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Redpine Signals Announces Industry's First Simultaneous Dual-band 2.4GHz 802.11n/BT4.0 + 5GHz MIMO 802.11ac Convergence SoC

New RS9333 chipset leverages Redpine's Quali-Fi 802.11ac technology and ThreadArch multi-threaded processor to achieve 1.3Gbps on-air throughput at a form-factor and power-consumption that enables integration into smartphones and tablets

Highlights:

-Adaptively reconfigurable single-chip simultaneous dual-band (3x3 11ac can be software reconfigured as simultaneous 2x2 11ac in 5GHz and 1x1 11n in 2.4GHz)

-Data rates up to 1.3Gbps using 3-Spatial Stream 802.11ac MCS-9 (256-QAM), 80MHz bandwidth

-Integrated ThreadArch® four-threaded processor with on chip memory for achieving high-throughputs at a low-host overhead

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra low power and high-performance multi-standard wireless chipsets and systems, today announced the release of the industry's first simultaneous dual-band 5GHz MIMO 802.11ac + 2.4GHz BT4.0, 802.11n chipset. The new SoC is based on Redpine's Quali-Fi 802.11ac technology. It offers PHY data throughputs up to 1.3Gbps and an advanced 802.11ac feature set encompassing Multi-User MIMO and LDPC.

Redpine's RS9333  chipset uniquely offers reconfigurable single-chip simultaneous dual-band capability wherein the chipset can be configured on-the-fly through software as either a 3x3 802.11ac solution in 5GHz or simultaneous 2x2 11ac in 5GHz and 1x1 802.11n in 2.4GHz. In addition, the RS9333 chipset supports BT4.0 in 2.4GHz which coexists optimally with the on-chip 802.11n/ac using innovative coexistence mechanisms.

Based on Redpine's in-house four-threaded processor ThreadArch®, the RS9333 achieves high-throughputs and real-time QoS on the concurrently operational 802.11ac, 802.11n and BT4.0 wireless links while still keeping a free hardware thread available for offload of Layer-3 and application-specific functions. The chipset provides PCI-e, USB and SDIO3.0 host-interfaces to enable integration into a multitude of systems ranging from smartphones and tablets to high-end enterprise routers. 

"Cloud-based services and multimedia streaming are increasing the demand for wireless bandwidth and QoS. These demands are pushing next-generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac out of the crowded 2.4GHz spectrum and into the 5GHz band. Concurrent dual-band support enables 802.11ac to meet next-generation requirements while providing backward compatibility with legacy 2.4GHz networks," said Linley Gwennap, Principal Analyst of The Linley Group.

"Concurrent dual-band is synonymous with large costs and high-power today and is limited to high-end routers. This is mainly due to the usage of two separate baseband chips one each for 2.4 and 5GHz and the associated costs of a high-end network processor. With Quali-Fi RS9333 Redpine is spearheading the integration of concurrent dual-band into power, form-factor and cost-sensitive products like smartphones, tablets and ultra-books," said Venkat Mattela, CEO of Redpine Signals. "Based on 40nm CMOS technology and our innovative multi-threaded processor architecture ThreadArch®, RS9333 provides simultaneous MIMO 802.11ac, 802.11n and BT4.0 wireless links at even lower power and cost than today's 'switchable' dual-band solutions," he added.

Form-factor reference designs for RS9333 will be available to customers in Q3, 2012. These are accompanied by Redpine's field proven OneBox(TM) software framework which supports Station, AP and Wi-Fi Direct(TM) links. 

Redpine will be presenting Quali-Fi(TM) RS9333 at the Linley Tech Conference on April 16th, 2012 in San Jose, CA.

About Redpine Signals, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Redpine Signals, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor and wireless system solutions company focusing on innovative, ultra-low-power and high-performance products for next-generation wireless applications. Redpine was founded in 2001 and was the first in the industry to launch an ultra low power and low-cost single-stream 802.11n chipset in late 2007. Again, in 2009 Redpine pioneered the adoption of self-contained 802.11n modules into the then emerging M2M market. Redpine offers chipsets, modules and solutions covering multiple market segments including industrial, consumer electronics, medical, mobile, PC, and smart energy. Its technology portfolio includes multi-stream 802.11n, 802.11ac, BT4.0 and mobile WiMax (802.16e). The company has more than 150 employees worldwide. For more information on Redpine products, visit http://www.redpinesignals.com/  or contact Redpine at info@redpinesignals.com.

Contact Information
Venkat Mattela
Venkat.mattela@redpinesignals.com
(408)748-3385 x207

Redpine Signals, the Redpine logo, Lite-Fi, and Maxi-Fi are registered trademarks of Redpine Signals, Inc. All other company names, products and logos are registered trademarks of their respective companies.

SOURCE  Redpine Signals, Inc.

Redpine Signals, Inc.

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

SaaSplaza and Assistance Software Sign Agreement on Hosting and Reselling Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011[TM]

NAARDEN, The Netherlands, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Assistance Software and SaaSplaza announced their cooperation on hosting and reselling
Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011[TM].

    SaaSplaza is a Cloud provider that offers the infrastructure to deliver Assistance PSA
in the Cloud. By signing the Agreement Assistance Software completes the multiple
deployment options of Assistance PSA - on premise, on line and SaaS.

    With this agreement Assistance Software will be able to offer their partners and the
partners of SaaSplaza a complete cloud solution for Microsoft CRM 2011, Assistance PSA and
Microsoft Exchange with Sharepoint.

    Partners benefit from the instant and flexible selling opportunities to their client
from the SaaS Cloud for CRM solutions 2011. Different options to package the PSA Software
Solutions in a complete Microsoft CRM hosted environment are possible. Partners will be
invoiced by SaaSplaza at the end of every month, based on the number of registered named
users that month.

    With this "One Stop Shop" concept the advantage for the client is also obvious; one
contact for all your cloud services.

    About SaaSplaza:

    SaaSplaza is the global leader in Cloud-based Dynamics and ERP/CRM solutions.

    Microsoft's 2011 US ERP Hosting Partner of the Year and a SAS70 Type II certified
company, SaaSplaza has been running solutions in the Cloud for more than 12 years,
offering unparalleled customizability, bandwidth, and uptime. And with offices, data
centers, and personnel in the Netherlands, China, California, Singapore, Germany, and
Virginia, SaaSplaza is the only truly global Cloud company.

    Company website: http://www.saasplaza.com

    About Assistance Software:

    Assistance Software, Certified Microsoft Gold Partner and ISV, is a leading IT
innovator in the professional services industry that makes business processes transparent.

    In 2011 Assistance Software introduced Assistance PSA for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.
A completely integrated solution for contemporary information workers. Developed for the
latest technology, the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 platform. Assistance PSA offers a full
integration with any financial platform.

    Company website: http://www.assistancesoftware.com

Source: Assistance Software

Editorial note: Contact Information: Martijn van der Hoeden, Assistance Software, +31(0)35-750-35-38, http://www.assistancesoftware.com/assistance-psa-online/

Nimbus Flash Memory Systems Attain Citrix Ready Certification

Enabling the Most Scalable and Cost-effective Flash Memory Storage Infrastructure for Citrix XenDesktop and XenServer

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nimbus Data Systems, Inc., the leader in Sustainable Storage®, today announced that all Nimbus flash memory systems, including the performance-leading S-Class and the ultra-scalable E-Class, are now Citrix Ready® certified. As the first high-availability and multiprotocol solid state systems to earn this designation, Nimbus S-Class and E-Class systems enable enterprise-wide virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with unmatched performance, superior reliability, and dramatically lower power, rack space, and administration costs.

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While research firm IDC expects over 45 million VDI desktops to be deployed by 2014, VDI adoption has been hampered by storage performance and cost challenges. According to The Evaluator Group, one of the leading research firms covering desktop virtualization, nearly 50% of organizations deploying VDI face significant storage cost and performance challenges.

"Delivering the necessary IOps for a successful VDI deployment using disk arrays would require a significant number of spindles, increasing acquisition and operating costs," stated Russ Fellows, Senior Partner at The Evaluator Group. "Nimbus all-flash storage systems deliver very high IO performance in a small footprint, improving scalability while significantly reducing operating costs. This translates into a lower storage cost per virtual desktop, an essential goal in maximizing ROI."

Nimbus' flash memory storage systems benefit users by:

    --  Improving VDI economics and acceptance: According to third-party
        performance tests, Nimbus flash memory systems provide up to 50x greater
        IO performance than conventional 15K RPM disk arrays. High storage
        performance enables greater VM density and cuts power, cooling, and rack
        space costs by up to 80%, significantly reducing storage costs per VDI
        instance. Users see these performance benefits firsthand as boot times
        are reduced and applications load faster, and this more responsive user
        experience increases VDI acceptance.
    --  Supporting scalable enterprise-wide VDI: Nimbus' all-flash systems scale
        to 500 TB, providing ample storage capacity for the largest VDI
        deployments. With ultra-low latency, Nimbus offers a better alternative
        to hybrid SSD/HDD or caching/tiering designs that can suffer from
        unpredictable performance. Nimbus flash memory systems also outpace PCIe
        flash cards by providing better throughput, more capacity, centralized
        management, and online serviceability.
    --  Simplifying VDI management: Nimbus systems are easy-to-deploy and
        administer. Support for Fibre Channel, NFS, and iSCSI gives users the
        flexibility to select the best storage protocol and networking
        technology for their existing infrastructure and staff skillset. With no
        software license fees and a low acquisition cost, Nimbus systems are
        affordable to organizations large and small.
"Reducing the storage cost and improving performance of VDI deployments are essential to the end-user experience and, ultimately, VDI adoption," stated Thomas Isakovich, CEO of Nimbus. "The Citrix Ready recognition is further validation of Nimbus' innovation, having delivered the most scalable, highest performance, and most fault-tolerant unified flash memory systems in the market today."

To learn more Nimbus' Citrix Ready products, visit http://www.citrix.com/ready/partners/nimbusdata.

About the Citrix Ready Program
The Citrix Ready program identifies verified solutions that are trusted to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix, including Citrix® XenDesktop®, XenApp(TM), XenServer®, NetScaler®, and GoToMeeting®. The Citrix Ready designation is awarded to third party products that have successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix. It also includes the Citrix Ready Community Verified program, which allows customers to see thousands of products that have been verified by other customers to work in their production environments. The Citrix Ready program received the Alliance Excellence Award from the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) for creating a strong community through implementation of new, innovative best practices. More information about the Citrix Ready program can be found at http://www.citrix.com/ready.

About Nimbus Data Systems
Nimbus develops award-winning Sustainable Storage® systems, the most intelligent, efficient and fault-tolerant solid state storage platform engineered for server and desktop virtualization, databases, HPC, and next-generation cloud infrastructure. Combining low-latency flash memory hardware, comprehensive data management and protection software, and highly-scalable multiprotocol storage features, Nimbus systems deliver dramatically greater performance at a significantly lower operating cost than conventional disk-based primary storage arrays, all at a comparable acquisition cost. For more information, visit http://www.nimbusdata.com, or follow Nimbus at twitter.com/nimbusdata.

SOURCE  Nimbus Data Systems, Inc.

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Nimbus Data Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Scott Kline, +1-650-276-4505, skline@nimbusdata.com

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

THX Media Director(TM) Becomes More Readily Available to Consumers With Upcoming Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox Title, Red Tails on Blu-ray(TM), DVD

Additional Partnerships with Industry's Top Quality Assurance Facilities Broaden Accessibility of THX Media Director Titles for Artistically Accurate, Shockingly Simple, High-Quality Home Entertainment

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (NAB 2012 - Booth # SL14407) THX Ltd. today announced new additions to its THX Media Director(TM) ecosystem, including the upcoming Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment release of Red Tails on Blu-ray(TM) and DVD, and new quality assurance partners, The Testing Group and Testronic Labs.  THX Media Director is a technology that transforms digital media into smart content, enabling CE devices (i.e., Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, AVRs, HD displays) to automatically select the audio and video settings that best represent the director's vision, vastly simplifying the home entertainment experience and preserving artistic intent.

Slated for release on May 22, the Red Tails Blu-ray set is the second Lucasfilm and Fox title to feature THX Media Director; the first being Star Wars: The Complete Saga, released in September 2011.  THX worked with both companies to capture the picture and sound characteristics specific to this movie and encode that information on the THX Media Director enabled Red Tails Blu-ray and DVD products, so fans will be able to sit back and enjoy the high-flying, action-adventure film as its creators intended.

The promise of delivering a premium home entertainment experience to consumers around the world doesn't end there.  THX recently partnered with The Testing Group and Testronic Labs, two of the world's top disc testing companies, to oversee the quality assurance of THX Media Director enabled content.  In working with these types of facilities, THX enables content creators and artists to more easily preserve the ideal audio and video settings for movies, games, music and more - while taking the guesswork out for consumers.

The Testing Group - As a fully operational state-of-the-art testing facility serving the digital content and commerce marketplace, the Testing Group has partnered with THX as a testing lab that can verify THX Media Director technology, helping to support a more heightened and seamless consumer experience.  With more than 30 years of experience, owners Lauren Evers and James Richardson have brought invaluable innovations and standards that have helped pave the way for rapid critical mass acceptance of DVD, Blu-ray and other digital applications. 

Testronic Labs - The global leader in quality assurance services for film, television and a notable array of other industries, Testronic enjoys a close collaboration with major studios and premier content owners in safeguarding the consumer experience.  An expert supplier of testing services for 18 certification programs, Testronic is uniquely positioned to ensure the highest quality consumer deliverables and now fully supports THX Media Director.

In the last year and a half, THX has grown its list of THX Media Director partners and customers to encompass leading CE manufacturers, chip developers, content creators, authoring facilities, streaming media content and Blu-ray Discs.  THX continues to deliver on its promise to bring its technology to consumers' living rooms and intends to introduce additional THX Media Director enabled titles and devices to simplify and enhance the home entertainment experience.

THX at NAB 2012:

THX will be showcasing THX Media Director through demos and new THX Media Director enabled partners at NAB booth # SL14407.  In addition THX will be showcasing its new cineCube(TM) HD application and its full suite of THX cineSpace(TM) color management tools.

About THX:         

From the big screen to your screen, THX ignites your passion for exciting entertainment experiences. Founded by George Lucas and recognized by audiences around the globe, THX is synonymous with the design and certification of world-class cinemas, premium audio systems, 3D HDTVs and blockbuster movies.  Products featuring THX technologies defy convention and define quality in their class, whether in the cinema, in the home or on the road.

SOURCE  THX Ltd.

THX Ltd.

CONTACT: Jen Ralls of THX Ltd., +1-415-492-3949, jralls@thx.com; or Marika Knapp of Weber Shandwick for THX Ltd., +1-415-262-5968, marika.knapp@webershandwick.com

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

Cardo to debut its BK-1, the world's first helmet-mounted Bluetooth® communication and entertainment system especially for bicyclists, at Sea Otter Classic

Company to hold daily drawing for a chance to win a cardo BK-1 duo at booth #723

PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardo Systems, Inc., the world's market leader in wireless Bluetooth communication for motorcycle helmets, will showcase the world's first Bluetooth communication and entertainment system made especially for bicyclists, the cardo BK-1, at North America's largest cycling festival, the Volkswagen Sea Otter Classic. The festival takes place April 19-22 at the Laguna Seca Recreation Area near Monterey, California. Cardo Systems will demonstrate its new bicycle product to cycling fans at Sponsor Row, Booth #723. The company will conduct a daily drawing for one free cardo BK-1 duo each day of the festival.

"The Sea Otter Classic is an event that is highly anticipated by cycling fans worldwide," said Cardo's CEO Abraham Glezerman. "We look forward to showing festival goers how the cardo BK-1 can enhance their fun and safety as they enjoy their favorite sport. We're excited about providing attendees a daily drawing for a chance to win one free cardo BK-1 duo per day."

Installing in virtually any bicycle helmet in just minutes, the BK-1 delivers voice-activated, two-way or three-way bike-to-bike communication capabilities. Cyclists can converse with fellow BK-1 users at a distance of up to 1,600 feet. The cardo BK-1 also provides cyclists with a way to enjoy safe, hands-free use of Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, MP3 players, or GPS devices.

Available at http://www.cardosystems.com and from authorized dealers, the incredibly smart BK-1 system was built with rider convenience and comfort in mind. With hovering speakers that avoid ear contact and a noise-cancelling microphone, the BK-1 enables riders to converse with fellow cyclists, make, receive, and decline mobile phone calls, and use Bluetooth-equipped MP3 or smartphone players as well as GPS devices.

Developed to withstand the rigors of road cycling, triathlon competitions, mountain biking, commuting, and everyday riding, the cardo BK-1 is light and aerodynamic despite its rugged construction. The unit features a rechargeable battery that provides up to seven hours of talk time. It also comes with a multi-functional USB jack to enable software updates and a universal travel charger.

The BK-1 is now available online at http://www.cardosystems.com, or at select authorized dealers. For more information, please visit http://www.cardosystems.com.

About Cardo Systems, Inc.

Cardo Systems, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, has specialized in the design, development, manufacturing and sale of state-of-the-art Bluetooth® communication and entertainment systems since 2003. Cardo pioneered full Bluetooth® motorcycle helmet communications and continues to create the most useful and enjoyable innovations for Bluetooth motorcycle and snowmobile headsets. The company's scala rider® line of headsets, now available in over 60 countries, is the world's bestselling Bluetooth system for the motorcycle industry. For more information call Cardo Systems at (800) 488-0363.

SOURCE  Cardo Systems, Inc.

Cardo Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Belinda Rooney, SS|PR, +1-609-750-9110, brooney@sspr.com

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

Moose Exhibits Selects Kroner Communications as Agency Of Record

Focus on Public Relations to Fuel Brand Growth

BOULDER, Colo., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Moose Exhibits, an award-winning, full-service exhibit house providing the entire range of trade show marketing products and services, today  announced that Kroner Communications, an objectives-based marketing communications consulting agency, has been selected as its agency of record.  As Moose Exhibits' brand partner, Kroner Communications will focus on Public Relations strategies and initiatives to help grow brand awareness.

About Moose Exhibits                                                       

Founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 2003, Moose Exhibits is an award-winning, full-service exhibit house combining quality products and services with customer service and client education. Providing custom designed trade show exhibits and fabrication, plus logistics programs including storage, transportation, installation and dismantle services, Moose Exhibits caters to large and small businesses.  Offering top quality trade show displays, hardware and graphics, Moose Exhibits provides display materials for all types of marketing events, plus creative services, printing, and promotional items. (http://www.mooseexhibits.com) Follow Moose Exhibits on Facebook and Twitter.

About Kroner Communications

Kroner Communications is a consulting company focused on results-oriented marketing communications initiatives.  All work begins with measurable objectives, from fully integrated marketing communications campaigns to specific projects.  Kroner Communications provides integrated message development, public relations, trade show strategy and planning, collateral development, advertising management, and web site marketing management for companies in various industries, including technology, fitness, and event measurement.  Call 303/478-3044 or click (http://www.KronerCommunications.com).  Follow Kroner Communications on Facebook, Twitter,Google+,LinkedIn, and Pinterest. 

SOURCE  Kroner Communications

Kroner Communications

CONTACT: Marilyn R. Kroner , Kroner Communications, +1-303-478-3044, marilyn@kronercommunications.com

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

DealPly Makes Saving Online Easier With Enhanced Coupon Feature

With the new "get code" mechanism, DealPly enhanced redeeming coupons in leading stores

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    DealPly [http://www.dealply.com ], the leading deals and coupon browser add-on
application, is making it easier for shoppers to access coupon codes and add them to their
shopping carts with an enhanced 'get code' feature.

    The new feature streamlines the process of adding coupon codes to online shopping
carts by allowing shoppers to click on a 'Get code' button from any of the coupons that
appear in the DealPly application. This action copies a coupon code to a shopper's clip
board. Next, all the shopper has to do is go to the shopping cart, paste the code in the
relevant field and get the discount.

    "We are very excited about this new feature because we believe it will enhance our
customers' online shopping experience. We want to make it as easy as possible for shoppers
to take advantage of all the deals and offers available on DealPly. This new 'get code'
feature will allow everyone to grab the savings," says Sharon Daniely, VP Marketing at
DealPly.

    About DealPly

    DealPly is a browser add-on that provides highly relevant shopping deals and coupon
offers to users as they browse for products on the web. The application displays a deals
widget on the sites that users browse and shows exclusive shopping offers, saving people
time and money during their online shopping experience. DealPly is 100% safe free and
guarantees the lowest prices on the most popular retail sites such as Amazon, eBay and
more. It provides coupons, special deals, rebates, club discounts and every day bargains
to everyone looking to save money online. http://www.dealply.com

   
    For more details please contact:

    Melody Cain
    melody@dealply.com
    +972-3-5497821

    DealPly- Never miss a deal again!

Source: DealPly

New Broadcom 10GBASE-T PHYs Deliver 50 Percent Lower Power

Less Than Two Watts Per Port with Energy Efficient Ethernet Enable Substantial Power Savings in the Data Center

IRVINE, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

News Highlights:

    --  Optimized for data center top of rack (ToR) switches and 10GbE server
        adapters
    --  Extends Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) support to all three operating
        speeds: 1GbE, 10GbE and 100M
    --  Highly integrated with on-chip MACsec security and 1588 precision timing
        protocol
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced the addition of two 10GBASE-T physical layer transceivers (PHYs) to its growing portfolio of 10GBASE-T networking solutions. Optimized for top-of-rack switches, 10GbE server adapters and LOMs (LAN on motherboard) in the data center, the highly integrated quad-port BCM84844 and dual-port BCM84846 lower operating power by more than 50 percent(1). The new PHYs substantially reduce power consumption at 10GE to less than two watts per port through the use of EEE, and extend the benefits of EEE to include all device speeds including 1GbE. For more news, visit Broadcom's newsroom.

As a result of increasing network traffic and higher bandwidth servers( )such as Romley, industry analysts predict a 20x increase in 10GBASE-T adoption by 2013, as data centers upgrade to higher densities(2). Broadcom's second generation 40 nanometer (nm) PHYs drive innovation in 10GbE, offering robust operation over 100 meter cables while significantly reducing footprint, cost and power consumption.

Power is critical as network managers seek to reduce cost and carbon footprint of large scale data centers. Broadcom's AutoGrEEEn(TM) technology enables systems with legacy MACs to get the power savings of EEE in periods of reduced link utilization. Both PHYs provide on-chip IEEE802.1ae MACsec link layer security and 1588v2 precision time protocol (PTP), delivering precise and accurate synchronization of nodes in the network.

Broadcom's new BCM84844 and BCM84846 deliver lower power while offering pin compatibility to previous Broadcom devices (BCM84834 and BCM84836) and integration with Broadcom's broad portfolio of switch, controller, and adapter solutions.  This includes PHY drivers within Broadcom's Software Development Kit (SDK) and common implementations of MACsec and 1588v2 PTP.

Market Drivers:

    --  Global IP traffic expected to grow twenty-fold by 2016(3)
    --  10GBASE-T adoption to increase 20x by 2013(2)
    --  10GbE port shipments expected to reach 62.2M in 2016 from 8.5 M in
        2011(4)
    --  Massive traffic growth challenges current network architecture(5)
Key Features:

    --  Supports IEEE Std 802.3az(TM)-2010 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
        capability for 10GBASE-T,1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
    --  Robust operation over 100m Category 6A cables with industry-standard
        4-pair magnetics
    --  IEEE standard device interoperability: 10 Gbps, 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps

    --  Broadcom® AutoGrEEEn technology extends EEE power savings to legacy
        MACs at both 1 and 10 Gbps data rates
    --  Line-side XFI enables dual-media applications
    --  Reduced footprint with 27x27mm (BCM84844) and 21x21mm package (BCM84846)
Availability

The BCM84844 and BCM84846 are now sampling with production volume slated for 2H12.

For ongoing news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom, read the B-Connected Blog, or visit Facebook or Twitter. And to stay connected, subscribe to Broadcom's RSS Feed.

Quote:

Kevin Brown, Broadcom's Vice President and General Manager, PHY

"Demand for high-density switches and servers with 10GBASE-T connectivity is growing and our latest PHYs extend the industry-leading features our customers have come to expect from Broadcom. We continue to push the envelope in delivering the industry's most advanced products while driving down cost, footprint and power consumption. Lowering device power to less than two watts per port is an important step forward in the adoption of 10GBASE-T."

About Broadcom

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

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

Resources:

(1) 50 percent reduction as compared to previous generation Broadcom 65nm PHYs

(2) Crehan Research, Data Center Switching and Server-Class Adapter & LOM - January 2012

(3) Cisco Virtual Networking Index, 2011 - 2016

(4) Dell'Oro Ethernet Forecast January, 2012

(5) Linley Group Guide to Ethernet Switch and PHY Chips December, 2011

    Contacts
    --------
    Press                     Investors
    Tamara Snowden            Chris Zegarelli
    Broadcom Public Relations Director, Investor Relations
    408-922-6505              949-926-7567
    tamaras@broadcom.com      czegarel@broadcom.com

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

Atmel 2.4GHz Low-Power RF Transceiver Redefines Lowest Power Consumption for Industrial Applications

Offering 60 Percent Lower Power Consumption than Nearest Competitor, New 2.4GHz Atmel AT86RF233 Transceiver Expands into Battery-Operated Applications Including Utility Meters, Industrial Monitoring and Control Systems, and Energy-Harvesting Equipment

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced a new RF transceiver for battery-operated wireless applications. The Atmel AT86RF233 transceiver is optimized for industrial and consumer products that comply with ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4, IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks (6LoWPAN) and high data rate 2.4GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band applications.

The AT86RF233 transceiver offers 60 percent lower power consumption than its closest competitors. At the same time, the transceiver improves the superior RF performance for which Atmel's RF products are widely renowned, making it an ideal solution for products such as gas and water meters, monitoring and control systems, and energy-harvesting equipment.

Since target applications in these segments call for years of battery life without maintenance, a low-power, high-performance transceiver such as the AT86RF233 fits the bill. The AT86RF233 provides transceiver current consumption of 14mA, receiver current consumption of 6mA and sleep current consumption of 0.02uA. For a complete solution, design engineers can use a low-power, high-performance Atmel AVR® or an Atmel ARM® processor-based microcontroller (MCU)--two of the world's most popular MCU architectures--as a companion chip. Together, the AT86RF233 transceiver and an AVR XMEGA® MCU can deliver a low-power, cost-optimized solution to meet the operational requirements of applications that spend most of their time in low-power sleep mode and need fast wake-up times and short, active cycles.

As a highly integrated solution, the AT86RF233 requires minimal external components. Design engineers can, therefore, lower their bill of material (BOM) costs and also reduce system board space. With support for antenna diversity, the AT86RF233 enhances RF performance and link reliability. Onboard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) ensures secure wireless end-to-end communication.

"With the 802.15.4-compliant market growing quickly towards half a billion units*, we're pleased to deliver a RF transceiver that meets a variety of industry standards while addressing our customers' requirements for increasingly lower power consumption," said Magnus Pedersen, product marketing director for microcontroller wireless solutions at Atmel. "The AT86RF233 transceiver will enable our customers to create feature-rich wireless products that provide the long battery life that their customers demand."

"Wireless applications continue to integrate more functions while demanding longer battery life and better scalability. By using Atmel's unique picoPower low-power technology, the latest AVR XMEGA devices have 20x lower sleep current than existing solutions in the market with similar memory and integration levels. AVR XMEGA devices and the AT86RF233 transceiver are the perfect companions for low-power wireless applications," said Ingar Fredriksen, senior director, MCU marketing at Atmel.

Design Environment

Supported by kits, tools and communication stacks, the AT86RF233 transceiver can be integrated into any design with efficiency. Designers who pair the transceiver with an AVR XMEGA MCU can further optimize their design environment with Atmel Studio 6, the newest integrated development environment. Supporting both AVR MCUs as well as Atmel ARM Cortex(TM)-M processor-based devices, Atmel Studio 6 comes with 1,000 project examples with source code that eliminate most of the low-level coding in a design.

Availability

The AT86RF233 transceiver is available with the REB233SMAD-EK evaluation kit, which includes two AT86RF233 radio evaluation boards paired with the AVR XMEGA ATxmega256A3 MCU. Atmel also provides, free of charge, a variety of network software and programming examples, including the BitCloud® ZigBee PRO and the BitCloud Public Profile Suite.

About Atmel

Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets.

*Source: ABI Research

© 2012 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel®, Atmel logo and combinations thereof, AVR®, BitCloud®, picoPower®, XMEGA® and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM® and Cortex(TM) are registered trademarks or trademarks of ARM Limited. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

Press Contact
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SOURCE  Atmel Corporation

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MicroStrategy Introduces Usher(TM) 1.1, the Coolest Way to Manage Facebook Events and Groups

TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Usher 1.1, a free event management app linked to Facebook events and groups, is now available worldwide with new features and enhancements for users to easily plan an event from their iPhones. Users can download the app by going to http://www.usher.com and clicking on the link to the App Store.

Make the Most of your Facebook Network with Usher
Using the Usher app on your iPhone, you can easily manage an event from beginning to end and invite guests from your Facebook network. Whether your next event is a student event, charity benefit, or nightclub party, you can invite "All Friends" with the tap of a button, or use Usher's convenient filters (such as gender, age, interests, and location) to invite your guests.  You can check RSVPs in real-time and invite guests at the last minute.  Usher delivers mobile tickets to your guests' smartphones so your guests don't have to worry about losing their tickets or waiting in a long line at the door.  Usher also allows you to check people in on your iPhone using multiple validation methods, such as Facebook photo, QR Code, Sight Code(TM), Usher Code(TM), Electronic Guest List, and Printed Guest List.

Usher 1.1 Enhancements Include:

    --  Improved Offline Support. Event organizers now have the ability to
        validate guests while in offline mode, and guests can show their tickets
        when their iPhones are in offline mode, making wireless connectivity
        unnecessary.
    --  Support for Group Events, Page Events, and Badges. Event organizers and
        guests can utilize Usher ticketing and check-ins for group events, page
        events, and social loyalty programs. Restaurants and other
        establishments are leveraging Facebook Groups and using Usher to offer
        special deals to their patrons.
    --  Ability to Assign Multiple Event Hosts. Event organizers can assign
        multiple hosts in Facebook to manage an event within the app. Having
        multiple hosts allows all event organizers to manage the event easily
        from their mobile device, especially for large student events and
        nightclubs.
    --  Multiple Event Validation.  Event door managers can validate tickets to
        any and all events in one location, without the need to switch multiple
        times within the app.
    --  3-D Visualization of Events. Event guests can use Usher's 3-D augmented
        reality geographic capabilities to find their events on the go and view
        event details before deciding which event to attend.
    --  Enhanced Demographic Visualizations.  Event organizers can better
        personalize events to their invitees' interests with easy to understand
        demographic visualizations of interests, gender, relationship status,
        and age.
    --  New Sight Code Themes.  Event organizers can now choose from seven
        animated sight code themes, including distinctive 3-D models and
        fractals, to use as their event's ticket validation code.
"The latest release of Usher has exciting new features that take event management to a whole new level of simplicity and make the most of your Facebook network," said Glen Goldstein, Vice President, Marketing, MicroStrategy Incorporated. "Usher is currently being used at universities and nightclubs across the DC metropolitan area with tremendous success. With Usher, organizers better understand and connect to their target audience, while providing customer service above and beyond what is expected."

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

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

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

MSTR-G

Contact:
Warren Getler

MicroStrategy Incorporated

703-744-6258
wgetler@microstrategy.com

SOURCE  MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy Incorporated

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

Anne Geddes' Bestselling Baby Record Book My First Five Years Now Available in a Digital Edition From the Mac App Store

"It only takes a moment to create a memory." -- Anne Geddes

SYDNEY, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned photographer and New York Times bestselling author Anne Geddes' groundbreaking digital keepsake edition of the classic baby record book My First Five Years reaches number one in the 'Top Paid Lifestyle' category within the Mac App store.

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The very best of My First Five Years content has been transformed into a newly released app for Mac users, providing families and loved ones with a myriad of ways to capture, record and share a child's first moments ... memories in the making. With the new digital My First Five Years, you can record your baby's favorite lullaby, your toddler's first words, and have proud grandparents film a keepsake message for their new grandchild. Now, you can store all of these precious moments -- in sound and imagery -- forever in the one special place, telling the story of your child's first five years.

"I'm very excited to share My First Five Years as a digital edition," commented Anne. "It is incredible and so exciting as an artist to offer my photographs in such high quality reproduction, as part of a keepsake book that captures memorable moments in a captivating new way.  A child's first five years are especially cherished, and this new digital edition with audio and video features enables parents to hold onto these moments and share them with their child, friends, and family."

We understand that no two families are the same. The digital My First Five Years allows your family to shine, as you personalize every aspect of your journal to create a truly unique keepsake that reflects you, and your child. Select and choose what you want to capture and record. Customize headings, covers, themes and pages, while easily deleting others. Do you have a special moment or event you'd like to remember? Simply add and create your own set of pages. You can also utilize your iCal to help remind you of useful milestones.

Are you a grandparent, or a mom whose children are more than five years old? Re-live and re-capture stories and photographs stored on your computer or start collecting and scanning those stored photographs so they can now be shared in your new digital version of My First Five Years. You can create a digital My First Five Years as a birthday or graduation gift for your son or daughter.

The possibilities are endless, the message the same. Treasure your memories. Sharing your child's milestones with family and friends is an important part of parenthood.  Anne Geddes' digital My First Five Years lets you offer your favorite pages on Facebook, via email, online or as a beautiful slideshow.

The inaugural digital edition of My First Five Years is available exclusively on the Mac App Store [http://bit.ly/HByVsV] (Anne Geddes; $14.99 USD).

SOURCE  Anne Geddes

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CONTACT: Sandi Mendelson, +1-212-725-7707, hmi@hmieast.com, for Anne Geddes

Facebook Average CPM Rates Increase by 41% Since Q1 2011 New Study Shows

TBG Digital's Q1 2012 Facebook Advertising Report Indicates Enhanced Earnings From Marketplace Ads

LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Facebook's average Cost per Thousand impressions (CPM) has increased by 41% since Q1
in 2011 according to the latest Global Facebook Advertising Report compiled by TBG Digital
(TBG) and verified by the University of Cambridge. This is the latest report examining the
trends and changes in the performance of Facebook campaigns managed by TBG Digital.

    The study, which was based on 372 billion impressions in more than 190 countries for
235 clients from Q1 2011 to Q1 2012, demonstrates that Facebook is earning more from
Marketplace ads. Specifically, average CPM has increased by 15% in the last quarter with
the US seeing an increase of 11% and the UK seeing an increase of 13% during the same
period.

    TBG also sees a massive increase in Click Through Rates (CTR) for News Clients. With
the huge success of Facebook social readers from the likes of Yahoo! News, The Washington
Post and The Guardian, the Company has identified a strong uplift in CTR for those in the
News sector since Q4 2011 with an increase of 196%. The category now joins entertainment,
beauty & fitness, house & garden, and health at the top of the league with finance
remaining at the bottom of the table. Further, this jump in position demonstrates that
Twitter no longer dominates as the sole social network for news.

    Additional findings from the report include the following:

   
    - Facebook Cost per Click (CPC) has increased by 23% in the top five
      territories versus Q4 2011 indicating that while growth in new users may be slowing*,
      the social network is becoming more attractive to advertisers
    - The US experienced a reduction in average CTR of 8% in this quarter with the
      top five territories seeing an average decrease of 6% which could be attributed to an
      increase in the number of ads being placed on users' pages. CTR is generally a measure
      of how engaging users find the ad, affected by the quality of the creative and how
      appropriate the ad's targeting.
    - Seasonal deviations can contribute to CTR increases and decreases in certain
      vertical sectors. For example, Fitness is always a focus in a New Year where as Retail
      drops after its heights in the holiday season.
    - The Retail sector has taken the lead on number of impressions served
      increasing its share by 10 percentage points to make up 23% of all impressions in Q1
    - The Finance sector leads with the most expensive advertising costs, with 3.5
      times higher CPCs than the Food & Drink sector which has the lowest ad costs
    - Top 5 sectors continue to dominate comprising 78% of impressions served of the
      18 sectors measured

    Cost Per Fan Costs Increase by 43% Over All Territories

    On average, Cost per Fan increased 43% in Q1 2012, compared to Q4 2011. The UK saw the
greatest jump with 77% followed by the US with 37%. Increased competition and advertising
costs means brands will need to work harder in their recruitment of fans with a focus on
'earned media'.

    Fanning Continues to Drive CPC Savings Particularly in the Food & Drink Sector

    In Q1 Facebook continued to incentivize advertisers to say within the Facebook
environment by offering reduced CPCs of up to 45%.Consequently the Finance Sector which
sends

    91% of its traffic out of the Facebook environment to sign up for their services
(compared to the average of 38%.) saw the most expensive advertising costs. Alternatively
the Food & Drink sector, which uses Facebook as a branding tool, only sent 4% of its
traffic offsite in Q1 and thus saw the lowest advertising fees.

    Simon Mansell, CEO of TBG Digital, commented: "The recent Facebook Advertising Report
unearthed some compelling trends as it relates to how brands are using the site to engage
customers. One amazing finding is that Facebook has seen an increase in pricing at the
same time when it has also grown the number of ads per page, sometimes up to seven, which
you would naturally expect to actually deflate prices. Additionally, the rapid increase in
CTR for news clients is promising for Facebook as it demonstrates that the platform works
well for sharing news as well as gaming and photos, an offering which other social
networks, such as Twitter have dominated to date."

    To view TBG's Q1 Global Facebook Advertising Report please visit:
http://clearslide.com/view/mail?iID=2TGN93ZFELA7QZ74ZHU9

    *source: eMarketer, March 2012

    About TBG Digital

    TBG Digital (@tbgdigital) is a Social Media specialist that helps global brands
advertise and engage through Facebook and Twitter. The business creates custom social
experiences that are amplified through targeted media. Activity is supported by
proprietary technology and benchmarked against a data store of over one trillion events.
Founded in 2001, TBG Digital has offices in San Francisco, London, New York, Paris,
Chicago, Hamburg, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Manila and Sydney. For more information, please
visit our website at http://www.tbgdigital.com.

   
    Media Contacts:

    Sebastian Mathews for TBG Digital
    Telephone: +44(0)20-7269-7158
    Email: sebastian.mathews@fticonsulting.com

    Jessy Adams for TBG Digital
    Telephone: +1-212-850-5684
    Email: jessy.adams@fticonsulting.com

Source: TBG Digital

WD® VelociRaptor® Hard Drive Reaches New Performance Peak With 1 TB Model

10,000 RPM, 2.5-inch, 6 Gb/s SATA Hard Drive Gets Performance and Capacity Boost to Offer the Ultimate Storage Experience for Demanding PC Enthusiasts

IRVINE, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC), today announced it is now shipping the new WD VelociRaptor® 1 TB hard drive, the latest addition to its award-winning drive family, the largest capacity 10,000 RPM hard drive on the market today. Designed for high-performance PCs, Mac®( )computers and professional workstations that require a balance of high performance and capacity, the WD VelociRaptor drive is a favorite among enthusiasts and creative professionals. The WD VelociRaptor will also come in capacities of 500 GB and 250 GB.

Leveraging enterprise-class mechanics to provide 24x7 durability under high-performance workloads, the new WD VelociRaptor 1 TB hard drive is geared for creative professionals who demand the ultimate SATA drive. Creative pros use write-intensive applications that manage large, dynamic files; for example, video editing and digital content creation and management, which ultimately put a strain on storage devices that utilize write-challenged NAND memory for performance enhancement. WD VelociRaptor's outstanding read and write performance across the entire disk capacity makes it a perfect match for the creative professional and enthusiast who want to optimize their tools, enhance productivity, and increase storage space at the same time.

"WD is committed to providing customers with the best performing and most reliable SATA hard drives and our WD VelociRaptor family of drives underscores that promise," said Darwin Kauffman, vice president and general manager of WD's enterprise storage. "With ever-increasing demand for greater capacity, the new 1 TB WD VelociRaptor drive delivers the ultimate combination of speed and storage for the power user." 

The WD VelociRaptor 2.5-inch hard drive comes in the IcePack(TM) enclosure, a 3.5-inch mounting frame with built-in heat sink - a factory customization that fits the drive into a standard 3.5-inch system bay and keeps the powerful drive extra cool when installed in a high-performance desktop or workstation system.

Features of the WD VelociRaptor hard drives include:

Super speed - SATA 6 Gb/s interface and 64 MB cache optimize the 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor.

Higher capacity - WD VelociRaptor SATA hard drives employ Advanced Format Technology to achieve capacities up to 1 TB.

Rock-solid reliability - Designed and manufactured to workstation standards to deliver stellar reliability in high workload environments.

Ultra-cool operation - Consumes less idle power and uses similar active power as the previous generation WD VelociRaptor while offering greater capacity and performance.

Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF(TM)) - Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.

NoTouch(TM) ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection when in transit.

Environmentally conscious - In addition to being RoHS-compliant, this generation of WD VelociRaptor is also a halogen-free design.

Price and Availability
WD VelociRaptor hard drives are available now at select distributors, resellers and e-tailers, and come with a five-year limited warranty. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD VelociRaptor 1 TB (model #: WD1000DHTZ) is $319.99 USD, the 500 GB version (model #: WD5000HHTZ) is $209.99 USD and the 250 GB version (model #: WD2500HHTZ) is $159.99 USD. More information about WD VelociRaptor hard drives including terms of the limited warranty may be found on the company website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=20.

About WD
WD, a storage industry pioneer and long-time leader, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its storage technologies serve a wide range of host applications including client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own storage systems. Its home entertainment products enable rich engagement with stored digital content.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital®, WD® and HGST(TM) brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (http://www.westerndigital.com)to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, WD VelociRaptor, and the WD logo are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; IcePack, NoTouch and RAFF are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks herein are property of their respective owner. As used for interface, gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. As used for cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes.As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

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CONTACT: Heather Skinner, WD Public Relations, +1-949-672-7920, heather.skinner@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, WD Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834, robert.blair@wdc.com

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

New Website Helps Descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews Who Have Been Persecuted by the Inquisition and Escaped to the Americas to Reveal Their Past

TEL-AVIV, Israel, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    They were scattered across the globe more than 500 years ago and went to great lengths
to hide their true identities, but now, thanks to a new website powered by an online
database, descendants of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews whose ancestors were forced to
convert or be exiled during the Spanish & Portuguese Inquisitions, might be able to trace
their heritage.

    Today, the descendants of these Jews, also known as Marranos, Conversos, crypto-Jews,
Chuetas, Anusim and New Christians, constitute significant numbers in Spain, Portugal,
Latin America, Brazil and the Southwest US. Although many of them have little or no
knowledge of their past, the number of their descendants who are discovering their family
history is steadily growing in these regions.

    NameYourRoots [http://nameyourroots.com ] endeavors to inform about their ancestry and
genealogy and to provide them with an array of tools to facilitate their personal journey
of discovery and learning about their past.

    The newly launched NameYourRoots.com [http://nameyourroots.com ] website enables
anyone with a Spanish or Portuguese surname to begin their research by looking up in the
records of the origins of their maternal and paternal surnames; site visitors receive a
personalized and printable report about their family names. The report, which is provided
free of charge and in a choice of 3 languages (English, Spanish or Portuguese), includes
search results from hundreds of bibliographical, documentary and digitized records and
sources where the surname is cited with respect to Jews and crypto-Jews. When available,
the report also cites locations where registries of Sephardic or Christianized Jewish
families with the surname have been traced, and other interesting facts.

    The personalized family name report as well as the multi-media content available to
users at NameYourRoots.com is the product of ongoing research aimed at maintaining a
unique and extensive database. Visitors to the website can now also view the first in a
series of documentary films which is entitled "What's in a Name
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-sHZ3xn5c&contextÃdfe99cADOEgsToPDskKuDAGS0jRqYgqdB1BmVhq5 ]
" and that describes the background of the project. The website also provides much
information and many external links to other organizations working with these people.

    Working in conjunction with other international organizations active in the historical
fields and backed by private donations, NameYourRoots [http://nameyourroots.com ] strives
to inform, educate, facilitate and assist anyone to discover their past.

   
    For more information, please contact:

    Yehuda Daniel Rothschild
    http://www.NameYourRoots.com
    communication@nameyourroots.com
    +972-54-4337928
    http://www.facebook.com/nameyourroots
    Twitter: @NameYourRoots

Source: NameYourRoots

FC2 Access Analyzer Has Been Released in Portuguese

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    The global web service company, FC2, Inc. now supports Portuguese on its "FC2 Access
Analyzer" service ( http://analyzer.fc2.com ), making up a grand total of 11 languages
(Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish,
German, Russian, Indonesian and Portuguese).

    (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/12/03/20091203591671.jpg )

    FC2 Access Analysis Portuguese Version http://analyzer.fc2.com/pt

    About FC2 Access Analyzer

    FC2 Access Analyzer is a free access analysis service developed first in Japan in
March, 2003.

    Users are able to breakdown visitors to their blog or website in detail, simply by
placing a small icon on their page.

    With this release, we have added Russian, Indonesian and Portuguese to our supported
languages.

    The Merits of FC2 Access Analyzer

   
    - Advertising icon displays for only 8 seconds. The icon is small and has
      many cute designs to suit your blog or website.
    - Display data related to hourly, daily and monthly accesses, traffic sources,
      the nationality and browser type of visitors, and a breakdown of used search words.
    - You are able to display data for up to 120 pages over 4 months.
    - You are able to exclude your own accesses from the analysis.

    About FC2, Inc.

    FC2, Inc. is a global company that produces a variety of web services. Beginning with
Japanese, these services are also made available in multiple languages. The company is
based in Nevada, USA, and was established in 1999. FC2 is continually working towards
improving its services for users.

   
    FC2, Inc.:
    Current Address : 101 Convention Center Dr. Suite 700 Las Vegas, NV 89109

   
    Portal Page: http://fc2.com/pt/
    Information Blog: http://staffpt.blog.fc2.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FC2_pt
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blog.fc2

    Contact:

   
    Takuma Kishi
    Tel: +1-310-414-9626
    Email: global@fc2.us

Source: FC2, Inc.

CEVA Introduces CEVA-TeakLite-4 -- The Most Powerful, Low Power 32-bit DSP Architecture Framework for Advanced Audio and Voice Applications

Fourth generation TeakLite® DSP architecture offered in a series of four DSP cores, differing in performance, die size and system interfaces; Incorporates smart power management technology and support for customer-owned extensions

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Linley Tech Mobile Conference - CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today introduced the CEVA-TeakLite-4, the industry's most powerful, low power and scalable 32-bit DSP architecture framework for advanced audio and voice applications. The CEVA-TeakLite-4 was specifically designed to address the increasingly complex requirements of voice pre-processing and audio post-processing algorithms as well as multi-channel audio codecs, for smartphones, mobile computing and digital home devices.

Built on the proven foundation of the widely-used CEVA-TeakLite family, the CEVA-TeakLite-4 introduces innovative smart power management technology and supports customer-owned extensions, making it a highly flexible architecture and ideal for even the most area and power sensitive designs. Illustrating this, the CEVA-TeakLite-4 consumes up to 25% less die area and requires up to 30% less power than the previous generation CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP for decoding MP3 with Dolby Mobile 3+ post-processing.

Audio and Voice Complexity Grows

The 32-bit CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP architecture directly addresses the significant challenges faced by the semiconductor industry in enabling high-quality audio and voice performance in all types of devices. To deliver better voice intelligibility in noisy environments for example, advanced pre-processing technologies reduce the background noise and improve voice clarity, requiring support for computational-intensive algorithms. Likewise, the transition to wideband voice codecs for voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications requires significantly more DSP horsepower than traditional narrowband voice codecs used today. And in mobile and home entertainment devices, audio post-processing creates a vastly-improved consumer experience, delivering virtual surround sound, speaker correction, bass expansion effects, and more. The processing required to deliver this level of performance is significantly more complex than what can be efficiently achieved with 16-bit and 24-bit DSPs utilized today, bringing 32-bit audio processing to the forefront.

Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at CEVA stated: "In architecting the CEVA-TeakLite-4, we built upon the vast knowledge and experience gained in the last five years from our first generation 32-bit audio processors to significantly improve the performance and power efficiency of our new architecture. As a result, the CEVA-TeakLite-4 architecture can address the specific requirements of any advanced audio and voice enabled SoC through a choice of scalable and flexible DSPs, which share a common instruction set architecture, software ecosystem and tool set. Furthermore, the integration of our second generation smart power management technology, PSU 2.0, enables the CEVA-TeakLite-4 architecture to deliver the lowest power consumption package possible, for each specific application."

The CEVA-TeakLite-4 architecture is initially available as a series of four compatible DSP cores, offering designers a range of application-specific cost/performance alternatives to meet their application requirements. The CEVA-TL410 and CEVA-TL411 DSPs offer single and dual 32x32 bit multipliers, respectively, targeting voice and audio CODECS and hubs, while the CEVA-TL420 and CEVA-TL421 DSPs offer additional fully cached memory subsystems and AXI system interfaces, targeting Application Processors and home audio SoCs. Courtesy of a variable 10 stage pipeline, the CEVA-TeakLite-4 architecture scales from an area-optimized implementation of less than 100K gates and ultra-low power consumption, up to a 1.5GHz implementation at 28nm for high-end SoCs. All CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSPs leverage CEVA's second generation Power Scaling Unit (PSU 2.0) which dynamically supports clock and voltage scaling with finer granularity within the processor, memories, buses and system resources.

Linley Gwennap, principal analyst of The Linley Group stated: "To stay competitive, OEMs must constantly improve the user experience for voice and audio in handset, consumer and automotive applications. From tomorrow's smartphones to Smart TVs and in-car entertainment, every multimedia-enabled device is expected to deliver noise-free voice in any environment along with high-quality audio features. The CEVA-TeakLite-4 addresses all of these diverse applications using a single architecture that is power efficient and yet capable of leading-edge audio and voice processing. For example, the architecture supports between one to four 32-bit and 16-bit MACs with up to 128-bit data memory bandwidth, more than any competing audio solution today, offering customers a wide choice of alternatives for their specific needs."

Following on from industry-proven CEVA-TeakLite-III DSP, The CEVA-TeakLite-4 is the second generation 32-bit DSP architecture from CEVA, and the fourth generation DSP overall that shares the foundations of the CEVA-TeakLite DSP architecture. The CEVA-TeakLite is the most successful licensable DSP family in the history of the semiconductor industry, with more than 2 billion chips shipped, over 100 licensees, 25 active ecosystem partners and close to 100 audio and voice codecs available. The CEVA-TeakLite-4 is fully compatible with every previous generation of the CEVA-TeakLite, ensuring that the full portfolio of voice and audio codecs optimized for the CEVA-TeakLite architecture runs on the CEVA-TeakLite-4 with improved efficiency. By taking advantage of a unified development infrastructure composed of code-compatible cores, a set of optimized software libraries and a single tool chain, customers can significantly reduce software development costs while leveraging their software investment in future products.

Streamlined Software Development

The CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSPs are supported by CEVA-Toolbox(TM), a complete software development environment, enabling the entire architecture to be programmed in C-level. An integrated simulator provides accurate and efficient verification of the entire system including the memory sub-systems. In addition, CEVA-Toolbox includes libraries, a graphical debugger, and a complete optimization tool chain named CEVA Application Optimizer. The Application Optimizer enables automatic and manual optimization applied in the C source code.

For more information, visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com/CEVA-TeakLite-4.html.

Availability
The first members of the CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSP family will be generally available for licensing in Q2 and Q3 of this year. For more information, contact sales@ceva-dsp.com.

About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the world's leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA's IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia (HD video, Image Signal Processing (ISP) and HD audio), voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2011, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 1 billion devices and powers handsets from every top handset OEM, including Nokia, Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony, Huawei and ZTE. Today, more than 40% of handsets shipped worldwide are powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com. Follow CEVA on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cevadsp.

SOURCE  CEVA, Inc.

CEVA, Inc.

CONTACT: Richard Kingston, CEVA, Inc., +1-650-417-7976, richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com, Mike Sottak, Wired Island, Ltd., +1-408-876-4418, mike@wiredislandpr.com

Web Site: http://www.ceva-dsp.com

FC2 Access Analyzer Has Been Released in Portuguese

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The global web service company, FC2, Inc. now supports Portuguese on its "FC2 Access Analyzer" service ( http://analyzer.fc2.com/ ), making up a grand total of 11 languages (Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Indonesian and Portuguese).

(Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/12/03/20091203591671.jpg )

FC2 Access Analysis Portuguese Version  http://analyzer.fc2.com/pt/

About FC2 Access Analyzer

FC2 Access Analyzer is a free access analysis service developed first in Japan in March, 2003.

Users are able to breakdown visitors to their blog or website in detail, simply by placing a small icon on their page.

With this release, we have added Russian, Indonesian and Portuguese to our supported languages.

The Merits of FC2 Access Analyzer

    --  Advertising icon displays for only 8 seconds. The icon is small and has
        many cute designs to suit your blog or website.
    --  Display data related to hourly, daily and monthly accesses, traffic
        sources, the nationality and browser type of visitors, and a breakdown
        of used search words.
    --  You are able to display data for up to 120 pages over 4 months.
    --  You are able to exclude your own accesses from the analysis.

About FC2, Inc.

FC2, Inc. is a global company that produces a variety of web services. Beginning with Japanese, these services are also made available in multiple languages. The company is based in Nevada, USA, and was established in 1999. FC2 is continually working towards improving its services for users.

FC2, Inc.:

Current Address : 101 Convention Center Dr. Suite 700 Las Vegas, NV 89109

Portal Page: http://fc2.com/pt/

Information Blog: http://staffpt.blog.fc2.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FC2_pt

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blog.fc2

Contact:

Takuma Kishi

Tel: +1-310-414-9626

Email: global@fc2.us

SOURCE  FC2, Inc.

FC2, Inc.

Web Site: http://staffpt.blog.fc2.com

Trimble Takes Ultra Rugged to the Next Level with New GNSS Smart Antenna for Heavy Civil Construction

Trimble's New Rugged GNSS Receiver is Connected Site Ready and Easy-to-Use

PARIS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced the new ultra-rugged Trimble® SPS985 GNSS Smart Antenna for performing high accuracy construction site measurements. The new smart antenna is made of a specially developed alloy that combines unprecedented strength and durability into a compact form to withstand the daily abuse of construction work. With its enhanced internal shock isolation, the SPS985 is well suited for high-vibration use on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or supervisor truck. User-friendly features such as a quick release connector and smartphone configuration make it easy to deploy and use as a base station or rover, mounted on a range pole or truck roof. Advanced communications including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional wideband radio integrate the receiver into the connected construction site.

The announcement was made at Intermat 2012, the international exhibition of equipment, machinery and techniques for the construction and materials industries.

A New Level of Rugged

As an industry-leader in GNSS grade control systems that withstand machine vibration and harsh construction conditions, Trimble continues to push the envelope of rugged and functional housing design. Leveraging Trimble engineering innovation and extensive field-testing for machine control, the new SPS985 applies the same toughness and usability standards for an off-machine GNSS receiver.

"The Trimble SPS985 was engineered to be the toughest, smallest and easiest to use GNSS receiver we've ever built," said Chuck Maniscalco, director of engineering for Trimble. "We listened to customer feedback and built the housing 50 percent stronger than any previous Trimble antenna, because we wanted it to perform ideally under extreme conditions--such as being dropped, tossed in a truck bed, rained on and otherwise abused in the construction setting. Contractors will likely never treat their SPS985 antennas as harshly as the Trimble engineering team has, but we intended to take rugged GNSS to the next level and we certainly achieved that."

Flexible and Easy-to-Use as a Rover or Base

When used as a rover, the SPS985 allows for maximum flexibility for use on a wide variety of site measurement tasks. For initial site reconnaissance, it can be deployed with satellite-delivered GNSS corrections without a base station. For higher accuracy site measurements, it can receive Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections via the internal wideband radio, Wi-Fi or the Internet.

An SPS985 unit can be easily moved from carrying case to range pole, tripod, t-bar, or vehicle with a single click- making it faster to begin working and allowing for more flexibility of operation techniques. For example, a grade checker can mount the SPS985 to an ATV and easily conduct site topos, check as-builts and verify road centerlines where it is not easy or safe to walk with a range pole. Extending its productivity, the same unit can then be mounted on the roof of a supervisor's truck roof to collect and manage progress data.

As a base station, the SPS985 incorporates Wi-Fi communications for small site projects and optional wideband radio for long-range operations on large projects. Designed for ease of use, it will automatically establish a radio or Wi-Fi connection and transmit RTK corrections to another rover or machine control system. Construction crews can spend more time doing the work and less time setting up and maintaining the equipment. 

Integrated Communications Capability to Increase Productivity

As a component of the Trimble Connected Site® solutions portfolio, the SPS985 also offers connectivity features that save administrative time and increase working productivity. When used with a Connected Controller such as the Trimble TSC3 or Trimble Tablet, job crews can connect to a mobile hotspot in the site trailer or supervisor's truck and receive GNSS corrections via VRS(TM) network or Trimble Internet Base Station (IBSS). They can also save considerable time by wirelessly synchronizing progress data and as-built information to the job supervisor or head office and receiving updated design information back without ever leaving the job site.

Quick start technology and the ability to setup and configure the receiver using a smartphone increases flexibility and eliminates the need to use a more expensive controller for daily setup. The Trimble Web UI is optimized for small screen devices, allowing a GNSS manager to monitor base station performance, availability and configuration without visiting the job site to set up each day.

Availability

The new Trimble SPS985 GNSS Smart Antenna is available now through Trimble's worldwide SITECH® Technology Dealer Channel. 

About Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division

Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division is a leading innovator of productivity solutions for the heavy and highway contractor. Trimble's solutions leverage a variety of technologies, including Global Positioning System (GPS), construction lasers, total stations, wireless data communications, the Internet and application software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site strategy, these solutions provide a high-level of process and workflow integration from the design phase through to the finished project--delivering significant improvements in productivity throughout the construction lifecycle.

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, or Lea Ann McNabb, Media, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com both of Trimble

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

Connect the Construction Site with Trimble to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Cost

Three New Solutions from Trimble Heavy Civil Construction Benefit the Bottom Line

PARIS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced three new solutions for heavy civil construction professionals, the Trimble® Connected Office, the Trimble Connected Controller and the Trimble Connected Machine.

When used together to create the Trimble Connected Site® solution, time and cost can be saved at every stage, virtually eliminating steps in the plan, design, construct and operate process. Trimble's Connected Site can improve the efficiency of construction projects, resulting in the earlier completion of higher quality projects at a lower cost.

"The Trimble Connected Site uses construction technology to improve efficiency and productivity, while minimizing waste and expense," said Roz Buick, vice president and general manager for Trimble's Civil Construction Division. "Trimble solutions empower contractors with site-wide information integration, and transform the way a contractor gets the job done."

The announcement was made at Intermat 2012, the international exhibition of equipment, machinery and techniques for the construction and materials industries.

The Connected Office

The Trimble Connected Office solution uses software and hosted services to create 3D construction models, perform data preparation and takeoff, wirelessly sync data, monitor site productivity, and manage fleets and assets. The 3D design model created in the office can be sent wirelessly to the field, increasing efficiency, reducing rework and saving money. Additionally, a complete view of site productivity, including materials quantity and movement, volume and compaction data, and fleet and asset management information, can be shared across the organization to enable rapid decision-making and better communication.

The Connected Controller

The Trimble Connected Controller solution wirelessly syncs a Trimble Site Positioning System in the field with the office and allows the Trimble Controller to receive GNSS corrections via the Internet. A grade checker can receive the design model, create new measurements and then send the measurement and stakeout results back to the office for review. Design changes originating in the office can also be sent to the controller so field crews are rapidly updated with current information. All of this is accomplished without personnel ever leaving the site or their desk, increasing productivity and reducing costs.

The Connected Machine

The Trimble Connected Machine solution uses hardware included in all Trimble Grade Control Systems to help contractors connect their assets and see what machines are doing. Machines can collect as-built measurement data for office delivery, and receive GNSS corrections using the Internet. A 3D design created in the office can be sent to the machine operator for faster, more precise grading and earthmoving. Additionally, the machine can be used for volume measurements, so expensive measurements by grade checkers occur less frequently. Drive time and rework are also minimized, as both the office and machines in the field are kept up-to-date with the latest information.

Availability

The new Trimble Connected Office, Trimble Connected Controller and Trimble Connected Machine solutions are available now through Trimble's worldwide SITECH® Technology Dealer Channel.

About Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division

Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division is a leading innovator of productivity solutions for the heavy and highway contractor. Trimble's solutions leverage a variety of technologies, including Global Positioning System (GPS), construction lasers, total stations, wireless data communications, the Internet, and application software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site strategy, these solutions provide a high-level of process and workflow integration from the design phase through to the finished project--delivering significant improvements in productivity throughout the construction lifecycle.

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, or Lea Ann McNabb , Media, +1-408-481-7808,  leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, both of Trimble

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

InTechnology Launches PCI-certified Managed Payment Service With Partners Phoenix Managed Networks and Mako Networks

HARROGATE, England, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

            New solution first to offer consolidated card payment, voice and data

                           services over one secure connection

    InTechnology today launched a PCI-certified managed service called PaySecure
Connect(TM). The cloud services provider has partnered with Phoenix Managed Networks and
Mako Networks to deliver a resilient MPLS network and a secure PCI-certified payment
infrastructure which is also capable of delivering managed voice and data services over
the same secure connection.

    PaySecure Connect has been developed to overcome the complexity of achieving and
maintaining compliance with PCI data security standards and is the first package to offer
consolidated payments authorisation between the retailer and banks with a scalable
communication and managed services network.

    Natalie Duffield, customer management director at InTechnology said: "The recent
security breach at card processing firm Global Payments which exposed Mastercard, Visa and
Discover's customers' credit card details throws a spotlight on the necessity for
maintaining payment security vigilance.

    PaySecure Connect provides an easily implemented, fully secure retail network
environment for payment and managed voice and data services. It is a reliable and
cost-effective way for retailers - and other organisations who take credit card
transactions - to reduce the risk of non-compliance with PCI regulations while benefiting
from the latest connectivity technologies, reduced costs, and improved speeds and
performance."

    Alan Stephenson-Brown, UK director of Phoenix Managed Networks commented: "Maintaining
PCI compliance is complex even for the experts and is certainly beyond most merchants.
PaySecure Connect is the first that has been externally certified level 1 PCI DSS
compliant but also crucially it is easy to implement and takes away a significant part of
the burden faced by merchants when attempting to achieve compliance.

    "With PaySecure Connect there are a number of operational advantages. Rapid
transaction times, improved customer throughput and 24/7 support is included with every
licence. No matter how many managed services you opt for, you'll only have to deal with
one expert supplier."

    This converged connectivity delivers significant cost savings to multi-site,
multi-checkout retailers and businesses that need to take card payments, as valuable
seconds that increase customer throughput are shaved off each transaction time. In
addition, PaySecure Connect adds further value by removing many of the in-house resource
costs needed to establish and adhere to PCI standards.

    PaySecure Connect is the ultimate one-stop shop offering for retail environments:

   
    - Reduced complexity - simplifying the compliance process
    - Advanced security - keeping retailers compliant
    - Cost savings - providing better performance
    - Seamless integration - consolidating multiple services
    - Scalability - adding services as and when they are needed

    For more information on PaySecure Connect visit: http://www.paysecureconnect.com

    About InTechnology

    InTechnology (http://www.intechnology.co.uk) is one of the UK's leading service
providers and delivers Cloud-based services to over 800 public and private sector
businesses across the UK. It has an unrivalled mix of skills embracing Network, Hosting,
Data, Voice and Unified Communications. InTechnology is also the first UK provider to
integrate hosted IP Telephony with Microsoft OCS and offer it as a fully managed, hosted
service. We've now added Hosted Exchange to the solution and to provide a complete, unique
and fully managed Unified Communications package. With 25 years experience as leaders and
innovators in the managed services market, InTechnology continue to be ahead of the curve
in the solutions they bring to their customers.

    About Phoenix Managed Networks

    Phoenix Managed Networks is a global provider of payments communications, gateway and
payment support services, delivering a state-of-the-art, reliable and cost effective
solutions connecting retailers with the world's banks, acquirers and processors. Founded
in January 2010 with its global headquarters located in Reston, Va., Phoenix has been
highly successful in advocating a combination of quality, innovation and uncompromising
customer care.

Source: InTechnology

Media contact: Fiona Whyatt/Michael Portz, t. +44(01)625-500800, e. intechnologypr@insightmkt.com

PSS Sees Contact Center Demand Up A Record 700% In Q1

DUBLIN, Calif., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With Contact Center's renewed focus on the customer experience, PSS are being asked to integrate multimedia, extend the life of existing platforms, utilise their rapid application development process and implement the latest solutions from Genesys, all of which has led to an incredible Q1 performance.

PSS (Product Support Solutions) started Q1 2012 as they did 2011 with a record quarter.  The Contact Center market seems to be on the rebound as companies refocus on The Customer Experience and customer retention - keeping customers happy and engaged in the very competitive environment.  Part of the reason for this resurgence is the ready availability of new products and services that keep customers engaged with a brand, such as Contact Center integration to Social Media, outbound notification, chat and any-device anywhere interaction solutions.  "We expect the Contact Center to continue playing a pivotal role with overall customer experience and loyalty to a brand," Todd Funk, CEO explained. "Our capabilities, products and partnerships are well aligned with their needs, our recent record sales indicate."

The company celebrates its 10th anniversary this year has featured times as the leading IVR solution provider in the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing US companies.  Bookings for Q1 2012 were up a staggering 700% compared to Q1 2011, bookings for Q4 2011 were up 200%  v Q4 2010.

Key to the company's success is a focus on products, tools and capabilities that help enterprises de-risk the transition to latest Contact Center technologies and innovations, eliminating the need for a total up front replacement strategy. One such tool is a Rapid Development Process calledapp centre(TM) - used for converting legacy proprietary IVR applications to open standards based Java and voiceXML. Enterprises often hold back application development and conversion in the contact center due to time and cost. Application Centre(TM)reduces the development time by an average of 40%, leaving "no stone unturned" in converting legacy IVR applications as it uncovers all portions of the existing application, greatly reducing delays and unbudgeted change requests. This ensures the new solution provides maximum ROI and lowest total cost of ownership. PSS works with all of the latest IVR solution providers such as Genesys GVP 8.

Additionally, an increased focus on the company's comprehensive Interactive Voice Response (IVR) skills has fuelled growth. PSS IVR support sustains, extends and enhances the life of legacy IVR solutions especially solutions sold by  Nortel and Intervoice. The company has always been known for expertise in optimizing and supporting both the IVR platform and applications until the time comes to move to a new solution.

Another reason for PSS recent success is the renewed focus on their Genesys partnership. Keith Ward, CTO adds, "Our heritage is IVR, but our own acquisitions have focused on bringing the entire Contact Center practice and capabilities on board.  Today, we are EXPERTS in not only GVP, but: SIP, CIM, Routing, WFM, Virtual Hold, eServices, iWD, Reporting and Analytics and all the Genesys 8 Product Suite offers. We are in fact one of the first companies to implement Genesys Orchestration Server for a major service provider in AsiaPac."

PSS has also become further focussed on increasing business internationally. The company has delivered superior contact center solutions to Global-1000 for years. Our sales increased in each of the last 3 quarters in the UK and AsiaPac. In Q1 we started a major focus on EMEA.

"While our increased focus has certainly helped us deliver these exciting numbers, it's our fantastic  employees, partners and customers we have the privilege of working that are the real key to our success - Thanks to them all," concludes Funk.   

PSS (Product Support Solutions) is a specialized contact center systems integrator helping to provide world class customer service across all customer touch points - affordably and effectively. PSS has a global presence and is trusted to provide solutions across five continents and 19 countries.

SOURCE  PSS (Product Support Solutions)

PSS (Product Support Solutions)

CONTACT: Press Contact Only 925-208-2368 Angelique Rocafort arocafort@psshelp.com Visit us at http://www.psshelp.com

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

China GrenTech Announces Shareholders' Approval of the Merger Agreement

SHENZHEN, China, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China GrenTech Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: GRRF, "GrenTech," or the "Company"), a leading China-based provider of radio frequency and wireless coverage products and services, announced today that, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held today (the "EGM"), the Company's shareholders voted in favor of the proposal to approve the previously announced amended and restated agreement and plan of merger dated January 20, 2012, among Talenthome Management Limited ("Parent"), a British Virgin Islands exempted company, Xing Sheng Corporation Limited ("Merger Sub"), a Cayman Islands exempted company wholly-owned by Parent, and the Company (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and wholly-owned by Parent.  Approximately 81.6% of the Company's total outstanding ordinary shares voted in person or by proxy at the EGM.  Of the ordinary shares voted in person or by proxy at the EGM, approximately 95.1% were voted in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the merger, and approximately 95.1% were voted in favor of the proposal to authorize the directors of the Company to do all things necessary to give effect to the Merger Agreement. 

The parties expect to complete the merger as soon as practicable, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.  If completed, the merger would result in the Company becoming a privately held company wholly-owned by Parent and the Company's American depositary shares would no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

About China GrenTech

GrenTech is a leading developer of radio frequency ("RF") technology in China and a leading provider of wireless coverage products and services in China.  The Company uses RF technology to design and manufacture wireless coverage products, which enables telecommunications operators to expand the reach of their wireless communication networks to indoor and outdoor areas such as buildings, highways, subways, tunnels and remote regions.  China GrenTech's wireless coverage services include design, installation and project warranty services.  The Company also tailors the design and configuration of its wireless coverage products to the specific requirements of its customers.

Based on its in-house RF technology platform, the Company also develops and produces base station RF parts and components sold to base station manufacturers.  GrenTech is a qualified supplier of RF parts and components to major global and domestic base station manufacturers.  For more information, please visit http://www.GrenTech.com.cn.

    Company Contact:
    Xin Lian, Senior Manager
    China GrenTech Corp. Ltd.
    Tel: +86 755 2650 3007
    E-mail: investor@powercn.com
SOURCE  China GrenTech Corporation Limited

China GrenTech Corporation Limited

Web Site: http://www.GrenTech.com.cn

Radware Joins the Open Networking Foundation

Radware to actively participate in delivering accessible and flexible infrastructure for leading application delivery and security solutions

MAHWAH, New Jersey, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Radware [http://www.radware.com ] (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of application
delivery [http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationDelivery/default.aspx ] and
application security
[http://www.radware.com/Products/ApplicationNetworkSecurity/default.aspx ] solutions for
virtual and cloud data centers, today announced it has joined the Open Networking
Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a new approach to
networking called Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

    As a member of the ONF, Radware will contribute its views and the company's expertise
in areas that include:

   
    - How application delivery controllers (ADCs) can be integrated into
      next-generation data centers and take advantage of the OpenFlow/SDN supported
      networks,
    - How network and application security tools can be integrated and take full
      advantage of the OpenFlow and SDN approach,
    - Contributing to the ONF working groups in establishing OpenFlow standard specs
      that would allow smoother integration of ADCs and security tools to next-generation
      SDN networks.

    SDN technologies provide network owners and operators better control over their
networks, allowing them to optimize network behavior to best serve their customers' needs.
While networking technologies continue to evolve, the ONF believes that more rapid
innovation is needed.

    "Application acceleration and attack prevention capabilities across distributed
networks are essential to ensure the smooth working of mission-critical applications for
enterprises of all sizes, and Radware's expertise in ADCs and information security
platforms enables organizations to build highly available and secured OpenFlow supported
networks," said Avi Chesla, Chief Technology Officer, Radware. "We look forward to working
with all global companies involved with the Open Networking Foundation and sharing best
practices for the future of enterprise networking."

    While workloads continue to transition across next-generation networks and data
centers, there is a greater need for institutions to become more dynamic by increasing
application performance while reducing the risk of security breaches. As a member of the
ONF, Radware's OpenFlow Services Delivery Fabric architecture takes advantage of OpenFlow
programming abilities to manage a pool of service delivery resources and value-added
services to deliver high network and application availability, elasticity, layer 4 through
7 load balancing, and network security solutions based on OpenFlow and Radware's
solutions.

    "Stronger definition of network behavior in software is a growing trend, and open
interfaces are going to lead to faster innovation," said Dan Pitt, executive director,
Open Networking Foundation. "We are excited to be joined by leading global companies to
help develop and implement advanced networking capabilities for today's enterprises."

    Radware will be demonstrating its OpenFlow Service Delivery Fabric architecture at the
Open Networking Summit 2012, April 16 through 18 at the Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara,
California. Radware's OpenFlow Service Delivery Fabric will show how collaboration between
computing fabric, service delivery fabric and the OpenFlow based network fabric creates
one, service aware data center - thus proving the value of the SDN approach, and more
specifically, the value of OpenFlow.

    About the Open Networking Summit

    Open Networking Summits, Inc. is the only nonprofit conference organization
exclusively committed bringing together thought leaders, luminaries, creators, and
innovators of OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking. Founded in 2011, Open Networking
Summits, Inc. produces events that attract participants from around the world. Attendees
share their reasons for a change in networking, showcase technologies, and introduce
products and services built using the SDN approach. Find the Open Networking Summit at
http://www.opennetsummit.org.

    About Radware

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

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

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

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

Source: Radware Ltd

TowerJazz and NeoFidelity Announce Strategic Relationship to Supply Digital Audio Amplifiers to Samsung and LG

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel and SEOUL, Korea, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and NeoFidelity Inc., announce mass production of a full digital audio amplifier for LCD slim TVs supplying Korean companies Samsung and LG which dominate the worldwide market. NeoFidelity successfully began production in November 2011 and demand is steadily increasing. By shifting its production from a 0.16-micron process to TowerJazz's 0.13-micron technology, NeoFidelity was able to realize an advantage in cost competitiveness. In addition, NeoFidelity is able to leverage TowerJazz's powerful set of design kits, accurate models and comprehensive analog IP portfolio.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20120213/511140 )

The new digital audio amplifier reduces heat and improves efficiency and sound quality, which was a challenge for previous analog audio amps (AB-class, D-class). Another advantage of the digital audio amp is better performance as it can process digital signal without converting into analog signal. In the case of analog amp chips, it requires devices to change the digital signal to an analog signal. In addition, due its very small chip size, NeoFidelity's full digital audio amp can be used in slimmer and smaller sized applications.

"We are excited about producing digital audio amps for Samsung and LG on TowerJazz's 0.13-micron technology CMOS platform. We have been very pleased with the dedicated support of TowerJazz, especially from their local Korean office," said Lee Ducksoo, NeoFidelity's Chief Executive Officer. "NeoFidelity shifted to TowerJazz to enhance the competitiveness of our full digital audio amplifier.  As we expand our market to overseas and diversify our products' roadmap, we look forward to continue working with TowerJazz."

"NeoFidelity has been focused on high end audio amps for a good decade and is the true expert with a unique solution.  We are very excited to be chosen as their strategic partner not only for the audio amp market, but also for many other devices that will increase our technology offerings and capabilities as well as expand our market share in various applications," said Michael Song, Korea Country Manager, TowerJazz.

NeoFidelity has achieved design wins for its TV amplifier product in the China market as well as with Samsung and LG and is expecting to begin supply to several giant TV customers and audio product manufacturers in China.

About NeoFidelity
NeoFidelity Inc. (KOSDAQ:101400), semiconductor acoustic solution leader, was founded in April, 2000 by Ph.D.s from Seoul National University, who are audio & signal processing experts. NeoFidelity successfully created the world's best digital amplifier with distortion compensation filter that helps overcome the limitations of TV speakers. Its revolutionary technology successfully aided in commercialization of digital TVs. By making new advances in technologies in a variety of fields, NeoFidelity expands its products' portfolio and its customers. For more information, please visit http://www.neofidelity.com/eng/.

About TowerJazz
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. and its fully owned Japanese subsidiary TowerJazz Japan, Ltd., operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader. TowerJazz manufactures integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron, offering a broad range of customizable process technologies including: SiGe, BiCMOS, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor, Power Management (BCD), and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as CMOS and MEMS capabilities. TowerJazz also offers a world-class design enablement platform that complements its sophisticated technology and enables a quick and accurate design cycle. In addition, TowerJazz provides (TOPS) Technology Optimization Process Services to IDMs as well as fabless companies that need to expand capacity, or progress from an R&D line to a production line. To provide multi-fab sourcing, TowerJazz maintains two manufacturing facilities in Israel, one in the U.S., and one in Japan with additional capacity available in China through manufacturing partnerships. For more information, please visit http://www.towerjazz.com.

Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. A complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect TowerJazz's business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in Tower's most recent filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4 and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz's most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC, respectively. Tower and Jazz do not intend to update, and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in this release.

TowerJazz Asia-Pacific Company/Media Contact:
Shoko Saimiya               
+81-795-23-6609       
saimiya@towerjazz.com

NeoFidelity Company/Media Contact:   
Byoung-il, Yoo
+82-2-6340-1018
biyoo@neofidelity.com

TowerJazz Investor Relations Contact
Noit Levi                                                                                         
+972 4 604 7066                                                                           
noit.levi@towerjazz.com

NeoFidelity Investor Relations Contact
Byoung-il, Yoo
+82-2-6340-1018
biyoo@neofidelity.com

SOURCE  TowerJazz

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TowerJazz

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

FC2 Access Analyzer Has Been Released in Russian

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    The global web service company, FC2, Inc. now supports Russian on its "FC2 Access
Analyzer" service (http://analyzer.fc2.com), making up a grand total of 11 languages
(Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish,
German, Portuguese, Indonesian and Russian).

    (Logo: http://www.prnasia.com/sa/2009/12/03/20091203591671.jpg )

    FC2 Access Analysis Russian Version http://analyzer.fc2.com/ru

    About FC2 Access Analyzer

    FC2 Access Analyzer is a free access analysis service developed first in Japan in
March, 2003. Users are able to breakdown visitors to their blog or website in detail,
simply by placing a small icon on their page.

    With this release, FC2 has added Russian, Indonesian and Portuguese to FC2 Access
Analyzer's supported languages.

    The Merits of FC2 Access Analyzer

   
    - Advertising icon displays for only 8 seconds. The icon is small and has
      many cute designs to suit your blog or website.
    - Display data related to hourly, daily and monthly accesses, traffic sources,
      the nationality and browser type of visitors, and a breakdown of used search words.
    - You are able to display data for up to 120 pages over 4 months.
    - You are able to exclude your own accesses from the analysis.

    About FC2, Inc.

    FC2, Inc. is a global company that produces a variety of web services. Beginning with
Japanese, these services are also made available in multiple languages. The company is
based in Nevada, USA, and was established in 1999. FC2 is continually working towards
improving its services for users.

   
    FC2, Inc.:
    Current Address: 101 Convention Center Dr. Suite 700 Las Vegas, NV 89109

   
    Portal Page: http://fc2.com/ru/
    Information Blog: http://staffru.blog.fc2.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FC2_ru
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blog.fc2

    Contact:

   
    Takuma Kishi
    Tel: +1-310-414-9626
    Email: global@fc2.us

Source: FC2, Inc.

ESCORT Presents Award Winning ESCORT Live(TM) and New MobileTV(TM) Digital Receiver at Las Vegas 2012 NAB Show

ESCORT Inc., the industry leader of radar detection technology, is featuring its new ESCORT MobileTV(TM) connected Mobile Digital TV receiver at the 2012 NAB Show this week in Las Vegas alongside its multi-award winning ESCORT Live(TM) real-time ticket protection network.

LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NAB Show -- ESCORT Inc. (ESCORTinc.com), designer and manufacturer of the world's best premium automotive accessories, is presenting two of its new products at the 2012 NAB Show this week in Las Vegas - the multi-award winning ESCORT Live(TM) real-time ticket protection network and ESCORT's first ever connected Mobile Digital TV receiver, ESCORT MobileTV(TM).  "As new media platforms evolve, such as the iPad and smartphone technologies, we continue to develop new products that support consumers' ever-increasing demands for more mobile options.  Our new ESCORT MobileTV(TM) helps consumers watch TV while on the go," said John Larson, ESCORT President and CEO.  "MobileTV(TM) allows viewers to watch their favorite programs anytime and anywhere they choose."

ESCORT's new MobileTV(TM) product utilizes advanced digital technology developed by internationally acclaimed Siano and will be on display in the Siano NAB show booth (LVCC, North Hall, Booth N4537).  ESCORT's MobileTV(TM) is a connected Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) receiver that quickly and easily allows consumers to receive digital TV on their WIFI-enabled smartphone, iPad or similar video-capable device while in moving vehicles.  This ability to receive TV signals out of the air while traveling in rapidly moving vehicles is what makes ESCORT's MobileTV(TM)  truly unique in the marketplace.  Another major benefit of ESCORT MobileTV(TM) is that it does not use the device's data link for connectivity but instead receives MDTV through WIFI - this helps reduce overall usage of the consumer's data plan.  Viewers won't miss anything while traveling with others as they choose from news, weather, sports, traffic, entertainment and more in over 46 major metro markets (and expanding).

In addition to being on the NAB show floor, ESCORT will be featuring its multi-award winning ESCORT Live(TM) 'social network for the road' at this week's major NAB press event, Showstoppers @ NAB 2012.  ESCORT invites NAB press attendees to experience a personal demonstration of ESCORT Live(TM)'s real-time threat and information sharing at the Showstoppers @ NAB 2012 press event, Monday, April 16, 6:00p.m. - 7:30 p.m., in the Las Vegas Convention Center, S231.

"It's widely known that ESCORT provides the most advanced radar and laser defense on the market," said Larson.  "We've raised that bar with Escort Live(TM) and continue to redefine 'driving smarter' with new technologies like Mobile TV(TM)."

ESCORT has seen its highly successful multi-award winning ESCORT Live(TM) ticket protection network continue to receive national accolades and awards.  In addition to being included in Edmunds 'Top Ten New Products' list, ESCORT Live(TM) has also been named a CES 2012 Innovations Design and Engineering Award winner as well as 'Best New Mobile Product' at SEMA.

ESCORT Live(TM) uses Bluetooth technology embedded in SmartCord Live(TM) cords and a unique app for the driver's smartphone. When alerts are detected, they are transmitted to the ESCORT Live(TM) "cloud" and then broadcast across the ESCORT Live(TM) network, notifying drivers of potential ticket threats.  In addition to network alerts, the new smartphone app technology provides ESCORT's industry-leading Defender® database of red light and speed-ticketing camera locations and speed traps as well as ESCORT's patented GPS features including posted speed limit information, over-speed limit alerts, live traffic for route optimization and more.

Unique to the radar detector ticket protection category is the ESCORT Live(TM) community's real-time national reach and scale.  Currently there are more than 1 million ESCORT and BELTRONICS ESCORT Live(TM) compatible radar detectors in use throughout North America.  Multiply this data gathering and sharing process by millions of miles and millions of driving hours and the result is a nation of protected ESCORT Live(TM) drivers.  "Following an ESCORT Live(TM) driver yields excellent information about what lies ahead because the first vehicle's alerts are seamlessly transmitted to other cars equipped with the ESCORT Live(TM) app," Larson said.

ESCORT Live(TM) network users are automatically updated with the latest detector software to optimize performance and eliminate false alerts.  The app features map and dashboard views with multiple alert settings based on user preference.

"Our radar detector products have always provided drivers with the highest level of ticket protection in the marketplace," Larson says.  "Now, with ESCORT Live(TM), drivers don't need to be in the range of the threat, they just need to be in the network!"  Get more details on the revolutionary ESCORT Live(TM) network at ESCORTinc.com or call 800.433.3487.

About ESCORT Inc.
ESCORT Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-performance radar and laser detectors, the patented ESCORT Live(TM) real-time ticket protection network, commercial fleet ESCORT SmartOffice(TM) rugged mobile PC, ESCORT MobileTV(TM), Guardian Alert reverse obstacle detection systems, Entourage GPS-enabled navigation and tracking products, ESCORT QuickStart(TM) and other Drive Smarter products.  ESCORT manufactures products under the ESCORT, PASSPORT, REDLINE, SOLO, Vector and BELTRONICS brands.  The company is headquartered in West Chester, Ohio, with its principal manufacturing facility located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Facts on radar detectors and speeding tickets:

    --  Radar detectors are legal in 49 states (only Virginia prohibits their
        use)
    --  According to ESCORT, more than 50 million drivers receive a speeding
        ticket in the United States each year - about one in every four drivers
    --  According to trafficticketsecrets.com the average speeding ticket costs
        $150.00 and the average insurance premium increases $900 over the course
        of three years
Editorial Contact:

   Ron Gividen

   513.870.8500
press@escortinc.com

SOURCE  ESCORT Inc.

ESCORT Inc.

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

Launching ServerBite - A Simpler VPS Service

OSLO, Norway, April 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Norwegian VPS [http://serverbite.com/vps-features ] specialists Webhuset are launching
their international brand ServerBite. The concept is to give international customers a
taste of Norwegian safety and simplicity.

    Webhuset is enjoying great success on the Norwegian virtual private server
[http://www.serverbite.no ] market by providing a service with great usability and
stability. Going outside their home market they are using the more international sounding
brand name ServerBite.

    - We want to provide the same great service our Norwegian customers are enjoying to
clients abroad, and with ServerBite we feel we have something for server hungry people to
sink their teeth into, says Erik Windahl Olsen, CEO of Webhuset.

    - We are also focusing ServerBite on our core competence: Virtual server hosting. More
and more companies are seeing the benefits of having a scalable virtual server solution -
and they know they need a professional partner for this, and not someone operating out of
their bedroom

    Focus on usability and simplicity

    Webhuset and ServerBite's data centers provide a safe home for a lot of companies'
data, and anyone familiar with Bergen and Norway know there is no chance of hardware
overheating in the Nordic climate,

    - We know our Scandinavian focus on usability, simplicity and safety fits hand in
glove with people's needs regarding server hosting. We make it easy and fast to set up and
configure any of your server needs, Windahl Olsen promises.

    Read more about ServerBite on http://www.serverbite.com

    About Serverbite

    ServerBite is a virtual host [http://www.serverbite.no/vps-faq ] running from three
state of the art data centers in Bergen, Norway. They provide services across the Northern
European Market

    ServerBite is owned by Webhuset [http://www.webhuset.no ] Invest.

    Contact: Aleksander Helmersberg, Marketing Manager, ServerBite, ah@serverbite.com,
+47-40826624

Source: ServerBite

Myriad Completes Synchronica Acquisition to Create the World's Biggest Mobile Social Messaging Business

ZURICH, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Myriad Group AG (MYRN: SIX), the company powering billions of rich mobile social and web experiences on any connected device, today announces it has reached the required shareholder approvals to acquire UK-based Synchronica plc.

"This deal will create a powerhouse in the rapidly growing sector of mobile-social convergence," said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad. "It will establish a global service organisation serving over 100 Carriers and 25 OEMs around the world. At a stroke, it increases the addressable base for our award-winning product portfolios to over 1.8 billion subscribers with pre-installation of our products in over 100 million new devices each year."

Myriad has been in discussions with Synchronica plc since early November - and announced the terms of its offer on January 31st 2012. The two businesses currently serve customers including: ATT, Verizon, Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, T-Mobile, America Movil, NTT Docomo, MTS, Softbank, Megafon, Telcel, TIM, Airtel and Claro.

Wilkinson concluded, "I would like to thank our shareholders for their support and collective efforts of Myriad's staff and its advisors during this process. We look forward to working closely with the Synchronica team as they become part of the Myriad Group."

About Myriad

Myriad is chosen by leading OEMs and network service providers to power rich mobile social and web experiences - from the most basic to the smartest connected device through a single, scalable platform.

Today, over 2.5 billion mobile users rely on Myriad software. Myriad apps often provide users with their first taste of the Internet, and with our proven technology embedded in every Android device we are on target to help our partners power the next billion users.

We operate worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, France, UK, USA, Mexico, India, UAE, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN).

For more information please visit our website: http://www.myriadgroup.com.

SOURCE  Myriad Group AG

Myriad Group AG

CONTACT: James Bodha, Chief Financial Officer, +41 44 823 8900, Myriad Group AG; or public relations, Kate Hamilton or Jaime Tero, +1-415-989-9803 (US), +44 (0) 207 437 0227 (UK), myriad@onechocolatecomms.com

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

HD Radio(TM) Technology Standard On The Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave

General Motors to be the First American Automaker to debut HD Radio "Artist Experience" feature

COLUMBIA, Md., April 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio Technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, announced that Chevrolet, GMC and Buick will be the first American automotive brands to offer the HD Radio "Artist Experience" feature standard on the new Traverse, Acadia and Enclave crossover utility vehicles.

HD Radio Technology is the digital evolution of AM and FM radio and delivers significant benefits for Chevrolet, GMC and Buick drivers: crystal-clear sound quality; additional local FM channels known as HD2/HD3 Channels; PSD - Program Service Data, which displays song title and artist name on the radio screen; the popular iTunes® Tagging feature which allows listeners to tag their favorite songs for later preview and purchase on iTunes.  In addition, the Traverse, Acadia and Enclave also includes the new Artist Experience feature that enables images related to the broadcast to be displayed on the radio screen, such as album cover art and station logos.  HD Radio Technology is subscription free broadcast radio.

Jeff Jury, Chief Operating Officer of iBiquity Digital said, "It's an exciting time for us with General Motors launching HD Radio Technology with our latest features like iTunes Tagging and Artist Experience.  We believe that digital radio, with new visual and interactive capabilities, is an integral feature in the digital dashboard.  And, GM is leading the standardization of these features in vehicles."

"Our customers are becoming increasingly familiar with the advantages of HD Radio Technology," said Kathleen McMahon, engineering program manager for Chevrolet, Buick and GMC infotainment solutions.  "It makes AM radio sound as sharp as an FM broadcast and it takes FM programming to a level of clarity we've never heard before.  HD Radio broadcasts also introduces fans to multiple formats and new music not offered by traditional radio stations.  For music fans, HD Radio Technology is a must."

HD Radio Technology is available nationwide, with more than 2,100 digital stations on-air, and over 1,350 HD2/HD3 digital only channels that broadcast fresh new content that can only be heard with an HD Radio receiver. A sampling of the formats on these extra channels, which vary in different markets around the country, include Dance/Electronica, Bluegrass Country, Comedy, Local Music, Chill/Coffee Shop Music, South Asian, Talk, News, and Sports, to name just a few.

HD Radio Technology will be standard on the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave later this year.  Keep watching for more information at http://www.chevrolet.com, http://www.GMC.com, http://www.buick.com and http://www.hdradio.com

About iBiquity Digital Corporation

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of HD Radio(TM) Technology, which is fueling the digital radio revolution in the United States and around the world. The digital technology enables broadcasters to offer new and unique FM content via HD2/HD3 channels, crystal-clear sound and data services on both the AM and FM bands - all free, with no subscription fee. Leading broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers, automakers and retailers are committed to HD Radio Technology. iBiquity Digital is a privately held company with operations in Columbia, MD, Auburn Hills, MI, and Piscataway, NJ. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com and http://www.ibiquity.com.

To arrange interviews or for additional information, please contact:

    Steve Baldacci               James DeRidder
    Senior VP Marketing          Director, OEM Marketing
    iBiquity Digital Corporation iBiquity Digital Corporation
    443-539-4340                 248-537-3267
    baldacci@ibiquity.com        deridder@ibiquity.com
Note to editors: HD Radio(TM) and the "HD Radio" logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. The "HD" in HD Radio(TM) is part of iBiquity Digital's brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.

SOURCE  iBiquity Digital Corporation

iBiquity Digital Corporation

React! Games Launches 'Presidents Run' on iOS, Lets Users Compete Against Friends and Play to Vote for their Favorite Presidential Candidates

Play As President Barack Obama, Former Governor Mitt Romney, Zombie George Washington or Frankenstein Abraham Lincoln

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From Utah-based independent developer, 'React! Games', comes a brilliantly designed distance runner in which you choose your favorite presidential candidate, and run across the country collecting as many votes as you can!  To help you along the way, upgrades such as power-shoes are available that give you special abilities to help you become the most powerful man on earth!

"We wanted to give people a fun and engaging way to participate in the race to the White House," said Chad Lee, Managing Director of React! Games. "Not only will they compete against friends to see who can make it farthest, but every mile they run and vote they collect will be reflected at  http://www.presidentsrun.com. We think Presidents Run can predict the results of this year's election."

Published by 6waves just released on iOS for the Apple iPhone®, Apple iPod Touch®, and the Apple iPad®, as well as in the Android(TM) Play Store, 'Presidents Run' will be updated by the developer on a bi-monthly basis with new features, characters, backgrounds, items, shoes and accessories. Available as a FREE download, this awesome title will have live updates (online) featuring cumulative distance and vote totals for each candidate in the game. 'Presidents Run' is a unique twist on the American Idol(TM) type of call-in for your favorite contestant but instead of calling in, you simply play the game. Each play session records your distance and votes earned per candidate, and upload those numbers online - the more you play, the farther your favorite candidate gets. Players are encouraged to keep a close eye on the games Facebook & Twitter as weekly challenges and prizes will be posted and drawn.  To kick things off, React! is sponsoring a sweepstakes on the game's website where you can enter to win a free iPad and other prizes. Visit (http://www.presidentsrun.com) to review the sweepstakes rules and regulations.

"We see 'Presidents Run' as a way for players to show support for their favorite presidential candidate, and if that happens to be Zombie George Washington, then all the more fun!" continues Casey Spencer, Producer at React! Games.

'Presidents Run' is available on the iOS App Store from here:

http://bit.ly/x6Uawb

And in the Android(TM) Market from here:

http://bit.ly/GBWDYH

Members of the press interested in additional assets, further information or developer interviews should contact Indie Developer Consulting by sending an email to  press@indiedeveloperconsulting.com. Journalists are also encouraged to visit the following Hotlinks:

Developer Website 

http://www.reactgames.com

Game Website 

http://www.presidentsrun.com

Twitter

http://www.twitter.com/presidentsrun

YouTube(TM) Trailer| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alFJKBo57Jo

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/presidents-run

SOURCE  6waves

6waves

CONTACT: Sheila Bryson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations of 6waves Lolapps, +1-415-828-3464, aim: sheilabee

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