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Modern Combat 3 & Brothers In Arms 2 Rank in at the Top of the App Store

PARIS, October 28, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games,
announced today that Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation, one of the company's
most anticipated titles of the year, has risen in the top 5 grossing apps on
the App Store on its launch date.

    As the third installment to the popular franchise (which has sold over
3,000,000 copies since the first game's launch), Modern Combat 3: Fallen
Nation has already reached first place in rankings in United-States (score
4,5/5) and in Germany (score 4.5/5), second in France (score 5/5), and fifth
in United Kingdom, Italy and Japan (score 4.5/5). With breathtaking
realistic graphics, Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation takes players into
heart-stopping challenges and apocalyptic battles in a fight for the freedom
of the United States.

    "Modern Combat 3 is probably one of the most advanced games on the App
Store right now. It pushes the capabilities of the new iPhone 4S and iPad 2
to the limit. We invested considerably in the title to give players an
exceptional gaming experience across the board in both single player and
multiplayer modes," says Vincent Boiteau, Gameloft Studio Director.

    Meanwhile, Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front Free+ has also entered into
the top 10 free applications on the App Store. The game currently ranks
fourth in Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan with a universal
score of 4.5/5.

    "These two titles have very different payment models, and the initial
feedback from players has been very positive. We will continue to expand our
game catalogue for iOS on the App Store and offer players high-quality
experiences with all the possible payment models," announced Gonzague de
Vallois, Gameloft Senior Vice President Publishing.

    Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation and Brothers in Arms 2 will be available
soon for smartphones and Android tablets.

    For more information, check out the launch trailer of Modern Combat 3:
Fallen Nation here [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdF0EvDwH-Y ], as well as
the official video of Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front Free+ here.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRyMeFcZEw ]

    About Gameloft

    A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft(R) has
established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000.
Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones,
smartphones and tablets (including Apple(R) iOS and Android(R) devices), set
top box, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft partners with leading
international brands such as UNO(R), Spider-Man(R), James Cameron's
Avatar(TM), Ferrari(R) and Sonic Unleashed(R). Gameloft also operates its
own established franchises, such as Real Football, Asphalt(TM), Modern
Combat 2 : Black Pegasus and N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance(R).
Gameloft is present in all continents, distributes its games in 100
countries and employs over 4,000 developers.

    Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600,
Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

   
    Press Contact:

    Jessica W. Lewinstein
    Corporate PR Manager
    +1-415-615-0520
    Jessica.Lewinstein@gameloft.com

Source: Gameloft

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Sony® Internet TV Gets Google TV(TM) Update and Android Market(TM)

New Interface and Android Market Bring the TV and Internet Convergence to the Next Level

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics today announced a software update to the Google TV(TM) platform, which powers the unique entertainment experience found on Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV and the Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc(TM) player. This latest version not only powers existing Google TV features, but also adds the Android Market for apps, which at launch includes hundreds of apps, including many designed and optimized for television. This update will roll out to all connected Sony Internet TV devices by early next week.

Sony released the world's first TV based on the Google TV platform in the U.S. last October - today's update brings a simpler and clean interface, improved performance, better search functionality and the Android Market to all currently installed Sony Internet TV and Sony Internet TV Blu-ray owners. Additionally, future consumers of Sony Internet TVs and Blu-ray Disc players will receive the update during the initial start-up installation. Other new benefits include better integration with Android(TM) and iOS devices, like smartphones and tablets.

"Connected experiences are a pillar of Sony's value to TV consumers and Sony Internet Television powered by Google TV certainly brings 'smart' connectivity to the highest level," said Steve Haber, EVP, Sony Electronics. "We very much look forward to the possibilities the Android Market will create for customers to personalize their experience. Users will enjoy the new features that this update brings to their interactive engagement with home entertainment programming, either through Sony Internet TVs or Bu-ray Disc players."

With the Android Market integration, new fun and useful apps will be added regularly, allowing television viewers unique and customizable entertainment experiences. At launch, original Sony applications will include TrackID®, which searches and identifies music heard on television broadcasts, packaged media or streaming video. Additionally, Sony Select will deliver a curated collection, highlighting featured applications to consumers in an easy-to-browse manner.

The Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV brings more entertainment choices to TV every day with unprecedented viewing options from cable/satellite or internet based services. Whether it's favorite network shows, movies, YouTube(TM) and other online clips, or the latest cool new app - whatever you want to watch, whenever you want to watch, it's all on your Sony Internet TV powered by Google TV.

Editors' Note: Screenshots and content line-up available upon request.

SOURCE  Sony Electronics

Sony Electronics

CONTACT: Ray Hartjen, +1-408-352-4818, ray.hartjen@am.sony.com, or Rob Manfredo, +1-201-930-6032, rob.manfredo@am.sony.com, both of Sony Electronics Inc.

Web Site: http://www.sony.com/news

New Interactive Online Guide Helps Find the Best Dermatologists

Compare skin doctors with FindTheBest's new dermatologist comparison and guide

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Another winter season means another set of challenges for proper skincare. FindTheBest's new dermatologists comparison lets users make informed decisions about their skin, hair and nail care with an easy-to-use interactive comparison guide.

Begin with FindTheBest's overview of how to find a dermatologist that includes what qualifications to look for in a doctor, a list of dermatological conditions and their definitions, a list of procedures, and tips for things to avoid. Then, filter FindTheBest's list of dermatologists by name, location or conditions treated with a few mouse clicks to reorganize the 3,269 listed doctors.

Users can compare doctors in FindTheBest's dermatologists comparison, as well as see what other users have compared in the suggested popular dermatologists comparison section of the site. The dermatologist comparison also features a special new section: The Expert Blog. Physician Mark Becker, M.D., contributes regularly to the dermatology blog at FindTheBest with articles about common ailments and news updates. He'll help shed light on everything from effective acne treatments to brand new treatments for rosacea.

FindTheBest's comparisons guide consumers from start to finish in the decision-making process: start with a slideshow of top doctors, and end up with detailed guides on pages like our plastic surgery guide and plastic surgery procedures. Let FindTheBest help enrich the decision-making process.

SOURCE  FindTheBest

FindTheBest

CONTACT: Grace Nasri, +1-646-633-4543, for FindTheBest

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

SQUARE ENIX and ANKAMA Announce Official Launch Date, Monthly Subscription Fee and Online Store for 'WAKFU®'

Tactical MMORPG Will Make Worldwide Debut in February 2012; Premium Content Available for Monthly Subscription Fee and Microtransaction-Based Online Store Will Open at Launch

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas and ANKAMA, an independent digital creation group and developer, today announced that their upcoming tactical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), WAKFU®, will be launching worldwide in February 2012.  WAKFU will launch as a free download from the official site at http://www.wakfu.com/na and include with it a large amount of gameplay content to experience at no cost. In addition, a monthly subscription fee of $6.00 will give players access to premium content, and a microtransaction-based store will allow users to purchase cosmetic items.

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"WAKFU's deep political and combat system combined with an ever-changing ecosystem delivers an exceptional MMORPG unlike any other product in its category," said Mona Hamilton, vice president of marketing for Square Enix. "The team at Ankama created a unique, fun and entertaining online game and we believe a monthly subscription fee and online store makes for a rewarding experience all players can enjoy."

With up to 14 distinct, completely customizable character classes to select from and a variety of missions and turn-based combat to engage in, WAKFU takes place in a vibrant and immersive anime art style world where players' choices are paramount and actions directly impact a continuously evolving ecosystem.  Featuring a rich political system, players can defend their nation against enemy attacks, conquer new territories, vote, elect government officials and even run for governor!

Related Links

WAKFU official homepage: http://www.wakfu.com/na
WAKFU's official Facebook®: http://www.facebook.com/SquareEnixWakfu
Follow WAKFU on Twitter®: http://www.twitter.com/SquareEnixWakfu

About Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 58 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/na/.

WAKFU © 2011 ANKAMA.  All Rights Reserved.  DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TOMB RAIDER and TAITO are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group. FACEBOOK is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.  TWITTER is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.

SOURCE  Square Enix, Inc.

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CONTACT: Elizabeth Stewart of Square Enix, Inc., +1-310-846-0400, na.pr@square-enix.com; or Tara Bruno of Maverick PR, +1-914-260-6633, tarambruno@gmail.com, for Square Enix, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.square-enix.com/na

Taomee Launches First Game for Apple iOS

SHANGHAI, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Taomee Holdings Limited ("Taomee", NYSE: TAOM), a leading children's entertainment and media company in China, today announced the release of its first game for Apple iOS. Mole's World is now available for free download in the App store.

Mole's World tells the story of a group of moles attempting to rebuild their world following its destruction by an evil magician. Users will have to guide their characters through various colorful and fun-filled levels which include tasks such as constructing buildings and planting fruit. The game follows the adventures of several iconic red-nose moles made popular through Taomee's online virtual communities, animated television series and box-office film. The vibrant environment, cute and lovable characters and intriguing storyline make the game ideal for players of all ages.

The mobile version of Mole's World will be available in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and English for Apple iOS with iPad, iPhone and iPod compatible versions.

About Taomee Holdings Limited

Taomee Holdings Limited is branded entertainment company driven to deliver exceptional entertainment to children and families. Our Company's branded experiences are now enjoyed by children across China and Taiwan through our online virtual communities, mobile games, books, live entertainment, licensed consumer products, animated film and television. Founded in 2007, Taomee was the first Company in China to develop a profitable brand through online virtual worlds that were not only creative, fun and inspiring, but also safe and trusted by millions of parents and caregivers.

Safe harbor statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Taomee's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended from time to time. Taomee does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.

For more information, please contact:

Taomee Holdings Limited
ir@taomee.com

Christensen

In China
Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5826-4939
E-mail: carnell@christensenir.com

In US
Kimberly Minarovich
Phone: +1-917-533-3268
E-mail: kminarovich@christensenir.com

SOURCE  Taomee Holdings Limited

Taomee Holdings Limited

Club Penguin Gets More Social with Debut of New Features

The #1 Virtual World for Kids Debuts New Chat and Friends Systems Designed to Make Communicating and Playing in Club Penguin Easier and Safer

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney's Club Penguin (clubpenguin.com), the #1 virtual world for kids with more than 150 million registered players, today introduced new Chat and Friends tools.  With these new tools, which will begin to roll out today and be available for all users in the coming weeks, Club Penguin has completely overhauled its in-world communications tools, and designed systems to create a safer and more social experience for kids online.

The new Chat system allows kids to communicate faster more efficiently by automatically completing words and phrases as they type.  The patent-pending system was developed by a team of Disney computational linguists, producers and engineers, and represents one of the safest and most advanced Chat technologies for kids.  It incorporates six years of learning from player behavior in Club Penguin, and includes a database of nearly 300,000 approved phrases in each of the virtual world's four supported languages globally.  Chat has become one of the most popular features in Club Penguin, and each day millions of kids exchange more than 56 million Chat messages.

The enhanced Friends functionality allows players to better organize, find, and visit their penguin friends.  The new features change the way kids connect with one another in the virtual world by allowing them to choose best friends and add new friends by searching for specific penguin names.  Each player is also now represented with a personalized penguin avatar in the friends list, rather than just their penguin names.  Additionally, in the coming weeks, Club Penguin will launch a "jump" feature that allows kids to easily travel to the location of their penguin friends.

"We've added powerful social networking technologies to the biggest online world for kids, making it much easier for kids to find and connect with each other in Club Penguin," said Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin and executive vice president of Disney Online Studios.  "The new Friends and Chat systems are the most significant enhancements we've ever made to Club Penguin and we're just getting started."

More details on the new Club Penguin features follow:

NEW CHAT SYSTEM MAKES COMMUNICATING EASIER, MORE EXPRESSIVE

    --  CHAT SYSTEM THAT FILLS IN THE BLANKS--The new Chat utilizes a
        proprietary algorithm that enables players to type only part of a phrase
        or sentence and have the anticipated phrase automatically completed,
        word-by-word as the player types.
    --  HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PHRASES --Club Penguin worked with
        computational linguists to design this program as an easy and safe way
        for kids to communicate.  The program currently encompasses nearly
        300,000 approved phrases, which have been identified based on six years
        of Chat history in Club Penguin.
    --  CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SAFETY -- The new Chat evolves Club Penguin's
        screening technology from one based on pre-approved and banned words to
        a system built on pre-approved phrases.  Because every phrase used in
        the new Chat system has been previously screened and pre-approved, it's
        designed to give kids the ability to easily communicate, but not share
        any personal information or abusive language.
    --  MULTI-LINGUAL - The enhanced Chat functionality has been translated
        across four languages making it accessible to Club Penguin's global
        audience.  The new Chat is available in English, French, Portuguese, and
        Spanish.

FRIENDS LIST BECOMES MORE PERSONALIZED

    --  FULLY CUSTOMIZED PENGUIN AVATARS--Until now, the "Friends" lists in Club
        Penguin featured penguin names only.  Now fully customized penguin
        avatars and backgrounds will represent each friend on players' lists,
        and these customized penguins will appear transparent to denote that a
        friend is currently offline.  Additionally, a cleaner user interface
        will allow players to more easily organize and locate friends.
    --  TAG YOUR FAVORITE PENGUINS AS BEST FRIENDS--Friends who are communicated
        with most frequently, based on friends who you jump to play with, send a
        postcard to, visit their igloo, and stampbook with most frequently will
        appear at the top of the list.  Penguins will also be able to tag fellow
        penguins as "best friends" so they appear on top of their lists. Once a
        penguin has exceeded 10 friends, they will be able to tag "best
        friends."
    --  BETTER TOOLS FOR LOCATING FRIENDS AT CLUB PENGUIN HOT SPOTS -- A new and
        improved Friends interface will allow players to instantly locate where
        their friends are in world so they can easily meet up with them,
        regardless of which server they are using.
    --  ADDING NEW FRIENDS HAS BEEN SIMPLIFIED--Players just need to enter
        another penguin's name into the search box and send a friend request.
    --  ELIMINATE PENGUINS FROM YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN--The Friends list now
        contains an icon that empowers kids to "turn off" players they don't
        want to be contacted by or interact with in Club Penguin.  These players
        can now be completely hidden from a player's screen, which offers
        increased protection for players.

"JUMPING" TO LOCATIONS IN-WORLD

    --  TRAVEL OR "JUMP" WITHIN THE WORLD IS MORE FUN AND IMMERSIVE--Images of
        penguins jumping into box will appear on screen to showcase their
        journey to meet up with friends in other locations.
    --  "JUMP" TO FAMOUS PENGUINS --Club Penguin is making it easier to discover
        and visit the "Famous Penguins" of the island, such as Captain
        Rockhopper and Aunt Arctic.  When the Famous Penguins visit the world,
        players will be alerted at random to their whereabouts so they will have
        the opportunity to "jump" to them to enjoy this unique experience.

About Club Penguin

Club Penguin (http://www.clubpenguin.com), a product of Disney Online Studios, is the #1 virtual world for children. Club Penguin works to maintain a fun and safe online entertainment experience by using filtering technology and live moderators. The award-winning virtual world of Club Penguin contains no third-party advertising and is free to use and enjoy, however a subscription membership provides access to additional features that enhance the play experience. Club Penguin, headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, is enjoyed by children around the world, and can be played in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

About Disney Online Studios

Disney Online Studios (DOS), part of Disney Interactive Media Group, develops and publishes an industry-leading suite of online virtual worlds for kids and families. Products under the DOS brand include Club Penguin, one of the largest virtual worlds for children, World of Cars Online, based on the hit Disney/Pixar animated feature "Cars;" Fairies Pixie Hollow, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Toontown Online. Disney Online Studios offices are located in North Hollywood, California.

For more information contact:

Brian NelsonDisney Interactive Media Group650-963-8051brian.nelson@disney.com

SOURCE  Disney Online Studios

Disney Online Studios

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

Northwest Epilepsy Conference to Highlight SeizureTracker.com

SeizureTracker.com Founder, Lisa Moss to Keynote

SEATTLE, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Epilepsy Foundation Northwest announces the annual November Epilepsy Awareness Month Conference to be held at the University of Washington Medical Center - Health Sciences Center in Seattle on Saturday, November 12 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  The educational seminars are open to the public and will provide information about a variety of topics surrounding epilepsy.

Lisa Moss, Co-Founder, SeizureTracker.com will be the headline speaker for the conference.

After an unsatisfying Internet search for an online tool to help track multiple daily seizures experienced by their son, Lisa and Rob Moss developed SeizureTracker.com as a free resource to the epilepsy community.

Other speakers for the conference include:

Epilepsy 101 - Michael Doherty, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute and Russell Saneto, M.D., Seattle Children's Epilepsy Program

Research and Epilepsy - John Miller, M.D., University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center

Nutrition and Epilepsy - Jenny Schoenfeld, ARNP, Swedish Neuroscience Institute

Social Development and Epilepsy - Gayle Fay, Ph.D., Northwest Neuropsychology

Learning and Epilepsy - Molly Warner, Ph.D./ABPP, Seattle Children's Hospital

To register for the conference or for more specific information go to http://www.EpilepsyNW.org.

About EFNW
The Epilepsy Foundation Northwest (EFNW) leads the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome challenges created by epilepsy. EFNW is the principal advocate for the epilepsy community in Oregon, Washington, Alaska with support to Montana.  Nearly 136,000 people are living with epilepsy or seizure related disorders in the northwest.

SOURCE  Epilepsy Foundation Northwest

Epilepsy Foundation Northwest

CONTACT: Brent Herrmann, bherrmann@epilepsynw.org, +1-206-547-4551

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

latershare Launches - The Innovative Online Platform for Parallel Communication and Time-Delayed Publication

MUNICH, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With latershare, the official beta version of a new and innovative communications platform goes online now. latershare is a simple, secure, and useful online tool to publish the replies from rounds of feedback not immediately but on a time-delayed basis.

In this way, latershare solves a number of communication dilemmas:

    --  Who goes first in a "You first!" - "No, you!" situation?
    --  How do you avoid the influence of the first reply on later comments?

Anyone can arrange for a round of feedback on latershare, without registering and at no charge, and in just a few minutes. The answers of invited users are stored on a server in closed virtual envelopes. The contents are not visible until either all users have posted or when a time limit has been reached. The replies are only displayed to a defined user group and to all participants simultaneously.

latershare is the first online-service that in this way insures all participants have identical information at a certain point in time. Since all the criteria for a decision are laid on the table in one fell swoop, not piece by piece, latershare also makes it easier to find a common solution.

A New Communications Paradigm

Current forms of communication such as meetings and discussions (face-to-face, by phone or instant messaging), letters (emails, texts), and new forms of publishing (blogging and microblogging on Facebook and Twitter) have one thing in common: They publish content immediately, and communication takes place sequentially in dialogue form.

What is missing here is a medium for independent, parallel communication and time-delayed publication.

latershare can provide solutions for a number of problems:

    --  Reserve: latershare is especially well-suited for finding a solution
        when no one wants to be the first to answer so as not to diminish their
        position.
    --  Influence: How do you avoid the influence of the first reply on what is
        said later? latershare solves the problem of email distribution lists,
        forums, and meetings in which the first replies can influence the
        remaining participants and thus the result.
    --  Originality: How do you recognize what is an original opinion and what
        is a copy? How can you be sure that everyone prepares for a meeting?

Open to a Range of Applications

With asynchronous input and synchronous output, a wide range of communications situations can be improved. The possible areas of use range from voting and cost estimates to pitches and games, even to providing opinion overviews or preparing decisions. Individuals can publish announcements or decision outcomes with a time delay. latershare can also gather bids, continue stories, or arrange compromises.

"Many things were previously cumbersome because this type of communication was lacking," says Jens Hoppe, founder of the platform, entrepreneur, and communications researcher from Munich, Germany. "People are quite accustomed to dialogue-based, sequential communication, such as in discussions, meetings, email, or chats. At the same time, this is not exactly efficient or expedient for a large number of situations, even somewhat counterproductive. We want fewer emails and meetings, and more originality and fairness."

latershare's service is free of charge for individuals and companies. The service does not require registration or software installation and is used around the world in business environments as well as private. In a future phase, there will be a cost-based package of additional features for companies. Even a server version for internal company use is considered.

Additional information:

http://latershare.comhttp://blog.latershare.comhttp://latershare.com/en/pub/contact/press.cfm

latershareJens HoppeMaistr. 2580337 MunichGermany

049 (700) 76232328info@latershare.comTwitter: @latershareSkype: jhomucXING: https://www.xing.com/profile/Jens_Hoppe

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

SOURCE  latershare

latershare

Web Site: http://latershare.com

Hastings Entertainment to Host Midnight Release Parties for Inheritance and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

AMARILLO, Texas, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAST), a leading multimedia entertainment superstore retailer, has announced its plans for chain-wide Midnight release parties for the book Inheritance by Christopher Paolini and the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Fans are encouraged to join their local Hastings for a Midnight release party on Monday, November, 7 2011. Festivities for the night will begin at 9:00 P.M. local time and will end after the book and game go on sale at Midnight.

Fans enjoying the festivities and awaiting the release of the book and game will be able to take advantage of special promotions during the release party including 50% off select Blu-rays and 30% off all used books, CDs, video games and video game accessories. Customers are also encouraged to take advantage of an extended happy hour in Hardback Coffee Cafe stores and 49¢ fountain drinks in participating stores. Inheritance will be on sale at the Midnight release party for $18.99. Customers who purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at the party will be eligible to purchase a camo headset for $9.99, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the Microsoft XBOX 360 or Sony Playstation 3 for $14.99, Game Capture by Roxio for $39.99, and will also receive $5 off the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 strategy guide.

To find out more about the Inheritance and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 midnight release party in your area, visit or contact your local Hastings superstore, or visit us online at http://www.goHastings.com.

About Hastings

Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, and trends and consumer electronics merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format.  We currently operate 143 superstores, averaging approximately 24,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.  We also operate three concept stores, Sun Adventure Sports, located in Amarillo, Texas and Lubbock, Texas and TRADESMART, in Littleton, Colorado.

We operate http://www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys.  The site features exceptional product and pricing offers.  The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE  Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

CONTACT: Dan Crow, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, +1-806-677-1422

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

Cricket's Muve Music Debuts Nationwide on MultiChannel Retailer HSN

~ ZTE Score Headlines Cricket Product Bundle ~

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), today announced its award-winning Muve Music service will be presented to millions of customers via leading multichannel retailer HSN, Friday, October 28 during the 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT time slot on television and on its website http://www.hsn.com.

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HSN customers will have the opportunity to order an exclusive Muve Music bundle that includes the new ZTE Score Android phone with Muve Music, a $55 dollar top-up payment card and free shipping and handling. It's the first time Cricket products have appeared on HSN.

The ZTE Score is a full-featured Android smartphone providing speed and ease of use, making it particularly appealing for those customers looking to upgrade to a device with today's newest technologies. The phone is based on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) comes with 600 MHz of processing speed and features a 3.5" HVGA capacitive touch display, accelerometer and virtual qwerty keypad, 3.2MP camera/camcorder, WiFi capable, 3G real web browsing and XT9 Trace for easy text entry.  The ZTE Score also includes the new and innovative Muve Music service, and it also offers access to more than 200,000 apps on the Android market, Google Maps and Navigator, Email, MyAccount, Cricket411, and much more. 

With the Muve Music smartphone plan, Cricket Wireless customers will enjoy unlimited song downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited text, picture, and video messaging, 3G mobile data, mobile video, data back-up, and 411 assistance.

Muve Music is the first unlimited music service to be included as part of a wireless rate plan and now has more than 200,000 customers. By applying its philosophy of unlimited services and value innovation, Cricket and Muve Music have given their customers a new music experience that ranks high in customer satisfaction.

For more information about Cricket's dynamic device lineup, please visit http://www.mycricket.com.  To follow Cricket's latest news and updates online, go to Facebook and Twitter.   

About Cricket

Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving approximately 5.7 million customers. Cricket products are available nationwide. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket's nationwide wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit http://www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit http://www.leapwireless.com.

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Cricket Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Greg Lund, Media Relations, +1-858-882-9238, glund@cricketcommunications.com, or Amy Wakeham, Investor Relations, +1-858-882-9876, awakeham@cricketcommunications.com

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

USC to Establish First Operational Quantum Computing System at an Academic Institution

With the construction of a new quantum computing center at its Information Sciences Institute campus in Marina del Rey, USC charts a new course into the future of computing.

MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

            USC; Lockheed Martin, Inc.; and D-Wave Systems, Inc. will
            officially unveil the first commercial and operational quantum
            computer academic center at USC Viterbi School of Engineering's
    WHAT:   Information Sciences Institute.

    WHO:   Dr. Ray Johnson, CTO, Lockheed Martin
            Dr. Daniel Lidar, Director, USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing
            Center
           Dr. Geordie Rose, Founder and CTO, D-Wave
           Vern Brownell, President and CEO, D-Wave

    WHEN:  Friday, October 28, at 10:00 A.M.

    WHERE: USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Information Sciences Institute
           4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 11th Floor
           Marina del Rey, CA 90292

           Validated parking provided, entry off Admiralty Way

            Continuing its rich history with pioneering advances in high-
            performance computing and the Internet, USC is now exploring the
            promising future of quantum computing. Invoking superconducting
            technology, USC has constructed a high-fidelity computing center
            to house D-Wave's revolutionary quantum computing chip, recently
            purchased by Lockheed Martin and provided to USC for its
            applicability to information technology. USC and Lockheed Martin
            will work synergistically to explore the potential of the chip,
    ABOUT:  which is at the cutting edge of technological advances.

            The D-Wave chip has 128 quantum bits (or "qubits") which have the
            capability of encoding the two digits of one and zero at the same
            time - as opposed to traditional bits, which distinctly encode
            either a one or a zero. This property, called "superposition," will
            allow quantum computing systems to perform complicated calculations
            exponentially faster than traditional computers.

            With the construction of the multi-million dollar quantum computing
            center, USC now has the infrastructure in place to support future
            generations of quantum computer chips, positioning the school and
            its partners at the forefront of quantum computing research.

            "The USC Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center will open new
            windows into the fascinating world of quantum computing," said USC
            Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos. "It will help advance our
            understanding of the potential of this new technology and provide a
            new paradigm in the quest for faster and more secure computing."

About the Viterbi School of Engineering: Engineering Studies began at the University of Southern California in 1905. Nearly a century later, the Viterbi School of Engineering received a naming gift in 2004 from alumnus Andrew J. Viterbi, inventor of the Viterbi algorithm now key to cell phone technology and numerous data applications. Consistently ranked among the top graduate programs in the world, the school enrolls more than 2,100 undergraduate students and 4,200 graduate students, taught by 168 tenured and tenure-track faculty, with 50 endowed chairs and professorships. For more information, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu

CONTACT:
Katie Dunham
knd@usc.edu
(213) 821-5555

SOURCE  USC Viterbi School of Engineering

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Web Site: http://viterbi.usc.edu

Liverpool Man Pockets Pharoah Amount of Cash With Ladyluck's

LONDON, October 28, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    GBP3k jackpot won on Pharoah's Fortunes slot game

    Paul from Liverpool said "Sphinx a lot!" to Britain's favourite mobile
casino, after he won GBP3,135.61 on a smartphone slot game. Paul landed his
prize playing the 'touch' version of LadyLuck's popular Egyptian-themed
mobile slot game Pharoah's Fortunes. Set against the backdrop of the Great
Pyramids of Giza and packed with all things Egyptian from Cleopatra to
Mummies, players must unravel the secret code to the Pharaoh's temple to
discover the gold.

    Presumably Paul can now look forward to his friends asking, "Giza couple
of quid!"

    It's yet another big payday for a LadyLuck's customer. Earlier this
year, LadyLuck's awarded GBP73,000 - one of the mobile casino site's biggest
ever payouts - to a single player from a GBP2.50 stake, on its Sweet Treats
slot game.

    LadyLuck's offers customers the opportunity to play the best casino
games, mobile slots, bingo and poker and win money on their phone wherever
they are.

    About LadyLuck's

    LadyLuck's is dedicated to giving you the finest gaming experience you
can have on your mobile phone. LadyLuck's believe that everyone (18+) has
the right to play and win money from cash games on their mobile phone. They
dedicate 100% of their time to ensuring our customers get the best games and
games experience possible. You have to be 18 or over to play and you need a
suitable mobile phone with a mobile internet connection.

    LadyLuck's is owned and operated by Probability (Gibraltar) Limited - a
subsidiary of Probability PLC, the specialist mobile cash gaming company
listed on the London Stock Exchange. Probability (Gibraltar) Limited is
licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and regulated by the Gibraltar
Regulatory Authority under Gibraltar's Gambling Act 2005.

    http://www.ladylucks.co.uk

    About Probability plc

    AIM listed Probability plc (stock symbol: PBTY) is the leader in the
emerging segment of regulated gambling games for mobile devices. As
smartphones make mobile gaming a mass market proposition, Probability plc
have the proprietary technology, privileged regulatory position and proven
expertise to lead the sector.

    Probability plc is registered in the UK company number 5830059. Gambling
services are operated and maintained in Gibraltar by Probability (Gibraltar)
Limited under a Remote Gambling Licence (no. 047) from the Government of
Gibraltar.

    http://www.probability.co.uk

Source: LadyLuck?s and Probability Games Corporation Ltd

For more information please contact: David Wild, Square in the Air Communications, http://www.squareintheair.com,
twitter.com/squareintheair, +44(0)20-7239-8242, +44(0)7789-888-082,
The Office Islington, 338 City Road, London, EC1V 2PY

Marcus Thomas Acquires DigiKnow, Inc., Expands Digital, Mobile and Analytics Capabilities

CLEVELAND, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Marcus Thomas LLC, one of the region's leading integrated marketing communications firms, announced today that is has acquired the U.S. operations of DigiKnow, a pioneering digital marketing and technology company with offices in Cleveland and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition gives Marcus Thomas, which has 120 employees in offices in Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, additional strength in digital strategy and analytics, search marketing, Web and mobile marketing, and digital development. Key DigiKnow executives - King Hill, John Katila, Ian Verschuren and Scott Chapin - will assume new strategic roles with Marcus Thomas, adding depth and substantial experience to the agency's already formidable leadership team.

"Digital is integral to 90 percent or more of what we do for our clients," said Jim Nash, managing partner of Marcus Thomas. "While we have grown our digital expertise and capabilities exponentially over the past several years, this acquisition will give us added breadth and depth of talent to meet our clients' growing needs and keep pace with the breakneck speed of technology.

"Bringing DigiKnow into the fold works on so many fronts," Nash added. "In addition to the complementary mix of experience and capabilities, we share a common vision and set of values. We couldn't ask for a better culture fit."     

According to DigiKnow president King Hill, "Brands today need agencies that can develop and deploy big ideas and holistic strategies comprising mass media, social media, Web, mobile, public relations, sales communications, special events, word of mouth and so on. Marcus Thomas gets this and DigiKnow gets this. Together, we can deliver these holistic solutions with deep thinking and a deep toolbox."

Seventeen staffers from DigiKnow's Cleveland office will make the move this month to the Marcus Thomas headquarters building in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. DigiKnow's digital production and development operation in Buenos Aires is not part of the transaction, and will continue to operate separately.

The deal brings together two agencies that share a common heritage. DigiKnow was formed in 1995 as the advanced projects division of Beachwood, Ohio-based Marcus Advertising. Over the next two years the upstart firm was renamed DigiKnow, and split off in 1997. Marcus Thomas resulted from the 2000 merger of Youngstown-based Ira Thomas Advertising and Marcus Advertising. The two firms also share a number of current and past clients, including NESTLE, Ohio Lottery, Goodyear and Quanex.

About DigiKnow

DigiKnow burst onto the digital marketing scene in 1995 with the launch of Indians.com, the official website for the Cleveland Indians, and grew rapidly over the next few years with numerous blue chip clients joining the firm's roster. In 2001, DigiKnow acquired the Cleveland and Dallas operations of FutureNext, a long-time competitor. In 2005, DigiKnow expanded internationally, opening its digital development and production arm in Buenos Aires. In 2006, the firm moved its U.S. headquarters to downtown Cleveland. In 2010, DigiKnow became one of the country's first 50 Google Analytics Certified Partners and launched Circle44 Mobile to focus on mobile marketing strategy and technology development. Clients include Eaton, FirstEnergy, Goodyear, Lake Erie Shores & Islands, MMPI, Ohio Tourism Division, Quanex, Rockwell Automation, St. Jude Medical Center, STERIS, Visa, and others.

About Marcus Thomas

Marcus Thomas LLC is a $110 million integrated marketing communications agency focused on audience insight, idea generation and alternative delivery. With offices in Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, Marcus Thomas employs 120 people. Clients include Akron Children's Hospital, Diebold, MTD Products Inc (Yard-Man, Troy-Bilt, Yard Machines, Wolf-Garten and White Outdoor brands), NESTLE, Ohio Lottery, Quanex, Shearer's, SIRVA, Suncore, Swagelok and Tarkett, among others. The company will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year.

SOURCE  Marcus Thomas LLC

Marcus Thomas LLC

CONTACT: Beth H. Hallisy, Partner, Marcus Thomas, (Direct) +1-216-374-1510, (Office) +1-216-292-4700 x3090, bhallisy@marcusthomasllc.com

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

Major New Independent Game Bundle Site Indie Royale Debuts

Talent Behind IndieGames.com, Leading Online Distributor Desura Team For Hand-Picked Game Deal Site

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new website launching today, Indie Royale (http://www.indieroyale.com), bundles together four high-quality indie games every two weeks, and makes them collectively available for a heavily discounted price, while allowing buyers to support emerging indie creators.

Indie Royale offers patrons the benefit of a unique pricing scenario, with early adopters being guaranteed the best deal for the indie games available on the site. Prices start at $1.99 for four top PC Games (worth over $40 if purchased separately) and gradually increase as more bundles are bought, with overall costs still remaining competitive. There is also an option for those who would like to offer indie developers and distributors additional support: participants can opt to pay more than the current cost of the bundle, which earns them a spot on the front page of IndieRoyale.com and a placement in a special section that calls out their name and preferred site URL.

This method also serves to bring the price down for everyone else who would purchase the game bundle by anywhere from several cents to multiple dollars. This pricing methodology will likely spawn unpredictable but entertaining results, and the creators of Indie Royale are looking forward to seeing the pricing trends that result.

The premiere Indie Royale bundle, called The Launch Bundle, includes as one of its lead titles Wadjet Eye Games' Gemini Rue. A previous Independent Games Festival finalist, the Joshua Nuernberger-created title is a moody, classic 2D adventure game, with a futuristic sci-fi setting and hand-drawn backgrounds galore. Also included in this initial Launch Bundle is acclaimed FPS tower defense title Sanctum, which includes four-player co-op in its fast-paced action palette.  The underappreciated 'Metroidvania'-esque Dream Build Play winner A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda, and Noumenon Games' acclaimed, ingenious puzzle/racing game Nimbus are including in the Indie Royale Launch Bundle, as well.

UBM TechWeb Game Network, parent company of IndieGames.com, also organizes the Game Developers Conference series of events and runs the leading game industry trade site Gamasutra.com and the Independent Games Festival. In addition to running Desura as a standalone digital game store for Windows and Linux users, UBM TechWeb Game Network also manages Desura's sister properties, including renowned community sites ModDB and IndieDB.

Indie Royale is designed to be content and platform agnostic, with PC direct downloads, Steam and Desura keys where supported and easy to use gifting and download redemption systems built into the site. With more than 15 independent games signed up for the program, which will include themed and non-PC specific game packs using the same four-game bundle structure, the organization is committed to highlighting new and emerging indies every two weeks.

Other independent developers interested in participating in the bundles should contact the team via the website's contact form at http://www.indieroyale.com/contact. The Indie Royale Launch Bundle is available for all game players worldwide now at http://www.indieroyale.com.

About the UBM TechWeb Game Network 

A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the UBM TechWeb Game Network - formerly known as the Think Services Game Group - offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include the Game Developers Conference®, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com and network of sites, the Game Advertising Online ad network, the Game Developers Conference® Online, the Game Developers Conference(TM) Europe, the Game Developers Conference(TM) China, Game Developer Magazine, Game Developer Research, the Game Career Seminars and GameCareerGuide.com, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards.  Visit http://www.jointhegamenetwork.com

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content - UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM TechWeb is a UBM plc company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. Visit: http://www.ubmtechweb.com

    CONTACT:      Brian Rubin / Teresa Tyndorf
                  fortyseven communications
                  (212) 391-4707 / (323) 658-1200
                   brian@fortyseven.com  /
                   teresa@fortyseven.com

                  Meggan Scavio / Sandra Lew
                  UBM TechWeb Game Network
                  (415) 947-6280 / (415) 947-6232
                   meggan.scavio@ubm.com /
                   sandra.lew@ubm.com

SOURCE  UBM TechWeb Game Network

UBM TechWeb Game Network

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

AT&T, Farmington-Area Leaders Announce More Mobile Broadband Wireless Coverage and Capacity in San Juan County

FARMINGTON, N.M., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- San Juan County residents and businesses will benefit from enhanced wireless coverage spurred by AT&T's recent network upgrades, as highlighted today in an event at the AT&T store in Farmington. Community and business leaders joined AT&T officials, who announced the completion of key enhancements intended to increase wireless capacity and improve network performance.

"Today, we're announcing the completion of key improvements in our ongoing efforts to enhance wireless capacity and augment performance of our mobile broadband network in Farmington and San Juan County," said Jennifer Biry, AT&T vice president and general manager for Arizona, New Mexico & the Four Corners region. "AT&T is always looking for opportunities to expand mobile broadband coverage for our customers, and we're delighted the community, businesses and families here can enjoy the benefits of these enhancements."

As part of Thursday's event, AT&T* announced the activation of a new mobile broadband cell site in Farmington - one that will enhance coverage for area residents and businesses. With mobile broadband speeds, AT&T customers can surf the Web, download files faster, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile applications.

The new cell site is part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive investment and innovation to deliver the nation's best, most advanced mobile broadband experience for customers. With the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.

In addition to the new Farmington cell site, AT&T has also added new layers of frequency, known as "carriers," to nine existing cell sites throughout San Juan County - specifically, in Farmington, Aztec and Bloomfield - to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase mobile broadband capacity.

The increased capacity resulting from the additional carriers will improve connectivity, increase data speed, reduce the number or dropped calls, and enhance wireless coverage throughout San Juan County.

"We are excited to have AT&T join the Farmington community and contribute to the technological and communications capabilities of our local residents and businesses," said State Senator Steve Neville. "AT&T's carrier additions and activation of their new cell site in Farmington demonstrate the company's commitment to expanding their network and enhancing our wireless experience."

"We're delighted that AT&T has invested heavily in technology in the Farmington area," said Albert Velarde, from the Walker Insurance Agency in Farmington.  "Mobile broadband communications is the lifeblood of many local businesses and important to job creation and the growth of our city and New Mexico's economy."

In addition to the network enhancements, AT&T also announced several fall promotions.  Among the highlights: **a free LG Thrill Android smartphone - which features dual 3D cameras, 3D display and thousands of apps from the Android Market.  AT&T also announced its Switch and Save program, in which new customers get a $50 bill credit for every line they switch to AT&T.  Existing customers can upgrade and receive a $50 bill credit.

AT&T's mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world.  AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** with nearly 27,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 190,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

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

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

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

**FREE LG Thrill - customers that sign up for a new 2-year agreement with AT&T will get the LG Thrill 4G Android Smartphone for FREE.  Data plan required.

Port credit - any new customer that brings their number to AT&T will receive a $50 bill credit.  This credit will appear on their 2nd or 3rd billing cycle.

Upgrade credit - any upgrade eligible customer that upgrades during this time will receive a $50 bill credit.  This credit will appear on their 2nd or 3rd billing cycle.

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

About AT&T

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

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

© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Alex Carey of AT&T Strategic Communications, +1-612-354-9516. Alexander.carey@att.com; or Scott Huscher, scotthuscher@inviewcommunications.com, or Connie Hanson, conniehanson@inviewcommunications.com, both of InView Communications, +1-602-956-6776, for AT&T Corporate Communications

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

MetroPCS Response to Federal Communication Commission's Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation System Vote

DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Roger D. Linquist today released the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission's ruling and reform of the Universal Service Fund and the Intercarrier Compensation System.

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"We support the Commission's comprehensive reform of the Intercarrier Compensation system. The Order benefits consumers by resolving many long-standing inequities in the current intercarrier compensation regime. This action will foster broadband deployment and fulfills one of the pillars of the National Broadband Plan.  The new regime discourages arbitrage and will limit wasteful traffic pumping schemes. Chairman Genachowski has shown bold leadership, pragmatism and perseverance. We thank him and the rest of the Commissioners for their diligence in adopting this thoughtful Order."

For more information, please visit:
Details on rate plans and service features: http://www.metropcs.com/plans
MetroPCS Terms and Conditions of Service: http://www.metropcs.com/privacy/terms.aspx
Press resources: http://www.metropcs.com/presscenter
Follow MetroPCS on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/metropcs
Become a fan of MetroPCS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/metropcs
View MetroPCS' latest videos: http://www.YouTube.com/metropcs

About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of no annual contract, unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served. With Metro USA(SM), MetroPCS customers can use their service in areas throughout the United States covering a population of over 280 million people. As of June 30, 2011, MetroPCS had approximately 9.1 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.

SOURCE  MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

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MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Drew Crowell of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2581, dcrowell@golinharris.com, for MetroPCS; or Investors, Jim Mathias, Director Investor Relations of MetroPCS Communications, Inc., +1-214-570-4641, investor_relations@metropcs.com

Novelguide.com Releases a New Version of Its Website

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelguide.com has released a new version of its website today to include many new features. 

The site now serves as a hub to connect students with tutors and offers a low cost homework help solution.  This section referred to as the "Studyhall" can be found at http://studyhall.novelguide.com.

In addition, the http://www.novelguide.com site now has much more research material than it had in the past and offers help not only in the form of literary study guides, but also with test prep material and ways to help students write well formatted high school and college essays.

As learning becomes more and more an online experience, Novelguide.com celebrates its twelfth year of existence as a leader in the online educational help space.

SOURCE  Novelguide.com

Novelguide.com

CONTACT: Lisa Whitney, Webmaster@novelguide.com, +1-646-233-3080

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

MobiTV, Inc. Introduces TV Everywhere Solution for Cable, Satellite and IPTV Service Providers

Fast Path to Market with Content Ingestion, Device Integration, Technology Platform and DRM Support Ready to Go

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MobiTV, Inc., a leading provider of managed mobile TV and video services, announced today that it is introducing a TV Everywhere solution for cable, satellite and IPTV service providers, leveraging the company's expertise in providing video delivery solutions for mobile devices, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics. Based on MobiTV's existing cloud-based video distribution platform, TV service providers can now offer their subscribers live and on-demand programming for viewing inside and outside the home on personal computers, tablets and a broad range of mobile devices.

The MobiTV TV Everywhere solution is easily adaptable for seamless integration with existing TV infrastructure and back-end systems. Customers looking to extend their content to other platforms may leverage MobiTV's existing ingestion and encoding efforts.  As an end-to-end managed service that leverages MobiTV's cloud-based video distribution platform, the TV Everywhere solution can help TV service providers reduce time to market and costs associated with deployment and operations. Additionally, the service will be supported 24x7 by the experienced team in the MobiTV network operations center.

"TV service providers need a cost-effective solution to meet consumer demand for seamless authenticated access to content anytime, anywhere and on any device," said MobiTV Co-Founder and President Paul Scanlan.  "MobiTV built its technology with a focus on delivering live television optimized for mobile devices.  By pre-packaging all the necessary components - content ingestion, technology platform, device integration and DRM support - we've taken what's typically a very complex and expensive project for a TV operator and made it simple, affordable, and easy to launch."

The MobiTV TV Everywhere solution, designed for TV service providers, is immediately deployable across a broad range of devices both inside and outside the home. The easily implemented solution includes:

    --  Support for over 375 different types of mobile devices on all major
        operating systems and across wireless and broadband networks
    --  Ingestion and encoding of live and DRM-protected VOD content
    --  Advanced policy management to tailor delivery and access to varying
        content rights
    --  Unified channel guide with remote DVR control
    --  A customizable branded multi-platform user experience
    --  Single sign-on authentication support to manage delivery of multiple
        tiered video packages and products

About MobiTV, Inc.

Founded in 2000, MobiTV, Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive managed services that deliver live and on-demand television and related media content across mobile devices, tablets, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics. MobiTV is the exclusive national provider of mobile television services for AT&T U-verse Live TV, NFL Mobile on Verizon, Sprint TV and T-Mobile TV, among others. MobiTV's cloud-based proprietary technology platform, which is quick to deploy and easy to integrate with customers' existing systems and networks, allows the company to efficiently and reliably deliver high-quality television and video solutions anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Press ContactAndy KillAirfoil Public Relations650-691-7311kill@airfoilpr.com

SOURCE  MobiTV, Inc.

MobiTV, Inc.

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

AT&T Outlines Network, Community Support in Adirondack Park

Eight New Cell Sites Activated as Part of Ongoing AT&T Investment, AT&T Contributes $5,000.00 to benefit Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company

HULETTS LANDING, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications in New York State, AT&T* today announced the activation of eight new cell sites and mobile broadband enhancements in Adirondack Park that will expand coverage for area residents and businesses and enable mobile broadband speeds.

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"Expanding and enhancing New York's mobile broadband network brings home the benefits of broadband access to many consumers in the Adirondacks who are relying more and more on wireless technology to access the Internet," said State Senator Betty Little, (R) Queensbury, speaking at a community event at the Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company in Huletts Landing. "This kind of investment is critical to keeping New York competitive."

In addition to providing the best mobile broadband experience, AT&T today presented Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company with a contribution of $5,000.00 as part of the company's commitment to the local community. "Your business is very important to us, but just as important to us are the communities where we live and work everyday," said Robert Holliday, vice president and general manager Upstate New York, AT&T. "Adirondack Park is a critical part of the Empire State and AT&T will continue to look for new opportunities in the region to be a good neighbor and to provide enhanced wireless services and products as a way to help drive the local economy."

"Before AT&T made the network improvements, this area of the Adirondacks had little or no cellular service which created concerns from a convenience and safety standpoint," said Arthur Borin, President Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company. "AT&T's commitment to the network in our area has been a huge boost for local residents, our economy and tourists visiting the region year-round. We commend AT&T for their commitment to improving life and safety in the Adirondacks."

With mobile broadband speeds, AT&T customers can surf the Web, download files faster, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile applications. New areas of mobile broadband coverage for AT&T customers in the Adirondacks include:

    --  Bolton: covering the I-87 Northway near Exit 24 in Warren County.
    --  Caroga Lake/Canada Lake: along Routes 10 and 29A in areas of Fulton
        County.
    --  Hague: on Route 9 and the northern end of Lake George in Warren County.
    --  Huletts Landing: the northern shore of Lake George, Route 9 in Warren
        County and Routes 6, 6A and 6B in Washington County.
    --  Johnsburg: along Route 28 in Warren County.
    --  Northville: including Great Sacandaga Lake in Fulton County.
    --  I-87 Northway: between Exits 25 - 26 (Pottersville-South Horicon) in
        Warren County.
    --  Pilot Knob: serving Fort Ann, the eastern shores of Lake George in
        Washington County.

Mobile broadband enhancements in the Park were also made in areas of Lake Placid, Lyons Falls, Mineville (Belfry Mountain), Nicholville, North Elba, Old Forge, Port Henry/Moriah, Rattlesnake Mountain, Saranac Lake, and Whiteface Mountain.

The new cell sites are part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive investment and innovation to deliver the nation's best, most advanced mobile broadband experience. With the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities.

AT&T invested more than $200 million in its New York wireless and wireline networks in the first half of 2011. "We're working to bring wireless coverage to rural areas like Adirondack Park throughout New York State," said Amy Hines Kramer, regional vice president of external affairs for AT&T in New York. "In addition, our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand our network. If approved, this deal means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband - 4G LTE - from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent."

AT&T's mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 225 countries and data service in more than 200 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile broadband services in more than 130 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with more than 29,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 190,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

For more information about AT&T's coverage in New York or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

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

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

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

About AT&T

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

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

© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

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

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CONTACT: Ellen Webner of AT&T, +1-973-775-1321, Ellen.webner@att.com

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

Wacom's Feel IT Technologies Sharpen the Edge of Samsung's Innovation in GALAXY Note

TOKYO and VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wacom is delighted to announce its partnership with Samsung's Mobile Communications Business in providing digital pen interface technology for their premium product GALAXY Note.

This is the first smart phone that brings Wacom's world leading digital pen technology to portable mobile devices giving users greater freedom, precision and creativity.

Users can now use both simple and direct touch navigation with precise and flexible pen input for a wide range of applications such as taking memos, sketching ideas, editing photos or personalizing communications including emails, tweets, blogs and posts.

"Our mission is to provide the best user interface experiences that are creative, natural, precise and intuitive to use. Our partnership with Samsung is an important step for us to introduce a new way of user interaction, enabling people to enjoy their own creativity," says Masahiko Yamada, President & CEO of Wacom Co., Ltd. "From now on, technology will feel different."

Wacom's feel IT technologies include high precision digital pens, multi-touch sensors, controllers and device drivers, which can all be integrated into a wide range of mobile systems to provide natural, intuitive user experiences.

About Wacom

Founded in 1983, Wacom's vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and digital interface solutions. The advanced technology of Wacom's intuitive input devices has been used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashions and designs around the world and provide business and home users with the ability to explore digital content creation in a comfortable, natural way.

For more information, please contact:

Douglas A. Little
Sr. Public Relations Manager
Wacom Technology Services Corp.
360-896-9833 x174
douglas.little@wacom.com

SOURCE  Wacom

Wacom

Xotic: A Game That Defies The Rules of Engagement

Unique FPS-Arcade Sci-Fi Hybrid Challenges Players to Top the Leaderboards

SEATTLE, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WXP Games has launched Xotic, a unique, hybrid, first-person shooter (FPS) arcade-style game with a sci-fi twist. Independently launched, the PC Game for Windows at $9.99 is resonating with gamers as an incredible value and a game worth playing--a standout amidst a genre of like-minded games.

"Players are really getting into the creativity and uniqueness of Xotic," said Lyndon Sumner, design director of WXP Games. "Xotic is unlike any other game of its kind -- it blends FPS action and arcade-style compulsion towards achieving ever-higher scores. It's all wrapped up with trippy visuals, set in a bio-diverse alien environment that you can even fly in."

Xotic differs from standard FPS games that have players running around, shooting up soldiers with mechanical guns. Enter Xotic: an exceptionally vibrant arcade-style FPS with unique chain-reaction gameplay and point multiplier mechanics that come together to form a remarkable hybrid. In Xotic, players explore a unique bio-diverse environment while aiming to rack up millions of points and a spot at the top of the leaderboards. In addition, the game features incredible replay value as each level requires precision, strategy and practice to maximize the point-scoring potential. Like a great arcade shmup or racing game, each level offers nearly infinite opportunity to improve your score with every playthrough.

"Hands down the most fun I've had in ages. It should be illegal to sell this kind of fun for ten dollars," said Xotic customer LordGurciullo. "The innovative Hologram riding game mechanic (you can create platforms at any time) is absolutely wonderful with the fast-paced gameplay."

Players blast their way through 23 cunning levels as they face the minions of the Orb and detonate chain reactions to maximize their score. The object is to race to complete each level as quickly as possible to maximize the time bonus, all while collecting powerups, point multipliers and hidden secrets!

Features

    --  Shoot Your Way to the Top: Blast everything you can in each level to
        score points, but to get to the top of the leaderboards, you'll need to
        carefully plan your shots and keep those chains going.
    --  RPG Elements: Earn XP as you play and use it wisely to upgrade your
        skills, like Barkskin and Absorption, and weapons, including Rocket
        Flies and Virus.
    --  The Hard Hologram Device: A brand new never before seen game mechanic is
        introduced with this awesome tool. Use it to deploy shields to stop
        enemy shots or as floating platforms which give access to incredible
        heights making the game a vertical shooter.
    --  Powerups: Grab Speed Shot, Double/Triple Points, Double Damage, and
        Flight amongst other powerups to give yourself a boost at just the right
        time to get max points.
    --  Keep the point chain alive: Keep shooting Scab plants to keep the meter
        full and maintain your point multiplier.  Complete a level in a single
        chain for the PERFECT CHAIN bonus!
    --  Your weapon is alive and has wings! The symbiotic Macroterra can be
        outfitted with 8 different modes of fire; it also has wings, which allow
        you to loft into the air to reach strategic locations and grab more
        points!

Play the free demo at  http://www.xoticgame.com. Developed and published by WXP Games, Xotic is rated T for Teen (Animated Blood, Violence) by the ESRB. It costs $9.99 and is available on Steam at http://store.steampowered.com/app/92600/.  In the future, Xotic will launch on other gaming consoles.

About WXP Games

WXP Games, LLC located in Seattle, Washington is a full service game developer and publisher of award winning titles across all formats. Started in 1998, WXP has created many successful titles such as Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball and SceneIt? Lights, Camera, Action. WXP is committed to developing and bringing to market games that people love to play. For more information visit http://www.wxpgames.com.

SOURCE  WXP Games, LLC

WXP Games, LLC

CONTACT: Stacia Kirby, +1-206-363-1492, Stacia@speakeasy.net, for WXP Games, LLC

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

ICMI Announces the Launch of Call Center Buyer's Guide - The Industry's Most Comprehensive Online Resource

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), a leading global provider of comprehensive resources for customer management professionals, announced the launch of its Call Center Buyer's Guide today. ICMI's Call Center Buyer's Guide is designed to be the industry's most comprehensive online shopping tool, connecting ICMI's community of more than 60,000 contact center and customer care professionals with the companies that provide the technologies, tools and solutions they seek to provide innovative, efficient loyalty-building customer experiences.

ICMI Meets a Critical Need in the Call Center Space

ICMI developed its Call Center Buyers Guide in response to demand from call center and customer care leaders and decision makers - from companies of all sizes representing every industry sector - for a credible, easily accessible purchasing aid. Features included in the launch phase of the Call Center Buyer's Guide include:

    --  A customizable shopping experience - call center professionals can
        easily find providers of the services they're looking for as well as
        match services to their call center's size and operating environment
    --  Complimentary vendor listings, designed to give purchasers a true
        selection of solutions in the marketplace - unlike online catalogs that
        require vendors to purchase listings
    --  "Experience networking" with other shoppers, purchasers, users and
        providers

Why Technology and Solutions Providers Want to Be Listed

ICMI's Call Center Buyer's Guide gives solutions providers a chance to reach the largest community of contact center and customer care decision makers. Benefits of being listed in this robust purchasing tool include:

    --  Visibility to ICMI's community of more than 60,000 members
    --  More than 8,100 visits to ICMI.com per week
    --  According to 2011 ICMI Community Interest Survey:
        --  78% of the ICMI Community buy, specify, recommend, approve, resell,
            distribute, or influence the purchase of their call center
        --  88% find it important to have information and announcements
            regarding new products/services

ICMI's Buyer's Guide is live and will be rolled out to the global call center and customer care community beginning in early November. If technology and solutions providers would like to be listed in the Buyer's Guide, or if they'd like to update their current information, they are encouraged to submit information by Tuesday, November 1st, to be included in the market-wide launch.

ICMI's Buyer's Guide connects buyers and sellers directly. "Through our surveys and interactions, we listen to our community, and recognize the demand for an easy-to-use tool that puts buyers and sellers of contact center and customer care technologies, tools and solutions together." said Layne Holley, ICMI Director of Community Services. "If your call center's looking for anything from ACDs to workforce management, you'll be able to see what providers have offerings in this space as well as which ones meet your center's specific environmental needs, from offering hosted and cloud solutions that allow scalability with low capital expenditures to tailoring their offerings to centers of any size. We're excited to offer vendors the opportunity to connect directly to call center decision makers, too, and the best part is - there's no cost for our standard listings."

Vendors are encouraged to submit information by Tuesday, November 1st, to be a part of the market-wide launch.

About ICMI

The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) is the leading global provider of comprehensive resources for customer management professionals - from frontline agents to executives - who wish to improve customer experiences and increase efficiencies at every level of the contact center.  ICMI's experienced and dedicated team of industry insiders, analysts, and consultants are committed to providing uncompromised objectivity and results-oriented vision through the organization's respected lineup of professional services including: Training and Certification, Consulting, Events, and Informational Resources.  Founded in 1985, ICMI continues to serve as one of the most established and respected organizations in the call center industry.

ICMI is a part of UBM Live which provides leading integrated media solutions and professional services across 20 different markets.  Operating across the globe, its events, training, publications, awards and websites offer professionals in Interiors, Security, Venues, Customer Management, Safety & Health and Facilities the ultimate experience in learning, networking, and business development.

SOURCE  ICMI

ICMI

CONTACT: Heather Walter of ICMI, International Customer Management Institute, +1-719-268-0300, hwalter@icmi.com

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

Wuzhou Changlian Continues the Promotional Activity

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian International Trading Co is pleased to announce that the promotional activity stopped on September 20 will continue again until November 30 by customers' strong requirements.

Prices will be still as competitive as the last promotion. "We hope our customers are completely free to use the phones under all conditions they like. What's most important, we are trying new materials to cut down the cost further and new designs will be introduced in months," said Domson, marketing manager of Wuzhou Changlian.

This promotion will certainly bring surprises to customers, like sales prices or product qualities. Wuzhou Changlian wholesale iPhone 4 cases and later new models will be introduced. Besides, other phone accessories are also on sale with discounted prices.  The iPhone cases in sales are with useful protection function, there is no worry for even a bit to access all Phone features; moreover, their trendy outlook design will definitely decorate the customers' daily fashion outfits to make them stand out in any special occasions.

If our customers are the fashion lovers that change their electronics with the updating of the products, they are just the ones who need such cases to enjoy the pleasure. No matter that they give their old phones to the friends, or resell it in store, a brand-new look will add the phones' value to a large degree. While the best to way to keep it as new as just bought is to get several cases.

To know more about cellphone accessories and cellphone-case.net please click: http://www.cellphone-case.net/.

SOURCE  Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian International Trading Co., LTD

Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian International Trading Co., LTD

CONTACT: Jenny Zhong of Shenzhen Wuzhou Changlian, service@cellphone-case.net, or +86-132-6573-7060

Web Site: http://www.cellphone-case.net

Lycos Prepares People for the Zombie Apocalypse (and Bad Weather) with Mobile App!

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Halloween, Lycos, Inc. is proud to feature the only weather app designed to increase your chances of survival during the occasional zombie apocalypse: Weather Zombie(TM).

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110728/NE42789LOGO )

The free Weather Zombie app sets itself apart from other weather apps right from the start. Whether you're trying to figure out if it's going to rain today or if you'll have to deal with the increased smell of decay due to an unprecedented heat wave, this is the weather app for you.

In addition to monstrously handsome zombie forecasters, the Weather Zombie app features deliciously deranged weather icons (including a zombie sun that munches on clouds which cry black tears), comics starring the Weather Zombies and various cloud formations, and other bonus content. Weather Zombie provides location detection by GPS or Internet, hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar for the United States and most of Canada, and much more.

Weather Zombie is available through iTunes. Android and web users can get their daily dose of Weather Zombie through http://www.weatherzombie.com which features a mobile-friendly design and bonus wallpapers. People who make and host websites on Tripod.com can keep their visitors up to date on the forecast through the Weather Zombie add-on now available via our new website builder Zeeblio.

Weather Zombie will also be sponsoring and participating in The Devil's Chase 6.66 Miler on October 29th held in Salem, Massachusetts. If you want to get in the Halloween spirit or just have a good time - look for (or run away from) Weather Zombie at the run!

ABOUT LYCOS

Lycos, Inc., owns and operates multiple websites that foster online communities including Tripod, Gamesville, HotBot, and Angelfire. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Ybrant Digital, Lycos is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Ybrant Digital is headquartered in Hyderabad, India, and has a global presence with offices in 20 countries. http://www.ybrantdigital.com

RELATED LINKS
http://www.weatherzombie.com
http://www.lycos.com

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Lycos, Inc.

CONTACT: Jessica Canary, +1-781-370-6822, jessica.canary@lycos-inc.com

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

Farmers Insurance Comes to CityVille

Promotion follows record-breaking success of promotions in Zynga games, FarmVille and Cafe World

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First Farmers Insurance took over FarmVille, then the insurance company took on cyber wise guys in Mafia Wars, followed by a tasty trip to Cafe World. Now Farmers is going cosmopolitan with CityVille, a social game that allows players to build their dream city and the largest game on Facebook (according to AppData).

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"In CityVille you can build your dream city and we believe every dream city should have a Farmers Insurance office," said Marc Zeitlin, Vice President of e-Business for Farmers Insurance. "The Farmers brand is proudly represented by our 15,000 agents in store-fronts all across the United States, and this game brings that sense entrepreneurship to the cyber-world."

The famed University of Farmers, seen in Farmers popular television commercials, will be available for players to place in their cities, along with attractive replicas of the Farmers Airship and Farmers one-of-a-kind "AutoBoatHome", a literal representation of Farmers extensive product lines. In addition, Farmers is launching a "Manhattan Madness" sweepstakes, open to the general public, which offers the winner a wonderful weekend in one of the best cities in America. This sweepstakes will run until November 18, 2011.

Players can enter to win by "liking" Farmers Insurance at Facebook.com/farmersinsurance.

"CityVille is the culmination of our unprecedented social game campaign for Farmers," said Ryon Harms, Director of Social Media for Farmers Insurance. "These games have given us a creative extension to our popular University of Farmers TV commercials with exceptional results. We will continue to look for creative ways to innovate and deliver the Farmers brand experience in ways that are both fun and informative of our agents, products and services in the months and years ahead."

Farmers is the first insurance company to launch a multi-game on-line campaign. Thanks to an aggressive online advertising campaign, thousands of hard-core insurance agents, engaged employees and a slick way to interact with one of the most popular games on the internet, Farmers set a new Guinness World Record for most "likes" in a 24-hour period, during its FarmVille promotion earlier this year.

About Farmers Insurance Group Inc.

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies is the country's 3rd largest insurer of both personal lines passenger automobile and homeowners insurance, and also provides a wide range of other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees.

Farmers is a trade name and may refer to Farmers Group, Inc. or the Farmers Exchanges, as the case may be. Farmers Group, Inc., a management and holding company, along with its subsidiaries, is wholly owned by the Zurich Financial Services Group. The Farmers Exchanges are three reciprocal insurers (Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange), including their subsidiaries and affiliates, owned by their policyholders, and managed by Farmers Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information about Farmers, visit its Web site at http://www.farmers.com or at http://www.Facebook.com/FarmersInsurance.

Contact:  Michelle Levy, 512.791.7445 or email: michelle.levy@farmersinsurance.com

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Farmers Insurance

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Kingston Digital to Feature Maxthon 3 with urDrive Software: Superior Web Browsing and Simplified File Management on a USB Flash Drive

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Maxthon (http://www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, announces its selection as the exclusive browser for urDrive, a free preloaded application on a variety of entry-level USB Flash drives from Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc. urDrive transforms USB drives from passive storage to engaged, active storage, allowing consumers to easily access and organize their personal files, photos, music, games and videos.

"This agreement is a testament to the success and credibility of Maxthon 3. In working with Kingston, we have a trusted partner that is at the forefront of transforming the way consumers interact with USB drives, going beyond simply storing and transferring data between devices. With its emphasis on user engagement and interactivity, urDrive is a natural complement to the advantages Maxthon 3 provides," says Jeff Chen, CEO of Maxthon.

With Maxthon 3 users can also enjoy the following benefits:

    --  Security: Maxthon is a pioneer in sandboxed processing, which is an
        essential part of online protection. If something malicious tries to
        attack your computer, sandboxing will impede or isolate the HTML and
        JavaScript code responsible for this problem.

    --  Speed: Maxthon's uses proprietary HTML parsing and fetching technology
        for lightning-fast start-up and page rendering speed.

    --  Great video performance.

    --  Built-in, cloud-based notepad for quick notation. Click the yellow
        "post-it" icon, and then create and securely save notes to your free
        'Passport' account in the cloud.

    --  Personalization with different skins/themes and avatars.

"Maxthon 3 boasts fast start-up and rendering speeds, and it gives users a truly portable, safe and secure browsing experience. All temp files, history and cookies remain on the drive keeping browsing private, even on a public computer. We are proud to include Maxthon 3 on our urDrive-loaded USB Flash drives," says Craig Tilmont, urDrive business manager, Kingston.

"Maxthon 3 further transforms the power of urDrive, giving consumers a safe and portable browsing experience that is innovative and user-friendly. Maxthon 3 adds to urDrive's already-rich value proposition making it a compelling choice for customers worldwide," says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product Development

About Maxthon

Headquartered in Beijing, Maxthon Ltd. is an innovative software company and developer of superior web browsers which continue to set new standards for simplicity, speed and security.  Each month more than 130,000,000 people use Maxthon's web browser in 120 countries across the world. Maxthon also brings its best-of-breed browsing to the Android platform for mobile devices and tablet computers. For more information about Maxthon please visit http://www.maxthon.com.

Download Maxthon Mobile for Android phones here:

http://dl.maxthon.com/mobile/Maxthon_for_Android.apk

Want to supercharge that desktop? Try Maxthon 3 for Windows PCs today.

http://dl.maxthon.com/mx3/mx3.2.0.1000.exe

Download Maxthon Mobile for 10" Android tablets here:

http://dl.maxthon.com/mobile/Maxthon_for_Tablet_Android.apk

SOURCE  Maxthon

Maxthon

CONTACT: Lewis Fein, 310-746-7771, or lewis.fein@maxthon.com

Web Site: http://dl.maxthon.com/mobile/Maxthon_for_Tablet_Android.apk

Expedia Affiliate Network Powers Bookings Through Japan's JALAN.NET

LONDON, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world's largest online travel company,
today announced that Expedia(R) Affiliate Network (EAN) is now powering
hotel bookings through Japan's JALAN (http://www.jalan.net), one of Japan's
largest hotel reservation websites, operated by Recruit Co. Ltd. In addition
to JALAN's own inventory, JALAN will be adding a selection of EAN's global
inventory to its hotel portfolio, bringing the total number of international
hotels offered by JALAN to over 80,000. This new integration also extends
the reach of EAN's hotel booking platform to JALAN's more than five million
monthly visitors.

    JALAN is using the new EAN Hotel API v3, which delivers Expedia's
expansive global hotel selection, booking tools and great rates on a private
label basis. "We are pleased that JALAN has selected EAN to expand their
international hotel inventory, a testimony to the solutions that EAN offers
its partners," said Jens Uwe Parkitny, Managing Director, Expedia Affiliate
Network, Asia Pacific. "Japanese travelers now have even more access to
great inventory, rates, and customer service."

    "We're excited to work with Expedia Affiliate Network to enhance the
booking experience for JALAN's customers," said Kentarou Mori, Executive
Manager, Global Market Development Dept, Recruit. "Their API booking
platform offers a huge inventory selection alongside fantastic rates, and
JALAN customers will earn 2% loyalty points on all bookings made."

    About Expedia Affiliate Network

    Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) is part of Expedia Inc., the world's
leading online travel company. EAN creates the tools and technology that
help millions of travelers find the perfect hotels for their next trips. As
the world's fastest-growing private label travel affiliate network, EAN
works with over 10,000 partners in 33 countries to turn their web traffic
into hotel bookings and happy customers. For more information on EAN visit
http://www.ean.com.

    About Recruit Co. Ltd.

    Founded in 1960, Recruit is Japan's largest vertical-focused classified
media group and fully integrated HR service provider, servicing the bridal,
housing, cars, travel, education, restaurant and beauty industries, with
consolidated revenues of $9.4 billion. Launched in 2000, JALAN.NET has
become one of the most popular hotel booking sites in Japan, with 60 million
annual unique visitors. Members can earn 2% "member's point" after
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Ricoh Unveils Managed Document Services 2.0

Investment in services yields early insights and results; company launches online repository of resources for addressing customers' top business concerns in information management

TOKYO, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Company, Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced Ricoh Managed Document Services(TM) (Ricoh MDS) 2.0, born from an in-depth analysis of customer engagements and focused on measurable results.

MDS 2.0 represents significant early progress in the evolution of the services-led business model Ricoh unveiled in January 2011, as it made a three-year commitment to enhance its global MDS infrastructure. The strategy shift was intended to leverage the power of improved document workflows and document management so that customers can concentrate on their business goals and bottom lines.

As part of Ricoh MDS 2.0, Ricoh today unveiled a new global website that serves as a source of information and guidance to help customers achieve their business goals through Ricoh Managed Document Services. The site includes case studies, white papers and videos, delivering this content via a customized user experience.

Defining the Ricoh MDS challenge

Through its global MDS engagements, Ricoh has scrutinized thousands of projects and pinpointed customers' top business concerns in managed print services (MPS), which is the foundation of "Ricoh MDS, MPS and Beyond(TM)." These concerns have yielded a new Ricoh MDS delivery structure focused tightly on producing desired outcomes in these areas.

The top identified concerns are cost control, environmental sustainability, information security and governance, business process efficiency, organizational change management, information worker (iWorker) productivity, information optimization and strategic infrastructure. Ricoh MDS 2.0 defines the services and deliverables that map directly to each concern to help customers achieve measurable and sustainable business outcomes.

"We applied our expertise and sharpened our focus on what customers need, even when they can't articulate their requirements in so many words," said Sergio Kato, Associate Director of Ricoh Company, Ltd. and General Manager of Global MDS Center. "Our refined service delivery methodology is designed to better help customers meet their business objectives while retaining the flexibility they need to overcome their unique challenges."

Ricoh MDS Adaptive Model

Using these new insights, Ricoh has streamlined its delivery framework, producing a new, simpler five-phased Adaptive Model. With the customer at the center, the first phase - Understand - begins with an expert assessment of the customer's "current state." The Improve phase includes the design of a "desired state." The Transform phase focuses on deployment, the Govern phase ensures all objectives are met, and the Optimize phase addresses ongoing improvements and sustained savings.

The new model strengthens the three stages of partnership engagement: Project Management led by PMI®- and PRINCE2®-certified Ricoh project managers who follow globally accepted best practices to track, manage and measure each engagement; Service Management ledby ITIL®/ISO 20000-1-certified professionals who ensure the newly transformed environment is effectively governed and optimized; and Organizational ChangeManagement, which accelerates the transition from the current to the desired state, and makes productivity gains a permanent part of the culture.

This new framework creates a globally cohesive approach to executing MDS programs based entirely on the ways Ricoh customers prefer to do business. Refinements are already paying dividends: since April, Ricoh has signed more than 10 global customers, including one that operates in more than 70 countries.

New sustainability services

Leveraging Ricoh's rich history of environmental stewardship, including being named one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World"(1) for seven years in a row, Ricoh has evolved its MDS service portfolio by introducing a comprehensive set of end-to-end sustainability services. These offerings can be combined in different ways to address the unique needs of Ricoh MDS customers across the globe. They include:

    --  analysis and definition of the baseline carbon footprint from
        electricity and paper consumption;
    --  creation of an optimization design with measurable reduction targets;
    --  implementation of the design along with education and training;
    --  governance and monitoring of sustainability performance to identify and
        action any gaps between actual performance and defined targets; and
    --  guidance for balancing any remaining and unavoidable carbon footprint
        (EU market only).

"We're detecting a deepening demand among our customers for sustainability, which has become an integral part of a business's brand as well as an ethical imperative," said Ike Kakegawa, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "As we have demonstrated for years, sustainability is squarely in our domain: documents, records and electronic information have significant implications for a company's environmental performance on a number of levels. Further, reducing our customers' environmental footprint is an integral part of Ricoh's strategy to achieve our social responsibility goals."

Ricoh has delivered custom MDS solutions to customers around the world. For customer success stories on Ricoh's MDS approach, pleasevisit mds.ricoh.com.

About Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Company, Ltd. is a company specializing in technology and services that transform high-volume, document-intensive business processes into more efficient ones. This is achieved through Ricoh's expertise in Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions and IT Services. By working with Ricoh, businesses can streamline the way they work, become more efficient and profitable, and share knowledge more effectively within their organizations. Ricoh's worldwide operation covers more than 180 countries and territories in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan.

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The Echo Nest Adds Real-World Music Preference Data to the Million Song Dataset

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform powering smarter music apps across the web and devices, announces a major addition to the Million Song Dataset, which is a free resource of music data for the commercial and academic sectors released in conjunction with Columbia University and partially funded by the National Science Foundation.

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The Million Song Dataset now includes fully anonymized music listening activity data from a sample of over 1.5 million fans, cross-referenced to the songs in the dataset. This fan activity data is represented through The Echo Nest's "Taste Profiles," which reflect listeners' real time music activity. The new feature allows developers and researchers to build and test music recommendation algorithms using accurate acoustic and contextual metadata for one million songs. In addition, they can understand how anonymous users interacted with the songs in real-world scenarios.

The upshot: more efficient music information retrieval (MIR) research, easier development of commercial music services, and, ultimately, more powerful, accurate predictions of taste in apps for fans and the music industry.

Accurate recommendations are measurably crucial to media businesses. However, developers and researchers have had to build their own much smaller datasets before they can test and improve their music recommendation technologies. The Million Song Dataset solves that problem, for free, and now it includes anonymous real-world usage data in the form of Echo Nest Taste Profiles -- something that's impossible to derive from private, homegrown datasets.

"The lack of quality music activity data available for research has needlessly hobbled recommendation research for a long time," said Brian Whitman, CTO of The Echo Nest. "I'm excited to be able to contribute a selection of Echo Nest Taste Profile data to the Million Song Dataset for scientists and developers to learn from and build amazing music experiences."

"The listener behavior described by the Taste Profiles provides a critical missing link for the Million Song Dataset," said Dan Ellis, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, who organizes the Million Song Dataset effort. "Now researchers can fully explore the relationships between aspects such as audio features, lyrics, tags, and the user preferences behind the taste profiles, all on a single, well-defined, common dataset. We hope this will be a research benchmark for years to come."

To ensure that the usage data is completely anonymous and cannot be traced back to any individual, The Echo Nest is only contributing anonymous session IDs, and only activity that overlaps with songs in the Million Song Dataset. The session IDs in the Taste Profiles were then randomly scrambled to ensure there is no link to the original user session.

Developers, researchers, and other interested parties can visit labrosa.ee.columbia.edu/millionsong for directions on how to download and use the Million Song Dataset in their work.

About The Echo Nest:

The Echo Nest powers smarter music applications for leading media companies and thousands of independent developers, with a customer base that reaches over 100 million music fans every month across over 220 applications. With the world's only machine learning system that actively reads about and listens to music everywhere on the web, The Echo Nest opens up the largest repository of dynamic music data in the world - over 5 billion data points on over 30 million songs -- to help developers re-shape the experience of playing -- and playing with -- music. The Echo Nest was co-founded by two MIT PhDs.  Investors include Matrix Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and three co-founders of MIT Media Lab.

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Oce Arizona 360 XT Printer Wins SGIA Product of the Year Award

Honored for Flatbed Rigid White Ink production

TRUMBULL, Conn., Oct. 27, 2011  The Oce Arizona® 360 XT printer was given the Product of the Year Award in the Flatbed Rigid White Ink UV (<$200K MSRP) category, continuing a tradition of being honored with this award every year since the Oce Arizona Series product line has been shipping. The award was presented at the Specialty Graphic & Imaging Association's (SGIA) annual convention and exposition held October 19-21 in New Orleans.

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The Product of the Year Awards compare output from competing devices using a common test file designed by SGIA. The prints are reviewed by a panel of judges, each with a background and expertise in digital printing and imaging. The judges look for color appeal, detail and tonality, and the output is also judged on how closely it matches the test print.

The entry image was processed using ONYX® ProductionHouse(TM) version X10 Oce Edition RIP software. ONYX Graphics software utilizes ONYX color science and a proprietary color engine designed to specifically address color and profiling issues unique to large format inkjet printing. The results are better neutral, saturated and dark colors, and consistent color fidelity.

World's premier selling flatbed printer product family

The Oce Arizona Series UV flatbed printers have been consistently honored by the SGIA organization. In 2006, the year of the original Oce Arizona 250 GT printer's introduction, it won the Vision Award, which is given to an exhibiting manufacturer whose new product has the best chance of positively impacting the digital imaging industry. The decision was based on the product's relevance to the market, potential industry influence and prospective value to the product's end users.

In 2007, the Oce Arizona 250 GT printer was awarded the Product of the Year Award in the Output Device Rigid Substrate UV category. In 2008, the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer was given the Product of the Year Award Honorable Mention in the UV Cured Rigid category. In 2009, the Oce Arizona 350 XT printer received the Product of the Year Award for the Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP category, and the Oce Arizona 350 GT printer was honored with the Product of the Year Award in the Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP category. In 2010, the Oce Arizona 550 XT printer was awarded the Product of the Year Award in the Flatbed Rigid Substrate UV (>$200K MSRP) and Flatbed Rigid White Ink UV (>$200K MSRP) categories, and the Oce Arizona 550 GT printer was awarded the Product of the Year Award in the Flatbed Rigid Substrate UV (<$200K MSRP).

The most honored flatbed printer series in the world

All Oce Arizona Series printers - including the new Oce Arizona 360 XT model - share the same award-winning image quality and robust architecture, offering the Oce values of quality, reliability, productivity and user-friendliness. Since 2006, Oce Arizona Series UV flatbed printers have earned 27 industry awards to date from organizations throughout the world. These awards validate the quality and innovation built into every Oce Arizona Series printer. With more than 2,800 systems sold to date, it is the best selling series of UV flatbed printers in history.

About the Oce Arizona Series of UV flatbed printers

Oce Arizona Series printers - including the Oce Arizona 300 GT, Oce Arizona 360 GT, Oce Arizona 360 XT, Oce Arizona 550 GT and Oce Arizona 550 XT models - are quite simply a technology disruption:  UV curable flatbed and roll-to-roll inkjet printers that deliver exceptional image quality to take display graphics to the next level. Customers can use them to add new services by printing photo-quality images on virtually any media imaginable and taking on work that was never before possible with other printing systems, thereby giving users numerous opportunities to increase display graphics revenues.

Oce Display Graphics Systems

Oce Display Graphics Systems is a leading provider of professional, wide format solutions for indoor and outdoor color display graphics applications. Oce solutions are specifically designed to enhance the revenue and profit opportunities for service providers by combining hardware with workflow software and the expertise to help companies expand into digital large format color. From high-quality UV flatbed printers and roll-based printers to advanced finishing systems, Oce offers a total solution including hardware, software, imaging supplies, finishing systems, applications expertise, hardware support and financing. Customers benefit in working with a full-service partner they can count on to help their businesses grow.

About Oce

Oce is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Oce offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics. Oce is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Oce customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Oce is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in financial 2010 amounted to approximately euro 2.7 billion. Oce is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information visit http://www.oce.com.

Oce North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional business units in Chicago, IL and Boca Raton, FL. North America represents 34% of Oce's worldwide revenues, and employment is over 8,000. For more information about Oce North America, visit http://www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult http://global.oce.com.

Oce and Canon: Stronger together

In 2010 Oce joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 197,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than US $45 billion. For more information visit http://www.canon.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With more than $45 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks fourth overall in patent holdings in the U.S. in 2010* and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2011. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting http://www.usa.canon.com/rss.

* Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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CONTACT: Kelli Ramirez, Oce Display Graphics Systems, +1-530-346-2146, kelli.ramirez@oce.com

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