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Cheetah Technologies Announces V-Factor Stream Probe QAM LD; Most Advanced Three-Tuner QAM Monitoring Solution for Cable Industry

PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Technologies, LP, a leader in network performance and video quality management solutions, today announced immediate availability of the cable industry's first three tuner video QAM monitoring solution, dramatically expanding accuracy and scalability to monitoring of digital video QoE with CableCard decryption.

The V-Factor® Stream Probe QAM LD uniquely combines a three-tuner QAM device with CableCard Decryption and Cheetah's V-Factor video quality monitoring technology including "Intelligent Decode" to enable cable system operators to verify video quality at the hub site just before the programs are transmitted to the home.  The V-Factor Stream Probe QAM LD (VF-SP QAM LD) enables operators to cost effectively scale QAM monitoring in the hub site of both commercial and residential video services. 

"With its dedicated three tuners and decryption capability, V-Factor Stream Probe QAM LD offers operators the unique ability to automate QoE monitoring in the cable plant," said Jeremy Bennington, Vice President & General Manager of Cheetah V-Factor. "In combination to V-Factor solutions in the headend, VF-Stream Probe QAM LD provides the visibility necessary for operators to decide when dispatching a technician is required, dramatically decreasing the cost of isolating and resolving quality issues."

VF-SP QAM LD maximizes monitoring coverage through a smart and flexible scheduling algorithm assigning the channel lineup across units and tuners, while ensuring that users retain control over tuner usage for troubleshooting purpose.  These results are then aggregated in Cheetah Q-Advisor and correlated amongst VF-SP QAM LD devices and IP-based V-Factor solutions, providing an end-to-end view of video quality of experience.  Cheetah Q-Advisor offers numerous ways for Network Operations Center (NOC) technicians to visualize the network and service status from status pages presenting events ranked according to their impact on subscribers, to geographical views or remote streaming to the NOC of the video received at the cable plant.

Cheetah's V-Factor portfolio featuring the V-Factor Stream Probe and the V-Factor Source Monitor are leading QoE solutions that not only monitor network QoS type metrics and impairments, but also video compression and visual quality using V-Factor's Human Vision System, allowing operators to detect and prioritize repair activities on what matters most to their subscribers and reduce the overall cost of delivering a superior video experience to end-users.

About Cheetah Technologies

With a long history in Network and Video Quality Management, Cheetah Technologies has raised the bar in status, performance and quality monitoring while pioneering new ground in IP service testing and performance analysis. Cheetah Technologies solutions allow network operators to more efficiently and cost effectively isolate and troubleshoot multi-layered problems that impact service quality.  Information about Cheetah's products and services can be found at http://www.cheetahtech.com.

Cheetah Technologies is a privately held company which is owned by the Pittsburgh based investment firms The Hawthorne Group and Rosetta Capital. The Hawthorne Group is an investment and management company with holdings in the communications, railroad, assisted living, soft drink bottling, and real estate businesses. Rosetta Capital focuses on acquiring operating businesses in service industries and niche manufacturing.

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CA Press Publishes New Book to Help IT Professionals Plan, Implement, Manage, and Master Application Management

APM Best Practices: Realizing Application Performance Management is Now Available at Leading Book Retailers

ISLANDIA, N.Y., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Press, the publisher of CA Technologies retail books, today announced the release of its newest title: APM Best Practices: Realizing Application Performance Management. The book is a step-by-step guide for IT professionals looking to build a lasting foundation for IT service management.

Authored by Michael J. Sydor, the book uses strategies, processes, templates, cookbooks and competency exercises gleaned from actual customer engagements to create a proven guide to help organizations fully realize the benefits of successful application performance management (APM).

Mr. Sydor is an engineering services architect for CA Technologies. With more than 20 years in the mastery of high performance computing technology, he has significant experience identifying and documenting technology best practices, as well as designing programs for building, mentoring and operating successful client performance management teams.

"Today's IT environment is complex and highly distributed. I believe that by focusing on the business transaction and underlying application components, you can take control of the complexity and get important insight into the nature of performance problems," says Sydor. "My mission in writing this book is to make sure that APM tools are used correctly, no matter what technology or project scope is being considered: from a single on-premise application, to a full enterprise suite with service-oriented architecture and public cloud complexity."

Readers will learn how to:

    --  Assess where they are in their APM maturity lifecycle, discover where
        they need to be and learn how to get there.
    --  Understand the basic and advanced techniques for using APM technology to
        address application performance and overall software quality.
    --  Justify an APM investment tailored to the realities of their corporate
        culture.
    --  Manage the evaluation and selection of an APM solution.
    --  Develop techniques to schedule and supervise deployments of APM
        technology with consistent, predictable, and reliable practices.
    --  Create a catalog of services to guide the evolution of the APM
        initiative, as investment or critical incidents present themselves.

"Best practice APM is a critical competency for companies that increasingly rely on IT to power their business," said Chris Cook, general manager, Service Assurance, CA Technologies. "This book is a tremendous resource for developing skills and capabilities that can help support and accelerate the long-term adoption of application performance management, as well as a broader service assurance approach."

APM Best Practices: Realizing Application Performance Management is available at many leading book retailers, including Apress, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Powell's, Safari, and Springer, among others.

CA Press, the official publisher of CA Technologies retail books, is an essential resource for business and IT professionals and students. CA Press introduces books in numerous areas of business and IT. CA Press is a strategic collaboration with Apress, a leading technical publisher devoted to meeting the needs of IT professionals, software developers, and programmers.

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CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at http://www.ca.com.

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Ekahau Introduces new Wi-Fi Capacity Tools to Plan Networks for Multiplying Tablets and Smartphones

Updated Ekahau Site Survey and New Ekahau DBx Pro Spectrum Analyzer Aid in the Design and Optimization of Wi-Fi networks with Increased Capacity Demands

RESTON, Virginia, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real
Time Location Systems (
http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html )
(RTLS) and Wi-Fi tools, today released two products - Ekahau Site Survey
(http://www.ekahau.com/products/ekahau-site-survey/overview.html ) (ESS)
version 5.5, and Ekahau DBx Pro Spectrum Analyzer (
http://www.ekahau.com/products/ekahau-site-survey/spectrum.html) - that help
network administrators design, deploy and troubleshoot high-capacity Wi-Fi
networks.

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    Unlike other Wi-Fi (WLAN) planning and administration tools, the latest
version of ESS takes the capacity of the Wi-Fi network fully into
consideration. ESS accurately analyzes the network capacity based on the
number of Wi-Fi devices, and the applications run on them. This is essential
for today's networks where a growing number of Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones,
laptops and tablet devices require ever-increasing network capacity.

    When designing a Wi-Fi network for data, voice, or RTLS, to support a
large number of wireless devices, ESS will suggest a more dense access point
placement. When analyzing a network, ESS now will display areas of sufficient
or insufficient capacity. ESS also provides in-depth troubleshooting
analysis, showing the number of associated clients per access point and
displaying areas where too many voice calls will be placed simultaneously via
a single access point.

    "In the era of smartphones and tablets, the question for Wi-Fi network
administrators is not just about coverage anymore, it's about capacity," said
Jussi Kiviniemi, director of Product Marketing at Ekahau. "With our latest
version of ESS, network administrators can be sure that their Wi-Fi network
is capable of handling current and future capacity demands. This addition
expands the growing list of ESS' unique features, which already include
real-time location system (RTLS) integration, hybrid site surveys and an
Android network analysis application."

    The new Ekahau DBx Pro Spectrum Analyzer allows the user to detect,
identify and locate interference issues in Wi-Fi networks with ease. DBx Pro,
which replaces the previous DBx Spectrum Analyzer, offers significant
improvements, such as interference classification, a device finder and a
redesigned user interface.

    Ekahau Site Survey 5.5 and Ekahau DBx Pro Spectrum Analyzer are available
now from via the Ekahau website (http://www.ekahau.com/) and through Ekahau's
certified distribution partners.

    About Ekahau Inc.

    Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi-based RTLS
solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau's solutions
are being used in more than 300 hospitals around the world, as well as by
manufacturing, retail and industrial companies, government agencies and the
military. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators and international OEM partners, who develop and market
wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a U.S.-based corporation, with
headquarters in Reston, Va., and other offices in Saratoga, Calif.; Helsinki,
Finland; Tokyo; and Hong Kong. For more information about Ekahau, please
visit http://www.ekahau.com.

    (c) Copyright 2011, Ekahau, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Ekahau Media Contacts: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215,  juliet(at)rocketscience.com; Americas: Cindi Loveall, Marketing Director, Ekahau,  +1-703-860-2850 x 1008, cindi.loveall(at)ekahau.com; Rest of the world: Annina Pierson,   Marketing Director, Ekahau, +358-20-743-5913, annina.pierson(at)ekahau.com

EasyVista Combines SaaS, Codeless ITSM Solution With LogMeIn Rescue's Remote Connectivity, Support

HDI 21st ANNUAL CONFERENCE and EXPO, LAS VEGAS, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     EasyVista Inc., member of the Staff&Line Group, a global
leader in IT Service Management (ITSM), today announced a new integration
with LogMeIn Rescue, bringing together advanced SaaS, codeless ITSM with
remote support capabilities through a single integrated experience.

    LogMeIn Rescue is a web-based remote support application that allows
service desk staff to rapidly diagnose and troubleshoot remote PC's, Macs,
tablets, and smartphones as if they were directly in front of them.

    The initial integration of EasyVista combines the ease of codeless ITSM,
process automation wizards, SaaS and advanced ITIL v3 functionality with the
powerful remote support capabilities of LogMeIn Rescue. Customers can
collaborate in real-time with end-users, quickly diagnose and resolve issues
and streamline support and incident management operations.

    "IT departments are under pressure to deliver a complete service to the
business, maximize staff efficiency and lower total cost of ownership," said
Jamal Labed, Chief Operating Officer at EasyVista Inc.

    "By integrating EasyVista's codeless, advanced IT Management solution
with LogMeIn Rescue's powerful remote support, IT departments are able to
deliver fast, effective and reliable results without sacrificing customer
satisfaction. We are delighted to be working with such a talented,
well-established provider of support and diagnostic capabilities as LogMeIn."

    The announcement comes at an exciting time for EasyVista Inc. which has
clearly established its leadership status in the ITSM market delivering SaaS
solutions for more than a decade. EasyVista recently became the first tool to
be certified for 15 ITIL processes through PinkVERIFY, the world's only
independent ITSM tool certification program from leading ITSM education and
consulting provider Pink Elephant.

    EasyVista enables organizations to concentrate on their core business
while improving the quality of service delivered to end-users and reducing IT
Management costs. EasyVista provides clear benefits not delivered by legacy
solutions - its unique codeless development environment reduces Total Cost of
Ownership by up to 50 percent over five years and offers an 80 percent
reduction in deployment time versus traditional on-premise providers by
combining codeless customizations, SaaS and ITIL v3 process wizards. For more
information about EasyVista, visit http://www.easyvista.com.

    About EasyVista Inc.

    At EasyVista Inc., we apply the benefit of 20 years expertise
as a pure player in the IT Management space in order to 'Make IT Easy.' Our
EasyVista solution is easier to deploy, use and maintain than other products
in the market, without any compromise to features and functionality or its
performance.

    EasyVista, which is available in SaaS mode or licence mode, is
ITIL v3 compatible certified on 15 service management processes and covers
all aspects of IT Management (IT Service Management, IT Asset Management,
CMDB, automatic inventory, user portal) in a single, integrated and modular
solution.

    EasyVista Inc. is part of the Staff&Line Group. With over 60
certified partners worldwide Staff&Line Group has a direct presence in six
countries (USA, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal). The company boasts over
3,300 customers in practically every vertical sector including: banking,
insurance, financial services, public sector, retail, healthcare, utilities,
telecoms managed service providers and IT consulting. Staff&Line Group is
quoted on Alternext - EuroNext Paris. For more information visit
http://www.easyvista.com, our blog http://blog.staffandline.com or on
twitter, @easyvista: (http://twitter.com/easyvista/).

   
    Media Contact:
    Valerie Brodie
    SVP Marketing
    EasyVista Inc
    +1-914-844-9076
    vbrodie@easyvista.com

Source: EasyVista Inc.

Media Contact: Valerie Brodie, SVP Marketing,  EasyVista Inc, +1-914-844-9076, vbrodie@easyvista.com

No More Clicking Noise! Get rid of the Useless Sound of a Clicking Mouse

NIEUWERKERK AAN DEN IJSSEL, The Netherlands, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     The Nexus Silent Mouse SM-7000B is an advanced 2.4G wireless optical
mouse without the annoying clicking-noise and it connects to your PC, MAC or
laptop with a super small nano receiver.

    Patented Silent Switch technology

    The switches Nexus uses for the Silent Mouse are patented and lack the
"click" sound when you press them. "You will be amazed how much more relaxing
it is when you get rid of this useless sound," says Michael van der Jagt of
Nexus Technology. "We have many tv and radio studio customers that have been
pushing us for this product and we notice that it is appreciated by home and
office users also." Van der Jagt refers to the fact that PC's in the past
were not very fast and you needed the confirmation that you have clicked on
an icon, because it could take a few seconds before you would see the result.
Nowadays PC's show a graphical reaction of your click immediately and today's
tablet solutions do not provide a confirmation by sound at all. The clicking
sound lost its function, so why not get rid of it?

    Comfortable shape and material

    The Nexus Silent Mouse has a comfortable size and is an excellent mouse
for desktop use. But also for laptop users it is very suitable. Especially
because of the small nano receiver which you plug in a USB port and leave it
there. It is so small that you do not need to take it out. You just forget
it's there. Furthermore the mouse has a quality surface treatment so it feels
good in your hand.

    DPI selection button

    On top of the mouse is a convenient 1000/1600 DPI selection switch to
alter the mouse speed. Fast when you need speed and slow when you need
accuracy.

    Demonstration

    With this video Nexus tries to give you an idea about the sound
difference compared to a regular mouse. The test is not done in a anechoic
chamber so the dB(A) values are just for comparison reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_Q5ycbkJc

    Product details

    Product details can be found at:
http://www.stopthenoise.com/nexus_silent_mouse.htm

    High resolution images are available.

Source: Nexus Technology BV

Contact details: Michael van der Jagt, Email: michael (at) nexustek(dot)nl, Tel: +31-180-399356,  Nexus Technology BV

Latest OpenNebula 2.2 Release Delivers the Most Feature-packed Open Source Cloud Platform

OpenNebula 2.2 Adds New Features to Help Production Clouds and Improves the user Experience With the new Graphical Interface Sunstone

MADRID, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     The OpenNebula Project announced today the general availability of
OpenNebula 2.2 for download. OpenNebula is the open-source reference
technology to deploy enterprise-class infrastructure clouds, used by
thousands of organizations across multiple industries. OpenNebula 2.2 is the
seventh major release of the project and with it, it continues to fulfill the
promise of building a state-of-the-art open source toolkit that also
addresses the scalability, flexibility and security requirements of
large-scale production systems.

    "With OpenNebula 2.2 we continue to make OpenNebula the open-source
choice to deploy an Infrastructure Cloud", said Ignacio M. Llorente, Project
Director at OpenNebula.org. "We are adding new features to strength the
production-ready nature of OpenNebula, making it the most proven, powerful an
interoperable technology in the cloud arena".

    OpenNebula 2.2 extends the fault-tolerance features of the toolkit and
includes out-of-the-box integration with data-center's monitoring systems.

    "We are also very excited with Sunstone, the brand new web application.
Since the start of the project we have received a lot of requests from the
community to include a graphical interface, and now OpenNebula 2.2 makes a
reality this long awaited feature", said Ruben S. Montero, Chief Architect at
OpenNebula.org. "Sunstone leverages the functionality of previous interfaces
and allows you to manage and administer your cloud in a graphical manner,
with lots of eye candy."

    OpenNebula is the result of many years of research and development in
close collaboration with leading IT organizations. Many of its innovative
features have been developed to support business use cases from leading
companies in RESERVOIR, flagship of the EU-funded projects in cloud
computing. This last version also brings features developed in other
groundbreaking projects, such as StratusLab and BonFIRE.

    The OpenNebula project would like to thank the community for their effort
and valuable contributions that have made this release possible; the European
Commission for founding part of the developments of this release; and our
private sponsor, C12G Labs, for supporting the community and software
contributions.

    About the OpenNebula Project

    OpenNebula is an open-source project aimed at building the industry
standard open source cloud computing tool for managing distributed data
center infrastructures.

    For more info: http://www.OpenNebula.org

Source: DSA Research Group

Ignacio M. Llorente, contact@opennebula.org, +34-91-3947616

CA Technologies Offers RSA SecurID® Customers Opportunity to Trade their RSA Tokens for CA ArcotID Secure Software Credential

RSA Token Trade-In Program Gives RSA Customers a Secure, More Flexible and Convenient Option for Advanced Authentication

ISLANDIA, N.Y., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) is offering all RSA SecurID® token customers an opportunity to trade their RSA tokens for CA ArcotID secure software credentials in a one-for-one swap.

For each RSA SecurID token, CA Technologies will provide a three-year enterprise license for the CA ArcotID software credential, including the CA Arcot WebFort authentication server. The only cost to the customer making the switch is maintenance. The program is in effect until Sept. 30, 2011.

"Hardware tokens are a security mechanism whose time has expired. The inconvenience of carrying an additional key fob or device for today's increasingly mobile workforce is not practical, and the difficulty of remediation in case of a hardware token breach can be overwhelming," said Ram Varadarajan, general manager for CA Arcot Security Solutions, CA Technologies.  "For the past 13 years, the Arcot technology has delivered advanced authentication using secure software credentials as a proven alternative to hardware tokens. CA ArcotID, with nearly 30 million users, offers increased flexibility and simplicity of deployment, without sacrificing security."

There are significant advantages to using the CA ArcotID secure software credential versus standalone hardware tokens for advanced authentication:

    --  Simple deployment and management - The CA ArcotID software credential
        can be easily and securely downloaded and deployed using patented
        cryptographic camouflage technology. This is more efficient than a
        hardware token which must be manufactured, physically distributed to the
        customer site, and then delivered to the end-user. In addition, in the
        event of a security breach, a software-based authentication approach
        provides a speed advantage by allowing organizations to immediately
        reset the credential. Users would then self-provision a new, and
        potentially larger, private key the next time they log in. If a hardware
        token is compromised, the situation could require deploying a new token,
        which would require the vendor's assistance and could be a costly,
        time-consuming and inefficient process.

    --  Flexibility - The CA ArcotID software credential works across multiple
        applications and environments, and it scales to support millions of
        users. Organizations also have the flexibility to store the CA ArcotID
        software credential on any supported client device, such as a PC,
        notebook, tablet device or smartphone.

    --  Uncompromised Security - The CA ArcotID software credential combines a
        standard x.509v3 digital certificate with patented cryptographic
        camouflage private key concealment technology to allow users to
        authenticate securely. In addition, each organization creates, manages
        and stores its own private keys for all its CA ArcotID users. CA
        Technologies holds no information about any individual software
        credentials, thereby reducing the risk of compromising customer data.

Customers who take advantage of this offer can benefit from a Rapid Implementation Service that includes basic workflows and templates for downloading the credential and server, and setting up a typical configuration. If a customer requires a more customized implementation, additional services are available from CA Technologies or its partners.

CA Technologies will host a Webcast, "SecurID® Breach: Restoring Strong Authentication for Your Applications," on Wednesday, March 30 at 1 p.m. ET. Jim Reno, principal security architect, CA Technologies, will discuss authentication best practices and ways to help reduce risk and secure your authentication process. Register for the Webcast at http://www.ca.com/us/lpg/forms/na/sre/26033_29603.aspx.

For more information on the RSA Token Trade-In Program, please visit http://www.ca.com/replaceSecurID.

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About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at http://www.ca.com.

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Clipboard History 1.0: Remember That Text That Was on Clipboard an Hour Ago, but Was Gone When You Needed It?

COBURG, Germany, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Outertech has released Clipboard History 1.0, a freeware Windows Clipboard manager. With Clipboard History you can access up to twenty texts previously copied to the Clipboard, using the usually idle Caps Lock key, a tray icon, or a hotkey of your choice. When you press the Caps Lock key, you will see a menu of saved texts. Select a text with the keyboard or with your mouse, and it will be pasted to the current application. You can add up to twenty permanent predefined text clips (or "Stickies") to this menu. Clipboard History also offers advanced features like text filtering and fixing of multiline browser links. Get it at: http://www.outertech.com/clipboard-history

Along with Clipboard History, Outertech has updated all its current applications.

Linkman 8.0 (short for Link Manager) is a bookmark manager designed to handle large numbers of links. Let's face it -- browser bookmark systems were designed with the casual Internet user in mind. But for some of us, links and bookmarks are part of our daily work lives. Things get pretty unwieldy with thousands (and for some folks, even tens of thousands!) of bookmarks. Linkman integrates with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Opera, and supports bookmark synchronization between browsers and among computers. Get it at: http://www.outertech.com/bookmark-manager

Cacheman 7.10 (short for Cache Manager) is a Windows performance optimization tool. The computer cache is a special high-speed storage method. Requested data can be retrieved faster from a local cache than from its original location. Cacheman tweaks cache components for a faster computer. You can use Auto-Optimize to get the best tweaks for all cache parameters. Cacheman also allows you to reduce lag in computer games by giving more power to the chosen game and less to the background programs that would otherwise slow it down. Get it at: http://www.outertech.com/faster-computer

System requirements for all apps: Windows XP, Vista or 7, 32 or 64 bit.

You may include our software on any magazine media cover.

For further information, email distribution@outertech.com, call Thomas Reimann at +49(0)95619762733, or fax +49(0)95616756257.

About Outertech

Incorporated in 1999, Outertech is a software development company based in Coburg, Germany. Our mission statement: "To make computers more stable, more useful, faster, and easier to use." Outertech's lead product is Cacheman (short for Cache Manager), an award-winning Microsoft Windows performance optimization program initially developed in 1996 as the very first Windows optimization software ever. Cacheman is currently available as version 7 for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Linkman (short for Link Manager), is another major Outertech project -- an outstanding bookmark manager that integrates with the Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera browsers. Initially released in 1997, Linkman's XML databases have been praised for 14 years of bookmark data security. Version 8 was released in March 2011.

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Feel the Exhilaration of America's Number One Motorsport With NASCAR® The Game(TM) 2011

Activision and Eutechnyx Revolutionize NASCAR Gameplay with an Unrivalled Sense of Speed and Unprecedented Wreck Physics

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR racing is back in the hands of the fans with the release of NASCAR The Game 2011. Activision Publishing, Inc (Nasdaq: ATVI) and leading independent developer Eutechnyx today announced the release of NASCAR The Game 2011 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. NASCAR The Game 2011 captures the thrill and spectacle of NASCAR with a complete field of 43 cars and drivers, 23 authentic tracks, full damage modeling, realistic wrecks, pit stops and truly authentic details from pre-race flyovers to victory spinouts.

Players now have full access to renowned NASCAR drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart and 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne. Fans also have the ability to create their own driver, embarking on a career that will gain sponsors, endorsements, friends and foes. The driving style of each driver has been meticulously recreated and the game factors in point standings, past encounters and team affiliations as players progress through to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

On the track, rivalries flare as players draft, bump and rub at incredible speeds. Additionally, high impact crashes, collisions and debris must be navigated with split second decisions to achieve glory at the checkered flag. There is also split screen two player action and 16-player online racing* for the ultimate challenge against friends. Customizable options and settings make NASCAR The Game 2011 the most accessible racing game available for fans of every skill level.

"This game embodies the spirit of our sport, along with the intensity and pure excitement of racing upwards of 200 mph. Aside from being on the track, this gameplay is the best way for fans to get an unprecedented, realistic NASCAR experience," commented Blake Davison, vice president, licensing and consumer products at NASCAR.

"We've been able to incorporate awesome NASCAR elements that will help rookies and pros alike make every race a high-octane adventure," said Ed Martin, Executive Vice President at Eutechnyx. David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing, added, "Any motorsports enthusiast or fan of racing games will thoroughly enjoy NASCAR The Game 2011 - the speed, rush, tension, excitement and energy of the sport is an experience unlike any other."

Exclusive GoDaddy.com paint schemes and garage signage have been integrated and are available by retrieving unlock codes at GoDaddy.com/Danica or GoDaddy.com/Mark. A partnership with Sprint brings enhanced game replays, a special unlockable Sprint decal pack and even Miss Sprint Cup into the game. Additional game content, video and special features can be found at GoDaddy.com and on Sprint NASCAR's mobile app and website.

NASCAR The Game 2011 is available now on Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 system for $59.99 MSRP and on the Wii(TM) System from Nintendo later this Spring for $49.99 MSRP. It is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. For more information visit http://www.NASCARTheGame.com or follow the game on Twitter @NASCARTheGame or on Facebook.

* Online available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 system only

About Eutechnyx

Eutechnyx is the world's leading independent racing game developer. With a history spanning over 23 years, the studio has won numerous awards for its million-plus selling titles and garnered exceptional acclaim in the business sector. As well as its headquarters in the UK, the company has studios in Hong Kong, Chengdu, Charlotte and Pittsburgh. For more information, please visit http://www.eutechnyx.com.

About NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for one of North America's premier sports.  NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport - with more of the top 20 highest attended sporting events in the U.S. than any other sport, and is the No. 2 rated regular-season sport on television. NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in 20 languages. NASCAR fans are the most brand loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport.

NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), four regional series, and one local grassroots series, as well as two international series.  Also part of NASCAR is Grand-Am Road Racing, known for its competition on road courses with multiple classes of cars. NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. Based in Daytona Beach (Fla.), NASCAR has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte (N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico City, and Toronto.

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com. 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality "hit" titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

©2011 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Contact:
Activision Publishing & USA:
Rob Fleischer
Sandbox Strategies
rob@sandboxstrat.com
Tel: 212-213-2451 x 222

NASCAR:
Tom Sullivan
tsullivan@nascar.com
Tel: 704-348-9613

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Activision Publishing, Inc.

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RockLive Launches Mike Tyson - Main Event Mobile Game for iOS Platform

FREE Interactive Game Allows Players to Go Toe-To-Toe with Boxing Legend Mike Tyson

IRVINE, Calif., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RockLive (formerly Rock Software), creator of mobile applications and games built around celebrity individuals or famous entities, today announced the availability of "Mike Tyson - Main Event," an interactive boxing game featuring Mike Tyson and an eclectic group of fighters from around the world. Available now and free in the iTunes App Store, Mike Tyson - Main Event lets players punch their way through multiple rounds as the underdog in a pound-for-pound boxing competition en route to the 'main event,' - boxing against the former undisputed heavy weight champion of the world, Mike Tyson.

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"The goal with all of our applications and games is to excite users by offering them a unique and entertaining way to connect with their favorite athletes, celebrities and personalities in a relevant and lasting way," said John Shahidi, CEO of RockLive. "Mike Tyson is an international icon in the boxing world and beyond; therefore it's only natural for RockLive to work with Mike to further connect with his fans - young and old alike."

Mike Tyson - Main Event features fictional fighters Jordy McDirt, Fluke O'Brady, Jay Shore Tenerelli, and other skilled, trash-talking opponents who dodge left and swing right while advancing from one circuit to another. Players earn RockCash after each win that can be used toward the purchase of virtual items to help defeat future opponents.

"We've got a lot of surprise updates in store with this game," said Mike Tyson. "It's going to be a knockout!"

Main Event follows the highly successful November 2010 launch of RockLive game "Mad Chad" featuring NFL star and TV personality Chad Ochocinco. Mad Chad, which takes players on an around the world adventure to rescue Chad's stolen pet pigeon, flew to the top of iTunes' paid app chart within its first week of release.

The game is free to download and available now in the iTunes App Store. Are your thumbs ready? Watch the training video to find out.

About RockLive

Based in Irvine, California, RockLive creates and produces games and social apps for iPhone and Android devices. RockLive apps and games bring a new experience to mobile users with the incorporation of influential athletes, musicians, and entertainers. Founded by brothers John and Sam Shahidi, RockLive has established a strong team to create great products while incorporating the best experience for mobile users.

Future RockLive games will feature NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant, boxer Floyd Mayweather and musician 50 Cent. Additionally, RockLive provides the popular app RunPee, a utility that tells users when to use the restroom during a movie and provides story line updates.

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CONTACT: Lerin O'Neill of Text 100, +1-415-593-8425, Mobile, +1-415-290-3006, lerin.oneill@text100.com, for RockLive

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

Future of Advertising: Convergence of Mobile and Digital Interactive Out of Home Offers New Solution for Ad Agencies

New interactive advertising medium represents marriage of digital and mobile technologies

TORONTO, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of the fastest growing advertising mediums today - mobile and digital out-of-home (DOOH) - confirm that brands and agencies are shifting budgets from traditional advertising to digital and interactive channels that provide immediate interaction and measurement.

Helping drive this trend is Toronto-based media company iSIGN, with a new advertising technology being rolled out to agencies across North America. The company's interactive marketing solution (IMS 3.0) marries mobile interactions with digital advertising, resulting in a medium known as proximity marketing. Not a sign or a text-based advertisement, iSIGN's interactive marketing solution creates interactions with consumers' mobile phones, delivering content at moments of maximum influence.  Consumers within a certain range (from 3 to 300 feet) of a retail presence receive relevant and welcome offers through their Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices. Today, more than 90% of phones include this feature.

Signs that talk and interact

By targeting consumers when they are in store and primed to buy, advertisers can deliver branded content that is contextually relevant, encouraging consumers to take action at point of sale. Messages can range from product coupons and promotions, videos, music, movie trailers, and other rich-media content. "With technology that allows digital signs to 'talk and interact' with mobile devices that are in proximity, advertisers can deliver relevant incentives at exactly the right time," said Alex Romanov, CEO of iSIGN. "It represents a powerful union of digital and mobile technologies."

A new advertising medium for 2011 and beyond

According to a Magna Global ad forecast, mobile and DOOH are currently the second and third fastest-growing advertising mediums, with mobile projected to grow 19.4% from 2011 to 2016, and DOOH projected to grow 15.2%. Optimizing the benefits of both mediums, iSIGN's interactive marketing solution is the next step in advertising technology that is currently being tested by convenience store chains, entertainment companies and sporting arenas across North America.

Developing valuable business intelligence

iSIGN's interactive marketing solution increases the effectiveness of static forms of advertising by being able to quantify and collect detailed information about consumers.  With market research being a central component of any advertising strategy, iSIGN's solution unifies the message delivery and the information collection - essentially conducting market research at the same time that it is delivering targeted messaging to consumers. Advertisers have access to data in real-time that reports which campaign and messaging is working, and which isn't.

Interactive advertising at the right place, right time, without the guesswork

iSIGN says that its solution brings measurability and interactivity to both mobile and DOOH, without any guesswork.  Advertisers will see a dramatic transformation from simple digital signage displays that have been impossible to measure in the past, to fully measurable interactive experiences at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising or even standalone mobile marketing efforts - a huge benefit for agencies looking for more effective channels but with smaller budgets.

"The drawbacks of digital outdoor signage have been the lack of metrics to measure consumer response and its overall lack of interactivity: our new technology allows advertisers to transform their digital signage into interactive consumer touchpoints with consumers mobile devices, and capture data and measure consumer responses in real-time, while they shop," says Romanov.  "Combined, these channels represent the greatest single opportunity for increased revenues and a new advertising base capable of interactively capturing shopper and business intelligence."

To arrange an interview or learn more about iSIGN, please contact iSIGN's Director of Media Relations, Vanessa Horwell at vanessa@thinkinkpr.com or 305.749.5342 ext. 232, or visit http://www.isignmedia.com.

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. 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 publicly traded in Toronto (TSX.V) under the symbol "ISD". Additional information about iSIGN Media can be found at http://www.isignmedia.com.

SOURCE  iSIGN Media

iSIGN Media

CONTACT: Vanessa Horwell, +1-305-749-5342 ext. 232, vanessa@thinkinkpr.com

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

aisle411 and Location Labs Partner to Deliver Next-Generation Retail Experiences

Joint Solution Adds Geo-Fencing to Industry-First Retail Navigation and Social Shopping Platform; Delivers Targeted Ads Based on User Location

ST. LOUIS, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- aisle411, the premiere mobile retail navigation service that helps shoppers find what they are looking for and get rewarded for it, and Location Labs, the leading provider of mobile location-as-a-service, today announced that aisle411's industry first retail navigation solution will integrate Geofencing, powered by the Location Labs' Sparkle(TM) Platform to enable users to receive real-time alerts on available coupons and access to store navigation when approaching a store in the aisle411 system.

"Shoppers are always on the look out for new ways to utilize technology to make their shopping experience faster, easier and more convenient," said Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO, aisle411. "By combining Location Labs' innovative Geofencing technology with information including product location and relevant promotions, aisle411 provides an unprecedented shopping experience bridging online and in-store experiences, enabling brands to connect with their customers from the moment they approach a store."

aisle411 empowers anyone with a mobile phone to find products and promotions quickly and easily in retail stores. With intuitive voice recognition technology powered by Nuance, aisle411 offers a unique in-store search and comprehensive mobile retail shopping solution. With the aisle411 App, users can instantly locate products in stores down to the specific section of the aisle, find product reviews, manage shopping lists, share experiences with friends via social media integration, then get reward points and mobile coupons for using the service. The new integrated solution with Location Labs will allow aisle411 users to opt-in to receive greeting messages, special store offers, coupons, product recommendations, and auto-routing of shoppers' entire shopping lists on a map as they approach the store.

"aisle411's groundbreaking shopping solution is transforming the way customers interact with retailers, advertisers and brands," said Akash Agarwal, SVP Platform Products at Location Labs. "With the integration of Location Labs' Geofencing technology, customers will now be able to leverage location to find stores and related deals."

The aisle411 app is available for free from the iPhone App Store or from http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aisle411/id394218369?mt=8 with Android and Blackberry Apps later this year. These platforms will also begin integrating with aisle411's online web site at http://www.aisle411.com in 2011.

To see a list of participating retailers near you, visit the aisle411 website.

About aisle411

Founded in 2008, aisle411 was first to market with a product search service using retail product location information to help consumers save time and money. aisle411 provides comprehensive product information to consumers via mobile technologies with support for an iPhone App and Mobile Web. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, this innovative market leader is positioned for rapid growth across retail locations in the U.S. and internationally. Additional information is available at: http://www.aisle411.com/.

About Location Labs

Location Labs is the leader in mobile location-as-a-service with consumer products that enhance the personal safety of millions of users and a location platform that supports over 4,000+ developers.

The company operates the world's most successful mobile location-based personal safety service, powering nearly a dozen products for Tier 1 carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Recent accolades include: 2010 Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies and San Francisco Business Journal's "Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies".

The company has raised $26MM in venture financing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners), QUALCOMM Ventures, Intel Capital, and Mitsui Ventures. More information: http://www.LocationLabs.com

SOURCE  aisle411

aisle411

CONTACT: Graham Sorkin, Nadel Phelan, Inc., +1-831-440-2406, graham.sorkin@nadelphelan.com

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

Jingwei International Announced Strategic Business Partnering Agreement with Zhejiang China Unicom

SHENZHEN, China, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Jingwei International Limited (Nasdaq: JNGW) ("Jingwei" or the "Company") today announced it has signed a strategic business partnering agreement (the "agreement") with Zhejiang China Unicom to leverage Jingwei's data mining, interactive marketing and software service expertise to design, develop and operate Zhejiang China Unicom's mobile and mobile value-added services ("MVAS") Society Channel and marketing support system to support its over 80,000 society channel depots in Zhejiang province for optimal marketing results on "revenue sharing" basis.

The agreement is for an initial term of 3 years; and is renewable by mutual consent. Under the agreement, Jingwei will design, build and operate the mobile and MVAS Society Channel and marketing support platform for Zhejiang China Unicom. With the deployment of this platform and participation in its daily operation, Jingwei will enjoy a share of the revenues derived from sales and service contracts generated from the channel depots supported by the system. 

Commenting on the announcement, George Du, President and Chairman of Jingwei said, "We are delighted to be the partner of choice on this strategic initiative for Zhejiang China Unicom to capitalize on the robust growth of mobile and MVAS applications to efficiently and profitably grow their business."

Rick Luk, Chief Executive Officer of Jingwei, said "Today's announcement signals another significant milestone in the development of Jingwei as this agreement is expected to translate to attractive recurring revenue to strengthen our business." Mr. Luk continued, "More importantly, this not only serves as another testimonial for our technology and market leadership, following a similar system we deployed for Guangdong China Unicom last year, it further reinforces our established, long term relationships with a premier telecommunications carrier in China."

About Jingwei International

Jingwei International Limited ("Jingwei" or the "Company") is a leading provider of data mining, interactive marketing and software services in China. By leveraging its proprietary database of over 400 million consumer profiles, Jingwei helps companies to more effectively reach their target audiences. To capitalize on China's rapid growth in mobile, Internet and e-Commerce applications, Jingwei has focused on enhanced data mining offerings that encompass interactive marketing, bundled mobility solutions and mobile value added services.  The Company's software services include business intelligence ("BI"), billing and operations support ("BSS/OSS"), and customer relationship management ("CRM") solutions for Chinese telecom operators and power companies. For more information, please visit the Company's web site: http://www.jingweicom.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in the press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Such statements typically involve risks and uncertainties and may include financial projections or information regarding our future plans, objectives or performance. Actual results could differ materially from the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with effects of changing economic conditions in The People's Republic of China, variations in cash flow, reliance on new product development, variations in new product development, risks associated with rapid technological change, and the potential of introduced or undetected flaws and defects in products, and other risk factors detailed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

    Company Contact:
    Jingwei International Limited
    Yong Xu or Cao Wei
    Tel:   +86-755-8631-9430
    Email: weicao@jingweicom.com
    Web:  http://www.jingweicom.com

SOURCE  Jingwei International Limited

Jingwei International Limited

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

NAVTEQ® Maps Now Power Panasonic's New Digital Cameras

NAVTEQ location content enables geotagging of photos and images

CHICAGO, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world is supplying NAVTEQ® map and location content for Panasonic's LUMIX DMC-TZ20/ZS10 and DMC-FT3/TS3, the newest member of Panasonic's acclaimed LUMIX Series of digital cameras.

Traditionally, consumers can only organize their photo collection via date/time. With the integration of maps and location content in an increasing number of imaging devices, consumers can now geographically organize their photos effortlessly, allowing them to easily determine the exact location of where the photo was taken and when. In addition, a timestamp feature allows users to determine the exact date and time a photo is taken. Cameras and camcorders are now among the latest market segments to integrate maps and location content in an aim to create a more compelling user experience.

NAVTEQ location content enables cameras and camcorders to geotag photos and images directly to points of interest (POI) data from the NAVTEQ map using image detection, determining a POI based on its structure latitude and longitude. The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ20/ZS10 and DMC-FT3/TS3 features a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) function allowing geotagged images to be pinpointed via POI data supplied by NAVTEQ. As such, images can be shared with friends and families easily. This built-in GPS system automatically tags the latitude and longitude data of each photo taken, giving users details on where the photos or videos were taken. For example, it could show the name of the Country/Region, State/Prov./County, County/Township, City/Town/Village and Landmark.

"Digital cameras and camcorders is one of the newest areas in which location is being leveraged to enhance the device experience. NAVTEQ and Panasonic have had a strong collaboration globally, with NAVTEQ® Maps powering Panasonic's first GPS enabled digital camera, which was launched last year.  Moving forward, we plan to further enhance the location experience through the integration of location content into various mobile mediums," said Rich Shuman, senior vice president, Asia Pacific, NAVTEQ Sales.   

"At Panasonic, we are committed to developing products that positively impact people's lives. This is why we are proud to work with NAVTEQ to power our range of GPS-enabled digital cameras. With top quality NAVTEQ maps on board, we are assured that our devices will offer users more than 1,000,000 POI data, enhancing users overall digital imaging experience," said Izumi Tomozawa, Group Manager, Panasonic. 

The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ20/ZS10 and DMC-FT3/TS3 will be available globally (except China) from March 2011 onwards.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data (digital location content) enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world.  NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions.  The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has more than 5,400 employees located in 214 offices in 49 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

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NAVTEQ

CONTACT: Lim Shaw Wun of NAVTEQ, +65 6303 8422, shawwun.lim@navteq.com

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

omNovia Releases YouTube Module in its HD Webinar Platform

HOUSTON, March 29, 2011 -- omNovia Technologies, a leading global provider of interactive online meetings, high quality webinars and live event webcasting solutions, announced today that its web conferencing platform now allows presenters to instantly search and play any YouTube clip for their attendees during the live webcast. In 2008, omNovia added MoviePlayer to its platform which enabled group replay of HD quality videos in a secure environment. The new YouTube feature complements MoviePlayer by providing access to millions of publicly available movies.

Brett Foggle, CEO of Options University, said that, "Options University offers courses for investors at every level. With omNovia's interactive webcasting platform, we can create engaging webinars that combine unparalleled expertise with a commitment to providing investors success trading strategies." He also added that, "The new YouTube module increases engagement with attendees and as a result, the effectiveness of our webinars."

"From customer testimonials to training videos, Movie Player has always been a powerful presentation tool in our platform," said Shawn Shadfar, founder and CEO of omNovia Technologies. "We are excited to be the first webcasting company to introduce You Tube integration. This new innovative module perfectly aligns with our development strategy of enhancing visual communication with rich content media, interactivity and ease of use."

omNovia Technologies is known as the pioneer in interactive online meeting technologies. In July 2009, the company released the first ever Twitter integration in an online meeting platform, which has now become an industry standard. omNovia also introduced Recast, the world's first interactive replay technology.

About omNovia Technologies

omNovia Technologies(TM), Inc, is a leading global provider of online meetings, high quality webinars, and live event webcasting solutions for both small business meetings and large-scale enterprise conferences with global footprint. omNovia's high quality web conferencing platform offers the best online meeting experience with unique interactive features in a secure web-based environment. On the other hand, omNovia's live event webcasting solution, StageToWeb, goes beyond traditional event webcasting techniques by providing HD live video streaming, integrated voice, interactive tools and a full range of professional services.

omNovia Technologies is headquartered in Houston, Texas. More information is available at http://www.omnovia.com.

Media Contact:

Adem Sengul
omNovia Technologies
281-500-4065
asengul@omnovia.com
http://www.omnovia.com

SOURCE  omNovia Technologies

omNovia Technologies

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

VRcontext Delivers a MURA-Compliant Walkinside-PI System Interface

HOUSTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated operations and digital oil field management require interoperability between vendor applications as well as real-time and intuitive accessibility to decision-critical information.

To this end, VRcontext has successfully developed bi-directional connectivity between the PI System from OSIsoft, the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure for management of real-time data and events, and its Walkinside Virtual Reality application using its open SDK that incorporates Microsoft Upstream Reference Architecture (MURA) specifications. In the past few months, several of its major international oil and gas operating company clients have deployed this technology to help access and analyze real-time sensor data in an immersive contextual environment, and optimize production processes, while improving safety.

Walkinside provides the 3D Virtual Reality expertise and presentation layer capability for the producing asset engineering infrastructure linking and publishing data bases, process simulations and real-time sensor data into the 3D model from other applications vendors and partners participating in the Microsoft Upstream Reference Architecture Initiative.

Operators can effectively review sensor historian data and trends associated with critical plant equipment, and anticipate and resolve abnormal behavior to address asset integrity threats and adverse sequences of events during production. The Walkinside-PI solution is developed on an open .NET-compliant integration platform that helps consolidate information, processes and applications used for operation, maintenance, safety and operator training of major upstream assets.

"VRcontext's support for the MURA initiative is evidence of its commitment to standards and to the development of an open common industry framework for asset team collaboration and efficient work processes, delivering real value to information across the entire oil and gas supply chain and the asset life cycle management," said Marc de Buyl, managing director of VRcontext LLC in Houston.

"The advent of the digital oilfield is being accelerated by other MURA-compliant initiatives between vendors and will in turn reinforce the value of the MURA reference framework to optimize collaborative processes and the flow of mission-critical information for more judicious and expeditious decision-making incorporating topside, subsea and wells production facilities in a single 3D model," said Francois Lagae, president and CEO of VRcontext International SA.

"The oil and gas industry needs a common platform that will serve as the 'unifying language' and a force for IT integration and products and solutions interoperability to achieve major productivity gains," said Ali Ferling, managing director, Worldwide Oil & Gas Industry for Microsoft Corp. "This level of interoperability can only be realized by creating a foundational architecture designed and implemented by oil and gas solution providers, technology providers, systems integrators and standards organizations with guidance from operators. Today, the MURA architecture continues to mature as the initiative participants, such as VRcontext, develop new technologies and connections that are compliant with this common approach to information sharing."

About VRcontext

VRcontext International SA is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data in 3D. Over 200 businesses and governments in more than 30 countries rely on VRcontext's industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data into understandable visual representations and actionable intelligence. VRcontext software and services empower its customers to build and operate plants and ships, more safely and efficiently with intelligent 3D models. For more information, visit http://www.vrcontext.com.

Contact
Marc de Buyl
VRcontext LLC, Houston
Mobile: 713-494-6299
Fax: 713-463-9154
m.debuyl@vrcontext.com

SOURCE  VRcontext LLC

VRcontext LLC

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

YaSabe.com to Provide Bilingual Local Search for U.S. Hispanics at PaginasAmarillas.com

YaSabe will provide content and search infrastructure for PaginasAmarillas.com in the United States

HERNDON, Va. and BOGOTA, Colombia, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just days after the U.S. Census revealed that the population of Hispanics living in the United States has exceeded 50 million people, Publicar, S.A., the largest directory publisher in Latin America and Virginia-based YaSabe, Inc., announced today a deal to provide local search for U.S. Hispanics at PaginasAmarillas.com.  Users that come to PaginasAmarillas.com from the United States can search for products and services in Spanish or English and find local businesses that offer what they need.  As part of the deal, YaSabe will operate the U.S. website and offer local businesses and National brands an assortment of digital advertising products and services.  YaSabe will also sell pan-regional advertising to global brands interested in reaching consumers in Latin America and the United States.

"Hispanics everywhere can relate to the Paginas Amarillas brand," said Carlos Caceres, Internet Business Director at Publicar.  "Partnering with YaSabe, we will provide a world-class local search experience at PaginasAmarillas.com for the 50 million Hispanics that live in the United States."

"For any Hispanic consumer, the PaginasAmarillas.com brings to mind the idea of finding a local business online," said Azim Tejani, Director at YaSabe.com.  "We are pleased to have the opportunity to leverage the brand here in the United States where Hispanic consumers are the fastest growing group of Internet users." 

About Publicar, S.A.

Publicar S.A., a Carvajal Group company, is one of the leading multimedia content providers in South and Central America.  Publicar has been a leader in the telephone and specialized directory business for more than 50 years, providing information in multiple media including print, internet, and directory assistance.  It has operations in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. The company provides a wide variety of products and services ranging from phone directories to internet search services, website production, call centers, and other digital products. All together, Publicar S.A has over 8,000 employees (2,000 of which are sales representatives distributed in over 40 cities), and annually produces more than 200 directories, distributes over 15 million free directories, and designs over 10,000 web sites.  Publicar's internet properties attract more than 10 million unique users per month and the companies call centers receive more than 1 million DA inquiries a week. Learn more about Publicar at http://www.publicar.com.

About Ya Sabe, Inc.

Ya Sabe, Inc. helps local businesses and National brands connect with Hispanic consumers living in the United States, a population of 50 million people with a combined disposable income of almost $1 trillion.  YaSabe brings a unique content proposition for U.S. Hispanics together with world-class local search, mobile and social technologies.  At YaSabe.com users can search in English or Spanish to find and discover information about 14 million local businesses in the U.S.  The company also provides a free service where Hispanic consumers can ask YaSabe for human assistance to select a local service provider.  The proprietary dataset developed and managed by YaSabe makes it possible to aggregate queries from Hispanic consumers searching online at Google, Bing or on other partner destinations like PaginasAmarillas.com and holaciudad.com.  YaSabe has entered the market in Washington D.C., home to 1.4 million of the most affluent and wired Latinos in the country.  Learn more about YaSabe at http://www.yasabe.com. 

Contact:
Alfonso Berthier
202.351.2205

SOURCE  Ya Sabe, Inc.

Ya Sabe, Inc.

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

Fortress International Group Subsidiary Selected for Montana Data Center Project

Helena, MT Site Will Be the Nation's First Data Center to Utilize Energy Efficient KyotoCooling© System

COLUMBIA, Md., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortress International Group (Other OTC: FIGI), a provider of consulting and engineering, construction management and 24/7/365 site services for mission-critical facilities, today announced that its subsidiary, Total Site Solutions (TSS) has been selected as part of a team for the planning, design and construction Administration for the State of Montana's new Enterprise System Services Center sites in Helena and Miles City, Montana. This engineering effort addressed all disciplines including civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, communications, fire protection and security systems.

In developing this project, Montana state officials emphasized service providers capable of employing high levels of energy efficiency to meet the state's emission reduction objectives.  TSS presented several energy saving free cooling options for the data center design, including the Kyoto wheel manufactured by KyotoCooling International in the Netherlands.  TSS was able to calculate a life cycle cost with favorable payback for several systems, ultimately recommending the Kyoto Cooling System as the best value solution. The Montana site in Helena will be the first data center in the United States to use the ultra efficient Kyoto Energy Transfer Wheel.

Mike Boyer, Assistant Administrator, Operations, Montana State Government, said "TSS contributed data center design experience, gained from over 2,000 data center projects, to our design team.  As we considered a dozen cooling alternatives, TSS engineers performed a comprehensive cooling cost analysis, which was an important part of the decision-making process that resulted in our decision to include KyotoCooling(©) in the design.  TSS' expertise contributed to a highly successful data center project for the State of Montana."

"We are honored that TSS was selected for this significant project by the State of Montana," added Gerard Gallagher, TSS CEO and President. "Our design and engineering teams have well-developed skills related to the reduction of energy consumption in data centers, and we are constantly striving to provide the most advanced and innovative solutions, such the KyotoCooling(©) system, to our clients in an effort to increase the cost efficiency and improve the energy efficiency of their projects. That we are the first service provider in the United States to implement a KyotoCooling system in a data center speaks to the sophistication and expertise of our team, and we are excited about moving forward with this project."

About TSS:

Total Site Solutions, a Fortress International Group company, is a leading solutions provider in the mission-critical industry delivering technology consulting, design and engineering, construction management and 24/7/365 site services for the world's most technology dependent organizations. Serving as a trusted advisor, TSS delivers the strategic guidance and pre-planning that makes every stage of the critical facility lifecycle more efficient. For those who own, lease or manage mission-critical facilities, TSS provides innovative end-to-end capital management, energy, IT strategy, procurement, design, construction, implementation and operations solutions that optimize performance and reduce cost.

TSS is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, visit: http://www.totalsitesolutions.com or call 888-321-4877.

TSS -- setting a new standard for the optimized critical facility.

About KyotoCooling

KyotoCooling is a game changing Data Center Cooling technology. Designed from inception to support separated air flow distribution, KyotoCooling utilizes new techniques and approaches to support air cooling cabinets to 40kva and above while maintaining best practice approaches of modularity, redundancy and absolute control through autonomous self adaptive integrated controls. Each change in the data center is adapted to without intervention with the application of strategic approaches to energy efficiency and reliability. The result is the world's most efficient and reliable autonomous cooling solution for data centers. Created as a complete solution, it is a field proven answer to the complete data center cooling problem.

Forward Looking Statements This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" -- that is, statements related to future -- not past -- events, plans, and prospects. In this context, forward-looking statements may address matters such as our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "guidance," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "should," or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Particular uncertainties that could adversely or positively affect the Company's future results include: the Company's reliance on a significant portion of its revenues from a limited number of customers; risks relating to our ability to continue as a going concern; the uncertainty of whether the Company can raise additional funds to continue its operations, if necessary; risks associated with our effort to meet our working capital requirements and scheduled maturities of indebtedness absent restructuring; the uncertainty as to whether the Company can replace its backlog; risks involved in properly managing complex projects; risks relating to revenues under customer contracts, many of which can be canceled on short notice; risks relating to our ability to implement a reduction in our expenses; risks relating our ability to continue to implement our business plan; risks relating to our liquidity; risks relating to our ability to meet all of the terms and conditions of our debt obligations; uncertainty related to current economic conditions and the related impact on demand for our services; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. These uncertainties may cause the Company's actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

SOURCE  Fortress International Group, Inc.

Fortress International Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Company, Timothy C. Dec, Chief Financial Officer, Fortress International Group, Inc., +1-410-423-7300; Investors, Harvey L. Weiss, Vice Chairman, Fortress International Group, Inc., +1-410-423-7425, hweiss@thefigi.com or Brandi Floberg or Lee Roth, both of The Piacente Group, Inc., +1-212-481-2050, figi@tpg-ir.com

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

The 'all-in-one' Online E-Learning Creation Service Designed by e-doceo is Vocalized by Acapela Speech Synthesis

MONS, Belgium, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Acapela voices, which are already speech empowering e-learning programs
for a large number of e-doceo's customers -a leading French producer of
e-learning software- are again in the spotlight, vocally animating e-doceo
media store. The web portal offers e-doceo's customers the opportunity to
personally drive their media creation, including the production of voice
files.

    e-doceo media store is an on-line solution available 24/7. It enables the
ordering, in a few clicks, of customized multimedia resources via an on-line
platform. Files vocalized by Acapela voices and 3D animation are immediately
downloadable from the customer's account. Actors' voices, illustrations,
videos and other animations are available for download a few days after the
order.

    e-doceo media store relies on Acapela Voice as a Service (Acapela VaaS)
to vocalize written content in real time. Technically, Acapela VaaS is a
'cloud computing' solution - a service providing on-line vocalization - which
speech empowers all web applications. e-doceo connects to the Acapela VaaS
server, sends the information to be vocalized, and the server automatically
transforms the text into speech. This service is available around the clock
and responds very rapidly, completing the process in several seconds.

    Speech synthesis enables learning units, which need to be developed in
several languages or updated regularly, to be quickly animated with natural
sound. All written information relating to the e-learning course is converted
into voice, word for word. Combined with Cantoche's avatars, long-time
partner of Acapela Group, audio content comes to life, speech animating
characters.

    'With e-doceo mediastore, we are inventing a new model, providing online
creation resources that allow our customers to be reactive while controlling
their budget. Acapela VaaS solution emerged as the best solution on the
market. It is perfectly in line with the development of our platform and
provides a voice repertoire that has been enthusiastically employed by our
customers on multilingual or extensive programs' explains Jerome Bruet,
e-doceo's General Manager.

    'e-doceo is already using our text to speech voices for its core
products. The evolution towards the online mode, with the production of voice
files via Acapela VaaS, confirms this leading player's faith in our online
solution and the ever-growing importance of vocal solutions at the heart of
e-learning programs' adds Antoine Kauffeisen, Acapela Group Marketing
Director.

    About e-doceo - http://www.e-doceo.net

    About Acapela Group - http://www.acapela-group.com

    Acapela Group, the leading voice expert, invents text to speech solutions
to give your content a voice in up to 30 languages and helps its customers to
build their 'Voice strategy', to add audible value to their services and
applications through the spoken word. Acapela speech solutions enable any
written text to be turned into natural speech files, using any of the 60 High
Quality standard voices or an organization's/company's own synthesized voice
talent - produced through Acapela Voice Factory - for improved market
recognition and audio-brand visibility. Over 1000 companies around the world
have already adopted Acapela high quality voices to voice-empower their
products and services, in very different markets.

    Check out http://www.acapela.tv, Acapela Group's sparkling laboratory
with over 75 million talking cards created and shared
http://www.acapela-vaas.com, the Acapela on-line service for smart
vocalization http://www.acapela-for-iphone.com to develop talkative apps
http://www.acapela-box.com, for easy all-rights-included, on-demand, sound
file production.

Source: Acapela Group

Caroline Houel: Telephone number : +33562247104, E-mail : caroline.houel@acapela-group.com

Logia Group's Metropolis LBS Game Wins AT&T Open Call Competition at CTIA 2011

1st Place and $10,000 Goes to Metropolis, the Mobile Game that Mixes the fun of Community Check-ins with the Classic Challenge of Monopoly to Create an app that Sweeps the User

HERZLIAH, Israel, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Logia Group, a global leader in mobile content and VAS
development solutions, announces that it has taken 1st place in AT&T's Open
Call Competition last week at CTIA 2011 in Orlando with its Metropolis
location based game (LBS) game. Metropolis,
http://www.logiagroup.com/metropolis.html , is a 'mobile street game', which
enables users to check-in to locations and purchase real world properties
using virtual currency. The higher the popularity of a location, the higher
its value becomes. The objective is to become the richest real estate owner

    The Open Call Contest consisted of four categories: HTML5, Social Good,
an Open category as well as a Gaming Platform category of which Metropolis
took first prize. Competing apps were judged based on intuitiveness, social
integration, originality and a sustainable business model.

    Mobile Operators can leverage the white label Metropolis platform to
increase brand recognition and engagement with their customers while
monetizing via in-app purchasing options.

    The unique combination of social experience with a thrilling competition,
real outdoors activities and virtual gameplay keeps the user in for a long
time giving the operator the benefit of extending its brand to the world of
fun and adventure. Commercial brands on the other hand can utilize the
platform to augment their exposure by branding check-in points, incorporate
their logos into the game screens, offer exclusive coupons & benefits and
even brand their branches.

    Tamar Shachar Chief Revenue Officer at Logia Group had this to share
about the app "Engagement and Monetization are the core of our value
proposition. The Metropolis game delivers all the opportunities both brands
and mobile operators require to increase their bottom line, while remaining
focused on fun and addictive game elements for their end users. We're
thrilled to take home the 1st place winning at the AT&T Open Call
competition, especially when competing with such worthy apps."

    The Metropolis game has already seen success with Cellcom Israel
in 2010. The game ran for three months and was accompanied by TV, print, web
& mobile promotions. 20% of Israeli Smartphone users (across all networks)
downloaded and played the game and approximately 100,000 coupons and
commercial benefits were redeemed.

    A localized and customized version of the game will be launched
this summer with one of Asia's leading operators.

    About Logia Group

    Established in 2004, Logia is one of the leading mobile
content development and management solution providers. Employing 150
employees worldwide, the company operates in 20 countries, providing services
to more than 50 leading mobile carriers including Vodafone, Verizon,
Telefonica, Turkcell, Deutsche Telekom and more - serving over 1.5B mobile
subscribers.

    For more information, please visit http://www.logiagroup.com , or contact
us at info@logiamobile.com.

    Contact: Tamar Shachar, tamars@logiagroup.com, +972-52-7030430

Source: Logia Group

Tamar Shachar, tamars@logiagroup.com, +972-52-7030430 or info@logiamobile.com

MultiVu Video Feed: Square Enix Launches THE 3RD BIRTHDAY in North America 

NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Video game manufacturer Square Enix is launching, THE 3RD BIRTHDAY in North America. The third-person-shooter game is a new chapter for Aya Brea, the main character in the hugely popular Parasite Eve series.

The game features celebrities Yvonne Strahovski of NBC's Chuck as the voice of Aya Brea and Jensen Ackles of the CW's Supernatural as Kyle Madigan.

THE 3RD BIRTHDAY will be available exclusively for the PlayStation Portable System on March 29.

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NEWS: Celebrities Yvonne Strahovski And Jensen Ackles Voice The Game's Two Main Characters

FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, downloadable MPEG2, contact information and more available at: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/broadcast/47415/press.html

SOUNDBITES:

    * Yvonne Strahovski, Actor, Voice of Aya Brea

    * Jensen Ackles, Actor, Voice of Kyle Madigan

B-ROLL INCLUDES:

    * Game play footage; Voice-over recording sessions with both actors

    VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Square Enix, Inc.

            CONTACT:
            FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL:
MultiVu Media Relations, 1-800-653-5313 EXT. 3

Video:  Hard copy requests, downloadable MPEG2, contact information and more available at:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/broadcast/47415/press.html

            Web site:
            http://na.square-enix.com/the3rdbirthday/

From QAim to CEM4Mobile Solutions

Not Just Quality but the Most Accurate Mobile Analytics Solution

ESPOO, Finland, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     The provider of victorious mobile analytics offering, CEM4Mobile, is
changing its name from QAim Group to CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd. The decision
follows the success of company's CEM4Mobile product line which is recognised
as the most accurate and leading solution in its field.

    Last year CEM4Mobile (http://www.cem4mobile.com) was featured in several
product reviews and outperformed Google Analytics, Adobe's Omniture and Bango
in an independent survey. The survey analysed 53 different aspects and
compared how well the different analytics products apply to measuring the
usage of the fast growing mobile content services from a business development
perspective.

    Mobile services experiencing phenomenal growth

    Mobile content market has witnessed phenomenal growth and is poised to
grow by triple digit numbers every year the next five years. Related mobile
devices, networks, content technologies and use-cases for services are
evolving faster than ever before. For analytics providers all this means not
weekly but daily surveys and updates to the detection capabilities as at the
end - what really matters in mobile analytics is quality of the data and
accuracy of the analysis provided, says Aalto, the CEO of CEM4Mobile Solution
Ltd.

    CEM4Mobile statistics

    CEM4Mobile is an innovative mobile analytics product line with strong
focus on Customer Experience Management. The offering has been particularly
designed for companies providing mobile content and Value Added Services
(VAS) across all of the industry's verticals enabling them to understand
mobile user's behavior, handset capabilities, location, values and opinions
as well as market trends.

    CEM4Mobile Analytics supports browsing, application and streaming based
mobile services boosting the following statistics as of today:

    - 889.000 different user-agents for handset model, browser and robot
detection

    - support for 6.303 different mobile handsets including tablets

    - commonality analysis on 497 handset details across all handset models

    - able to detect 700 operator networks across the world

    - able to detect 54 mobile browsers as well as all relevant PC browsers
and robots

    - detects the access points used (Internet APNs / WAP-GWs)

    - supports traffic analysis from operator networks and WI-FI networks

    - very accurate IAB approved Unique User Detection achieved through four
parallel techniques

    - both measured and perceived Customer Experience analysis

    - traffic analysed from 211 countries across the world

    Product information: http://www.cem4mobile.com

    Study by Kwantic Oy:
http://www.kwantic.com/contact/kwantic-whitepaper-the-screen-size-challenge/

    Study by Web Analytics India:
http://www.webanalyticsindia.com/2010-09-24/

    CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd (ex QAim) is a Finnish world-class expert in
Customer Experience Management (CEM) for mobile content and value-added
services. We provide mobile network and industry vertical independent
CEM4Mobile solution and services for companies large and small, which
develop, produce or distribute mobile services. CEM4Mobile offering enables
companies to measure and analyse data on the interaction between end-users
and mobile services, optimise their business and ensure successful customer
relations.

   
    More information

    CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd
    Kappelitie 6 A
    02200 Espoo, Finland
    sales@cem4mobile.com
    tel: +358(0)9-689-884-88

Source: CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd (ex QAim)

More information: CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd, Kappelitie 6 A, 02200 Espoo, Finland, sales@cem4mobile.com, tel: +358(0)9-689-884-88

From QAim to CEM4Mobile Solutions

ESPOO, Finland, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Not Just Quality but the Most Accurate Mobile Analytics Solution

    The provider of victorious mobile analytics offering, CEM4Mobile, is
changing its name from QAim Group to CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd. The decision
follows the success of company's CEM4Mobile product line which is recognised
as the most accurate and leading solution in its field.

    Last year CEM4Mobile (http://www.cem4mobile.com) was featured in several
product reviews and outperformed Google Analytics, Adobe's Omniture and Bango
in an independent survey. The survey analysed 53 different aspects and
compared how well the different analytics products apply to measuring the
usage of the fast growing mobile content services from a business development
perspective.

    Mobile services experiencing phenomenal growth

    Mobile content market has witnessed phenomenal growth and is poised to
grow by triple digit numbers every year the next five years. Related mobile
devices, networks, content technologies and use-cases for services are
evolving faster than ever before. For analytics providers all this means not
weekly but daily surveys and updates to the detection capabilities as at the
end - what really matters in mobile analytics is quality of the data and
accuracy of the analysis provided, says Aalto, the CEO of CEM4Mobile Solution
Ltd.

    CEM4Mobile statistics

    CEM4Mobile is an innovative mobile analytics product line with strong
focus on Customer Experience Management. The offering has been particularly
designed for companies providing mobile content and Value Added Services
(VAS) across all of the industry's verticals enabling them to understand
mobile user's behavior, handset capabilities, location, values and opinions
as well as market trends.

    CEM4Mobile Analytics supports browsing, application and streaming based
mobile services boosting the following statistics as of today:

    - 889.000 different user-agents for handset model, browser and robot
detection

    - support for 6.303 different mobile handsets including tablets

    - commonality analysis on 497 handset details across all handset models

    - able to detect 700 operator networks across the world

    - able to detect 54 mobile browsers as well as all relevant PC browsers
and robots

    - detects the access points used (Internet APNs / WAP-GWs)

    - supports traffic analysis from operator networks and WI-FI networks

    - very accurate IAB approved Unique User Detection achieved through four
parallel techniques

    - both measured and perceived Customer Experience analysis

    - traffic analysed from 211 countries across the world

    Product information: http://www.cem4mobile.com

    Study by Kwantic Oy:
http://www.kwantic.com/contact/kwantic-whitepaper-the-screen-size-challenge/

    Study by Web Analytics India:
http://www.webanalyticsindia.com/2010-09-24/

    CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd (ex QAim) is a Finnish world-class expert in
Customer Experience Management (CEM) for mobile content and value-added
services. We provide mobile network and industry vertical independent
CEM4Mobile solution and services for companies large and small, which
develop, produce or distribute mobile services. CEM4Mobile offering enables
companies to measure and analyse data on the interaction between end-users
and mobile services, optimise their business and ensure successful customer
relations.

   
    More information

    CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd
    Kappelitie 6 A
    02200 Espoo, Finland
    sales@cem4mobile.com
    tel: +358(0)9-689-884-88

Source: CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd (ex QAim)

More information, CEM4Mobile Solutions Ltd, Kappelitie 6 A, 02200 Espoo, Finland, sales@cem4mobile.com, tel: +358(0)9-689-884-88

Hotwire.com launches in Ireland bringing 4-star hotels at 2-star prices

DUBLIN, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Irish travellers can save up to 50% off hotel rooms with Hotwire 'Hot
Rates' -

    Irish holidaymakers looking to bag a bargain break at home or abroad this
year are in for a treat. Hotwire.com(R), a leading US discount travel site is
launching in Ireland, bringing its deeply discounted hotel 'Hot Rates' to
Irish shores. More than 40%(1) of hotel rooms are left vacant every night;
Hotwire(R) specialises in selling these rooms for greatly reduced rates of up
to 50% off.

    With Hot Rates(TM) available in more than 2450 cities worldwide, the
Irish launch of Hotwire promises to make travel more affordable for Irish
whether holidaying in Ireland or an exotic location further afield.

    "We are proud to announce the launch of Hotwire in Ireland, bringing
Irish customers the best hotel deals from some of the most trusted hotel
brands in the world," said Clem Bason, President of Hotwire. "Customers are
looking for new ways to save when booking a holiday or short break. At
Hotwire that's what we do. We work hard every day to bring unsold rooms to
consumers at deeply discounted prices ensuring that customers continue to
have great travel experiences, they just pay less for them."

   
    Hotwire Hot Rates offer great savings(2)
    ----------------------------------------

    4-star hotels in London from 91
     Euros per night                       Hot Rates savings 30%
    3-star hotels in Paris from 74 Euros
     per night                             Hot Rates savings 45%
    4-star hotels in Las Vegas from 39
     Euros per night                       Hot Rates savings 50%
    4-star hotels in Edinburgh from 91
     Euros per night                       Hot Rates savings 35%
    4-star hotels in Madrid from 67
     Euros per night                       Hot Rates savings 40%
    3-star hotels in San Francisco from
     64 Euros per night                    Hot Rates savings 50%
    4-star hotels in Dublin from 54
     Euros per night                       Hot Rates savings 40%

    How Hotwire works

    Hotwire has special relationships with over 25,000 leading hotels
worldwide. When these hotels have unsold rooms, they use Hotwire to fill
them, so consumers get up to 50% off standard rates. Travellers wishing to
take advantage of Hotwire Hot Rates are given information about the hotel's
star rating, amenities, neighbourhood and customer reviews of the hotel. Once
the room has been booked, the name of the hotel is revealed.

    Hotwire offers Hot Rates to suit every budget and trip, so whether you
are planning a late getaway family holiday in Florida, to splash the cash in
New York City or a gastronomic adventure in Madrid, Barcelona, or Paris,
Hotwire has a plethora of affordable hotels on offer from well-known brands
and independent hoteliers.

    About Hotwire

    Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site that helps travelers' book
hotel rooms at significant savings you can't find on many other travel sites.
Launched in the U.S. in 2000 and in the U.K. and Ireland in 2011, Hotwire's
unique partnerships with hotels worldwide offers travelers deeply discounted
hotel rooms that would typically go unsold. J.D. Power and Associates 2008
Independent Travel Web Site Satisfaction Study(SM) recognized Hotwire for
ranking "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Independent Travel Web Sites,
Three Years in a Row." Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. CST:
2053390-40. NST: 20003-0209. For more information, visit
http://www.hotwire.com/.

    Hotwire, Hotwire.com, Hot Rates and the Hotwire logo are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be
the property of their respective owners. (c) 2011 Hotwire, Inc. All rights
reserved.

    (1) Per STR Global, January 2011 report, UK hotel occupancy at 56.7%

    (2) Savings percentage discounts are based on Hotwire Hot Rate deals
found [in the last 3 weeks] for a specific date range compared with lowest
published rate we've found on leading retail sites when we conducted our
search. Prices are dynamic and may no longer be available and will vary based
on your desired travel dates.

   
    Media contact:
    Helen Ellis
    Atomic PR
    +44(0)20-7282-2903
    HotwireUK@atomicpr.com

Source: Hotwire.com

Helen Ellis, Atomic PR, +44(0)20-7282-2903, HotwireUK@atomicpr.com

Integrating new HR Technologies Requires Companies to Embrace Change Management

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    To ensure the HR function undergoes a smooth transition to the latest
technological tools requires motivation and change management. The latest
speakers announced to headline HR Technology Africa conference will address
cross-departmental and individual adjustments.

    With only two weeks to go to HR Technology Africa
(http://www.hrtechnologyafrica.com/Event.aspx?idC2708&utm_campaignßD&
utm_medium=email&utm_source=Exact%20Target&utm_content=html&utm_term=HR%20tec
h%20africa&MAC=%25%25MACCODE%25%25)
conference, the event has yet another few exciting additions to the
lineup: Peter Alkema, HR: Chief Information Officer from First National Bank
(FNB) will address the benefits of integrated payroll systems and Melanie
Shen, Human Resources Manager from Zoe-life will elaborate on bridging the
communication gap for effective HR and IT collaboration. While changes in
technology used are challenges on an organisational level, engaging the
individuals involved for a positive change is essential. To help companies
achieve a smooth transition, Inspirational Speaker, Andrew Horton, will talk
about the power of change management for the success of HR transformation
strategy.

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the space if one exists.)

    The conference will examine solutions and strategies to help
organisations align IT with HR transformation strategy. The workshops, case
studies and presentations will be led by speakers from companies such as
Anglo Gold Ashanti, Vodacom, Standard Bank, Nestle, Du Pont, Safal Steel,
ACSA. The conference Chairman, Hatem El Houshy from SNC Lavalin Arabia will
deliver a practical insight to creating a value driven business case for
efficient HR transformation and project life-cycle planning and
implementation.

    HR Technology Africa will take place 11-14 April 2011 in Johannesburg,
Sandton Sun, South Africa.

    About IQPC:

    For over thirty years, IQPC has helped the world's leading corporations
solve their business challenges through the sharing of practical industry
solutions and global best practice. In the process, the company has built a
formidable reputation for quality and value. The world's most progressive
companies have benefited from IQPC's unrivalled global reach, which has
connected international expertise with regional and local leaders.

    End Release

    For information about HR Technology Africa conference taking place 11-14
April 2011 at Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, South Africa please visit
http://www.hrtechnologyafrica.com alternatively please contact: Katia
Andrejev, Marketing Manager, IQPC at katia.andrejev@iqpc.com or call;
+9714-446-2748

Source: IQPC Middle East

Katia Andrejev, Marketing Manager, IQPC at katia.andrejev@iqpc.com or call; +9714
446 2748

Synaptics ClearPad(TM) 3000 Enables Premium Touch Experience on Meizu M9 Smartphone

ClearPad(TM) Boosts Feature-Rich Applications in Chinese Mobile Market

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices today announced that Meizu has implemented its ClearPad(TM) 3000 capacitive sensing solution for the recently released Meizu M9 smartphone. The M9 is the first smartphone on the Chinese market to feature the ClearPad 3000, offering users a premium touch experience with full 10-finger reporting and intuitive gestures like pinch.

The M9 is a high-end smartphone running Android 2.2 and boasting a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor. The ClearPad-enabled LCD display measures 3.5" and allows for full multi-touch sensing and a premium user interface. Synaptics ClearPad 3000 touch sensor is based on advanced image sensing technology. With true multi-touch tracking, the sensor enables an improved user experience and interface opportunities in the Android operating system. Key ClearPad 3000 features include:

    --  High Accuracy - delivering resolution of greater than 500 dpi
    --  Low Power Consumption - optimizing battery life with doze and sleep
        modes
    --  Seamless Responsive Touch -  offering a unique, precise touch experience
    --  Exceptional Optics - minimizing internal reflections, well suited for 3D
        graphical user interfaces

"We're excited to work with Meizu on such a high-profile release in the Chinese market," said Kevin Barber, senior vice president and general manger of the Handheld Division at Synaptics. "The M9 smartphone will bring a premium touch experience and feature-rich applications to a broader audience. We have more than a decade of experience behind the ClearPad portfolio, and our proven ClearPad 3000 image-sensing technology is winning in new markets because we can deliver a reliable and intuitive touch experience that OEMs depend on to differentiate their devices."

"To enable a compelling smartphone user experience, we needed a highly accurate and responsive touch solution," said Jack Wong, chief executive officer of Meizu. "Synaptics' ClearPad 3000 delivers the quality touch experience we required along with the support and depth of engineering knowledge we needed for successful implementation."

For the latest Synaptics news follow @SynaCorp on Twitter.

About Synaptics

Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) is a leading developer of human interface solutions for the mobile computing, communications, and entertainment industries. The company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad(TM), Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into a majority of today's notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality, and industrial design. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. http://www.synaptics.com.

About Meizu

Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, manufacturing and marketing of portable multimedia devices. http://en.meizu.com/.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements about Synaptics, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Synaptics intends such forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created by those laws. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Meizu M9 smartphone bringing a premium touch experience and feature-rich applications to a broader audience and the Company's ClearPad 3000 image-sensing technology winning in new markets because it can deliver a reliable and intuitive touch experience that OEMs depend on to differentiate their devices. Synaptics cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include, but are not limited to, (a) demand for Synaptics' products, (b) market demand for OEMs' products using Synaptics' solutions, (c) changing market demand trends in the markets Synaptics serves, (d) the success of customers' products that utilize Synaptics' product solutions, (e) the development and launch cycles of customers' products, (f) market pressures on selling prices, (g) changes in product mix, (h) the market acceptance of Synaptics' product solutions compared with competitors solutions, (i) general economic conditions, including consumer confidence and demand, and (j) other risks as identified from time to time in Synaptics' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Synaptics on the date hereof, and Synaptics assumes no obligation to update such statements.

Synaptics, ClearPad, TouchPad, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

    For further information, please contact:

    Nick Rottler
    Synaptics
    408-454-5388
    nrottler@synaptics.com

    Katie Mech
    Edelman for Synaptics
    650-762-2824
    kathleen.mech@edelman.com

SOURCE  Synaptics Incorporated

Synaptics Incorporated

CONTACT: Nick Rottler of Synaptics, +1-408-454-5388, nrottler@synaptics.com; or Katie Mech of Edelman, +1-650-762-2824, kathleen.mech@edelman.com, for Synaptics

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

AMETEK Extends Industry Leading Sorensen SG Series of High-Power DC Supplies

SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK Programmable Power has expanded its Sorensen SG Series of programmable precision high-power DC power supplies with four new output voltage offerings of 10Vdc, 15Vdc, 20Vdc and 30Vdc to add to its current range of 40Vdc to 800Vdc.  These lower voltage units have output power specifications ranging from 4kW to 15kW.  The 20Vdc model, for example, can supply up to 750 A in the standard 3U package, while the 10Vdc, 12kW unit can deliver up to 1,200A in the same 3U form factor.

Other industry-leading features of the expanded output voltages of Sorensen SG Series include:

    --  Industry leading voltage and current slew rates, both up and down
        programming
    --  Improved power factor correction (PFC), with 3-phase 208, 400 and
        440/480 Vac input with the standard unit supporting both 50/60 Hz and
        400 Hz AC input frequency

The SG Series is one of the most popular DC power supplies on the market with more than 10,000 units in the field.  The SG Series already leads the industry in power density, delivering up to 15kW in just 3U.  Depending on the output voltage, one to six modules can be configured in a single chassis to deliver 5kW to 30kW of power;  these can easily be paralleled to achieve up to 150kW of total power.

All of the models in the SG Series are available with either Sorensen General-purpose Intelligent (SGI) control or Sorensen General-purpose Analog (SGA) control.

Units with SGI control combine onboard intelligent controls with the outstanding power electronics common to all SG Series supplies. These controls enable sophisticated sequencing, constant power mode and save/recall of common setups, making the SGI ideal for repetitive testing using complex or compliance waveforms. An impressive vacuum fluorescent graphical display in eight languages, context sensitive "soft" keys and front panel keyboard simplify programming of the SGI.

Units with SGA control are designed for users who require simple front panel analog controls or remote analog control. With the same high performance power electronics as the SGI, the SGA provides essential features like 10- turn potentiometers for setting voltage and current, 3-1/2 digit LED readout plus front panel OVP preview/adjustment and reset.

Units with SGI control come with standard analog control and an RS-232C port. GPIB/IEEE 488.2 and LXI Ethernet ports are optional. Units with SGA control come standard with remote analog control and can be fitted with an RS-232C port, a GPIB/IEEE 488.2, and an LXI Ethernet port as optional features.

Availability

Depending on output voltage, delivery is 4-8 weeks.

For more information, contact AMETEK Programmable Power sales at http://www.programmablepower.com or contact an authorized sales representative.

AMETEK Programmable Power is a division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2010 sales of $2.47 billion.

Full SG data sheet is available at:

http://www.sorensen.com/products/SG/downloads/SG_Datasheet_03042011.pdf

For high resolution image:

http://www.ggcomm.com/Ametek/Sorensen_SGI_800V_Prog_Power_Supply.jpg

    CONTACT:      Craig Frahm
                  858-678-4459
                  craig.frahm@ametek.com

SOURCE  AMETEK Programmable Power

AMETEK Programmable Power

CONTACT: Craig Frahm, +1-858-678-4459, craig.frahm@ametek.com

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

Net Savings Link Announces Expansion of 10 New "Most Popular" Category Choices of Discount Savings Offers

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Savings Link, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CXLT), a company in the business of delivering multiple choices of discount cost savings deals to the mass consumer market of individuals, families, organizations, and networks throughout the United States, announced today that the company is significantly expanding its selection of discount offers by adding 10 major new categories selected from those most popular in America, to its website located at NetSavingsLink.com.

Net Savings Link, who continues to add new members daily subsequent to the launch of its "Give Back to America Program," will be able to now offer these new members multiple choices of offers from hundreds of new vendors that comprise 10 of the top selling categories of products throughout the U.S. 

Net Savings Link is able to feature more and more choices of sought after products at discount prices and still yield a substantial profit on each transaction, since it does not require the typical additional infrastructure needed to support an expansion of this magnitude.

"By using our network of Internet Affiliate Consolidators, we can add thousands of vendors virtually overnight without any of the traditional cost... no additional inventory, no additional floor space, and no additional employees," said David Saltrelli, CEO. "With just a simple 'electronic hand shake,' we connect our members to products and services that they want to purchase at discount prices."

The current addition of new categories features Arts & Entertainment, Business/Investing, Computers/Internet, Cooking-Food & Wine, E-Business/E-Marketing, Education, Green Products, Home & Garden, Mobile and Self-Help. The new offers will begin appearing on the Net Savings Link website this week.

"These new groups of products have been selected based upon popularity along with capability of producing substantial margins... thereby supporting our simple business model of signing up millions of members and offering them as many choices of products and services at discount prices that we can, while constantly increasing our PMM (Profit per Member per Month).   With the addition of new categories such as these, we come one step closer to our goal of providing a one stop discount shopping experience."

The company delivers extensive cost savings benefits to the average U.S. family that are designed to save consumers thousands per year on those items on which they are already spending their hard earned money, including groceries, dining out, entertainment, telephone service, debt service, retail shopping, travel, insurance and more. Memberships will be mass marketed in bulk to large organizations, associations, unions, churches, and networks by employing a variety of business to business strategies, each designed to benefit the organization offering the memberships, as well as the organization's network of members, employees or customers, who receive the savings benefits through access to Net Savings Link membership base. As members begin to generate savings benefits from the website, Net Savings Link will simultaneously monetize transactions from shared back end revenues with host organizations, end user membership fees, individual product purchase turnovers, and commissions generated from the vast array of affiliate partners that are digitally connected, who provide substantial discounts to Net Savings Link users. 

Statements included in this update that are not historical in nature, are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipate," "believe," "intends," "estimates," "expect," and similar expressions. The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements including, without limitation, those relating to the Company's future business prospects are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, due to factors such as those relating to economic, governmental, technological, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the SEC.

    Contact:
    Net Savings Link, Inc.
    David Saltrelli, 727-442-2600
    david@netsavingslink.com
    ------------------------

SOURCE  Net Savings Link, Inc.

Net Savings Link, Inc.

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

Broadcom Optimizes New Chip for $8B Mobile Backhaul Market

Latest High Performance Chip Delivers 1000x Bandwidth to 4G Mobile Networks

IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced its latest StrataXGS® high performance switch solution, designed specifically to manage the exponential growth in wireless data traffic and carrier transition to 4G mobile networks. Mobile backhaul expenditures are expected to reach $8 billion by 2014(5).

With the striking rise in the number of smartphone and tablet users, existing backhaul networks are struggling to support the increasing requirements of high-bandwidth mobile video and data services. Leading carriers around the world have embarked on an aggressive strategy to upgrade their mobile networks in order to manage the explosive growth in traffic.

Broadcom's latest high performance StrataXGS chip is capable of delivering 1000x more bandwidth(1), allowing carriers to easily upgrade legacy backhaul networks and transition to 4G.

Highlights/Key Facts:

    --  Smartphone penetration is expected to double during the next four
        years(2).
    --  Smartphones require 10x more bandwidth than a normal feature phone(4).
    --  Tablet PC sales are forecasted to reach 126 million units in 2015(3).
    --  Tablet PCs generate 100 times more traffic than a feature phone(4).
    --  Analyst firm Infonetics predicts mobile backhaul expenditures to reach
        $8B billion by 2014(5).
    --  Ethernet is expected to be the dominant carrier technology by 2014,
        approaching 100 percent usage in mobile network base stations(5).
    --  The Broadcom® StrataXGS BCM56440 switch series provides a seamless
        migration path to Ethernet class performance in the mobile backhaul,
        delivering 1000x more bandwidth.
    --  Devices are now sampling with production volume expected in calendar Q4
        2011.

Martin Lund, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Switch, Broadcom Corporation

"The wireless market today is incredibly competitive, and carriers are under a great deal of pressure to deliver the best service in the industry. Our latest switch solution allows carriers to seamlessly migrate existing networks to 4G, with the capability of delivering much higher bandwidth and faster connectivity to the growing number of smartphone and tablet users - resulting in a much more satisfying end user experience."

Michael Howard, Principal Analyst, Carrier & Data Center Networks Analyst, Infonetics

"With the emergence of 4G, the last mile backhaul is critical because poor performance in the backhaul creates bottlenecks that limit growth and diminish quality of service.  We anticipate mobile operator's spending on the mobile backhaul to grow substantially over the next several years as they develop an efficient and effective last mile backhaul.  We are seeing the emergence of the Ethernet protocol as the most optimal solution to address the capacity and economic issues facing carriers today."

(1) Ethernet versus time-division multiplexing (TDM) based networks

(2) iSuppli, 2010

(3) Parks Associates 2011

(4) Mobile Access 2010

(5) Infonetics Mobile Backhaul Forecast, 4Q10

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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 4,800 U.S. and 2,000 foreign patents, and has more than 7,800 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.

A FORTUNE 500® company, 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.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the demand for mobile backhaul network upgrades, our position in that space and the timing of volume production for StrataXGS solutions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with its StrataXGS BCM56440 solution include, but are not limited to:

    --  The rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt
        Broadcom's technologies and products in the mobile backhaul space;
    --  Delays in the adoption and acceptance of Ethernet in the mobile backhaul
        space;
    --  The timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders
        and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage
        inventory; and
    --  Competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification,
        availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the
        resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products.

Additional factors that may cause Broadcom's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the list that can be found at http://www.broadcom.com/press/additional_risk_factors/Q12011.php.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss the foregoing risks as well as other important risk factors that could contribute to such differences or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of this date. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

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

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    Tamara Snowden                            Chris Zegarelli
    Senior Manager, Corporate Communications  Director, Investor Relations
    408-922-6505                              949-926-7567
    tamaras@broadcom.com                      czegarel@broadcom.com

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Broadcom Dramatically Expands Bandwidth for 4G Mobile Backhaul with Latest High Performance Switching Silicon

New Low Power Series Delivers Unparalleled Integration; Significantly Reduces Service Provider System & Operating Costs

IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced its latest StrataXGS® BCM56440 switch series, developed specifically to address the economic and performance challenges of service providers as they upgrade legacy mobile networks to manage the exponential growth in wireless data traffic and transition to 4G. Capable of delivering 1000x more bandwidth than legacy time-division multiplexing (TDM) based networks(1), the Broadcom®  BCM56440 series offers carriers a seamless migration path to Ethernet-class performance and advanced services in the mobile backhaul network.

The BCM56440 switch series provides the industry's highest integration in its class, combining the functionality of up to seven off-the-shelf application-specific standard parts (ASSPs) into one 40 nanometer (nm) CMOS device, dramatically lowering OEM bill-of-material (BOM) cost while reducing service provider capital expenditure (CAPEX) on mobile backhaul equipment by up to 50 percent.  In addition the BCM56440 eliminates the need for expensive, power-hungry network processing units (NPUs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), significantly reducing overall development costs and time to market.

Enabling the Migration to Ethernet

Industry analysts predict that mobile data traffic will double each year through 2014 as the use of connected devices, such as smartphones and tablets, continue to grow at an astonishing rate(2).  Existing mobile backhaul networks, typically built on legacy TDM technology, are reaching capacity and carriers are scrambling to upgrade them to much more efficient Ethernet-based networking to manage the massive new bandwidth requirements.

Ethernet is expected to become the dominant carrier backhaul technology, approaching 100 percent usage in base stations by 2014. As a result, analyst firm Infonetics predicts mobile backhaul equipment expenditures will reach $8B(2) within the same time period. With today's announcement Broadcom is at the forefront in enabling this network transformation.

Market Drivers

    --  Smartphone penetration is expected to double during the next four
        years(2).
    --  Smartphones require 10x more bandwidth than a normal feature phone(4).
    --  Tablet PC sales are forecast to reach 126 million units in 2015(3).
    --  Tablet PCs generate 100 times more traffic than a feature phone(4).
    --  Mobile connectivity to laptops and tablets over cellular networks is
        also increasing(4).
    --  Current networks (typically built on legacy TDM) are costly and limited
        in bandwidth.
    --  Analyst firm Infonetics projects the mobile backhaul equipment market to
        reach $8B by 2014(5).
    --  Ethernet offers service provider's a 75 percent annual OPEX savings over
        legacy TDM networks.
    --  The BCM56440 reduces service provider capital expenditure (CAPEX) on
        Mobile Backhaul Equipment by up to 50 percent.
    --  Packet data in the mobile backhaul is growing at 100 percent per year
        due to the adoption of new 4G wireless technologies including LTE,
        HSPA+, IMT-Advanced and WiMAX.

Highlights/Key Facts:

    --  The BCM56440 switch series is based on Broadcom's industry-leading
        Ethernet Edge switch for carrier access networks.
        --  Provides cost-effective, seamless transition for legacy TDM
            networks.
        --  Ideally suited for 3G & 4G mobile backhaul transport.
        --  Delivers unparalleled integration of features and functions,
            including switching, traffic management, timing, circuit emulation
            services, and memory.
        --  Provides complete solution for all parts of the mobile backhaul
            network, from small to very large port counts.
        --  Represents Broadcom' s seventh generation StrataXGS series -
            innovation honed over time.
        --  Embedded deep buffer & hierarchical Quality of Service (QoS) in a
            single 40 nanometer (nm) CMOS device.
        --  Provides a complete 1588v2 solution for boundary clock, ordinary
            clock and transparent clock.
        --  Features energy conscious, low-power 40nm fabric for fanless
            operation.
        --  Handles L2 switching, L3 routing, metro VPN tunneling and access
            control lists.
        --  Provides seamless support for VPLS, VPWS, MPLS-TP, PBB and PBB-TE
            tunneling.
        --  Supports Ethernet and MPLS OAM  in hardware to enable a complete
            host CPU offload.
        --  Supports synchronous Ethernet clock synchronization supported on
            all ports
    --  The BCM56440 switch series is now sampling with production volume
        expected in calendar Q4 2011.

Quotes:

Michael Howard, Principal Analyst, Carrier & Data Center Networks Analyst, Infonetics

Michael Howard, Principal Analyst, Carrier & Data Center Networks Analyst, Infonetics

"We see no letup in the Ethernet mobile backhaul market with about 150 operators now in 2011 deploying a single IP-Ethernet backhaul to manage the explosive growth in mobile data traffic. The  4G build outs, HSPA+ and LTE in particular, are causing this huge expansion in bandwidth requirements thus driving continued growth in the mobile backhaul equipment market over the next five years."

Martin Lund, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Network Switch,  Broadcom Corporation

"Broadcom's commitment and investment in delivering next-generation service provider technology is enabling the transformation of the mobile network. Our latest  StrataXGS switch solution continues our legacy of delivering the industry's broadest and most interoperable standards-based edge-to-core portfolio, all working together to enable high reliability and superior quality of service on an Ethernet infrastructure.."

(1) Ethernet versus time-division multiplexing (TDM) based networks

(2) iSuppli, 2010

(3) Parks Associates 2011

(4) Mobile Access 2010

(5) Infonetics Mobile Backhaul Forecast, 4Q10

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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 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 4,800 U.S. and 2,000 foreign patents, and has more than 7,800 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.

A FORTUNE 500® company, 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.

Cautions regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change.  Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words.  Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the demand for mobile backhaul network upgrades, our position in that space and the timing of volume production for StrataXGS solutions.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with its StrataXGS BCM56440 solution include, but are not limited to:

    --  The rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt
        Broadcom's technologies and products in the mobile backhaul space;
    --  Delays in the adoption and acceptance of Ethernet in the mobile backhaul
        space;
    --  The timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders
        and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage
        inventory; and
    --  Competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification,
        availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the
        resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products.

Additional factors that may cause Broadcom's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the list that can be found at http://www.broadcom.com/press/additional_risk_factors/Q42010.php.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss the foregoing risks as well as other important risk factors that could contribute to such differences or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.  The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of this date. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

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

Contacts

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    Senior Manager, Corporate Communications  Director, Investor Relations
    408-922-6505                              949-926-7567
    tamaras@broadcom.com                      czegarel@broadcom.com

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