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Tipard TS/M2TS/MTS Converters Get Updated: Bringing You More Intelligent Functions

BEIJING, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- More and more people like to take videos or pictures as keepsakes using HD video cameras like Sony, JVC, and Panasonic etc. In order to meet different needs of high-definition conversion, Tipard has newly updated their TS Converter, M2TS Converter, and MTS Converter.

Tipard TS Converteris the most professional and convenient converter which gives you a hand in acquiring the video you want from TS format, like MPG, MP4, 3GP, AVI, WMV, FLV and SWF, etc. Also, you are able to convert HD TS files to other high definition videos. Moreover, the newly adopted NVIDIA® CUDA(TM) technology can accelerate your PC GPU, so as to finish your converting task with ultra-high speed and the best output quality, and the AMD APP Acceleration provides another converting acceleration choice. You can fully enjoy the professional and fast converting process with this converter.

For Tipard M2TS Converter software, it offers converting M2TS to various mainstream video or audio formats, such as MPG, MP4, 3GP, AVI, WMV, FLV, SWF, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC and MP3, etc. In addition, M2TS Converter provides a wide range of features to customize your output video quality like adjusting video effects, trimming a clip of a video, combining several videos into a single one, cropping video frames or black edges, and adding pictures or texts onto the video. Then you can share the personalized video with your friends and family.

Among these three HD video converter applications, Tipard MTS Converter is also a good assistant to help users convert MTS video to AVI, 3GP, WMV, FLV, MP4, MPG and all other videos with a fast speed and original high quality. It supports converting different formats with one file simultaneously, and the Auto-Update function ensures you always have the latest version and the best service. It is available only for $35. For more detailed information and to get the free trial version, please visit: http://www.tipard.com/mts-converter.html

System Requirement for Windows Products:

    OS Supported:  Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista,
                   Windows 7
    CPU:          800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above
    RAM:          512MB RAM or more
About Tipard Studio

As a leading player in the multimedia software field, Tipard Studio always takes bringing multimedia users best software as its responsibility and keeps being innovative and competitive. With advanced technologies and a first-class R&D team, it has constantly developed many excellent multimedia desktop applications, which are very popular among Windows and Mac users. For more details about Tipard Studio, please visit: http://www.tipard.com

SOURCE  Harbour Software

Harbour Software

CONTACT: Eric Smith of Tipard Studio, +86-132-6028-6758 or pr@tipard.com

Web Site: http://www.tipard.com/m2ts-converter.html

SLI Systems Partners with Magento, Extends Learning Search Connect

Learning Search Connect Delivers Robust, Full-Service Functionality in Easy Downloadable App for Magento Customers

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SLI Systems announced today that it has teamed with e-commerce platform provider Magento, to bring the power of its full-service, learning-based site search to retail clients using the Magento platform.

As a Gold Partner in Magento's Industry Partner Program, SLI Systems is making available Learning Search Connect as a downloadable app, available through the Magento Connect App Store.

SLI Systems also announced that it is a gold sponsor of imagine eCommerce, Magento's worldwide conference, taking place April 23-25, 2012, in Las Vegas.

"Search is a key feature of any e-commerce website, and greatly influences the overall visitor experience," said Ed Hoffman, vice president of global business and corporate development for SLI Systems. "Through search technology that learns from customer behavior, retailers can maximize site usability and conversions. Our new extension for Magento clients will allow them to capture significant ROI benefits while bolstering brand loyalty and adding more to the bottom line."

SLI's Learning Search Connect generates an e-retailer's data feed to SLI so it can index the full catalogue of online product data and content, and create customized site search pages that are consistent with the retail site's look and feel. With powerful features like Rich Auto Complete, Ajax, Dynamic Merchandising, and User-Generated SEO, SLI Systems significantly improves the user experience, helps visitors find what they're looking for quickly and easily, and can generate a two- to three-times increase in conversions for retailers.

Several Magento platform customers have been using SLI's standard full-service e-commerce site search solution, including Eastwood, Luggage Professionals, and others.

About SLI Systems
SLI Systems provides full-service, customized, on-demand solutions for site-search, navigation, merchandising, and user-generated SEO.  SLI Systems' solutions empower businesses to enhance customer satisfaction while increasing sales, reducing costs and increasing site conversions.  Unlike traditional search and merchandising software, SLI Systems' patented technology continuously "learns" from the behavior of visitors over time to deliver more relevant results. SLI Systems is a privately held company with offices in San Jose, California; London; New Zealand and Australia.  For more information, visit http://www.sli-systems.com , or read the company's blog at http://blog.sli-systems.com/, watch the SLI YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/SLISiteSearch, follow SLI on Twitter at http://twitter.com/slisystems or listen to SLI hosted ecommerce podcasts at http://www.ecommercepodcast.com/. 

About Magento
Magento is the fastest growing eCommerce platform with over 225 solution providers, 100,000 merchants and brands worldwide and a host of Industry Partners that create applications and extensions for the Magento platform. Magento is a feature-rich, professional Open Source eCommerce platform solution that offers merchants complete flexibility and control over the presentation, content, and functionality of their online channel. Based in Los Angeles, Magento is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization dedicated to the mission of enabling the eCommerce ecosystem. http://www.magentocommerce.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Nancy MacGregor Hill
RealTime Communications
510-733-6228
nancy@realtime-comm.com
http://www.twitter.com/nmhill / http://www.twitter.com/slisystems

SOURCE  SLI Systems

SLI Systems

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

VTech® Unveils 2012 Product Line Featuring Unique Design Styles And Easy-to-use Connect to Cell(TM) Systems

2012 Cordless Phone Systems Push the Envelope in Home Communication with a Chic Retro Design, Vibrant Colors, Cell Phone Connectivity and Built-In Cordless Headsets

BEAVERTON, Ore., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VTech® Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VTech Holdings Ltd. (HKSE: 303) and the largest U.S. cordless phone manufacturer, today announced availability of its 2012 phone line, which delivers a combination of stylish new designs, along with functional features that extend the value of landline home phones - all at great prices. To celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2012, VTech is offering an additional one-year warranty on all DECT phones purchased and registered in 2012, marking the company's leadership in high-quality consumer electronics products for more than three decades.

Since VTech began production of its electronic products, consumers have come to depend on the company's industry-leading innovation, and VTech's new phone models continue to offer consumers a wide array of options to fit their home communication needs and individual styles -- from the design-savvy urban dweller to the multitasking mom and home office worker.

    --  For the design-conscious, VTech's LS6195 and CS6519 models feature
        unique styling and a splash of color to satisfy consumers personal
        design tastes.
    --  For active mobile users who need better call reliability at home,
        VTech's DS6521-2 Connect to Cell(TM) phone system is easier than ever to
        pair with mobile phones, using a new one-button setup feature.
    --  Working professionals and hectic households will appreciate peace of
        mind with the corded and cordless options of VTech's CS6649.
    --  For busy families and home office workers who need an extra hand,
        VTech's LS6475-3 comes with a cordless headset built into the base,
        enabling users to be on a call while accomplishing other tasks.
"Cordless phones have emerged as more than a convenient technology these days--for many consumers they're an essential accessory to the style of their everyday lives," says Stacy DeBroff, CEO of MomCentral.com. "VTech's chic designs and colorful aesthetic options map directly to consumers' wants, while forward-thinking features such as Connect to Cell and cordless headsets satisfy their everyday functional needs."

Where Style Meets Functionality ... without Breaking the Bank

VTech introduces the LS6195 (MSRP: $59.95), a perfect solution for design-conscious consumers looking to add panache to their home decor. Going back to the future, this device makes a vintage style popular again with a contemporary retro design and hints of classic phone styling. With a cordless handset that rests atop a sleek high gloss black base, this phone is unlike any other design in the home phone industry.

Though the sleek design is reminiscent of phones from decades past, the technology is far from "old fashioned" as this model incorporates VTech's advanced DECT 6.0 digital technology, providing the best sound quality, security and range in cordless phones. The LS6195 turns a piece of everyday technology into a work of art that adds flair to any home.

In addition, consumers can add a splash of color to home decor with the VTech CS6519 phone (MSRP: $19.95). Available in metallic silver, red or blue, this phone also has a high gloss black finish and sleek design that is sure to complement any room - from the kitchen to kids' rooms to the home office. These colorful options are especially great for kids and teens ready for their own phone, and the silent mode ringer control is an added plus for their rooms. In addition, a ringer control setting allows users to program ringers on silent at specific times of the day, preventing pesky interruptions at nighttime, dinner or any other cherished moments at home.

Both of these fashionable phones feature VTech's new Eco Mode power conserving technology, which reduces the overall radio frequency power while the phone is charging and automatically adjusts power requirements according to the phone's distance from the base unit when in use.

"Consumers want phones to fit their lifestyle as well as their personal design tastes," said Matt Ramage, senior vice president, product management, VTech Communications, Inc. "For 2012, we've created a line of phones that offers something for everyone, ranging from busy families, who need to stay connected, to sophisticated working professionals and on-the-go young adults at home.  These phones meet the communication and design needs of consumers at a great value."

Easy-to-Use, Affordable Mobile Phone Convergence

Priced competitively for 2012, VTech combines one of its most compelling features, Connect to Cell, with convenient virtual two-line functionality. The DS6521-2 (MSRP: $59.95) enables the home phone system to answer landline and cell phone calls using BLUETOOTH wireless technology, delivering better sound quality and fewer dropped calls when mobile users are at home. An ideal choice for people who rely on their mobile phones but want better communication at home, VTech's new one-button pairing feature makes setup a cinch for first-time users. Even consumers without landline phone service can use the system to improve their cellular calls and make outbound calls using cellular minutes while at home, with the convenience and comfort of a cordless handset.

The perfect phone system to complement any fast-paced, mobile life, the DS6521-2 system can register up to two BLUETOOTH wireless technology-enabled cell phones and offers the ability to expand up to five handsets (DS6501, MSRP: $19.95). This phone also features a digital answering system, Eco Mode operation, access to a 200- name cell phone directory and silent ringer options.

Freedom and Confidence with Cordless and Corded Options

A great option for the home or small office, the CS6649 (MSRP: $49.95) comes with both a corded and cordless handset. Eliminating the frantic search to find the ringing cordless handset, this phone affords users the confidence of never worrying about handset battery levels and always knowing the location of their phone. The corded handset can also be used during a power outage. Both the cordless handset and corded base offer speakerphones at the touch of a button, making hands-free conversations a breeze.

Working professionals will love the option to add up to four cordless handsets (CS6609, MSRP: $14.95), enabling conferencing between an outside line and up to two other handsets in the system.  Busy families will enjoy the luxury of intercom between the handset and base unit. This phone comes with a digital answering system that holds up to 14 minutes of recording time and offers message retrieval from the handset. With other useful features such as dual caller ID and call waiting, Eco Mode, a 50-name and number phonebook directory, caller ID history and silent mode ringer control, this phone is a fit for many households.

An Extra Hand Around the House or Home Office

For consumers that need to get more done while talking on the phone, VTech offers the LS6475-3 (MSRP: $99.95). This phone system comes with a comfortable cordless headset (IS6100) mounted on the base station, allowing consumers to easily answer the phone while handling other important tasks.

This hands-free calling experience is ideal for busy households with hectic schedules or working professionals in need of a home office solution that enables mobility around the house. In addition to the headset, the system includes two cordless handsets with speakerphones to provide users with a variety of call options. Other features of the LS6475-3 include HD Audio with equalizer for four different audio profiles, Voice Announce(®) caller ID and push-to-talk for walkie-talkie functionality within the house.

These devices are highlights from VTech's complete line of home telephone products. To find the best phone to fit any household or home office needs, please visit VTech's best sellers and latest deals at http://www.vtechphones.com. Also, find VTech phones on Facebook and on Twitter.

Additional 2012 VTech product highlights and retail availability are as follows:

LS6195

    --  DECT 6.0 digital technology, which provides the best sound quality,
        security and range in cordless phones
    --  Contemporary retro design
    --  Dial-in base speakerphone
    --  Handset speakerphone
    --  Backlit keypad and display
    --  50-Name and number phonebook directory
    --  Eco Mode power technology
    --  Silent Mode ringer control
    --  Expandable to 5 handsets (uses CS6509)
    --  Digital Answering System: ITAD accessible from handset, 14 minutes
        record time
    --  Available at: http://www.vtechphones.com and Target
    --  MSRP: $59.95
CS6519

    --  Metallic silver finishing with high gloss black, also available in red
        or blue
    --  Handset speakerphone
    --  Backlit LCD and keypad
    --  50-name and number phonebook directory
    --  Expandable to 5 handsets (uses CS6509) with intercom, transfer, and
        conference functionalities between handsets
    --  Eco Mode power technology
    --  Silent Mode ringer control
    --  Wall-mountable
    --  Available at: http://www.vtechphones.com and Target
    --  MSRP: $19.95
    --  Also available: CS6519-2 (MSRP: $34.95)
DS6521-2

    --  Two-handset system equipped with DECT 6.0 digital technology for the
        best sound quality, security and range in cordless phones
    --  Connect to Cell connects up to two BLUETOOTH wireless technology-enabled
        devices
    --  Download cellular directory - up to 200 entries
    --  Expandable to 5 handsets (uses DS6501)
    --  Handset speakerphone
    --  Eco Mode power technology
    --  Silent Mode ringer control
    --  Digital Answering System: ITAD accessible from handset, 14 minutes
        record time and large backlit 7-segment message counter
    --  Available at: http://www.vtechphones.com and at major retail stores such as
        Target, Staples, Radio Shack, Kmart, Best Buy and others.
    --  MSRP: $59.95
CS6649

    --  Corded and cordless handsets provide convenient options
    --  Handset and Base speakerphones
    --  Conference between an outside line and up to 2 cordless handsets
    --  Table- and wall-mountable
    --  Expandable system up to 5 handsets (uses CS6609 accessory handset)
    --  ECO Mode power-conserving technology
    --  50 name and number phonebook directory and Caller ID history
    --  Intercom between handset and base unit
    --  Digital answering system with up to 14 minutes of digital recording time
    --  Available at: http://www.vtechphones.com and at major retail stores such as
        Walmart and others.
    --  MSRP: $49.95
LS6475-3

    --  Includes IS6100 cordless headset charged at the base for added freedom
        to have private, hands-free conversations
    --  DECT 6.0 digital technology for the best sound quality, security and
        range in cordless phones
    --  Voice Announce Caller ID - broadcasts name or number of caller
    --  HD audio - choose equalizer with four audio profiles to match users'
        hearing needs for superior sound quality
    --  Push-to-talk functionality between handsets
    --  Thin curved handset with low profile piano keypad
    --  High-gloss black with metallic silver finishing
    --  Wall-mountable
    --  Handset speakerphone for "hands-free" conversations
    --  Expandable with up to 12 handsets and two headsets with only one phone
        jack - uses LS6405 accessory handsets and IS6100 cordless headsets
    --  Digital Answering System: ITAD accessible from handset, 14 minutes
        record time and large backlit 7-segment message counter
    --  Available at: http://www.vtechphones.com and at major retail stores such as
        Staples, Best Buy and others.
    --  MSRP: $99.95
About VTech®

VTech is the world's largest manufacturer of cordless telephones and a leading supplier of electronic learning products.  It also provides highly sought-after contract manufacturing services.  Founded in 1976, the Group's mission is to be the most cost effective designer and manufacturer of innovative, high quality consumer electronic products and to distribute them to markets worldwide in the most efficient manner.

For further information on VTech and its array of products, please visit http://www.vtechphones.com.

Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Voice Announce is a registered trademark of ClassCo, Inc. ENERGY STAR is a registered mark owned by the U.S. government.

Use of Caller ID/Call Waiting features requires a subscription to Caller ID/Call Waiting services available through your local telephone company.

Media Contact:
Erin O'Brien

GolinHarris

714-918-8236
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SOURCE  VTech Communications, Inc.

VTech Communications, Inc.

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

SGS Expands LED Luminaire Testing to Include LM-79 Photometric Services

Partnership with Gamma Scientific Provides One-Stop Service for Manufacturers

ATLANTA, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SGSConsumer Testing Services, a leading global provider of verification, testing and certification services, today announced an expansion of its solid state luminaire testing services in North America to encompass LM-79 photometric measurements through a partnership with Gamma Scientific, a manufacturer of precision light measurement equipment and LED testing solutions. Complete lighting service solutions - including safety, EMC, performance, ENERGY STAR® and photometric evaluations - will now be offered as a single consolidated source for faster service.

Safety, EMC and performance testing will be performed by SGS' dedicated E&E lab in Atlanta, with optional ENERGY STAR® energy efficiency testing under the same roof. Photometric testing will be handled at Gamma Scientific's NVLAP-accredited laboratory (lab code 200823-0) in San Diego, which has LM-79 accreditation for Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Total Flux Measurements (Luminous Efficacy) and Solid State Lighting Luminaires -Luminous Intensity Measurements.

Benefits for luminaire companies include the ability to source all services from a single provider and deal with one account manager for faster communication and better accountability, enabling the creation of custom testing schedules to meet market demands.

Specific advantages of working with Gamma Scientific for photometry testing include:

    --  Experience in performing photometry testing on LED and LED retrofit
        lighting products ranging from LED light bulbs to high bay fixtures and
        street lights.
    --  The availability of state-of-the-art equipment developed and
        manufactured by Gamma Scientific to provide total LED test solutions.
    --  The ability to test luminaires up to 30" x 30" for Luminous Intensity
        Distribution, with a new goniometer that allows testing of lamp tubes as
        long as 4 feet.
For global manufacturers, SGS also offers photometry testing at its own labs in Finland and Taiwan and provides other lighting testing services at offices around the world with CB Scheme Certification as well as local country approvals including CCC Certification for China, BSMI Certification for Taiwan, ENEC for the European Union and others. In the U.S., SGS has been an OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) since 1998.

"The rapid growth of solid state lighting has created a need to streamline the testing process to help luminaire manufacturers save time, reduce administrative overhead, and bring their products to market faster," said Ozgur Ozturk, Manager of Operations, SGS Atlanta. "Our partnership with Gamma Scientific accomplishes those objectives by allowing manufacturers to use SGS as a central point of contact for all testing services."

"We have been developing instruments to perform LED testing and measurement since 1979 , including high-performance spectroradiometers, spectrometers, integrating spheres and turnkey LED test systems. As a result, we now have testing solutions for any LED application as well as an in-house NVLAP-accredited laboratory using our own equipment," said Richard Austin, President at Gamma Scientific. "SGS customers can now take advantage of these capabilities to ensure fast, accurate photometric testing in conjunction with other SGS services."

For more information on LED luminaire testing, visit http://www.sgs.com/en/Consumer-Goods-Retail/Electrical-and-Electronics/Luminaries.aspx, email ee.northamerica@sgs.com, or call 770-570-1800.

About SGS Consumer Testing Services

SGS Consumer Testing Services, a division of the SGS Group, is the world's leading verification, testing and certification company. The company's comprehensive testing, product inspection, process assessment and technical services cover the entire supply chain from product development to retailing for electrical products, wireless products, soft line products, hard line products and food products. SGS' global network and expertise provide a single consolidated source that can help manufacturers, suppliers and retailers reduce risk, improve efficiency and product quality, and ensure compliance to both national and international standards. Parent company SGS Group has more than 70,000 employees and over 1,350 offices and laboratories in 140 countries. For more information about Consumer Testing Services, visit http://www.us.sgs.com/cts

About Gamma Scientific
With a commitment to personalized service for over 50 years, Gamma Scientific has helped leading manufacturers, universities and government institutions achieve precision light measurements. LED testing solutions include laboratory-grade, turn-key LED test systems, high-speed LED sorters, spectroradiometers, integrating spheres, photometers and colorimeters. Gamma Scientific also operates an NVLAP accredited laboratory for LM-79 testing (NVLAP Lab Code 200823-0). For more information, visit http://www.gamma-sci.com

SOURCE  SGS Consumer Testing Services

SGS Consumer Testing Services

CONTACT: Molly Antos Morey, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com

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

TI stereo spatial array IC brings immersive audio experience to smartphones and tablets

Configurable spatial processor creates mobile cinematic experience

DALLAS, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced an integrated circuit (IC) that converts a smartphone or tablet computer's narrow soundstage into a much wider and exciting audio experience for consumers. The stereo spatial array IC and companion software tool enable mobile device designers to overcome the limited soundstage of closely spaced speakers by manipulating sounds in 3D space to create a bigger, more immersive cinematic experience. The LM48903 stereo Class D spatial array joins a family of innovative spatial audio ICs designed for space-constrained applications from smartphones to ultra-slim flatscreen TVs. For more information and to order samples, visit http://www.ti.com/spatial2-pr.

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Key features and benefits

    --  Complete audio solution: IC integrates a spatial processing DSP, two
        Class D amplifiers, 18-bit stereo analog-to-digital converter (ADC),
        phase-locked loop (PLL), and I2S and I2C interfaces.
    --  Simplified audio effect programming: Easy-to-use software tool speeds
        development by eliminating the customer's need for algorithm tuning and
        in-house DSP experts.
    --  Immersive audio effect: Enables differentiated products that defy
        physical system size to provide an expanded soundstage superior to
        competitive solutions.
    --  Integrated 2-W speaker drivers: Two Class D speaker drivers deliver 2 W
        per channel of continuous output power into a 4-Ohm load with less than
        1-percent total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) to simplify
        system design and reduce bill of materials.

Tools and support
The LM48903's web-based Speaker Array Designer tool includes an easy-to-use coefficient generator that creates unique spatial audio coefficients in a few easy steps. Also included are Android drivers and an evaluation board with graphical user interface.

Availability, packaging and pricing
The LM48903 is available today in a 30-bump, 2.7-mm x 3.2-mm micro SMD package. Suggested retail pricing is $1.75 in 1,000-unit quantities.

Learn more about TI's audio portfolio by visiting the links below:

    --  Order LM48903 samples and evaluation modules: http://www.ti.com/lm48903-pr.
    --  Watch a video that explains how spatial audio works:
        http://www.ti.com/spatialvid-pr.
    --  See the TI audio portfolio: http://www.ti.com/audio-pr.
    --  Ask questions and help solve problems in the Audio Forum in the TI
        E2E(TM) Community: http://www.ti.com/audioforum-pr.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 90,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be - smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do - from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at http://www.ti.com.

Trademarks
TI E2E is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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mophie Unleashes the Ultimate Charging Device with the powerstation PRO

IP-65 Rated External Battery Features Unbeatable mAh Capacity Designed to Endure the Most Extreme Conditions

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- mophie(TM) today announced a new introduction to its popular juice pack universal external battery collection, the juice pack powerstation® PRO. Designed to withstand the rigors of the concrete jungle and anything Mother Nature might drum up, PRO battery pack users will experience the benefits of keeping virtually any USB-enabled device, from wearable cameras, smartphones, iPads and other tablets, charged faster and for longer. The device boasts 6000 mAh capacity lithium-ion polymer battery - the largest of any mophie juice pack product on the market.

"As a trailblazer in the portable power category, mophie is always thinking of innovative ways to give more battery 'juice' to the on-the-go user who also relies on multiple devices to survive in the modern world," said Ross Howe, vice president of marketing, mophie. "The powerstation PRO is the most hard-working, one-of-a-kind, rugged battery solution on the market that provides users with one of the fastest charge cycles, eliminating the agony of waiting for a battery to go from red to green."

Retailing for $129.95 at mophie.com, features of the juice pack powerstation PRO include:

    --  "Built-to-Last"--The thick and solid impact-resistant exterior,
        constructed of aluminum and rubber, allows for the ultimate protection
        against bumps and falls, while the "built-to-last" look and feel is
        enhanced by a heavy-duty rubber shell along the perimeter of the case
    --  "Faster than a Speeding Bullet"--Delivers a special high-output battery
        for faster charging
    --  "More Powerful than a Locomotive"--The powerstation PRO provides a
        jaw-dropping 6000 mAh battery with the capability of switching between
        500 mAh, 1A and 2.1A charges to conserve battery while charging devices
    --  Weather-Tested--The IP-65 rated powerstation PRO, has successfully
        passed tests for resistance from environmental elements, including
        liquid, dust and sand
    --  Water Resistant--USB ports are protected by water tight tabs embedded in
        the rubber housing of the case
    --  USBs Welcomed--The USB port provides the ability to charge just about
        any USB-enabled device in the world
Ready for any charging conditions, the powerstation PRO is now available in Apple stores, Apple.com and at mophie.com. For additional information regarding the mophie suite of products, please visit http://www.mophie.com.

About mophie

mophie is a California-based, award-winning designer and manufacturer of mobile intelligent devices and accessories. It is widely recognized and highly acclaimed for its creative designs and innovative solutions. mophie is the proud developer of the juice pack, the first "Works With iPhone" portable battery solution certified by Apple Inc. All of mophie's products are developed to address real consumer and business needs and are seamless integrations of industrial, electronic, software and artistic designs. Its products are available in Apple stores, AT&T stores, Best Buy stores, Verizon stores, RadioShack stores and on http://www.mophie.com. Follow mophie on Twitter at twitter.com/mophie or on Facebook at facebook.com/mophielovesyou

SOURCE  mophie

mophie

CONTACT: Formula, +1-619-234-0345, mophie@formulapr.com, for mophie

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

SecureSafe Acquires US Competitor Entrustet to Expand International Reach

MADISON, Wisconsin and ZURICH, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    DSwiss, founders of SecureSafe, the leading online data safe service, announces today
the acquisition of US-based digital estate planning service Entrustet. The acquisition
will strengthen DSwiss' footprint within the US market and provide them with additional
end users.

    The Entrustet service allows people to quickly, easily and securely prepare the last
wishes for their digital assets and is a complement to SecureSafe's existing data
inheritance features. By consolidating the two companies, SecureSafe (formerly known as
DataInherit) becomes the premier service for offering high security data storage both now
and for the future.

    Since launching in 2008, Entrustet has built-up relationships with estate planning
attorneys who integrate digital assets into clients' estate plans throughout the US which
will prove invaluable to DSwiss as it strives to expand into the US market. Currently, the
SecureSafe service has attracted many US customers who appreciate the benefits of
Switzerland's well-known privacy and data protection policies.

    Commenting on the acquisition, Christian Schwarzer, CEO of DSwiss said: "The
acquisition of Entrustet accelerates our strategy in several important ways - it extends
our reach into the US market and also shows our business partners, investors and other
competitors that we plan to stay at the top of this market."

    Nathan Lustig, Co-founder of Entrustet, added: "We are delighted that Entrustet will
be incorporated into SecureSafe's impressive service and know our customers will enjoy
SecureSafe's enhanced features."

    All existing Entrustet customers will be able to transfer their data to a SecureSafe
account where they will not only benefit from the data inheritance features but also the
invaluable file and password safes that can be accessed at anytime and anywhere via a PC
or the services' free iPhone and iPad apps.

    Notes to Editors

    About DSwiss and SecureSafe

    SecureSafe was developed by DSwiss Ltd. and provides an online data safe service for
password and document storage. The high-security online data storage service with a
built-in data inheritance feature provides users with a safe repository for important
digital assets and passwords with the option to access their account online or via an
iPhone or iPad. For more information, visit http://www.securesafe.com or follow us on
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/securesafe.

    Founded in 2008, DSwiss Ltd. is an independent corporation with headquarters in
Zurich, Switzerland. The company specializes in high-security Internet services and the
long-term preservation of digital assets. DSwiss offers companies the ability to quickly
and safely implement an Internet data safe as a digital online vault for their customers
or as a secure delivery channel for important digital documents. For more information,
visit http://www.dswiss.com or follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/dswiss.

    Free accounts can be opened at: http://www.securesafe.com

    The free iPhone and iPad app can be downloaded from the Apple iTunes store at:
http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/securesafe/id359102857?mt=8

    Photos and screenshots are available in our press kit:
http://www.securesafe.com/en/press-kit.html

    About Entrustet

    Entrustet (http://www.entrustet.com) allows users to create a list of online
accounts and computer files and decide if each account or computer file should be deleted
or transferred to an heir when the user passes away. Through Entrustet's Account Guardian,
users can securely store their digital assets and last wishes so that when they pass away,
their heirs will be able to carry out their last wishes. Founded in 2008 in Madison, WI,
Entrustet is a pioneer in the digital estate planning industry and has partnered with
hundreds of attorneys to help them create digital estate plans for their clients.

    Media Contacts

    Andreas Jacob, Director of Marketing and Communications, andreas.jacob@dswiss.com,
+41-44-515-11-11 Nathan Lustig, Co-founder Entrustet, nlustig@entrustet.com,
+1(608)514-1493

Source: SecureSafe and Entrustet

VaraLogix Announces Expanded Support for Application Deployment to Private Clouds, Public Clouds and Virtual Environments

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VaraLogix® , the leading provider of automated application deployment, application management and configuration management - in one solution, today announced expanded support for application deployment to private clouds, public clouds and virtual environments. This latest release of their flagship product, VaraLogix Q, includes new, out-of-the-box functionality for dynamic resource creation and release with building blocks supporting Amazon, VMware®, Microsoft® cloud and virtual environments.  Out-of-the-box building blocks for deploying to servers in pre-existing resource pools through direct access to the pool manager or load balancer including hypervisor support for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware, as well as load balancer support for F5® and Citrix® NetScaler. With this latest release, VaraLogix is the only vendor to provide support for rolling deployments.  This allows groups of servers to be removed from the cluster during deployment and then be re-added upon successful completion - automatically followed by the next arbitrary server group until all servers in the cluster have the appropriate application components deployed.

"Pushing deployments to production used to involve manually removing servers from the load balancer pool, updating application components, checking to make sure the new updates work, then adding servers back into the pool and reiterating this process through all the load balancer servers," said Robin Fuller, VaraLogix Chief Technology Officer. "We give you intelligence out of the box for fully automated, rolling deployments. You can define any number of segments in a load balancer and push the deployment through those segments."

With VaraLogix Q, IT Operations, Development, DevOps, QA, and Production teams can seamlessly automate physical, virtual and cloud environments as part of a standardized, repeatable and audit-ready way to execute complex application deployment. Q provides integrated, dependency-aware configuration management across the application ecosystem. Typical configuration management tools only address middleware configurations. VaraLogix Q automatically discovers, manages and corrects middleware configurations and the configurations of databases, operating systems, and environments within the deployment process - even if they reside on different servers. VaraLogix Q integrates with platforms and tools including IIS, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, Amazon, VMware, Citrix NetScaler, F5, TFS, SharePoint, BizTalk, ClearCase, Build Forge, Perforce, Subversion,Oracle, DB2, MySql, MS SQL and more.

About VaraLogix

VaraLogix is led by the same experienced team who founded Build Forge, acquired by IBM in 2006. This team has spent decades addressing automation, configuration, build, and release management issues at global 2000 companies and government agencies such as Apple, State Farm, AllState, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and many others. VaraLogix is privately-held with headquarters in Austin, Texas. For more information regarding the VaraLogix Q support for deployment to private clouds, public clouds and virtual environments, please visit http://www.varalogix.com.

SOURCE  VaraLogix

VaraLogix

CONTACT: Ruth Davidson, +1-512-947-1713, rdavidson@varalogix.com

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

New Rugged Trimble Pro Series GNSS Receivers Provide Total Flexibility for GIS and Mobile Mapping Productivity

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the next generation of its Trimble® GPS Pathfinder® family--the Trimble Pro 6H and Pro 6T receivers for GIS and mobile mapping. The Trimble Pro series with advanced features allows mobile workers to configure a solution for a wide range of applications, delivering unparalleled flexibility in professional GIS data collection. The series offers a new streamlined form-factor and dramatic productivity improvements in difficult GNSS environments with Trimble Floodlight(TM) technology.

The modular Trimble Pro series receiver gives users the flexibility to choose their setup configurations:

    --  Optimized for use with Trimble data collection devices such as the
        Trimble Juno® or Nomad® G series handhelds, or Yuma® tablet computer,
        the Trimble Pro series can also be used with other tablets and handhelds
        with NMEA output
    --  Real-time or postprocessed GIS workflows
    --  The receiver can be deployed in a backpack, on a pole or mounted on a
        vehicle
    --  Two models are available--the Trimble Pro 6H delivers decimeter
        accuracy, while the Pro 6T is the submeter model for standard GIS
        applications
"With the availability of the new Pro series receivers, data collection professionals now have access to the productivity-enhancements of Floodlight technology in both integrated and modular configurations," said Daniel Wallace, general manager of Trimble's GIS Data Collection Division. "While some prefer the convenience of an integrated, all-in-one handheld, others will appreciate the Pro series' flexibility to choose from a range of data collection devices such as a high-resolution tablet or lightweight Trimble Juno."

Improved Performance in Tough GNSS Environments with Trimble Floodlight Technology

For maximum productivity in high-accuracy applications, Trimble Floodlight technology allows users to collect decimeter accuracy data in the toughest GNSS environments. Buildings and trees can cause satellite shadow and limit the environments where high-accuracy GNSS data collection can be performed. Unique to Trimble, Floodlight technology combines a range of innovative techniques to increase the availability of positions and boost accuracy in areas affected by satellite shadow. Using Floodlight technology, the Pro series can keep teams productive without compromising on accuracy. Users can work with fewer disruptions and ensure better data, faster data collection and higher field efficiency.

Built for Intensive Data Collection Campaigns

Trimble Pro series receivers are rugged and built to withstand the rigors of long hours in tough outdoor conditions, yet optimized for high-accuracy GIS data collection workflows. For applications such as utilities inspections and timber stand valuations, Trimble Pro receivers provide long battery life and tough construction for dependable service over the course of rigorous data collection projects.

With its IP65 rating, the receivers offer reliable operation, even after prolonged exposure to water and dust. An integrated antenna reduces the complexity of the system for fast setup and swift data collection campaigns. Field workers can be up and running with minimal training, saving time and money. Combined with a Trimble handheld solution and Trimble TerraSync(TM) software, the complete system provides dedicated field workflows to simplify data collection and improve integration with the GIS for total workflow improvements.

Availability

The new Trimble Pro 6H and 6T receivers are available now from Trimble's worldwide Mapping & GIS authorized distribution channel. For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/pro.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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

GTRMB

SOURCE  Trimble

Trimble

CONTACT: Willa McManmon, Investor Relations, +1-408-481-7838, willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, Lea Ann McNabb, Media, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com

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

AT&T Expands Mobile Internet Wireless Capacity in Macomb County

Additional Spectrum Expected to Improve Connectivity and Performance of Mobile Internet Data and Voice Connectivity

DETROIT, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers in three Macomb County communities are expected to experience improved mobile Internet coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment and innovation by AT&T. The company announced today that it has completed a key initiative in its ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its mobile Internet network in New Baltimore, Macomb and Clinton Township.

"Macomb County and all of Metro Detroit will be better connected thanks to this additional investment from AT&T," said Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel. "Expanded hi-speed Internet and voice coverage gives job makers the tools they need to kick-start our economy and residents the opportunity to connect with the rest of the world."

The network enhancement adds new layers of frequency, also known as "carriers," to four cell sites to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase mobile broadband capacity. The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile Internet services by allocating more network resources for AT&T's mobile Internet network.         

"Our goal is for our customers to have an extraordinary experience. As part of the Macomb County community, we're always looking for new opportunities to provide an enhanced customer experience and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way we're accomplishing that," said Jim Murray, president of AT&T Michigan.

AT&T's mobile Internet network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 225 countries and data service in more than 200 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 30,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 225,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

AT&T recently launched "Focus: Detroit," which provides visitors a peek into AT&T's wireless network enhancements made since the beginning of the year. Enhancements include new cell sites, Internet speed upgrades, capacity upgrades and network connection upgrades. The site also provides a map of area AT&T stores, a map of area Wi-Fi hotspots, useful tips, a localized Twitter handle and device reviews. You can visit the site at http://focus.att.com/Detroit.

For more information about AT&T's coverage in the Detroit market or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*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.
**Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic.  A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

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.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Jermaine Spight, Senior Public Relations Manager of AT&T Inc., +1-313-223-7779, Jermaine.spight@att.com

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

Kornit Digital to Launch its New Kornit Paradigm Printer

ROSH-HA'AYIN, Israel, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    A digital add-on solution that enables the screen printer to combine traditional
printing methods with digital printing techniques and create innovative printing
applications

    Kornit Digital [http://www.kornit-digital.com ], the leading provider of industrial
and commercial digital printing, superior pigmented ink and unique chemistry solutions for
the textile industry, today announced the launch of its new Paradigm Printer, a digital
add-on solution for screen printing carousels that enables the screen printer to combine
traditional screen printing methods with digital printing techniques and create innovative
printing applications.

    Sarel Ashkenazi, VP Marketing & Business Development at Kornit Digital, said, "The
Paradigm is the only solution that combines the best of two worlds: Screen Printing and
Digital printing, and it's the best solution for garment decorators and screen printers
that are looking to adapt into the growing needs of the fashion industry."

    Kornit's Paradigm [http://www.kornit-digital.com/OurProducts/?page&pageType=1&ID
] is capable of handling a large variety of textile applications, variable data
combinations, complicated four color processes, spot combinations and is equipped with
Industrial High Volume Polaris Spectra print Heads. The Kornit Paradigm can also act as a
pure stand-alone digital printer for short-runs and eliminates the need for any set-up
procedures with its automatic computer-to-printer process and its ability to reposition
between carousel stations.

    Mr Ashkenazi continued, "The Kornit's Paradigm is compatible for both manual and
automatic screen printing carousels and is capable of producing a variety of combined
digital and screen application. Printers can now combine in one job Foil, Flock, Metallics
and more, with photorealistic and multicolored digital image and use it as a digital
printer for short-runs. The printer features a robust industrial design for long-term
reliability and 24/7 operation to allow today's printers to achieve their business goals
by enabling faster, more profitable productions".

    For more information about Kornit's solutions, please visit
http://www.kornit-digital.com/OurProducts

   
    - Keep up with Kornit news by visiting the company's website.
      [http://www.kornit-digital.com ]
    - Follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/kornitdigital ], Facebook
      [http://www.facebook.com/kornit ], you tube [http://www.youtube.com/KornitDigitalLtd ]
      and LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid275951&mostPopular= ].

    About Kornit Digital

    Kornit Digital develops, manufactures and markets industrial and commercial solutions
for the garment, apparel and fabric industry. Leading the digital textile industry with
its integrated pretreatment solution and its CMYK inks, it directly caters to the needs of
both designers and manufacturers. With its immense experience in the direct to garment
industry, it is revolutionizing the roll fabric industry by enabling printing with one ink
set on all kinds of fabrics.

    Founded in 2003, Kornit Digital is a global company with offices in the United States,
Asia Pacific, Europe and India and serves customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

    Kornit Digital: Following the Drop of Success

    For more information, visit Kornit Digital at http://www.kornit-digital.com.

   
    Contact:
    Orit Sharon
    Marketing Communications Manager
    Kornit Digital
    P: +972-3-9085800
    Email: orits@kornit.co.il
    http://www.kornit-digital.com

Source: Kornit Digital Ltd.

KBB.com Launches 'Follow This Car' Feature; Track Change in Vehicle's Value Over Time

All-New Tool Provides Car Sellers Latest Valuation Information to Help Ensure Best Possible Deal

IRVINE, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelley Blue Book http://www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces its all-new Follow This Car feature, allowing car sellers to be among the first to know when the value of their vehicle changes. With the ability to track up to five cars, consumers will be notified via email when a specified vehicle's value changes by more than 2 percent.

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/AQ99077LOGO)

Updated weekly with clear expiration dates listed on kbb.com, Kelley Blue Book® Values provide car buyers and sellers with market-reflective information to help make the best possible vehicle buying and selling decisions. Follow This Car provides kbb.com site visitors the unique opportunity to follow their vehicle's value as it changes over time. 

"It is critical to have the most up-to-date vehicle values information available when a consumer decides to sell their car," said Mike Wulf, director of product management for Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com. "Whether they decide to sell their car to a private party or trade it in at their local dealership, the latest valuation information provided by kbb.com's all-new Follow This Car feature will help ensure the best deal possible."

To access the Follow This Car feature on kbb.com, research 'what's my current car worth' from the kbb.com homepage, select the appropriate year, make and model, and determine its current value. On the values page, consumers will find a link to receive alerts for change in that vehicle's value. To sign up, interested users simply enter their name and email address to begin following their vehicle's value. Site visitors will receive a 'thank you' email with information on the selected model. A single notification email will arrive for all models being tracked once a value moves up or down 2 percent. In this email, car sellers also gain access to helpful kbb.com new-car shopping tools, including both expert reviews and ratings and consumer reviews and ratings.     

For more information and news from Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, visit http://www.kbb.com/media/, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/kelleybluebook (or @kelleybluebook), or like our page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kbb. 

About Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com)

Founded in 1926, Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource®, is the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the industry.  Each week the company provides the most market-reflective values in the industry on its top-rated website http://www.kbb.com, including its famous Blue Book® Trade-In and Suggested Retail Values and Fair Purchase Price, which reports what others are paying for new cars this week. The company also provides vehicle pricing and values through various products and services available to car dealers, auto manufacturers, finance and insurance companies as well as governmental agencies. Kbb.com provides consumer pricing and information on minivans, pickup trucks, sedan, hybrids, electric cars, and SUVs. Kelley Blue Book Co. Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AutoTrader.com.

SOURCE  Kelley Blue Book

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/AQ99077LOGO
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Kelley Blue Book

CONTACT: Joanna Pinkham of Kelley Blue Book, +1-949-268-3079, jpinkham@kbb.com, or Brenna Robinson of Kelley Blue Book, +1-949-267-4781, berobinson@kbb.com, or Natalie Kumaratne of Kelley Blue Book, +1-949-267-4770, nkumaratne@kbb.com

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

Justin Timberlake Launches HomeMint With Social Commerce Company BeachMint and Designer Estee Stanley

HomeMint.com, an exclusive ecommerce brand is set to launch Spring 2012

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced today, BeachMint will launch HomeMint with Justin Timberlake and his long-time friend and interior designer, Estee Stanley. Available exclusively online, HomeMint will offer its namesake decor line, a curated selection of home goods and accessories, one of a kind finds, and art and photography from both established and up-and-coming artists.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120417/LA88474)

An accomplished actor, musician and entrepreneur Justin Timberlake is also known for his creative direction with his lifestyle brand William Rast and more recently for Callaway. Timberlake commented, "HomeMint combines my love of interior design with my passion for technology and innovation to create a brand that not only offers quality products, but also a personalized shopping experience."

HomeMint's interior design expert and celebrated fashion stylist Estee Stanley counts some of the most high profile celebrities on her client roster, including Timberlake, with whom she has collaborated for years on his various homes.

"Justin and I have such a great collaborative relationship. For us, HomeMint is like designing our customers' homes together - we're sharing our creativity and expertise to create a collection for the home as I would for a client," stated Stanley.

BeachMint CEO Josh Berman commented, "We're excited to bring an affordable luxury home collection to our customers that combines Estee's extraordinary portfolio of work and design experience with Justin's impeccable aesthetic and sense of style." President Diego Berdakin added, "HomeMint is a natural addition to our family of brands. BeachMint's social commerce experience is about personalization and curation and there is nothing more personal than a customer's home."

HomeMint members will pay a low monthly fee for access to exclusive member-only pricing. Each piece in the HomeMint collection will be priced to deliver the same exceptional value customers experience with all BeachMint brands.

HomeMint will launch this Spring as the latest of BeachMint's growing family of online brands, which includes JewelMint, by Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist, Cher Coulter; StyleMint by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen; BeautyMint by Jessica Simpson and celebrity skincare expert, Nerida Joy; and ShoeMint with Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist, Nicole Chavez, in collaboration with Steve Madden. As with all of BeachMint's brands, HomeMint members will receive personalized selections each month matched to their individual taste along with exclusive content including behind the scenes peeks with Estee and Justin and expert design how-tos and celebrity home tips.

About BeachMint:
BeachMint is a venture backed social commerce company for designer-curated direct to consumer sites, founded by serial tech entrepreneurs, Josh Berman (Co-Founder MySpace) and Diego Berdakin. BeachMint launched their first brand, JewelMint.com, with Kate Bosworth and celebrity stylist, Cher Coulter, in October 2010, StyleMint.com with Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen in July 2011, BeautyMint.com with Jessica Simpson and celebrity skincare expert, Nerida Joy, in October 2011, and ShoeMint.com with Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist, Nicole Chavez, in collaboration with Steve Madden.

SOURCE  BeachMint

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120417/LA88474
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BeachMint

CONTACT: Caitlin Bosh, Mehta Media Group, +1-646-584-2707, caitlin@mehtamediagroup.com

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

Grow Financial Adopts Attunity MFT Solution to Increase Productivity and Comply With Internal Audits

Customer Testimonial: Attunity's Managed File Transfer (MFT) Solution Automates Our Critical Business Processes to Save Employees' Time While Enhancing Information Security

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Attunity Ltd. (OTC BB: ATTUF.OB), a leading provider of real-time data integration
software, announced today that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union ("Grow Financial") has
selected Attunity's managed file transfer (MFT) solution (formerly known as RepliWeb-MFT),
to automate and secure the process of transferring files to increase its productivity and
meet internal audit requirements.

    As one of the leading community financial institutions in the Tampa Bay area in
Florida, Grow Financial's business is driven by information availability. Grow Financial's
legacy approach to transferring information between internal systems, subsidiaries and
external partners had relied heavily on manual processes and required users to interact
with file transfer protocol (FTP) servers. FTP had proved to be problematic for Grow
Financial because business users were challenged by its usability, while IT teams needed
to closely manage file exchanges, notifications and communications at all hours of the day
and night. As a result, these manual processes hindered productivity and were difficult to
audit.

    In response to these challenges, Grow Financial sought out and acquired Attunity's
solution. Attunity MFT fulfills Grow Financial's need for a file transfer solution that
incorporates automation and guarantees delivery to its diverse portfolio of file transfer
processes. Attunity MFT also helps Grow Financial to enforce internal data security
policies, provide detailed auditing for compliance, and increase employee productivity.

    "After evaluating several other MFT products, we selected Attunity MFT because it
truly exceeded our expectations," explained James Stock, AVP Network Services at Grow
Financial. "I estimate that Attunity MFT saves our employees at least 20 hours per month
by automating all of our mission-critical file transfer processes. It also eliminated the
need to manually download files after business hours. We enjoy the peace of mind that
Attunity MFT provides with its audit trail and inbound file virus scanning that ensures
network security."

    "We are pleased to help Grow Financial provide a more comprehensive and reliable
infrastructure for managing machine-to-machine secure file transfers," stated Garrick
Herrmann, Vice President of Sales at Attunity. "By providing a single solution that
automates all business transfer processes and provides notifications to all parties,
Attunity enables companies like Grow Financial to boost their productivity and feel
confident that data consistency and reliability is guaranteed and auditable."

    About Attunity

    Attunity is a leading provider of real-time data integration software that enables
access, sharing and distribution of data across heterogeneous enterprise platforms,
organizations, and the cloud. Our offering includes software solutions such as data
replication [http://www.attunity.com/attunity_replicate ], real-time change-data-capture
[http://www.attunity.com/attunity_stream ] (CDC) and real-time data connectivity
[http://www.attunity.com/attunity_connect ], as well as enterprise file replication
[http://www.repliweb.com/products/r1-r/index.php ] and managed-file-transfer
[http://www.repliweb.com/products/rmft/index.php ] (MFT) offered through our RepliWeb
division. Using Attunity's software solutions, our customers enjoy dramatic business
benefits by enabling real-time access and availability of data and files where and when
needed, across the maze of heterogeneous systems making up today's IT environment.

    Attunity has supplied innovative software solutions to its enterprise-class customers
for nearly 20 years and has successful deployments at thousands of organizations
worldwide. Attunity provides software directly and indirectly through a number of partners
such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and HP. Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its
customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of
local partners. For more information, visit http://www.attunity.com or our In Tune
blog [http://blog.attunity.com ] and join our community on Twitter
[http://www.twitter.com/attunity ], Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/attunity ], LinkedIn
[http://linkd.in/attunity ] and YouTube [http://www.youtube.com/attunity ].

    IMPORTANT NOTE: The announcement of any particular selection or implementation of
Attunity products is not necessarily indicative of the timing of recognition of revenue
therefrom or the level of revenue for any particular period. References to customer
successes are based upon a single user experience and such customer's testimonial.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other
Federal Securities laws. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include
the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", and
similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would",
"may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts.
Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and
uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from Attunity's current
expectations.

    Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to: risks and uncertainties relating to the acquisition of RepliWeb, including
costs and difficulties related to integration of acquired businesses, the combined
companies' financial results and performance, and ability to repay debt and timing
thereof; our liquidity challenges and the need to raise additional capital in the future;
market acceptance of the Attunity Replicate and the development of a market for such
product; timely availability and customer acceptance of Attunity's new and existing
products; any unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to
Attunity's products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or
the impact of competitive pricing and products; a shift in demand for products such as
Attunity's products; unknown factors affecting third parties with which Attunity has
formed business alliances; the impact on revenues of economic and political uncertainties
and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation
of hostilities or acts of terrorism; and other factors and risks on which Attunity may
have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal
factors that could cause actual results to differ.

    For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Attunity,
reference is made to Attunity's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F/A, which is on file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the other risk factors discussed from
time to time by Attunity in reports filed or furnished to the SEC. Except as otherwise
required by law, Attunity undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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

   
    Press contact:
    Melissa Kolodziej, Director of Marketing Communications, Attunity
    melissa.kolodziej@attunity.com
    Tel. +1-781-730-4073

Source: Attunity Ltd

Centrex Chooses Tagetik's Unified Software Solution

VIENNA, Austria and LUCCA, Italy, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

             Gazprom subsidiary to implement an integrated Performance Management

            solution for financial planning, group consolidation and reporting

    Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions for Performance
Management, Disclosure Management, Financial Governance and Business Intelligence, today
announced that Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG (http://www.centrex.at), a member of the
Gazprom Bank, has selected Tagetik 4.0. A total of 22 users will benefit from the
Performance Management solution which will unify financial planning, consolidation and
reporting processes across the enterprise. Tagetik's distributor pmOne GmbH
(http://www.pmone.com) will implement the project for the international energy
provider based in Vienna.

    "In order to meet our subsidiaries' different technical and business requirements, we
needed a user-friendly software tool that could easily be integrated into our existing IT
architecture," explains Roman Ressl, Director of Planning & Reporting at Centrex Europe
Energy & Gas AG. "After an extensive search for a suitable solution from a single source,
we selected Tagetik because we felt it was the best solution for our needs - especially
because we can flexibly integrate data that was generated using different local accounting
standards."

    "Once again, Tagetik's vast built-in functionality and remarkable flexibility scored
well with our customers," adds Hannes Wambach, Managing Director at pmOne GmbH. "Companies
really appreciate the fact that the solution integrates actual and budget data and rich
process support for both financial and operational processes."

    "At Tagetik, we are experiencing great momentum in the market, emerging as a real
alternative to the mega-vendors," says Manuel Vellutini, Chief Operating Officer at
Tagetik (http://www.tagetik.com/about/company/management/manuel-vellutini). "And we
continue executing on our global expansion strategy, which as a result has grown our
international license revenues at an amazing rate. Our passion for performance is what
really drives us to perfectly meet the needs of our customers."

    About Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG

    Centrex is an international group of companies operating in the natural gas sector,
focussing on the extraction and marketing of natural gas reserves. Its autonomous,
specialist subsidiaries operate in the gas industry along the entire value chain - from
developing new reserves to transportation, trading, processing and distribution.

    To learn more: http://www.centrex.com

    About pmOne GmbH

    pmOne is a growing Business Intelligence provider in Central Europe. The company's
solutions, which are based on Microsoft technologies, focus on three pillars: data
warehousing as the foundation, performance management applications especially for
reporting, enterprise planning and group consolidation as well as visualization through
information design. MindBusiness GmbH, a member of the pmOne Group, specializes in
Microsoft SharePoint solutions and services for Microsoft Office rollouts.

    pmOne has 150 employees combining over 900 years of project experience. The company
founded in 2007 is fully owned by its management and staff. The pmOne Group has eight
offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

    To learn more: http://www.pmone.com

    About Tagetik

    Tagetik is 100% dedicated to simplifying and streamlining business processes for the
Office of Finance to accelerate informed decisions that achieve strategic goals. Our
award-winning Tagetik 4.0 Performance Management software is the ideal solution for global
companies that seek a clearly superior level of financial expertise in a single unified
solution for planning, forecasting, consolidation, close, reporting, profitability
management, disclosure, governance, risk, compliance, and analysis.

    Tagetik is a rapidly growing global company with operations in more than 20 countries
and 500 customers yet provides an exceptional experience by focusing solely on the needs
of finance and doing it better than anyone else. To learn more: http://www.tagetik.com

    Follow @Tagetik [http://twitter.com/#!/tagetik ] on Twitter, join the Tagetik
Experience [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid4466 ] group on LinkedIn,
watch Tagetik's Channel [http://www.youtube.com/TagetikCorporate ] on YouTube, and/or
become Tagetik fan [http://facebook.com/tagetik ] on Facebook.

   
    Tagetik Corporate Press Contacts:
    Elisabetta Pierallini
    Luca Pieretti
    +39-0583-96811
    lucapieretti@tagetik.com

    Austria | Switzerland | Germany Press Contact:
    Britta Kaufer
    +49-89-4161761-0
    britta.kaeufer@pmone.com

Source: Tagetik

Autonomy Unveils Rich Media Management Platform to Give Broadcasters and Marketers Real-Time Insights

Unique Platform Understands and Acts on Concepts in all Forms of Rich Media, Transforming Information into Dynamic and Actionable Business Assets

LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NAB SHOW -- Autonomy, an HP Company, today unveiled NewSocial 24x7 and MultiMedia Broadcast Monitoring solutions, the world's first format and language agnostic media monitoring and analytics solutions. A new release of Virage MediaBin 8 has also been added to the Rich Media Management platform.

Powered by Autonomy's Meaning based Computing platform, IDOL, Autonomy's NewSocial 24x7 and MultiMedia Broadcast Monitoring solutions provide in-depth, real-time media monitoring and analytics capabilities for all text, rich media voice and voice sources including print, online, blogs, social media, and broadcast news.

Autonomy's MultiMedia Broadcast Monitoring solution leverages IDOL's capabilities to automatically monitor in real-time everything from election campaigns to brand and product launches, enabling broadcasters to scan dozens of news and video feeds in any format or language for items of interest such as breaking news. With the proliferation of video content, marketers can also benefit as the solution automatically understands customer sentiment in videos which can be plugged back into product development. Autonomy's NewSocial 24x7 solution also enables marketers to gain a real-time conceptual understanding of customer commentary on social media channels, allowing campaigns to be adjusted quickly.

"Every day, organizations are exploring new ways to integrate digital assets and video into their web, online advertising, and social media campaigns," said Gerard Brossard, CEO of Autonomy Rich Media Management. "However, to do so effectively, they require a solution that can automatically match the right asset with the right customer, in real-time.  Autonomy delivers the industry's only rich media platform that combines rich media management, web content management, conceptual understanding of all assets, as well as advanced social media and broadcast analytics, to deliver a powerful user experience across all channels. Likewise, never before has there been an opportunity for marketers to leverage customer insights on social channels on this scale, which can be used to immediately adjust campaigns or feed into product innovation and development, enabling organisations to be more competitive."

Virage MediaBin 8, which also leverages IDOL technology, automatically forms a conceptual understanding of all rich media assets located in any internal or external repository, including images, audio and video files. Organizations can use the solution to quickly identify and leverage the most relevant human information for use in web, video, print, social media, online advertising, and mobile campaigns.

With Virage MediaBin, organizations can automatically tag and classify rich media assets, regardless of format or language, alleviating a significant time and resource burden, and eliminating humanerror. The solution applies this intelligence to deliver advanced analytics, automatic categorization, summarization, concept clouds, dynamic content associations, content hyper-linking and automation of business processes and workflow. It also combines market-leading search, deep video and audio analytics and Digital Asset Management (DAM) to transform the user's experience with scalability to meet the exponential growth of rich media and global market demands, and automatically converts the spoken word within a video to text and time synchronizes with a streaming preview of the content. 

Utilizing the latest technology in RIA user interface design, Virage MediaBin provides customers with a modern and fluid rich media management experience for content ranging from video and audio files, to PowerPoint(TM) presentations, PhotoShop(TM) files, PDFs, Digital Photos, and other graphic file and image formats used widely in most organizations today.

In addition, the HP Digital Library solutions leverage Virage MediaBin to deliver advanced capabilities, including facial and pattern recognition and logo detection.  This allows HP clients to capture, maintain, manage and make easily available on demand content from multiple media types and sources.

"To capture the value of digital content and IP assets, our clients need an instantaneous digital delivery platform," said Howard Hughes, senior vice president, Information Management and Analytics and Head of UK Public Sector, HP Enterprise Services.  "The Virage MediaBin is a critical component of the HP Digital Library as it is the only rich media management solution available in the market today that understands the meaning of all rich media assets."

Learn more about these offerings at NAB 2012, North Hall, booth #N5106.

About Autonomy
Autonomy, an HP Company, is a global leader in software that processes human information, or unstructured data, including social media, email, video, audio, text and web pages, etc. Autonomy's powerful management and analytic tools for structured information together with its ability to extract meaning in real time from all forms of information, regardless of format, is a unique tool for companies seeking to get the most out of their data. Autonomy's product portfolio helps power companies through enterprise search analytics, business process management and OEM operations. Autonomy also offers information governance solutions in areas such as eDiscovery, content management and compliance, as well as marketing solutions that help companies grow revenue, such as web content management, online marketing optimization and rich media management.

Please visit http://www.autonomy.com to find out more.

About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including execution of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services (and the enhancement of existing products and services) to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; expectations and assumptions relating to the execution and timing of cost reduction programs and restructuring and integration plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012 and HP's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011.  HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Autonomy Editorial Contacts:

    Winifred Shum             Vanessa Colomar
    Autonomy (US)             Autonomy (UK)
    +1 408 771 6668                                         +44 207 104 5778
    wshum@autonomy.com        vanessa.colomar@autonomy.com
                              ----------------------------
                              Lucy Davies
    Paul Lesinski             Edelman (UK)
    Edelman (US)                                           +44 203 3047 2304
    +1 503 293 8949           lucy.davies@edelman.com
    paul.lesinski@edelman.com
SOURCE  Autonomy Corporation, an HP Company

Autonomy Corporation, an HP Company

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

Toshiba TEC to Acquire IBM's Retail Store Point-of-Sale Solutions Business; Agreement Allows Both to Tap Growing Smarter Commerce Opportunity

- Creates world's leading retail Point-of-Sale systems and solutions business

- Multi-year Business Partner agreement between IBM and Toshiba TEC would integrate retail store solutions for Smarter Commerce

- Transaction of approximately US$850 million; Deal expected to close late in second quarter or early in third quarter of 2012

ARMONK, N.Y. and TOKYO, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), the leader in Smarter Commerce, and Toshiba TEC Corporation (TSE: 6588), Japan's leading maker of point-of-sale systems and related technology for retailers, today announced a definitive agreement under which Toshiba TEC will acquire IBM's Retail Store Solutions (RSS) business, which offers retail point-of-sale solutions worldwide. Upon completion of the transaction, Toshiba TEC would become the world's foremost retail point- of-sale systems company, offering hardware, software and integrated in-store solutions, and will team with IBM to bring the Smarter Commerce experience to retailers and their customers worldwide.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO )   

The purchase price is approximately US$850M (JPY: 68B).

As part of the transaction, Toshiba TEC will enter into a multi-year agreement with IBM in which Toshiba TEC will become an IBM Premier Business Partner for Smarter Commerce. This agreement will help ensure that IBM's portfolio of enterprise-level Smarter Commerce solutions and services, which extend from the corporate data center to the local retail store, and Toshiba TEC's customer-facing retail store point-of-sale (POS) solutions are available to customers worldwide to meet the growing demand for multi-channel commerce.

It is expected that upon completion of the deal, Toshiba TEC, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, will acquire RSS's overall business operation functions globally, including development, sales and related in-store maintenance. Toshiba TEC's retail store point-of-sale solutions operation will benefit from a worldwide distribution and sales network, enhanced product and solution selection for customers and decades of innovation by both companies.     

The transaction is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of 2012 subject to the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and customary closing conditions. Subsequent closings will occur subject to similar conditions, local agreements and the information and consultation process in applicable countries.

Retailers, including those with global store operations, will benefit from accelerated development of new products and solutions for regional and geographic needs.  Toshiba TEC customers also will benefit from a "one-stop retail store solution" providing comprehensive support --planning, maintenance and services -- to help them accelerate new store deployments worldwide.

In 2011, IBM announced a major Smarter Commerce initiative that helps businesses automate and infuse intelligence into their procurement, marketing, sales and customer service functions to better serve today's empowered online consumer in the era of mobile and social networks.  In a time when brands can be built or broken across the Web within minutes --- and customers expect the same quality experience from all channels --- businesses need to adapt with technology that quickly responds or even anticipates customer needs across any sales channel at any time.

"Together, IBM and Toshiba TEC represent the broadest multi-channel offerings worldwide," said Craig Hayman, general manager, Industry Solutions, IBM Software Group. "The pace ofretail expansion requires a strategy to serve this dynamic marketplace. This acquisition by Toshiba TEC creates not only the world's leading point-of-sale company, but also a key business partner for IBM in its strategically important Smarter Commerce initiative. Retailers can invest with confidence in the proven abilities of these two leaders to deliver multi-channel commerce to more demanding consumers who want the same experience shopping online, in-store, mobile, social or by any other means."   

"The opportunities in retail store solutions are expected to grow by increasing demand in POS systems.  In addition, demand for multi-channel integration and enhancement of store back office management accelerates further expansion of sales," said Mamoru Suzuki, president and CEO, Toshiba TEC.  "Toshiba TEC will become the world's foremost point-of-sale provider capable of providing products and services at the same level of high quality. It also will allow Toshiba TEC to expand its global point-of-sales business through a combination of the competitive product lineup and worldwide network proven by Toshiba TEC's and Retail Store Solutions' history of the business."

The acquisition will enable Toshiba TEC to seek expanded opportunities to deliver new value to customers, including mass merchandisers, specialty and convenience stores and fast food restaurants.  Toshiba TEC also expects to generate new retail business opportunities based on synergies with its printing solutions business combined with the RSS sales network.   

"Toshiba warmly welcomes this agreement," said Norio Sasaki, president and CEO, Toshiba.  "Toshiba TEC enjoys a strong presence in retail store solutions in Asia-Pacific, including Japan, and we are confident that this acquisition will support expansion in North America, Europe and the emerging economies.  I also expect this significant step to support innovation and the creation of new business opportunities for Toshiba Group."

While the transaction is being completed, the companies will continue to operate independently.  After the transaction closes, IBM will continue to provide maintenance services to RSS clients under a multi-year services agreement.  Retail Store Solutions customer service and product availability will continue as usual as the RSS operations are integrated.

Additional Transaction Details

A new holding company will be established in Japan.  This company will hold the equity of a number of companies organized in countries around the world.  Toshiba TEC will acquire an 80.1 percent stake in this holding company and in order to promote a smooth transfer, IBM will hold a 19.9 percent stake in the holding company.  Eventually, the holding company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba TEC.  The new companies, including the holding company, will continue to operate Retail Store Solutions' business worldwide as Toshiba TEC's core retail point-of-sale solution affiliates. 

Steven D. Ladwig, currently general manager, IBM Retail Store Solutions, will become the chief executive officer (CEO) of the new US company with headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A portion of the aggregate purchase price will be paid on the closing date and on the first anniversary of the closing.  The remaining portion will be paid on the third anniversary in exchange for IBM's 19.9 percent equity interest. 

The Retail Store Solutions revenue in 2011 was approximately (US)$1.15 billion with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide plus maintenance specialists. Over time, maintenance specialists are expected to join the new companies subject to local business conditions and completion of local information and consultation processes.

About Toshiba TEC

More information about Toshiba TEC may be found athttp://www.toshibaTEC.co.jp/en/

About IBM

More information about IBM may be found at: http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/smarter_commerce/overview/

More information about the transaction may be found at http://www.ibm.com/products/retail/announcement/index.html

Contact(s) information

Yukari Takahashi                                                                     
Keisuke Shimizu
Toshiba TEC Corporation
Tel +81-3-6422-7009
FAX +81-3-6422-7111
koho@toshibatec.co.jp

Steve Eisenstadt
IBM Media Relations
Tel: +1 (914) 766-8009
saeisens@us.ibm.com

Joseph Hanley
IBM Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0)78 0350 2318
hanleyj@uk.ibm.com

June Namioka
IBM Media Relations
Tel: +81-3-3808-5196
june@jp.ibm.com

SOURCE  IBM

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IBM

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

Staffordshire University Uses Verdiem Power Management Software to cut Student PC Electricity Usage by 60 Per Cent

LONDON, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

                   Full return-on-investment expected within a single year

    Verdiem [http://www.verdiem.com ], a leader in IT energy management and efficiency
software, has successfully deployed its Surveyor solution at Staffordshire University
[http://www.staffs.ac.uk ]. In an effort to control rising electricity costs, and as part
of its ongoing Green Initiative drive, Staffordshire University selected Verdiem Surveyor
to help reduce power wastage across its estate of over 4,000 PCs deployed across multiple
sites for staff and student use.

    "Verdiem's Surveyor solution has enabled us to quickly and easily save energy across
the University's PC estate," said Jay Burke, Senior IT Officer (Client Tech & App)
Information Services, Staffordshire University. "Using Surveyor, we saw an immediate
saving of 60 percent on student PC power usage and 25 percent on staff PCs. We're now on
course to achieve a full return on our Verdiem investment within a single year."

    "More importantly, Surveyor is proving a highly flexible solution - allowing us to
design 'policies' for each different set of PCs according to usage - whether it's for
staff, students, or specific faculties such as our Media Department that needs to run PCs
continuously for high performance video or rendering applications," adds Jay. "With
Verdiem, we're able to save power without getting in the way of the needs of our staff and
students."

    Steve Bignell, Technical Director for Verdiem, explains: "When you're a large
organisation such as Staffordshire University with thousands of PCs spread out across
multiple locations and campuses, thousands of pounds worth of wasted power consumption are
generated when PCs are left on but not used. With power costs continuing to rise, the
opportunity to make savings through more efficient energy usage is an attractive
bottom-line gain."

    About Verdiem:

    Verdiem helped define the PC power management market and has now extended its
leadership into IT energy management and efficiency software. Verdiem Surveyor enables
customers to centrally control and reduce the energy used by PCs, Macs, and network
devices running Cisco EnergyWise without impacting end users. Nearly 700 corporations,
government agencies and universities have deployed Surveyor on 2 million devices. Based in
Seattle, Wash., Verdiem is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. More information is
available at http://www.verdiem.com [http://www.verdiem.com ] or (206) 838-2800.

   
    Media Contacts:
    Cheryl Billson
    Verdiem EMEA PR Team
    Tel: +44-(0)7791-720460
    Cheryl.billson@commacomms.com

Source: Verdiem

New Matrox DualHead2Go External Multi-Display Adapter Provides Cost-Effective Productivity Boost to Mac Users

- DualHead2Go Digital Mac Edition enables addition of up to two monitors to your Mac notebook or Mac desktop for more work space

MONTREAL, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the launch of the DualHead2Go® Digital Mac Edition (ME) external multi-display adapter, designed specifically for use with Mac® systems. The DualHead2Go Digital ME, encased in a small, silver box connects to the Thunderbolt? port or Mini DisplayPort? video output of Mac notebooks or desktops and drives two external DVI displays each at a maximum resolution of 1920x1200. This easy-to-use solution, at an MRSP of $179.00 USD, is the ideal multi-display adapter for any Mac user looking to expand their desktop to see more and do more.

DualHead2Go Digital ME comes bundled with Matrox PowerDesk desktop management software that lets users configure their multi-display setups and easily maximise an application per screen. In addition, the new Desktop Divider feature enables users to further customise their desktop space and improve work flow by allowing displays to be divided into smaller sections, in each of which a program can be opened and maximised. DualHead2Go Digital ME is also fully High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compliant and permits users to view copy-protected content on HDCP-enabled displays.

"We are excited to launch the DualHead2Go Digital ME and make the benefits of an extended desktop even more accessible," said Caroline Injoyan, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics Inc. "Simply put, DualHead2Go Digital ME's enhanced feature set provides Mac users with an exceptional multi-monitor, plug-and-play computing experience."

The DualHead2Go Digital ME Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) works with the system's existing graphics processor and expands its video output across multiple monitors. The resulting high-performance multi-display setup increases productivity at work, with business or digital content creation applications. Compatible with large-format displays and projectors, the DualHead2Go Digital ME also serves as an excellent multi-screen presentation tool to help captivate audiences in educational, house of worship, and corporate environments among others. DualHead2Go Digital ME is compatible with MacBook Air®, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iMac®, and Mac Pro®. To view full system compatibility information please visit the recommended GXMs for Mac page.

Pricing and Availability

The new Matrox DualHead2Go Digital ME is available as of June 2012 at a MSRP of $179.00 USD for purchase from authorised Matrox resellers worldwide or, in North America and Europe, directly from Matrox.

About Matrox Graphics Inc.

Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with representation and offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

For more information, visit http://www.matrox.com/graphics/dualhead2go_digital_me or contact graphics@matrox.com directly.

Contact: Steve Choi
514-822-6000 ext. 2540 

Matrox Graphics Inc.

Web Site: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/dualhead2go_digital_me

Matrox Unveils Cost-Effective External Multi-Display Adapter for PC Laptops and Desktops

DualHead2Go Digital SE extends your desktop across two external digital displays for enhanced workplace productivity

MONTREAL, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the launch of the DualHead2Go Digital SE external multi-display adapter, which enables the cost-effective addition of two external DVI displays to desktop and laptop PCs. The sleek, black-cased, and palm-sized Matrox® DualHead2Go Digital SE features a DisplayPort? input and two DVI outputs, and supports a maximum resolution of 3840x1200 (2x1920x1200) across two DVI displays on compatible systems. The DualHead2Go Digital SE has an MRSP of $179.00 USD.

The user's multi-display experience is further enhanced through Matrox PowerDesk software, which comes bundled with the DualHead2Go Digital SE. Matrox PowerDesk brings unique desktop management features that help users organise and manage their desktop space by simply deciding where applications should open up and run. Additional DualHead2Go Digital SE highlights include new High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compliance, allowing users to view copy-protected content on HDCP-enabled displays.

"Matrox is excited to launch DualHead2Go Digital SE, a must-have tool for any professional or business user looking to increase productivity with a multi-display setup," said Caroline Injoyan, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics Inc. "DualHead2Go will give them all the desktop space they need to run multiple applications side by side and multitask more efficiently."

Launched in tandem alongside DualHead2Go Digital ME for Mac® systems, the DualHead2Go Digital SE Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) helps to increase productivity when using all kinds of office, 3D CAD design, modeling, or content-creation applications. Compatible with large displays and projectors, the DualHead2Go Digital SE also serves as an excellent tool to help captivate audiences during corporate presentations or attract consumers when driving digital signage for restaurants, shopping malls or airports.

DualHead2Go Digital SE's multi-GXM support enables the connection of two adapters to a single system. Users can consequently add up to four displays to one system, further accentuating DualHead2Go Digital SE's versatility as a multi-display solution. Full DualHead2Go system compatibility information is available online.

Pricing and Availability
The new Matrox DualHead2Go Digital SE is available as of June 2012 at an MRSP of $179.00 USD for purchase from authorised Matrox resellers worldwide or, in North America and Europe, directly from Matrox.

About Matrox Graphics Inc. 
Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with representation and offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

For more information, visit http://www.matrox.com/graphics/dualhead2go_digital_se or contact graphics@matrox.com directly.

Matrox and Matrox product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems, Ltd. and/or Matrox Graphics Inc. in Canada and/or other countries.
Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Contact: Steve Choi
+1-514-822-6000 ext. 2540

Matrox Graphics Inc.

Web Site: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/dualhead2go_digital_se

Epson Unveils PowerLite Home Cinema 710HD - Delivering High-Definition Big Screen Entertainment at an Affordable Price

At $649, New Home Cinema 720p Projector Offers Easy and Flexible Set-Up for Movies, Gaming and More

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today expanded its award-winning line of 3LCD home theater projectors with the announcement of the EPSON® PowerLite® Home Cinema 710HD - offering families and first-time home theater enthusiasts an affordable and versatile big-screen entertainment solution. The Home Cinema 710HD delivers 720p high-definition resolution, making it easier than ever to enjoy movies, games and sporting events at up to 120-inches or larger.

Designed to make home entertainment simple, the Home Cinema 710HD features easy and flexible setup - just place it in an entertainment center or mount to the ceiling 3.5 to 35.5 feet from the wall or screen. The Home Cinema 710HD offers new Easy-Slide image correction, an intuitive horizontal keystone adjustment slide control bar that allows users to place the projector off-center from the screen and easily center the image with the touch of a finger. Boasting 2,800 lumens of color and white light output[i] and 720presolution, the Home Cinema 710HD offers widescreen entertainment with bright and vibrant image quality.

"Whether it's a blockbuster movie, live sporting event or video game, the Home Cinema 710HD offers a great home entertainment experience at an affordable price," said Kristi Lanzit, product manager, Epson America. "Delivering high-quality 720p output, the Home Cinema 710HD delivers rich, vibrant images for a true large screen cinematic experience that you can't get in a TV for the same price."

The Home Cinema 710HD is equipped with built-in speakers and versatile connectivity to support DVD players, TV receivers, gaming consoles, PCs, Apple® devices[ii]and smartphones. It also features four pre-set color modes optimized for various viewing environments, as well as HDMI connectivity and a USB 2.0 connection for sharing photos and slideshows. With a special color mode dedicated to gaming, the Home Cinema 710HD allows users to play their favorite video games or watch their favorite TV programs even in well lit rooms.

More About the Home Cinema 710HD

The Home Cinema 710HD features a sleek white, compact design and offers several performance features for home entertainment needs, including:

    --  3LCD Quality and Reliability: 3LCD, 3-chip technology delivers
        incredible color, amazing detail and road-test reliability with no
        possibility of color break-up or "rainbow effect"
    --  Easy Setup and Installation:1.2x optical zoom for positioning
        flexibility, automatic vertical keystone (+/- 30 degrees) correction,
        easy-slide horizontal correction for easy image adjustments, and Instant
        On/Instant Off® technology allows for no waiting time to start or
        shut-down projector
    --  Versatile Connectivity: Component Video, S-Video, HDMI,  USB Type A and
        B digital connections, and USB 2.0 to share photos and slideshows
    --  Extended Lamp Life: Epson's exclusive E-TORL® lamp technology provides
        optimum light uniformity, increased light output, and minimizes both
        light diffraction and light leakage, providing the ultimate in lamp
        longevity; maximizes viewing time, while minimizing costs for up to
        5,000 hours of lamp life[iii]
Availability and Support

The EPSON Home Cinema 710HD ($649) will be available in late April through select retailers nationwide and the Epson online store. The projector comes with Epson's top-of-the-line service and support, including a two-year limited warranty with toll-free access to Epson's PrivateLine® priority technical support, 90-day limited lamp warranty, and free two-business-day exchange with Extra Care(SM) Home Service.

About Epson

Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a product line-up ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for enterprise and the home, to sensors and other microdevices. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 78,000 employees in 99 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://global.epson.com.

You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica and http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/EpsonTV).

Note: EPSON and E-TORL are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite, Instant On/Instant Off and PrivateLineare registered trademarks and Extra Care is a service mark of Epson America, Inc.  All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

[i]White and color light output will vary depending on mode selected. White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.

[ii]Adapter required for Apple devices.

[iii]Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp brightness decreases over time.

SOURCE  Epson America, Inc.

Epson America, Inc.

CONTACT: Duane Brozek, Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Natalie Pridham, Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200 ext. 2976, npridham@walt.com

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

Ameyo Improves Agent Productivity of Acer Australia for Inbound Support Process

Acer Australia Deploys Ameyo to Effectively Address Customer and Channel Partner Queries

GURGAON, India, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Acer Australia, a globally renowned provider of consumer electronics chooses Ameyo
[http://www.drishti-soft.com/product.php ] to empower its inbound process
[http://www.drishti-soft.com/ivr.php ]. The former required a solution to efficiently
handle all interactions from customers and its wide-spread channel partner network through
providing the right information to its agents in a unified screen for fast query
resolution.

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    Speaking about the solution, Mr. Dan Balachandra, Head of IT, Acer Australia says, "We
were looking for a solution that could integrate with our backend system to provide
appropriate information to agents, thus maximising their productivity, something which our
previous solution was not forthcoming with. Providing our customers and channel partners
fast and quality support can be a daunting task if our agents have to access disparate
applications at the same time and, towards this, Dristhi provided us with a comprehensive
technology that integrated seamlessly with the ticketing system of the back-end CRM, and
displaying a unified interface to our agents. Furthermore, the implementation of Ameyo's
statistics wallboard allowed for real-time monitoring of key performance indicators. These
solutions together with the project management expertise of the Dristhi team enabled an
effective transitioning of the system."

    Agent productivity was a crucial requirement for the consumer electronics giant. Their
process worked on addressing queries in multiple regions as well as with customers and
channel partners. Different segments have different requirements for support activities
and this extended to prioritising customer types for fast query resolution. Ameyo was
implemented over the previous solution for its capability in addressing the specific
business requirements of Acer Australia which included unification of disparate systems,
IVR, CTI, ACD, Reporting and Voicelogging among others. The solution provided the company
with enhanced agent productivity, real-time monitoring of performance levels and allowed
management to make changes when required.

    Sachin Bhatia, VP-Business Development, Drishti-Soft further adds, "Enterprises
require flexible solutions that are adaptable to their line of business. Ameyo, based on
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides business value-add for competitive
differentiation. This allows enterprises to enhance processes and focus on core
functions."

    About Acer:
Acer, headquartered in Taiwan utilises a multi-brand approach to provide unique
characteristics to cater to different needs in the PC market which has spanned across the
globe including Australia. This is reinforced with a sustainable and profitable channel
partner network model, resulting in widespread global distribution, bringing people and
technology closer. The company provides unique value-addition to its products,
specifically establishing a green supply chain in collaboration with its suppliers.

    About Drishti [http://www.drishti-soft.com/contactus.php ]:
Drishti offers communications solutions that empower enterprises to dynamically manage
business processes, interactions, workforce and service levels on emerging unified
communications (IP telephony, unified messaging, conferencing, presence management, and
application collaboration), SOA, and SaaS. Cutting-edge technologies from Drishti have
been designed to add value to the businesses and pave way for a structured growth.

    Primary Media Contact : Kishore Daswani, pr@drishti-soft.com, 91-124-4771043

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Source: Drishti - Soft Solutions Pvt Ltd

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Sony Computer Entertainment to Launch "nasne,"a New Networked Recorder and Media Storage Device

Available in Japan on July 19, 2012 for Recommended Retail Price of 16,980 Yen

Built in 500GB Hard Disk Drive, and Digital Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting Tuners

Cross Device Connectivity with Compatible Sony Products to Deliver New Ways to Enjoy Television

TOKYO, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that it will launch "nasne(TM)," a new networked recorder and media storage device with built in 500GB hard disk drive (HDD) and digital terrestrial and satellite broadcast tuners.  "nasne" will become available in Japan on July 19, 2012, for a recommended retail price of 16,980 yen (including tax).

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By connecting "nasne" to their home network, users will be able to watch and record digital terrestrial and satellite broadcast through dedicated applications such as "torne" for PlayStation®3 (PS3®) and "VAIO TV with nasne" for VAIO. Users will also be able to access recorded content from PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita), "Sony Tablet" and Xperia(TM).   In addition, "nasne" will be able to stream live or recorded television programs simultaneously onto two of these supported Sony products, allowing multiple users to view the same content within the same home network.(1)  "nasne" will also link with "G GUIDE TV OUKOKU CHAN-TORU", a television guide web service for PC and smart phones provided by So-net Entertainment Corporation.  Through "G GUIDE TV OUKOKU CHAN-TORU", users will be able to schedule recordings of television programs on the go from their PS Vita, PC, tablet PCs, and smart phones.

In addition, "nasne" functions as a media storage device, allowing users to store their movies, photos and music on its 500GB built-in HDD, which can be enjoy on any DLNA compatible device connected to their home network. Users can also expand storage memory by connecting external HDD to "nasne."( )(2)

"We are offering a seamless and unique Sony experience through 'nasne,' which serves as a home entertainment hub that connects to Sony's various network products," said Kazuo Hirai, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and CEO of Sony Corporation and Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "'nasne' will give users more freedom to enjoy television in new ways by enabling them to watch programs on various Sony products through dedicated applications. We will continue to offer attractive products and services that inspire customers around the world and spark their curiosity, by further enhancing collaboration within Sony groups."

"nasne" will deliver the following features through its combination with Sony products.

    --  PlayStation®3
PS3 users will be able to watch and record (3) digital terrestrial and satellite broadcast through LAN cable by installing "torne" version 4.0, a dedicated application for PS3, which will come bundled with "nasne."

By connecting a maximum of four "nasne" units to their PS3, users can simultaneously record up to four television programs. Those who already have a "torne" device connected to their PS3 will be able to connect a maximum of four "nasne" units to their PS3 and record up to five television programs.(4)  Details of "torne" version 4.0 for PS3 will be announced separately.

    --  PlayStation®Vita

PS Vita users will be able to watch and record digital terrestrial and satellite broadcasts through "torne for PS Vita" (tentative name), a dedicated application for accessing "nasne" from anywhere within the same home network via Wi-Fi connection .  "torne for PS Vita" will become available within this calendar year.

By leveraging the ability of "nasne" to simultaneously create an export file while a television program is being recorded, users can quickly transfer recorded content through Wi-Fi connection and easily enjoy them on the go on their PS Vita's beautiful 5-inch OLED.  Details of "torne for PS Vita" will be announced in due course.

    --  VAIO PC
VAIO PC users will be able to watch and record digital terrestrial and satellite broadcasts through "VAIO TV with nasne" (beta version)(5),( )a dedicated application for accessing "nasne" from anywhere within the same home network via Wi-Fi connection or LAN cable. "VAIO TV with nasne" (beta version) will become available concurrently with the release of "nasne."

Key features of "VAIO TV with nasne":

    1. Recorded television programs on "nasne'" can be copied to Blu-ray Disc
       and DVD, or transferred to VAIO PC's HDD or State Solid Drive (SSD).
    2. Up to eight digital terrestrial and satellite broadcasts can be
       simultaneously recorded by connecting a maximum of eight "nasne" hardware
       units to VAIO PC.
    3. Television programs can be searched by keywords.
"VAIO TV with nasne" will become available for Windows 7 equipped VAIO PCs (6) through "VAIO Update," an automatic free update service for VAIO PC users.

    --  "Sony Tablet" / Xperia(TM)
Sony Tablet(7) / Xperia(8) users will be able to watch and record digital terrestrial and satellite broadcasts through dedicated applications for Sony Tablet / Xperia for accessing "nasne" from within the same home network via Wi-Fi connection. Users will be also able to schedule recordings of television programs through "G GUIDE TV OUKOKU CHAN-TORU."

SCE will continue to aggressively expand the new world of entertainment through the combination of "nasne" and PlayStation platforms as well as other networked Sony products.

Product Outline

"nasne(TM)"

    Product name                   nasne(TM)
    ------------                   --------
    Product code                   CECH-ZNR1J
    ------------                   ----------
    Release date                   July 19, 2012
    ------------                   -------------
    Recommended retail price (RRP) 16,980 yen (including tax)
    -----------------------------  -------------------------
    Product color                  Black
    -------------                  -----
    External dimension             Approx. 43 × 189 × 136 mm (width × length ×height)
    ------------------             -------------------------------------------------
    Weight                         Approx 460g
    ------                         -----------
    RF tuners                      Terrestrial: ISTB-T × 1
                                   Satellite: ISDB-S × 1
    ---                            ---------------------
    Channels                       Terrestrial: VHF 1-12ch, UHF 13-62ch, CATV C13-C63ch
                                   Satellite: BS/CS110°digital (1032-2071MHz)
    ---                            ------------------------------------------
    Internal HDD                   SATA 2.5 inch (Capacity:500GB)
    ------------                   -----------------------------
    Inputs/Outputs                 LAN port (100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
                                   ANTENNA IN connector
                                   ANTENNA OUT connector
                                   EXT HDD connector (USB 2.0, Type A)
                                   B-CAS card slot
    ---                            ---------------
    Buttons                        Power button
                                   IP RESET button
    ---                            ---------------
    Indicators                     Power indicator
                                   REC indicator
                                   IP status indicator
                                   HDD access indicator
    ---                            --------------------
    Power                          AC 100V, DC 12V.1.5A
    -----                          --------------------
    Power consumption              Recording and streaming two videos: 9.5W
                                   ECO mode in stand-by: 1.5W
    ---                            --------------------------
    Network Recorder features      DTCP-IP support
                                   Live streaming / recorded content streaming of digital terrestrial / satellite television program (for home and mobile devices)
                                   2 recording mode (DR and SLP) support
                                   Registration as remote PVR device to be accessed through the internet
                                   Trick play / scene search support
                                   Resume play
    ---                            -----------
    Media Storage Device features  Media server features
                                   -       DLNA 1.5 support
                                   -       Live tuner (terrestrial / satellite broadcasting) and DMS streaming of recorded programs
                                   -       Support image / music / video formats and metadata as PS3(R) (will be supported by "nasne" system software version 1.50. Some formats not supported)
                                   -       DMS streaming of image / music / video files on the media server (will be supported by "nasne" system software version 1.50)
                                   -       Support multiple DLNA devices (up to 2 DTCP-IP content streaming or 1 live streaming)
                                   File server features
                                   -       Shared directory configuration
                                   -       Workgroup configuration
    ---                            -------------------------------
    Other features                 "nasne HOME" web browser application
                                   Support an external hard drive
                                   ECO mode (Stand-by after 10 minutes without an access)
                                   Support "nasne" system software update
    ---                            --------------------------------------
    Included                       "nasne" × 1
                                   AC adaptor × 1
                                   Power cable × 1
                                   LAN cable × 1
                                   RF coaxial cable × 1
                                   B-CAS card × 1
                                   Digital terrestrial broadcasting watching/recorder application for PS3(R) (Blu-ray(TM) Disc) × 1
                                   Quick start guide × 1
    ---                            ---------------------

About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes, develop and markets the PlayStation®2 (PS2®) computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) computer entertainment system and the PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) portable entertainment system.  SCEI has revolutionized home entertainment since they launched PlayStation in 1994. PS2® further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment.  PSP® is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games with high-quality full-motion video and high-fidelity stereo audio.  PS3® is an advanced computer system, incorporating the powerful Cell Broadband Engine and RSX processors.  PS Vita is an ultimate portable entertainment system that offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context.  SCEI also delivers the PlayStation® experience to open operating systems through  PlayStation®Suite, a cross platform and cross device initiative.  Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI, along with its affiliated companies, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC., and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and its division companies, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Sony Computer Entertainment Asia develops, publishes, markets and distributes hardware and software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide.

"PlayStation" and "PS3" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

"nasne" and "torne" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

VAIO and "Sony Tablet" are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Corporation.

"Xperia" is a registered trademark or a trademark of Sony Mobile Communications AB.

Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

    1. "nasne" will stream two recorded television programs through DTCP/IP
       simultaneously. As media storage devices, "nasne" will be able to share
       stored content with up to 63 connecting devices.
    2. DLNA Functionality will become available by installing the system
       software update of "nasne" version 1.50.
    3. To enjoy satellite broadcasting, users will need to install a satellite
       broadcasting antenna or establish an equal environment.
    4. Up to four satellite broadcasting can be simultaneously recorded.
    5. VAIO TV with nasne" Beta version will become available at the release
       timing, and no support will be available.
    6. Details of supporting models will be announced in due course.
    7. For Sony Tablet, "RECOPLA" provided by Sony Corporation will need to be
       installed on the device. "RECOPLA" will become available through "Select
       App" icon on "Sony Table" or Google Play Store for free download. Sony
       Table system software as well as "Media players" supporting "RECOPLA"
       will need to be updated.
    8. Some models of "Xperia" will support "nasne" within this calendar year.
       Details will be announced on the Sony Mobile Communications AB web site
       in due course.

SOURCE  Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

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CONTACT: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Corporate Communications, 03-6748-6344

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Marmalade Unleashes Native Power to HTML5 Developers

LONDON, April 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

            - MARMALADE 6.0 RELEASE HERALDS A BRAND NEW APPROACH TO HYBRID APPS -

    Marmalade, the world's most powerful cross-platform SDK for native mobile apps, today
throws open the doors to HTML5 and PhoneGap developers with the launch of Marmalade 6.0.

    Established as a "power tool" for native apps and games, Marmalade has helped to
deliver some of the richest, most complex and most successful apps simultaneously to iOS,
Android, BlackBerry and a host of other mobile and Smart TV platforms. With this latest
release, Marmalade unlocks and makes all of that native power available to web developers,
creating for the first time the opportunity to exploit the dual strengths of HTML5 and
cross-platform native code.

    "We believe hybrid apps combining web and native technologies are the future, but not
as they've been known up to this point," says Tim Closs, CTO at Marmalade. "With Marmalade
6.0, we're starting to redefine what hybrid apps can achieve with native API breadth and
power. Marmalade has always been about open standards, so HTML5 and PhoneGap are natural
choices for us. But with our unparalleled experience of cross-platform native apps, and
our patented single-binary architecture, we're creating for web developers a brand new
opportunity - use existing HTML5 technologies and frameworks, but access all the power of
cross-platform native code."

    With Marmalade 6.0, developers can create mobile apps in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript,
and deploy them simultaneously as native apps to iOS and Android - without moving between
platform SDKs, and without switching between Windows and Mac. For example, Windows
developers can create, test, debug and deploy iOS apps locally and entirely from a Windows
PC environment. Developers can preview their mobile apps within a lightning-fast desktop
device simulator, fully integrated with the Chrome JavaScript debugger and Web Inspector
tools.

    In keeping with Marmalade's tradition of supporting the latest devices released in the
market, Marmalade 6.0 also supports the new iPad Retina display.

    Marmalade 6.0 is available for a full and free evaluation at madewithmarmalade.com.

    Notes to editors:

   
    1) The Marmalade SDK is a cross-platform development environment for rich
      apps and games on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and other embedded platforms.
      Marmalade allows developers to compile a single codebase to native CPU instructions,
      then deploy apps easily to all iOS, Android, bada and BlackBerry 10 devices, as well
      as other platforms including selected smart TV platforms.
    2) Marmalade has been adopted by thousands of developers around the world,
      including leading publishers and has enabled a number of high profile, high
      performance AAA titles and many #1 games on the Apple App Store. Well known titles
      including Draw Something, Call of Duty, Cut the Rope, Lara Croft, Need for Speed,
      BackBreaker and many more choose Marmalade as their cross-platform tool of choice.
    3) Marmalade apps are available for download across multiple channels including
      the Apple App Store, Google Play, Samsung Apps, BlackBerry App World and more.
    4) Marmalade was first launched at the end of 2009 (formerly known as Airplay
      SDK).
    5) Marmalade is headquartered in London and has an office in San Francisco.
    6) Marmalade is backed by a number of high profile strategic investors,
      including ARM Holdings plc, the world's leading semiconductor intellectual property
      supplier. (LSE: ARM, NASDAQ: ARMH)

   
    For further information please contact:

    Calypso Harland, Marmalade
    calypso.harland@marmalademail.com
    Office +44-8456-434-969
    Mobile +44-7717-732-430

Source: Marmalade

Boyd Gaming Launches Next Generation of B Connected Online

--Gaming Industry's Leading Website Gets Better with 'B Connected Social'--

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced the launch of the next generation of B Connected Online, the web-based home of the Company's nationwide player loyalty program.

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The centerpiece of the new B Connected Online (bconnectedonline.com) is "B Connected Social" - the first comprehensive social gaming platform linked to a casino industry loyalty program.  Through B Connected Social, members can now earn "Social Points" for using various features of B Connected Online or other Boyd Gaming websites -- such as booking rooms or logging onto B Connected Online - as well as promoting their activities, offers, and events on major social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and Foursquare.

In addition to competing with other B Connected members and earning "badges" for various achievements, B Connected Social users can redeem Social Points for entries into regular giveaways for valuable prizes.

"Since its launch three years ago, B Connected Online has become one of the gaming industry's most visited websites, receiving numerous national awards for its ease of use and highly personalized information,"  said Paul Chakmak, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Boyd Gaming.  "The popularity of online social gaming is exploding, and we are confident the groundbreaking features of B Connected Social will further distinguish B Connected Online as the leading website in the gaming industry."

In addition to B Connected Social, the next-generation website includes "My Alerts," a feature that uses instant messaging to immediately alert customers of several key events:

    --  "Offers Watch," alerting customers when they receive a new, personalized
        offer at a Boyd Gaming property;
    --  "Entertainment Watch," notifying customers when tickets for an
        entertainer go on sale, based on the customer's stated entertainment
        interests; and,
    --  "Slot Watch," which notifies a customers when a new slot machine debuts
        at their favorite property.

To celebrate the launch of the next-generation B Connected Online, Boyd Gaming will be holding weekly contests on B Connected Online between April 16 and May 15, giving away trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming gift cards, slot dollars and other merchandise. All B Connected members can receive a free entry by logging onto B Connected Online.  Additional entries can be earned by joining B Connected Social, and for every 50 Social Points earned.

For additional information, visit http://www.bconnectedonline.com.

About Boyd Gaming
Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) is a leading diversified owner and operator of 17 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, and Louisiana.  Boyd Gaming press releases are available at http://www.prnewswire.com.  Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at http://www.boydgaming.com.

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CONTACT: Financial, Josh Hirsberg, +1-702-792-7234, joshhirsberg@boydgaming.com, or Media, Rob Meyne, +1-702-792-7353, robmeyne@boydgaming.com, both of Boyd Gaming Corporation

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

OneAccess Networks Introduces AirBooster to Bring the Benefits of WAN Optimization to Android Business Users in Asia Pacific

SYDNEY, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    ?AirBooster unveiling at Comms Day Australia 2012 coincides with 16,000 routers sold
in Region

    OneAccess Networks [http://www.oneaccess-net.com ], the European market leader in
multi-service access routers and Carrier Ethernet access devices, is bringing its WAN
optimization expertise within reach of millions of Android smartphone and tablet users in
the Asia Pacific region with the launch of its AirBooster technology at this year's Comms
Day Australia 2012.

    OneAccess, a sponsor of the event, has to date sold over 16,000 CPE solutions in the
region to support the branch office services of major network operators. Visitors to the
OneAccess stand (Booth #2) will be able to experience a live demonstration of the
AirBooster solution, and learn more about the available deployment options for service
providers.

    AirBooster's advanced bandwidth optimization technology improves the speed and
capacity of a typical 3G broadband connection by as much as 50%, enabling LAN-speed
performance when connecting to WAN or Cloud-based business applications using a tablet or
smartphone.

    With the increasing use of tablets to access bandwidth-hungry, corporate applications
over a 3G connection, the quality of service delivered by mobile operators is now
critically important to the productivity of many business operations. The OneAccess
AirBooster solution provides mobile operators with the ability to exploit this growing
business trend by offering business customers the consistent performance requirements
needed to ensure that their tablet investments deliver maximum cost and efficiency
benefits; thus opening opportunities to introduce premium services for 3G business
customers; and generating new revenues streams and reducing customer churn.

    Available as a downloadable client for any Android platform, AirBooster connects via
3G or WiFi to a premises-based OneAccess multi-service access router or dedicated gateway
with integrated on-board WAN optimization capabilities (such as the ONE-1540), enabling
mobile business users to benefit from a fast, reliable LAN-like experience that optimizes
critical applications.

    "Mobile users just want to easily connect back to their office but, without
optimization, 3G often feels too slow for business critical apps. AirBooster extends the
reach of operator-enabled WAN optimization capabilities to the tablets and smart devices
that businesses are so anxious to target for improved workflows and increased
productivity," commented Pravin Mirchandani, Chief Marketing Officer at OneAccess
Networks. "AirBooster extends our vision for a single branch-office based router that
consolidates multiple value-adding capabilities and concentrates multiple revenue
generating opportunities for the operators that deploy them."

    AirBooster is available to operators in all global territories, under license from
OneAccess. Future cloud-hosted deployment options are planned for release later in 2012.

    About OneAccess Networks

    OneAccess Networks (http://www.oneaccess-net.com) is a global supplier of
multi-service routers and Carrier Ethernet access devices enabling service providers to
deliver high performance, managed converged services to the small-medium business and
enterprise.

    OneAccess Networks has over 140 service provider customers including four of the top
five service providers in Europe.

    OneAccess is the number two branch office router solution provider worldwide.

   
    To arrange a briefing, at Booth #2, contact:
    Eric Bonneau, Country Director ANZ OneAccess
    Mobile: +61(0)439-132-170
    Eric.Bonneau@oneaccess-net.com

Source: OneAccess Networks

TriWest Makes it Easier to Find TRICARE Docs via Mobile Devices

Mobile Provider Directory Now Available for TRICARE West Region Beneficiaries

PHOENIX, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Military families can now find a TRICARE doctor, military clinic or urgent care center while on the move--right from their mobile devices.

As part of efforts to make information and support available whenever and wherever for TRICARE beneficiaries, TriWest Healthcare Alliance has added this provider directory functionality to its mobile application and mobile website. TriWest manages the Department of Defense's TRICARE military health program for 2.9 million military members, retirees and family members in 21 western states.

How the Mobile App/Site Works
Using the provider directory, beneficiaries using any phone or tablet with Internet access can easily locate the closest military clinic. They can also search for a health care provider by:

    --  Name
    --  Location
    --  Specialty
    --  Facility
    --  Group Name
How to Download the TriWest Mobile App or Access the Mobile Site
The TriWest mobile app is available for:

    --  iPhone®/iPad®
    --  Android(TM)
TRICARE beneficiaries can also use the provider directory via TriWest's mobile site.

Visit Mobile Support Delivered to watch video or read more about available mobile technology from TriWest.

Find a Doctor or After-Hours Health Care on the Go
On average, military families utilize emergency rooms 16 percent more than the civilian population, increasing the cost to administer health care. The redesigned directory enables beneficiaries to locate a nearby urgent care center and get after-hours or urgent care, as an alternative to an emergency room visit.

"Choosing a primary care doctor, finding a specialist or locating an urgent care clinic are some of the most essential things our customers rely on us for," said TriWest President and CEO David J. McIntyre, Jr. "Service members and their families are constantly on the move. The mobile provider directory streamlines military families' access to our network of more than 170,000 quality health care providers in the West Region."

Find out how TriWest has been On a Mission to Serve® that promises to connect military families with high-quality, affordable health care since 1996.

About TriWest

TriWest Healthcare Alliance partners with the Department of Defense to do "Whatever It Takes" to support the healthcare needs of 2.9 million members of America's military family. A Phoenix-based corporation, TriWest provides access to cost-effective, high-quality health care in the 21-state TRICARE West Region. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook or visit http://www.triwest.com for more information.

SOURCE  TriWest Healthcare Alliance

TriWest Healthcare Alliance

CONTACT: Elizabeth Hillestad, +1-602-644-8356, ehillestad@triwest.com

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

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of Near Infrared Camera for NASA'S James Webb Space Telescope. Environmental Testing to Begin.

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), under a contract from the University of Arizona (U of Az), has completed assembly of the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Instrument Modules. NIRCam is the prime near-infrared imaging instrument for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The work was done at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, where environmental testing is about to begin. U of Az and Lockheed Martin are responsible for the NIRCam instrument design (Optical, Mechanical, Structural, Thermal, Electronic, Precision Mechanisms and Control Software), the instrument control and focal plane electronics and software. Delivery of the NIRCam instrument to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is expected to occur in late summer 2012.

"It is very satisfying to have completed assembly of this magnificent astrophysical instrument," said Jeff Vanden Beukel, Lockheed Martin NIRCam program director. "We look forward, along with all of our other colleagues on the JWST team, to the day when our engineering and manufacturing help produce discoveries and greater understanding of the Universe."

"As we view the Universe with more powerful tools, not only do we confirm or overturn current concepts, but we always learn new and exciting things," said Dr. Marcia Rieke of U of Az, and NIRCam principal investigator. "I couldn't be happier that we've reached this milestone, and I'm certain that all of the hard work and terrific collaboration of the NIRCam team will lead to a very big payoff not too far down the line."

The NIRCam instrument consists of two identical optical imaging modules and contains focal plane assemblies (FPA) provided by Teledyne Imaging Sensors of Camarillo, Calif. The FPA hardware consists of 40 million pixels, and is designed for cryogenic operation at 35 degrees Kelvin. The FPA hardware requires regulated power, output data synchronization, temperature control and operational mode controls as well as image data conditioning, amplification and digitization. The NIRCam focal plane electronics (FPE) and its associated software will provide these functions. The FPE hardware and software also convey the image data to the JWST integrated science instrument module command and data handling computer.

NIRCam is the primary near infrared imaging instrument on JWST. It will detect light from the earliest stars and galaxies in the process of formation, young stars in the Milky Way, physical and chemical properties of planets orbiting other stars, and objects within our Solar System.  NIRCam is equipped with coronagraphs, instruments that allow astronomers to take pictures of very faint objects around a central bright object, like planets around distant stars. NIRCam's coronagraphs work by blocking a brighter object's light, making it possible to view the dimmer object nearby - just like shielding the sun from your eyes with an upraised hand can allow you to focus on the view in front of you. With the coronagraphs, astronomers hope to determine the characteristics of planets orbiting nearby stars.

In addition to Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona, the NIRCam team comprises Teledyne, and a team of science co-investigators. The team's NIRCam imager will achieve its mission goals through a compact modular refractive design with exceptionally high observing efficiency. In addition, built-in self-test features will significantly lower integration risk and provide on-orbit calibration.

The James Webb Space Telescope is NASA's next-generation space observatory and successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The most powerful space telescope ever built, JWST will observe the most distant objects in the universe, provide images of the very first galaxies ever formed, provide insight to how solar systems evolve and help explore planets around distant stars. The Webb telescope is a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center manages the JWST project. Principal Investigators under contract to NASA, ESA, and CSA are developing scientific instruments for the observatory. The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. is developing the ground system for the mission and will be responsible for observatory operations and science program management.

NIRCam is one of the scientific instruments managed by Lockheed Martin's Sensing & Exploration Systems line of business. The instrument was designed and built at the ATC in Palo Alto, Calif. The ATC is the research and development organization of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC). LMSSC, a major operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, designs and develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security and military, civil government and commercial customers. Chief products include human space flight systems; a full range of remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft; laser radar; ballistic missiles; missile defense systems; and nanotechnology research and development.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion.

Media Contact:  Buddy Nelson, (510) 797-0349; e-mail, buddy.nelson@lmco.com

For more information about NASA's Webb telescope, visit: http://www.jwst.nasa.gov

SOURCE  Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin

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

Swank Audio Visuals

INTRODUCING THE EASY AND FUN WAY TO KEEP ATTENDEES INFORMED

Swank Audio Visuals Launches Mobile Meeting Manager (M3) App

ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Swank Audio Visuals' innovative Web-based meeting app, Mobile Meeting Manager (M3), makes accessing itineraries and agendas fun and saves meeting planners time and money.

Attendees use M3 on their smartphones and tablets to access meeting times, speaker biographies, information about other attendees and exhibitor lists, and they can even use M3 to build a personal schedule. It makes preparing and distributing bulky informational packets a thing of the past.

Meeting planners save time because Swank's dedicated M3 service team loads the event information; no special formatting is required. Additionally, having Swank provide an event's audio visual services and its meeting app simplifies planning. Planners save money by reducing printing and shipping costs and eliminating reprints. The app for a meeting or event can usually be developed in less than a week. Revisions are easily made during the event and are automatically updated on attendees' devices.

Swank's partner hotels benefit from the app's unique landing page, which features maps and special offers. M3's Web-based technology requires no downloads and is compatible with nearly every smartphone and tablet.

James Roche, Swank's M3 Customer Service Director, says, "M3 is exceeding the expectations of meeting planners and attendees. For example, planners are creating new ways to use it, and M3 has the flexibility to adapt on the fly. And this is just the beginning -- we're already developing new features."

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) was Swank's first M3 customer. NAHU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Jessica Waltman, said, "We used M3 to not only provide our attendees with agenda and speaker information, but also to link them to legislative talking points, Twitter and Flickr feeds, sponsor details and the conference website. M3 enabled NAHU to significantly reduce the amount of paper distributed to attendees, which helped us meet an organizational goal of having 'greener', more technology-savvy conferences. Attendees reported successfully using the M3 application, found it to be helpful, and would like to use it again at future meetings. NAHU plans to use Swank Audio Visuals' M3 application at future events, and we recommend it to other organizations."

For a demo of M3 and additional information, please visit: http://www.swankav.com/technical_expertise/mobile_meeting_manager/. Screenshots of the app and photos of the M3 customer service team are available upon request.

Founded in 1937, Swank Audio Visuals is celebrating its 75(th) anniversary in 2012. The Company has a rich legacy of providing superior technical expertise and resources, creative stage and set designs, and state-of-the-art equipment for the event industry. Provided with a hospitality approach, services include audio, video, lighting, stage design, production, webcasting/webarchiving, 3D renderings and more. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Swank employs more than 1,600 talented professionals in approximately 375 destination resorts and hotels in 65 major markets, representing more than 165 cities in the U.S., Canada and Middle East.

    Contact:                   Nisa Schmitz http://www.swankav.com
                               (618) 304-7626
                               nschmitz@swankav.com
SOURCE  Swank Audio Visuals

Swank Audio Visuals

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

GCI Announces Plan to Deploy Terrestrial Broadband Internet Service in 65 Remote Rural Communities

Deployment in Southwest Alaska One Year Ahead of Schedule

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Communication, Inc. (GCI) (NASDAQ:GNCMA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Utilities, Inc. (UUI), today announced their plan to provide terrestrial broadband Internet service to the residents of 65 remote, rural communities in Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 

At the end of 2011, a year ahead of schedule, UUI completed the construction of TERRA-Southwest, the first terrestrial broadband transport network to link Anchorage and the 65 communities. At the beginning of 2012, TERRA-Southwest began providing terrestrial broadband service to critical community service providers such as schools, hospitals, and health clinics. 

As a result of the early completion of TERRA-Southwest, GCI and UUI have accelerated their plans to deploy terrestrial broadband Internet service in the 65 TERRA-Southwest communities.   The first phase of deployment will begin in June and should be completed by mid-October of 2012, a year ahead of schedule.

GCI and UUI will offer a range of new Internet service plans starting as low as $24.99 per month. In communities currently served by the satellite-based WISP system, download speeds will be eight to 16 times faster than what is available today on similarly priced plans. Customers also will experience a substantial increase in service quality because TERRA-Southwest eliminates satellite-related latency. For more information about the communities to be served, new service plans and technical terms, go to http://www.gci.com/TERRA.

"We're proud to be able to provide terrestrial broadband Internet service for the first time to the residents of Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta," said Ron Duncan, GCI president and CEO. "TERRA-Southwest is bringing 21st century telecommunications to southwest Alaska, and GCI has already started work to extend the network and its benefits to northwest Alaska."

The new Internet service plans will be delivered over different networks depending on the community.

In TERRA-Southwest communities other than Bethel and Dillingham, the plans will be delivered over newly deployed Wi-Fi wireless networks and possibly over wireline DSL (digital subscriber line) networks in some UUI communities.  Both GCI and UUI will provide the plans in all UUI communities.

Since Wi-Fi coverage is affected by many factors, including the unique topographic features of each community, the first phase of the Wi-Fi deployment may not achieve full availability of the service plans throughout a given community.  After the first phase is complete, GCI and UUI will evaluate the resulting coverage and determine whether additional steps are needed to achieve additional coverage.

In Bethel, the plans will be delivered over GCI's existing video network and UUI's DSL network. GCI is still working on a service delivery solution in Dillingham, as GCI does not own a local telephone or video network and Dillingham's geographic layout is not ideal for the installation of Wi-Fi service.

GCI will also make wholesale service plans available to other local carriers in the TERRA-Southwest service area, which will enable those carriers to sell Internet service to their customers.

GCI will post updates on http://www.gci.com about service dates and ordering procedures as the deployment progresses.

GCI (NASDAQ:GNCMA) is an Alaska-based integrated communications provider and the second largest wireless provider in Alaska. As a pioneer in bundled services, GCI provides local, long distance and wireless telephone, video services, Internet and data communication services throughout Alaska. For more information, visit http://www.gci.com.

                              Communities to Receive Terrestrial Broadband Internet Service in 2012

    AKIACHAK     EEK                        KOLIGANEK                              NEW STUYAHOK     QUINHAGAK
    AKIAK        EKWOK                      KONGIGANAK                             NEWHALEN         RUSSIAN MISSION
    ALAKANUK     EMMONAK                    KWETHLUK                               NEWTOK           SCAMMON BAY
    ALEKNAGIK    GOODNEWS BAY               KWIGILLINGOK                           NIGHTMUTE        SHAGELUK
    ANIAK        GRAYLING                   LEVELOCK                               NONDALTON        SOUTH NAKNEK
    ANVIK        HOLY CROSS                 LOWER KALSKAG                          NUNAM IQUA       ST. MARY'S
    ATMAUTLUAK   HOOPER BAY                 MANOKOTAK                              NUNAPITCHUK      TOGIAK
    BETHEL       IGIUGIG                    MARSHALL                               OSCARVILLE       TOKSOOK BAY
    CHEFORNAK    ILLIAMNA                   MEKORYUK                               PEDRO BAY        TULUKSAK
    CHEVAK       KASIGLUK                   MOUNTAIN VILLAGE                       PILOT STATION    TUNTUTULIAK
    CHUATHBALUK  KING SALMON                NAKNEK                                 PITKA'S POINT    TUNUNAK
    CLARKS POINT KIPNUK                     NAPAKIAK                               PLATINUM         TWIN HILLS
    DILLINGHAM   KOKHANOK                   NAPASKIAK                              PORT ALSWORTH    UPPER KALSKAG

                                                    Terrestrial Broadband Internet Service Plans in Bethel

              Speed      Monthly Included Usage        Monthly Standalone           Monthly Price w/GCI    Monthly Usage Bonus w/GCI     Monthly Usage Bonus w/GCI
                                                                                                                   Smartphone                  Video Service*
        (up to speeds in
           kilobits and
            megabits)        (in megabytes)                  Price                 Cellphone or UUI Phone        Data Package                 (in megabytes)
                                                                                                                (in megabytes)
    ---                                                                                                          -------------
           512K down/                         3,000                      $29.99                     $24.99
             128K up
            2M down/                          6,000                      $64.99                     $49.99                         2,000                       3,000
             256K up
            3M down/                         12,000                      $74.99                     $59.99                         2,000                       3,000
             512K up
            4M down/                         18,000                     $114.99                     $99.99                         2,000                       3,000
              1M up
            6M down/                         25,000                     $164.99                    $149.99                         2,000                       3,000
              2M up
              -----
* To be available beginning August 2012

                                      Terrestrial Broadband Internet Service Plans outside Bethel

           Speed   Monthly Included Usage             Monthly Standalone             Monthly Price w/GCI      Monthly Usage Bonus w/GCI
                                                                                                                     Smartphone
          (up to
         speeds in
          kilobits
            and
         megabits)     (in megabytes)                       Price                   Cellphone or UUI Phone          Data Package
                                                                                                                   (in megabytes)
    ---                                                                                                            -------------
        512K down/                      3,000                           $29.99                         $24.99
          128K up
         2M down/                       6,000                           $64.99                         $49.99                         2,000
          256K up
         3M down/                      12,000                           $74.99                         $59.99                         2,000
          512K up
         4M down/                      18,000                          $114.99                         $99.99                         2,000
           1M up
         6M down/                      25,000                          $164.99                        $149.99                         2,000
           2M up
           -----

Facts about the TERRA-Southwest Terrestrial Broadband "Middle Mile" Network

A "middle mile" broadband Internet network connects communities to an Internet gateway and then onto what is commonly called the Internet backbone. In the TERRA-Southwest network, communities in southwest Alaska connect to the Internet gateway in Anchorage.

TERRA-Southwest currently serves the 30,000 residents of Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and includes 400 miles of new fiber optics, 13 new microwave towers, and 26 upgraded existing microwave sites.GCI is already working at extending TERRA-Southwest northward. Unalakleet and Shaktoolik will come on line in 2012 and Nome in 2013.

With the completion of supplemental work on TERRA-Southwest and the "last mile" connection to the TERRA communities, GCI and UUI will have invested more than $146 million in the construction of TERRA-Southwest (excluding Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, and Nome). Of this investment, $102 million (70 percent) will have been funded with GCI/UUI's own capital. The remaining $44 million will have been funded by a broadband grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service.

Prior to TERRA-Southwest, broadband connectivity in Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was provided via satellite. Satellite transmission has much higher latency (a quarter second delay caused by the enormous distance the transmission must travel) than terrestrial transmission (latency as low as one tenth of a quarter second).

Microwave technology was used in TERRA-Southwest to reach more communities, ensure high network availability, and avoid conflicts with land conservation system units and other land use restrictions.  As a result, TERRA-Southwest does not have as large a backbone capacity from Bethel to Anchorage as an all-fiber system would.   

There are many demands on TERRA-Southwest's backbone capacity, including regional healthcare and education providers, mobile wireless customers, residential Internet subscribers, business/government and data customers. GCI and UUI are planning upgrades to TERRA-Southwest that will increase the backbone capacity over time. Even so, GCI and UUI will continue to evaluate usage patterns as traffic ramps up on the network and manage use of the backbone capacity so that all users benefit.

Facts about the Wi-Fi Wireless "Last Mile" Network

A "last mile" broadband Internet network connects individual homes and businesses in a community to an Internet access point/router that in turn is linked to a middle mile network. Last mile networks include hybrid fiber-coaxial wireline networks that also deliver video services, wireline copper networks that deliver local telephone service, and wireless networks that use Wi-Fi or other wireless technologies.

GCI has operated wireless last mile networks (using satellite for long-distance transport) for many years in rural Alaska. GCI and UUI plan to deploy current-generation, standards-based 802.11n Wi-Fi networks in 63 TERRA communities this summer, including nearly 200 access points (APs) in aggregate.

Customers currently receiving wireless Internet service from GCI or UUI will need to upgrade their equipment in order to support the faster throughput speeds. Current customers will receive the equipment without charge.

SOURCE  General Communication, Inc.

General Communication, Inc.

CONTACT: David Morris, +1-907-265-5396, dmorris@gci.com, or Bruce Broquet, +1-907-868-6660, bbroquet@gci.com, or Gary Scott, +1-907-561-4488, gary@thompsonpr.com, all for GCI

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