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Online Financial Services Platform Tykoon Launches for Families

Online and mobile platform teaches kids financial values based on real money and real-life experiences

NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's world, it is essential to ensure that children develop strong financial values. Tykoon, an online financial services platform that empowers parents to teach their children the necessary values of earning, saving, giving and responsible spending, can help parents achieve these goals in a way that's fun and engaging for kids.  Today, Tykoon is launching its public beta version through a newly designed web platform. The iPhone app will be available shortly.

"We've enjoyed collaborating with parents and their children in our private beta to create this innovative digital platform, and are excited to open Tykoon to the public," said Doug Lebda, Chairman of Tykoon.

"Our private beta was instrumental in building this next version and enabled us to develop new technology and product that will help meet the needs of parents and kids.  We will continue working closely with our users to improve our platform and help families instill these important financial values in their children," said Mark Bruinooge, CEO of Tykoon.

Parents and their kids use Tykoon to set real financial goals, track progress, and earn rewards for hard work in a virtual environment that is easy to navigate and understand. Kids actively use the platform to track and view their progress and learn through real financial experiences. The tool helps parents stay organized and is customized based on each family's financial values and practices. Through partnerships with Amazon.com and charity affiliates, kids can shop online and donate to charities in a safe environment with controls set by parents.

During Tykoon's private beta, on average, families allowed kids to spend 60 percent, save 25 percent, and donate 15 percent of the money they earned.  To date on Tykoon, boys are shopping and buying more than girls, making up 60 percent of the Amazon.com orders, and girls are donating more, contributing to 66 percent of the charitable donations.  Additionally, 40 percent of kids in the private beta made at least one purchase and averaged 1.25 donation requests.  Tykoon anticipates online shopping and donation transactions to increase with the new design and added features.

"One of the greatest gifts parents can teach their children is financial responsibility. Tykoon is the perfect technology and social media tool that appeals to both my child and me. We love that our daughter is learning the importance of why her allowance is split into three buckets - spend, save, give," said Kristen, one of the private beta participants.

The new release provides users with more robust functionality and a better experience. It incorporates a new design influenced by beta families, including kids, who contributed feedback while using the site. The iOS app will be available through the Apple App Store on iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch) and features enhanced mobile features, such as the 'Spotted' tool. This feature allows kids to capture items they like and want on the go, and work towards purchasing those items by completing tasks and earning money.  Families can download the app through the iTunes App Store.

To join Tykoon or for more information, please visit http://tykoon.com/.

About Tykoon: 

Tykoon is a new social financial services platform for families where kids can earn, save, give and spend real money. Tykoon helps parents teach their kids money management skills and instill strong financial values. The program is customizable to each individual family's financial values and the virtual environment is safe, secure and private. Kids can earn money through jobs, chores, and gifts; save based on personal and family goals; spend in a safe environment powered by Amazon.com; and give directly to charities through Network for Good. For more information, please visit http://tykoon.com and learn how Tykoon is creating a money smart world one kid at a time.

SOURCE  Tykoon

Tykoon

CONTACT: Erin Howard, Peppercom for Tykoon, +1-212-931-6174, ehoward@peppercom.com

Web Site: http://tykoon.com

BingoCams Progressive Jackpots Prove Popular Amongst Online Bingo Players

CHESTER, England, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

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    Progressive jackpot games have the potential to grow to an enormous size. The jackpot
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the games. The next bingo ticket one player purchase could in fact be worth thousands of
Euros.

    The Big Bang Progressive Jackpot prize is valid to all game rooms. Currently, the
jackpot stands at EUR1230390 and this figure will continue to grow until someone wins. At
which point it will return back to the basic amount until someone wins again.

    Across the site, each bingo room has its own room jackpot. A room's progressive
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Hughes Announces New Communications Solutions and Satellite Offerings to its GSA Schedule

Company Provides Digital Bulletin Boards, Broadband Internet Access, and Ka-band Transportable Satellite Solutions

GERMANTOWN, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network and application services, today announced the addition of digital bulletin boards, cost-effective broadband internet access, and Ka-band transportable satellite solutions to its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract (GS-35F-0907P).

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"Government is increasingly more mobile, and employees need solutions and services that have the bandwidth and speeds to meet their communication needs, wherever and whenever they are required," said Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes. "Hughes new GSA Schedule offerings - including digital bulletin boards, broadband Internet access, and Ka-band transportables - enable employees to receive and share information with each other or the public, and to do so at broadband speeds."

The new solutions and services under Hughes GSA Schedule include:

    --  Digital bulletin boards:  Choose from either the Hughes-Hosted or
        Customer-Hosted model?solutions that enable government agencies to
        deliver the most cost-effective, high-impact communications available.
    --  Satellite broadband Internet access for Government Service plans: Hughes
        Connect Service plans are best suited for teleworkers and small offices
        with one to two users; Hughes Express Service plans are intended for
        medium and large-size government offices with multiple users. Download
        speeds range from 1 Mbps for the Connect 100 plan to 5 Mbps for the
        Express 500 plan.
    --  Ka-band transportable: Hughes HN9500 broadband satellite router and
        antenna system includes vehicle mounted and flyaway kit options and
        service to support emergency response requirements.
    --  To learn more about the new solutions and services under Hughes GSA
        Schedule, please visit
        http://government.hughes.com/solutions/by-need/internet-access/service-p
        lans-gsa.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.8 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing over 50 percent market share. Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional information about Hughes, please visit http://www.hughes.com.

©2012 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an ECHOSTAR company. Hughes and HughesNet are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.

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CONTACT: Erin Studer, Hughes, +1-301-601-7216, erin.studer@hughes.com; Mary Alice Johnson, ConnellyWorks, Inc., +1-571-323-2585, ext. 2140, maryalice@connellyworks.com

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

New & Improved Prepaid Data Packages From AT&T

DALLAS, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced the following new data packages with double the data or more for the same price for GoPhone customers, available April 22.

    1 GB                               $25
    200 MB                             $15
    50 MB                               $5
Data packages are available on GoPhone's fantastic line up of monthly plans.  All data packages are available on the $50 Unlimited Talk & Text nationwide plan for GoPhone smartphones and the $25 Unlimited Text with 250 minutes nationwide GoPhone plan. Both plans offer GoPhone customers great options, flexibility and freedom on how to use their service.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. 

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Warner May of AT&T Corporate Communications, +1-404-986-1807, wmay@connected.att-mail.com

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

Falcon Insurance Selects The Stingray System from Maximum Processing

Falcon Insurance selects the web-based, policy, billing, claims and reinsurance insurance administration system.

BRADENTON, Fla., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Falcon Insurance Company has chosen The Stingray System for the processing of all of their lines of business.  The Stingray System, from Maximum Processing, will be utilized for policy, billing, claims, imaging and reinsurance processing.

"We were impressed by the Stingray System, especially the ability to configure it to meet all of our functional and visual needs.    That combined with their experience in our market makes for a win-win situation," said Michael Parrillo, President of Falcon Insurance.  "The Stingray System will allow us to provide a number of enhanced interfaces via the web which will enrich and improve the experience for our agents and customers alike."

"Utilizing interfaces for credit, MVRs, loss history, and comparative raters, to name a few," explained Sean Pitcher, President & CEO of Maximum Processing. "They will be able to provide real time purchasing capabilities to their agents and customers and have the ability to make changes as needed to improve their delivery to users of their system. "

Parrillo said that the staff at Maximum Processing has demonstrated a deep knowledge of insurance and technical expertise.   Combined with the highly configurable solution, all of the needs of Falcon Insurance will be able to be met and in a short time frame.

The Stingray System is a policy, billing, claims and reinsurance administration system which provides workflow, imaging, many third party interfaces (e.g. Credit Card, General Ledger, Comparative Raters, CLUE, MVR, 4SightBI, bureau stat reporting and others) .  It comes with consumer and agent portals as well a full point of sale system.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Michael V. Vaccarello
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Maximum Processing
610 457-5457
MVaccarello@MaxProcessing.com

About Maximum Processing

Maximum Processing offers Stingray, a modular browser-based, property and casualty solution for Policy (quoting, rating, issuance), Billing, Claims and Reinsurance administration along with statistical bureau, DMV, Imaging, Credit Card, General Ledger, Comparative Raters, CLUE, 4SightBI, reporting and many other third party interfaces.  Maximum Processing is a privately held company headquartered in Bradenton, Florida with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information call 866-MAX-SOFT, email Info@MaxProcessing.com  or visit http://www.StingraySystem.com

SOURCE  Maximum Processing

Maximum Processing

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

PowerCloud Systems Scales Executive Management Team

Company Positions Itself for Rapid Growth as It Prepares to Bring Networking as a Service to Millions

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerCloud(TM) Systems, the leading online software platform provider for enabling Networking as a Service (NaaS), today announces it has expanded its executive management team as it prepares to bring to market its next-generation NaaS solutions to millions of global users.

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Key Facts

    --  PowerCloud Systems has assembled a world-class team of industry veterans
        and business leaders to scale its operations globally and bring its NaaS
        solutions to millions of users.
    --  PowerCloud's CloudCommand software platform delivers cloud-management
        functionality to networking devices, and the company has brought to
        market multiple NaaS-based solutions through OEM partnerships and
        distribution agreements. CloudCommand-based NaaS solutions combine
        affordable hardware, simple setup, remote management and a portfolio of
        business-grade networking features.
    --  The new executive team members build on PowerCloud's success to date and
        will lead efforts to rapidly grow the company across all corporate
        divisions, including engineering, business development and operations.
    --  New additions include an accomplished SaaS technology leader, a veteran
        financial officer and several company advisors - all with strong records
        of bringing emerging-growth companies to the next level of success.
    --  New Vice President of Engineering & Operations Seetharaman "Mani"
        Ramasubramani is an accomplished technology executive in the SaaS and
        mobile-data industries.  As VP of engineering at Synchronoss
        Technologies and SVP at FusionOne (which Synchronoss acquired), his team
        built highly scalable synchronization and backup solutions in a SaaS and
        in-carrier model that serve a global user base of 100+ million.
        Previously, Mani advanced from being the first employee at Phone.com to
        running a global engineering operation by the time the company became
        Openwave Systems.
    --  Chief Financial Officer Paul Denton provides two decades of
        strategic-leadership experience as an executive at numerous
        emerging-growth technology companies.  In 2011, he was part of the
        executive team that successfully sold Zvents to eBay-owned StubHub.  He
        has held CFO and executive management roles at OpenDNS, FusionOne,
        Determina, Andale and Zembu.
    --  Joining PowerCloud's board of advisors is David Nalley and Keith Newman.
        Nalley, an influential channel executive, is the former vice president
        and general manager of Ingram Micro's direct, corporate and consumer
        markets division.  Newman is a partner marketing expert whose executive
        roles include president of IDG's Services Group.

    --  With the scaling of the CloudCommand platform and the executive
        additions, PowerCloud Co-Founder Andrea Peiro assumes the new role of
        chief technology and product officer, where he will continue to drive
        the vision and productization of the NaaS platform.

Comment

"Networking as a Service represents a technology and business-model innovation that will fundamentally change the networking industry," said PowerCloud Systems CEO Jeff Abramowitz.  "PowerCloud is the partner of choice for vendors driving the new paradigm, and our executive team brings the experience and vision necessary to scale globally."

About PowerCloud Systems

PowerCloud Systems is the leading online software platform provider for enabling Networking as a Service (NaaS). Its CloudCommand technology provides OEMs and service providers with the most powerful and cost-effective path for adding comprehensive cloud capabilities to their new and existing networking equipment.  Based in Palo Alto, Calif., PowerCloud Systems is a spin-out from PARC that is funded by Qualcomm Ventures, Walden Venture Capital, Javelin Venture Partners and PARC. For more information, visit http://www.powercloudsystems.com.

CONTACT: Peter Mullen, +1-650-812-4922, phmullen@powercloudsystems.com

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New Mexico Virtual Academy Goes Online Next School Year

New public school will offer online and blended learning programs for middle and high school students

FARMINGTON, N.M., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Mexico Virtual Academy (NMVA), a statewide online public charter school, is set to begin offering classes next school year, providing families with an exciting new public school choice.  The school, authorized by the Farmington Municipal School District, will offer its individualized education programs to students in grades 6-11 next year.  The school will expand to offer twelfth grade the following year.

Students who reside anywhere in the state are eligible to enroll in this new public school.

Using innovative technology, NMVA provides students access to multiple core and elective courses, assessments and instruction from state-certified teachers - all without geographic barriers.  NMVA offers flexible and personalized learning programs that work for all types of learners.

The school will also host a learning center in Farmington combining online and face-to-face instruction.  The school's blended learning center will feature computer labs and onsite teacher instruction and support, providing students additional enrichment and remediation opportunities.   

"We're excited about providing families in our state an innovative public school program through our new school, New Mexico Virtual Academy," said Larry Palmer, President of the NMVA Governing Council.  "School options such as NMVA help ensure that children have access to public education programs that best fit their learning styles and needs.  We are also very grateful for the leadership and guidance provided by our authorizer, the Farmington Municipal School District, and look forward to working closely with them to ensure NMVA is a success."

Instruction at the online school is both synchronous and asynchronous.  Students will work independently through their assigned courses in their individualized education plans, and also receive direct instruction through engaging web-based classes taught by certified teachers.  Teachers will also work individually with students in one-on-one sessions to provide support and guidance.  The school will offer opportunities for student collaboration in both curricular and extracurricular activities.  To build school community for students, the school will host events, field trips, and a variety of other social activities for students, parents, and teachers.

Students will be accountable to meet attendance requirements, and will take the New Mexico Standards Based Assessment tests and all other state-required high school assessment tests. 

NMVA will use the curriculum and school services provided by K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), the nation's largest provider of propriety curriculum and online school programs for students in kindergarten through high school.  Over 2,000 schools and school districts across the country use K12's courses, assessments, and instructional services in online and blended schools, and traditional classrooms.  K12's curriculum and education programs have received numerous honors and awards.  Most recently, EdNET Insight named K12 Inc. as a leading provider of online programs to school districts, and the K12 curriculum was named as a 2011 top product award winner in District Administration. 

According to the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), online learning remains one of the fastest growing areas in education as demand for online school options grows, and as more schools, districts and states increasingly offer online schools and programs.  Online teaching has also emerged as a rapidly growing field in education as more teachers are choosing to teach in online schools every year.

NMVA is currently accepting enrollment applications and will be hosting information sessions for families interested in learning more about this school.  Additional information, including a schedule of upcoming events and activities, can be found at http://www.K12.com/nmva.

SOURCE  New Mexico Virtual Academy

New Mexico Virtual Academy

CONTACT: Lydia Todd, School Operations Director, New Mexico Virtual Academy, +1-702-290-2333

Web Site: http://www.K12.com/nmva

Paramount Defenses Unveils and Announces Availability of Gold Finger 5.0, The World's Most Powerful and Innovative IT Security Analysis Solution

Gold Finger 5.0's innovative, patent-pending capabilities uniquely fulfill the paramount IT need to know exactly who has what effective access to which IT resources, for 1000s of organizations worldwide.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Defenses Inc, an innovative, rapidly-growing and privately-held Southern California based IT-security company, founded and led by a former Microsoft security expert, today announced the availability of Gold Finger 5.0.

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Gold Finger 5.0 is quite simply the world's most powerful and innovative IT security analysis solution.

A PARAMOUNT, GLOBAL, SECURITY NEED

From national governments to the Fortune 1000, at the foundation of IT security of over 85% of all IT infrastructures worldwide lies Microsoft's Windows Server platform, powered by Active Directory.

For these organizations, the need to know exactly who has what effective access to which IT resources, especially to the proverbial keys to the kingdom in their Active Directory, is paramount to their security.

Unfortunately, this paramount need remains completely unfulfilled, because determining exactly who has what effective access in Active Directory is a very difficult, time-consuming and expertise-reliant process.

Consequently, today most organizations operate in the proverbial dark with no reliable insight into who has access to what, thus remaining highly vulnerable to attack and compromise, from inside and out.

A POWERFUL, INNOVATIVE, UNIQUE SOLUTION

Gold Finger completely automates the determination of effective access in Active Directory, making a very difficult and important problem, as easy as touching a button, for 1000s of organizations worldwide.

Gold Finger is the only solution in the world that can solve this problem. Its unique, innovative, patent-pending capabilities embody half a decade of cutting-edge security research.

Gold Finger is architected by former Microsoft Program Manager for Active Directory Security, and endorsed by Microsoft. Today, its global deployment base spans 5 continents and includes numerous prominent organizations, including Microsoft, and the US Government.

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.0?

Gold Finger 5.0's unrivaled security analysis capabilities for Microsoft Active Directory include -

    1. Customizable Security Audit Reporting for Active Directory
    2. Complete Group Membership Enumeration for Active Directory
    3. The World's Only Detailed ACL Viewer and Exporter for Active Directory
    4. The World's Most Advanced Permission Analyzer for Active Directory
    5. The World's Only Effective Permissions Analyzer for Active Directory
    6. The World's Only Effective Delegated Access Analyzer for Active Directory
Gold Finger 5.0 uniquely delivers paramount security insights to 1000s of organizations worldwide.

For more information, please visit - http://www.v5-unveiled.com or http://www.paramountdefenses.com/goldfinger.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT DEFENSES INC

Paramount Defenses Inc, a valued Microsoft partner, is an innovative, privately-held, US IT-security software company that develops mission-critical security solutions to address paramount global IT-security needs.

Paramount Defenses Inc is a trademark and Gold Finger is a trademark of Paramount Defenses Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Active Directory are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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CONTACT: Jacqueline Williams, Paramount Defenses Inc, jwilliams@paramountdefenses.com, +1-949-468-5770

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

Scribit Debuts: First Content Marketing Platform to Transform Social Media Sharing into Selling

Relationships with Top Publishers Provide Rights to Quality Content

ATLANTA, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scribit (http://www.scribit.com) is the first web-based content marketing platform that enables businesses to easily find, publish and share quality content from premium brands to increase engagement and drive traffic to their sites. In addition to transforming how sharing works, Scribit lets businesses publish content with a single click making their sites more compelling, current and likely to drive revenues. 

Through strategic publishing relationships, Scribit offers access to millions of articles and videos from some of the best and biggest publishers including Business Insider, Discovery, Inc. and TVGuide.com, with more being added to the service daily. Scribit's robust content spans a variety of industries including entertainment, technology, business and finance, making it easy for marketers to create deeper audience engagement, increase leads and sales. Organizations earn a thought leadership position by finding and sharing content, all within their company's own digital properties including their websites, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.

A recent study conducted by Nielsen and AOL stated that as social media continues to rise, 23 percent of shared messages include links to content. The ability to share content is important to consumers as it connects and identifies them with brands.

"Scribit solves the biggest conundrum in social media/content marketing today: 'Now that I have engaged my customers and prospects, how can I cost-effectively add content to keep their interest and get them back to my site?" said Gregg Freishtat, CEO of Scribit. "We are revolutionizing the way information is shared on the web by turning a business' brand into the place consumers can find content from across the web. Currently, when you share third party content, you are pushing consumers away to other sites to read it. Now, with Scribit's premium content, you can have a depth and breadth of content on your site and social pages as easily as friending someone on Facebook. As a result, consumers become more engaged with the brand, visit more often and spend more time on the site, all driving increased revenue. The feedback from the private beta reinforced the need for an innovative platform like this in the marketplace. We are thrilled to move into the next phase with public beta and launch Scribit to the public."

Many businesses confuse sharing curated content, which is a collection of third party snippets and links, with content that drives visitors and makes their site a robust source of great information. "The key to success in our competitive market is to stand out as a thought leader. A big part of that is what we put on our site and share. Scribit makes it really easy to find and publish great content from one interface, says Ashley Hunter, a Scribit beta customer. "What makes Scribit unique is that it not only engages our customers, but also keeps them on our social and web properties. As soon as we post content, we see an instant lift in our site traffic."

A free 30-day trial is available by visiting http://www.scribit.com. Scribit pricing is based on the size of the website, starting as low as $50.00 per month with no long term contract.

"Scribit will fundamentally change how consumers discover what they are searching for online. Rather than bouncing between various sites using Google, Facebook and Twitter as the starting point for discovery - Scribit lets businesses bring the best content from around the web to their properties and become the point of discovery for great content relevant to their business.  Being between the consumer and the content they are seeking is the key to successful online marketing," said Freishtat.

Scribit will be showcased at DEMO Spring 2012 in Santa Clara, CA on April 17 - 19, 2012 in the DEMO pavilion.

About Scribit
Scribit is the first web-based content marketing platform enabling businesses to collect, publish and share quality content from across the Web while driving traffic to, and keeping it on, the company's digital properties. Scribit maintains publishing relationships within the industry including Business Insider, Discovery, Inc. and TVGuide.com. Based in Atlanta, Scribit is led by an experienced senior management team that created Vertical Acuity, home of the world's first Content Logistics Platform. Learn more about us at http://www.scribit.com and http://www.verticalacuity.com.

SOURCE  Scribit

Scribit

CONTACT: Dana Mark, +1-404-214-0722 x. 113, dmark@trevelinokeller.com

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

Verizon Leads Way in Integrating Private IP, 4G LTE Networks to Drive Industry Applications

Private Industry and Public Sector to Benefit From Transformational Combination of Leading Networks

NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprises across a range of industries now can tap the power of the largest 4G LTE wireless network integrated with end-to-end private networks.  Verizon Enterprise Solutions is combining 4G LTE access - now available in more than 200 U.S. markets -- with its global Private IP network service to create a highly secure, high-speed, high-capacity business platform.

Immediately available in both managed and unmanaged options, the new Private IP Wireless (LTE) offering can extend corporate applications to mobile workforces, and support new machine-to-machine business processes.   Verizon's advanced communications, cloud and security platforms are playing a central role in establishing new business models and strengthening communities, including modernizing health care, energy and public safety systems.

"Verizon is delivering the new connected enterprise - where both people and machines can communicate with one another and  have a 'voice' in addressing industry-specific challenges," said Kerry Bailey, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions. "Whether it's used as reliable backup solution for ATMs or as a primary network solution for mobile video collaboration, this platform will introduce new revenue streams and help customers control costs."

Unleashing Industry-Specific Innovation

Verizon Private IP Wireless (LTE) will be a catalyst for increased machine-to-machine communications, fueling the growth of the "Internet of Things" across various industries.  Working with a growing number of strategic partners to develop industry-specific applications, Verizon is accelerating transformation across both private industry and the public sector.  For example:

    --  Transportation -- Verizon private network solutions keep trains running
        safely and on time with minimal human intervention.
    --  Automotive - Verizon is teaming with the auto industry to create for
        consumers new  experiences with their vehicles.
    --  Media and Entertainment - Verizon is helping media and entertainment
        companies to create new remote broadcasting opportunities and change the
        face of digital signage to increase audience engagement with
        advertisers.
    --  Retail - Retailers are employing Private IP wireless as a viable backup
        solution across their distributed locations, as well as using the
        service to enable point-of-sale transactions.
    --  Distribution - Vending machines can now alert distributors about when to
        replace high-demand products, and collect valuable data about customer
        tastes and preferences.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions creates global connections that generate growth, drive business innovation and move society forward.  With industry-specific solutions and a full range of global wholesale products and services offered over the company's secure mobility, cloud, strategic networking and advanced communications platforms, Verizon Enterprise Solutions helps open new opportunities around the world for innovation, investment and business transformation.  Visit verizon.com/enterprise to learn more.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with nearly 108 million total connections nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500.  A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 194,000.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news.  To receive news releases by email, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

SOURCE  Verizon

Verizon

CONTACT: Media, Debbie Lewis, +1-215-466-6872, debbie.lewis@verizon.com

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

Leading Broadcast Network Selects Glowpoint Cloud Services for Global Telepresence and Videoconferencing

OpenVideo® cloud to be utilized for mission critical meetings with executives, customers and partners around the world

MURRAY HILL, N.J., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GLOW) a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, today announced that a leading broadcast network has selected Glowpoint to manage its mission critical telepresence and videoconferencing deployment.

The company utilizes Polycom immersive telepresence systems in its U.S. locations to support critical executive meetings and financial reviews, and to hold meetings with its sister companies and customers around the world. The company also utilizes a mix of Polycom HDX and Cisco/Tandberg conference room systems throughout its locations in North America for everyday videoconferencing.

Glowpoint is providing its Premium Remote Management services for the broadcasting company, which includes a complete solution for the day-to-day management of video systems and infrastructure via the Glowpoint OpenVideo® cloud. This includes proactive remote monitoring, incident and configuration management, helpdesk support, and on-demand trouble ticket and usage reporting.

The Premium Remote Management package also includes unlimited conferencing services, utilizing Glowpoint's management system to provide simple scheduling capabilities for participants using different telepresence and conference room systems. The Glowpoint OpenVideo® platform will manage conferences from start to finish, including pre-testing, auto call launching, in-call digital monitoring, and optional white glove concierge services.

"Glowpoint is committed to continuing to provide the highest level of service from the cloud, so that our customers get the return on investment that they expect from their video deployment," said Darren Podrabsky, Vice President of Marketing and Channels at Glowpoint. "We are pleased that our OpenVideo® platform continues to serve our customers well, delivering management services for immersive telepresence systems while providing connectivity between multi-vendor systems for high-quality visual communication."

This new contract engagement expands Glowpoint's services in the broadcast and entertainment industry to another leading brand. Glowpoint supports many of the leading broadcast and entertainment companies providing world news, sports news, and general programming.

For more information about Glowpoint's services, please visit:

    --  http://www.glowpoint.com/monitoring-and-management-services
    --  http://www.glowpoint.com/video-bridging-services
About Glowpoint

Glowpoint, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GLOW) provides cloud managed video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality videoconferencing and telepresence service as simple as using the internet, between any technology, network and business. Using our OpenVideo® cloud architecture, Glowpoint enables organizations of all sizes to adopt business-class video easily, scale instantly and collaborate openly, yet securely across technology boundaries - to realize the full value of visual communications. To learn more please visit http://www.glowpoint.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Glowpoint, Inc.

+1 973-855-3411
prglowpoint@glowpoint.com
http://www.glowpoint.com

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SOURCE  Glowpoint, Inc.

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Glowpoint, Inc.

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

ChineseInvestors.COM Announces the Addition of Several New Corporate Consulting Services Clients

SHANGHAI, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChineseInvestors.COM (OTCBB 'CIIX') announced it has entered into corporate consulting agreements with several new clients (product base in nutraceuticals, web marketing, transportation, etc.) and has had numerous overseas inquiries from China based companies interested in entering the US public market (OTCBB) space.

Mr. Warren Wang, our CEO commented that "Offering these services based upon our own recent and extensive experience(s) should offer value to companies considering the deployment of any public company initiative in that there are several paths to choose from.  We are excited about our potential for growth in offering a full range of services combined with our various professional resource partners in an effort to provide advisory services in assisting any of our Clients to choose the best direction for such an undertaking."

Mr. Roper, the company's COO also expressed his optimism regarding this new offering noting, "We will be focused on the expansion of this new opportunity by carefully aligning our Client's interests (once expressed) with the proper initiative as they consider their public company options.  It is my belief that this new venture will generate substantial new revenues for ChineseInvestors.COM while providing a much needed service to those Companies wishing to enter the Public Company arena."

The Company has just added two new positions (one in China, the other US based) to our team for the purposes of expanding to meet the growing needs of such companies wanting to consider their public company options and to further develop the marketplace we intend to serve.  These new consulting agreements should produce approximately $60,000 in new income over the next several months.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve risks as well as uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those anticipated or expected, including statements related to the amount and timing of expected revenues as well as any payment of dividends on our common and preferred stock, statements related to our financial performance, expected income, distributions, and future growth for upcoming quarterly and annual periods. These risks and uncertainties are further defined in filings and reports by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) including but not limited to information as contained within the Company's most current quarterly reports, annual reports, and or other filings. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any such forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.  We have incurred and will continue to incur significant expenses in our expansion into new related services and there is no assurance that we will generate revenues sufficient to offset those costs.  Expansion may expose us to additional legal and regulatory costs and unknown exposure(s) based upon the various geopolitical locations as well as general US public company landscape we will be providing services in; the impact of which cannot be predicted at this time.

Brett Roper
303.345.1262
broper@chinesefn.com

SOURCE  ChineseInvestors.COM

ChineseInvestors.COM

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

Car Accessories Startup mAuto Store Announces Arrival of New Car Sun Shades in United States

AVENTURA, Fla., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online car accessories retailer mAuto Store is driving ahead with the launch of its exclusive car sun shades. The company is about to release an innovative product video starring its Eyes Car Sun Shades.

The thriving online car accessories retailer mAuto Store has announced the video launch of its Eyes Car Sun Shade line and it's sure to be an instant hit. Straying from the traditional, status-quo-keeping image of the car accessories industry, the company is positioning itself as an innovator. The online retailer plans to make the concept of boring car sun shades a mere memory as of April 17, 2012.

In the automotive accessories industry, little has changed in the way that these products are promoted and even the product offering itself has remained somewhat stagnant. That is all the more reason for mAuto Store to swim upstream instead of going with the flow. The online retailer is heading in the opposite direction by making car accessories exciting again, starting with its Eyes Car Sun Shades.

If you blend ingenuity, playfulness and sheer brilliance, you would get a taste of the video presentation featuring mAuto Store's Eyes Car Sun Shades. It's charming, witty and, more importantly, honest.

The simple attractive design adds to its charm, so it's no wonder that this particular line of Car Sun Shades has the highest number of preorders, prior to the official product launch. This product has also contributed directly to the company's growth index of 80% per month.

The company stays in touch with its clients via email, Twitter, Facebook and any other social media channel to make sure they get to the heart of their customers' needs. As an online retailer, mAuto Store scores points for using a personal touch instead of software that responds to customers' questions and concerns.

The company scores even more points for acting on customer feedback, going as far as to revamp the entire design of their Eyes Car Sun Shade by making it bigger and adding straps and suction cups. It's all part of what makes the mAuto Store shopping experience unique.

CEO and Founder Lester Mapp was flat broke when this company was just an idea. With its humble beginnings as a few boxes of merchandise in a bedroom, mAuto Store now boasts two offices and a warehouse. This is not just an ordinary story of a small business that came and did what everyone else was doing; it's the extraordinary story of a brave little startup that decided to shake things up.

Simple and low-tech is a winning combination. In the final analysis, it's impossible to put a price on the beauty of a product that does what it says it will do. The authenticity of the Eyes Car Sun Shade is what the world craves and if car accessories retailer mAuto Store is serving it up on a platter, it will be one to watch well into the future.

Lester Mapp is CEO and Founder of mAuto Store, an online automotive accessories retailer and manufacturer based in Biscayne, Florida. The company offers a unique online shopping experience for customers. For more information, visit http://www.mautostore.com and view our video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9gub-wGY-g.

This press release was issued through eReleases(R).  For more information, visit eReleases Press Release Distribution at http://www.ereleases.com.

SOURCE  mAuto Store

mAuto Store

CONTACT: Lester Mapp, +1-888-820-4940, social@mautostore.com

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

Commtouch Appoints Mickey Avram as VP of Sales Operations

SUNNYVALE, California, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Mickey Avram has been appointed vice president of sales operations for Commtouch(R)
(Nasdaq: CTCH). Ms. Avram has over 20 years of support and operations management
experience as well as a significant background in the security industry. As vice president
of sales operations, Ms. Avram will manage post-sale relations with current customers and
supervise technical support and presale services.

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    "We're enhancing our focus on the success of our growing customer base," said Shlomi
Yanai, chief executive officer of Commtouch. "Mickey will ensure existing and future
customers receive the support they need to most effectively implement our technologies."

    Before joining Commtouch, Ms. Avram worked at SafeNet and Aladdin where she served in
several key management roles related to project delivery, product integration, training,
and customer support. Prior to Aladdin, Ms. Avram worked at NextNine and Magic Software.
Ms. Avram holds a degree in business management from the College of Management Academic
Studies in Rishon Letzion, Israel.

    "This new position perfectly leverages my extensive technical and customer facing
experience," said Ms. Avram. "I happily embrace the opportunity to ensure that Commtouch's
clients use our unique cloud-based security solutions to their fullest potential."

    About Commtouch

    Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's leading security companies and
service providers with cloud-based Internet security services. Real-time threat
intelligence from Commtouch's GlobalView(TM) Cloud powers its Web filtering, email
security and antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of organizations and hundreds of
millions of users worldwide. Information about Commtouch can be found at
http://www.commtouch.com or by writing to info@commtouch.com.

    - Blog: http://blog.commtouch.com

    - Twitter: @Commtouch

    - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/commtouch

    - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/commtouch

    Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are trademarks, and
Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by
Commtouch. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

   
    Company Contact:
    Ron Ela
    Chief Financial Officer
    Tel:
    (US) +1-650-864-2291
    (Int'l) +972-9-8636813
    ron.ela@commtouch.com

    International Investor Relations Contact
    Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
    CCG Investor Relations
    Tel:
    (US) +1-646-201-9246
    (Int'l) +972-3-607-4717
    commtouch@ccgisrael.com

    Commtouch Media Contact
    Amy Kenigsberg
    US: +1-913-440-4072
    Int'l: +972-9-794-1681
    amyk@commtouch.com

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Lumenate Acquires Troubadour, a Texas based networking and security firm

Technical Consulting Firm bolsters Geography and strengthens Networking Practice

DALLAS, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lumenate is announcing that it has completed the acquisition of Houston based network and security solutions firm, Troubadour Ltd. Lumenate has built a strong reputation in the Information Technology (IT) industry by delivering high?value enterprise solutions focused around core practices that include Storage, Server Virtualization, Networks, and Security. The acquisition of Troubadour complements the solution portfolio of Lumenate, strengthens its geographic reach, and provides the firm with an expanded ability to continue to solve for the increasingly complex needs of its clients and prospects.

"This is a combination that makes sense at several levels for both firms. Troubadour has a long history of providing superior levels of sales, engineering and customer services to its customers in Houston, and also has technology practices that are extremely complementary to Lumenate's existing portfolio," said Lumenate President, Reagan Dixon.

Commenting on the acquisition, Jay Kirby, executive vice president of Troubadour said, "By combining our two companies, we are able to deliver a much broader architectural approach to our customer base here in Houston and throughout Texas. Lumenate has an excellent history of growth and customer success in the Storage and Security markets, and Troubadour has proven success in the field of networking. This combination greatly enhances our ability to service our customers and win new ones."

With today's announcement of Troubadour, Lumenate has successfully completed three acquisitions including: a division of Stonebridge Technologies, Inc. which provided information technology advisory and implementation services, corporate IT security specialists ANI Direct, and now, Troubadour, the highly skilled networking and security practice team. This positions Lumenate to exceed $100 million in revenues next year.

The next generation of network solutions is rapidly evolving and solutions providers must be facilitators of this change if they are to meet the demands of their clients and prospects. Increasingly, businesses rely on IT to create sustainable competitive advantage in their markets. To be valuable, IT infrastructure needs to be flexible, scalable, reliable, secure, and cost?effective. Lumenate is committed to helping our clients accelerate and refine the adoption of next?generation converged infrastructure and cloud?based computing models that dramatically reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market.

About Lumenate

Lumenate is a Technical Consulting Firm focused on enabling the Virtualized Enterprise with Disciplines in Storage, Networks, End?to?End Security and Virtualized Server. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Lumenate has offices throughout Texas & Oklahoma that serves customers nationally and internationally. For more information about Lumenate visit http://www.lumenate.com (http://www.lumenate.com/).

SOURCE  Lumenate

Lumenate

CONTACT: David DeYoung, +1-972-679-6635, David.DeYoung@lumenate.com

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

FileServe Leverages Vobile's vCloud9 Service for Improved Content Management

Leading cloud file-hosting service increases its ability to protect copyrighted content, reduces costs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vobile, the leading provider of worldwide content identification and management services, today announced that FileServe(TM), a cloud-based file-hosting solutions provider, has deployed Vobile's vCloud9 service to scan all user-uploaded files to help ensure copyright complianceand reduce the operational costs associated with preventing unauthorized distribution of copyrighted content. The vCloud9 service enables FileServe to scan all types of media files including files that are stored and shared in compressed formats. The solution helps the company to prevent copyright infringement, increases storage efficiency, and has the potential to generate additional revenue by identifying content that can be legally monetized. The vCloud9 service is powered by Vobile's comprehensive VDNA(TM) Database (VDDB(TM)) of authorized video/audio fingerprints, metadata and business rules from major motion picture studios, television networks and record labels.

"We are very pleased to see another leading, cloud-based file-hosting provider enjoy the benefits of our vCloud9 service," said Yangbin Wang, CEO of Vobile. "The proliferation of massive cloud storage space, ubiquitous content sharing via social networking sites, pervasive mobile broadband and smart phones, has created new challenges for content owners and cloud service providers. vCloud9 delivers the most effective content management solution for cloud storage today."

FileServe is a cloud-based file-hosting service that allows users to upload and store files without disk space or bandwidth limitations. With FileServe's free, one-click storage feature, users can upload files of all sizes in one easy step.

About Vobile

Vobile is the worldwide leading provider of video content identification and management services. Its patented core VDNA technology enables fully automated identification, tracking and management of any video and audio content with high accuracy and scalability. Vobile operates the VDNA Database (VDDB), which is the most comprehensive database of authorized video fingerprints, metadata and business rules from major movie studios, television networks and record labels. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in China, Japan and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.vobileinc.com.

Vobile, vCloud9, VDNA, VDDB, the Vobile, VDNA and VDDB logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Vobile, Inc.

Media Contact:
Allyson Hoffman, Vobile, Inc.
Phone: 408-217-5000
Email: pr@vobileinc.com

SOURCE  Vobile, Inc.

Vobile, Inc.

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

Doyenz Announces Spring '12 rCloud Release, Launching Support for VMware vSphere Environments

- New Release Provides Disaster Recovery for VMware vSphere in less than 15 minutes

SEATTLE, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doyenz today announced its Spring '12 release, which includes the new rCloud Agent for VMware vSphere® and platform-wide enhancements. Purpose built for the SMB, the Doyenz rCloud Agent for vSphere enables customers to restore their environments in 15 minutes or less, providing access to applications and data in the event of on-premise failure. Through its sophisticated yet easy to use interface, the rCloud service protects virtual machines (VMs) from local server or on-site failures by replicating VM snapshots of each VM to rCloud, identifying each snapshot as a recovery point.

Key features of the new agent include:

    --  vCenter? Server Support: Users can now configure rCloud to interface
        directly with vCenter to manage virtual machines, including support for
        vMotion®
    --  Automatic Agent Update: Companies can now take advantage of auto-update
        capabilities. Once the new vSphere agent is installed, any new Doyenz
        updates and capabilities are deployed automatically to the agent.
    --  rCloud Centralized Management: Companies can access and recover their
        protected vSphere environments through a centralized web portal that
        allows access from any device, anytime, from anywhere.
Platform enhancements include:

    --  Integration with ConnectWise?, a leader in Professional Services
        Automation (PSA), allowing IT service providers to automatically
        populate Doyenz rCloud usage information to ConnectWise.
    --  Co-existence with Veeam Backup & Replication, allowing IT administrators
        to backup locally and to rCloud.
    --  Additional service enhancements include:
        --  New Port Mapping Tool: In a failover scenario, users can now
            directly manage the mapping of multiple machines in rCloud allowing
            them to work together as they would in their on-premise environment.
        --  Bandwidth Calculator: Using this tool, users can now determine the
            most appropriate method to initially upload their servers to rCloud
        --  Expedited Disk Processing: Through the web portal, users can
            expedite preparing and importing data to rCloud.

"With this new support, Doyenz is addressing the gap that exists in the SMB market by providing cloud recovery for vSphere environments in less than 15 minutes," said Eric Webster, chief revenue officer at Doyenz. "Before this release, the options were limited and cost prohibitive for the SMB to implement a disaster recovery solution for their virtual environments."

About Doyenz Inc.?

Doyenz provides an innovative cloud platform that meets the business continuity needs of small and medium-sized businesses. Doyenz rCloud provides backup and disaster recovery for VMware vSphere environments allowing IT professionals to restore virtual environments in under fifteen minutes, providing quick access to business critical applications. Doyenz is a privately held company based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.doyenz.com.

VMware, VMware vSphere, VMware vMotion and VMware vCenter are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:

Stephany Rochon

Barokas PR for Doyenz
doyenz@barokas.com

+1-206-344-3147

Doyenz

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

Nirvanix Doubles Down in Dallas with Twofold Increase in Cloud Storage Capacity at CyrusOne

Interconnected CyrusOne Data Center Enables Fortune 1000 Customers to Back Up, Archive to the Nirvanix Cloud at Wire Speed

SAN DIEGO, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To accommodate rising demand, Nirvanix, the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud storage services, today announced a twofold increase in its cloud storage capacity in the Dallas area through an agreement with CyrusOne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) and preeminent enterprise data center colocation solutions provider. This marks the second data center location in Dallas for Nirvanix, with seven additional data centers in geographically diverse locations worldwide.

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CyrusOne plans to deliver the first statewide Internet exchange in the country--linking its Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio data centers to one another--all integrated with Nirvanix enterprise cloud storage to serve the data archive, backup and content collaboration needs of Fortune 1000 customers.

"Our capacity expansion at CyrusOne is based on customer demand, as more and more organizations generate massive amounts of unstructured data--many in the petabyte range, customers with terabyte-sized files--and it's clear that conventional storage solutions aren't addressing their needs," said Scott Genereux, President and CEO of Nirvanix. "Nirvanix fully managed cloud storage services with an on-demand, pay-by-the-drink model deployed within CyrusOne data centers provides the agility, security and cost savings customers are looking for; plus, customers benefit from CyrusOne's interconnected Internet exchange, which means better backup and archival performance and a substantial reduction in network-connection expenses."

"CyrusOne is aggressively expanding its footprint in Texas and in Dallas we see significant opportunity for growth in computing infrastructure colocation within the oil-and-gas industry," said Gary Wojtaszek, President of CyrusOne. "We're also strengthening our competitive advantage with our 'Sky for the Cloud(TM)'( )platform, which provides a home for the cloud in a customized data hall, designed for maximizing Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and interconnects an ecosystem of business partners, content providers, networks, carriers, Internet service providers, and Ethernet buyers and sellers."

CyrusOne currently has four facilities in Dallas, totaling 124,000 square feet; and the company recently purchased 30 acres in North Dallas to build 400,000 square feet of raised floor, the largest in Texas, with the goal of achieving LEED® Platinum certification.

Nirvanix continues to post material market-share gains versus its principal competitors, with a multitude of new petabyte-scale cloud storage customers around the world.

For companies seeking more information on accessing the Nirvanix cloud, contact info@nirvanix.com.

About Nirvanix

Nirvanix is the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud storage services designed specifically for customers with expectations of extreme security, reliability and redundancy. Under its CloudComplete(TM) portfolio, Nirvanix is the only company that offers fully managed public, hybrid and private cloud storage services with usage-based pricing. The company's battle-hardened, proven second-generation technology is utilized by leading IT OEMs and is fully integrated with third-party backup and archiving software products and appliances, enabling One Click to the Cloud(TM). Nirvanix has global customers accessing its Cloud Storage Network(TM), from SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.

For more information, visit http://www.nirvanix.com and follow Nirvanix on Twitter.

About CyrusOne

CyrusOne specializes in enterprise data-center colocation, offering the highest power redundancy (2N architecture) and power-density infrastructure. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has 23 facilities across the United States, London, and Singapore. CyrusOne is renowned for exemplary customer service. The company's customers include 16 of the top global 100 companies and four of the top 10. CyrusOne is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB). For more information, visit http://www.cyrusone.com.

Nirvanix, Cloud Storage Network, CloudComplete, CloudNAS, Cloud File System and One Click to the Cloud are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nirvanix, Inc. Other marks are the property of the companies with which they are associated.

Michael Schoolnik
Michael@storypr.com
415.420.2391

SOURCE  Nirvanix

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Nirvanix

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

MicroStrategy Releases Enhanced Integration With Apple AirPlay and Mobile Apps

Combination Creates Compelling Alternative to Powerpoint Presentations in Corporate Conference Rooms

TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it has released a new version of MicroStrategy Mobile that delivers enhanced integration with Apple's AirPlay feature. This new capability extends MicroStrategy Mobile wirelessly onto conference-room screens, encouraging spontaneous conversations rather than static slide presentations. When MicroStrategy Mobile users "mirror" their business apps onto screens, the device becomes a data remote-control, letting the user discuss the data on the screen while controlling it wirelessly from an Apple device. For more information, view the product feature video: http://www.microstrategy.com/bettermeetings.

Enhanced Presentations Using MicroStrategy Mobile for iPad and iPhone with AirPlay
Using MicroStrategy Mobile for iPad and iPhone in AirPlay mode, a business user can present visualizations from his device onto a big screen in a conference room. Users can highlight interesting trends and patterns to their colleagues by holding a finger on the device to display a laser pointer on the screen.  Using MicroStrategy's native pinch-to-zoom technology, a user can zoom in on the device to highlight certain parts of a dashboard while everyone in the conference room sees it on the big screen.  As a result, the iPad and iPhone become a remote control for the user to dynamically maneuver through reports and visualizations, resulting in a spontaneous conversation around the data. Users can swipe on the device to move between different data-driven visualizations such as heat maps, Google maps, bubble charts, and graph matrixes, and view any slice or aggregation of the data that best supports the conversation.

Having Better, More Productive Meetings with MicroStrategy Mobile
MicroStrategy Mobile enables users to be armed with the latest data. Their business apps give them secure access to their company's performance, financials, operations, marketing, and training materials.  With the latest release of MicroStrategy Mobile for iPad and iPhone, users can easily present and dynamically explore this information on screens in conference rooms. With MicroStrategy Mobile:

    --  Any meeting participant can easily take control of the screen and
        dynamically share content.
    --  Users can slice and drill into data to support the direction of the
        conversation.
    --  Questions can be immediately explored using a wide range of filters on
        any business dimension or business metric, instantly delivering a fresh
        perspective to help participants better understand the data and find
        answers.
    --  No additional preparation is required as information presented is always
        up-to-date and automatically refreshed in the background as new data is
        made available.
MicroStrategy's Corporate Use of AirPlay in Business Meetings
MicroStrategy has installed Apple TVs in conference rooms and offices throughout its worldwide operations. Of MicroStrategy's 3,000-plus employees, approximately 1,750 have iPads. MicroStrategy's deployment of the Apple TV improves the quality of business meetings and increases the return on investment in Apple Mobile devices.

"Using the latest version of MicroStrategy Mobile, our customers can carry important business information wherever they go and project it wirelessly onto the screen when they walk into a conference room," said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy Chief Operating Officer.  "We're excited to be able to take what is essentially a consumer device in the Apple TV and surface its business value for our Mobile customers."

About MicroStrategy 
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a leading provider of enterprise software platforms for business intelligence (BI), mobile intelligence, and social intelligence applications.  MicroStrategy's BI platform enables leading organizations worldwide to analyze the vast amounts of data stored across their enterprises to make better business decisions.  Companies choose MicroStrategy BI for its ease-of-use, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability.  MicroStrategy's mobile intelligence platform helps companies and organizations build, deploy, and maintain mobile apps across a range of solutions by embedding intelligence, transactions, and multimedia into apps.  MicroStrategy's social intelligence platform includes a number of applications that help enterprises harness the power of social networks for marketing and e-commerce, as well as a suite of free consumer friendly apps that use MicroStrategy's enterprise technologies.  The MicroStrategy Cloud offering combines MicroStrategy and third-party software, hardware, and services to enable rapid, cost-effective development of hosted BI, mobile, and social applications.  To learn more about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), visit http://www.microstrategy.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/microstrategy) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/microstrategy).

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform, MicroStrategy Cloud, MicroStrategy Mobile, Cloud Personal, MicroStrategy Transaction Services, Wisdom, MicroStrategy Wisdom and Emma are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

MSTR-G

Contact:
Warren Getler

MicroStrategy Incorporated

703-744-6258
wgetler@microstrategy.com

SOURCE  MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy Incorporated

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

Doyenz Announces Spring '12 rCloud Release, Launching Support for VMware vSphere Environments

New Release Provides Disaster Recovery for VMware vSphere in less than 15 minutes

SEATTLE, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Doyenz today announced its Spring '12 release, which includes the new rCloud Agent for VMware vSphere® and platform-wide enhancements. Purpose built for the SMB, the Doyenz rCloud Agent for vSphere enables customers to restore their environments in 15 minutes or less, providing access to applications and data in the event of on-premise failure. Through its sophisticated yet easy to use interface, the rCloud service protects virtual machines (VMs) from local server or on-site failures by replicating VM snapshots of each VM to rCloud, identifying each snapshot as a recovery point.

Key features of the new agent include:

    --  vCenter(TM) Server Support: Users can now configure rCloud to interface
        directly with vCenter to manage virtual machines, including support for
        vMotion®
    --  Automatic Agent Update: Companies can now take advantage of auto-update
        capabilities. Once the new vSphere agent is installed, any new Doyenz
        updates and capabilities are deployed automatically to the agent.
    --  rCloud Centralized Management: Companies can access and recover their
        protected vSphere environments through a centralized web portal that
        allows access from any device, anytime, from anywhere.
Platform enhancements include:

    --  Integration with ConnectWise(TM), a leader in Professional Services
        Automation (PSA), allowing IT service providers to automatically
        populate Doyenz rCloud usage information to ConnectWise.
    --  Co-existence with Veeam Backup & Replication, allowing IT administrators
        to backup locally and to rCloud.
    --  Additional service enhancements include:
        --  New Port Mapping Tool: In a failover scenario, users can now
            directly manage the mapping of multiple machines in rCloud allowing
            them to work together as they would in their on-premise environment.
        --  Bandwidth Calculator: Using this tool, users can now determine the
            most appropriate method to initially upload their servers to rCloud
        --  Expedited Disk Processing: Through the web portal, users can
            expedite preparing and importing data to rCloud.
"With this new support, Doyenz is addressing the gap that exists in the SMB market by providing cloud recovery for vSphere environments in less than 15 minutes," said Eric Webster, chief revenue officer at Doyenz. "Before this release, the options were limited and cost prohibitive for the SMB to implement a disaster recovery solution for their virtual environments."

About Doyenz Inc.?

Doyenz provides an innovative cloud platform that meets the business continuity needs of small and medium-sized businesses. Doyenz rCloud provides backup and disaster recovery for VMware vSphere environments allowing IT professionals to restore virtual environments in under fifteen minutes, providing quick access to business critical applications. Doyenz is a privately held company based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.doyenz.com.

VMware, VMware vSphere, VMware vMotion and VMware vCenter are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:
Stephany Rochon

Barokas PR for Doyenz
doyenz@barokas.com
206-344-3147

SOURCE  Doyenz

Doyenz

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

Broadcom Introduces Affordable Cable Set-Top Box Technology to Accelerate India TV Digitization Initiative

Announcement Opens the Way for New Digital Cable TV Experiences in India

NEW DELHI, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

News Highlights:

    --  Offers Indian operators a cost-effective solution to rapidly transition
        analog to digital TV programming and services.
    --  Solves common user problems when migrating from analog to digital TV
        with unique FastRTV® fast channel change and automatic volume leveling
        technology.
    --  Enables emerging markets to rapidly launch cable digitization.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060609/BROADCOMLOGO)

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced the BCM7014, the industry's most integrated single chip standard definition MPEG2 cable set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. Broadcom's new platform is designed to accelerate India's cable TV digitization initiative by providing a cost-efficient system capable of rapid, wide-scale deployment.  For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.

Broadcom's technology can quickly transition India's 94 million analog cable TV households to new digital services. With the upcoming government mandate for staged analog shut-off deadlines, India's cable TV market is poised for a broad network upgrade to provide compelling and low cost digital services.

Key Features:

    --  Ultra Low Cost: integrated DVB-C tuner, demodulator, MPEG2 A/V decoder,
        regulators controller, A/V outputs and RF Modulator replacing many
        discrete components with a single integrated SoC for an unprecedented
        level of integration and cost efficiency.
    --  Faster Channel Surfing: Broadcom's field proven FastRTV fast channel
        change technology accelerates channel switches at speeds of up to five
        times faster than other deployed solutions. This addresses a key pain
        point for consumers and operators who move to an all-digital TV service.
    --  Consistent Volume: new Adaptive Volume Leveling support automatically
        maintains constant volume across commercial, program and channel
        changes.
    --  Integrated Third Generation Silicon Tuner: field tested extensively in
        Indian conditions, Broadcom's BCM7014 meets Indian operator requirements
        and integration capabilities at lower overall costs.
    --  Fast Boot-up and Ultra Low Power: integrated power management controller
        reduces average power consumption up to 65 percent in a typical day and
        fast resume technology enable quick booting to video in as little as few
        seconds.
    --  Small Design: a 2-layer reference design achieves a size of only 4 x 2.5
        inches with minimal external components.
    --  Software: Broadcom's field-proven reference software stack and
        application available in an ultra small memory footprint accelerates
        design, qualifications and deployment.
Availability:
The Broadcom BCM7014 is now shipping in volumes across the globe. Set-top box designs are now ready for immediate deployment in India.

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Quote:

Tonse Telecom:

"The Indian cable TV market is in for a major overhaul with initial digitization efforts mandated by the government for June 2012, and full digitization efforts scheduled for December 2014 completion.  Around 60,000 set-top boxes need to be installed every day to meet the initial deadline.  With the Indian government backing the effort and supporting foreign direct investment, we see a significant opportunity for digital set-top box technology in the country."

Dan Marotta, Broadcom Executive Vice President & General Manager:

"Broadcom is committed to meeting the demands for India's cable digitization efforts with low cost designs and key user benefits that satisfy the growing market for Indian cable TV.  With quick channel change speed and volume leveling technology, Broadcom solves common problems that occur when migrating from analog to digital TV."

About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments.  With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information, go to http://www.broadcom.com.

Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo and FastRTV® are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU.  Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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    Manager, Public Relations (BCG) Director, Investor Relations
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    danabrz@broadcom.com            czegarel@broadcom.com
SOURCE  Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband

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Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Broadband

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

Compass Datacenters Enters Data Center Market Offering New Direction for the Industry

Founded by Former Digital Realty Senior Executive Chris Crosby, Innovative Data Center Provider Poised to Dramatically Expand the Scope of Industry

DALLAS, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Datacenters, a new data center provider formed by Chris Crosby, the industry visionary who helped build Digital Realty, today unveiled its business strategy which makes dedicated modular data centers a reality for the 98 percent of the market not served by current wholesale data center providers.

"The data center market is very dynamic today, but when you look closely, a couple of things are clear: the market is very limited geographically and the industry has become less customer-centric. The bulk of current investment in the U.S. is concentrated in only six markets with data center products that meet the needs of a very narrow set of customers. That approach ignores 98 percent of the potential overall market, which means there is a huge untapped market for an innovative company that can pioneer a solution aimed at that large segment of underserved customers," said Chris Crosby, Founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters.

This focus on un-served markets is consistent with recent industry research:

"Our research of markets has found that much fewer data center options are available in markets outside of the top-ten markets in North America providing a clear business opportunity," said Jeff Paschke, Research Manager, Multi-Tenant Datacenters at 451 Research. "Wholesale data center providers have traditionally focused only on the largest markets, leaving customers in smaller markets with limited options. We see smaller markets being a major growth area for data center providers in the coming years."

Crosby added, "The Compass solution also expands the realm of customer options. We are a pure play wholesale provider, but we offer customers the ability to purchase as well as lease the facility. We also offer them a level of control that is unique in the industry, including enabling them to completely brand their data center with their own logo and color scheme."

Compass Datacenters has developed an innovative design for Truly Modular(TM) data center facilities that makes it possible for companies to locate their data centers where they need them--at an affordable cost--rather than where their provider happens to have a facility.

Crosby added, "We have shifted the paradigm of current data center offerings to match how the IT world thinks. IT capacity planning is quite simply the hardest thing for any company to do, but, with Truly Modular, the building matches the data center as integrated modules. That means Compass customers no longer have to settle for a hybrid option because the data center building is the module."

Compass Datacenters' management team also includes Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Chris Curtis, an experienced investor and developer of complex, high-security government real estate projects with a special focus on cost-effective, smaller buildings. Curtis brings more than a decade of experience developing dozens of projects in 22 markets across nine states.

"A company in Nashville, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Denver or other too-often-ignored markets will no longer be faced with the stark choice between either setting up their data center in one of the big six markets, going into a retail colo environment, or paying a premium for a custom facility with huge capital requirements. None of these choices is ideal, but there has not been a viable alternative until now," said Chris Curtis. "No matter where you are, Compass Datacenters can provide your company with a hardened, LEED Gold, Tier III-certified* facility that has a financial structure that works for your bottom line. This is the start of a major new phase of growth for the data center industry."

Together, the management team of Compass Datacenters has experience managing more than $2 billion in design and construction projects, spearheading more than $500 million in acquisitions, securing more than $2.5 billion in sales/leasing contracts, and managing more than 6 million square feet of data center facility space. Compass Datacenters is headquartered in Dallas, and additional details about the company's target markets and its product offering will be announced shortly.

About Compass Datacenters
Compass Datacenters builds and operates Truly Modular(TM) data centers that provide customers with dedicated solutions where they need them. The innovative design of its facilities make it possible for Compass Datacenters to deliver state-of-the-art solutions for customers anywhere in the United States, serving the vast majority of companies that are not located in the few markets where geographically-constrained data center facilities are currently concentrated. For more information, visit http://www.compassdatacenters.com.

*In process.

SOURCE  Compass Datacenters

Compass Datacenters

CONTACT: Steve Flaig, Vice President of Marketing of Compass Datacenters, +1-214-452-0358, pr@compassdatacenters.com

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

Ixonos Presents Next-Generation App Experience Super App Combining the Best Online Content With Social Networks

DUBAI, UAE, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Ixonos [http://www.ixonos.com ] has launched Ixonos Super App(TM)
[http://www.ixonos.com/user-experience/super-app ], which combines the best online content
with the most useful functionalities and creates unparalleled user experiences by
harnessing the pull of social networks. With the help of Ixonos Super App, the user can
enjoy the functionality of several 'regular' apps simultaneously, on top of seamless
interaction with social networks, without the need to login to or use separate apps. The
solution also allows the use of several layers within a single user interface. It has been
created with patent-pending technology and a fully customizable user interface, all
in-house.

    (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120418/525661 )

    "The market of an estimated 1.3 million apps, available in 250+ application stores, is
currently overflowed by one-trick-pony apps. With well thought-out, customized Super Apps,
we aim to deliver next-generation app experiences that have lasting appeal to consumers as
well as offer a way for companies to truly stand out and significantly increase their
customer loyalty and brand engagement," says Sami Paihonen, head of User Experience Design
[http://www.ixonos.com/user-experience ] at Ixonos.

    The world of competitive sports, for example, is particularly suitable for utilizing
the power of the Super App concept. "Sporting events are ideal for creating repeated use
cycles for apps," explains Julian Harris, head of the UK design studio at Ixonos. "Sports
fans follow games faithfully and have heightened interest before, during and after each
game. This means that sports apps are likely to capture the fan's interest during the
whole playing season and also from season to season," he continues. In the same way, Super
Apps serve well the purposes of music and other cultural events, and they can be used to
build customer engagement for clothing and lifestyle brands.

    Ixonos also offers support in strategic planning: "Super Apps will allow us to gain
information on how and when consumers engage with them. We can turn this intelligence into
fail-safe viral marketing campaigns for our customer companies," Mr Harris adds. Super
Apps will be a cost-effective way to broaden a company's digital marketing towards its
existing customers and also to target new consumer groups.

    Ixonos has productized the concept, and the company offers the design and delivery of
customized Super Apps to customers via a licensing model, as a part of the Ixonos App
Agency(TM) [http://www.ixonos.com/online-solutions/app-solutions ] service. The
patent-pending technology will allow Ixonos to roll out customized super apps in just one
month as well as to implement them on a variety of platforms and on all types of wireless
devices.

    Ixonos launches the new product to the visitors to the Mobile Show Middle East
[http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/the-mobile-show/index.stm ] in Dubai on 17-18 April 2012.
At the event, Ixonos will be showcasing engaging Super App demos at its exhibition booth
342 at the Madinat Arena. Visitors get a chance to interact with a Super App created for
an ice hockey team and built on the iOS native client as well as with a demo that utilizes
the platform-agnostic HTML5 technology and is targeted at rugby enthusiasts.

    Ixonos is a creative mobile solutions company. We develop wireless technologies,
software and solutions for connected devices and mobile services. Together with our
corporate customers, we design products and services that let consumers enjoy inspiring
mobile experiences. We enhance the competitiveness of our customer companies by enabling
superior user experiences as well as faster time-to-market for their devices and services.
We have offices in Finland, China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Slovakia,
South Korea and the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2011, the
company's turnover was 81.4 million euros and its operating profit was 1.9 million euros.

   
    For more information, please contact:

    Ixonos:
    Sami Paihonen, Vice President, User Experience Design, tel. +358-50-502-1111,
    sami.paihonen@ixonos.com
    Julian A D Harris, Creative Director, UK Design Studio, tel. +44-7843-725-809,
    julian.harris@ixonos.com
    Esa Nettamo, Creative Director, Finland Design Studio, tel. +358-40-543-1195,
    esa.nettamo@ixonos.com

    Links:
    Ixonos' website [http://www.ixonos.com  ], or follow Ixonos on Twitter
    [http://twitter.com/IxonosTweets  ] and YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/IxonosOnline  ]
    Ixonos User Experience Design services [http://www.ixonos.com/user-experience  ]
    Mobile Show Middle East event site
    [http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/the-mobile-show/index.stm  ]

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Source: Ixonos

On Deck Launches New Loan Payment Method for Main Street Businesses

Leading Small Business Technology Platform Offers True Business Loans with Split Funding Payment Option to Meet Customer's Individual Needs

NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Deck (http://www.ondeckcapital.com), the technology platform that connects Main Street directly to capital, announced today at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas the launch of Split Funding, a new payment method that allows merchants to obtain a true business loan with a variable payment option.

On Deck pioneered the first fixed daily micro payment system for small business loans, and now clients seeking business funding can choose between the daily micro payments drawn from their operating business account or Split Funding, which allows merchants to pay back the loan using a variable percentage of their daily credit card sales. The Split Funding option keeps the benefits of a true business loan, while offering the flexibility of aligning loan payback with seasonal or varying sales.

"Split Funding offers yet another flexible option for our growing Main Street business customers," said Brad Kime, president, On Deck. "In the past, people who wanted variable payments were forced to go with a more expensive cash advance product that was not a true loan and lacked the benefits of credit reporting. As On Deck continues to evolve and best meet the specific needs of our customers, we now offer Split Funding as an option for small businesses that prefer their loan payments deducted from credit card sales."

On Deck has partnered with leading merchant processor Integrity Payment Systems to facilitate the launch of this program. Mike Ponder, chief executive officer of Integrity says "On Deck is a leader in small business financing, and we're excited to be servicing them as On Deck offers business owners another way to access the capital they need to grow."

To date, On Deck has delivered over $200M to Main Street businesses nationwide. The On Deck platform is helping to solve financing issues on Main Street by using data aggregation and electronic payment technology to efficiently and accurately analyze the financial health of a business and provide them access to capital. 

To learn more about On Deck, please visit http://www.ondeckcapital.com.

About On Deck

Launched in 2007, On Deck Capital uses data aggregation and electronic payment technology to evaluate the financial health of small businesses and to efficiently deliver capital to a market underserved by traditional bank loans.  Through the On Deck Capital platform, millions of small businesses can obtain affordable loans to meet their daily operating and long term goals.  The company's proprietary platform looks deeper into the health of small businesses, focusing on the overall business performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history.  The On Deck system also provides a critically needed mechanism for commercial institutions to efficiently reach and serve the historically underserved Main Street small businesses market.

On Deck Capital is financed by some of the nation's leading venture capital firms, including SAP Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures and Village Ventures. For more information, please visit: http://www.ondeckcapital.com.

SOURCE  On Deck

On Deck

CONTACT: Jonathan Cutler of JCUTLER media group, +1-323-969-9904, jc@jcutlermedia.com or Tracy Rubin of JCUTLER media group, +1-323-969-9904, tracy@jcutlermedia.com

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

Register with National Rail Enquiries to Win the Latest iPad

LONDON, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Registering with National Rail Enquiries is the free and easy way to instantly access
personalised information about train journeys, and until Sunday 6th May, everyone who
registers for the first time will go into the draw to win a latest generation iPad, one of
10 Kindles or 75 iTunes vouchers worth GBP15.

    Each weekday hundreds of thousands of people visit the National Rail Enquiries website
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk ] to check train timetables, plan journeys and find cheap
fares on train tickets, but many are yet to take advantage of all the benefits that come
from creating a personal profile, including their own personalised homepage with instant
access to real time information about their favourite journeys.

    Head of Online at National Rail Enquiries, Jason Webb, is keen to spread the word:
"Registering with National Rail Enquiries provides a convenient and easy way for people to
quickly find up-to-date information about their favourite train journeys, and we are
delighted to be offering some excellent prizes
[http://marketing.nationalrail.co.uk/tickets ] to encourage our customers to take advantage
of this free service."

    The National Rail Enquiries website automatically creates a personalised homepage for
everyone who registers so they can instantly find the information they are most likely to
want each time they visit. Customers can save their regular and favourite journeys, and
create their own live departure board which provides real time travel information about
whether a service is running on time.

    "Creating a personal live departure board is really easy. Customers can save up to
five of their favourite stations and then instantly view live departures and arrivals for
each train service, including details of any disruptions," explains Jason.

    Everyone who uses the National Rail Enquiries website can sign up to receive real time
travel alerts if a train is late or a service has been cancelled, and registered customers
have the added benefit of being able to manage and check their alerts - whether text,
email or direct Twitter message - all in one place for greater convenience. Registered
passengers can also change the website's preferences to better manage the information they
receive on train times and fares.

    "Innovation is high on the agenda at National Rail Enquiries. The team are constantly
looking for new ways to make travelling by train easier and to save people time and money.
We developed the personal profiles to make it even simpler for customers to find the
up-to-date information they need to catch the right train," concluded Jason Webb.

    Passengers can register with National Rail Enquiries now for free at
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk [../2011_EDB/www.nationalrail.co.uk ]. A name, email address
and password is all it takes to get started and all new customers who register before 6th
May 2012 will automatically be entered into a competition to win a latest generation iPad,
one of 10 Kindles or 75 iTunes vouchers worth GBP15.

    National Rail Enquiries provides train running information in Great Britain through
its website http://www.nationalrail.co.uk, call centre and alert services. Terms and
conditions for the competition can be found at
http://marketing.nationalrail.co.uk/tickets. Competition winners will be drawn at
random and notified by email on Wednesday 9th May 2012.

Source: National Rail Enquiries

Press contacts: Adams Creative: Karen Danson or Jon Lane  +44(0)203-4163-214 pr@adamscreative.co.uk

Hughes Supports Australian Defence Force Satellite Program

HX System Successful in JP2008 TDMA Technology Trials

GERMANTOWN, Md., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has been successfully supporting the Australian Defence Force (ADF) over the past 18 months through a series of technology trials analyzing the effects of transitioning from legacy Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems to an Internet Protocol (IP) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) architecture.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110112/NE29456LOGO )

The trials were conducted across ADF satellite payloads in X- and Ku-band utilizing the Hughes HX System of fixed and transportable gateways, the HX280 satellite broadband router, and advanced network management system, HX ExpertNMS(TM). Supporting the rigorous requirements and deployment needs of the ADF, the HX280 is capable of star and mesh operation, mobility, and is certified to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 for physical and Transmission Security (TRANSEC); it is currently finalizing WGS certification in the U.S. The trials successfully integrated and deployed star and mesh networks, demonstrating enhanced security and encryption, dynamic routing, traffic prioritization, and varying quality of service levels as part of the TDMA technology evaluation.

"We are proud to have supported the ADF through these important, discrete technology trials and are extremely pleased with the results," said Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems Division. "Utilizing our HX System allowed us to integrate Force elements with a single SATCOM technology--providing a true joint operational capability--and demonstrated the increased communication capabilities and bandwidth efficiencies possible by employing an advanced TDMA waveform." 

Under the scope of the contract, Hughes also provided a series of training sessions tailored for the ADF that included simulated mission scenarios and operational environments to test both trainees and the capabilities of the HX System. The trials made use of Hughes-integrated tactical VSAT systems from a variety of industry leaders including L-3 Communications, GigaSat, Globecomm, Cobham TracStar, Rockwell Collins, and Norsat International Inc.

About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.8 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing over 50 percent market share. Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional information about Hughes, please visit http://www.hughes.com.

©2012 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an ECHOSTAR Company.  Hughes, HughesNet, and HX ExpertNMS are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.

SOURCE  Hughes Network Systems, LLC

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Hughes Network Systems, LLC

CONTACT: Erin Studer, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, +1-301-601-7216, erin.studer@hughes.com; Kristin Graybill, ConnellyWorks, Inc., +1-571-323-2585, ext. 2190, kristin@connellyworks.com

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

CareerBuilder Acquires CEVIU in Brazil

CHICAGO, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CareerBuilder is making a much-anticipated move into the South American market with the acquisition of CEVIU.com.br, the leading information technology job board in Brazil.  CEVIU features the most IT job listings in the country and its online traffic has had a compound annual growth rate of 158 percent over the last three years, providing CareerBuilder with an accelerated entry into the sixth largest economy in the world.  Together, CareerBuilder and CEVIU will bring Brazil's employers and workers a broader range of recruitment and job search resources for IT and beyond.   

Despite its standing as the fifth most populous country in the world, Brazil's unemployment rate was at 5.7 percent in February 2012, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics.  Nearly two-in-five Brazilians use the Internet, a statistic that is quickly increasing, according to Internet World Stats. 

"Brazil is one of the fastest-growing emerging economies and a great inroad into the rest of South America," said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.  "Partnering with the top IT job board in this important market is a key step in CareerBuilder's international expansion.  There is a lot of potential for growth as we pair CEVIU's expertise in the Brazilian employment market with CareerBuilder's global reach and services."

"We're excited to be a part of CareerBuilder and make an even greater impact on the businesses and workers of Brazil," said Adriano Dalcin, CEO of CEVIU. "We're able to leverage CareerBuilder's leadership in job search technology and its network of partners as we respond to Brazil's expanding talent needs.  This gives us and our users a distinct competitive advantage."

Brazil will be home to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, which are expected to bring even more employment opportunities to the country.

With the acquisition of CEVIU, CareerBuilder now operates in 21 markets outside the U.S. and, through partnerships, has a presence in more than 60 markets worldwide.

About CEVIU

CEVIU is the largest IT job site in Brazil, working as a bridge through which 260,000 professionals and over 11,000 companies connect through solutions that attract more than 270,000 unique visitors per month.

Our goal is to continue to expand in the booming Brazilian market through new solutions and partnerships that add value to our services. We are also looking for new markets to take our quality of work to other areas and regions of South America. For more information, visit http://www.ceviu.com.br.

About CareerBuilder®

CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract their most important asset - their people. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com®, is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 45 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and data analysis to recruitment support. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com<http://www.careerbuilder.com>.

Media Contacts:

CareerBuilder
Jennifer Grasz
773-527-1164
Jennifer.Grasz@careerbuilder.com
http://www.twitter.com/CareerBuilderPR

CEVIU
Daniel Salgado
comunica@CEVIU.com.br
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Multiple Social Networking Companies Select Radware to Defend Against Cyber Attacks

Radware to Provide Network Edge Protections Against Multi-level Attacks

MAHWAH, New Jersey, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Radware [http://www.Radware.com ] (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of application
delivery [http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationDelivery/default.aspx ] and
application security
[http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationNetworkSecurity/default.aspx ] solutions for
virtual and cloud data centers, today announced recent agreements with two U.S.-based
social networking companies to deploy Radware's award winning Attack Mitigation System
[http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationNetworkSecurity/default.aspx ] (AMS) security
solution to address expanding network security needs including improved protection against
a range of sophisticated, new-generation cyber threats. The combined agreements represent
a multi-million dollar investment in network security.

    Radware's AMS is helping these firms put network infrastructure protections in place
as they pursue programs to upgrade security policies and to insure network uptime for
their users. Social networking companies have been targets of frequent cyber attacks and
believe their tightened IT security policies and rapid growth globally will inspire
'hacktivists' to launch more attempts to bring down their networks.

    Before purchasing Radware's solution, the companies compared AMS with a variety of
security solutions from other vendors. They chose AMS based on performance, attack
detection within SSL sessions, and its mitigation capabilities that far exceeded other
product offerings. In addition one of the key factors was the proven expertise of
Radware's Emergency Response Team (EMS) to help manage a cyber attack in real time with
global 24 x 7 availability.

    "Data center and network security managers must maneuver through an increasingly
difficult and always changing threat landscape; and only Radware's Attack Mitigation
System has the proven ability to defend against the new generation of sophisticated,
multi-level cyber attacks," said Carl Herberger, vice president, Security, Radware.
"What's more, the combination of Radware's AMS technology and the expertise of Radware's
ERT consultants provide probably the most effective cyber security services available
today. This level of support while under attack is unique in the industry."

    According to a new report
[http://www.radware.com/Resources/lp.aspx?campaign28918&WT.mc_id 11GlobalApplicationNetSecurityReport_HP ]
by Radware's ERT, cyber attacks have evolved in sophistication with
attackers using as many as five different attack vectors in a single "attack campaign."
Moreover, denial of service (DoS) and distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks have become more
complex to defend against as hackers can probe enterprises for weaknesses and launch
multiple types of attacks, according to Radware's "2011 Global Application and Network
Security Report."

    For example, hackers can bombard networks with data packets to consume a target
server's bandwidth, overwhelm networks with remote connections and requests for
application transactions, or tie up resources slowly by having a number of attackers
target specific system vulnerabilities or design flaws. Radware's AMS solution can detect
and mitigate these types of DDoS attacks in seconds with the highest mitigation
performance.

    About Radware's Attack Mitigation System (AMS)

    Radware's AMS is a real-time network and application attack mitigation solution that
protects the application infrastructure against network and application downtime,
application vulnerability exploitation, malware spread, information theft, Web service
attacks and Web defacement. It is built on Radware's award-winning DefensePro(R) network
security appliance, AppWall(R) Web application firewall and APSolute Vision(R) application
and network security management dashboard.

    Radware supplements these capabilities by adding the human factor - the professional
security consultants of its ERT who are available around the clock. As literal "first
responders" to cyber attacks, Radware's ERT members gained their extensive experience by
successfully dealing with some of the industry's most notable hacking episodes, providing
the knowledge and expertise to mitigate the kind of attack a business's security team may
never have handled.

    For more information on Radware's AMS solutions, please visit

    http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationNetworkSecurity

    About Radware

    Radware [http://www.radware.com ] (NASDAQ: RDWR), is a global leader of application
delivery [http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationDelivery/default.aspx ] and
application security
[http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationNetworkSecurity/default.aspx ] solutions for
virtual and cloud data centers. Its award-winning solutions portfolio delivers full
resilience for business-critical applications, maximum IT efficiency, and complete
business agility. Radware's solutions empower more than 10,000 enterprise and carrier
customers worldwide to adapt to market challenges quickly, maintain business continuity
and achieve maximum productivity while keeping costs down. For more information, please
visit http://www.radware.com.

    Radware encourages you to join our community and follow us on; LinkedIn
[http://www.linkedin.com/company/165642 ], Radware Blog [http://blog.radware.com ],
Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/radware ], YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/radwareinc ] and
the Radware Connect [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/radware-connect/id391124100?mt=8 ] app
for iPhone(R).

    This press release may contain statements concerning Radware's future prospects that
are "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based on current expectations and projections that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that future results will be
achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. These
risks and uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in Radware's
Annual Report on Form 20-F and Radware's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made
and Radware undertakes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statement in
order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made.
Radware's public filings are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission's
website at http://www.sec.gov or may be obtained on Radware's website at
http://www.radware.com.

   
    Corporate Media Relations:

    Michael Lordi
    +1-201-785-3206  (office)
    +1-201-574-3840  (cell)
    mikel@radware.com

Source: Radware Ltd

Eutelsat Communications: Capacity on Four Satellites Mobilised to Cover the Two Rounds of the French Presidential Elections

Over 400 Hours of Satellite Links Secured so far

PARIS, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Capacity on four satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL)
will be mobilised by French and international media to assure live coverage of the French
presidential elections on Sunday 22 April and 6 May 2012. Over 400 hours of capacity has
so far been booked on EUTELSAT 12 West A, EUTELSAT 8 West A, EUTELSAT 7A and EUTELSAT 5
West A in order to transmit live coverage from major sites across France including voting
booths, the HQs of the country's political parties and the Elysee Palace.

    Resources leased on Eutelsat satellites will meet significant broadcaster requirements
by France Television Group, and Globe Cast France and Arqiva France operators which secure
capacity for their own TV channel customers.

    For Jean-Francois Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat's Commercial Director: "The French
presidential elections set the stage for a year of strong activity for our on-demand
allocation service with elections in several major countries and iconic sports events. Our
on-demand service is mainly used for covering SNG news and large events broadcast live on
TV. Furthermore, it adds flexibility to our customers' pool of permanent resources through
occasional contracts designed to address an uptick in activity."

    Eutelsat's Booking Centre coordinates the allocation of occasional satellite capacity
from minimum periods of 10 minutes for SNGs up to several days for the coverage of
sporting events such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup.

    In addition to these Ku-band services and following the roll-out of the KA-SAT
satellite, Eutelsat has launched a new SNG solution dubbed NewsSpotter enabling the use of
Ka-band terminals that can be carried in a back-pack for Fly-away use or fitted onto a
small car.

    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. http://www.eutelsat.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications

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

CFD Trading Tips for New Traders Entering the Marketplace

LONDON, April 18, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Seasoned CFD traders constantly analyse and question every position they take on a
market's price, knowing that losing is part of the process of trading, just as much as
netting a profit is.

    Traders aim to limit their losses through thorough planning and analysis; of which you
can find out more about below.

    With CFD trading provider City Index [http://www.cityindex.co.uk/cfd-trading ], we
take a closer look at the steps new traders can take to help limit their losses and
increase their profit potential.

    It is imperative that traders both new and experienced remember that trading CFDs on
leverage comes with high levels of risk as your losses could exceed your initial deposit.

    CFD Trading Strategy

    Prior to placing your first CFD trade, you must create a comprehensive trading
strategy which takes account of planning your trades, including entry points, stop losses
and limit orders; but also a format whereby you can keep track of and measure the success
of each trade as well.

    Seasoned CFD traders trade across various City Index trading platforms
[http://www.cityindex.co.uk/trading-platform ] - including browser-based and mobile - using
their trading strategy with the aim of limiting risk and locking in profits (by way of
stop loss orders).

    Their strategy is supported by thorough analysis of their chosen markets, which we
discuss in more detail below.

    CFD Trading Analysis

    New traders will not yet know which form of analysis works best for them; but for some
more seasoned traders, they combine the tools available for both technical and fundamental
analysis to gain a clearer picture of their chosen market's future price movements.

    Technical analysis will see you utilising charts and price trends; whilst fundamental
analysis focuses around financial news, events and even rumours within the industry.

    Through thorough analysis such as this, you can gain valuable insights into the
behavior of your chosen CFD markets
[http://www.cityindex.co.uk/cfd-trading/cfd-markets.aspx ], allowing you to make logical
trades that have a greater potential to result in a profit, compared to those where you
trade on impulse and run the risk of netting a loss.

    Why Trade CFDs with City Index

    Trading CFDs with City Index
[http://www.cityindex.co.uk/cfd-trading/start-trading-cfds.aspx ] allows traders to access
their professional trading platform where you can trade on not only CFDs, but spread bet
markets - simultaneously.

    Access their range of trading education tools and resources including free webinars
and seminars, as well as a demo trading account to help prepare you for trading on over
12,000 financial instruments.

    CFD trading and spread betting are leveraged products which can result in losses
greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks.

    About City Index:

    Today more and more individual traders are discovering the benefits of derivatives,
and many of them are discovering them through a City Index trading platform.

    As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month in over 50
countries. We provide access to a wide range of instruments including margined foreign
exchange, CFDs and, in the UK, financial spread betting [http://www.cityindex.co.uk ].

    We constantly look to improve the performance of our platforms and expand our range of
services. The result is our customers benefit from innovative trading tools with
transparent pricing, competitive spreads, and a high standard of customer support. Visit
http://www.cityindex.co.uk for details.

Source: City Index

Joshua Raymond, City Index, +44(0)20-7107-7002, joshua.raymond@cityindex.co.uk