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Canadian IT firm develops new environmental monitoring technology

WINDSOR, ON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Enviromon.net, a division of Netmon
Inc., has launched CloudHawk - a new cloud-based environmental
monitoring service.

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Eric Lamoureux, Netmon's President and CEO, describes the service as the
first of its kind.  "CloudHawk allows businesses and consumers to
monitor environmental conditions from anywhere in the world through a
secure web browser.  All of Enviromon's sensors are supported including
temperature/humidity, water leakage, airflow and many more.  If a
condition changes, CloudHawk sends an alert via text message or email."

CloudHawk sensor bundles are available at http://www.enviromon.net, which start
at $22.92 per month and include all of the necessary sensor hardware.
CloudHawk offers discounts to government agencies.

"Imagine being able to check the airflow in your server room, the
temperature of your storage coolers, or the humidity of your rental
property from any location.  At a glance you can see measurements
sorted by location and get instant notification if a condition
changes," said Lamoureux.  "CloudHawk helps to prevent disastrous
situations for business, and minimize costly downtime."

CloudHawk works with sensors installed on-site.  It's applicable to a
wide variety of industries including telecommunications, cold storage,
and manufacturing.  CloudHawk is also available to consumers who may
own multiple properties and need to monitor them remotely.

CloudHawk is beneficial in controlled environments like laboratories,
restaurants, and cold-storage.  "We can put sensors in all types of
environments, and monitor them from any location with an internet
connection including mobile devices and iPads," said Lamoureux.

For additional information please contact Eric Lamoureux at
519-945-8632, extension 250.

Founded in 2002, Windsor, Ontario based Enviromon.net is a division of
Netmon Inc., a software and application development company that
specializes in network and environmental monitoring products and
services.  In addition, Netmon is a developer of cutting-edge mobile
applications and cloud technology.

The company counts Time Warner, National Institute of Health and
Colorado State University among its global clients, and also services a
large number of small and medium-sized businesses.

SOURCE  Netmon Inc.

Netmon Inc.

CONTACT:  Eric Lamoureux
CEO, Netmon Inc.
633 Ouellette Ave., Suite 309
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1-800-944-4511 ext. 250
http://www.enviromon.net

'Share the Love' with QuiBids in February and Win!

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Love is in the air and QuiBids, the leading entertainment retail auction site, wants to share the feeling. Starting tomorrow, QuiBids will be giving away a deluxe prize each Wednesday in February in their "Share the Love" promotion.

"We appreciate our customers!  We wouldn't be here today if it weren't for you, so we thought we'd have a little fun this month and 'Share the Love,'" said Jill Farrand, Director of Public Relations for QuiBids. "Throughout the month of February we'll have some fun activities for all to participate in."

Vote

Each Wednesday, QuiBids will have three SWEET products to view on their Facebook page. Vote on the one item you LOVE most, and at the end of each week they will randomly pick a winner to receive that beloved item! Products to vote on will showcase February 1, 8, 15 and 22. You can vote all week until that week's winner is announced, but you must vote on Facebook to win!

Give

You don't have to stop sharing the love once you've voted! With QuiBids' gift giving widget they're allowing you to send hearts, kisses, etc. to your loved ones on Facebook. Be sure to check it out!

Tweet

If you're in the mood to really share the love, share it with a charity!  QuiBids will embed a tweet in a specific monthly blog post on their site.  For every RT that Tweet gets, they will donate $0.25 to that charity.  Proceeds of this retweetable promotion will benefit Children International.

"We're doing a lot this month to 'Share the Love!' so don't just sit back and watch others," said Farrand. "Be sure to check us out on our Facebook!"

For more information visit http://www.QuiBids.com, or to enter the "Share the Love" Sweepstakes, visit http://www.Facebook.com/QuiBids/promotions.

About QuiBids:

QuiBids was started in July 2009 as an attempt to improve the Internet auction model by making it more exciting, safer, and more reliable. We're based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and our goal as a business is simple: They are dedicated to providing an exciting online auction model with better deals for the consumer than any other website in existence.

Join the QuiBids community by liking QuiBids on Facebook, follow QuiBids on Twitter, or connect with QuiBids on LinkedIn.

SOURCE  QuiBids

QuiBids

CONTACT: CONTACT:  Jill Farrand, Director of Public Relations of QuiBids, +1-405-253-3883, jfarrand@quibids.com

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

We're Not in Beta Anymore: The Tapjoy Mobile Advertising Platform is Now Open

Tapjoy's Mobile Value Exchange(TM) is at scale with 70 million Monthly Active Users and gives advertisers more precise targeting, volume control and cost-effectiveness

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The mobile advertising and publishing platform Tapjoy, Inc. (http://www.tapjoy.com) has reached 70 million Monthly Active Users and is in a unique position to connect advertisers large and small with targeted consumers on their smartphones and tablet devices. Today, Tapjoy announced that it is opening its Mobile Value Exchange to a broader cross-section of advertisers and giving them more control over their costs and volume deliveries by allowing open market bids on all Cost Per Action (CPA) advertisements.

"The freemium market for mobile app developers has reached a very exciting point of scale," said Mihir Shah, President and CEO of Tapjoy. "Our industry has experienced global adoption of the model with a broad and engaged set of users. Now is the time to provide our users with increasingly relevant and targeted advertisers that work for specific affinity groups. It's still early, but we see significant headroom in encouraging users to self-select those advertisers that appeal to them."

By opening up its network to create a truly open marketplace, Tapjoy expects to increase mobile advertising volume with a larger variety of advertisers to help fill the massive inventory provided by its in-app mobile ad network. The Tapjoy network, which spans iOS and Android as well as its own HTML5-based Personal App Marketplace, has practically doubled in size over the last 6 months and now generates 70 million Monthly Active Users from nearly 200 countries throughout the world. Initial results since the change have been impressive, with single-day ad completions higher than any day in 2011, including peak holiday traffic.

The Tapjoy Mobile Value Exchange provides one of the industry's largest self-serve, bidded auction marketplaces, through which advertisers can set their own price for performance-based mobile advertising. Whether an advertiser is looking for application installs, video views, registrations, subscriptions, form submissions, quote requests, surveys or any other type of CPA ad engagements, Tapjoy can help push their message out to millions of users at whatever price they set. Advertisers can begin running ad campaigns with a $0.10 minimum bid per action with no minimum spend and can manage and optimize their bids in real-time. Dialing volume levels up or down is as simple and instant as adjusting bid levels in the right direction.

"Tapjoy has truly opened up the mobile marketplace for us so that we have more options and flexibility with our ad spending on mobile," said Dan Currie, CEO and Co Founder of SmartRoam, the makers of ChatTime. "The ability to optimize our ad bids in real-time using Tapjoy has drastically improved the effectiveness and ROI of our mobile advertising spend. It has become an invaluable part of our advertising strategy and will continue to play a key role in how we utilize the mobile platform."

While the mobile advertising market more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, most analysts predict that the real growth is only just beginning. Market research firm eMarketer recently estimated that the US mobile advertising market alone will capture $2.62 billion in 2012, up from $1.45 billion in 2011*. Meanwhile, research firm Gartner estimates the worldwide market will continue to double for at least the next three years, skyrocketing to $20.6 billion by 2015**.

Advertisers interested in signing up for the Tapjoy Mobile Value Exchange can do so at https://www.tapjoy.com/site/advertisers. For more information, email adsales@tapjoy.com.

About Tapjoy

Tapjoy is a mobile advertising and publishing platform whose unique Mobile Value Exchange(TM) model allows users to select personalized advertisements with which to engage for virtual currency or premium content.  Tapjoy helps unlock mobile joy by empowering more than 460 million mobile users who choose to watch videos, subscribe to services, install applications and participate in other types of advertisements in exchange for virtual currency they can use in their favorite apps.  Tapjoy's turnkey in-app advertising platform helps developers acquire cost-effective, high-value new users and monetize their applications, while its powerful advertising marketplace lets brand advertisers reach a global mobile audience spanning more than 10,000 applications. Tapjoy is backed by top-tier investors including J.P.Morgan Asset Management, Rho Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, InterWest Partners and D.E. Shaw Ventures. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Tokyo. For more information, please visit http://www.tapjoy.com.

Tapjoy and the Tapjoy logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Tapjoy, Inc. All third party logos and trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

*eMarketer: "US Mobile Ad Spending Soars Past Expectations", January 26, 2012: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1008799&R=1008799

**Gartner: "Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Advertising Revenue Forecast to Reach $3.3 Billion in 2011", June 16, 2011: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1726614

SOURCE  Tapjoy, Inc.

Tapjoy, Inc.

CONTACT: CONTACT: Stephanie Holbrook of Tapjoy, Inc., +1-415-766-6996, Stephanie@tapjoy.com

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

New Scientifically Designed ifocus Computer Game Changes Kids' Lives by Improving Attention, Concentration & Memory

--Learning to Focus So You Can Focus on Learning--

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus Education has introduced an attention training system for children ages 6 to 12 called ifocus, a fun computer game developed by a team of leading neuropsychologists to significantly improve executive brain function through cognitive training, supplemented by a comprehensive program of behavior, exercise and nutritional guidance. 

"We understand the desire that every parent has to watch their child succeed to the full extent of their potential," explained Michael Apstein, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Focus Education.  "However, today's children are bombarded with a multitude of distractions and there are simply very few tools available to teach greater focus and attention skills.  We created ifocus as a resource which could easily be incorporated into a family's daily life so that parents can better collaborate with their kids to enable them to flourish on their own."

The centerpiece of ifocus is Jungle Rangers, an entertaining computer game which improves mental function through the repeated, structured practice of tasks which challenge kids in an enjoyable and motivating manner.  While playing different types of games along the path to becoming a "Jungle Ranger", children are actually performing cognitive brain exercises to improve their focus, attention, and memory.  In addition to the Jungle Rangers game, ifocus emphasizes a holistic approach with parents' handbooks, CDs, and Quick Start cards to explain how behavior, exercise and nutrition can impact children's focus and attention.  ifocus was developed under the leadership of some of the world's top scientists in pediatric neuropsychology and physiology.  The product is being marketed directly to consumers via television, radio and online.

"The game's animation and storyline keeps kids interested and challenged while they are actually engaging in brain process stimulation using integrated neuro-technology.  Research has shown that improvements in the cognitive process can help children overcome distractions, attain more effective levels of concentration, improve memory and decrease frustration during problem solving," said Apstein.

Parents are able to monitor their children's progress using the Jungle Rangers dashboard which provides a personalized report card on the amount of time spent on each task within the game, as well as which tasks the child excels at and which ones need additional practice.  The best indicators, however, are the significant changes that parents experience including fewer calls from school, better grades and an easier, more organized home life. 

The ifocus development team recommends that a child play Jungle Rangers 30 minutes a day five days a week for six weeks in order to experience improvement in the ability to absorb, store and manipulate information without distractions.  Just like a bad habit that is formed over time, so too are good habits such as the cognitive skills developed by children who play the game consistently.

"We believe so strongly in our product that our Parent-to-Parent Promise allows consumers to return ifocus with a full 100 percent money back guarantee for six months if they don't see the results we've promised.  Besides the changes they'll see in their children in just a couple of weeks, with our game dashboard parents will see visual proof of a child's improvement in focus and attention," said Apstein.

ifocus spokesperson in the television advertising is actress and mom Jennifer Beals, known for taking risks in a myriad of different dramatic roles, and winner of the 1999 San Jose Film Festival's Maverick Award.  Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2011, Jennifer Beals recently starred in the critically-acclaimed "The Chicago Code" on Fox.  Beals was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series by the NAACP two years in a row for her role in the critically acclaimed Showtime Original Series, "The L Word."

"One of the things I love about the ifocus program is its comprehensive approach -- ifocus nutrition, exercise, and behavioral strategies for the entire family.  To be able to have a video game that actually enhances brain function rather than erode it, and that adjusts to the player, is very exciting.  To me, the greater purpose of the program is not just about improving performance at school, it's about giving your child the opportunity to live up to their greatest potential in whatever area most interests them," said Beals.

Based in Los Angeles, Focus Education is a collaboration of scientists, researchers and doctors who share a common vision: to use the best of science and technology to help children achieve their greatest potential.  The company was founded by Michael Apstein and John Able, two business professionals and dads who are committed to bringing the most up-to-date tools and resources to other parents to help children succeed. 

SOURCE  Focus Education

Focus Education

CONTACT: CONTACT: Michael Apstein, +1-310-384-0882, michael@focuseducation.com

HotelPlanner.com Gives Away Free Hotel Rooms on Its Mobile Apps!

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HotelPlanner.com, the largest online group travel company, wants to give away free hotel rooms to its loyal app users. In addition to helping over a thousand groups a day find the perfect hotel accommodations for their special event, the company has a long tradition of free hotel room giveaways and cash back rewards. They currently give away $500 in free hotel rooms a week on their HotelPlanner.com Facebook and Twitter Pages, and when one of their NFL, NBA or NHL team travel partners make the playoffs, the $500 in free hotel rooms becomes a daily giveaway. These programs have been so well received by their loyal customers; HotelPlanner.com wants to include its mobile app users in the weekly free hotel room giveaways.

HotelPlanner.com announces the release of their newest mobile app versions for the Android and the iPhone. The newest version has the ability to book group hotel reservations for both group coordinators and group hotel sales managers, in addition to giving away $500 in free hotel rooms every week. These new apps have been received with 5 star reviews from its customers. These free rooms are in addition to the $500 of free hotel rooms HotelPlanner.com currently gives away to its 50,000 Facebook Fans weekly. Details on the mobile app free rooms giveaway are available inside the app. To celebrate the release of the new mobile app free rooms giveaway, HotelPlanner.com will be promoting the new app with their team travel partners, the NHL Florida Panthers. HotelPlanner.com will be giving away $500 on their mobile apps and Facebook page each time the Panthers score a goal against their division rivals, the Washington Capitals on Feb. 1st.

John Prince, CIO of HotelPlanner.com, says, "HotelPlanner.com loves travel deals, great technology, and free hotel rooms for its customers. We are excited our new mobile apps follow in this tradition."

HotelPlanner.com is the leading provider of online services to a global group hotel sales market. Currently, HotelPlanner's system processes over 30,000 group leads per month completely online with assistance from regional planners all around the world with over 10 years of hospitality experience.  Over 40,000 hotel members currently compete online for HotelPlanner's group business daily.  HotelPlanner.com has increased sales in 2011 and projects the same rapid growth for 2012.

Contact: Emily Pierce, 1-888-300-3647 x210, emily.pierce@hotelplanner.com

SOURCE  HotelPlanner.com

HotelPlanner.com

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

Voice Quality Labs Announces the DHP-501 Automatic Handset Positioner

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Voice Quality Labs announced the DHP-501 today, a breakthrough product that is targeted at the mobile market. The DHP-501 is an automatic handset positioner that enables dynamic positioning of a handset for test purposes. This state of the art equipment, together with its PC-based control software, offers dynamic and accurate control over spatial placement. The DHP-501 is fully programmable, enabling deterministic and repeatable positioning without the need for human intervention.

"This is the only product that truly addresses the new audio challenges of the mobile phone market," said Managing Partner Karim Younes. "Today's handsets boast multiple microphones and advanced audio features, and it is no longer sufficient to test audio quality in one fixed position. This is why all major operators and standards bodies are adding test conditions that specifically evaluate audio quality in the multiple different way in which people use handsets. The DHP-501 is the only positioner that supports these essential test scenarios."

Highly configurable and easy to manipulate remotely, the DHP-501 can be controlled to conform precisely to standard handset positions - such as the "Recommended Test Position" or RTP as defined in ITU-T recommendation P.64 or IEEE 269 - as well as an extensive number of custom test positions. In addition, the ability of the DHP-501 to be operated remotely and quietly allows advanced testing scenarios, such as acoustic noise cancellation while a handset is in motion.

The DHP-501 is available now from Voice Quality labs and is supported by suites of test software and services from VQL to aid in incorporating the DHP-501 into existing test suites currently used by handset developers.  The DHP-501 is compatible with Bruel & Kjaer, Head Acoustics and Kemar head and torso mannequins. 

About Voice Quality Labs

Voice Quality Labs is a privately held company based in Palo Alto, CA, focused on audio quality in communications equipment. The company's mission is to relentlessly drive for the best voice quality in all forms of audio communication. It develops innovative products and services, and provides clear, unambiguous voice quality benchmarks by which communication devices can easily be evaluated and compared.

Web: http://www.voicequalitylabs.com

Email: info@voicequalitylabs.com

SOURCE  Voice Quality Labs

Voice Quality Labs

CONTACT: Karim Younes of Voice Quality Labs, +1-650-539-8297, karim.younes@voicequalitylabs.com

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

Go Big and Go Home With Super Deals on TVs From Sears in Preparation for the Ultimate Football Game

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As many Americans gear up to host viewing parties for "the big game" they're looking to upgrade their home theatre systems with a bigger TV or better sound system.  In honor of the year's biggest football game, Sears is offering consumers huge savings to upgrade their TV or add a new audio system.

Sears is offering deep discounts on top TV brands such as Sony, Samsung, Sharp, LG, Panasonic and more. For shoppers who are looking for a wider screen to get the front row action feel, Sears also offers up to 70" screens. Many of the TVs offer 'Smart' options which include built-in Wi-Fi to connect applications like Facebook, Netflix and Pandora; another 'Smart' option offered with some TVs is 3D viewing.

"For those of us who can't be in Indianapolis for this year's Big Game," said Audrey Broxterman, divisional vice president and chief marketing officer, Electronics for Sears Holdings, "Sears is providing its customers affordable, high quality Home Theatre solutions so they can experience the 'in your face' action of the game on a high definition TV as if they were on the field.

"For customers looking to experience the sound of the game, Sears is also offering amazing discounts to upgrade home audio.  Bring the crowd noise, pad popping and helmet hitting action into your living room with a complete home audio system or soundbar. Soundbars provide the newest in sound options for the home with a great performance and compact design," Broxterman added.

[1] Sears guarantees the best competitive price for its exclusive offers and checks competitor prices to make sure customers are getting the best deal.  Shop Your Way Reward Members benefit even more by earning points to be used toward future purchases.  It's free to join and customers can start earning points right away.

Here are just a few examples of Big Game TV and Home Audio Specials at Sears now through Feb. 4, 2012:

    --  Save $900 on a Sharp 70" class 1080p Smart LED TV - only $1899.88.
        While quantities last. In store only (057-71310/LC70LE632U).
    --  Save $1400 on a Sony 55" class 1080p 3D Smart LED TV - only $1499.88.
        Comes with a 3D Starter kit that includes 2 pairs of 3D glasses and a 3D
        Blu-ray movie ($149.99 value) While quantities last.
        (057-71693/KDL55NX720).
    --  Add a Sony Wi-Fi Ready Blu-ray Player for only $79.99
        (057-57251/BDPS380)
    --  Save $150 on a Zenith 50" class 1080p Plasma TV for only $549.88 -
        (057-75861/Z50PV220)
    --  Save $50 on a Samsung 32" class LCD TV - only $299.99.
        (057-71072/LN32D403)
    --  Save 10% on a Bose CineMate Series II System when purchased with any
        HDTV.  Add theatre-quality sound to your home, effortlessly.  Reg
        $599.99.   (057-90919).  Available in select Sears stores and on
        sears.com
    --  Save $50 on a Sharp 2.1 Channel Soundbar - Only $249.99
        (057-98311/HT-SL70)
    --  $499.99 Onkyo 800 watt Home Theatre System delivers high quality
        surround sound with speakers, receiver, active powered subwoofer, 4 HDMI
        inputs.  (057-80611/HT-S5400)
To shop, including Buy Online, Pick-Up In-Store, which enables customers to order online from the comfort of their home and have their items guaranteed ready to pick up at a local Sears store in five minutes, check out sears.com/football to find these great TV deals and more.

About Sears, Roebuck and Co.Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD), is a leading broadline retailer providing merchandise and related services. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through more than 2,700 Sears-branded and affiliated stores in the United States and Canada, which includes over 890 Full-line and more than 1,350 specialty stores in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com, and specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard and Lands' End--among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. Sears, Roebuck is the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 11 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at http://www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at http://www.searsholdings.com.

[1] If you find a lower price on an identical branded item with the same features (in Consumer Electronics identical brand and model number) currently available for sale at another local competitor's retail store, Sears will match that price and give you 10% of the difference. Just bring in the original advertisement to a sales associate at the time of, or within 14 days after, your purchase.

MEDIA CONTACT:Megan Tarsha Sears Holdings 847-286-2750 Megan.Tarsha@searshc.com

SOURCE  Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation

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

STOUFFER'S® Gets Social and Asks Fans to Share How They Make America's Favorite Lasagna Their Own

Chance To Receive a Free STOUFFER'S® Lasagna Through Facebook and Twitter campaigns

SOLON, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle Prepared Foods Company is thrilled that STOUFFER'S® Lasagna is America's Favorite Lasagna, based on retail frozen lasagna sales, and is taking to the brand's Facebook and Twitter pages to find out what fans love most about it, as well as their favorite ways to serve it to their family.  Whether it be the center of a memorable meal, a personal family celebration, or just a quiet night in, fans are encouraged to share their stories, recipes, and photos about their delicious Lasagna dining experiences in exchange for product coupons and giveaways as a token of the brand's appreciation.

"At STOUFFER'S®, we have a rich history steeped in the tradition of helping families connect over dinner," said Kelly Malley, Director, STOUFFER'S®. "Since Lasagna is often the focus of a social family gathering, we are encouraging consumers to 'get social' with us. We want fans to check in online to access great money-saving offers on Facebook and Twitter, and tell us why they love STOUFFER'S® Lasagna and how it is a part of their memorable dining experiences."

Starting now throughout February, fans are being asked to visit the America's Favorite Lasagna tab on the STOUFFER'S® Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/STOUFFERS, where they can post why they love STOUFFER'S® Lasagna in return for a valuable coupon.  In addition, STOUFFER'S® fans who prefer to tweet, can head over to http://www.Twitter.com/STOUFFERS where the brand will be asking folks to complete specific tasks in exchange for a chance to win a coupon for a free Lasagna.

"Lasagna is truly a STOUFFER'S® classic and we love to see how creative our customers can be," said Kelly Malley, Director, STOUFFER'S®. "Whether they are topping it with extra cheese or some red pepper flakes, serving it with a spectacular side dish, or hosting 'Lasagna and a movie night,' we can't wait to hear about all of the reasons why people love our Lasagna, as well as the creative ways that families are sharing it."

For additional information on STOUFFER'S® Lasagna and the opportunity to redeem money-saving offers, please visit http://www.Facebook.com/Stouffers and follow STOUFFER'S® on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/STOUFFERS.

About Nestle USANamed one of "The World's Most Admired Food Companies" in Fortune magazine for fourteen consecutive years, Nestle provides quality brands and products that bring flavor to life every day.  From nutritious meals with Lean Cuisine® to baking traditions with Nestle® Toll House®, Nestle USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that make good living possible.  That's what "Nestle. Good Food, Good Life" is all about.  Nestle USA, with 2010 sales of $10.4 billion,is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the world's largest food company with a commitment to Nutrition, Health & Wellness -- with 2010 sales of $105 billion.  For product news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or NestleNewsroom.com.

Media Contacts:

    --  Lisa Vanella, Taylor, (212) 714-5718, lvanella@taylorstrategy.com
    --  Roz O'Hearn, Nestle USA, (440) 264-5170, roz.ohearn@us.nestle.com
SOURCE  Nestle USA

Nestle USA

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

Avenview Corp. To Launch Two New Products at ISE 2012

KENMORE, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avenview Corp., a leading manufacturer of A/V extenders, video splitters, and video switches, is pleased to announce they will be launching two new products at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) this year: the Advanced Quad Screen Video Processor with Keyboard and Mouse Control and the Displayport Extender over Fiber, Single SC Fiber Optic Cable.

The DVI-SPLITPRO-4K Quad Screen Video Processor with Keyboard, Mouse and IR Remote Controlis an advanced video processor for multimedia presentations. It is an ideal solution for applications where up to four video signals must be displayed on a single display. It supports up to 16 video inputs, of which four can be outputted simultaneously with the desired display layout through software control.

The Avenview DisplayPort Extender over Single SC Fiber Optic is designed to let digital flat panel displays extend around 300 meters away. It can transmit up to four video and one low-speed lane, while simultaneously receiving one low-speed signal, all on one multimode fiber.

ISE 2012 is predicted to be the largest professional AV and systems integration trade show ever held in Europe, bringing together manufacturers, distributors, integrators, specifiers and technology managers from more than 100 countries worldwide.

ISE will take place January 31 through February 2 in Amsterdam. Avenview will be showing in Booth #10Q143.

For more information on Avenview's new Advanced Quad Screen Video Processor with Keyboard and Mouse Control or the Displayport Extender over Fiber, Single SC Fiber Optic Cable, visit http://www.Avenview.com.

Full press release available here: http://www.avenview.com/avenview-corp-to-launch-two-new-products-at-ise-2012.html

About Avenview:

Avenview is a manufacturer of leading edge products for the audio video market, delivering scalable powerful, advanced video processing capabilities with proven reliability that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies in industrial, corporate, medical, defense, entertainment, education and retail signage applications. Their suite of A/V splitter and extender products includes A/V extenders (HDMI extender, DVI extender and VGA extender options), audio video converters, cables and adapters, video switches, video processors, and video splitters.

SOURCE  Avenview

Avenview

CONTACT: Umar Qureshi, VP Marketing of Avenview, +1-716-218-4100, pr@avenview.com

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

Accu-Sort Introduces the First Laser Barcode Scanner to Offer iPhone and iPad Compatibility

AccuLazr AL5010 with remote monitoring and diagnostics via smartphone and tablets to be demonstrated at MODEX 2012

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An industry first, the AccuLazr(TM) AL5010 laser barcode scanner from Accu-Sort® Systems, Inc. now offers user access via the iPhone® and iPad®. A smartphone or tablet PC can now be used to remotely monitor and diagnose warehouse operations by accessing a web page hosted on the laser barcode scanner. A cable connection to the scanner is no longer required in order to monitor the performance of the system.

"The material handling industry has increased the use of wireless networks in their operations, and the number of facilities managers and maintenance personnel using smartphones or tablets has significantly expanded," states Jonathan Stiles, AccuLazr product marketing manager at Accu-Sort. "The availability of both technologies has opened the door to new connectivity options for automatic identification equipment."

Instant Access... from Anywhere!

The remote connectivity capability of the AL5010 barcode scanner offers warehouse managers a number of benefits.

    --  Faster issue resolution: Remotely diagnose system performance.
    --  No additional software and setup: User interface is optimized for iPad,
        iPhone, and laptop.
    --  Data security: System operates over existing local area network inside
        of firewalls.
    --  Simple connection options: Quickly connect using QR code, IP address,
        and web browser bookmarks.
Faster Response Time

To ensure peak performance, users can easily access their scanners to periodically monitor operation. This fast, secure and simple remote connectivity feature can result in an 80% faster issue resolution. Performance concerns can be identified quickly and maintenance personnel can be intelligently deployed.

Live demonstrations of the AccuLazr AL5010 with this new functionality will occur at MODEX 2012, February 6-9, in Atlanta, Georgia in Booth #2312. For more information about the Accu-Sort barcode automation solutions being presented at MODEX, visit: http://blog.accusort.com/download-free-modex-2012-preview-guide-PR1

About Accu-Sort

Accu-Sort Systems is a pioneer in advanced auto ID, sortation and material handling systems with over 40 years of experience deploying and supporting scanning, tracking and sortation solutions in various industries including parcel, postal, and retail. The company is one of the world's leading providers of high-speed laser and camera-based solutions for barcode reading as well as complete turn-key integrated systems solutions. 1-800-BARCODE or http://www.accusort.com.

Accu-Sort®, AccuLazr(TM) and 1-800-BARCODE(TM) are trademarks of Accu-Sort Systems. iPhone® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

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    Company contact         Media contact
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    Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.  Goldstein Group
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    (800) BAR-CODE          (440) 914-4700
    loren.meck@accusort.com mjohnson@ggcomm.com
SOURCE  Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.

Accu-Sort Systems, Inc.

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

Meru Brings the Wireless Edge Outdoors with First 1.3 Gbps, Rugged, Three-Radio, Three-Stream Access Point

High-Capacity Meru OAP433e(TM) Delivers Scalability, Reliability & Control to WLANs That Reach Across Corporate and Educational Campuses, Stadiums, Shopping Malls, Hotels and Healthcare Facilities

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Meru Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU), announced the availability of a new, rugged outdoor Wi-Fi access point designed to deliver uncompromising wireless in outdoor environments.  The Meru OAP433e brings state-of-the-art, virtualized Wi-Fi to the thousands of devices being used across education and corporate campuses, hotels, shopping malls and stadiums. The three-radio, three-stream device is the first three-radio, three-stream 802.11n outdoor access point in the industry with 1.35 Gbps of datarate capacity. It is the most powerful access point in its class and is designed to work with Meru's unique virtual WLAN operating system, System Director 5.

"Meru is expanding the boundaries of the wireless enterprise by bringing high-capacity, high performance and highly-reliable WLAN infrastructure to thousands of users who are on the go, both indoors and out," said Kamal Anand, VP of Product Management for Meru. "The enterprise is no longer bound by bricks and mortar.  People require reliable network access as they travel between buildings, enter stadiums, move across campuses--and they expect their applications and Wi-Fi devices to perform flawlessly.  In addition, as more and more users bring their own devices (BYOD) into the environment, the WLAN must be intelligently scalable and secure to serve the needs of a vast number of device types and applications being used simultaneously, and on the go.  Our new OAP433e brings all the reliability and performance that our internal access points are known for, and does it in a ruggedized, outdoor-ready form factor."

The new access point is integrated with Meru System Director(TM) 5, the industry's only virtual wireless operating system that effectively controls and optimizes wireless connectivity across the RF spectrum. Through its unique Air Traffic Control® technology, System Director 5 enables thousands of devices and applications to seamlessly access network resources simultaneously, ensuring equal access for all, even as these devices are being used by people on the go. Traditional client in control WLAN architectures cannot meet the challenge of BYOD because their legacy design lets devices choose how and where to connect, with no regard for other devices or applications. Client in control architectures are unable to provide the scale necessary for BYOD, and often provide inconsistent reliability and compromised quality of service--especially as users move from place to place.

Anand continued: "These new access points, in conjunction with our recently released System Director 5 software and high-capacity controllers, raise the standard for BYOD-ready wireless--both indoors and out. With these products, and others that are in development, Meru is redefining the wireless edge."

About Meru Networks

Meru Networks (NASDAQ: MERU) sells virtualized wireless LAN solutions that provide enterprises with the performance, reliability, predictability and operational simplicity of a wired network with the advantages of mobility. Meru's innovative network-in-control architecture virtualizes wireless access and produces an intelligent, self-monitoring WLAN. Moving to Meru lets enterprises migrate business-critical applications from wired networks to an all-wireless network able to handle the diversity and density of mobile communication devices. Meru's unique "network-in-control" wireless architecture is used by all major vertical industries including Fortune 500 businesses, health care, education, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and government. Founded in 2002, Meru is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and operates worldwide. Visit http://www.merunetworks.com or call (408) 215-5300 for more information

SOURCE  Meru Networks, Inc.

Meru Networks, Inc.

CONTACT: Elyce Ventura of Eastwick, +1-408-470-4870, meru@eastwick.com, for Meru Networks, Inc.

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

Server Technology Announces Data Center Power Firmware Integration with IBM® Systems Director Active Energy Manager

Rackmount Power Distribution manufacturer integrates new firmware with latest version of IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to provide more complete view of energy consumption within the data center

RENO, Nev., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Server Technology, experts in producing the highest quality rack mount power distribution units and power monitoring solutions, today announced the integration of its new 6.1 rack mount power distribution unit (PDU) firmware with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager Version 4.4. IBM's Active Energy Manager (AEM) measures, monitors and manages energy and environmental readings in the data center and has the capability of interfacing directly with IBM systems as well as power distribution units, uninterruptible power supplies, sensor networks and facility management applications. Server Technology's Per Outlet Power Sensing (POPS(TM)) PDUs with the most recent 6.1 firmware, provide the most accurate and granular information available for data center power consumption, temperature and humidity.

"The integration effort to achieve this compatibility was minimal - which I believe is a testament to Server Technology's high-quality firmware and keen focus on backward compatibility," said Nathan Rabe, Staff Software Engineer, IBM Systems & Technology Group. "The integration of Server Tech's latest version of firmware in their entire line of intelligent PDUs allows IBM's Active Energy Manager customers to derive a wealth of highly accurate and granular power consumption data across their data center."

"We're pleased about this integration of our PDUs and new version of firmware with IBM's latest version of Active Energy Manager," said Mark Harris, vice president of marketing for Server Technology. "Data center power measurement, monitoring and trending information, combined with power management software, is what every data center professional needs to make key decisions about energy usage, cost savings and uptime. By continuing to partner with industry-leading energy and environmental monitoring companies to interface with their data center solutions, Active Energy Manager provides a more widespread and useful product for tracking and controlling energy usage. IBM knows that we are the market leader in PDU technology and our high quality units are reliable for 1,000 days - not just the first day-- and deliver the highest degree of accuracy," said Harris.

Server Technology has recently completed an independent evaluation of the accuracy of its PDUs based upon the recognized standard for power measurement, ANSI C12.1-2008. Server Technology contracted Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to conduct these tests which confirmed that the measurement capabilities contained within Server Technology's intelligent PDUs meet the ANSI C12.1-2008 as verified by UL. Customers can rely on Server Technology PDU products to deliver power under a wide range of conditions along with the industry's most accurate measurement results.

Server Technology's 6.1 firmware provides a number of key improvements over its previous releases.  The amount and granularity of power and current data retrievable from Server Technology PDUs featuring POPS has been expanded, benefitting users of AEM 4.4 by providing a more robust picture of energy consumption and environmental states in the data center.  There is also a new user-friendly interface with a Systems Summary dashboard giving customers an at-a-glance view of infeed power, current, load, temperature, humidity, CDU status and alerts. Other new 6.1 firmware upgrades include:

    --  Seamless interface integration with Server Technology's Sentry Power
        Manager power monitoring and measurement software
    --  Intuitive, easy to navigate system information
    --  Graphical color-coded slider bars
    --  Customizable configuration options for individual, group and system
        control
    --  Custom on/off/reboot for UPS events and auto recovery
    --  Graceful startup, shutdown options
    --  Smart UPS communication options
For more information, and to take a tour of Server Technology's 6.1 firmware featuring the new user-friendly interface, visit http://www.servertech.com/solutions/servertechfirmware

About Server Technology Server Technology's experts produce the highest quality rack mount power distribution and monitoring solutions that help manage power capacity, reduce downtime and improve energy efficiency.  The leading innovator since 1984, Server Technology created the intelligent cabinet  PDU market and holds the largest number of patents in that industry. Serving the Data Center and Carrier markets, Server Technology offers the most extensive selection of cabinet PDUs to manage power usage for servers, storage and network equipment.  Based on the innovative Server Tech Quality Power Architecture (QPA), Sentry CDUs and Sentry Power Manager provide the industry's most accurate information to maximize rack density, reduce overloading and monitor energy efficiency. All Sentry CDUs are engineered and manufactured to meet the highest quality standards and are 100% performance tested for reliability and accuracy. Server Tech QPA eliminates single points of failure, reducing downtime and costs. The modular architecture is flexible and enables quick delivery of solutions that meet customer-specific requirements. Server Technology gives IT and Infrastructure Professionals the control to make accurate capacity planning decisions, reduce risks, and meet energy efficiency goals.

About IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM® Systems Director Active Energy Manager(TM) helps organizations effectively monitor and manage power and thermal usage of its IT environment. Active Energy Manager provides IT and Data Center managers with a single view of actual energy usage across systems, and facilities, within the data center. Organizations can utilize real-time, and historic, data to initiate actions improving resource utilization, availability, and service; while reducing energy consumption and cost.

SOURCE  Server Technology

Server Technology

CONTACT: Julie Brown, Marketing Manager of Server Technology, julie.brown@servertech.com, +1-800-835-1515

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

Sea Breeze Home and Garden Decor Opens Online Store

GULF SHORES, Ala., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama-based internet company, Sea Breeze Enterprises LLC, today announced the launch of its first online store: http://www.SeaBreezeHomeAndGardenDecor.com. 

SeaBreezeHomeAndGardenDecor.com operates as an electronic commerce (e-Commerce) retail Web site.  The Web site offers a wide variety of home and garden products including furniture, clocks, lamps, mirrors, rugs, bathroom products, and other miscellaneous items.

Owner of Sea Breeze Enterprises LLC, Doris Tapscott, said, "We're excited to open our first online store and look forward to serving home owners and decorators across the country. Our new site makes shopping for the home fast and fun."

All products on the Web site are arranged by category for convenient browsing and shopping. New products are added to the site periodically and all products contain extensive descriptions alongside pricing details and images for customer review.

The Web site also hosts a blog, which will review products and offer additional home and garden information in the near future.  Items purchased can be shipped anywhere in the United States and Canada. 

For more information on Sea Breeze Enterprises LLC, or the selection of home and garden products available at its new online store, visit http://www.SeaBreezeHomeAndGardenDecor.com.

SOURCE  Sea Breeze Enterprises LLC

Sea Breeze Enterprises LLC

CONTACT: Michelle Boyd, +1-813-247-3278

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

VPT's New DC-DC Converter Provides Zero Cross Regulation Error

for Avionics and Military Power Systems

BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VPT Inc., a HEICO company (NYSE:HEI-A) (NYSE:HEI), announced today that it is now offering a new dual output 15 watt DC-DC converter with no cross regulation error.

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Suited for use in commercial avionics, military avionics, and other critical reliability power systems, the new DVAB Series is a small size, extremely light weight, and able to withstand the full range of military specified temperatures. The DVAB Series eliminates cross regulation errors and offers tightly controlled line and load regulation errors through the use of two independent control loops.

"Our customers demand long term reliability with extremely tight performance metrics," said Michael J. Bosmann, Senior Vice President of VPT. "Through advances in power design, we're answering these needs with new products such as this new DVAB Series, which eliminates the worry of cross regulation errors for power designers."

Specific features of this new power module include:

    --  Dual outputs of +/- 5, +/- 12, and +/- 15V
    --  Wide input voltage range of 15 to 50V per MIL-STD-704
    --  Extreme reliability
    --  Very low output noise, 10 to 25 mVp-p typical
    --  Small size of 1.130" x 1.460", light 24/28 grams of weight
    --  Fault tolerant magnetic feedback circuit
    --  Undervoltage lockout, indefinite short circuit protection, current limit
        protections
    --  Full performance over -55 degrees C to +125 degrees C military
        temperature range
    --  High input transient voltage of 80V for 1 second per MIL-STD-704A
    --  Manufactured in a MIL-PRF-38534 and ISO9001 Facility.
    --  Meets MIL-STD-461 Revisions C, D, E, and F EMC requirements when used
        with with VPT's DVMH EMI filter
    --  Available flanged and non-flanged versions
    --  Available compliant to MIL-PRF-38534, Class H
    --  Defense Logistics Agency Standard Microcircuit Drawing (SMD) pending
The DVAB Series is available with additional environmental screening options for the most demanding of applications, including compliance to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H. Modules are available off the shelf with pricing at $340.69 per unit in OEM quantities. For a datasheet and additional product information, please visit the VPT website at http://www.vpt-inc.com.

About VPT and HEICOVPT, Inc., part of the HEICO Electronic Technologies Group, is a global leader in providing power conversion solutions for use in avionics, military, and space applications. VPT offers high reliability DC-DC power converters, EMI filters, accessory power products, and custom engineering services for the rapid development of critical power systems. VPT can deliver its patented power solutions in a fast timeframe, with certified quality, at a comfortable cost. Every day, organizations like NASA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, the United States Air Force, and many more depend on quality solutions from VPT to power critical systems. Whether on the ground, in the air, or beyond, VPT provides the power driving critical missions today. For more information about VPT, please visit the web site at http://www.vpt-inc.com.

HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI-A) (NYSE:HEI) is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries through its Hollywood, FL-based HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. subsidiary and its Miami, FL-based HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. subsidiary. HEICO's customers include a majority of the world's airlines and airmotives as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunication and electronic equipment manufacturers. For more information about HEICO, please visit the web site at http://www.heico.com.

***NOTES TO EDITORS: Please feel free to share VPT's images and videos on your Web site. Videos can be accessed for embedding on VPT's web site (http://www.vpt-inc.com) or YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/VPTTECH.)  Photos are available on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vpt_inc/). If you require further materials for posting, please contact Michelle Manson, Marketing Communications Manager of VPT, at mmanson@vpt-inc.com.

    Contact:                 Michelle Manson
                             Marketing Communications Mgr.
                             425.353.3010
                             mmanson@vpt-inc.com
                             Twitter: VPTnews
SOURCE  VPT Inc.

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VPT Inc.

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

Delphax Announces Game-Changing Color Print Systems

High-speed sheet-fed presses to be introduced to commercial printing industry at drupa 2012

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphax Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:DLPX.PK), a global provider of high-speed digital printing equipment, announced today that it will introduce its new elan(TM) series digital color print systems powered by Memjet technologies at the drupa 2012 international trade show May 3-16 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

elan brings to the commercial/industrial printing market a transformational advance in imaging technology in a robust sheet-fed print system offering production speeds up to 500 impressions per minute in full color and 1600 dpi print quality on a wide range of substrates and sheet sizes.

"We are introducing a game-changing print system at drupa," said Dieter Schilling, president and chief executive officer of Delphax.  "elan represents an entirely new category of digital print technology and is our response to growing customer demand for more efficient, versatile and affordable color printing equipment.

"We have developed a revolutionary sheet-fed transport technology and integrated this with multiple Memjet printheads to provide a unique high-resolution, high-quality and high-speed inkjet printing system.  Developed, engineered and manufactured by Delphax, this system offers an unprecedented combination of speed, versatility, affordability and high quality for color sheet-fed inkjet production. There is nothing approaching this performance in the market today."

A pioneer in digital print production, Delphax brings over 30 years of experience in sheet-fed printing innovation to the creation of elan, a commercial class platform exploiting the stunning color-reproduction capability of Memjet's scalable high-speed inkjet technology.  Each Memjet printhead lays down 1600 dpi color graphics by delivering up to 700 million drops of ink per second with more than 70,000 ink nozzles on a single printhead. 

As a multi-application system, elan is expected to have multi-market appeal.  By providing fast turnaround and short set-up time between jobs, the system promises to be ideal for commercial print-on-demand applications in direct mail, transpromo and billing, book and manual publishing or security printing.  elan is designed for an extremely wide range of applications requiring high quality results, whether text or images, in full color. 

"The addition of high-speed color capability is an exciting and essential strategic advance for Delphax," Schilling said.  "It's what customers have been asking for and represents our opportunity to remain in the forefront of digital printing technology in the years ahead.  Digital color is a segment of the printing market that has grown despite the recession and social-media-driven declines within the printing industry.  It is projected to gain steadily in share of revenues from equipment, supplies and services.

"In over three decades of serving the printing industry, Delphax has created a global presence and captured the largest worldwide market share in check-printing applications.  We have developed industry-leading paper-path designs, the world's fastest toner-based monochrome sheet-fed and roll-fed presses and a reputation for unexcelled customer service and support.  In short, we have built a solid foundation for the kind of innovation represented in elan--and we are excited about the opportunity to demonstrate the breakthrough potential of this system at drupa."

Held every four years, drupa is the largest and most prominent printing equipment exhibition in the world--the preeminent showcase for the newest trends and technologies in the graphic arts industry.  elan will be presented to the industry in the Delphax exhibit located in Hall 8b, stand C10.

About Delphax Technologies Inc.

Delphax Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and delivery of advanced digital print production systems. For more than 30 years, Delphax has pioneered high-speed digital imaging innovations that improve throughput and enhance efficiencies for publishers, direct marketers and other commercial print customers where cost and quality are important. The Delphax portfolio includes specialized full color inkjet or monochrome inkjet and toner technologies that are ideal for a wide range of applications over a broad spectrum of substrates from ultra lightweight paper to heavy stock in both roll-fed and cut-sheet print environments. Delphax is headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiaries in Canada, the United Kingdom and France. The company's common stock is currently quoted over the counter under the symbol DLPX.PK. Additional information is available on the company's website at http://www.delphax.com.

About Memjet

Memjet is the global leader in color printing technologies that provide remarkable speeds and affordability. The company supplies technologies and components to OEM partners across the printing industry. Memjet maintains its corporate office in San Diego, and has offices in Dublin, Sydney, Taipei, Singapore and Boise, Idaho. The company is privately held. For more information, please visit http://www.memjet.com or follow us on Twitter @memjet.

SOURCE  Delphax Technologies Inc.

Delphax Technologies Inc.

CONTACT: Gregory S. Furness, Chief Financial Officer, gfurness@delphax.com, or Sanja Wallace, Director, Product Management, swallace@delphax.com, both at +1-952-939-9000; or Jeff Bean, Memjet, Director, Branding & Communications, +1-760-484-0505, jeff.bean@memjet.com

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

PennDOT Details Modernization Efforts on New Webpage

Public Invited to Track Progress

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT's efforts to modernize and improve the way it does business - ensuring the efficient use of taxpayer dollars - are detailed on a new webpage announced today by Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch.

These important efforts, outlined at http://www.dot.state.pa.us under the heading, "Modern PennDOT," will be updated regularly as progress continues.

"PennDOT has a long-standing tradition of continuous improvement," Schoch said. "Now, the public can more easily track our efforts to enhance customer service, save money and deliver projects more quickly."

Efforts to implement modernization ideas recommended by PennDOT employees started early last year. While some of the additional modernization ideas suggested last year by the Transportation Funding Advisory Commission (TFAC) will require legislative action, PennDOT is moving forward with the ones that do not. To view the advisory commission's recommendations, visit http://www.tfac.pa.gov, click on final report, and then click on modernization.

Some of the many modernization efforts being worked on include:

    --  Continuing cooperation with the turnpike to join services and share
        materials and equipment;
    --  Expanding the study of transit systems to possibly change from
        county-based to regional organizations that save money and respond more
        quickly to customers; and
    --  Conducting a pilot study on bridge program management to bundle projects
        and complete them more quickly.
"Modernization items are complementing our efforts to work smarter, increase user convenience and ultimately become even better stewards of each and every available taxpayer dollar," Schoch said.

Follow PENNDOT on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews.

Media contact: Dennis Buterbaugh, 717-783-8800

SOURCE  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Web Site: http://www.state.pa.us

Free eBay Seller Webinar - "Best Practices for Best Match - Presented by eBay"

Presented by Julie Netzloff, Sr. Product Manager in eBay's Search Sciences Team

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Page Mage Inc. along with eBay Radio, Outright, Stamps.com and Terapeak will be hosting a free webinar for eBay® sellers to discuss how they can optimize their listings for the greatest success in search. The webinar will be presented by Julie Netzloff, Sr. Product Manager in eBay's Search Sciences Team. Julie has been with eBay for over five years and working on Best Match for most of that time. She has the distinction of being the Search employee with the longest Best Match history at eBay.

During the seminar, sellers will learn what Best Match is, why it's important, specific factors that affect search results and what sellers can do to help improve their own search results. Participants will also be able to ask questions throughout the presentation.

What:   Free webinar, "Best Practices for Best Match - Presented by eBay." Learn how to optimize your listings for the greatest success in search.

When:  Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET (Registrants will receive a link to the webinar recording afterwards.)

Where:  Register at http://www.topratedsellerwebinars.com

NOTE: There are limited spaces available so please sign up early.

Once the webinar has ended, participants will move their discussion to the webinar's Facebook group to continue asking questions and engaging with other sellers. All eBay sellers are welcome and those who sign up will receive a link to the recorded archive of the webinar.

About Page Mage
Page Mage was founded in 2008. We are transforming the way sellers market their products on eBay. Page Mage provides easy to use eBay Tools for creating better listings and bigger profits. Our new Billboards eBay App Center application along with the Page Mage Listing Designer let you create breakthrough listing designs to stand out from your competition, look more credible and professional, improve selling performance, and increase confidence among buyers.

About Outright
Outright has one goal: to make bookkeeping as simple as possible so the self-employed can spend as little time as possible on the least enjoyable part of running a business. Outright's easy-to-use online accounting solution automatically brings together all of your sales & expenses in one place so you always know what's going on with your business and are ready come tax time. No math, no manual entry, no paper work. Outright integrates with eBay & PayPal, e-commerce accounts, and, of course, your Bank and Credit Card Accounts so you can stay up to date effortlessly and instead focus on doing what you love.

About eBay Radio
The host of eBay Radio is Jim "Griff" Griffith, .eBay's Dean of Education and author of the Official eBay Bible. eBay Radio broadcasts (eBay Radio; eBay Radio's Ask Griff & Lee; and eBay Town Hall) feature helpful guidance, advice, and information from eBay team leaders and guest experts along with hot eBay topics, news direct from eBay, and your calls!

About Stamps.com
Stamps.com (Nasdaq:STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com's service enables small businesses, high-volume shippers, enterprise shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, USPS and others.

About Terapeak
Terapeak is a leader in ecommerce market research and payment analytics, and is the sole authorized re-licensor of eBay data globally. The company provides custom insights and SaaS technology-enabled solutions to e-commerce merchants around the world. Currently aggregating over 20% of all online commerce sales data, Terapeak helps merchants make faster, more-profitable business decisions based on real-time market trends, pricing, and transaction data.

SOURCE  Outright

Outright

CONTACT: Mallory Snitker of SS|PR, +1-847-415-9300, msnitker@sspr.com, for Outright

Web Site: http://outright.com

Glabber, a Social Networking Phoenix Rises

The Social Networking site Glabber is transforming social networking, making your voice heard, and giving the power to the people.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Glabber is about changing your network, and changing your world," says co-founder Charles Gindi.

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People face many problems today concerning money, their job, internet privacy, and personal well-being. A large reason why these problems exist is because people have little or no power over what happens in their world, and many big websites, companies, banks and politicians have all the power, it's all about what's good for them - not always what's good for you. That's why it's no surprise to the co-founders William Reid and Charles Gindi that what people want now is to have their voice heard and be able to take control of their world. Charles went on to say, "Glabber is all about the people having control, taking the power away from some of the biggest websites and companies and giving it to the people - where it belongs."

With innovative technologies that will be released in the coming months Glabber aims to empower you to make your voice heard in a way that has not been done before, creating a different social network, to help create a different world. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, "We are progressively transforming social networking to have a conscience that promotes positive changes and awareness to help change your world," says William.

Without having any prior experience in computer programming the co-founders taught themselves to become computer programmers and built Glabber from scratch. "We weren't anyone special, we were both raised like most people, without wealth, a Mercedes-Benz; living in Beverly Hills, going to Harvard, or having Kardashian family connections, and we didn't get much help from family or friends when we first started Glabber," says Charles.

Despite everything the co-founders persisted because "Social Networking needs to transform, and Glabber is giving people the power to transform it by helping them to change their world," says William.

To become part of Glabber's social networking movement please go to http://glabber.com and to learn more about Glabber please go to http://glabber.com/about

SOURCE  Glabber

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Glabber

CONTACT: Glabber Inc., t: +1-646-308-1745, f: +1-646-304-4303

Web Site: http://glabber.com

PollTell Utilizes Innovative Technology to Publish Real-Time Polling Results

WINTER PARK, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Long gone are the days when Americans must stare longingly at their computer screen, a slave to the refresh button of their web browser as they seek the latest poll-results.

In a world obsessed with the constant availability of new information, PollTell.com is a non-partisan polling company, offering the most accurate real-time polling statistics available in the United States.

Catering to the election newbie and political junkie alike, PollTell has revolutionized the polling world. The site, which incorporates data driven from automated phone surveys, features up-to-date poll information for every region of the United States from the swing-vote state of Florida to the "red"-peppered state of Ohio.

Rather than waiting for major news networks to release the latest poll information, people can visit PollTell's website, which populates data in real-time, meaning that as the results come through the system they are immediately published onto the site. 

"As technology advances and the need for information becomes more urgent, why should 24 hours be the norm for pollsters to publish their results?"  PollTell's CEO Scott Broomfield commented.

Social media enthusiasts addicted to the live feeds provided by social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter will find a thrill in PollTell's real-time data software. 

Whereas typical pollsters poll an average of 2,000 individuals a day, PollTell seeks to obtain the most accurate vote possible by polling hundreds of thousands of individuals each day.

"We poll an average of 250,000 people in each poll and publish the results in real-time on our site," said Broomfield. "Every state and nearly every city in America is polled to ensure precision. Our results are more accurate than other pollsters because of the sheer volume of people that we poll."

Although this state-of-the-art technology immensely benefits the general public, it also provides a significant advantage to those on the campaign trail by offering data-specific statistics to candidates. The results gathered by PollTell are indicative of the sentiments of their constituents, allowing candidates to strategize their campaign efforts according to polling changes.

Visitors of PollTell's interactive site are able to maneuver through the site with the aid of color-coded graphs depicting the results of the questions asked in the polls.

Using the site's three-dimensional map of the United States, visitors can meander through the polling statistics of even the most recent primary. Traversing the state of Florida from the Kardashian-infested beaches of Miami to the ever-indecisive I-4 Corridor with a click of the mouse, visitors can view district-by-district voting trends.

Just as Facebook changed the culture of social interaction and Twitter eliminated the communication barrier between celebrities and fans, PollTell has revolutionized the election world, creating content from and delivering it into the hands of the American people.  So whether Americans bleed red, white, or blue, PollTell will be their most reliable newsfeed for the 2012 election.

             PollTell Florida Primary Results

    Presidential Candidates:
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    Mitt Romney                                  42%
    Newt Gingrich                                31%
    Rick Santorum                                10%
    Ron Paul                                      8%
    Undecided                                     9%
Contact:  Scott Broomfield scott@polltell.com
Office Line: 302-757-7118

SOURCE  PollTell

PollTell

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

Tata Consultancy Services Inaugurates Silicon Valley Customer Collaboration Center in Santa Clara, California

Global HQ for its Mobility Solutions Unit and Next Gen Solutions Unit to be located here

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, today announced the official opening of its Silicon Valley Customer Collaboration Center in Santa Clara, California. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the collaboration center is designed to provide an open, innovative and collaborative workspace that adopts the entrepreneurial spirit and best practices employed by the world's leading startup companies in the Valley.

The center will serve as the worldwide headquarters of TCS' Mobility Solutions Unit, which aims to bring the benefits of emerging technologies like big data, analytics and mobility to enterprises across all industries.The center will serve as the base for TCS' Next Gen Solutions Unit, which applies the latest advances in software technology to real-world business problems that customers may face. This center features several innovative collaborative work place features designed to enable effective collaboration between TCS and its customers from around the world on leading-edge technologies.

"Silicon Valley is a perfect place for this new TCS customer collaboration center, given the match between the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of TCS and that of the Valley," said N. Chandrasekaran, TCS' Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. "The convergence of the innovation in the Valley with the highly scalable, high quality and cost-effective engineering strength of TCS will help jumpstart the powerful new phenomenon of the democratization of innovation."

"TCS's decision to choose Silicon Valley as the global headquarters for its Mobility Solutions and Next Gen Solutions Unit is a significant contribution to California's innovative economy," said Deputy Director at the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, Brook Taylor. "California is the global leader in high-tech employment and our office looks forward to working closely with TCS as they create valuable job opportunities for our citizens."

The launch of the new TCS collaboration center was attended by local officials including US Congressman Mike Honda and over 65 customers from the USA, Canada and Europe.  The Santa Clara center is the latest addition to TCS' growing operations across North America where it has been operating since 1979 when it established its first office in New York City.  TCS now has more than twenty offices across the region including four development centers and centers of excellence creating winning solutions that provide its North-American customers with a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Pictures of the new Silicon Valley Customer Collaboration Center can be found here.

About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model(TM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 226,000 of the world's best trained consultants in 42 countries. The Company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 8.2 billion for year ended 31 March, 2011 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at http://www.tcs.com.

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SOURCE  Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services

CONTACT: Global, +91 22 6778 9999, pradipta.bagchi@tcs.com; India, + 91 22 6778 9077, ashish.babu@tcs.com; APAC, +65 9139 3668, sean.davidson@tcs.com; USA/Canada, +1-646-313-4594, m.mccabe@tcs.com; Europe/UK, +32 2282 1927, abhinav.kumar@tcs.com.

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

Dealfind Launches 'Dream Deals' -- Extreme Discounts On The Hottest Products

TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dealfind, the third largest group buying site in North America[1], announced today the launch of 'Dream Deals', which offers customers surprise deals with huge discounts on the most sought-after retail goods around. These exclusive deals practically give away widely popular luxury products.

In addition to Dealfind's already popular daily and weekly bargains, 'Dream Deals' launch without warning at various times throughout the week, offering hot products at 80 to 95 percent off regular retail prices. Due to the shockingly low prices of these deals, quantities are limited and items sell at record speeds. Customers can expect a variety of popular deals, ranging from consumer electronics, accessories, clothing, and other goods consumers go crazy for. 

The first 'Dream Deal', which went live without warning Tuesday evening, offered an authentic Louis Vuitton 'Speedy' handbag for $80.00, shipping and taxes included. The limited quantity of bags sold out in less than nine minutes. The surprise bargain prompted a volley of questions from Dealfind customers, all wanting to know "What just happened here?!? Was this for real?" Co-Founder and President Gary Lipovetsky took to the comments section to explain--not only that the bags were real, but that Dealfind customers could also look forward to more of these 'dream come true' deals in the very near future.

"These new 'Dream Deals' are a way to promote Dealfind and bring in new customers, while also rewarding our most active customers by giving them an advanced heads up with the approximate time the deals will be going live," said Lipovetsky. "We were thrilled to see just how excited our users got over this first deal, and they're anxiously anticipating the next high-end product that will be available at an enormous discount. We expect that Dealfind fans will also be keeping a watchful eye on Twitter and Facebook waiting for the next deal to pop up."

Differing slightly from the traditional daily deal model, the new 'Dream Deals' are completely random and can pop up at any time. The majority of consumers, who are generally accustomed to receiving email notifications about regular daily deals, will not be alerted directly. The only way to catch a Dream Deal is to follow Dealfind on Twitter and their Facebook fan page, or to be on the actual website at just the right moment. Most customers hoping to snatch up one of these extraordinary steals will need to visit Dealfind as often as possible. However, Dealfind's most loyal customers will be given a heads up, alerting them as to when one of these incredible Dream Deals might be posted.

About Dealfind:
Dealfind is the third-ranked group buying website on the North American Daily Deal Media Power Rankings, operating in 71 markets in Canada and the U.S. It has sold more than 1.8 million vouchers since 2010, saving consumers more than $430 million. Privately held, Dealfind boasts refundable group buying vouchers, as well as full customer service support. The Toronto-based company is a member of the Google Offers partner program and provides small and medium-sized enterprises the opportunity to cost-effectively gain new and repeat customers through smart online marketing and referral programs. 

[1] The North American Daily Deal Media Power Rankings is a proprietary ranking and verification system launched by Daily Deal Media in May 2011.  Daily Deal Media is the authoritative source for news, data and resources for the Daily Deal industry.

SOURCE  Dealfind

Dealfind

CONTACT: CONTACT: Mallory Snitker, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9300, msnitker@sspr.com

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

WatchGuard Launches New Security Appliance for Small Businesses

New WatchGuard XTM 33 Appliance Hailed as the "Ultimate Small Business Firewall"

SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today unveiled its ultimate small business firewall, the WatchGuard XTM 33.  Ideal for small businesses with 5 to 30 users, the WatchGuard XTM 33 appliance provides state of the art network protection in an all-in-one, small form factor security appliance.

"Hackers go after small businesses because they tend to have either outdated security systems or consumer-grade endpoint protection, which makes them easy targets," said Tim Helming, Director of Product Management at WatchGuard Technologies.  "For this reason, WatchGuard developed the XTM 33 to have enterprise class security, but in a form factor and at a price that works for any small business.  It truly is a no-compromise, ultimate firewall that is optimized for today's threat landscape."

WatchGuard XTM 33 - Packed with the latest security technologies

Despite its small form factor size and diminutive price tag, the WatchGuard XTM 33 is chock full of the latest security features and advanced networking technologies available today.  These include:

    --  Defense-in-depth protection - Identity-based firewalling plus
        WatchGuard's unique proxy technology puts the XTM 33 at the forefront of
        firewall functionality;
    --  Integrated VPN -Whether it is used to create secure virtual private
        network (VPN) tunnels for Apple iPad, iPhone and other iOS-based
        devices, or used to enable secure remote connectivity for mobile
        employees, the WatchGuard XTM 33 makes setting up a VPN effortless and
        easy;
    --  Application Control - The WatchGuard XTM 33 provides next-generation
        firewall functionality via Application Control.  This allows businesses
        to utilize web 2.0 apps, while keeping employees focused on work rather
        than playing social media-based games;
    --  Malware and Hacker Prevention - With the latest in intrusion prevention,
        spam-blocking and gateway anti-virus, the WatchGuard XTM 33 keeps
        malware, spyware, viruses, worms and hackers out of small business
        networks;
    --  Cloud-based Protection - The WatchGuard XTM 33 also leverages
        WatchGuard's Reputation Enabled Defense service, which is a cloud-based
        IP and URL reputation solution that stops threats in the cloud before
        they ever hit the network edge, which means network throughput is always
        fast;
    --  Advanced Management and Reporting - Real-time monitoring, secure logging
        and more than 65 report templates give businesses insight as to what is
        going in and out of their network and by whom.

Helming concludes, "For the price point, the WatchGuard XTM 33 offers unbeatable value, performance and functionality.  It embodies expert security for the non-security expert."

Pricing and Availability

The WatchGuard XTM 33 is available now from authorized WatchGuard channel partners.  List pricing for the XTM 33 begins at $890.  A wireless version is available, starting at $990. For more information, please go to http://www.watchguard.com.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide.  The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control.  WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program.  WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit http://www.watchguard.com/.

WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.  All other marks are property of their respective owners.

    Contacts:
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    Chris McKie                Jimme Peters
    WatchGuard Technologies    24/7 Consulting
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    chris.mckie@watchguard.com jimme@24-7consulting.com
SOURCE  WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

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

EMC Isilon is Industry's First Scale-Out NAS System with Native Hadoop Support

Now Integrated with EMC Greenplum for One-Stop Enterprise Hadoop Solution

SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

News Summary

    --  EMC Isilon's OneFS 6.5 operating system natively integrates the Hadoop
        Distributed File System (HDFS) protocol and delivers the industry's
        first and only enterprise-proven Hadoop solution on a scale-out NAS
        architecture.
    --  By natively integrating Hadoop into an enterprise-class scale-out
        storage solution, EMC Isilon enables customers to leverage end-to-end
        data protection including Snapshots, Replication and Backup for their
        Hadoop Big Data.
    --  By combining EMC Isilon scale-out NAS with EMC Greenplum HD, EMC reduces
        the complexities associated with Hadoop deployments and allows
        enterprises to easily extract business value from unstructured data.
    --  EMC satisfies the requirements of business critical enterprise
        environments with the first end-to-end Hadoop solution combined with
        services, training and certification, and customer support.
Full StoryEMC(®) Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that EMC Isilon scale-out NAS with HDFS, combined with EMC Greenplum HD, delivers powerful data analytics on a flexible, highly-scalable and efficient storage platform. This new enterprise-ready solution combines scale-out NAS data storage and Hadoop analytics capabilities with services, training and certification, and customer support from a single vendor, ensuring a more seamless user experience. With this solution, EMC eliminates CIOs' need to spend valuable time investigating and integrating products from multiple vendors.

For the multimedia version of this press release and related content, please go to:http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2012/20120131-01.htm

As the amount of unstructured data in the enterprise grows, companies require an efficient and scalable storage system to help them manage growth, and a powerful analytics tool to derive valuable information from this data. EMC Isilon scale-out NAS with native HDFS provides Hadoop users with built-in access to a shared storage infrastructure thereby bridging the gap between the innovative powers of Big Data Hadoop and mission critical enterprise IT analytics.

EMC Isilon scale-out NAS, now integrated with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) protocol, provides customers with a solution for accelerating enterprise-wide deployment of Apache-based Hadoop.  Up to now, early adopters of Hadoop have relied on makeshift storage infrastructures not optimized for Big Data exploration, inhibiting the shared data access critical to robust analysis, and preventing wide adoption of Hadoop in the enterprise. EMC Isilon, with native HDFS, removes the integration complexities of disparate open source components and hardware, and offers a comprehensive, enterprise-ready storage solution to protect, manage, and share data in a Hadoop environment.

EMC Isilon is the first and only scale-out NAS storage platform that integrates native HDFS as a protocol, providing all Hadoop users with built-in access to enterprise data protection, industry leading storage efficiency and accelerated data movement over a wide array of industry standard protocols (NFS, CIFS, FTP, HTTP). Isilon's integration of HDFS also eliminates the single point of failure inherent with traditional open-source Apache Hadoop. This integration lets customers use the Apache-based Hadoop distribution of their choice and allows them to expand and increase their adoption of Hadoop in enterprise-wide deployments.

EMC builds on its innovation in data storage and analytics to deliver the only end-to-end Hadoop solution, offering enterprises planning, deployment, training and certification, and customer support services to assist customers moving to Hadoop environments. EMC Global Services Big Data Advisory Service helps customers identify business opportunity and build a comprehensive roadmap to apply Big Data to their enterprises. EMC services professionals can configure and integrate EMC Greenplum and EMC Isilon platforms into users' environments, accelerating time to value and reducing risk. EMC Data Science and Big Data Analytics "open" training and certification builds customers' IT staff data analytics knowledge and skills with a particular focus on opportunities and challenges presented by Big Data.

By combining the scalability and simplicity of Isilon scale-out NAS storage with the leading-edge analytics tools of Greenplum HD, EMC delivers the first and only end-to-end Hadoop solution in the industry that is ready for deployment in business critical enterprise IT environments.

Supporting Quotes

Alex Younts, engineer, Purdue University"We tested EMC Isilon with our statistics department, which must often analyze huge data sets. EMC Isilon's multi-protocol capabilities provided fast and reliable delivery of data to our statisticians, demonstrating the potential to increase the time spent on actually doing the science, while reducing management costs."

Benjamin Woo, program vice president of worldwide storage systems, IDC "IDC predicts that in 2012 enterprises will accelerate Hadoop adoption and deployment. Hadoop is becoming a viable competitor to existing storage systems for Big Data analytics, but fear can stand in the way.  An investment by an industry leader like EMC casts a vote of confidence for Hadoop environments and makes the technology much more palatable.  EMC's comprehensive Hadoop solution brings enterprises one step closer to unlocking the enormous value currently hidden within their volumes of Big Data."

Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, EMC Isilon"Hadoop will be a game-changer in unstructured data analytics once enterprise customers are convinced that adoption can simplify their infrastructure and architecture without compromising data security or management capabilities.   We've taken the guesswork out of Hadoop deployment by bringing together the strengths of Isilon's enterprise scale-out NAS storage systems with the Hadoop ecosystem. With EMC Isilon, enterprises now have the type of archiving, replication and management capabilities their businesses rely on combined with the innovative analytics of EMC Greenplum and the training, services and support of EMC to make the most of their Hadoop deployments. "

Luke Lonergan, chief technology officer, Greenplum, a division of EMC"Companies are recognizing the need to co-process both structured and unstructured data.  As a part of the EMC Greenplum Unified Analytics Platform (UAP), the integrated Isilon solution enables customers to plug Hadoop-derived insight directly into a structured data analytics workflow without moving the data. This improves collaboration and speeds data analytics for our customers, enabling them to uncover new insights quickly and efficiently to maintain their competitive edge."

AvailabilityEMC Greenplum HD on Isilon is available immediately through EMC and EMC channel partners.

About Isilon, a division of EMCIsilon, a division of EMC, is the global leader in scale-out NAS. We deliver powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon's products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there's a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.com.

About Greenplum, a division of EMCGreenplum, a division of EMC, is driving the future of Big Data analytics with breakthrough products that harness the skills of data science teams to help global organizations realize the full promise of business agility and become data-driven, predictive enterprises. The division's products include Greenplum Unified Analytics Platform, Greenplum Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum Database, Greenplum Analytics Lab, Greenplum HD and Greenplum Chorus. They embody the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization and social collaboration, enabling global organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before possible. Learn more at http://www.greenplum.com

About EMCEMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

EMC, Isilon, and Greenplum are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries.  Other products and/or services are trademarks of their respective owners.   

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) component and product quality and availability; (vi) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xiv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

SOURCE  EMC Corporation

EMC Corporation

CONTACT: Ellen Arbeznik of The OutCast Agency, +1-216-588-1199, Ellen@theoutcastagency.com

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

American Greetings Offers the Perfect Card for Every Relationship this Valentine's Day

CLEVELAND, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Valentine's Day is fast approaching and the perfect card for every special someone is available in the American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) card aisle. From romantic messages to fun, playful greetings, there really is something for every relationship, and a great variety to help you find the right card for all the important people in your life.

Consumers looking to celebrate the joys of a long-term or committed relationship this Valentine's Day can do so with cards featuring sentiments that share the emotions they are looking to express in an authentic way. Featuring the words shoppers would use to reflect their affection, the latest greetings include those that combine romance with the realities of everyday life. This conversational style and focus on real life and real love makes the greetings even more personal and meaningful for any recipient.

Those looking to share a greeting that isn't quite indicative of the "I love you" stage as well as those for family and friends can also find the perfect card. This year's collection includes designs to celebrate the fun of a new relationship to heartfelt greetings to show appreciation and love to every special person in your life. An appropriate message for the relationship is paired with playful touches that make the cards more light hearted and fun. These added touches include sweet yet simple designs that evoke the spirit of the holiday and subtle details like beautiful hand lettering that express appreciation for the relationship in a casual yet elegant way. 

In addition to its core offering, the greeting card company also has Valentine's Day collections from notable content partners including all new greetings from Taylor Swift and Kathy Davis, an innovative and memorable way to express affection with Zonk(TM), and a completely unique take on the holiday from justWink.

Consumers can find the latest Valentine's Day greetings at participating drug chains, grocery stores and mass retailers nationwide, as well as in American Greetings and Carlton Cards retail stores. For more information, including store locations in your area, please visit us at http://www.corporate.americangreetings.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/amgreetings and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AmericanGreetings.

About American Greetings Corporation
For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has been a creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships to create happiness, laughter and love.  The Company's major greeting card lines are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods and American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards.  American Greetings also has one of the largest collections of greetings on the Web, including greeting cards available at Cardstore.com and electronic greeting cards available at AmericanGreetings.com.  In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group.  Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.6 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.  For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

SOURCE  American Greetings Corporation

American Greetings Corporation

CONTACT: Frank Cirillo of American Greetings Corporation, +1-216-252-7300 x4806, frank.cirillo@amgreetings.com

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

eXo Platform 3.5 Now Available: First Cloud-Ready Enterprise Portal and User Experience Platform-as-a-Service (UXPaaS)

Users Connect, Collaborate and Improve Productivity -- in the Cloud, on Mobile Devices or on the Ground

-- Multi-tenancy support for deployment in public and private clouds

-- Secure access to personal dashboards, documents and activity streams via native mobile apps

-- Social network features and integration with existing infrastructure

-- Mashup and gadget development for third-party app integration in built-in web IDE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- eXo, the user experience platform-as-a-service (UXPaaS) company, today announced general availability of eXo Platform 3.5. This new release of eXo Platform is designed for organizations that want a cloud-enabled solution for creating and managing next-generation portal-based sites that facilitate engagements between colleagues, customers or partners, and can easily integrate with existing enterprise applications, policies and procedures.

Enterprises today require greater flexibility and tools that will enable them to deliver rich user experiences for a variety of use cases -- social intranets, extranets, transactional websites and more. They want options to deploy in the cloud or in the back office, to integrate with external web services and internal line of business applications. The eXo user experience platform (UXP) gives IT professionals the resources they require to meet all these needs.

"Built on open standards and open source technologies, eXo Platform 3.5 has the features and extensibility of a UXP and the cloud architecture to build public and private clouds. We built the first true UXPaaS," said Benjamin Mestrallet, founder and CEO of eXo. "Imagine company ABC wanting to integrate their custom-built inventory application in an enterprise portal with social networking and document management capabilities, and then deliver that as a private cloud service to all their customers. eXo Platform 3.5 enables them to do just that -- and to do it very efficiently."

The Emergence of the UXPaaS

The user experience platform (UXP) is the emerging implementation of next-generation portal services. Unlike traditional portal services, though, a user experience platform offers an organization an integrated collection of technologies that speed the creation of portals built around content, collaboration capabilities, social streams and services, mobile access and more. eXo Platform has long provided these integrated platform services.

With the release of eXo Platform 3.5, eXo has added support for multi-tenancy and engineered this platform to be cloud-ready. Now, organizations or service providers that want to offer a UXP as a service -- a UXPaaS -- can do so. A single instance of eXo Platform 3.5 can support many UXP-based social intranets, extranets, transactional websites and more for many different clients, each in their own private cloud environment. To understand the UXPaaS landscape, see http://budurl.com/kah4.

Native Mobile Apps and Cloud-Ready Features for Unprecedented Deployment Flexibility

Using eXo Platform 3.5, companies can create a secure portal-based site and add the user experience services -- such as content, document management and social activity streams -- that best suit project needs. IT organizations can give their end users an easy yet controlled way to interact with their networks and work collaboratively. Key technology enhancements in eXo Platform 3.5 include:

    --  Mobile Apps: Native iPhone, iPad and Android apps integrate elegantly
        with sites built on eXo Platform 3.5, ensuring that users can interact
        with personalized gadget dashboards, activity streams, document
        repositories and more -- at any time, from anywhere.
    --  Cloud-Ready: Support for multi-tenancy deployments includes the option
        to host isolated portals on a single auto-scalable instance of eXo
        Platform 3.5. The unique integration capabilities and extensive set of
        UXP features enable enterprises, service providers and independent
        software vendors (ISVs) to build their own private and public cloud
        offerings with immediate productivity.
Additionally, eXo Platform 3.5 includes a range of new or enhanced features for delivering a rich user experience:

    --  Simpler, More Intuitive Interface: The look and feel of all of the
        built-in apps has been refreshed for eXo Platform 3.5, with the goal of
        greater simplicity and enhanced readability. In addition, the new
        desktop mode allows users to access eXo Platform 3.5 services in a
        familiar and windowed environment, right within the browser.
    --  Enhanced Social and Collaboration Tools: Rich collaboration features
        such as an enterprise Wiki, forums, polls, FAQs and shared calendar
        components (including remote calendar synchronization) are standard.
        Social network capabilities empower users to create work groups, follow
        activity streams of connections and groups, and more.
    --  Improved Content Management: Enterprise Content Management features
        provide the ability to store, share, version and organize documents;
        integrate advanced workflows; and create dynamic content-rich websites.
        eXo Platform 3.5 introduces search engine optimization (SEO) features,
        improves Java Content Repository (JCR) performance, and enhances content
        explorer usability. Easier website authoring is facilitated by the new
        inline editing feature, making it possible to edit and publish content
        from the front-end in a single click.
    --  Embedded IDE: An integrated web development environment (IDE) is
        embedded in eXo Platform 3.5, which enables an IT team to develop,
        customize and extend the experience presented to a user in a
        platform-based engagement environment. Developers can create and refine
        elements on the fly and deploy with one-click ease.
    --  Integrated Sample Sites: The website samples included with eXo Platform
        3.5 have been expanded to illustrate how developers can take advantage
        of many of the new features of eXo Platform 3.5 -- from UI customization
        to the inclusion of rich content and improved site navigation.
    --  eXo Platform Gadget Pack: The gadget pack includes 15 new gadgets that
        provide easy access to a variety of adoption, collaboration,
        development, monitoring, social and other eXo Platform services. With
        easy access to the source code, developers can also use these gadgets as
        templates for building additional extensions and quickly become
        productive with the REST API of eXo Platform 3.5.
    --  Enterprise Portal Framework: Integrated portlets, user- and role-based
        views, security and single sign-on features (including integration with
        existing Active Directory and other LDAP systems) are supported.
Pricing and Availability

eXo Platform 3.5 is available today in two editions:

    --  eXo Platform 3.5 Enterprise Edition is a full-featured implementation of
        eXo Platform 3.5. Offered under a subscription model, it includes the
        support and services needed for deployment in an enterprise production
        environment. Features include support for native mobile applications and
        multi-tenant deployment as well as clustering, built-in web IDE and the
        eXo Platform Gadget Pack.
    --  eXo Platform 3.5 Community Edition is an open source package of the core
        features of eXo Platform 3.5. It is ideal for developers who do not
        require production support, mobile or cloud deployment options, or the
        extensibility and customization capabilities provided by the Gadget Pack
        or embedded IDE.
A 30-day trial version of eXo Platform 3.5 can be downloaded from http://budurl.com/3k6e.

For more information about eXo Platform 3.5, visit the website at http://budurl.com/jw5l.

Additional Online Resources

    --  Discover eXo Platform 3.5 in three minutes; http://budurl.com/epxx
    --  eXo's CTO gives a full-feature tour of eXo Platform 3.5;
        http://budurl.com/t5wn
    --  What's new in eXo Platform 3.5; http://budurl.com/bp7m
    --  eXo Platform 3.5 datasheet; http://budurl.com/q7v8
    --  eXo Platform 3.5 features table; http://budurl.com/92kt
For more information on eXo, please visit http://exoplatform.com. For additional perspectives, please visit and subscribe to eXo RSS blog feeds at http://blog.exoplatform.org/. Follow eXo on Twitter at @exoplatform.

About eXo

eXo offers the first cloud-ready enterprise portal and user experience platform-as-a-service (UXPaaS). eXo Platform makes websites and applications faster to build and easier to deploy, and offers modern features such as content, collaboration, social and knowledge on a services-based architecture. eXo Cloud IDE offers a multi-tenant hosted development environment that enables the collaborative creation of applications based on HTML, Java, Groovy, Spring, PHP, Ruby and more -- all of which can be deployed directly to a PaaS environment. The company has established technology leadership and proven value by their large European installed base and strategic partnership with Red Hat. eXo maintains U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. with global headquarters in France and offices in Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam. For news and updates from eXo, visit http://exoplatform.com, and follow http://blog.exoplatform.org/ and @exoplatform.

All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTACT: CONTACT: Dottie O'Rourke, TECHMarket Communications for eXo, +1-650-344-1260, eXoteam@TECHMarket.com

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

4Videosoft Newly Updates Media Toolkit Ultimate with Many More New Features

BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- After the release of DVD Creator, 4Videosoft updates a multifunctional product - Media Toolkit Ultimate with many more new features.

4Videosoft Media Toolkit Ultimate is the top-ranking software, which provides you the best solution of updated products DVD Ripper, Video Converter, DVD Copy, along with the new released iPhone Transfer Platinum and DVD Creator. With this awesome software, any of your DVD and video files can be converted to other videos supported by your iPhone,iPhone 4S, iPad 2, PSP, Creative Zen, Palm, Nokia, etc. with ultra-high speed and lossless quality.

Introducing the new and powerful DVD Creator, which is a professional DVD DIY creator that can help you burn the customized DVD from any video file, no matter the hot movies you like or the videos shot by your camera. It is easy to set the personalized background picture, background music, text content, audio track, subtitle, etc. for the output DVD. To copy the current DVD to another DVD for sharing with your friends, you can use 4Videosoft DVD Copy, a great DVD copy that can copy DVD in 1:1 ratio and compress DVD-9 to DVD-5.

For iPhone fans there is iPhone Transfer Platinum in Media Toolkit Ultimate. This transfer software is a new product developed from 4Videosoft iPhone Transfer, with which you can transfer various iPhone files to computer and iTunes directly as the database and import local files to iPhone for enjoyment. Moreover, it can transfer files between different Apple devices freely, including iPhone, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, iPod and new iPhone 4S. Converting DVD and video file to iPhone, backing up iPhone SMS (MMS) and contacts to computer, and making iPhone M4R ringtones are also available with the help of this platinum version of iPhone Transfer.

Additionally, 4Videosoft's multimedia Media Toolkit Ultimate is available for only $89.00. You can free download and get more information on it from the below website: http://www.4videosoft.com/media-toolkit-ultimate.html.

       System Requirements
                               Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista,
          OS Supported:                        Windows 7
                            800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above; 512MB RAM or
     Hardware Requirements:                      more

About 4Videosoft Studio

4Videosoft Studio is a professional multimedia software provider, which aims to constantly produce excellent multimedia desktop applications for all Windows and Mac users, so as to give 4Videosoft users an unparalleled digital life. With advanced technologies, dedicated R&D team and progressive spirit, it can always bring multimedia users various surprises and excellent audiovisual experiences. For more information, please visit: http://www.4videosoft.com. 

SOURCE  Harbour Software

Harbour Software

CONTACT: Darcy Gao of 4Videosoft Studio at Tel: +86-18701489910 or Email: pr@4videosoft.com; Website: http://www.4videosoft.com

Web Site: http://www.4videosoft.com

eXelate Announces Alliance with Nielsen Catalina Solutions

Next Step in Work with Nielsen to Integrate Data Sources Empowers CPG Marketers To More Effectively Reach Consumers Based on Actual Purchase Habits

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- eXelate and Nielsen Catalina Solutions, two leading players in the shopper insights, data marketing and online advertising industries, are joining forces to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers reach consumers with more relevant digital advertising that is based on actual in-store purchasing behavior. This alliance is an extension of work first announced in early 2010 by eXelate and Nielsen.

The new alliance complements and expands Nielsen Catalina Solutions' digital footprint by leveraging eXelate's data cloud to power audience optimization and return on investment (ROI) measurement capabilities to a select list of online media partners via a closed-loop implementation.

Through the industry's most advanced data cloud, eXelate ingests data from leading online and offline organizations and delivers dynamic marketing insights on more than 300 million global unique users that power enhanced advertising performance. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, eXelate has become the world's largest digital data engine powering 60 billion privacy-compliant data transactions for 200 media companies every month.

Nielsen Catalina Solutions, a joint venture of Nielsen and Catalina, is the leading provider of single source analytics that measure and improve advertising performance for CPG marketers and media companies.

"Teaming with eXelate allows us to increase the online consumption of our most valuable assets, our data and advertising effectiveness analytics," said Nielsen Catalina Solutions CEO Mike Nazzaro. "eXelate gives us technology to centralize and easily package, price and promote our high-value data across multiple channels.   Most important however, is that Nielsen Catalina Solutions' analytics will help CPG advertisers achieve and potentially exceed their digital advertising ROI goals by empowering them to reach audiences based on actual purchase data to help make better marketing decisions."

For example, this data is both at the category and brand level so marketers can precisely reach people who buy cereal based on specific brands, volume and other purchase-based definitions to deliver customized ads to the most valuable customers, further improving advertising ROI.  Nielsen Catalina Solutions' services are available through a variety of digital and traditional media channels. 

Nielsen Catalina Solutions will accelerate the audience buying and selling process by using eXelate's platform infrastructure. Additionally, eXelate's platform will centralize privacy protocols such as consumer profile preferences, opt-out and Do Not Track functions, and extend these preferences when integrated with Nielsen Catalina Solutions.

In 2010, eXelate and Nielsen aligned to bring Nielsen's anonymous offline segmentation data into eXelate's Data Platform. By integrating granular online and premium anonymous offline data, the deal enabled advertisers to create integrated online programs that reach their best prospects more efficiently.

"We're thrilled that Nielsen Catalina Solutions will also now use eXelate's platform as the technology backbone for developing a critical component of its data marketing strategy," said Mark S. Zagorski, CEO of eXelate. "eXelate will enable the company to productize its audience data, and seamlessly deliver it in a privacy-friendly manner, thereby creating new and sustainable revenue streams."

About eXelate

eXelate provides data and insight on online purchase intent, household demographics and behavioral propensities that enable digital advertisers to make optimal marketing decisions. Through the collection of directly measured online data and distribution partnerships with information leaders such as Alliant, Nielsen, Nielsen Catalina Solutions, Mastercard Advisors, Bizo, and more, eXelate makes online, offline, and custom modeled data sets actionable across 300M online consumers worldwide. eXelate's proprietary maX data(TM) - customized audiences built for advertisers based on first and third party data - delivers 2x campaign performance as compared to standard data sets. As members of the NAI, IAB, Council for Accountable Advertising, OPA and Evidon's Open Data Partnership, eXelate is a leader in privacy compliant advertising practices.  For more information, please visit http://www.exelate.com

Contact info:
Uriah Av-Ron
Email: pr@exelate.com
http://www.exelate.com
Tel.: (646) 755-6120

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eXelate

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

TravelShark(TM) Launches People-Powered Hunt to Find Charity Partners for New Photo-Sharing App TravelSharkPix

Video campaign calls for users to submit their favorite non-profits to receive charitable donations from TravelSharkPix

SINGAPORE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --TravelShark announced today the launch of a worldwide search to identify three charities to receive donations from the company's new socially enabled photo-sharing application, TravelSharkPix. The three-week "TravelSharkPix Charity Hunt" allows users to suggest their favorite charity for consideration and rally popular support during an online vote to choose the winning organizations.

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From now through February 10th, users can visit TravelSharkPix and suggest a charity. Starting on February 13th, global visitors will be able to vote for their favorite charities. The three selected charities will receive donations every time a user's photo is accepted on TravelSharkPix.

TravelSharkPix allows travelers to share their favorite trip photos with other users of the app. In addition, TravelShark will display the best SharkPix pictures across its global network of travel sites - including LasVegasHotels.com, SingaporeHotels.com, HotelLondon.com, VancouverHotels.com, and more - with attribution to the photographers. For every photo accepted by TravelSharkPix, the company will donate between $0.10 and $0.25 to the three charities selected in the hunt.

To share this unique opportunity with charities and their supporters around the world, TravelShark deployed its most recognizable representative - award-winning company mascot Mako Mark - to star in a widely distributed video campaign. In the video, the optimistic Mako Mark is foiled in his attempts to connect with the right charity for TravelSharkPix. Undaunted, he perseveres and devises a crowd-sourced plan asking users for suggestions of popular charities.

"We are excited to tap the wisdom of our global community of users to pick our new charity partners for SharkPix," said CEO Sue Heilbronner. "We love to see people sharing their travel photos and stories. TravelSharkPix gives them a perfect platform, and it's all for a good cause, or three."

About TravelShark | TravelShark is the world's largest online travel network, with thousands of location-based travel websites for destinations around the globe. TravelShark connects global travelers with hyper-local travel solutions and memorable trips. TravelShark recently launched the Sharky Awards, recognizing unique and unexpected "finds" in travel, and TravelSharkPix, which allows people to share their favorite trip photos with fellow travelers looking for inspiration for their next trip. The company's content-rich websites - including BostonHotels.com, SingaporeHotels.com, BeijingHotels.com and SeattleHotels.com - help hotels and resorts generate profitable revenue for travel companies by driving direct bookings through TravelShark's Featured Hotel Program. TravelShark is headquartered in Singapore, with a U.S. office in Boulder, Colorado. To learn more, visit http://www.travelshark.com, or call +1-720-239-1280 or +65 6734 8515.

Related Links:
TravelShark Website
TravelSharkPix Website
Nominate a charity for the Charity Hunt

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TravelShark

CONTACT: Samantha Lee, TravelShark, +1-720-239-1286, +65-6734-8515, sam@travelshark.com

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

Barix Announces Wi-Fi Voice Paging App for iOS Devices

New app gives iPhone, iPad users a true IP audio paging solution -- without the complexity of IP

ZURICH, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Barix AG, a pioneer in IP audio, control and monitoring, brings voice paging to the iPhone and iPad via the Barix Wi-Fi Paging App -- the first open-standards IP and multicast voice announcer application for mobile iOS devices. 

The Barix Wi-Fi Paging App, now available in the iTunes App Store, enables zoned voice paging from iOS devices on commercial, public and residential properties.  Barix's open-standards approach turns nearly any VoIP or IP Audio receiving device into a simple IP paging/announcement system.  Besides the full range of Barix IP Audio devices, many IP phones are supported, as well as third-party IP Paging gateways and speakers.  A one-time configuration process ensures that users can quickly set up a paging solution for immediate and ongoing use without hassle.

"Barix is bringing more than ten years of knowledge and leadership in VoIP and IP audio devices to the smartphone universe," said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and founder of Barix.  "The Barix Paging App draws from our professional IP Audio and paging knowhow to make Wi-Fi paging available for millions of smartphone owners across commercial, residential, medical and professional markets."

Ease of use is central to the Barix Paging App.  Upon download, users add existing paging receivers such as IP phones, IP speakers or VoIP paging gateways in the setup part of the application.  Configurations are stored within the app or an optional location device, ensuring a one-time setup process per site.  For existing Barix customers, the configuration process can automatically discover Barix IP Audio devices.

Users can assign photos to each device or zone to create clear visuals for the paging targets.  Once setup is complete, users can make announcements to one, many or all configured targets by simply touching the appropriate zone icons and initiating audio with the "push-to-talk" soft-button.  Real-world applications include calling the kids for dinner and making announcements to all classrooms in a K-12 school.

Barix VoIP-enabled IP Audio products compatible with the Wi-Fi Paging App include its one- and two-way hardware devices and paging gateways; and its affordable Power over Ethernet (PoE) master paging stations. 

More information can be found at http://www.wifi-paging.com or http://www.barix.com.

SOURCE  Barix AG

Barix AG

CONTACT: Brian Galante of Dimension PR, +1-570-425-2315, brian@dimensionpronline.com

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

TwinStrata Broadens Options for CloudArray Storage Gateway with Support for Nirvanix CloudComplete(TM) Enterprise Cloud Storage

TwinStrata and Nirvanix provide customers fast, safe, and easy on-demand access to cloud-based storage resources across the globe

NATICK, Mass., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TwinStrata, Inc., the leading innovator of cloud-based data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced seamless interoperability with the Nirvanix CloudComplete(TM) portfolio of enterprise-grade public, hybrid and private cloud storage services designed to meet extreme security, reliability and redundancy levels.  This enhancement to the TwinStrata CloudArray® storage gatewaygives Nirvanix customers an easy and flexible way to integrate cloud storage into their existing infrastructure, and  further extends TwinStrata's expansive support for cloud storage providers.

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"TwinStrata CloudArray provides our customers easy access to the many benefits of Nirvanix enterprise cloud storage services," said Karen Sigman, vice president of OEM and Alliances at Nirvanix.  "By ensuring seamless interoperability between TwinStrata's cloud storage gateway and our secure, reliable and globally consistent storage network, our customers can literally start pushing data to the Nirvanix cloud in minutes from anywhere in the world and begin enjoying consumption-based pricing."

Features such as dynamic caching, in-cloud snapshots, bandwidth throttling and scheduling, in-flight and at rest encryption, volume expansion and seamless integration with existing applications make TwinStrata CloudArray easy for businesses to deploy and adopt. Combined with the Nirvanix CloudComplete portfolio, customers have immediate access to enterprise-class cloud storage to accommodate data growth on-demand, or to meet archiving, data protection and disaster recovery needs, while paying only for the storage they actually consume.

CloudArray seamlessly and securely provides compelling multi-site data storage consolidation and disaster recovery solutions without the capital and administrative expense of traditional storage solutions.  In addition to offering seamless off-site storage solutions across numerous applications including the most popular backup and archiving solutions, CloudArray also provides compression and deduplication technology that reduces stored data volume, minimizing remote storage and bandwidth requirements.

"Nirvanix CloudComplete public, private and hybrid cloud deployments enable customers to enjoy the cost, administrative and scalability benefits of cloud storage while meeting their business objectives," said Nicos Vekiarides, Chief Executive Officer at TwinStrata. "In combination with CloudArray, customers now have the easiest path to the Nirvanix CloudComplete portfolio via plug-and-play iSCSI access, enterprise-class application interoperability, local speed performance, security and an unparalleled solution ecosystem."

CloudArray is available as a virtual or physical appliance from TwinStrata. The virtual appliance software is available for immediate free download at http://www.twinstrata.com. For more information, please visit http://www.twinstrata.com, email sales@twinstrata.com or call 508-651-0199.

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About TwinStrata, Inc.

TwinStrata is an innovator in enterprise-class data storage, data protection and disaster recovery/business continuity solutions using cloud storage. With TwinStrata CloudArray®, companies of all sizes can simply and economically leverage the scalability and efficiency of cloud storage while maintaining the availability, performance and security of local storage. CloudArray software and hardware solutions support all file and operating systems, and deliver substantial advantages over traditional off-site storage solutions, including a pay-as-you-go model, unlimited elastic capacity, local performance, in-cloud snapshots and disaster recovery, dynamic caching, automated policies, AES256 encryption, and continuous access to data.

Press Contact: Mark Smith, JPR Communications (818) 884-8282, ext. 22, marks@jprcom.com

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