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Broadcom Showcases Next Generation Connectivity Solutions for Cloud Computing, Green IT and Converged Data Center at Interop 2011

News Highlights:

-- Broadcom announces new BCM56846 10/40GbE Switch; Best of Interop Finalist.

-- Broadcom demonstrates world's fastest converged network adapter with record-setting Fibre Channel over Ethernet performance of up to 1.7 million IOPS.

-- Broadcom enhances industry's broadest portfolio of Energy Efficient Ethernet and IEEE1588 PHYs with full suite in advanced 40nm process node.

LAS VEGAS, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, opens the Interop show (booth #1839) with the latest award-winning line-up of connectivity solutions for cloud computing, green IT and converged data center, including its latest StrataXGS® BCM56840 10/40 GbE switch series, a Best of Interop finalist.

The latest StrataXGS BCM56846 switch builds on the innovation of the BCM56840 series by providing a 200 percent increase in layer 2/layer 3 network address and virtual switch ports scalability, support for the latest IEEE data center networking specifications, and a 20 percent reduction in power consumption. Data center switch systems built using the BCM56840 series have been broadly deployed by leading OEMs targeted for cloud computing, web 2.0, financial services, high performance computing (HPC) and business analytics applications.

Enabling the Green Data Center

Broadcom continues to drive innovation in enabling green networks with the industry's broadest portfolio of Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) devices that significantly reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions. It is estimated that over 150 million metric tons of CO2 are used to power IT equipment with a global price tag of approximately $16 billion per year(1). Broadcom's award-winning proprietary AutoGrEEEn(TM) technology allows system designers to reduce power consumption in the physical layer of the network by 70 percent or more. This could help reduce CO2 emissions in the U.S. alone by up to 2.85 million metric tons(2).

World's Fastest Converged Network Adapter

Cloud, enterprise and data centers demand 10GbE network bandwidth and Fibre Channel over Ethernet connectivity to support server virtualization, consolidation and convergence. Broadcom will showcase the world's fastest converged network adapter with record-setting FCoE performance of over 1.7 million IOPS (input/output operations per second), based on its BCM57712 converged network adapter (CNA) platform, as well as leading-edge iSCSI performance of over 1.1 million IOPS on the same device. In addition to FCoE and iSCSI, the BCM57712 supports EEE and features server-class reliability, availability, and scalability, coupled with dynamic, robust manageability.

Industry's Broadest Portfolio of 40nm EEE and IEEE1588 PHYs

With the addition of 40 nanometer (nm) 10/100/1000BASE-T physical layer (PHY) devices and dual and quad port 10GBASE-T PHYs, Broadcom now offers the industry's broadest selection of EEE and IEEE1588 PHYs developed using 40nm process node technology. Broadcom is the leading provider of solutions based on 40nm with a full suite of highly integrated, low-power switches, controllers, and PHYs that simplify the design and lower the costs of system architectures for a wide range of network applications.  Using advanced 40nm process technology allows Broadcom to deliver high performance EEE, AutoGrEEEn and IEEE1588 enabled PHY solutions, that lower power consumption, reduce footprint and increase port density.

Network and Storage Consolidation vs. Convergence: Presentation

In addition to live in-booth demonstrations (booth #1839), Broadcom will host a conference session focused on network and storage consolidation versus convergence. Greg Scherer, vice president of server and storage strategy in Broadcom's Infrastructure & Networking Group will provide industry insight on the practical implications of "one-wire" convergence versus consolidation. The session, open to all attendees will be held Wednesday, May 11, 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. PDT in the Mandalay Bay Hotel, room J.

(1) According to the ITU World Summit on the Information Society.

(2) - IEEE 802.3az: The Road to Energy Efficient Ethernet - Published November 2010
Potential savings based on the following factors:
- Full deployment of EEE on a population of links equal to those in use today
- Assuming all 10/100 links become 1G
-Some migration of data center links to 10G

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About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a prominent technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications.  Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment.  We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices.  These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.

Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless communications semiconductor companies, with 2010 revenue of $6.82 billion, holds more than 5,100 U.S. and 2,200 foreign patents, and has more than 7,700 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.

Broadcom, a FORTUNE 500® company, was recognized in FORTUNE's 2011 "World's Most Admired Companies" survey as the innovation leader in the semiconductor category.  Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com.

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Photo Scanning Leader Tackles 6 Billion Home Videos

Scanned by Hand, Not Machine; A "Hollywood" Experience for Consumers at Just $14.99

BURLINGAME, Calif., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ScanCafe, the most trusted photo scanning service, with over 54 million images scanned, has launched today its service for editing and transferring consumer video tape content onto DVD.

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Another Race Against Time

Video tapes, like VHS, have been one of the most successful consumer products ever fielded, and some 6 billion tapes have been sold in the US, with an average length of 2 hours each. That's 12 billion hours of footage of new babies, first steps, weddings, barbecues, and graduations.

But video tapes were never meant to be a permanent medium, and irreparable signal loss strikes them in as soon as 20 years, even when stored under optimal conditions. Yet less than 1% of these memories have been transferred to digital, a much more durable and lossless format. The remaining 99% are still very much at risk.

"Our mission is really a race against time," said Sam Allen, CEO of ScanCafe. "What strikes us about videotaped memories is that they are in even worse danger than photographs. Once a tape's signal is degraded, or it cannot be played in a VCR, that memory is lost forever."

Scanned by Hand

Video "transfer" services have been in existence for some time, but the majority of these are services where a tape is placed in a machine, played, and a DVD comes out on the other end. ScanCafe takes a different tack:  video tapes are digitized by a technician, using studio quality equipment, and then reviewed and edited in detail, by hand, to address the many issues that plague old tapes:

    --  Color correction. Done by scene, to address faded colors.
    --  Picture stabilization. Jittery signals, which can cause brief moments of
        empty, black screen during display, are a problem with some media.
        ScanCafe can fix this by replacing the tape's poor tracking signal with
        a consistent new one, all done digitally. Also, some tapes exhibit
        unusually bad flicker, and in many cases that can be repaired as well.

A Hollywood Experience

Once the video tape's content are digitized and repaired, they are assembled and authored onto an advanced,  Hollywood-quality DVD, complete with:

    --  Special effects to make watching old home videos more like watching a
        Hollywood movie. Customized graphics, menus, and other effects make old
        memories new.
    --  Manual scene selection. Automated services create a new "scene" every
        time a camera is turned off. But humans know when scenes start and end,
        not software.
    --  Manual trimming. This removes unwanted empty footage and preserves
        fade-ins and fade-outs that automated solutions might cut off.

Amazing Value

The price for each video tape (up to 2 hrs in length) is just $14.99, including editing and an archival-quality DVD. No other service makes all of this available at any price, and those that even provide a portion of it charge about twice as much. Formats supported include VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, VHS HiFi, Hi 8, Digital 8, and MiniDV.

About ScanCafe

Founded in 2006, ScanCafe is an award-winning scanning service, serving pro photographers and amateur enthusiasts alike, that is dedicated to preserving consumer memories. ScanCafe scans and digitally repairs old photos, slides, negatives, and video tapes by hand, creating digital files that can be safely stored and shared forever. ScanCafe has successfully scanned and repaired over 54 million images to date, was named best scanning service by Money magazine, and cited for highest quality by Popular Photography and MacWorld. ScanCafe is based in Burlingame, Calif., and serves customers in the United States and Canada. For more information on ScanCafe, please visit http://www.scancafe.com, or follow conversations at http://www.twitter.com/scancafe.

Contact:Wade Lagrone(650) 274-9233pr@scancafe.com

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Microsoft and Skype Hold Press Conference on Microsoft's Acquisition of Skype

Steve Ballmer and Tony Bates will speak.

REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates will hold a press conference on May 10, 2011, to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft Corp. will acquire Skype S.A., a leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion from the investor group led by Silver Lake.

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    Press Conference Information

            Tuesday, May 10, 2011

            8:00 a.m. PDT, Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
            757 Market Street
            San Francisco, Calif.

            4:00 p.m. GMT, Microsoft Ltd. Customer Centre
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            100 Victoria Street
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The press conference will stream live on the Microsoft News Center at 8:00 a.m. PDT: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/presskits/corpnews.

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A moderated Q&A will follow prepared remarks by Ballmer, Bates and Peter Klein, chief financial officer, Microsoft. No additional interviews will be granted.

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Unisys Enhances ClearPath Enterprise Servers to Help Clients Conquer Growing Information Overload

New high-end ClearPath Dorado and Libra models with enhanced operating environments enable clients to take on disruptive trends in the data center

BLUE BELL, Pa., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the most powerful members ever in its family of ClearPath enterprise servers.

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The new ClearPath Dorado and ClearPath Libra 800 Series feature innovations designed to handle clients' growing mission-critical workloads. Those include more powerful Unisys-designed processors and I/O capabilities, as well as enhancements to the ClearPath software operating environments - such as support for Apple iPad tablets and Android and BlackBerry smartphones, enabling mobile users to access data center resources more easily.

Enterprise information-processing requirements are growing exponentially. According to a 2011 research report from the University of California, San Diego, in 2008 "the world's servers processed 9.57 zettabytes of information . . . This was 12 gigabytes of information daily for the average worker, or about 3 terabytes of information per worker per year."(1)

"Right now, disruptive trends such as growing numbers of smart devices and increased use of software-as-a-service and other cloud-based solutions are multiplying transaction loads and driving information-processing levels even higher," said Bill Maclean, vice president, ClearPath portfolio management, Unisys. "As a result, enterprises urgently require more powerful servers. These latest ClearPath enhancements demonstrate Unisys' commitment to give clients additional computing flexibility to deal with constantly emerging requirements while building on their long-term investments in strategic applications."

High-Powered New Servers Meet the Highest Transaction Requirements

The new ClearPath Dorado and ClearPath Libra 800 Series servers are designed to handle rapid transaction, networking and storage growth across a range of industries, including transportation, government, telecommunications, financial services, insurance and utilities.

The ClearPath Dorado 800 Series, comprising six new models, enables clients to migrate applications transparently across multiple generations of the Dorado server line and reduce total cost of ownership.

The Dorado 800 Series improves processor performance up to 70 percent and I/O performance up to 740 percent over predecessor models Dorado 280 and 380.(2)

Unisys has also announced a new, third generation of the Extended Processing Complex Locking (XPC-L) enterprise clustering innovation available for the Dorado 800 Series and other Dorado systems. With enhanced capabilities for high availability in the most mission-critical applications, the XPC-L3 enables up to four host systems to access a shared database concurrently - even down to the same record. It synchronizes database access so records are always accurately updated, simplifying both day-to-day operations and disaster recovery.

The new two-model ClearPath Libra 800 Series provides hard partitioning so clients can configure a server as a single system or one with multiple independent environments. The new models feature processor performance up to 50 percent higher and I/O performance up to 59 percent higher than predecessor Libra models 585, 680 and 780.

Some models in each of the two new ClearPath series offer traditional performance-based pricing, while others use metering, a pay-for-use system software licensing capability that enables clients to pay only for the processing power they use.

New Software Enhances Application Modernization and Mobility Support

Unisys developed and tested the new releases of the ClearPath operating environment - OS 2200 Release 13.0 and MCP Release 13.1 for the Dorado and Libra lines, respectively - as integrated software stacks. In each case, 120 or more operating-system, database, transaction-management, communications and other products have been integrated to deliver high performance, availability and reliability.

This tight integration enables the new environment to be deployed on previous and future generations of ClearPath systems, relieving clients of the need to perform system integration themselves while enabling them to preserve and build on their prior investments in mission-critical infrastructure and applications.

By enhancing the operating environments, Unisys has also added capabilities to specialty engines integrated with the ClearPath systems. These special-purpose processors enable clients to meet evolving data center requirements, such as application modernization and creation of service-oriented architectures (SOA), open application development and enhanced security.

For example, the ClearPath ePortal for MCP and the ClearPath ePortal for OS 2200 now provide integrated support for a growing array of mobile devices, complementing the Apple iPhone support the engine already provided. The enhancement of the ClearPath ePortal engines gives clients new ways to create more modern interfaces for enterprise applications without changing the applications themselves. It also provides mobile workers access to application resources through a broader range of familiar looks-and-feels.

Similarly, Unisys has added automated failover to the ClearPath OS 2200 QProcessor, which provides transparent information exchange between systems through the widely used IBM WebSphere MQ Server messaging facility. This new software feature enhances system availability in heterogeneous mission-critical environments.

The ClearPath Dorado 800 Series and all software enhancements are available immediately. The ClearPath Libra 800 Series and the XPC-L3 are scheduled for availability in June and August 2011, respectively.

Note to Editors

(1) How Much Information? 2010 Report on Enterprise Server Information, James E. Short, Roger E. Bohn and Chaitanya Baru, University of California, San Diego, January 2011.

(2) Performance improvements cited for the ClearPath Dorado and Libra 800 Series were measured by standard Unisys benchmark testsusing the Unisys customary metrics.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 23,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.unisys.com.

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Sony Invites Consumers to Imagine Their Lives in 3D

New Contest Harnesses the Power of Social Media; Highlights the Impact of 3D on Consumers' Lives for Preserving Personal Memories

SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First there were 3D movies in theaters, then 3D TV in the home and 3D cameras. Now, for the first time, Sony is giving consumers a chance to have their most meaningful life event filmed in 3D through a social media-driven contest titled "Your Life in Sony 3D." The grand prize: a 3D video of the winning idea - shot on Sony professional equipment and aired nationally on 3net, the 24/7 3D network recently launched by Sony, Discovery and Imax.

Unveiled May 9 on Sony Electronics' Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/sonyelectronics, "Your Life in Sony 3D" invites consumers to be active participants in the 3D phenomenon. Entrants can submit a short event description along with a personal photo in any of four categories: Sports & Recreation, Arts & Entertainment, Cause & Community or Life Milestones & Events. After the four-week submission and voting period, the five most voted-on ideas, plus an additional five ideas selected by producers at 3net and Sony, will be chosen. These 10 finalists will then be judged by an expert panel -- Buzz Hays, Executive Stereoscopic 3D Producer for Sony's 3D Technology Center in Los Angeles, and director Scott Stewart ("Priest") -- who will choose the contest winner.

"3D is delivering an entirely new type of entertainment experience that consumers want - whether it's "Priest" on the big screen or the excitement of the World Cup on TV," said Stuart Redsun, senior vice president, marketing communications, Sony Electronics. "Now, for the first time, consumers can be fully involved in the 3D process, and get to see their own stories told in 3D."

"Our goal at 3net is to provide the most compelling and engaging in-home entertainment possible," said Rod Riegel vice president, marketing and communications, 3net. "We believe that by integrating a unique, user-inspired component, we can demonstrate to consumers the kind of closest-to-real experience that only native 3D can deliver."

In addition to local and national media exposure, the winner will also receive a hands-on tour of the 3D production truck used for the event, as well as an edited 3D video, a Sony 3D HDTV, 3D Blu-ray player, and 3D personal video cameras. The edited video of the event will air on the 3net channel as well as in Sony stores nationwide. A 2D version will also air on the Sony billboard in Times Square.

The "Your Life in 3D" contest will be promoted through a Facebook ad buy beginning May 13, a 3D promotional spot to air on 3net beginning May 13 as well as in 3D at Sony stores nationwide. A 2D version of the spot will appear on 3net.com and Sony Electronics YouTube channel.  Banner ads will also run on Crackle.com.

Visit http://www.Facebook.com/SonyElectronics for more details about this contest.

About Sony Electronics:

Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, design, engineering, sales, marketing, distribution, and customer service.  Sony has played a key role in the development of Blu-ray Disc(TM), CD, DVD and Super Audio CD technologies, among many others. The company is noted for a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA® 3D LCD HDTV, BRAVIA® LCD high-definition television, Sony Internet TV with Google TV, Cyber-shot® digital camera, Handycam® camcorder and Walkman® personal stereo. Sony is an innovator in the IT arena with its VAIO® personal computers and in high-definition professional broadcast and video equipment, highlighted by the XDCAM® HD and CineAlta(TM) lines of cameras and camcorders, and the SXRD(TM) 4K digital projector. Sony also offers a full line of business-to-business products for medical, security, visual imaging and photofinishing applications.

About 3net:

3net, the joint venture of Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation brings together three of the world's leading media, technology and entertainment companies to provide the nation's first and only fully programmed, 24/7 3D network.  The three partners deliver an extraordinary collection of award-winning 3D content, technology and production expertise, television distribution and operational strength to the project, with a mission to bring viewers the highest quality and most immersive in-home 3D viewing experience possible.  The channel will feature the most extensive library of 3D content in the world by the end of 2011, featuring genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, documentary, action/adventure, travel, history, hyper-reality, lifestyle and cuisine, concerts, movies, scripted series and more.  3net is currently available on DIRECTV channel 107.  For more information, please visit http://www.3net.com.

SOURCE  Sony Electronics

Sony Electronics

CONTACT: Ray Hartjen, Sony Electronics Inc., +1-408-352-4818, Ray.Hartjen@am.sony.com, or Rod Riegel, 3net, +1-310-244-8907, Rod_Riegel@3net.com

Web Site: http://www.3net.com

Shoparatti Taps E!'s Fashion Expert Giuliana Rancic for Its Celebrity Style Council and Heats Up for Summer With Fresh New Features for Savvy Online Daily Deal Shoppers

LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Shoparatti.com announces the addition of new editorial features that help busy shoppers cut through the clutter of daily deal sites. The new editorial content kicks off this month with the announcement of Shoparatti's new star-studded Style Council, featuring celebrity style expert Giuliana Rancic as its inaugural member.

Launched in March 2011, Shoparatti is the first site of its kind, focusing solely on the editorial aggregation and presentation of the best daily deals to online shoppers in one simple place. As the site's style editor-in-chief and co-founder, Melissa Rivers draws upon her expertise in spotting trends in lifestyle, entertainment and fashion to pick the best offerings from more than 80 daily deal websites.

"People are more distracted and busier than ever, and with so many daily deals flooding our email in-boxes, Shoparatti offers the fashion and deal-conscious shopper a one stop shop where we spend the majority of our time shopping: online," said Rivers. "Today we're expanding the site to provide personalized picks from our Style Council: first from my friend and colleague, Giuliana Rancic -- and later from many others -- so that we're not just presenting the best deals, but also giving our shoppers a unique perspective on why these deals were chosen." 

Rivers and the Shoparatti team conceived of the Style Council concept in order to create a star powered list of Shoparatti ambassadors made up of celebrity "fashionistas" who will offer their individual points of view on what's hot in the world of daily deals and fashion overall. Rancic was chosen as the first of the Style Council members, with additional celebrities and style taste makers being named to the Council each month moving forward.

"When Melissa invited me to be a part of the Shoparatti Style Council, with the opportunity to interact with my fellow fashionistas and shoppers on the site, I couldn't resist," said Rancic. "I'm always looking for ways to cut through the clutter of online deals. Being part of the Style Council will allow me to share my great finds with those who share my passion for fashion, and hopefully help get the word out about Shoparatti."

Also launching today is the Shoparatti blog penned by Rivers that includes weekly original video content that provides a unique and personal perspective on Rivers' "Top Picks" with additional commentary from the Style Council on their monthly selections. The blog will also feature a photo section showing hot trends and styles so shoppers can see Shoparatti's daily deals in action.

Additionally, Shoparatti is partnering with StyleSpot to launch MyShoparatti (http://my.shoparatti.com), a free personalized sale email that sends subscribers a daily showcase of Rivers' best deals of the day.

To experience these new features first-hand, please visit us at shoparatti.com, "like" us at Facebook.com/shoparatti, follow us on Twitter at @shoparatti, or download our iPhone app.

About Shoparatti

Shoparatti provides savvy discount driven shoppers, locally and nationally, featured deals from daily deal sites as selected by Editor-in-Chief, Melissa Rivers.

Shoparatti is focused on editing through the numerous competitive daily deal websites, highlighting and aggregating the very best offers through a simple website, Facebook application and mobile application.

SOURCE  Shoparatti

Shoparatti

CONTACT: Tania Scheer, +1-949-809-6782, tania.scheer@painepr.com, or Cortney Kerans, +1-949-809-6864, cortney.kerans@painepr.com, both of PainePR for Shoparatti

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

Halcyon Announces Enterprise Console 8.7 For IBM i, AIX and Windows

PETERBOROUGH, England, May 10, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - New iPhone App Enables IT Staff to Manage Their Enterprise Remotely

    Halcyon Software (http://halcyonsoftware.com/), a world leading provider
of systems management solutions, has announced the latest release of its
popular graphical user interface (GUI) tool, Enterprise Console v8.7
(http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/enterpriseconsole/), which allows
centralized management for all systems alerts from multiple platforms
including

    IBM i, AIX, Windows and Linux.

    Enterprise Console v8.7 (
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/enterpriseconsole/) enables IT
managers and network administrators to manage large numbers of servers - no
matter how remote -across different sites or countries from a single
location. Alerts generated from servers, applications and SNMP devices,
including hubs, routers and switches, can be viewed and managed on a single
PC screen.

    Through the use of this GUI, all systems and alerts can be color-coded to
aid identification on screen - to enable the operator to take appropriate
remedial action quickly and according to alert priority.

    The Enterprise Console interfaces with all of Halcyon's monitoring suites
for IBM i, AIX, Windows and Linux.

    New iPhone App

    In addition, Halcyon's Enterprise Console can now provide users with a
portable view of their whole environment across all platforms. By downloading
Halcyon's free application from the Apple App Store, all system alerts, SNMP
traps, devices and system statuses can be displayed in real-time on the
iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad (
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/apps/performance/index.asp).

    Users can view the mobile version of the Enterprise Console through the
Apple devices and have exactly the same functionality as the full version of
the software. The key benefit is that IT administrators or operational staff
"on the move" now have access to their enterprise and can quickly manage
issues or problems remotely.

    Other new features include the ability to interface with recognized Open
Source systems such as Security Information Event Manager (SIEM), Log
Amalgamators, IBM Tivoli , HP OpenView, CA Unicenter, BMC Patrol and any
Syslog or SNMP compliant system.

    In addition, Enterprise Console v8.7 will now support Netport and
enhanced SNMP enabling alert notification to a cell phone for all systems and
SNMP compliant network devices.

    Donnie MacColl, Technical Services Director of Halcyon Software said,
"The new enhancements in Enterprise Console v8.7 have been developed as a
response to customer requests. We have seen an increasing trend for more
solutions to be readily accessible from mobile devices and cell phones,
especially from IT support staff who often work remotely and need to
constantly improve productivity and efficiency."

    MacColl added, "We are committed to supporting other mobile platforms in
the future like Android. This new release confirms Halcyon's commitment to
providing functionality that really contributes to the way companies wish to
run their operations."

    Price and availability

    Enterprise Console v8.7 (
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/enterpriseconsole/) is included with
any of Halcyon's monitoring and automation suites for the IBM i, AIX and
Windows platforms. Halcyon's IBM i software suites are tier priced by IBM
processor group.

    For more information about the free iPhone app or for an on-line
demonstration of Enterprise Console v8.7 visit:
http://www.halcyonsoftware.com/products/enterpriseconsole/index.html

    About Halcyon Software (http://halcyonsoftware.com/)

    Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management
software. With more than 20 years of delivering proven solutions and first
class customer support, Halcyon's products proactively monitor, manage and
automate IT operations to reduce costs. Large IT outsourcing companies as
well as small to medium sized organizations rely on Halcyon Software to
ensure their mission-critical systems, core applications and services are
available 24/7.

    Halcyon's solutions support IBM(R) enterprise class systems, including
the IBM i(R), AIX(R) as well as Windows(R) and Linux(R) platforms.

    Halcyon has regional offices in the UK, USA, and Australia, and a
world-wide network of partners and distributors supporting EMEA, the
Americas, and Asia Pac territories.

   
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    Halcyon Software Ltd
    +(44)1733234995
    carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com

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Kozio Announces the Availability of a Structured, Language-Based Environment for Embedded System Verification

Enabling Rapid and Thorough Board Validation and Debugging at Target-Hardware Speeds

LONGMONT, Colo., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kozio, Inc. (http://www.kozio.com), the leading provider of In-System Diagnostics today announced ValidationAssistant(TM), a unified, interactive, embedded hardware verification environment that simplifies hardware control, automates test execution, and conveniently maintains test cases in a structure that maximizes reuse across the entire product life cycle:  Engineering, Production, and Field Test.  This PC-based application interacts with any Device Under Test (DUT) executing Kozio's bare-metal In-System Diagnostics software. Other capabilities include easily-accessible high level commands customized for each specific design and an intuitive point and click interface that together accelerate the control and execution of functional board-level tests. Through a single command, an entire board can be tested within minutes, at the hardware's full operating speed. 

"We have seen significant benefit with our use of kDiagnostics®, enabling us to accelerate our development cycle while increasing test coverage, and ultimately achieving design approval ahead of schedule," stated Peter Long, Hardware System Architect, Raymarine PLC. "We see tremendous value in a product like ValidationAssistant and have purchased several licenses of it as we view the migration to Validation Assistant the next logical step, aiding the integration of design and development in the UK with manufacturing in Eastern Europe and the Far East."

"While electronic designs are becoming more complex than ever before, today's business climate requires that developers deliver reliable products to their customers in ever shrinking time-to-market windows," stated Clint Ostrander, President & CEO, Kozio, Inc. "Kozio continues to innovate solutions that help our customers accelerate the development of embedded products without sacrificing product quality or increase their risk of defect escapes."

A New Paradigm for Integrating Hardware and Software on Electronic Devices

Previous methods utilize terminal emulators to interface from the target to the host. When using this method, firmware engineers are required to write the embedded code for menu and prompt creation and modify it for each new design.  It can be extremely time consuming when engineers have to write new diagnostics and a new user interface for each new design and also when operators have to learn a new interface.  Rarely can the same process and interface be leveraged from one project to another, wasting valuable engineering resources. With ValidationAssistant, command-sets for each new design are automatically loaded through a structured file, eliminating the need to learn different commands, options, or user interfaces. Even infrequent users have an easy way to quickly execute target commands. When a user wants to alter the menu or add new commands, they simply edit the text file and they have instant access to their newly created commands. They only have to learn one user interface and can reuse that knowledge on future projects and devices. In addition, ValidationAssistant exposes all levels of test options including: suites, diagnostics, test methods and low-level commands.

The ValidationAssistant Environment

The ValidationAssistant environment provides a convenient, fast and common method for validating and programming components on the target device through the click of a mouse. Key aspects of the hardware design are automatically validated.  Regression testing is supported to uncover any new errors after changes have been made to the hardware.  The solution uses an interpreter that runs directly on the processor of the target device. Whether users need to program an EEPROM, NAND, NOR, FPGA, CPLD or other programmable logic device, the interface and method makes the task straightforward and fast. ValidationAssistant provides an ideal environment for individuals to collaborate and share knowledge about integrating hardware and software on electronic devices. This knowledge is exchanged in the form of kDiagnostics scripts, device configuration settings, and working initialization sequences. 

kDiagnostics Suite

The complete Kozio solution is a suite of software tools for board diagnostics, binary image downloading, in-system programming, automated board testing, and power-on self-test. The Kozio architecture has two main components: a target diagnostics application and one or more host applications. kDiagnostics Suite includes kDiagnostics - a binary application personalized to your hardware, that executes from the CPU on your processor-based embedded system - and a single license of ValidationAssistant(TM) - a host-based application that provides a graphical user interface for interactively executing tests, downloading images, performing in-system programming of devices such as Flash memory, and troubleshooting assembly or design errors.

About Kozio, Inc.

Kozio provides software solutions that transform the process of developing embedded electronic products. Engineers using Kozio's powerful kDiagnostics Suite can automatically validate hardware designs, optimize system performance, and simplify the painful process of integrating new hardware with new software, all with a single flexible platform solution that is easily extensible across the entire product life cycle:  Design, Manufacturing, and Self-Test. Working collaboratively in a common environment, engineers realize increased productivity, accelerated time-to-market, improved product quality, and  reduced risk of field failures. Whether developing wireless mobile devices, network equipment, or industrial control systems, our customers are efficiently accelerating their rate of innovation to meet the demands of increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving global markets.

Media Contact:
Kozio, Inc.
Debra Layton
Director of Marketing
303.776.1356, ext 117
Debra.layton@kozio.com

Kozio, the Kozio logo and kDiagnostics are registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc.  kPOST, ValidationAssistant, SequenceRunner, and SequenceReporter are trademarks of Kozio, Inc. All other trademarks and products are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Kozio, Inc.

Kozio, Inc.

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

Infinibee Entertainment's New Invincible Demon Shooter Game Hits iTunes App Store

Company giving away $10,000 to dozens of fans in celebration of game's release

CALGARY, Alberta, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Video game development company Infinibee Entertainment Ltd. (http://www.infinibee.com) has released "Invincible Demon," a new top-down shooter game available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch in the iTunes App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/invincible-demon/id421697188?mt=8

"Invincible Demon" puts players in the middle of a high-intensity battle against scores of monsters bent on eliminating their souls. "What sets 'Invincible Demon' apart from traditional top-down, dual-stick shooters is the 'protect the base' feature. Players must not only survive a demonic onslaught but also protect their base by shooting and absorbing the fireballs aimed at it," said Danny Choi, co-founder and graphic designer for Infinibee Entertainment.

The game lets players choose one of three characters for gameplay, game center leaderboards and 18 levels of difficulty, three times the average number of levels in similar games. Choi continued, "We've also allowed players to have jumping ability within the game. Jumping is not used much in this genre, and it adds extra style and challenge to a game that already features faster-paced action than most shooting games on iPhone."

In celebration of the game's release, Infinibee is holding a contest giving participants the chance to win up to US$10,000. Until December 18, 2011, contestants can enter to win prizes of $20 every Sunday through PayPal.

Individuals can enter each $20 drawing by retweeting or replying to company messages on Infinibee's Twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/infinibee). They can also enter by joining the company's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/infinibee) and posting messages about Infinibee, its games or the contest on their own wall. Individuals with both Facebook and Twitter accounts may use both simultaneously to enter a drawing. Contest rules and details can be found at http://www.infinibee.com/contest.

On December 20, 2011 Infinibee will announce grand prize winners at a press conference in Calgary. All previous entrants are automatically eligible to win the grand prizes:

    --  First place: $5,000
    --  Second place: $2,000
    --  Third place: $1,000
    --  Fourth place: $500
    --  Fifth place: $500

"Everyone is welcome to attend our press conference and watch the drawing take place," said Choi.

"Invincible Demon" is a fully universal application, supporting HD and retina display. The game is compatible with the iPad as well as both iPhone (3GS and up) and iPod touch (third-generation and up). Infinibee's three-person team is also working on Android and Windows 7 phone versions.

A video trailer and press kit is available for download at http://www.infinibee.com/press. Promo codes are available on request.

About Infinibee Entertainment Ltd.

Established in 2009, Infinibee Entertainment Ltd. is an independent game company in Calgary, Alberta. The company was founded by a three-person development team with a passion for video games of all types. Infinibee currently specializes in titles for various gaming consoles and computer systems.

Contact:

Danny ChoiInfinibee Entertainment Ltd.(403) 815-8662jj@infinibee.com

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

SOURCE  Infinibee Entertainment Ltd.

Infinibee Entertainment Ltd.

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

PayCommerce Offers Cloud-Based SMB Payment Suite Reseller Subscription Plan

Offers ISOs Opportunity to Price Subscriptions from $14.99/Month

SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (ETA 2011, Booth #1333) -- PayCommerce today announced a reseller program that will enable ISOs to offer monthly subscriptions to its cloud-based universal business payments platform for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a retail price as low as $14.99 per month. In addition, PayCommerce announced a free single-user edition of its SaaS-based electronic global invoicing solution.

PayCommerce is providing ISOs, banks and other resellers with a cloud-based SMB solution they can easily implement for their customers and which can integrate with existing accounting software - from QuickBooks to Oracle and SAP. The company's PCI-DSS validated payments platform offers a single source for all customer billing and payment activity and access to multiple processors and payment types, fraud management, and security services.

"PayCommerce wants to make enterprise-class electronic payments available to businesses of any size," said PayCommerce CEO/Founder Abdul Naushad. "By working with ISOs and other resellers we'll be able to reach large numbers of subscribers for cloud-based payments services and generate a network effect that will drive referrals from each customer they sign up."

Resellers can now offer customers a basic subscription at $14.99 per month, or a one-year paid-up subscription for $149.90, in addition to transaction fees, with the ability to send electronic invoices with a "Pay Now" feature, receive credit and ACH payments and access a dashboard and reporting features that provide up to date payables and receivables insight.

An advanced subscription, priced at $24.99 per month or $249.90 per year, expands on basic options with the addition of outbound credit card payments, Fedwire settlements, recurring invoicing and payments, more advanced reporting, and the ability to support up to 5 users.  In addition, SMB subscribers using Intuit QuickBooks or Sage Peachtree will have the option under the advanced program to sync their payments and receivables to their accounting software.

The PayCommerce solution allows any SMB merchant on the PayCommerce platform to invite their suppliers to sign up at no cost. The free version will enable vendors to send electronic invoices to their customers at no charge. By increasing the numbers of vendors participating on the platform, PayCommerce will leverage the network effect of subscribers marketing the value of the cloud-based payments service to their suppliers. Each new vendor who upgrades from the free version to a subscription will be referred through the original ISO or reseller who signed the referring customer.

"Our vision is an easy-to-use, cost-effective cloud platform that provides SMBs with a universal business payments solution to automate receivables and payables and integrate the processing and global settlement of virtually all forms and types of payments," said Naushad. "ISOs and other resellers are closer to the needs and concerns of SMB merchants than anyone and will be a strategic partner in spurring participation."

About PayCommerce

PayCommerce is delivering an integrated cloud computing platform that provides customers with next-generation universal business payment solutions for vertical market segments. Our solutions are designed for ease-of-use and cater to small and large size business markets to provide superior value to companies in a cost effective and efficient manner. We strive on innovation and we are working hard every day to improve and deliver outstanding value to our customers. For more information, visit http://www.paycommerce.com

SOURCE  PayCommerce

PayCommerce

CONTACT: Pete Bartolik, +1-508-283-4112, pr@paycommerce.com

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

10-Year-Old CEO Builds Mini Toy Empire

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At age 8, Hannah Altman crafted the idea to start her own company selling pencil toppers, known as squishies, like the seahorse one she bought in a vending machine. On Friday the 13th of 2009, luckily enough, http://www.HannahsCoolWorld.com was launched and Hannah began selling pencil toppers and other cool kid products. 

To date, over 300,000 pencil toppers have been sold along with nearly 150,000 Japanese Erasers, and a variety of other must-have cool kid collectible toys including GoGo's Crazy Bones. This 10 year-old CEO has built a mini toy empire with gross sales reaching $500,000. Her parents, Lauren and Rick Altman, quit their day jobs and now work for Hannah!

This entrepreneurial spirit began four years ago, when Lauren Altman came up with the idea to create a beaded zipper pull for her husband Rick's fleece jacket. While at the kitchen table, Hannah, then 6 years old, chimed in with the idea to make a business to sell the zipper pulls online and named the company CoolZips which led to the launch of http://www.CoolZips.com.

The family has since expanded the CoolZips product line to include gifts and toys for kids of all ages. In addition, they will soon be launching a Silly Dog Joe product line of t-shirts and mugs.

While still having fun as a 5th grader, Hannah works hard at building her company. She generally works one or two hours a day after school filling orders and researching new products from around the world to sell on her website.

Rick and Lauren Altman made it a point to teach Hannah the importance of giving back. Financial donations are made from Hannah's Cool World to charities such as the National Wildlife Foundation, Michigan Humane Society, and summer camps. In addition, toy donations are made to schools, camps, and Toys For Tots.  In 2010, the family created Hip To The Skippysilicone bracelets where $1 of each bracelet sale is donated to Rock Can Roll, a hunger relief organization serving the U.S.

In this economic climate, sharing Hannah's story attracts a multitude of people seeking advice on launching a product or starting an online business. Hannah also receives phone calls and letters from people around the globe thanking her for inspiring them to dust off their lists of ideas and try something new.

This 10 year-old is just getting started!

SOURCE  CoolZips

CoolZips

CONTACT: Lauren Altman, +1-248-410-0009, Lauren@CoolZips.com

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

SimplyBook.me on Facebook

Allows Service Providers to Accept Appointments Directly on their Facebook Fan Page

NEW YORK, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Being a service provider or small business owner just got easier -- at least when it comes to booking and maintaining appointments for clients. Many of today's businesses have both a webpage and a Fan page, but doing updates and spreading the word virally has not been easy for them. The SimplyBook.me solution creates a business website for users in just a few minutes, but more importantly, the users get a Facebook app that they can install on their fan page, where clients can interact and make appointments directly on the fan page. When a client makes an appointment it also becomes visible in the Facebook news feed, socially spreading the word around.

Runar Gretarsson, CEO of Vaka says, "Since we started using SimplyBook.me we have allowed thousands of visitors to make appointments online and by phone. This method has revolutionized our work and greatly improved our service to customers. In the first year of operation I can confidently say that we doubled our sales by better filling empty slots!"

Magnea, owner of CircusCircus says, "In only a few weeks, over 50% of our clients started making appointments online, and when we offered them to do Facebook appointments, the majority of our clients preferred that to our web based module. On our fan page, clients see our messages and offers at the same time they make an appointment and spread the word about our business to their friends. This is simply great and we enjoy the advantage from the rest that has not started using this yet."

SimplyBook.me is free and offers businesses more than just convenience. It automatically sends reminders for appointments, minimizes "No shows" and has a nice dashboard view to see upcoming appointments with images of the clients from their Facebook profile. In addition, since service providers are notified immediately when a client cancels an appointment, there is an increased opportunity to fill the cancellation, thus increasing the business's profit margins on a daily basis.

Ingvar Gudmundsson, CEO of SimplyBook.me says, "I know for a fact that users using our appointment booking solution generate more revenue than before, increase their clientele because of the Facebook viral effect and have happier clients than before that also spread the word by mouth. The simple version is absolutely free to use, and those with bigger business can upgrade to the full version at a low cost, whenever they need."

The solution is remarkably simple to set up and users can begin booking appointments immediately. Virtually anyone can do it regardless of their skill level or experience with online interfaces.

Interested small business owners and entrepreneurs can find out more information about SimplyBook.me including simple registration instructions at http://simplybook.me/.

For further information, please contact:
Ingvar Gudmundsson - CEO of SimplyBook.me
ingvar@doreserve.com
Tel: +1 (302) 261 3770

SOURCE  SimplyBook.me

SimplyBook.me

Web Site: http://simplybook.me/

University of Montreal's Peregrine Falcon Monitoring Endeavor Takes Flight with ViewCast Streaming Media Solutions

Osprey® 440 video capture card and SimulStream® software, donated by ViewCast, enable live, 24/7 video streaming of falcon family nest

PLANO, Texas, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading solutions for the transformation, management and delivery of digital media over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, today announced that the University of Montreal has deployed a donated ViewCast Osprey® 440 video capture card and SimulStream® software to aid in the 24/7, live monitoring of a family of peregrine falcons that reside on campus. With this technology gift from ViewCast, the University is able to stream real-time video of the falcons to researchers, project supporters, and wildlife conservationists around the world.

"The University of Montreal's peregrine falcon monitoring project exemplifies the literally thousands of potential innovative streaming media applications enabled by ViewCast's streaming media solutions," said Dave Stoner, president and CEO of ViewCast. "Our media solutions are designed to be cost effective and easy to use, as this monitoring project demonstrates." 

Once an endangered species in North America, peregrine falcon populations have soared in recent years due in part to the efforts of people like Eve Belisle, the University of Montreal's peregrine falcon project leader, who discovered the high-flying falcons in the area in 2007. Ms. Belisle aided in the construction of a nesting box atop a 26-story tower on campus, where the falcon family has nested since 2009.

Utilizing two video cameras, an IBM server and ViewCast's four-channel Osprey 440 video capture card, Ms. Belisle has streamed live video of the falcons to as many as 2,000 viewers per day, chronicling the family's nesting behavior and the arrival of five falcon chicks over the span of two nesting seasons. The two video feeds are supported by ViewCast's advanced SimulStream software, which leverages the Osprey 440's multi-channel capabilities to capture and output multiple video streams simultaneously.

"ViewCast's contribution to the University of Montreal's peregrine falcon monitoring initiative has enabled us to share live video of these wonderful creatures with a worldwide audience, and in so doing, promote the continued research and conservation of peregrine falcons," said Ms. Belisle. "ViewCast's technology makes it easy for non-broadcasting professionals like me to apply streaming media in creative new ways, and I'm grateful to have their support."

"ViewCast is delighted to contribute our technology and technical support to this initiative, and we wish Ms. Belisle all the best with her worthy endeavor," Stoner added.

To see live streaming video of the peregrine falcon nest at the University of Montreal, visit http://ornithologie.ca/faucons/

About ViewCast

ViewCast develops industry-leading hardware and software for the transformation, management and delivery of professional quality video over broadband, enterprise and mobile networks. ViewCast's award-winning solutions simplify the complex workflows required for the Web-based streaming of news, sports, music, and other video content to computers and mobile devices, empowering broadcasters, businesses, and governments to easily and effectively reach and expand their audiences. With more than 400,000 video capture cards deployed globally, ViewCast sets the standard in the streaming media industry. ViewCast Niagara® streaming appliances, Osprey® video capture cards and VMp(TM) video management systems provide the highly reliable technology required to deliver the multi-platform experiences driving today's digital media market.

ViewCast (http://www.viewcast.com) is headquartered in Plano, Texas, USA, with sales and distribution channels located globally.

ViewCast, Osprey, SimulStream, VMp and Niagara are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries.

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SOURCE  ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast Corporation

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

IAC, Operator of Match.com and Other Popular Dating Sites, Unveils New Online Dating Site for Singles 50-Plus

With More Than a Million Active Members at Launch, OurTime.com Delivers a Targeted Online Dating Experience and a Great Opportunity to Find Companionship

LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), the operator of Match.com and other popular online dating brands, announced the launch of OurTime.com (http://www.OurTime.com), a site specially customized to meet the needs of singles over the age of 50. By combining the membership of some of IAC's existing dating sites that cater specifically to singles 50 and up, OurTime.com launched with an initial user base of more than one million members. This makes it the world's largest dating community specifically targeted to the unique needs of singles over 50. With such a robust and steadily growing membership, OurTime.com offers singles over 50 an excellent opportunity to find companionship and fulfillment in this rewarding chapter of their lives.

"With the launch of OurTime.com, life just got a lot more interesting for singles over the age of 50," said Josh Meyers, CEO of People Media, the targeted dating subsidiary of IAC. "OurTime.com offers singles over 50 a unique combination of focus and selection - we've gathered more than 1 million 50-plus singles who share their desire to date within their age group. This natural affinity makes it easier to find like-minded matches and strengthens the relationships formed through the site."

Over the last two years, IAC's dating sites have experienced significant gains in membership among singles over 50. The rapid growth, which included a 400% increase in this member segment on People Media sites alone, prompted a newly energized approach to the category.

"This growing segment has clearly embraced online dating," said Greg Blatt, CEO of IAC. "Our approach with any demographic category is to provide online dating choices, and this is no exception. To complement the broad-based experience enjoyed by so many over 50 on Match.com, we're offering the more targeted experience of OurTime.com.  We expect substantial growth to continue with this group across both properties."

Internal research has illuminated interesting differences between singles over 50 and younger demographics, including:

    --  Those surveyed are more interested in companionship and long-term
        relationships than in marriage, in contrast to younger groups;
    --  At the same time, women in this group are more traditional in their
        thinking when it comes to online dating - they prefer to be asked out
        rather than make the first move; and
    --  Singles over 50 tend to be considerably happier than their younger
        counterparts and, on the whole, experience less stress about their
        personal lives.

"Much of the pressure of parental expectations, child-rearing and career has lessened or is gone by this stage in people's lives," said Dr. Gail Saltz, OurTime.com's Relationship Expert and a go-to relationship contributor for NBC's "The Today Show." "This allows singles to approach dating from a more relaxed perspective. Their main concern now is simply to live life to the fullest."

Before their reintegration as OurTime.com, IAC's sites dedicated to 50-plus singles added almost 10,000 new users a day and reported a daily average of more than 300,000 communications exchanged by members. Thousands credit the sites with introducing them to that special someone with whom they can enjoy this tremendously fulfilling chapter of their lives.

OurTime.com is currently live and can be accessed at http://www.OurTime.com.

About People Media

People Media (http://www.PeopleMedia.com), a business unit of IAC, is the number-one provider of targeted online dating communities for singles seeking meaningful relationships. These specialty sites provide a customized experience for those who wish to date within a specific demographic. A rapidly growing innovator in the online dating space, the company operates 28 individual web properties, including BlackPeopleMeet.com and SingleParentMeet.com. The flagship site, OurTime.com, was created by combining the membership of People Media's SeniorPeopleMeet.com and SeniorsMeet.com. With more than one million active members, OurTime.com is now the largest online community catering to singles over 50. The Company is based in West Hollywood, CA.

About IAC

IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) operates more than 50 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 30 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at http://www.iac.com.

SOURCE  OurTime.com

OurTime.com

CONTACT: Rachel Mock, Atomic PR, +1-323-648-5428, rachel.mock@atomicpr.com

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

JOBY Launches Frame X Frame, A Free iPhone Stop Motion Camera App

#JOBYFXF App Kicks Off with "Stop Motion Addict" Video Contest

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JOBY, the industry-defining creator of the bestselling GorillaPod tripod and the GorillaMobile for iPhone 4 tripod, announces the global availability of Frame X Frame, the first indispensible free iPhone 4 camera app that easily creates and shares stop motion videos.

An all-in-one app for snapping and sharing great shots, Frame X Frame will inspire new creative approaches for capturing unique videos with the iPhone.  JOBY's first iPhone app, Gorillacam, has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times from the Apple iTunes store. Frame X Frame is available for free download from the iTunes App Store now.

To celebrate the launch of Frame X Frame, JOBY kicked off a "Stop Motion Addict" contest on YouTube on May 3rd.  The competition will be fierce as participants compete to win a grand prize bundle including a Canon 7D DSLR, a GorillaPod Focus and Ballhead, and a screening of their Stop Motion film at the Renderyard Short Film Festival in Spain this November.   The contest will close on May 31st and the winner will be announced on June 8th.

Contest judges will include Mark Reid,  Founder and Director of Renderyard Short Film Festival, Estafania Merino, Co-Director of Renderyard Short Film Festival, Trevor Hardy, Animator of Watermill Farm on Nick Kids, Gregory Han of Apartment Therapy Unplggd, Mike Doyle from About.com's Skiing Guide, and pro-photographer and JOBY pro-team member, *Safe Solvent.  A Canon Powershot S95 will be awarded to the fan favorite video entry which receives the highest number of YouTube "thumbs up" votes.

Capturing perfect stop motion video and time-lapse creations is a snap with the GorillaMobile for iPhone 4.  This hands-free solution allows you to get the perfect angle for all your activities from chatting on FaceTime to capturing the sunset. The newly refreshed version is  now available and is compatible with all iPhones including AT&T and Verizon. 

About JOBY:

JOBY creates iconic, award-winning photo, mobile and lighting products that inspire the creative and active lifestyle. We believe great design starts with a user-centric approach, is functional yet playful, and enhances people's lives.  Founded in 2005 with the introduction of the industry-defining and best-selling GorillaPod, JOBY is a global, privately-held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in Geneva, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan and Shenzhen, China.

SOURCE  JOBY

JOBY

CONTACT: Britta Franson, Current, +1-415-262-5955, bfranson@talktocurrent.com; or Eileen Weinstein, JOBY, +1-415-323-5751, eweinstein@JOBY.com

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

Smart Kids Group Inc. Launches First Stage of Its Social Media Website

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and EDMONTON, Alberta, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- We Inspire Vision! Smart Kids Group Inc. (OTCBB: SKGP), http://www.smartkidsgroup.com, a global provider of children's digital education and entertainment, announces the launch of the first stage in a limited access for adults only of its social media website for the purpose of review and comments, Smart Kids Community, http://www.smartkidscommunity.com, for children and families.

Richard Shergold, CEO of Smart Kids Group, commented, "We have been energized with the initial phase that Anethum Corp has taken in the development of the community site.  This is the start of a secure, private social networking media site that will form the Smart Kids Community, a unique Edutainment offering the combination of what we call the five elements of education, safety, health, fitness and edutainment.  Like all social networks, our community will gain value as it aids, educates and entertains community members in meeting, interacting, encouraging each other and their collaborative activities in a safe, private and secure environment. 

Anethum Corporation (http://www.anethum-corp.net) is a company with competencies in software development, futures studies and collaborative systems.  Led by Eric von Stackelberg, I.S.P, ITCP, an Information Technology veteran with twenty five years experience in custom and commercial software development, systems integration and new business development.

Smart Kids Group develops, distributes and licenses quality children's character based Edutainment products through a variety of media including television, DVD, retail, direct marketing, and the Internet. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.smartkidsgroup.com or e-mail the company at info@smartkidsgroup.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21B of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and only speak as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements usually contain the words "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "expect," or similar expressions and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially those indicated in the forward-looking statements.

Investors are encouraged to carefully review regulatory filings prior to investment consideration. Past performance is no guarantee of future success or that there cannot be losses or business interruption. The Company is in a rapid growth sector that may or may not continue to grow in the future and therefore poses risks that may be different than other investments. Management regularly provides news and additional information believed to be true and accurate at the time of dissemination but has no requirement to modify, comment or change in the future should circumstance change or information prove to be inaccurate for any reason. Additionally, the Company makes every effort to comply with all applicable laws.

Contact: email to: info@smartkidsgroup.com

SOURCE  Smart Kids Group Inc.

Smart Kids Group Inc.

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

LDO Voltage Regulator in Micro Package HSNT-4(0808)

NEU ISENBURG, Germany, May 10, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Up to 200mA or 75dB Ripple Rejection out of a Voltage Regulator with
the Size of a Grain of Salt

    The voltage regulator Series S-1312 und S-1313, available also in
HSNT-4(0808) packages of 0,8mm x 0,8mm x 0,4mm, promote Seiko Instruments
Inc. a big leap in miniaturizing ICs supplying battery operated portable
equipment. Although notably miniaturized these CMOS voltage regulators
perform without reservation and are soldered and inspected like any other IC.
Both series offer output voltages from 1.0V...3.5V in 0.05V increments with
an accuracy of +/- 1.0%. The input voltage range is 1.5V...5.5V. The
HSNT-4(0808) package can dissipate 335mW, the capability of the alternatively
available packages SOT-23-5 is 600mW and SC-82AB 400mW (only S-1313).
Appropriate shaping of the soldering pads can help to increase the power
dissipation dramatically. The S-1312 and S-1313 series distinguish themselves
in their current consumption, 20.0 and 0.9 microA are typical, 30.0 and 1.35
microA are maximum values. Achievable output currents are 150 and 200mA.
Frequency compensation is possible using low ESR ceramic capacitors of 0.22
or 0.1microF. The S-1312 series demonstrates a ripple rejection ratio of 75dB
at 1KHz and 1.2V output voltage, it is 70db at 1KHz and 2.85V. Both regulator
series have internal overcurrent protection and an independent thermal
shutdown circuit that engages at 150degreesC junction temperature and
releases at 120degreesC. Supplying batteries may be protected by using an
ON/OFF input, optionally equipped with an internal pull-down resistor.
Regulators can be ordered with discharge shunts across their outputs, for
discharging residual charges in the system after power down.

    Detailed data sheets are available from the website.

   
    Contact:

    Paul Krisam, Technical Sales Support Manager, Components Department
    Seiko Instruments GmbH, Siemensstrasse 9, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany
    +40-6102-2970
    eMail: Paul.Krisam@seiko-instruments.de
    Website: http://www.seiko-instruments.de

Source: Seiko Instruments GmbH

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Saving Businesses Money With the World's First Push & Point(TM) Mini-Dome IP Camera

LONDON, May 10, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Packed With Features Designed for the Small Business Owner, the Y-cam
EyeBall Brings High-End Security at an Affordable Price

    Y-cam Solutions Ltd, the leading UK based manufacturer of easy
to use network cameras, today announced the Y-cam EyeBall, the company's
first mini-dome style IP camera.

    Designed for discrete monitoring in office, retail and
hospitality applications, the palm-sized dome has been built with
ease-of-installation in mind. Just one cable runs from the device, and a
one-click-install bracket allows for rapid fitting to walls or ceilings.

    By using Y-cam's uniquely developed Push & Point(TM) lens
system, the complexities of installing and calibrating traditional dome
cameras have also been removed - adjustments to the viewing angle can be
easily made without the need for a toolkit.

    "The EyeBall continues the Y-cam tradition of making things
easier for users", commented Devin Chawda, Chief Executive of Y-cam
Solutions, "The simplified fitting and setup of the EyeBall now means that
small business owners can install a security system themselves without the
need for engineers or technicians, and our Push and Point lens system means
that adjustments can be made to their cameras view without a screwdriver in
sight."

    The EyeBall is equipped with the traditional Ethernet and
Power-over-Ethernet network connections, and understanding the need for
flexibility, is also equipped with built-in Wi-Fi, allowing the EyeBall to
slot seamlessly into any infrastructure, and cementing Y-cam's position as a
leader in wireless camera technology.

    Compact in size, but not in quality, the unobtrusive EyeBall
comes packed full of features; high quality full colour images, motion
detection, 2-way audio, direct recording to virtually any NAS drive with
NAS-Ready(TM), on-board microSD recording, and an enhanced "Moonlight" mode
for low light vision. More importantly for users, is the ability to login to
cameras from any internet-enabled device and view their camera remotely.

    Simplifying this process, the Y-cam EyeBall is supported by
Y-cam's free multi-camera viewing software, Y-cam MultiLive, available for PC
and Mac, as well as free smartphone versions for iPhone, Android, Blackberry
and Symbian devices, allowing users to stay in touch easily from any
location.

    The Y-cam EyeBall (YCEB03) is available to order now from
Y-cam stockists for a RRP of GBP195 / $331 / EUR234.

    Product Information

    Model: Y-cam EyeBall

    Product Code: YCEB03

    RRP: GBP195 / $331 / EUR234

    More Information: http://www.y-cam.com/y-cam-eyeball

    About Y-cam Solution Ltd Y-cam Solutions Ltd is a British
manufacturer of affordable and easy-to-use remote monitoring solutions
designed for residential and small-to-medium-sized business users. Founded
in 2005, Y-cam is a young and dynamic company with rapid growth and
award-winning products. For more information visit http://www.y-cam.com

    For further press information on the Y-cam EyeBall or any of the Y-cam
product range including review models or image requests, please contact:

    James Hunt, Marketing Manager, Y-cam Solutions Ltd.
Tel: +44(0)845-5000-247. Email: james@y-cam.com

Source: Y-cam Solutions Ltd

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The Finnish Health Technology Association Announces Strategic Partnership With WMDO to Provide Online Medical Device Industry Training

HELSINKI, May 10, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - The National Association Representing the Entire Finnish Health
Technology Sector Will Now Offer its Members Convenient Online Training Built
Specifically for Medical Device Professionals

    The Finnish Health Technology Association (FiHTA) and the World Medical
Device Organization (WMDO), the leading global provider of online training
for medical device professionals, announced today a strategic partnership
that offers Finnish medical device professionals access to WMDO's extensive
catalogue of professional online training. This collaboration brings WMDO's
comprehensive experience in online medical device industry training to
Finnish health technology organizations which will further build industry
knowledge and expertise on medical device issues with a global perspective.

    "We are excited to partner with WMDO and give our industry access to this
fully interactive online educational resource that spans the entire medical
device product development cycle," said Terhi Kajaste, Managing Director, of
the Finnish Health Technology Association.

    Danielle Giroud, Founder and CEO of WMDO, said, "We are honored to join
together with the Finnish Health Technology Association to complement their
educational program curriculum." Giroud added, "WMDO is focused on the
creation and delivery of innovative and effective eLearning solutions and
provides medical device professionals with online access to high-quality
learning resources that are timely, relevant and engaging."

    Under the agreement, medical device professionals will receive free
access to their personalized virtual course room where members may access the
entire catalogue of online training with significantly reduced rates and
personalized support from the course authors. Course offerings include
in-depth review suites on topics such as: Overview of US FDA Quality System
Regulation, ISO 14155, Introduction to Medical Devices from Idea to Market,
Effective Monitoring of Medical Device Clinical Investigations, Risk
Management for Medical Device in EU and US, Navigating International
Regulatory Systems and Introduction to EU Funding and Reimbursement of
Medical Devices.

    About FiHTA

    The Finnish Health Technology Association, FiHTA, is the association for
all Finnish companies in the health technology business. The purpose of FiHTA
is to represent the growing Finnish health technology sector and monitor the
common interests of its member companies in order to improve their business
environment. FiHTA forms a substantial forum for communication, cooperation
and networking. It maintains firm contacts with its interest groups and
customers in the health service sector. The association is led by the board,
which is nominated annually by the member companies.

    http://www.fihta.fi/

    About WMDO

    WMDO (World Medical Device Organization) is a global organization that
provides medical device professionals from around the world with the latest
and most effective online medical device training available, drawn from the
extensive knowledge and unrivaled experience of the medical device industry's
leading experts and authorities. From pre-clinical through post-market
requirements and across all levels, WMDO's unique and innovative multimedia
training courses are specifically developed to offer medical device
professionals the convenience, flexibility and cost effectiveness of state of
the art online content delivery with the most up to date knowledge spanning
the entire medical device product cycle.

    http://wmdo.org/

   
    Contacts:

    Ms. Terhi Kajaste
    Finnish Health Technology Association, FiHTA
    phone: +358-50-5765536
    Email: terhi.kajaste@techind.fi

    Danielle Giroud
    Word Medical Device Organization, WMDO
    Tel: +41-21-349-96-36
    Email: dgiroud@wmdo.org

Source: WMDO

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Tweet All About It -- Sutter Health's Online Annual Report Goes Mobile

http://www.SutterHealth.org/annualreport/m Offers Easy Interaction and Conserves Resources

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Like one of the 15 videos on Sutter Health's 2010 Online Annual Report? Through a new mobile-friendly format, which is automatically detected by your device, you can now instantly send it to your Twitter followers, post it on Facebook or share on other popular social sites. Sutter Health's mobile version of its online annual report is the latest way the not-for-profit network is providing instant access to information for patients and consumers on the go.

Studies show that growing numbers of consumers use smartphones to watch videos, read articles, browse the web and share content with their friends. In fact, over the past nine months, more than 290,000 visitors to http://www.SutterHealth.org accessed the site via a smartphone or tablet.

As a national leader in the growing trend toward virtual, interactive reporting, Sutter Health began producing an online annual report in 2007, when few organizations were presenting annual report data through online, interactive channels. Changing from a print to an online publication increases readership and conserves natural resources. It's estimated that Sutter's 2010 Online Annual Report will spare nearly 14 trees, save nearly 6,000 gallons of wastewater flow and avoid production of more than 1,300 pounds of greenhouse gases.

Sutter Health's fully ADA-compliant annual report electronically shares the network's key achievements from the past year, including:

    --  Investing in Lifesaving Care | Making it a priority to reduce
        hospital-acquired infections such as central line infections,
        ventilator-associated pneumonia and sepsis, from 2007 to 2010, Sutter
        Health's patient safety efforts have prevented more than 500 infections
        and reduced care costs by nearly $43 million.
    --  An App for That | Patients gained mobile access to their My Health
        Online account, which hosts access to electronic medical records and
        secure e-messaging with physicians for more than 400,000 patients. The
        My Chart app is offered for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
    --  On Solid Ground | In 2010, the Sutter Health network invested more than
        $850 million to fund lifesaving technology across our system and
        earthquake safety-related hospital construction projects in Oakland,
        Castro Valley, Burlingame, Santa Rosa and Sacramento.
    --  Investing in Employees | Sutter Health's Board of Directors approved a
        $120 million investment into the Sutter Health Retirement Plan, keeping
        the pension plan fully funded for more than 40,000 active and retired
        employees.
    --  Mission in Action | In 2010, the Sutter Health network of physician
        organizations, hospitals and other health care providers invested $751
        million in health care programs, services and benefits for the poor and
        underserved and broader community

To view the "2010 Report to Our Communities," visit http://www.SutterHealth.org/annualreport.

About Sutter Health

Serving patients and their families in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns, Sutter Health doctors, not-for-profit hospitals and other health care service providers share resources and expertise to advance health care quality and access. The Sutter Medical Network includes many of California's top-performing, highest quality physician organizations as measured annually by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Sutter-affiliated hospitals are regional leaders in cardiac care, women's and children's services, cancer care, orthopedics and advanced patient safety technology.

For more information about the not-for-profit Sutter Health network, please visitwww.SutterHealth.org | http://www.Facebook.com/SutterHealth | http://www.YouTube.com/SutterHealth | http://www.Twitter.com/SutterHealth

SOURCE  Sutter Health

Sutter Health

CONTACT: Sutter Health Media Line, +1-916-286-6695

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

Panda Security Launches New Cloud-Based Virtualized Perimeter Protection: Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa

- Solution efficiently integrates into VMWare virtualized environments in clients' infrastructure

- Utilizes hybrid security cloud in the perimeter to offer high performance and real-time protection against all types of Internet-borne malware and spam and potentially dangerous Web activity

ORLANDO, Fla., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ ---Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, today announced the launch of its new perimeter protection, Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa, which delivers cloud-based protection for VMWare virtualized environments.Companies can now protect their perimeter by harnessing the virtualized servers already installed on most networks to provide an effective solution against all types of IT threats. This solution also offers major cost-savings compared to a traditional solution due to its ability to be distributed with the corresponding hardware.

Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa is the only Secure Content Management (SCM) solution that achieves the operational objectives of virtualized environments: cost efficiency, application consolidation and simplicity. It delivers high performance protection against all types of Internet-borne malware and spam and blocks non-productive or potentially dangerous Web activity using a hybrid security cloud in the perimeter, increasing the protection capacity and reducing resource usage to a minimum.

The hybrid cloud used by the new virtual appliance combines a private cloud, hosted on a private network which provides service to Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa; and a public cloud, which provides service to a global network and private cloud (Collective Intelligence) as well. Users benefit from the full knowledge potential of the cloud, thanks to its real-time connection to Collective Intelligence, an automatic system that detects, analyzes, classifies and detects 99.4 percent of the 73,000 new malware strains received every day by our antimalware laboratory, PandaLabs.

Leveraging of a hybrid cloud also represents a significant step forward in perimeter security, as it gives companies total control over their data, including log files and registries. Without this feature, detection capacity is degraded, meaning that no data is sent to the cloud for analysis, except for certain traces with high levels of encryption.

Main features include:

    --  Integrated proactive threat detection: Combining the capacity of
        Collective Intelligence to detect all types of malware using cloud
        technologies, heuristic engines and quarantines
    --  Complete protection: Delivering best-of-breed protection against
        potentially dangerous content, spam and non-productive Web content, it
        can even monitor P2P/IM/VoIP/Spotify protocols
    --  Zombie detection: Module highly specialized in detecting and
        disinfecting bots in corporate networks, both on individual computers
        and on mail servers
    --  Automatic protection: Continuous and transparent updates of signatures
        and technologies in real-time, guaranteeing that the virtual appliance
        operates more effectively in 'hands-free' mode
    --  Integration with LDAP/ActiveDirectory and granular profiles: Guarantees
        that security policies are applied following the standards for creating
        risk groups, network users, etc.
    --  High scalability: Load balancing function ensures maximum availability
    --  Quality of Service (QoS): Manages bandwidth to ensure optimum network
        performance
    --  Customized security warnings: Sent via SMTP, SNMP and Syslog
    --  Easy-to-follow security reports: Helps administrators meet policy
        compliance requirements and audit trails
    --  Real-time security monitoring: Management dashboard provides real-time
        graphic reports on activity of each protection module
    --  User-friendly and intuitive Web console: Accessible anytime, anywhere

The new Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa is available for trial at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/enterprise/solutions/virtual-gatedefender-performa/

About Panda Security

Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the World. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 61 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.

Panda Security collaborates with Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.

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

SOURCE  Panda Security

Panda Security

CONTACT: Jeana Tahnk, Bateman Group for Panda Security, +1-609-240-5385, panda@bateman-group.com

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

Consumer Watchdog: Do Not Track Online One Step Closer To National Right Thanks To Senator Rockefeller

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jamie Court, president of the nonprofit nonpartisan group Consumer Watchdog, issued the following statement today:

"U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller did the American people a great favor today by introducing the Do-Not-Track-Online Act of 2011.

"iPhone and Android users should not have to worry about being spied on by their smart phones. We should be able to say no to Google and Facebook when they violate our privacy daily by tracking us online and collecting massive amounts of our private information without our explicit consent. That's why Senator Rockefeller acted today. Rockefeller is Chairman of the Senate Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has a history of passing important legislation like the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the CAN-SPAM Act.

"We cannot be stalked as we shop in brick-and-mortar stores. Yet whatever we do online is tracked, usually without our knowledge and consent. The data may help target advertising, but can also be used to make assumptions about people in connection with employment, housing, insurance and financial services; for purposes of lawsuits against individuals; and for government surveillance.

"Last week the California Senate Judiciary Committee made history   as the first legislative body in the nation to debate and move legislation forward that would allow us to say no to any company that wants to track us or our family online without our consent. The committee voted to send the landmark Do Not Track' bill forward by a 3-2 vote. California Senate Bill 761 would give us a way to send a 'Do Not Track' message from our browsers, and websites would be required to honor it. But the problem is not limited to California.

"Three of the four major browsers - Mozilla's Firefox, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari - have or will soon have a mechanism to send the Do Not Track message. Only Google with Chrome is resisting. The problem is there is no requirement that a website must honor the Do Not Track request.

"A poll by Consumer Watchdog found that 90 percent of Americans want legislation to protect their online privacy, and 80 percent support a Do Not Track mechanism. Another 86 percent want a single-click button on their browsers that makes them anonymous when they search online.

"Giving Americans a visible, uncomplicated choice to stop Internet companies from tracking us online will not end online advertising, but it will force advertisers to respect our personal boundaries. If that means fewer targeted sales of Viagra or shady mortgage refinance schemes, so be it. The Do Not Track Me movement is so important because it sets the principle and precedent of the first real governmental limits on the Wild West of Internet data mining. It establishes our right to be online without being tracked and makes clear the Internet has become a necessity of life that government must protect.

"Privacy violations are not victimless. Identity theft has run rampant because so much of our personal information is available in so many places. Teenagers are particularly at risk because they tend to share too much information online. And our jobs, familial relationships and friendships can be jeopardized if information about our medical condition, sexual preferences or lifestyle choices is evident and available to anyone who can see the advertisements on our computer screens. Of course, some consumers may decide that they want their information gathered so they can have a more personally focused experience while on the Web. The point is it must be up to us whether and when our data are gathered.

"Do Not Track will allow the Internet to continue to thrive while protecting our basic right to privacy when we travel in cyberspace. A Do Not Track mechanism would give consumers better control of their information and help restore their confidence in the Internet. That's a win-win for consumers and business."

SOURCE  Consumer Watchdog

Consumer Watchdog

CONTACT: Jamie Court, +1-310-392-0075

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

iSIGN Personal Area Network ("PAN") Recruitment Application Connects Employers and Jobseekers Through Mobile Interactions

New Application from iSIGN Allows Employers and Recruiters to Reach Potential Employees In The Palm of Their Hands

TORONTO, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. ("iSIGN" or "Company") (TSX-V: ISD) is pleased to announce a new mobile recruiting application that will help to change how job seekers and employers find each other, via a new application that taps into personal area networks. Leveraging this new solution, the application is opening new possibilities for employers and job seekers alike.

Connecting Employers with Potential Employees Through Mobile Interactions

Today, 85% of North American adults own a mobile phone and the average adult spends nearly three hours using their phone every day. As each generation becomes more connected and tech-savvy, the mobile channel has become essential for companies and organizations looking to effectively engage users and potential employees. The iSIGN recruitment application allows employers to do just that, by reaching job seekers directly in the palm of their hands.

Engaging Job Seekers with Interactive Location-Based Targeting

Using an interactive solution historically known as proximity marketing, the application works by automatically detecting users who are within close range of a location or PAN and sends them messages directly to their Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. For employers looking to reach users closer to home, the recruitment application can be customized to target users who are within close range of a specific employer or agency. Companies and organizations can reach users within close range of a store, restaurant, or office building and encourage immediate action on the user's part - i.e. filling out a job application on-site. The iSIGN recruitment application allows employers to connect with job applicants at an ideal, mutually convenient time and place, for maximum impact. All such job offers can be further transmitted by the original recipient to friends and family members.

Traditional HR, Reinvented for the Mobile Generation

Offering a high-tech supplement to traditional human resources activities, the mobile application also helps employers cut down on the time and costs associated with hiring new employees. Particularly effective for employers seeking to hire applicants on a short time table, or for employers who often experience high employee turnover rates, the application reaches a wide range of job seekers quickly and very inexpensively. Unlike other advertising and recruiting tools, the iSIGN recruitment application also offers a high level of flexibility and gathers valuable business intelligence on job seekers' behaviours and responses to messaging. This data is automatically saved for future review, helping to shape marketing campaigns for maximum effectiveness and directly impacting employers' success by extension.

As with all of iSIGN's applications, these offers are also free to recipients, as it is based upon iSIGN's core patent-pending technology.

About iSIGN Media

iSIGN is a leading developer of location-based interactive proximity advertising solutions that deliver rich media, permission based messages, free of charge to cell phones using Bluetooth® connectivity, while providing Business Intelligence to the client. The Company's patent-pending advertising platform combines the precision of direct marketing and the tracking potential of the Web to deliver more cost effective and ROI-driven advertising than is possible via print, radio and television. iSIGN is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario with R&D and customer support operations in Vancouver, BC. iSIGN is a business partner of AOpen America Inc., having an OEM agreement for the embedding of its IMS software in AOpen's digital media players and IBM, as their Solution Provider, POS All Models. iSIGN's software solutions are also distributed by BlueStar Inc. to their network of Value Added Resellers. iSIGN is publicly traded in Toronto (TSX.V) under the symbol "ISD". Additional information about iSIGN Media can be found at http://www.isignmedia.com.

© 2011 iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Media Contact:
Vanessa Horwell, ThinkInk
+1.305.749.5342 x232
vanessa@thinkinkpr.com

SOURCE  iSIGN Media

iSIGN Media

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

Minigroup Launches Site for Creating Instant, Private Groups

Users can communicate, share files, and collaborate with separate groups through single interface; set custom profiles for different groups

NEW YORK, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Minigroup Inc. today announced the public beta release of Minigroup, a private site for sharing in groups, at https://minigroup.com. Designed for privacy and individual control, Minigroup lets its users share the right things with the right people. Users can communicate, share, and collaborate with all the groups in their life, privately and separately, through one easy, elegantly designed interface.

Unlike social networks, activity on Minigroup is private by default. Activity is hidden from search engines, strangers, and "friends of friends". Users create groups by inviting people using email addresses or private invitation links. Within Minigroup, groups are separate and private. Nobody sees inside a user's groups, or knows about them, unless they're invited.

Because of its unique architecture, Minigroup is suited to both personal and business use. Users communicate and share with friends, family, teams, clients, or work groups. Your network of groups builds with you at the center, but growth is up to you: Minigroup never prompts users to "reconnect" or expand their networks. Currently, groups may have up to 150 members.

Corresponding with the many uses of Minigroup, users can create multiple, group-specific custom profiles from their single account. Users can upload businesslike or personal profile pictures, and provide personal information to suit each group.

Minigroup lets users share messages, links, images, audio, video, events, and virtually any kind of file, including Adobe® Acrobat® PDF and Creative Suite files, and Microsoft® Office documents. Users can post to groups or individuals in their groups on the site, or from any web page using the Minigroup bookmarklet (https://minigroup.com/tools).

Minigroup is free, with no advertising. A mobile version of the site lets users share with existing groups and individuals on-the-go. Premium features and storage are planned, though a free version of the site will continue.

Find out more by visiting https://minigroup.com and watching a one-minute video tour.

About Minigroup, Inc.

Minigroup is a Calgary-based startup founded by members of the design and web team who started Veer. We've since added a few awesome people who share our passion for design, usability and privacy.

Inquiries: media@minigroup.com

Press package: https://minigroup.com/about

Twitter: @minigroupnews

Blog: http://minigroup.tumblr.com

SOURCE  Minigroup

Minigroup

CONTACT: Jon Parker, +1-403-450-4131, media@minigroup.com

Web Site: https://minigroup.com

Vistex Delivers Enhanced Functionality at a Blistering Pace of Innovation

Vistex to showcase solutions at SAPPHIRE® NOW conference

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistex will have a significant presence at the SAPPHIRE® NOW conference in Orlando, Fla., May 15-18, showcasing the newest version of its enterprise contract, incentive and master data management software in booth 1919. These applications offer cross-solution and cross-industry functionality that complements SAP® solution capabilities, and are also resold by SAP as solution extensions.

Current versions of Vistex solutions are available from SAP under the names SAP Incentive Administration by Vistex(TM), SAP Paybacks and Chargebacks by Vistex(TM) and SAP Data Maintenance for ERP by Vistex(TM).  Vistex continues to collaborate with SAP to enhance these offerings to meet customers' complex business requirements.

In the next release of the Vistex solutions, Vistex plans to enhance the solution capabilities in the user interface, both the GUI and Web UI, as well as dashboards and analytics. In addition, Vistex plans to further strengthen the capabilities for handling government pricing for manufacturers in the life sciences industry.  Manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG) may look forward to improvements in the area of common deal structures as well as deeper functional coverage of retail and foodservice channel trade spend and trade funds management. For intellectual property owners and licensors in the high-tech and other industry sectors, Vistex plans to provide stronger functionality for handling royalties.

Vistex solutions provide companies of all sizes with powerful, highly configurable, seamless business process automation and management capabilities, designed to reflect and enable industry-specific best practices. These solutions enable companies to optimize profitability by increasing top-line revenue while reducing cost to administer contracts and incentive programs. By leveraging core SAP solution functionality and technology, Vistex delivers robust solutions with the lowest possible risk and total cost of ownership, enabling companies to achieve a high adoption rate and a rapid return on investment.

About Vistex

Vistex is the global leader in enterprise contract and incentive management applications. Vistex solutions have been deployed in companies of all sizes across a variety of industries including Wholesale Distribution, Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Retail, High Tech and Industrial Manufacturing. Its rapid and sustained growth in multiple industries and recent offerings in master data management and price administration have captured the attention of companies as well as market analysts covering enterprise software. With over 200 customers, Vistex is the most robust and comprehensive solution for contracts, rebates, incentives and pricing management, especially among customers using SAP applications.

SAP, SAPPHIRE and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries.

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

More information about Vistex and its solutions is available at http://www.vistex.com.
For more information about SAPPHIRE NOW, visit http://www.sapandasug.com/.
Contact: Larry Buchman (847-490-0420)

SOURCE  Vistex

Vistex

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

EMC Isilon Delivers World's Largest Single File System for Big Data

New Scale-out NAS Products Top 15 Petabytes in a Single File System and Single Volume, Providing the Storage Foundation for Maximizing the Big Data Opportunity

LAS VEGAS, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EMCWORLD 2011 --

News Summary:

    --  World's Largest Single File System -- with EMC Isilon®'s new IQ 108NL
        hardware product, Isilon is the market's first and only scale-out NAS
        system to reach more than 15 petabytes in a single file system and
        volume, providing maximum scalability in building the storage foundation
        for big data.
    --  Enterprise-Grade Protection -- with Isilon's new SmartLock® data
        retention software application, enterprise users can now set immutable
        protection levels for big data assets, ensuring mission-critical data is
        tamper-proof and verifiable throughout its lifecycle.

Full Story:

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced the world's largest single file system with the introduction of EMC Isilon's new IQ 108NLscale-out NAS hardware product. Leveraging three terabyte (TB) enterprise-class Hitachi Ultrastar(TM) drives in a 4U node, the 108NL scales to more than 15 petabytes (PB) in a single file system and single volume, providing the storage foundation for maximizing the big data opportunity. EMC also today announced Isilon's new SmartLock data retention software application, delivering immutable protection for big data to ensure the integrity and continuity of big data assets from initial creation to archival. By combining Isilon's new NL-Series product with the recently announced OneFS® 6.5 operating system, and S200 and X200 scale-out NAS hardware products, enterprise businesses can create a complete, end-to-end storage platform for big data workflows, simplifying management and achieving maximum IT efficiency and flexibility.

"Enterprises are dealing with large and fast growing sources of data or information, but their real challenge will be finding ways to better analyze and capitalize on all this information. Successful exploitation of 'Big Data' depends upon the deployment of a simple, scalable, and highly flexible storage foundation at the core of the data center," said Richard Villars, vice president, Storage and IT Executive Strategies at IDC. "Solutions like Isilon's new scale-out NAS products deliver the performance, scale, and simplicity required to support big data workloads and enable real-time analysis."

"Making the most of big data isn't just about capacity, or performance, or enterprise functionality, it's about combining all three elements in a flexible architecture tailored to the customers unique workflow needs," said Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, Isilon. "With our new products Isilon continues to set the standard in scale-out NAS, delivering a storage architecture designed specifically for the unique demands of big data. Now, enterprise organizations can create a complete, end-to-end platform for big data that scales in-step with everything from the large-scale enterprise applications to the most intense vertical workflows."

Isilon's new IQ 108NL leverages Isilon's OneFS operating system and Hitachi Ultrastar 3TB drives to deliver more than 15PB in a single file system and single volume, providing optimal efficiency for big data storage to maximize return on investment. Zoic Studios, an Emmy Award-winning visual effects (VFX) studio, is currently using the IQ 108NL as part of its end-to-end Isilon storage platform powering leading-edge post-production operations.

"We've been using Isilon for some time now, with multiple Isilon performance tiers providing the platform for our leading-edge visual effects and animation workflow," said Saker Klippsten, head of engineering and IT, Zoic. "However, with our operations producing more content than ever, our need for highly efficient, massively scalable, archive storage has become increasingly more important. Isilon's new IQ 108NL has the density and scalability we need to scale-out our big data archive over the long term. Plus, with Isilon's SmartPools, we've integrated the new NL into a single, multi-tiered file system, completely eliminating manual data migrations."

"While high performance is critical in big data workflows, it is just as important, if not more so, to provide tremendous scaling of capacity to ensure storage resources can efficiently keep pace with data growth," said Brendan Collins, vice president of product marketing, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. "As one of the first enterprise storage vendors to implement our three terabyte Ultrastar 7K3000 drives, EMC Isilon is continuing to push the innovation curve for scale-out NAS. The overall efficiency of our latest drive generation and the intelligence of Isilon's OneFS operating system create a compelling combination of capacity and cost savings to help businesses transform big data into real value."

Isilon's new SmartLock data retention software application seamlessly integrates with integrates with OneFS to deliver immutable data protection for file-based data, ensuring that once locked, a file cannot be moved or changed in any manner. With SmartLock, each protected file is given a unique, verifiable signature validating its integrity and status within the file system. When combined with Isilon's IQ 108NL, SmartLock provides the highest levels of protection for nearline big data archives.

Availability

The Isilon IQ 108NL hardware product and SmartLock data retention software application are both available immediately. The IQ 108NL has a list price of $123,500 per node. SmartLock begins at list price of $1,950 per node.

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About Isilon

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

About EMC

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

The names of companies mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Lucas Welch, +1-206-235-3300, lucas.welch@isilon.com

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SnapLogic Unveils New Greenplum "Snap" for EMC Greenplum Database

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SnapLogic, the cloud connection company, announced today its newest "Snap" for EMC Greenplum Database. EMC and SnapLogic have teamed up to transform how companies embark on big data projects while achieving a radical improvement in cost and performance.

Built to support the next generation of big data warehousing, the EMC Greenplum Database was designed for business intelligence and analytical processing. SnapLogic's EMC Greenplum Snap is a rich connector that allows EMC's customers to capture additional value out of their EMC Greenplum investment. Customers can use the Greenplum Snap to easily load data into and extract data from the EMC Greenplum database to support their big data warehousing efforts.

News Highlights

    --  EMC Greenplum Database allows customers to take advantage of large
        clusters of increasingly powerful, increasingly inexpensive commodity
        servers, storage and ethernet switches. SnapLogic's EMC Greenplum Snap
        takes advantage of SnapLogic's hub and spoke model to connect EMC
        Greenplum to the myriad of business applications for which Snaps exist
        today.
    --  Via the EMC Greenplum Snap, customers can quickly and easily load data
        into EMC Greenplum and support their big data warehousing and
        large-scale analytics projects.
    --  SnapLogic's EMC Greenplum Snap is available via SnapLogic's SnapStore,
        the first online marketplace for Snaps--intelligent connectors, data
        flows, and data transformations.

Supporting Quote

"Winning enterprises are those that can unlock insight and intelligence from the surging datastreams feeding their businesses. The Greenplum Database Snap brings the power of EMC Greenplum Database to users of the wide range of business applications supported by the SnapStore." - Clark Newby, SVP of Marketing and Alliances, SnapLogic.

Online Resources

    --  Visit http://store.snaplogic.com to download the EMC Greenplum Snap
    --  Download a free trial of SnapLogic
    --  Visit the SnapLogic Blog for more on cloud integration

About SnapLogic

At SnapLogic, we are transforming how companies connect business applications, both on-premise and in the cloud. With SnapLogic, companies can connect any combination of applications and data sources while achieving a radical improvement in cost and performance over traditional integration solutions. SnapLogic Snaps -- application-specific connectors -- can be instantly downloaded from the SnapStore, the world's first online integration store. The SnapStore model allows developers, system integrators, and independent software vendors to build and sell purpose-built Snaps for both widely used and emerging applications.

As an independent integration company, SnapLogic reduces vendor lock-in risk by providing open extensible solutions for all software, applications and infrastructure. SnapLogic is funded by leading venture investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. SnapLogic customers are leaders who are breaking with the costly and inflexible integration approaches of the past, ranging from multi-billion dollar corporations to innovative new growth companies. Follow us on Twitter: @SnapLogic. Visit our blog.

Media ContactKatherine Nellums415.321.2347Katherine.nellums@lewispulse.com

SOURCE  SnapLogic

SnapLogic

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

ePrize Launches Official iPhone and Android Apps for the Michigan Lottery

ePrize extends online loyalty program through mobile channels

PLEASANT RIDGE, Mich., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ePrize and the Michigan Lottery announce the launch of official applications for iPhone and Android mobile devices, extending the Michigan Lottery's online loyalty offerings. These apps are among the first of their kind and feature robust access to a variety of the Michigan Lottery's most popular features, including its consumer loyalty program.

Michigan Lottery Player's Club and Club Keno "To Go" are among the offerings now accessible via the mobile apps, giving players the ability to watch Club Keno drawings, submit ticket codes for the Michigan Lottery Player's Club, generate "easy pick" numbers with the Number Generator and check out winning numbers and jackpots for all games.

"We are pleased to work with ePrize in offering the latest technology for Lottery players who are on the go," said Lottery Commissioner Scott Bowen. "The apps are yet another tool that Lottery players now have to get the information they need."

In 2010, the Michigan Lottery partnered with ePrize to launch michiganlottery.com, a site that includes "Player's Club," a points-based loyalty program. Club players earn points for Lottery ticket purchases, which they can redeem for rewards or second chance drawing entries. The site also includes a live stream of the Lottery's Club Keno "To Go," a unique offering among lotteries that allows players to purchase Club Keno tickets at a retailer location and watch the drawing live on the Internet from home.

"Extending an online program to include mobile access keeps a program top-of-mind and encourages immediate purchase from the consumer," said ePrize CEO Matt Wise. "Mobile-optimized sites and apps bring convenience to members and offer a compelling player experience."

According to Gartner, by 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device. Through ePrize's mobile channel solutions, brands can meet consumers where they spend their time and deliver a personal experience through constant, instant access to points entry, tracking of rewards, account status, check ins, UPC and QR scanning and photo uploads.

About ePrize, LLC:

ePrize creates one-to-one relationships between advertisers and their customers by rewarding engagement across digital channels. With a focus on motivating specific consumer behavior, campaigns range from online sweepstakes to global points-based loyalty programs, mobile and social media apps and management. Since 1999, ePrize has successfully launched more than 7,000 campaigns in 44 countries for 76 of the top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, General Motors, The Gap, HSN, Miller/Coors, Yahoo!, P&G, Microsoft and AT&T. Professionals across the country are dedicated to delivering extraordinary service, along with immediate and measurable results. Headquartered in Detroit, the company also has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta. For more information, visit http://www.eprize.com.

Media Contacts:
Megan Soule
Airfoil PR for ePrize
248.304.1428
soule@airfoilpr.com

SOURCE  ePrize, LLC

ePrize, LLC

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

CABLExpress® Launches New H-Series 16-port Module and 8-fiber Harness

SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CABLExpress® has added an H-Series 16-port module and 8-fiber Skinny-Trunk® harness to its family of Skinny-Trunk data center product solution family. When used together, customers can quickly and easily match and replicate their high-density fiber optic switch ports per TIA-942 data requirements, and have the flexibility to make adds, moves and changes in a convenient manner. The new products can be viewed at the Interop Show, booth number 2233.

"The 16-port module and 8 fiber harness allow customers to maintain exact port replication of 8, 16, 32 and even the newest 64-port ultra high-density blades while the existing product set of 24 port modules and 12 fiber harnesses can handle the 12, 24, and 48 port blades," said Pete Belyea, Vice President of Data Center & Cabling. "This product continues the CABLExpress commitment to providing customers with a single trunk solution that address multiple generations of equipment."

The H-Series 16-port module allows for easy port replication while maintaining a migration path to 40/100 gig speeds in the data center by maintaining the necessary fiber counts and decreasing insertion loss. It also allows for the maximum number of connections for structured cabling management while meeting the strict loss budgets of the IEEE 802.3ba standard up to 100G speeds.

The H-Series 16-port module gives exact port replication of 16-, 32- and/or 64-port blades and can fit in a 1U, 6U and/or 10U H-Series enclosure for maximum flexibility and better cable management.  It comes with thermoplastic MPO style couplers to allow for precision mating and industry-leading performance.

The 8-fiber Skinny-Trunk harness offers pre-engineered staggering for a clean look and reduces cabling congestion by 75%. The harness also maintains exact port replication of 8-, 16-, 32- and the new 64-port ultra high-density blades. The harness also reduces cabling bulk by up to 60-percent, improving cable management and the appearance of switches.

All CABLExpress enclosures have the same physical structure as switches. Both the H-Series 16-port module and 8-fiber Skinny-Trunk harness come standard with a lifetime warranty.

For additional information about the CABLExpress branded H-Series module and harness and other products and services from CABLExpress, call 800-767-3282 or visit http://www.cablexpress.com.

About CXtec

CXtec has offered new and pre-owned networking, voice, cabling and data center technologies worldwide for over 30 years. The company ranked 231st on the VARBusiness 2008 list of North America's Top 500 Technology Integrators and received the magazine's 2008 Editor's Choice for Business Excellence Award. CXtec's certified pre-owned equal2new® hardware and CABLExpress® Cables are both backed by lifetime warranties. It is an ISO 9001 certified company committed to maximizing value for its customers through needs-based, customized solutions. Offerings include: voice and data networking and testing equipment, data center technology (including trunking, jumpers, and customizable enclosures), structured cabling solutions and storage components.

SOURCE  CXtec

CXtec

CONTACT: Kelly Knab, +1-800-767-3282, ext. 2252

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

Gameloft Licenses Classic "Cowboys & Aliens" From Platinum Studios

Mobile Game Based on Graphic Novel to be Released in July 2011

LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --     Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB: PDOS), an entertainment company that
controls an international library of more than 5,000 comic book characters
which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, has licensed
its top-selling "Cowboys & Aliens" graphic novel to Gameloft, a leading
global publisher of digital and social games, to produce the video game.
Launching in July 2011, coinciding with the release of the new film by
Paramount Pictures, the game will allow players to relive their favorite
graphic novel adventure and fight against the alien invasion to protect the
human race.

    "Cowboys & Aliens" tells the story of an alien invasion in the Old West
in the late 19th century. The graphic novel was created by Platinum Studios,
Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and was first published in
December 2006, when it became the largest ordered graphic novel of the year.

    "We are confident 'Cowboys & Aliens' will translate into a great mobile
game that not only stays true to the graphic novel, but brings a new
experience to a classic license," said Karine Kaiser, vice president
Marketing & Licensing of Gameloft. "Gamers and fans alike will be thrilled."

    "Gameloft understood the opportunity of uniting the Cowboys and Indians
to fight against the alien invasion and the cool gadgetry and combat play
that it represents," said Platinum's Rosenberg. "I can't wait to play this
game on my phone!"

    A feature film version of "Cowboys & Aliens," starring Daniel Craig,
Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, directed by Jon Favreau ("Iron Man" and "Iron
Man 2"), executive produced by Steven Spielberg and produced by Brian Grazer,
Ron Howard, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Rosenberg, will be released in
North America on July 29, 2011 via DreamWorks and Universal Pictures with
Paramount Pictures handling the international release of the picture.

    About Platinum Studios, Inc.

    Platinum Studios (OTCBB: PDOS) is an entertainment company that controls
an international library of comic book characters from all over the world,
which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media including
print, film, online, mobile / wireless, gaming, and merchandising.

    Platinum Studios - Comics Fueling Media EVERYWHERE!

    To learn more about the company, please visit our website:

    http://www.platinumstudios.com/

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    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).

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