org/tag/brian-gardner/

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We serve approximately 8.9 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: http://www.kp.org/newscenter.

For more information:
Ravi Poorsina, ravi.x.poorsina@kp.org, 510-421-0557
Amanda Wardell, Amanda.wardell@kp.org, 510-625-3954

SOURCE  Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente

Web Site: http://www.kaiserpermanente.org

Verizon Wireless is Bringing the Power of Its 4G LTE Network to More Virginia Towns on May 17, 2012

Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and Martinsville Among 230 Nationwide Markets to be Covered

LAUREL, Md., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today that it is bringing the nation's largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to several more Virginia communities on May 17, 2012. Customers in and around Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Martinsville will soon be able to use 4G LTE wireless devices to access the Internet faster; listen to music or watch video on their phones; use thousands of apps; and stay in touch with family and friends, all with speeds up to 10 times faster than before. 4G LTE from Verizon Wireless is currently available in many other locations throughout Virginia, including Richmond, Roanoke, Blacksburg, Greater Hampton Roads, and Northern Virginia.

This latest expansion of its 4G LTE network is part of Verizon Wireless' aggressive nationwide network investment strategy. Nationally, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $70 billion since it was formed in 2000 to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide networks and to add new services for customers. Last year alone in the Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland region, Verizon Wireless invested $354 million in wireless network enhancements, including 4G LTE expansions and new market launches like these coming online May 17.

"The future is here, and it is Verizon Wireless 4G LTE," said Mike Maiorana, regional president for Verizon Wireless in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. "Our commitment to 4G LTE is bringing customers a new level of wireless data service with upload and download speeds and connectivity that is revolutionizing the way we communicate."

4G LTE Devices and Plans

Verizon Wireless customers can choose from a variety of more than 20, 4G LTE-enabled devices, including notebooks and netbooks; hotspots and modems; and smartphones and tablets, including the new LG Lucid(TM), an easy-to-use smartphone offering 4G LTE speeds at a low price, and the soon to be launched DROID Incredible 4G LTE by HTC, which will allow users to shoot HD video and capture photos at the same time with its Video Pic feature, all over the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.

The company also recently introduced HomeFusion(SM) Broadband, a solution that leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access for residential broadband, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or are not currently available. HomeFusion Broadband uses a professionally installed, cylinder-shaped antenna attached to a customer's home. The antenna's innovative design includes multiple internal antennae, allowing the device to pick up the best Verizon 4G LTE signal available and transmit it to a broadband router inside the home. The router can connect up to four wired and at least 20 wireless devices inside the home using Wi-Fi. HomeFusion is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in Roanoke, Fredericksburg, Martinsville, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Mechanicsville, Richmond, Glenn Allen, Williamsburg, and Massaponax, Virginia.

4G LTE Overview

Verizon Wireless introduced the globe's first large-scale LTE network on December 5, 2010, and currently offers service in 230 markets nationwide, and is on course to deliver 4G LTE to its entire 3G wireless footprint by the end of 2013. The company's 700 MHz spectrum gives Verizon Wireless specific advantages with 4G, including a contiguous, nationwide network license. In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, 4G LTE users should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink. When customers travel outside a 4G coverage area, their devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast. The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network was named "Fastest 4G Network Yet" by Popular Science's 2011 Best of What's New Awards, and was ranked No. 1 on PC World's 100 Best Products of 2011. For more information about Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, please visit: http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 108.7 million total wireless connections, including 92.2 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 82,000 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. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Melanie Ortel, +1-240-568-1429, Melanie.Ortel@VerizonWireless.com, Twitter: @VZWMelanie, or Sherri Cunningham, +1-202-364-5856

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

The Razer Naga Has Just Levelled Up!

The award-winning Razer Naga MMO gaming mouse receives an update to its ergonomics

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, today announced the return of the award-winning Razer Naga MMO gaming mouse. It has been updated for a new generation of win with an anti-slip, anti-fingerprint matte finish and three interchangeable side panels for a more ergonomic gaming experience. It still retains its most important feature, a 12-button thumb grid built to deliver cataclysmic destruction on all enemies when you bind spells, items, and macros to the buttons for quick access.

"When we released the Razer Naga three years ago, we knew its twelve-button thumb grid was an amazing, revolutionary interface that was going to change the way gamers enjoy MMO action," said Robert 'RazerGuy' Krakoff, President, Razer USA. "Three years on and the number of gamers armed with the Razer Naga continues to grow. We want to keep updating the Razer Naga with the best features, and keep arming gamers with the best MMO gaming mouse in the world."

The Razer Naga has been enhanced to provide a more comfortable and ergonomic gaming experience. Its anti-slip, anti-fingerprint matte finish ensures you have the best grip over your very special gaming weapon no matter how intensively you swipe. The buttons over the top of the gaming mouse have also been repositioned for much easier actuation. Three interchangeable side panels have been provided to let you personally customize the shape of the Razer Naga to fit your hand and play-style. Whether you're a claw- or palm-grip, the Razer Naga has got you covered and gaming just the way you want to.

For more information on the new Razer Naga, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/getimba

About the Razer Naga MMO gaming mouse
The best-selling MMO gaming mouse of all-time, the Razer Naga, is evolving to take the MMO games of the next generation head-on.  Engineered for improved comfort and control, the all-new Razer Naga has a redesigned anti-slip, anti-fingerprint matte finish, re-optimized button placement, and three interchangeable side grips to suit your personal grip style.

Price:  $79.99

Availability:

RazerStore - Available Now

US & EU - Available Now

Worldwide - Q2 2012

Features

    --  17 MMO-optimized buttons (including 12-button thumb grid)
    --  3 interchangeable side panels
    --  Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
    --  5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G Laser Sensor
    --  1000Hz Ultrapolling(TM) / 1ms response time
    --  200 inches per second max tracking speed
    --  Zero-acoustic Ultraslick(TM) mouse feet
For more information on the new Razer Naga, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/getimba

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About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

Learn more at http://www.razerzone.com

Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

SOURCE  Razer USA

Razer USA

CONTACT: USA; Kevin Scarpati, Kevin.Scarpati@razerzone.com, or Europe; Timo Helmke, Timo.Helmke@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific; Jarieul Wong, Jarieul.Wong@razerzone.com, or China; Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com

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

Ed-Fi(TM) Gains Momentum in K-12 Education Sector

- Leading states and vendors line up to back new ed-tech solution that can deliver comprehensive student information to every teacher across US -

AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Since launching in July 2011, the Ed-Fi Tool Suite, including the data standard and dashboards, has gained significant momentum in K-12 education among state education agencies, school districts and vendors.  Eight states have licensed or are in discussions to license the Ed-Fi Tool Suite, and an additional four states will benefit from Ed-Fi-enabled tools through the Shared Learning Collaborative. This represents 34% of K-12 students and 36% of teachers across the United States.

Ed-Fi is the only free, flexible and complete ed-tech solution to empower educators with relevant, timely, student-centric information that enables better data collection and reporting to improve decision making, facilitate targeted action plans and drive higher student outcomes. The Ed-Fi data standard aligns with Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) and facilitates secure data exchange among disparate data systems in the K-12 education sector. The Ed-Fi data standard enables interoperability among education systems that states and districts have already implemented, and enables organizations to build on prior investments in existing IT systems and processes. Most importantly, it puts the transformative power of information in the hands of teachers and other educators when and where they need it most: their classrooms.

Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico join Colorado, Delaware, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texasin using Ed-Fi to power their ongoing efforts to ensure that educators have the information and insight they need to understand the individual needs of every student and be equipped to respond.

Vendors including e-Scholar, Curriculum Associates, SunGard and Wireless Generation have also licensed Ed-Fi. Further, the Shared Learning Collaborative (SLC) has chosen Ed-Fi to power its scalable shared technology services, which aim to accelerate progress toward personalized learning for every K-12 student in the United States.  The SLC will help existing and future instructional technology investments in states, districts and schools work better together, and will extend the reach and potential of Ed-Fi to additional states including Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina.

"At the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, we believe that the absence of a widely-adopted data standard is the fundamental element that has kept the education sector stuck in its old ways of doing business," said Lori Fey, Director, Policy Initiatives, US Education at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. "We believe that improvement and innovation in the education sector are within reach, and that states, districts and vendors that move aggressively to standardize their data and systems will unlock the potential of both."

Ed-Fi does not replace existing education data or information systems, nor does it supplant existing data standards; it enables them to work together to give educators nationwide what they need: holistic portraits of students that are detailed, easy to understand and up-to-date at any given moment. Moreover, Ed-Fi addresses a long-standing challenge to meaningful systemic improvement in schools nationwide: The multiple and often non-interoperable information and education data systems used by schools, districts and states.

"Ed-Fi fills the persistent need in the education sector to harness the power of data already collected in school districts and states," said Fey.

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY QUOTES

"Joining Ed-Fi and uniting behind a common data standard is an important step forward for Arizona's education community to provide powerful student-level data to educators," said Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal. "Arizona is undergoing transformative education reform, and improving the quality of education through sound data-driven decision making is a key part of that change. I applaud the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation for offering such a robust education technology solution, at no cost, to the Arizona Department of Education."

"Colorado has consolidated 19 primary data collections, and we now have eight. We were able to do this by taking a student-based approach to data as compared to the old way of approaching data based on programs.  Ed-Fi wholly supports this enterprise view of data.  By streamlining the flow of information and eliminating redundant data requests, Colorado can reduce the data administration burden for schools while shifting resources towards using data to enhance performance," said Robert Hammond, Commissioner of Education, Colorado.

"Use of the Ed-Fi standard allowed us to significantly accelerate the development life cycle for our Education Insight warehouse and dashboard projects, enabling us to move from analysis to production in just 12 months. Ed-Fi provided a compass that guided the transformation of data from a variety of disparate data sources into meaningful real-time metrics for classroom decision-making, while allowing us to customize the teacher dashboard to the specific needs of Delaware educators," said Reese Robinson, Education Insight Project Manager, Delaware Department of Education.

"In Kansas, we have been working over the past several years to help schools develop a system of tiered interventions designed to meet the unique needs of each student. The Ed-Fi framework and teacher dashboards are serving as a foundation to allow us to implement a Collaborative Workspace for teachers that will tie right into that effort," said Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner for Education in Kansas. "The Collaborative Workspace will provide teachers valuable information on individual student needs and learning styles, allowing them to start the school year or semester with the instructional strategies necessary to help each student succeed. It's very powerful when teachers can start from day one presenting information and creating an environment that will be most conducive to student achievement. We believe that by using the Ed-Fi solution, we can implement the Collaborative Workspace sooner and provide a more comprehensive solution for our teachers."

"Educators across Louisiana recognize the value of using data to drive student achievement.  Thus, we've adopted a strategy to enrich the capacity of our data systems both within the agency and in support ofour districts, schools, teachers, students and families.  The Ed-Fi dashboards play into that strategy by providing teachers and administrators with a daily snapshot of student, classroom and campus performance in a manner that is reliable, meaningful and easy to understand," said John White, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education.

To get more detailed information about the Ed-Fi data standard including FAQ and technical documentation, or to provide comments on the Ed-Fi data standard, visit the website at http://www.ed-fi.org.

About Ed-Fi

Ed-Fi is a universal educational data standard and tool suite that enables vital academic information on K-12 students to be consolidated from the different data systems of school districts throughout the United States. Ed-Fi acts as a universal translator of academic data, integrating and organizing information so that educators can start addressing the individual needs of each student from day one, and can measure progress and refine action plans throughout the school year.

Developed through funding from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Ed-Fi licenses provide school districts, state education agencies and vendors with unrestricted access to all Ed-Fi components free of charge. For more information, visit http://www.ed-fi.org. The Ed-Fi initiative supports the goal of ensuring that all children have access to quality education in public schools, one of the foundation's key objectives.

SOURCE  Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

CONTACT: Megan Matthews, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, +1-512-600-5532, communications@msdf.org

Web Site: http://www.ed-fi.org