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'Akademnuk,' 'Baby3344' and 'Platon33' Chop PokerStars Super Tuesday Jackpot

LONDON, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Elite online poker players were out in force for the PokerStars
(http://www.pokerstars.com/) Super Tuesday Major earlier this week. The
world's biggest online poker site had played host to a record breaking 5th
anniversary of the Sunday Million at the weekend where nine players walked
away with at least a $263.88 share. There was another $420,000 on offer this
time around for the leading 54 players.

    Team PokerStars Pros Grayson 'spacegravy' Physio and Mer 'PeachyMer' Brit
were among the 420 strong field and the duo dominated the action during the
middle of the tournament to post top 50 finishes. Popular poker pros Benjamin
'delaney_kid' Delaney ($3,870) and Matt 'SamENole' Smith ($4,620) also
cashed. The final table was eventually set after 'ammaednama's ($5,460) Ace
high lost out to 'markux's pocket pair.

    'Bingydread' ($6,972) was the first to depart from the leading nine after
his top pair lost out to Craig '1GENERAL_TAO' Bergeron's pocket kings.
Bergeron also ended 'CardRack570's challenge with a straight. 'CardRack570'
($9,450) had the chance to better his opponents hand on the river with a
flush but he failed to connect with any cards and was eliminated in 8th
place.

    'Markux' had been among the chip leaders when the final table got
underway but an ill timed aggressive play saw his otherwise impressive
performance come to an end. 'Baby3344' had initally rasied from middle
position with pocket eights. 'Markux' ($13,650) sensed an opportunity to put
his opponent under significant pressure with pocket threes but 'baby3344' met
the call and his higher pair held up and 'markux' had to settle for a five
figure pay day.

    'AADJWAA' had opened up a healthy chip lead by this point and he
eliminated 'general_jim3' soon after. 'General_jim3' ($17,850) had called off
all of his chips with Js-7s from an early position. 'AADJWAA' made the call
with Ah-2s and the high card Ace prevailed as the action went five handed.

    '1GENERAL_TAO' finally met his match when he moved all in on a
Ad-6h-4d-Jc-3s board with a complete bluff. 'Baby33344' had called bets on
the flop and turn with top pair and he met another generously sized bet on
the river as '1GENERAL_TAO' ($23,520) headed for the exit door.

    AAJWAA' ($33,600) was the next to fall after re raising all in from the
an early position with two pair. 'Baby3444' made the call with a flush and
only three remained.

    The leading trio then brokered a deal which would see the jackpot split
relative to chip stack sizes before playing down to a winner. Chip leader
'Akademnuk' ($67,681) landed the greatest share though 'baby3344' ($59,301)
and 'platon33' ($57,565) also took home impressive sums.

    The tournament was over only two hands later after all three players
called off their entire stacks with non premium cards. 'Adamenuk' was ahead
pre flop with Ah-5s and the 3s-5h-Js-7d-4s board failed to hit either
'platon33' (Kd-9d) or 'baby3344' (Ks-2h) as the unknown online poker pro
triumphed.

    Vincent Koc, +44(0207)3193036

Source: PokerStars

Vincent Koc, +44(0207)3193036

Security You Can't Touch - ICAP Ocean Tomo Announces Auction of a Contactless Energy & Data Transmission Method for a Completely Hermetically Sealed IC Card

CHICAGO, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Developed by inventor Alexander Rozin and represented by ICAP Ocean Tomo, this patent portfolio relates to a completely hermetically sealed IC card. The portfolio will be available at the upcoming ICAP Ocean Tomo Spring 2011 Live IP Auction March 31st in New York.

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It has been a permanent goal of smart card manufacturers to prevent direct hackers' attacks on contact smart cards. Existing contact smart cards also suffer from a lack of security.(1) Data transmitted on an over-the-air-communication channel may be easily eavesdropped, intercepted, and deciphered due to employing of the imbedded microprocessor having comparatively low performance or wired secured logic and absence of a quality crypto controller (a high-security providing apparatus). Or the plastic can be physically disassembled using acid, abrasives, or other techniques in order to obtain direct, unrestricted access to the on-board wired secured logic or to a low performance microprocessor.

There are a number of industries for which a high throughput rate with high security is critical including: finance, government, security, and mass transit.

Key Characteristics & Benefits

This patent discloses the following:

    --  A secure method and system for contactless energy and data exchange
        between a terminal and an integrated circuit card.
    --  This invention covers the creation of battery-less appliances which are
        hermetically sealed by defensive non-conductive plastic and are superior
        to modern dual-interface smart cards because they do not require
        metallic contacts.
    --  The invention enables operation of the most sophisticated
        high-performance existing and future microprocessors and
        cryptocontrollers via protective plastic.
    --  The disclosed appliance is able to communicate with the host terminal at
        high throughput rate in two different modes:
        --  1. Remotely in the manner of RFID (radio-frequency identification)
            or contactless smart cards; or
        --  2. In pseudo contact, which includes mechanical touching, attaching,
            insertion or swiping over the protective plastic to signal the host
            terminal.
    --  This new method is called DIDF (Dual Interface Dual Frequency): wherein
        the first frequency is used for a well known remote operation, while the
        second frequency is for powering and engaging in data communication
        while card swiping (pseudo contact) through the terminal.
    --  The ability to enable remote operation is provided initially at a lower
        frequency and is comprised of over inductive coupling wherein one coil
        antenna is arranged on the terminal and a second coil antenna is
        integrated into the smart card.
    --  Powering and data communication through pseudo contact are provided at
        higher frequency via capacitive pads hidden under the protective
        plastic, known as capacitive coupling.
    --  This lot has been cited by many industry giants, such as Sprint Nextel,
        Sony Ericsson Mobile, AT&T, Motorola and American Express.

Market Potential

This lot should be of interest to companies involved in smart card manufacturing and in system integration, as well as any organization that relies on data encryption to conduct business.

    --  The global smart card market is projected to post double digit growth
        from 2011-2013.(2)

    To learn more about the assets available for sale in this portfolio:
    Contact Dean Becker of ICAP Ocean Tomo at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com

About ICAP Ocean Tomo LLC

ICAP Ocean Tomo is the intellectual property brokerage division of ICAP and the world's premier patent auction firm.

About ICAP

ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information go to http://www.icap.com.

    (1) http://www.cs.ru.nl/F.Garcia/publications/Attack.MIFARE.pdf
    (2) http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/83731f/
     smart_card_market_forecast_to_2012

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ICAP Ocean Tomo

CONTACT: Cali Munoz of ICAP Ocean Tomo, +1-312-618-8385, cali.munoz@us.icap.com

Web Site: http://icapoceantomo.com/

FullTiltPoker.net Launches the Historic Onyx Cup Series

DUBLIN, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - With up to $300K Buy-ins, Six Live Events and a $30 Million Prize Pool,
the Onyx Cup Series Sets a New Standard as the Best High-stakes Poker
Tournament Series in the World

    FullTiltPoker.net is making history with the Onyx Cup Series -
the tournament of tournaments. With buy-ins up to $300K, this unheard of,
elite poker series breaks all barriers, creating a rarefied standard for
live, high-stakes poker. Featuring an estimated prize pool of $30 million,
the Onyx Cup Series consists of six, live tournaments held around the world,
where only the best of the best, world renowned poker pros will compete to
become Onyx Cup Series Champion.

    The phenomenal and ground breaking six tournaments will take
place in the United States, Asia and Europe. Buy-ins will range from a
jaw-dropping $100K to $300K, followed by a Grand Finale with a $250K entry.
Points are awarded towards the Onyx Cup Series Leaderboard at each tournament
based on finishing positions. The top player on the Leaderboard at the
conclusion of the Grand Finale will be crowned as the Onyx Cup Series
Champion and get to see their name engraved on the Onyx Cup Series trophy.
Plus, they will get to drive away in a brand new luxury sports car.

    The first Onyx Cup Series event is set to take place in Las
Vegas on May 11th and 12th, 2011, and will feature members of Team Full Tilt:
Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, John Juanda and
other members of poker's elite.

    Players worldwide can win their seat to this live, televised
tournament through online qualifier tournaments from March 15th, exclusively
at FullTiltPoker.net.

    To view the video announcement where Phil Ivey, Patrik
Antonius, Tom Dwan, Gus Hansen and Erik Seidel give their own personal
introduction of FullTiltPoker.net's new concept, please visit:
http://www.fulltiltpoker.net/press-announcement

    For more information on the Onyx Cup Series, please visit:
http://www.fulltiltpoker.net/onyx-cup-series

    The website will be launched March 15th at 11.00 (ET).

    About FullTiltPoker.net

    FullTiltPoker.net(TM) is a play money educational and
entertaining virtual poker cardroom that has no real money gaming. Team Full
Tilt, is a select group of the world's finest professional poker players,
including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick
Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, John Juanda, Mike Matusow,
Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan. With innovative
graphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, the
software is geared to enhance and personalize the educational and
entertaining aspects of the online poker experience. Users of all skill
levels can download the free software at http://www.fulltiltpoker.net and can
play for fun.

Source: FullTiltPoker.net

For more information contact: Michele Clayborne (on behalf of Team Full Tilt), Tel: +353-1-650-1769; Nadja Horn, FullTiltPoker.net, Email: nhorn@pocketkings.ie

Verizon Adds truTV HD to FiOS TV Channel Lineup

New Channel Gives FiOS TV Customers Access to More HD Programming, Including Every NCAA Men's Hoops Tournament Game

NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon FiOS TV customers will soon experience yet another enhancement with the launch of truTV HD.  In addition to truTV's original programming lineup, the channel is one of four that will broadcast the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, allowing FiOS TV customers to watch every tournament game in high definition.

The truTV HD channel is already available to FiOS TV customers in Texas, Florida, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, downstate New York and the Philadelphia area.  It will be available to all FiOS TV customers by Wednesday (March 16).

The truTV programming can be found on FiOS TV Channels 683 in HD and 183 in SD.  The channel is a television destination for real-life stories told from an exciting and dramatic first-person perspective.  In addition, truTV is a partner in airing the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, along with TBS, TNT and CBS.  The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship tips off with first-round coverage of the NCAA First Four on Tuesday (March 15) and Wednesday (March 16), at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time both days, on truTV.

"High definition and sports programming are important to our FiOS TV customers, and we're excited to deliver both with the launch of truTV HD," said Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon.  "Basketball fans can get their fill of high-def games during the next month on FiOS TV.  Plus, our customers can enjoy all of the other great programming offered by truTV in HD, SD and online with FiOS TV Online."

Verizon customers also have online access to truTV programming through FiOS TV Online, available to FiOS TV subscribers by signing in to http://www.verizon.com/fiostvonline or http://www.trutv.com/tveverywhere with their Verizon Online user names and passwords.  FiOS TV customers are able to watch the truTV shows on their personal computers or laptops - at home or away - using any broadband connection.

The truTV HD channel joins FiOS TV's broad collection of programming, which offers more than 520 all-digital channels including up to 145 HD channels and 19,000 monthly video-on-demand titles.  FiOS also provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social networking, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management via broadband or cell phone; and more.

For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS TV, visit http://www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving 94.1 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 194,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of $106.6 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news.  To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

SOURCE  Verizon

Verizon

CONTACT: Heather Wilner, +1-908-559-6407, heather.b.wilner@verizon.com

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

comScore Announces Global Launch of Digital Analytix(TM), the Evolution of Web Analytics

Highly Flexible Solution Frees Marketers to Get the Insights they Need and Provides a More Unified View of Digital Consumer Behavior

RESTON, Va., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the global launch of comScore Digital Analytix(TM), an evolutionary solution in web analytics that enables digital marketers and analytics professionals to conduct in-depth forensic research on site-level activity through this highly agile and flexible data analysis architecture. Powered by the proprietary comScore Atomix(TM) technology, Digital Analytix utilizes unaggregated data that gives users the ability to run the reports they want, to deliver the insights they need.

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"We are very excited to announce the launch of comScore Digital Analytix, the evolution of web analytics," said Dr. Magid Abraham, comScore President & CEO. "This groundbreaking solution solves two of the most prevalent issues with web analytics today. While many web analytics tools use aggregated data sets that frequently handcuff the user from running the forensic analysis they desire, our Atomix technology maintains an unaggregated data set that can be manipulated from its raw form to address any business question. Secondly, we are introducing a new dimension to the web analytics universe with audience demographics so that users can understand site-level activity within the context of a broader marketing strategy. We believe these advantages combine for a truly unique offering that will deliver cross-organizational insights that help businesses optimize their digital strategies."

comScore Digital Analytix offers the following benefits:

    --  Flexible reporting architecture
    --  Fast reporting and granular insights
    --  Easy to implement for publishers (with the ability to leverage their
        existing Media Metrix UDM tag for Digital Analytix reporting)
    --  Campaign-level insights
    --  Cross-platform measurement
    --  Sleek, new, user-friendly interface

The Evolution of Web Analytics into a More Unified View of Behavior

comScore Digital Analytix leverages the product architecture and expertise of Nedstat, a leading European web analytics company acquired by comScore in 2010, and its award-winning flagship product Sitestat. Both the Nedstat and Sitestat brands will immediately be absorbed into the comScore brand architecture.

comScore is also bringing its unique expertise in audience measurement to the web analytics universe in developing a breakthrough technology that combines deep analytics insight with audience profiling. This advancement will enable digital marketers to map the behaviors occurring across their sites to the audience demographics of the people engaging in these activities. This link will enhance publishers' abilities to tie higher level marketing strategies to actual conversion, providing a truly unified view of digital consumer behavior.

Clients Voice Support

The following Nedstat Sitestat clients, who are migrating to the new Digital Analytix platform, voiced their support for the evolutionary product:

"The evolution in web analytics introduced today in the Digital Analytix platform by comScore is an example of why we selected them as our web-analytics partner early last year," says Shorful Islam, Head of Business Information and Customer Data Strategy of ITV Online. "Their flexible design and advanced video tracking capabilities were a key criteria for ITV and their continued innovations integrating audience insights will enable us to create even more compelling advertising opportunities for our leading entertainment content."

"Future prides itself on reaching and engaging prosumers, customers who are truly passionate about their interests. comScore's new Digital Analytix platform allows us to more easily identify these enthusiasts online and enables us to build international communities for a loyal, committed audience," says Andrew White, Head of Marketing Services for Future Publishing Ltd. "Fast access to data and behavioural insights allow us to more effectively manage our large portfolio of sites by fine tuning our content to maximize its commercial potential. The innovation of aligning web analytics and audience demographics announced today by comScore is a vital next step for cross-platform leaders like Future to capture the potential of the digital economy."

"The launch of comScore Digital Analytix marks an important step in the evolution of web analytics.  International media groups like Eurosport need to have quick access to reliable site-level customer behaviour data to fully monetise premium content across the multitude of platforms used by today's digital consumers.  With access to granular data and consumer insight we can successfully build efficient content creation and monetisation strategies. This is fundamental and profitable to both publishers and advertisers." - Arnaud Maillard, New Media Director, Eurosport.

"The speed and flexibility of the comScore Digital Analytix platform has enabled our organization to more easily understand the rapidly changing digital audience that consumes media across a multitude of devices. The innovation to integrate audience insight into the platform is a unique capability and is of interest to euronews looking to better monetize its premium content. We applaud comScore's initiative."  - Olivier de Montchenu, Managing Director euronews Sales.

''The comScore Digital Analytix platform gives us the insights to improve our customer experience. Their cross media capabilities help us to understand changing consumer behaviours, adapt our digital strategies and ultimately to achieve our business goals.'' - Erik de Gruijter, Manager Cross Media Intelligence, Wegener Media BV (part of Mecom Group, a European content and consumer business with over 300 titles and 200 websites)

"The new features of the Digital Analytix platform are very fast.  I love the fact that you can quickly edit report items in report builder with one click and that data retrieval happens even while you are in another tab.  Good job on the whole." - Daniel Froud, Customer Insight & Business Intelligence Manager, HostelBookers

"The changes you've introduced in the new Digital Analytix platform are simply fantastic." - Jagjeet Mann, Web Analytics Manager, Ladbrokes eGaming

"The new user interface introduced with the launch of Digital Analytix is fast and easy to use - overall, a very positive move." - Kelly McClean, Senior Web Analyst, Cantos Communications (UK) LLP

Live Webinars on Tuesday, 29th March 2011

comScore will be hosting two complimentary webinars on March 29, 2011 entitled "The Evolution of Web Analytics". During this session we will introduce comScore Digital Analytix(TM), the next generation web analytics solution that combines the best of audience measurement and web analytics. To accommodate multiple time zones, we are offering two sessions:

    --  Tuesday, March 29, 3pm GMT. Register here:
        https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/145682888
    --  Tuesday, March 29, 2pm EDT. Register here:
        https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/350766752

About comScore

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital business analytics. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding the impact and benefits to comScore of the Digital Analytix(TM) product, financial or otherwise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the features and characteristics of the products, the rate of development of the digital marketing intelligence, Internet advertising and e-Commerce markets; the growth of the Internet as a medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; and the acceptance of new products and methodologies by the industry, including existing and prospective clients.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to comScore's most recent respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

Stockholders of comScore are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. comScore does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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CONTACT: Andrew Lipsman of comScore, Inc., +1-312-775-6510, press@comscore.com

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

Construction FutureTech Conference Features Visionary Business and IT Leaders; Latest Technologies and Advanced Systems

McGraw-Hill Construction and Engineering News-Record present FutureTech on April 6 in NYC

NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction and Engineering News-Record are bringing together the top technology and business thought-leaders in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) to discuss today's cutting-edge technologies, such as cloud computing and mobile options, at the Construction FutureTech 2011 Conference, taking place on April 6 in New York City.

"As technology gets more sophisticated and capable of handling increasingly complicated tasks, the most successful companies will be the ones that learn to harness these innovations quickly and effectively," said Keith Fox, president, McGraw-Hill Construction. "We are excited to present Construction FutureTech as a forum to explore how future technologies can significantly impact profitability and provide a competitive advantage."

Through panels, demos and case studies, FutureTech attendees will learn how to leverage improvements in business processes and data management to complete great projects. Keynote speaker Chris Luebkeman, director of Global Foresight and Innovation for Arup, will share his insights into "The Now, the New and the Next," based on his travels to technologically advanced construction projects around the world. A CIO roundtable will review business implications, including the costs of integrating modern technologies. Other prestigious speakers include:

    --  James Barrett, National Director, Virtual Design & Lean Building, Turner
        Construction Company
    --  Ted Blackmon, Vice President, Construction Solution Executive, Bentley
        Systems, Inc.
    --  Paul Bonington, Vice President Media and Publisher, Engineering
        News-Record, McGraw-Hill Construction
    --  Jason Burns, Vice President of Technology, Hunter Roberts Construction
        Group
    --  Keith Fox, President, McGraw-Hill Construction
    --  Carl Galioto, Senior Principal, HOK
    --  Hyde Griffith, Vice President - BIM Services, Broaddus & Associates
    --  Richard Jackson, Independent Consultant
    --  Stephen Jones, Senior Director, McGraw Hill Construction
    --  Sam Lamonica, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Rosendin
        Electric
    --  Richard Lowe, Partner, Duane Morris LLP
    --  John Marinello, Chief Information Officer, WSP Group USA
    --  Eric McKinney, Chief Information Officer, Gensler
    --  Cole Orndorff, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Mortenson
        Construction
    --  Shawn Pressley, Vice President of Project Management Systems, Hill
        International
    --  Isaac Sacolick , Vice President, Technology, McGraw-Hill Construction
    --  Tom Sawyer, Senior Editor, Information Technology, Engineering
        News-Record
    --  Brian Skripac, Director of BIM, DesignGroup
    --  Oliver Smith, Director, BIM Solutions, Plaza Construction Corp.
    --  Ray Topping, Director, FIATECH
    --  David Van Wyk, Vice President, Project Management, Walt Disney
        Imagineering

For more information, visit http://construction.com/events/2011/cft or call 1-800-371-3238. On Twitter, follow @ENR_FutureTech or search for #CFTECH. You can also find McGraw-Hill Construction on LinkedIn and YouTube. Discounted rates apply for BOMANY, CMAA, CURT, FIATECH, NIBS, NYBC and SMPS members.

FutureTech is produced by McGraw-Hill Construction and Engineering News-Record. The platinum sponsor is Computer Methods International Corp. Silver sponsors include Arup, Astadia, B4 Consulting, Colligo Networks, Meridian Systems and Viewpoint Construction Software.  Supporting sponsors include Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater New York, Construction Management Association of America, Construction Users Roundtable, FIATECH, National Institute of Building Sciences, New York Building Congress, and Society for Marketing Professional Services.

About McGraw-Hill Construction:

McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the construction industry. For more than a century, it has remained North America's leading provider of project and product information, plans and specifications, and industry news, trends and forecasts. McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers in the global construction industry through Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record, GreenSource, and SNAP. To learn more, visit http://www.construction.com or follow @mhconstruction on Twitter.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global financial information and education company that helps professionals and students succeed in the knowledge economy. Leading brands include Standard and Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts energy information services and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has approximately 21,000 employees with more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2010 were $6.2 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

SOURCE  McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction

CONTACT: Lisa Jaycox, Manager, External Communications, The McGraw-Hill Companies Information and Media, +1-212-512-3272, lisa_jaycox@mcgraw-hill.com; or Kathy Malangone, Senior Director, Marketing Communications, McGraw-Hill Construction, +1-212-904-4376, kathy_malangone@mcgraw-hill.com

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

SquareTrade Announces Warranty with Guaranteed Buyback for iPad 2

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SquareTrade announced today that their popular iPad Warranty will include a free TechForward Guaranteed Buyback Plan, valued at $39.99. The SquareTrade iPad Warranty, already the #1 warranty offering drops/spills coverage for the iPad, now offers protection against upgrade envy as well.

The buyback plan provides users with up to 50% of the full original price of the iPad when they decide they want to upgrade to a new tablet. The amount the customer receives back changes depending on when they return their iPad 2 - from 50% for the first six months, to 40% for months 6-12, 30% for months 12-18, and 20% for months 18-24.

With rampant speculation that a major iPad 3 revision will arrive this Fall, prospective iPad 2 owners may hesitate to buy, because they don't want to later regret the decision to not wait for the iPad 3. SquareTrade's iPad Warranty plus buyback gives these customers the confidence to buy an iPad 2 now, knowing that if an iPad 3 does come early, they can easily trade in their iPad 2 for half of their purchase price back.

"SquareTrade's new iPad warranty gives customers a great way to hedge against the risk of both iPad failure and the fear of having an outdated device in 6 months' time." notes Steve Abernethy, CEO of SquareTrade. "While other retailers charge over $300 for a combination of warranty and buyback, SquareTrade and TechForward have teamed up to offer both for just $96."

"SquareTrade's initiative to give customers a Guaranteed Buyback Plan along with their iPad 2 warranty shows how much they care about their customers," said Jade Van Doren, CEO of TechForward. "A user with a SquareTrade warranty + buyback can feel confident knowing that they've made the right choice to buy an iPad 2 now, regardless of whether or not an iPad 3 arrives in September."

SquareTrade iPad warranties with TechForward Guaranteed Buyback can be purchased from http://www.squaretrade.com/ipad.

About TechForward

TechForward gives customers the flexibility to upgrade their computers and electronics more affordably, easily, and responsibly. Their Guaranteed Buyback® product takes the uncertainty out of upgrading by guaranteeing future trade-in values for devices at the point and time of sale, by making the trade-in process easy, and by reusing or recycling returned devices. TechForward was the first to market in 2006 with this innovative product for consumer electronics. TechForward, Inc. is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles.

About SquareTrade

Founded in 1999, SquareTrade offers warranties that make sense, with fair prices, no-pressure sales, and no-hassle service. It offers consumers an alternative to other overpriced and under-serviced warranties at a price point that is 40% less on average. The company boasts millions of customers who have consistently rated the warranty service 5-star reviews. SquareTrade is the winner of the 2011 Stevie Award for best eCommerce Customer Service, named one of PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites of 2010, and awarded BizRate's Circle of Excellence for 2010. SquareTrade is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, go to http://www.squaretrade.com.

SOURCE  SquareTrade

SquareTrade

CONTACT: AlexaRae Antekeier of SSPR, +1-847-415-9337, aantekeier@sspr.com, for SquareTrade

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

American Express Launches Second Year of "Unstaged" Music Series with Iconic Pairing: Duran Duran and Filmmaker David Lynch

First Installment of Unstaged 2011 Features Duran Duran Performance Coinciding with the Release of the Band's 13th Studio Album and their First Official Tour Since 2008

March 23rd Live-Stream Performance Will Be Available as a Live VEVO event on YouTube

NEW YORK, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy® award-winning rock icons Duran Duran will kick-off the second year of "Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express" on March 23rd at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. The event (featuring all four original members: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor) comes one day after their critically acclaimed 13th studio album, entitled ALL YOU NEED IS NOW (S-Curve Records), hits stores. Duran Duran's performance will mark the first time an artist within the "Unstaged" music series plays from Los Angeles.  Upon release, tickets for Duran Duran's performance at the Mayan Theatre sold out in under five minutes.

The 2011 "Unstaged" kick-off performance will be live-streamed at 10:00PM ET / 7:00PM PT at http://www.YouTube.com/DuranDuranVEVO.  American Express, in partnership with VEVO, the leading online premium music video and entertainment service, and YouTube will provide Duran Duran fans worldwide with access to their "Unstaged" performance, which coincides with the start of the band's first official tour since 2008. Award-winning filmmaker David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive), known for his unique cinematic style that masterfully blends imagery and sound design, has been enlisted to capture the performance, providing fans with a visually stunning home viewing experience.

"I am very excited about this opportunity to experiment with the band, Duran Duran, at the Mayan Theater on March 23rd," said filmmaker David Lynch. "The idea is to try and create on the fly, layers of images permeating Duran Duran on the stage. A world of experimentation and hopefully some happy accidents."

Speaking from a rehearsal studio in London where they are preparing for the 'Unstaged' show, lead singer Simon Le Bon said: "We are all beyond delighted that David Lynch has agreed to direct this show for us.  It's a dream come true quite frankly.  We are all such fans of his work and think he has a creative vision like no other.  In talking to him about what he is planning, we all believe this live-streamed performance is going to look nothing like anyone has ever seen before.  We can't wait."

Duran Duran's "Unstaged" performance represents the fourth installment within American Express' innovative music platform "Unstaged," which launched in the summer of last year and has featured music sensations Arcade Fire, John Legend & The Roots, and Sugarland. Collectively, these artists from the 2010 "Unstaged" music series recently combined for eight Grammy® nominations and four Grammy® wins at this year's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Additionally, two of the three artists' albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart following their "Unstaged" performances. American Express, in conjunction with VEVO and YouTube, tracked more than 30 million total streams for all three artists' performances combined.

"There is no doubt that our 'Unstaged' platform is quickly emerging as one of  the music industry's most innovative distribution and marketing models for musicians to share their music with their fans around the world," said Jessica Igoe, vice president global sponsorship marketing, American Express. "We are thrilled to welcome Duran Duran to the Unstaged family and look forward to David's artistic vision in bringing their iconic sound to their fans in an entirely new way."

Bringing the in-concert and at-home viewing experiences to entirely new heights, "Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express" showcases some of the music industry's most breakthrough artists playing at landmark venues across the country, while tapping some of today's most influential filmmakers to direct the live-streams and using digital and social media to connect the online audience to the live shows in unexpected ways. Additional artists are set to be unveiled in the coming months.

"YouTube is honored to host this iconic event," said Ali Rivera, Music Partnerships at YouTube. "The classic British band, Duran Duran, captured on camera by Academy Award® winning director, David Lynch, and shared with viewers worldwide; fans are in for a real treat."

"We're thrilled to elevate the American Express 'Unstaged' program to an even higher level in 2011... pushing the boundaries by creating innovative and personal concert experiences on multiple 'stages,'" said David Kohl, EVP, Sales and Customer Operations, VEVO. "VEVO's primary focus is to offer fans even more live events and interactive viewing experiences for American Express."

American Express® Cardmembers and music enthusiasts can digitally connect to these live music experiences in ways that further blur the line between an at-home and in-concert experience:

    --  Choose Your Cam: The audience can control their viewing experience
        throughout the show by switching between the director's main stream and
        alternate "Lynchian" artistic lenses on the night.
    --  "The Now Pulse" Crowd Visualizer: Further uniting the audiences at the
        show and at home, this new interactive project will create a real-time
        visualization of crowd excitement based on social chatter online. When
        the social buzz reaches a climax, a special Duran Duran memento will be
        unlocked for fans everywhere.
    --  "All Of Us Now" Photo Project: Audiences worldwide will collaborate with
        David Lynch in an on-stage and online art installation, by submitting
        photos. In true Lynch style, the photos will be showcased on surreal
        displays throughout the night. Visit http://www.YouTube.com/DuranDuranVEVO to
        find out more and submit videos.
    --  On-line Pre Show: Building anticipation of the night, viewers who tune
        in early to the live-stream will catch an exclusive segment directed by
        David Lynch.
    --  Tweet The Band: Fans can Tweet questions to #amexduranduran for a chance
        to have them answered by the band in a series of Pre-Show vignettes.

Leading up to the March 23rd performance, fans will be able to receive insider updates by connecting with American Express at http://www.twitter.com/AmericanExpress or http://www.Facebook.com/AmericanExpress. Fans can visit YouTube for a special "Unstaged" trailer video, including highlights from previous performances. Additionally, a special screening party will be held in New York City, featuring the Duran Duran live-stream performance, including industry insiders, select media and fan club members.

Produced by Mark Ronson, ALL YOU NEED IS NOW  is a return-to-roots homage to their most celebrated musical panache, and features guest vocals from longtime collaborator Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters and R&B/neo-soul superstar Kelis. Owen Pallett of Arcade Fire contributes the album's string arrangements.

For more information about American Express and music, please visit http://www.americanexpress.com/entertainment.

About American Express

American Express is a global services company, providing customers with access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.  Learn more at http://www.americanexpress.com and connect with us on http://www.facebook.com/americanexpress, http://www.twitter.com/americanexpress and http://www.youtube.com/americanexpress.

About VEVO

VEVO is the web's leading online premium music video and entertainment service with over two billion worldwide streams and nearly 60 million unique visitors in the U.S. and Canada each month. VEVO's programming is made available across the VEVO platform, which includes VEVO.com (the service's marquee destination site), VEVO Mobile (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android), VEVO connected devices (Google TV, Boxee) and a VEVO-branded embedded player. The service also serves as a syndication platform for additional internet destination sites, including AOL, BET, CBS Interactive Music Group (including Last.FM), Univision and, through a special partnership, YouTube, expanding the reach of the VEVO platform across the worldwide web. VEVO was created in partnership by Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. It is operated independently by a dedicated management team with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco. Explore VEVO at http://vevo.com. Journalists/Bloggers can stay updated on VEVO news athttp://twitter.com/VEVO_Media

About YouTube

YouTube is the world's most popular online video community allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. Our mission is for YOU to discover and shape the world through video. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube, LLC is based in San Bruno, CA and is a subsidiary of Google Inc.

SOURCE  American Express

American Express

CONTACT: Heter Myers, PMK-BNC, +1-212-373-6111, heter.myers@pmkbnc.com; or  Caitlin Lowie, American Express, +1-212-640-2921, caitlin.m.lowie@aexp.com

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

Tagetik Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites

LUCCA, Italy, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Evaluation Based on Completeness of
Vision and Ability to Execute

    Tagetik, a global provider of enterprise software solutions
for Performance Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business
Intelligence, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner,
Inc.(http://www.gartner.com) in the Visionaries quadrant of the "Magic
Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management [CPM] Suites"[1]. This annual
report evaluates software vendors on their completeness of vision and ability
to execute.

    "We have reached for a sought-after position in the quadrant,
and are pleased to have been recognized by Gartner as a Visionary," says
Manuel Vellutini, EVP Chief Operating Officer at Tagetik. "Placed among
thirteen vendors in this Magic Quadrant, Tagetikleverages as an independent,
specialist player exclusively focused in the CPM market. Compared to the
mega-vendors, we have a state-of-the-art, unified software with a clear
product roadmap and no uncertainty or overlapping functionality. This is the
reason why organizations are selecting Tagetik 3.0, versus a patchwork of
acquired solutions."

    "We continue to innovate and grow at a rate faster than the average in
the market, while executing our product roadmap in all areas of CPM
functionality," adds Vellutini. "Also, we significantly improved on last
year's customer satisfaction survey that indicates we have added capability
to support our global, rapid expansion and confirms our good depth of
knowledge of the more complex aspects of CPM."

    "We remained particularly strong for complex financial consolidation,
financial, management, statutory reporting and budgeting, planning and
forecasting-type solutions but also shared Gartner's vision who foresees
aspects of financial governance become integrated and implemented in
conjunction with core CPM," continues Vellutini. "That is why we have
successfully worked to deliver a number of new, unified features for
disclosure management and XBRL/iXBRL technology, allowing customers to
support further auditability, financial governance, reconciliation management
and the financial close process."

    "Two years ago, we started to expand on our roadmap,
incorporating a broader view of BI and PM that was meant to be a tight
integration with Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft BI Platform.
Today, we leverage a strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp. and a truly
revolutionary product ('Tagetik 3.0 Enabled by Microsoft(R) SharePoint(R)
Server 2010' software solution) that are generating global opportunities,
introducing us to new clients and further enhance our market position,
especially in North America," concludes Vellutini.

    Read the "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management [CPM]
Suites" here: http://www.tagetik.com/downloads/reseach-reports/gartner-mq-cpm

    About Tagetik

    Tagetik delivers a unified software solution for Performance Management,
Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Disclosure Management with
specialized Business Intelligence tools to optimize Collaboration and
Communication.

    Tagetik 3.0 creates value by simplifying complex business processes for
CFOs and CIOs: budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, statutory and
management consolidation, cost allocation, profitability analysis, financial
close and fast closing, dashboard, scorecarding, collaborative disclosure
management and compliance/industry requirements. Tagetik 3.0 is the solution
to translate strategy into operations, manage and control overall performance
down to business transactions, and improve decision-making across the whole
organization while achieving faster ROI and lower total cost of ownership
(TCO). Tagetik's vision to extend Performance Management and Business
Intelligence to collaborative decision-making inspired us to develop Tagetik
3.0 Enabled by Microsoft SharePoint, moving CPM from Corporate to
Collaborative Performance Management.

    Tagetik operates in 18 countries leveraging a close partnership with
Microsoft. Its market experts are totally committed to the success of 400
customers worldwide, including some of the largest Fortune 1000 companies
representing all industry sectors, as well as to build strong relationships
with system integrators, technology leaders and local consulting specialists.

    Tagetik is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

    To learn more: http://www.tagetik.com

   
    [1] Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites"
        by Neil Chandler, John E. Van Decker, 8 March 2011

    About the Magic Quadrant

    The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2011 by Gartner, Inc. and is
reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis
of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as
defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service
depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to
select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic
Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a
specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or
implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

   
    Corporate Press Contacts:
    Elisabetta Pierallini
    Luca Pieretti
    +39(0)583-96811
    press@tagetik.com

    UK Press Contact:
    Shak Akhtar
    Managing Director
    +44(0)8708510540
    shakakhtar@tagetik.com

    US Press Contact:
    Alessandra Gamba
    +1-203-391-7520
    alessandragamba@tagetik.com

Source: Tagetik

Corporate Press Contacts: Elisabetta Pierallini, Luca Pieretti, +39(0)583-96811, press@tagetik.com; UK Press Contact: Shak Akhtar, Managing Director, +44(0)8708510540, shakakhtar@tagetik.com; US Press Contact: Alessandra Gamba, +1-203-391-7520, alessandragamba@tagetik.com

NCO and SoundBite Communications Expand Relationship

Integrated Solution to Drive Multi-Channel Proactive Communications

HORSHAM, Pa. and BEDFORD, Mass., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NCO Group, Inc. ("NCO"), a leading global provider of best-in-class business process outsourcing solutions, announced today that it recently expanded its long-standing relationship with SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDBT), a leading provider of cloud-based proactive customer communicationssolutions, in an effort to broaden its multi-channel, proactive customer communications offering to the contact center marketplace.

Complementing NCO's live agent, chat, and social media solution offerings, SoundBite brings its full suite of multi-channel communications solutions to the relationship - including automated voice messaging, inbound IVR, hosted dialer, interactive mobile messaging, and email. The offering broadens the existing relationship between the two companies and enables NCO to offer one of the industry's most complete set of customer contact strategies to its clients.  The expanded offering will service new and existing markets including retail, financial services, utilities, telecom, and healthcare.

Specifically regarding the healthcare industry, NCO's healthcare services offering is heavily focused on patient contact.  This expanded relationship positions NCO to increase patient contact and satisfaction by communicating with patients based on their communications preferences, whether it be by live agent, automated voice message, text, chat or email. Furthermore, it enhances patient services efficiencies by automating messages and reminders for appointments, payments, and the full range of patient contact. 

Commenting on the NCO-SoundBite expanded relationship, Steven Leckerman, NCO's EVP and Chief Operating Officer, stated, "By leveraging SoundBite's technology, we are very pleased to offer our clients a leading-edge customer contact and preference management solution.  SoundBite's technology will enable us to further expand NCO's multi-channel proactive customer communications across all industry verticals.  We continue to seek ways to optimize ROI for all of our clients' voice and non-voice applications.  This bundled NCO solution creates a proven and seamless proactive communications offering for our clients."

Added Jim Milton, President and CEO of SoundBite Communications: "Organizations worldwide recognize the increasingly important role that proactive communications plays within their contact centers. Our expanded relationship with NCO will deliver the benefits of SoundBite's cloud-based, multi-channel communications platform to contact centers who wish to communicate more effectively with their customers across a variety of communications channels." 

For more information on the expanded NCO-SoundBite relationship, visit http://www.ncogroup.com or http://www.soundbite.com. 

About NCO Group, Inc.

NCO Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of business process outsourcing services, primarily focused on accounts receivable management and customer relationship management. With a network of approximately 30,000 employees, supporting the global market, NCO provides services through more than 100 offices throughout North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.

About SoundBite Communications

SoundBite Communications is a leading provider of cloud-based, multi-channel, proactive customer communications solutions designed to transform the way organizations communicate throughout the customer lifecycle to build trusted, lifelong and profitable relationships. Clients can leverage SoundBite's proactive customer communications offering and expertise in designing, executing and optimizing communications strategies to engage in relevant customer interactions that deliver long-term business value. Visit SoundBite.com for more information.

SoundBite is a registered service mark of SoundBite Communications, Inc.

(SDBT-G)

SOURCE  NCO Group, Inc.

NCO Group, Inc.

CONTACT: NCO Contact: Tom Hoy, Senior Vice President of Marketing, +1-215-441-2139; SoundBite Contact: Marie Ruzzo, Director of Marketing Communications, +1-781-897-2632

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

USA TODAY Launches 'Mobile Hoopla' Contest

Enter the made-for-mobile men's college basketball bracket contest at http://www.mobilehoopla.usatoday.com

MCLEAN, Va., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY announced today the launch of a made-for-mobile bracket contest, Mobile Hoopla, in conjunction with the annual Men's College Basketball Tournament.  Participants will be allowed to sign in using their Facebook or e-mail credentials, make their bracket picks, post on their Facebook page that they are playing, and compete in a national contest for a chance to win one of five Xbox 360 consoles with Kinect. 

The contest is sponsored by USA TODAY and promoted via Microsoft Tags.  Microsoft Tag is a 2D barcode that lets you seamlessly connect offline materials to the digital world. Readers can go to http://gettag.mobi on their internet-enabled mobile devices to download the free Microsoft Tag Reader application.  After the app is downloaded, readers may scan the Mobile Hoopla Tag in the newspaper, unlocking more details on the contest.

La Quinta Inns & Suites is the exclusive promotional sponsor of Mobile Hoopla. "It's exciting to be a part of an interactive marketing program that enriches the user-experience by bridging their print and digital worlds," said Amy Bartle, La Quinta's director, media and digital marketing.  "Using new tools such as mobile barcodes creates unlimited opportunities to offer great experiences to our consumers."

For full contest details, please go to http://www.mobilehoopla.usatoday.com via a mobile device for more details.

LQ Management L.L.C. is one of the largest operators of limited-service hotels in the United States.  Based in Dallas, Texas, the Company operates and provides franchise services to more than 800 hotels in 46 states, Canada and Mexico under the La Quinta Inn® and La Quinta Inn & Suites® brands. For reservations or more information about La Quinta, please visit http://www.LQ.com or call 1-800-SLEEPLQ.  Follow La Quinta Inns & Suites on twitter.com/LQ or facebook.com/laquinta.

USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY's mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Today, through its newspaper, website and mobile platforms, USA TODAY connects readers and engages the national conversation. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.8 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website  launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.9 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than seven million downloads on mobile devices.  The USA TODAY brand also includes USA TODAY Education and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

SOURCE  USA TODAY

USA TODAY

CONTACT: Heidi Zimmerman, Director/Communications, +1-703-854-5304,  hzimmerman@usatoday.com, or Ed. Cassidy, VP/Communications & Event Marketing, +1-703-854-4597, ecassidy@usatoday.com, both of USA TODAY, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA  22108

Web Site: http://www.mobilehoopla.usatoday.com

Priceline Announces the Addition of 150,000 Hotel Freebies, Tripling the Size of Its Popular New Service

NORWALK, Conn., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today announced the launch of a major expansion to its popular Hotel Freebies, a free service on priceline.com http://www.priceline.com/freebies that lets future hotel guests "mine" priceline.com's extensive global database of published-price hotels for all kinds of valuable hotel freebies like free nights, free breakfast, free parking, room discounts and upgrades.  Priceline also announced the addition of a new hotel freebie category - free Internet access.

More than 150,000 freebies have been added to Priceline's Hotel Freebies, bringing the total number of goodies to more than 200,000.  "Priceline.com hotel customers now have two compelling ways to save money," said Tim Gordon, Priceline Senior Vice President, Hotels.  "They have Priceline's Name Your Own Price® hotel service with savings of up to 60%.  Or, if they prefer to choose a specific hotel, they can mine our Hotel Freebies service to find the hotel that has the particular freebies they want.  Either way, travelers save money on their hotel reservations."

Also today, Priceline announced the results of a survey which found that:

    --  The top 10 cities with the most hotel freebies are: Houston (807
        freebies), Paris (803 freebies), San Antonio (774 freebies), Istanbul
        (694 freebies), Rome (645 freebies), Atlanta (634 freebies), San Diego
        (483 freebies), Miami (479 freebies), Thira, Greece (458 freebies) and
        Indianapolis (451 freebies).

    --  The top 5 freebies most offered by hotels are: #1 Free Parking, #2 Free
        Internet, #3 Room discounts, typically 10% or more, #4 Free Breakfast
        and #5 Hotel Extras, which include special a variety of hotel-specific
        value-added perks.

    --  The top 5 freebies among hotel guests, based on actual searches of
        Priceline's Hotel Freebies database are: #1 Free nights, #2 Room
        discounts, #3 Free breakfast, #4 Free Internet access and #5 Free
        parking.

Hotel Freebies provides freebies prospectors with two easy ways to uncover valuable hotel extras:

    --  Freebie Filter.  Choose a specific type of freebie and the service will
        retrieve all of the hotels in priceline.com's global hotels database
        that are offering that particular freebie.  Freebie types include Free
        Internet Access, Free Parking, Room Upgrades, Instant Discounts, Free
        Nights, Resort Credits, Spa Credits, Hotel Extras, Golf Credits and Free
        Breakfast.  The hotel listings include an availability calendar that
        shows the travel dates when specific freebies are most likely to be
        available and when travelers can find the lowest prices.

    --  City Filter.  Type in a city name.  The freebies service will retrieve
        the hotels in that city that are offering any type of freebie.  Freebies
        will be listed along with the lowest room rate found by a Priceline
        customer in a recent search.  Once you've chosen a city, it's also easy
        to more finely filter the list by looking for a specific type of
        freebie.

Once you've settled on a hotel choice, the hotel, along with its freebies, can be easily reserved with a few mouse clicks.

About The Priceline Group of Companies

The Priceline Group of Companies (Nasdaq: PCLN) is a leader in global online hotel reservations, with over 150,000 participating hotels worldwide and 92.8 million room nights booked in 2010.  The Group is composed of four primary brands - Booking.com, priceline.com, Agoda.com and TravelJigsaw. The Priceline Group provides online travel services in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa.

Based in Amsterdam, Booking.com is a leading international online hotel reservation service operating in 99 countries in 41 languages.  Booking.com offers its customers access to over 120,000 participating hotels worldwide.  In the U.S., priceline.com gives leisure travelers multiple ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. In addition to getting compelling published prices, travelers can take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price® service, which can deliver the lowest prices available. Priceline.com also operates the following travel websites: Travelweb.com, Lowestfare.com, RentalCars.com and BreezeNet.com. Singapore-based Agoda.com is an Asian online hotel reservation service that offers hotel rooms around the world and is available in 32 languages.  With headquarters in Manchester, UK, TravelJigsaw is a multinational car hire service, offering its reservation services in more than 4,000 locations in 115 countries.  Customer support is provided in 20 languages.

SOURCE  Priceline.com

Priceline.com

CONTACT: For Press Information: Brian Ek, +1-203-299-8167, brian.ek@priceline.com, For Investor Relations: Matthew Tynan, +1-203-299-8487, matt.tynan@priceline.com

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

eDoorways Creates Japan Relief Channel to Assist With Global Relief Efforts

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eDoorways International Corporation (Pink Sheets: EDWY) is asking all its members, associates, and shareholders to interact with one another via the Japan Relief Channel to assist with the coordination of relief efforts for the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis occurring in Japan. "We have established an emergency relief channel for the tragic events currently happening to our friends, family, and colleagues in the environmentally-battered Japan," stated Gary Kimmons, President of eDoorways International Corporation. "We immediately began reaching out to global relief organizations and have offered our support for this tragedy."

eDoorways is deeply saddened by the loss of life and extends our sincere condolences to all who are involved. To access this Channel, please visit the Japan Relief Channel.

Donations can be sent directly to the Red Cross by visiting: https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idbu625662&df_idI88&4988.donation=form1.

Or the United Nations by visiting:

https://secure.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/Donation2?idb49881960&df_id40&1240.donation=form1&JServSessionIdr004=sfh90kmju1.app227a

For more information on eDoorways International Corporation and/or the "eDoorways" (http://www.eDoorways.com) initiative, e-mail a package request to info@eDoorwaysCorp.com. Visit the corporate Web site at eDoorwaysCorp.com (http://www.eDoorwaysCorp.com), make comments via the corporate blog (http://www.eDoorways.wordpress.com), or follow the company on Twitter (http://twitter.com/edoorways).

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements:

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecast results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company's domestic and international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the company's ability to replace and expand its holdings.

    Contact:
    Heritage Corporate Services, Inc.
    Jeffrey Staller, President, 561-210-5675
    Jeffrey@HeritageCorporateServices.com

SOURCE  eDoorways International Corporation

eDoorways International Corporation

CONTACT: Jeffrey Staller, President of Heritage Corporate Services, Inc., +1-561-210-5675, Jeffrey@HeritageCorporateServices.com, for eDoorways International Corporation

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

Peapod by Stop & Shop Delivers Fresh Grocery Option to Manhattan

Nation's Leading Online Grocer Enters Market Offering Value and Convenience

SKOKIE, Ill., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peapod, the country's leading online grocer, today announced it has expanded its Peapod by Stop & Shop service in Manhattan, offering residents and businesses in Midtown, the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side a refreshingly convenient and well priced option for their grocery needs. 

"It's no secret that grocery shopping in Manhattan is a challenge. With the high food prices, large crowds, long lines and limited retailer options, it's a strain on shoppers' wallets and patience," said Andrew Parkinson, Co-Founder and President of Peapod. "With our low prices, thousands of weekly specials and convenient delivery options, we look forward to giving New Yorkers a smart way to save money and time."

As Ahold USA's online grocery business in the Northeast, Peapod by Stop & Shop leverages the buying power of one of the country's largest supermarket retailers to provide customers with a broad selection of national brand and private label items at low, supermarket prices delivered directly to their doors. In addition, the company offers thousands of weekly specials and accepts manufacturer's coupons.  In the NY Metro area, Peapod by Stop & Shop also services many communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island as well as the New Jersey and New York suburbs.  Peapod by Stop & Shop plans to extend service to additional Manhattan neighborhoods by the end of the year.

Mobile Grocery Option

To help busy customers on-the-go, Peapod offers a free mobile app available for iPhone/iTouch/iPad, Android and PalmPre users. Customers can start an order, modify an order, finish and place an order all from the palm of their hand.

About Peapod

Founded in 1989 as a smart shopping option for busy people, Peapod today stands as the country's leading Internet grocer, serving 23 U.S. markets in communities in the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey. An Ahold USA company, Peapod has made over 18 million deliveries since its late 1980s inception. For more information on Peapod, call 1.800.5.PEAPOD (573.2763); e-mail service@peapod.com or visit http://www.peapod.com.

SOURCE  Peapod

Peapod

CONTACT: Stephanie Shih of 360 Public Relations, +1-617-585-5794, Mobile: +1-858-431-9206, sshih@360publicrelations.com

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

iDirect Integrates TDMA and SCPC Onto a Single Platform

Economic game changer for service providers creates new revenue streams, yields network-wide cost savings

HERNDON, Va., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc. (VT Systems), today announced a ground-breaking addition to its IP satellite communications platform: SCPC Return Channel technology. The capability is available through iDirect's iDX 3.0 software and enables service providers to manage TDMA and SCPC networks over the same platform. SCPC Return Channel was developed to equip service providers with the flexibility they require today to support dynamic customer networks, and will enable them to capture new revenue opportunities and lower operational costs. iDirect is a world leader in satellite-based IP communications technology.

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With the introduction of SCPC Return Channel, iDirect becomes the first technology manufacturer to bring TDMA and SCPC technology together. iDirect customers can remotely upgrade any Evolution router to operate in TDMA or SCPC on the return channel. SCPC Return can be activated to support temporary heavy traffic conditions, or it can be turned on permanently once traffic reaches a threshold where a dedicated SCPC connection is the most economical choice.

New revenue opportunities and network-wide bandwidth efficiencies

With SCPC Return Channel, service providers gain the flexibility to adjust service levels to changing bandwidth requirements and evolving traffic patterns. They can create premium Service Level Agreements that allow for temporary bursts in traffic. This is valuable for applications such as file transfer, data back-up and HD video, as well as seasonal bandwidth requirements common to maritime, oil and gas, and other markets. In addition, when customer sites grow larger, service providers can up-sell their customers to a dedicated SCPC link. Service providers can more affordably grow networks for cellular backhaul, Internet access and other services where subscribers tend to be limited at launch and then expand steadily.

By integrating SCPC onto iDirect's shared TDMA platform, service providers can also pool total capacity and distribute it more cost-effectively across their customer base. Untapped SCPC bandwidth can be re-allocated instead of being wasted. And service providers can expand the size of an SCPC link by simply sourcing bandwidth from the overall bandwidth pool without needing to lease new space segment.

"Bringing TDMA and SCPC together is an industry breakthrough that, for the first time ever, enables service providers to offer both dedicated and shared service on a single intelligent platform. This will improve the profitability and relevance of their offerings and enable them to optimize the efficiency of their operations. We're excited to roll out this innovation, which is much needed in the satellite industry."

~Dave BETTINGER

Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering, iDirect

With iDX 3.0, iDirect is bringing additional new capabilities to its customers:

    --  Multi-channel demodulation line cards - These line cards can support 1,
        4 or 8 return channels to maximize hub capacity and provide a greater
        Return on Investment over single-channel line cards. For iDirect's
        iNFINITI customers, multi-channel line cards can easily translate to a
        40% discount on hardware when upgrading to the Evolution product line.
    --  Multicast FastPath - Through this feature, multicast content can be
        segmented from core network traffic and fast-tracked through an iDirect
        remote, straight to the end-user. Data throughput can reach up to 40
        Mb/s with minimal impact on the overall network performance. With
        Multicast FastPath, service providers can offer more reliable and
        affordable plans for organizations that want to expand their use of HD
        broadcast, IPTV, distance learning, digital signage and other video
        applications.
iDX 3.0 will be unveiled at the SATELLITE 2011 conference and exhibition, which runs March 14-17, 2011 in Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit iDirect at booth 709. iDX 3.0 will be available to customers in the second quarter of 2011.

iDirect, a subsidiary of VT Systems, is transforming the way the world gets and stays connected. The company's satellite-based IP communications technology enables constant connectivity for voice, video and data applications in diverse and challenging environments. The iDirect Intelligent Platform(TM) integrates advanced technology into iDirect's portfolio of hubs, routers and network management software to address the growing complexity of deploying and managing global IP networks. With more than 15 years of global satellite communications experience, iDirect serves customers in over 50 countries through a diverse network of service provider partners, including seven of the World Teleport Association's Global Top Ten operators. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, iDirect has offices in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. In 2007, iDirect Government Technologies (iGT) was set up to drive adoption of its IP-based solutions in the US Government market. In 2008, iDirect Asia Pte Ltd was established in Singapore to enhance its value-add and responsiveness to customers in the Asia Pacific region.  Please visit http://www.idirect.net.

VT Systems is an engineering company providing integrated solutions to the commercial and government markets in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors.  VT Systems' innovative solutions, products and services include aircraft maintenance, repair and modification; software solutions in training and simulation; satellite-based IP communications technology; network solutions that integrate data, voice and video; rugged computers and computer peripheral equipment; specialized truck bodies and trailers; weapons and munitions systems; road construction equipment; and ship design and shipbuilding. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., VT Systems operates globally and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ST Engineering.  Please visit http://www.vt-systems.com.

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iDirect

CONTACT: Media Contacts: Julie Bettinger, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, iDirect, +1-703-648-8155, Fax: +1-703-648-8015, jbettinger@idirect.net; Edward Szeto, Manager, Corporate Communications, VT Systems, +1-703-739-2610, Fax: +1-703-739-2611, eszeto@vt-systems.com

Web Site: http://www.idirect.net

FreeWave Introduces New Line of Wireless Data Radios for Global Use

Company now provides its trusted wireless radio solutions for industrial applications across the globe with introduction of the GX line

BOULDER, Colo., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced the introduction of its new GX product line operating in the globally available 2.4 GHz spectrum with the release of the GXM, GXCP, and GX-C Serial radio.  The GX line of radios provides OEMs, integrators, and end-users who have adopted FreeWave's popular 900 MHz FGR and FGR2 product families with a familiar option in 2.4 GHz with FCC, IC, ETSI, and UL Class 1 Division 2 compliance in a single radio.  The GXCP is ideal for cathodic protection applications and the GXM offers the same tiny foot print as FreeWave's 900 MHz MM2 radio (2-inches tall X 1.4-inches wide), making it ideal for industrial and manufacturing applications. The GX-C radio is suited for use in a variety of markets, including oil and gas, water/wastewater, and industries with similar SCADA applications.

"Meeting customer requirements has always been FreeWave's top priority.  The development of the GX family furthers our product evolution and is in direct response to customers' requests for this solution set," said Tim Stevens, product manager of embedded systems at FreeWave. "The GX line gives them the capability to expand their deployments and use our technology outside of North America. By providing this option we aim to offer FreeWave radios' unmatched reliability and flexibility across the globe.

"The needs of our customers also motivated us to introduce two new features with the GX product line:  LPA or Linear Power Adjustment and the addition of remote LED support to our embedded GXM products. LPA enables the output power of a GX to be specified in dBm, and a new backward compatible 24-pin connector option enables OEMs to add radio status LEDs to their products," he added.

The GX-Line

The entire GX line, which transmits data in the 2.4 GHz spectrum for international use, is an alternative to the 900 MHz spectrum. This allows current North American customers with international locations to easily leverage their existing investments by communicating in one or both spectrums. The GX line is RoHS (Reduction of hazardous substance) compliant and ETSI (European Technical Standard Institute) labeled.

The new line also offers the same proven features as FreeWave's FGR2 900 MHz line of radios. Some of the key benefits and features include:

    --  Long range - 20-mile range with clear line of sight.
    --  Versatile - a single radio can operate as a master, slave, repeater or
        slave/repeater.
    --  Unparalleled signal performance - technology built in for filtering that
        has unmatched combination of overload immunity and sensitivity.
    --  Industry-leading, money-saving low power consumption.
    --  Supported by FreeWave Tool Suite, a network diagnostics and radio
        configuration software.

Availability, Configurations, and Pricing

The GXCP, GXM and GX-C are available now and can be purchased in multiple configurations, including point-to-point and point-to-multipoint, slave or repeater. Pricing varies, depending upon customer configuration. For more details about the GX line please visit: http://www.freewave.com.

About FreeWave Technologies

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success - where failure and down-time are not an option - trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company's website at http://www.freewave.com.

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    cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com

SOURCE  FreeWave Technologies

FreeWave Technologies

CONTACT: Christin Jeffers of Catapult PR-IR, +1-303-581-7760, ext. 19, cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com, for FreeWave Technologies

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

Hot off DEMO Launch, AboutOne Changes the Way Families Communicate, for Good

Prepares for next wave of customer demand with new features unveiled at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas and MALVERN, Pa., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (SXSW 2011) -- AboutOne, a secure online family management system that makes it easier for families to manage daily life, today announced a hosting of new features at SXSW® Interactive, part of the annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival that attracts the world's top web creators and entrepreneurs.

Now nearing 5,000 members after only 15 weeks in beta, and just off the heels of a successful public launch at DEMO, AboutOne will today unveil new features at SXSW in Austin, TX. More than a digital filing cabinet, AboutOne makes information work in the moment for families - it carries the burden of saving essential family information so that 82.8 million busy moms in the US (according to a 2008 US Census Bureau study) can devote more time to what really matters in their lives.

AboutOne enables people to access important household information anytime--at home or away, from any web-enabled device and offers time-saving features like APIs and wizards that make it possible to quickly enter information with a phone, scanner, or computer, within the regular flow of the day. The service is designed specifically for families--currently a market of 173 million(1). After an initial focus on providing the service to Millennial Moms (Gen Y), AboutOne has expanded to serve caregivers, teenagers applying to college, military families and corporate customers.

New AboutOne features Unveiled at SXSW

At SXSW, AboutOne will unveil new features that create baby books, greeting cards and invitations and manage family vehicle records and a host of other household management report and summary capabilities, including:

    --  A way to automatically create hard copy baby books within seconds from
        an AboutOne digital scrapbook.
    --  A feature that lets paper greeting cards and invitations literally mail
        themselves to friends and family of your choice.
    --  Already possible with home maintenance and improvement records, a new
        feature to track information associated with car ownership such as
        vehicle purchase, registration, service, maintenance, insurance,
        warranty and dealer papers and information.
    --  The ability to auto-magically produce family newsletters, babysitter
        instructions, home maintenance/capital gains summaries, education
        reports for college applications, and more.

The Story behind AboutOne

AboutOne's founder and CEO, Joanne Lang, understands first-hand the need for a web-based service that tracks and organizes household information. Joanne is the mother of four young boys and a former SAP executive who experienced the challenges of managing family life. As part of SAP's original cloud technology team, she'd seen how web-based platforms enabled businesses to eliminate mundane tasks and gain new levels of efficiency, and wanted to bring those same benefits to families and busy moms.

Joanne decided to develop AboutOne after several personal experiences where she needed information she didn't have instant access to. In one instance, Joanne's son had to be taken to the hospital for a medical emergency. At the time, she was so distraught that she couldn't remember his birthdate, let alone provide a list of his current medications to the medical team. All she had with her were her keys and her phone. On another occasion, she had to report the capital gains on the sale of her house, but hadn't kept track of the home improvement information necessary to minimize her tax bill, and no longer had any of the necessary documentation to complete her tax forms. Finally, Joanne was a frequent business traveler, and often found herself without access to information stored in documents at home while she was on the road.

With these experiences in mind, Joanne set out to create a cloud service that blends the power of business computing tools with the fun, user-friendly nature of popular social media apps.  With AboutOne, she created a service that requires no technical proficiency to install and run; expertly handles data security so that users don't have to; provides a centralized location from which to manage family information; provides fast and convenient data entry via mobile device and scanners; and seamlessly formats and adds to information so it's useful in the future.

You can meet Joanne and learn more about AboutOne at SXSW booth #245.

To sign up, visit http://www.aboutone.com.

(1)  According to combined market numbers given by the US Census Bureau (82.8 million moms), National Center for Education Statistics (18.2 million teens applying to college), US Department of Defense (1.5 million Active Duty Military personnel and 858,000 Reserve personnel) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (65.7 million caregivers).

SOURCE  AboutOne.com

AboutOne.com

CONTACT: Katrine Kubis, AboutOne, +1-920-205-6724, kkubis@aboutone.com; or Allyson Stinchfield, H3O for AboutOne, +1-415-618-8803, allyson@H3Ocommunications.com

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

StumbleUpon Launches New Social Media Brand Advertising Platform

Paid Discovery enables brands to reach customers with richer engagement and greater virality

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- StumbleUpon, a discovery engine, today announced the availability of StumbleUpon Paid Discovery, its new social media brand advertising platform. Paid Discovery enables brands to target customers using sponsored web and mobile pages within the StumbleUpon content discovery experience. By utilizing a variety of targeting options, advanced reporting features and variable pricing and serving options, marketers and agencies can reach audiences most likely to engage with and share their content with others.

"Today's display ads fundamentally miss what is critical for brands: integrating relevant sponsored content with the intended user experience," said Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon CEO and co-founder. "With Paid Discovery, marketers and agencies can connect directly with customers interested in discovering their products and gain valuable insights into how their customers are engaging with them."

With Paid Discovery, brands can reach customers through in-stream promotion of entire web pages, micro-sites, mobile sites or videos. To reach their desired audiences, marketers can target StumbleUpon's growing base of more than 14 million users by age, gender, location, and more than 500 different topical interest areas. Paid Discovery only recommends a marketer's content to users who have clearly expressed preference for a particular interest.

Paid Discovery provides marketers with a valuable set of engagement metrics, including the time spent by users with that brand's content and sharing behavior across StumbleUpon, Facebook, Twitter and email. Marketers pay only for every engaged unique user to their site. If a user likes a brand's content and shares it with others, Paid Discovery will recommend the content more often, leading to additional free viral traffic.

Key Features of Paid Discovery

Tiered serving priority: Marketers running campaigns with flight deadlines have the option to be served ahead of other sponsored content. Two different price points, $0.10 per visitor and $0.25 per visitor, determine how much delivery the marketer receives, while only paying for those visitors that were engaged with the brand's content.

Device Targeting: In addition to demographic and interest targeting, marketers can now reach their audience on their mobile devices including iPhone, iPad and Android.

Advanced Reporting and Analytics: Paid Discovery's new price points include access to more detailed social virality and engagement metrics as well as being able to analyze their data by interest, age, gender, location, sharing medium or device. These analytics will include average time spent on a page and the sharing distribution of the page to other StumbleUpon users, Facebook, Twitter and email.

More information about StumbleUpon Paid Discovery can be found at http://www.stumbleupon.com/pd and twitter.com/paiddiscovery.

About StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that recommends the best web and mobile content for each user. With more than 14 million users and more than 800 personalized recommendations per month, StumbleUpon is the leading way to discover great, peer-sourced content on the Internet. More than 60,000 marketers have used StumbleUpon to promote their products and services. StumbleUpon is based in San Francisco and backed by some of the same investors behind Google and Facebook. For more information, visit http://www.StumbleUpon.com.

SOURCE  StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon

CONTACT: Mike Mayzel of StumbleUpon, +1-415-979-1410, mike@stumbleupon.com

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

DealerTrack Canada Expands Its OpenTrack Software Integration Program with Five New Partners

Precursoft, DealerMine, A.D.N.T. Inc., Paymate Payroll and ORIO, Inc. Join Growing DealerTrack Canada OpenTrack Program

TORONTO, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  DealerTrack Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the automotive, recreational vehicle (RV) and power sport industries, today announced the expansion of its OpenTrack Program in Canada, with the addition of several new certified partner providers.

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DealerTrack is committed to supporting dealer's technology needs through its OpenTrack Program, which enables secure, real-time and seamless integration between systems running in a dealership and DealerTrack systems and solutions.  New OpenTrack-certified providers in Canada include:

    --  Precursoft (Groupe PPP) for Maestro F&I (Desking, Inventory and CRM);
    --  DealerMine for multi-channel marketing;
    --  A.D.N.T. Inc. (EasyDeal), a desking tool;
    --  Paymate Software Corporation, an in-house software and hosted Payroll &
        HR Solution; and
    --  ORIO Canada, Inc. (SAM), a Service Appointment Management offering.

"The support and enthusiasm from dealers and their OEMs for the OpenTrack Program in Canada has been overwhelming," said Michael Collins, vice president and general manager, at DealerTrack Canada Inc, in Mississauga. "We are working closely with the OpenTrack-certified partners to deliver high-quality interfaces in a timely-fashion that help create an effective, easy and affordable integration platform for our mutual dealer customers."

Collins adds, "OpenTrack clearly reinforces our vision of an open platform approach which is designed to give Canadian dealers the maximum flexibility to use the solutions that best meet their needs and in both official languages."

Launched in the U.S. in 2009, the DealerTrack OpenTrack program supports the integration of DealerTrack Dealer Management System (DMS) and DealerTrack AAX inventory management platform, among other Company solutions, with third-party dealer systems through the use of a suite of certified interfaces.  DealerTrack Canada also leverages the broad range of providers who are part of the OpenTrack Program in the U.S. to the benefit of Canadian dealerships.

About DealerTrack Canada (http://www.dealertrack.ca)

DealerTrack Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., is the leading provider of on-demand credit application processing solutions in Canada.  The DealerTrack Canada Network connects more than 6,000 Canadian automobile, marine recreational vehicle, motorcycle, and power sport dealers to all major Canadian financial institutions and more than 50 Credit Unions and strategic industry partners.  DealerTrack Canada's solution offerings include the Company's web-powered Dealer Management System (DMS); DealerTrack AAX, a comprehensive inventory management solution; and TradeTracker, an online trade appraisal management tool.  The family of DealerTrack Canada solutions allows Canadian dealers to streamline their business operations and processes, work more efficiently and reduce costs, while increasing their business' return-on-investment.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Statements in this press release regarding the benefits of DealerTrack's OpenTrack program and all other statements in this release other than the recitation of historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995).  These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of DealerTrack to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Factors that might cause such a difference include the adoption by dealers and lenders of DealerTrack's solutions, the adoption by third-party partners of DealerTrack's OpenTrack program, the performance by DealerTrack's third-party partners and other risks listed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. These filings can be found on DealerTrack's website at http://www.dealertrack.com and the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and DealerTrack disclaims any obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances.

TRAK-G

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DealerTrack Canada, Inc.

CONTACT: Debbie Oberender, DealerTrack Canada, +1-905-281-6229, debbie.oberender@dealertrack.com

Web Site: https://www.dealertrack.ca

IT to Play a Central Role in Egypt's Future

ITIDA's Role to be Expanded to Include Regulation of e-Voting by Egyptian Expatriates

CAIRO, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     The central role information technology will play in Egypt's
economic and political future was confirmed today by Dr Magued Osman, the
newly appointed Minister for Communications and Information Technology. Dr
Osman confirmed continued strong government support for the country's broad
IT strategy for investment and job creation led by the Information Technology
Industry Development Agency (ITIDA). The Minister also announced that he has
commissioned ITIDA to fully research the feasibility of allowing Egyptians
inside Egypt and expatriates around the world to vote electronically in the
historic forthcoming presidential election in the country.

    Commenting on his announcement, Dr Osman said: "As recent
events have shown, the people of Egypt are very sophisticated when it comes
to using and developing different forms of technology. We will continue on
our path of using these capabilities to grow our economy, building on our
successes to date. Politically, our aim is to empower all Egyptians -
wherever they are - to participate in a fully transparent and fair voting
process for the country at this crucial point in our history. ITIDA has been
asked to start a dialogue with all the parties concerned, to extend the
needed technical support and to use the e-signature process to allow
Egyptians to vote electronically for the first time using state of the art
systems."

    Egypt is one of the fastest growing outsourcing destinations
worldwide and is well known for its very significant talent base in areas
such as software development and R&D. Many major multinationals such as IBM,
Oracle and Teleperformance have established a significant presence in Egypt
over the last few years and have pledged to continue to support the country
as it plans for a new political future.

    CEO of ITIDA, Yasser El Kady said: "The IT industry remains a
central pillar of the Egyptian economy. It is excellent news to have the
continued strong support of the Minister and the wider Egyptian government.
We remain firmly committed to supporting all of our investors and the
excellent base of local IT companies, as we have been doing throughout the
last few years. It is also an honor for us at ITIDA to extend all the
technical help needed in setting up and managing such an important part of
the democratic process. We are looking forward to leading such a significant
project."

    About ITIDA:

    The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA)
is a governmental entity affiliated to Egypt's Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology. It is responsible for growing and developing Egypt's
position as a leading global outsourcing location by attracting foreign
direct investment to the industry and maximizing the exports of IT services
and applications.

    Located in the heart of the modern business environment at
Smart Village, the six hundred acre business park on the outskirts of Cairo,
ITIDA is a self-sustainable entity that drives the IT industry in Egypt and
raises awareness among the Egyptian people of the benefits and use of ICT to
advance socio-economic welfare of the whole community.

   
    Contact details:

    Ahmed Reda
    Media & Communication Manager
    Information Technology Industry Development Agency
    T: +202-534-51-85
    E: areda@itida.gov.eg

Source: ITIDA

Contact details: Ahmed Reda, Media & Communication Manager, Information Technology Industry Development Agency, T: +202-534-51-85, E: areda@itida.gov.eg

Animoto Announces New Partner Platform to Provide Integration of Its Video Creation Service Into Partner Web and Mobile Environments

Kodak and AG Interactive, Inc. Among Partners to Benefit from Proven Customer Engagement and Monetization Vehicle

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South By Southwest Interactive Conference -- Animoto, the maker of the innovative and award-winning online video creation service, today announced the release of their new Partner Platform that enables third parties to include thepopular service within their own environments to allow their customers to easily create pro-quality video slideshows from photos and videos.  Targeted at a wide variety of businesses from Internet, mobile, and social media to imaging, publishing, and advertising, Animoto's new Partner Platform allows companies to customize the video creation service into their environments to increase customer engagement, offer an added-value consumer experience, and create incremental revenue streams. Already, KODAK Gallery, AG Interactive Inc. and Aviary.com have signed on as partners to benefit from the Animoto platform.

"Animoto has been a huge hit with consumers because our service, with a click of a button, turns users into editing geniuses and the subjects of their photos and video clips into movie stars," said Brad Jefferson, CEO & co-founder of Animoto.  "Now, for the first time, we are opening up the Animoto platform to third party partners so they can share Animoto's movie making magic with their users.  We're excited to see how partners embrace this technology in all types of creative ways, some of which I'm sure we haven't even imagined."

Custom Development Options

The Animoto Partner Platform is designed to be easy-to-use and flexible so that third party partners can leverage the video creation service in a variety of ways to best suit their customer and business needs.  Whether it's providing a subscription service or an a la carte option, bundling, or a unique integration into the user interface, partners can customize the Animoto service to enhance how their customers can use images and video in creative new ways. Animoto's proprietary Cinematic Artificial Intelligence (CAI) technology ensures that partners can offer the unique, high-production quality videos that have been the driving force behind Animoto's success since launching in 2007.

Kodak, AG Interactive and Aviary.com

Since launching its first Partner Platform last year, Animoto has been integrated into top company and brand websites such as Pepsi, Four Seasons, Bon Jovi, Photoshop.com and SmugMug. The new Partner Platform moves Animoto's award-winning service within the walls of partner websites instead of requiring a click-through to Animoto. New partners already working with the latest Partner Platform include KODAK Gallery, AG Interactive and Aviary.com.

KODAK Gallery (http://www.kodakgallery.com), the only online photo service designed for your KODAK MOMENTS, is weaving the Animoto service into their user experience so that video creation can be an integral part of the overall KODAK Gallery experience.  AG Interactive property -- Webshots.com -- will be rolling out an Animoto-powered Premium Subscription offering for its large community of photo enthusiasts. Worth1000.com, a property of Aviary.com, is a top creative contest site and will explore using the platform in a variety of ways, initially to automatically create professional quality 'best of' videos from their daily competitions.

"Animoto will allow our users to seamlessly turn their KODAK MOMENTS into stunning videos that will amaze their friends and family," said Victor Cho, General Manager of KODAK Gallery, Eastman Kodak Company.  "The Animoto Partner Platform was easy for our development team to integrate.  It's very flexible, and gives us a strategic new offering for our growing menu of customer purchase options. The feedback we've received during our Private Beta has been very positive.  Customers like bringing their photos to life with music and motion, as well as the ease of creating a video slideshow."

Availability

The Animoto Partner Platform is available immediately and more detailed information can be found at http://animoto.com.  Companies and developers are encouraged to submit applications for the program at http://animoto.com/developer.

About Animoto:

Animoto (http://www.animoto.com) is a video slideshow creation service that enables consumers, professionals and businesses to easily make and share professional-looking videos that will amaze friends, family and others. The Animoto team, which includes entertainment and technology industry veterans, has leveraged their expertise to develop a web-based service that makes it easy for people to quickly create and share their stories through video - using photos and/or videos.The heart of Animoto is its Cinematic Artificial Intelligence(TM) technology that thinks like an actual director and editor, using the same sophisticated post-production skills and techniques that are used in television and film.  A fast-growing company, Animoto Productions is based in New York City with an office in San Francisco.

Animoto, Animoto Productions and Cinematic Artificial Intelligence are registered trademarks of Animoto Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE  Animoto

Animoto

CONTACT: Lisa Hendrickson of Commstrat, +1-516-767-8390, lisa@commstrat.com, for Animoto

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

LivingSocial Acquires Ruby/Rails Consultancy InfoEther

Top Ruby & Rails Team and Local Commerce Leader Combining Agility and Innovation for Marketplace Dominance

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LivingSocial, the online source for people to find handpicked experiences at a great value, announced today that it has acquired Reston, Virginia-based, InfoEther, Inc. Pairing LivingSocial's existing high-caliber tech team with InfoEther's agility and expertise enhances LivingSocial's ability to innovate more effectively as a whole, strengthening the company's continued aggressive market expansion and realm of products.

"We are thrilled InfoEther is joining the LivingSocial team. Together, we can out-execute and out-innovate, which we consider to be one of our major differentiators and the underpinning of our future success," said Aaron Batalion, CTO and co-founder of LivingSocial. "Their reputation in the technology community is a testament to their technical capabilities and nimble team, and when combined with LivingSocial's proven excellence, we will dominate the local commerce marketplace."

InfoEther is a pioneer and one of the leading technology consultancies specializing in the Ruby software development language and its related Web development framework, Ruby on Rails ("Rails"), which is the basis of the technology upon which LivingSocial and numerous other high profile online companies are based.

Established in 2001, InfoEther is believed to be the first US-based company that generated revenue from the open source Ruby language, which was created in Japan. Since 2007 it has specialized in the popular open source Rails framework, which is based on Ruby, in more than 40 client engagements internationally.

The company's principals and staff, including Rich Kilmer, Chad Fowler and Glenn Vanderburg, are renowned technology conference organizers, speakers, authors and trainers in a range of technologies, which include Ruby and Rails, communications, security and mobile-based applications.  The firm is also known for its user experience/interface and interaction design expertise critical to how people work with the technology, particularly with the growing popularity of the mobile Web.

"At InfoEther, we've spent the past 10 years building one of the fastest, most flexible software development teams on the planet," added Chad Fowler, InfoEther's Chief Technologist.  "We are thrilled to bring the energy and agility from our consulting practice into the amazingly talented LivingSocial team and help change the face of local commerce."

The InfoEther acquisition continues LivingSocial's groundswell of expansion, product development and innovation. Most recently, LivingSocial launched a breakthrough in local commerce with Instant Deals in Washington, DC. Instant Deals help consumers discover immediate deals at restaurants and attractions within a .5 mile radius via their LivingSocial mobile application. LivingSocial acquired majority stake in Let's Bonus, one of the pioneer social shopping sites in Europe. Additionally, in 2010, LivingSocial acquired adventure company Urban Escapes and launched two new verticals including LivingSocial Escapes, a travel site offering unbeatable savings on curated adventures and LivingSocial Family Edition. In addition, the company has launched one market per day on average and expects to reach 300 markets in 2011. 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About LivingSocial

LivingSocial adds surprise to every calendar with handpicked daily deals you can share with friends. Members enjoy at least 50% off on the coolest, local experiences. Local business owners get an easy and cost effective marketing tool to attract new, loyal customers. In 2010, one of the fastest growing companies in the space expanded with LivingSocial Escapes offering a "vacation in a box" for easy weekend trips at great value. Based in Washington, DC, the international brand and has saved more than 24 million subscribers over $311 million in +200 markets worldwide. Please visit http://www.livingsocial.com for additional information.

For a full list of markets where LivingSocial is live or to sign up your location, go to http://www.livingsocial.com. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/livingsocial.

About InfoEther

Co-founded by Richard Kilmer and Mark Gardner, two serial entrepreneurs, in 2001, InfoEther (http://infoether.com) developed into a leading niche software development consultancy by creating products for fast growing technology companies. Among the first companies to employ the Ruby dynamic software language and the Ruby on Rails web development framework built on it, the company's principals and staff also took the lead in promoting both through conference organization, speaking, book authorship, public training courses and contribution to open source software projects. 

SOURCE  LivingSocial

LivingSocial

CONTACT: Maire Griffin of LivingSocial, +1-202-503-2506, maire.griffin@livingsocial.com

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

Scalable Network Technologies to Showcase JTRS Network Emulator (JNE) at JTRS Science and Technology Forum

- Advanced emulation provides digital duplicates of live radios, for realistic test and evaluation of JTRS products -

LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT), the leader in wireless network modeling and simulation, announced that the company will be participating in the annual JTRS Science and Technology Forum (JSTeF), March 15-17, on the campus of the University of California, San Diego.

SNT was awarded a Phase 2.5 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant in 2009 to create an enterprise solution for network communications simulation for JTRS Ground Mobile Radio (GMR) testing, training and experimentation. The product that evolved from this contract work, called JNE (JTRS Network Emulator), is currently being used for testing and evaluating JTRS networks in dynamic, highly realistic ways.  Because JNE emulates the JTRS waveforms with complete realism, it can "virtually size-up" the network to a scale that is representative of the intensity and distribution of network traffic typical of battlefield deployments.

The JNE emulated network performs with all the complexity and realism of a real network - in real time, using a realistic traffic mix that would be generated by battle command applications. Because of this unprecedented degree of fidelity, JNE can be integrated in live exercises using real hardware, real users, real applications, and connected to real networks.

JNE provides developers and users with a breakthrough capability to test earlier, more often and with greater agility. Immediate payout from JNE includes accelerated development cycle time and significant cost-savings. Over the long run, rigorously tested system integration will ensure robust and predictable network performance for the warfighter. 

Other uses that are part of the US Army and Joint Forces vision for JNE include advances in training for signal officers and operators on JTRS network management software, as well as testing and analysis of emerging software defined radio (SDR) and network-centric systems.

SNT will have an exhibit at the forum as well as a presentation by Dr. Sheetal Doshi, principal investigator for the Phase 2.5 SBIR, which will cover capabilities and plans for integration of JNE into defense and commercial applications products.

Media representatives are invited to attend 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, March 16th, in the Calit2 Auditorium of Atkinson hall.  For additional conference information, please refer to the conference website at http://jtrs.calit2.net.

    Media Contact:
    Camille Cox
    OnRamp Communications
    camille@onrampcomm.com
    805.497.6400

SOURCE  Scalable Network Technologies, Inc.

Scalable Network Technologies, Inc.

CONTACT: Camille Cox of OnRamp Communications, +1-805-497-6400, camille@onrampcomm.com, for Scalable Network Technologies, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.scalable-networks.com/

SIP/H.323 Video Conferencing on iPad 2 With Mirial ClearSea

MILAN, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Mirial is glad to announce that Mirial ClearSea can be seamlessly used
also on iPad 2, taking full advantage of the new front facing camera with the
possibility of switching between cameras even during the video call.

    ClearSea is the first professional video conferencing solution providing
a software client for iOS devices, enabling organization to connect any Pc,
Mac, Android or iOS device and any standards-based H.323/SIP equipment. It
allows to integrate traditional room based video communication systems or to
deploy a new HD desktop and mobile solution without the need to invest in
expensive infrastructure.

    "We have been waiting for the addition of a front facing camera on the
iPad(TM)" said Cristoforo Mione, VP Marketing at Mirial. "Now that the iPad
is ready for true video conferencing, our software transforms it in a
standards-based video endpoint."

    ClearSea for iOS devices, including iPad 2, is available today. For
further information and a free demo visit http://www.mirial.com.

    About Mirial

    Mirial is a pioneer in software-only personal video conferencing since
1999. The company portfolio includes a comprehensive set of products
enabling interactive audio/video services on IP networks and professional,
standards-based HD video conferencing. Mirial products and solutions are
available at the company's sales representatives and partners worldwide. For
further information: http://www.mirial.com

    Mirial s.u.r.l. - Via Donatello 30 - 20131 Milan, Italy - P:
+39(0)226627811 - F: +39(0)226627812

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Switch to IP to Make Savings, Easynet Urges Broadcasters as it Launches New Suite of Specialist Global Solutions

ZAVENTEM, Belgium, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Broadcasters Embracing Internet Protocol (IP) Will Benefit From Major
Cost Savings Compared to Traditional Transmission Methods

    - New Product Suite: Easynet IP Contribution, IP Distribution and IP
Adaptation Launched

    - MTV, Sky News HD and Perform Media are First Global Customers to
Benefit

    Broadcasters must embrace IP networks to save money and stay ahead of
their competitors, Easynet Global Services
warns today. IP can give broadcasters material savings compared to
traditional transmission methods, and provides vast bandwidth that is perfect
for High Definition (HD) and 3D content. The gap between those broadcasters
transmitting content across IP networks and those using legacy SDH/ATM
networks or satellite technology will widen, as viewers' expectations become
increasingly sophisticated with real time streaming, content over mobile
devices, transmissions in HD and 3D as well as video on demand.

    To help broadcasters make the move to IP, Easynet is launching three new
solutions aimed specifically at the broadcast sector: IP Contribution, IP
Distribution and IP Adaptation. Customers including MTV, Sky News HD and
Perform Media are already benefitting from these new solutions.

    IP Contribution enables broadcasters to use Easynet's fully managed
network for the delivery of feeds from both permanent and "ad hoc"
locations, so that broadcasters can receive contribution feeds regardless
of location. IP Distribution allows the transmission of post-production
video from the broadcaster to uplink facilities such as a satellite earth
station for onward transmission to end users. IP Adaptation enables the
transmission of interactive rich media content from the Digital Interactive
service's (Red Button) to the broadcaster.

    MTV needed to distribute two new HD channels - Comedy Central HD and
Nickelodeon HD - to Sky in the UK, without the viewer experiencing any drop
in quality of service. Easynet's IP Distribution solution was chosen. Easynet
implemented a managed network between MTV UK's London Media Centre and Sky,
utilising leading edge JPEG2000 compression over IP. This enabled channels to
be launched and operated at a greatly reduced cost, whilst allowing these
services to reach wider audiences and help maximise revenues.

    Sky News selected Easynet's IP Contribution solution. It launched its
High Definition (HD) news channel in May 2010. Sky needed a technology that
could support HD from any number of locations and would be fast, reliable,
and capable of transmitting high quality content. To make its vision of
Outside Broadcast in HD a reality, Sky needed HD Paths that could run from
the location of a news story to Sky News' headquarters.

    Sky needed a technology that could not only support HD from any number of
locations, but would be fast, reliable, and capable of transmitting high
quality content. The most suitable solution was be an underlying
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) IP network, allowing the use of SD or HD
video along with data links and internet access from the street location,
when required. An additional benefit of the solution was that it would
support a full bi-directional service, allowing "two-way" communication
between the journalist on location and the studio, and ultimately improving
Sky's live coverage of major news events.

    Sky News can now scale up its network quickly by adding extra interface
cards, which allow more devices to be connected to the wide area network.
This means that Sky only pays for the bandwidth it uses, making the solution
quicker and cheaper. Cards can be deployed in different locations across the
globe, so Sky can have its foreign reporters on air as soon as a story
breaks, removing the need to transport large amounts of expensive satellite
broadcast equipment. The network is also more resilient: MPLS ensures that
glitches and outages in the network do not affect the integrity of
transmissions - the network has multiple paths, and all traffic that would
otherwise have been blocked can be re-routed from that path onto another.

    PERFORM delivers premium sports content to millions of fans around the
world. The organisation decided that the scalability and flexibility of an
Easynet IP-based MPLS network, as opposed to the satellite technology used by
traditional broadcasters, would be the approach best suited to its
rapidly-growing international business. This IP-based technology would offer
the scalable, cost effective, reliable solution required to suit the growing
digital content needs of the broadcast sector.

    "Some broadcasters are hesitant to switch to IP because it involves
previously unexplored ways of sending content, and therefore new working
practises," says Andy Sumner, Easynet's global sales and marketing director,
"but letting Easynet manage their IP network leaves them free to focus on
their core business of creating content. IP could not be more perfectly
suited to this industry with its cost savings, vast room for content and its
reliability". He continues, "We've spent a lot of time consulting with our
broadcast customers and understanding their needs. We make it simple for them
to make the switch to IP".

    Notes to Editors

    About Easynet's Broadcast Division

    Easynet cuts through the complexity of broadcast services and combines
its skills in global networking with its deep understanding of the broadcast
market. This enables broadcasters to concentrate on their core business of
producing great content with Easynet managing the underlying networking and
video technology used to transmit the programs.

    Transmission of broadcast video using IP networks can provide the
broadcaster with considerable cost savings over traditional terrestrial
broadcast networks using SDH and ATM or expensive satellite connections,
particularly relevant for the high bandwidths needed for HD and 3D
broadcasts.

    Easynet's Broadcast customers include Sky News HD, MTV and Perform Media.

    About Easynet

    Easynet Global Services is a worldwide provider of managed network,
managed hosting and value added services such as Telepresence. The
company has customers in 50 countries and 900 staff in 18 global offices.

    Through a consultative approach, it engages with its customers to fully
understand their business challenges. The company combines global reach with
local expertise, providing a personalised customer experience wherever its
customers are in the world. Easynet Global Services' customers include Via
Michelin, FOX, Brinks, Transport for London, EDF, SAGE, Q Park and
Bridgestone.

    Together with the management team Easynet is owned by LDC (Lloyds TSB
Development Capital). LDC is the leading mid-market private equity arm of
Lloyds Banking Group. For more information visit http://www.easynet.com

    Follow us on Twitter: @easynet. Connect with us on Linked In:
Easynet Global Services

Source: Easynet global services

Laurence Van Doosselaere, Laurence.VanDoosselaere@easynet.com, +3224023758

Cobra Electronics Sponsors gdgt Live at SXSW and Unveils Cobra iRadar(TM) for Android(TM)

Company Joins Some of the World's Coolest Consumer Technology Firms at Event to Preview the Hottest New Gadgets on the Market

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 2011 gdgt Live -- Cobra Electronics Corporation (Nasdaq: COBR), the leading manufacturer of radar detection devices, today announced it is sponsoring the gdgt Live event taking place this evening in conjunction with the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX.  As part of its sponsorship, Cobra will showcase its newest product, Cobra iRadar for Android.  Cobra iRadar is the most advanced smart detection system on the market.  The company will also dazzle music, film and gadget lovers with its innovative Cobra PhoneLynx(TM) and Cobra Tag(TM) product lines.  The gdgt Live event takes place March 14, 2011 from 7-10 p.m. at the PureVolume House in Austin.

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Based on the tremendous success of Cobra iRadar (launched in October 2010 for the Apple iOS platform), Cobra will release iRadar for Android in April.  The system is a sleek radar/laser detector that uses Bluetooth® wireless technology to connect with the free Cobra iRadar app, which is downloaded to an Android smartphone.  The app then displays all radar/laser alerts, allows the user to configure all detector settings, and alerts drivers to photo enforcement locations using AURA(TM), the only 100-percent verified database of driving threats and hazards throughout the GPS/navigation industry.  The AURA system is constantly updated with tens of thousands of speed and red light camera locations as well as known speed traps and dangerous intersections.  Soon, iRadar users will be able to share radar alerts with other iRadar users. This unique crowdsourcing model will help ensure that other iRadar customers are alerted in real time to upcoming dangers based on their GPS location.

"According to the very latest data from ComScore, the Android operating system now commands 31.2% of the smartphone market share in the U.S., making it the market leader among smartphones," said Sally Washlow, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Cobra Electronics.  "The expansion of our extremely popular iRadar product to Android smartphone users means that our crowdsourced threat database will become even more powerful thanks to an even broader user community.  We are very pleased to sponsor gdgt Live at SXSW, and to share with fans the safety and peace-of-mind that comes from being a part of the Cobra iRadar community."

For more information on the Cobra iRadar Detection System, please visit http://www.CobraiRadar.com.

About Cobra Electronics:

Cobra Electronics is a leading global designer and marketer of communication and navigation products, with a track record of delivering innovative and award-winning products. Building upon its leadership position in the GMRS/FRS two-way radio, radar detector and Citizens Band radio industries, Cobra identified new growth opportunities and has aggressively expanded into the marine market and has expanded its European operations. The Consumer Electronics Association, Forbes and Deloitte & Touche have all recognized Cobra for the company's innovation and industry leadership. To learn more about Cobra Electronics, please visit the Cobra site at http://www.cobra.com.  Follow Cobra on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/CobraElectronic or become a fan at http://www.facebook.com/CobraElectronics.

SOURCE  Cobra Electronics Corporation

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Cobra Electronics Corporation

CONTACT: Stephen Drusano of Skyya Communications, +1-212-969-1777, stephen.drusano@skyya.com, for Cobra Electronics Corporation; or Chris Kooistra of Cobra Electronics, +1-773-307-8386, ckooistra@cobra.com

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

3.0 Social Learning, Video Mobile Platform Acquisition by SuccessFactors

Jambok acquisition will add mobile video creation and sharing technology to accelerate the future of corporate social learning and the smarter workplace

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jambok (http://www.jambok.com), the SaaS social learning company that draws on the consumer world's popular web 2.0 tools like YouTube and Facebook, to offer even easier next generation on-the-fly mobile video creation, sharing, discovery and social networking that enables informal social learning within the workforce.

"We think Jambok has superior next gen mobile video and social learning technology. Jambok has surprisingly great growth and customers like NIKE, Mitsubishi, and Reuters. We love the team; Karie is a visionary learning practitioner and published bestselling domain thought leader, and Charles and the engineering team from Russia are exceptional," said Lars Dalgaard, CEO and founder of SuccessFactors. "We all know 80 percent of learning happens on the job, Jambok-SuccessFactors allows any employee to immediately capture and accelerate that business execution opportunity, in a mobile social learning video. I personally found it easier than YouTube, and with the Social Learning platform it feels like a killer app for businesses to accelerate learning content and dissemination. SuccessFactors has found customers want to buy traditional integrated learning but delivered as part of SuccessFactors' BizX Cloud Suite, and the Jambok technology will form a customer proven fresh Social Learning compliment to differentiate learning management in the BizX Suite.

"By solving a much larger comprehensive opportunity of making employees productive, not only on regulatory compliance, we intend to grow our expanding learning offerings faster than the market," Dalgaard continued.

"At NIKE most of our learning happens on the job, in real-time and from the subject matter experts, not from canned videos and training alone," said Joe Campbell, director of talent development & global design and delivery solutions, NIKE. "Jambok allows our team members, regardless of their technological capabilities, to complete screen captures, create videos, upload and share easily with the team, accelerating learning and helping to create a smarter workforce. This is the future of corporate learning and we're ahead of the curve with Jambok."

Although companies based in the U.S. alone spend more than $100B per year on training, the ability to tap into the informal learning that happens on the job is limited, and the power of user-generated content remains untapped.  With this acquisition, SuccessFactors makes a significant step forward in defining the next generation of results-oriented learning for organizations.

This acquisition will extend SuccessFactors' leadership in Business Execution software with strong new social video creation and sharing tools that will be integrated into the company's current social collaboration offering as well as other areas of the Business Execution (BizX) Suite, including social recruiting. Through its acquisitions over the past year, SuccessFactors has continued to build on its core BizX solution to help its customers' workforce be more productive and to execute effectively against company strategy.

Adding Jambok technology to the BizX suite will offer customers:

    --  Content Creation & Sharing: Simple and easy tools to share existing
        multimedia files, documents, videos and/or audio content through a
        webcam, as well as capture narrated screen casts.  Instantly publish
        with one-click to the community using a web browser on your computer or
        mobile device.
    --  User-centric Social Capabilities: Powerful features including
        user-generated ratings of content, user-assigned taxonomy applied to
        content, user-based feedback on content, granular content sorting
        capabilities and content filtering.
    --  Community-based Approach: Flexible and secure targeting of content for
        specific groups of users based on topic, interest or projects.

The Jambok team will join SuccessFactors, including Dr. Karie Willyerd, CEO of Jambok, who will join as vice president of learning and social adoption. Willyerd is an industry veteran and the former chief learning officer for Sun Microsystems, where she led a team that won more than 30 awards from 2008 through 2010, including the ASTD No. 1 training department in the world. She is also the co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today (http://www.amazon.com/2020-Workplace-Innovative-Companies-Tomorrows/dp/0061763276/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300079826&sr=1-1).

"The Jambok team is extremely passionate about our social learning solutions.  Our customers have seen early success in accelerating the learning curve by allowing their employees to generate and share content with each other.  Jambok makes it simple and easy to post video, audio, bookmarks, photos, as well as screen capture their desktops in order to share knowledge within the organization," said Dr. Karie Willyerd, CEO of Jambok. "Joining the SuccessFactors family will give us the momentum and network needed to continue to grow, expand and instantly reach additional customers with our solution."

The acquisition is expected to close by Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

About SuccessFactors

SuccessFactors is the leading provider of cloud-based Business Execution (BizX) software solutions to organizations of all sizes, with more than 8 million users across multiple industries and geographies. We strive to delight our customers by delivering innovative solutions, a broad range of content, process expertise and best practices knowledge gained from serving our large and varied customer base. Today, we have more than 3,200 customers in more than 168 countries using our application suite in 34 languages.

Execution Is The Difference(TM)

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About Jambok

Jambok is a social learning platform that unlocks knowledge, expertise and ideas to make the workplace smarter. Designed by award-winning learning professionals, Jambok draws on the consumer world's popular web 2.0 tools like YouTube and Facebook, and goes beyond them to offer easy content creation, sharing, discovery and social networking combined with community management services to enable workplace communities. Jambok fits into any learning or collaboration environment and includes video and podcasting, discussion forums, blogs, and activity feeds, all supported by rich social searching and analytics in a secure, affordable, Software-as-a-Service platform.

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"Safe harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are SuccessFactors' current expectations and beliefs.

These forward-looking statements include statements about future growth prospects and benefits of the acquisitions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements include: our ability to retain customers and to experience high customer renewal rates; whether customers renew their agreements for additional modules or users; pricing pressures; the uncertain impact of the overall global economic conditions, including on customers, prospective customers and partners, renewal rates and length of sales cycles; the fact that the business execution market is at an early stage of development, and may not develop as rapidly as we anticipate; risks related to the integration of the acquisition, including integrating acquired technology and potential unknown liabilities, retaining key personnel, and managing geographically-dispersed operations; competitive factors; outages or security breaches; market acceptance of, the products of Jambok; the impact of any discovered product defects or outages; our ability to continue to sell our services outside the HR area; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to successfully expand our sales force and its effectiveness; whether our resellers and other partners will be successful in marketing our products; our ability to continue to manage expenses; the impact of unforeseen expenses, including as a result of integrating acquisitions; and general economic conditions worldwide. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect these forward-looking statements is included in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our most recent report on Form 10-Q and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

    Contact:

    For investor inquiries:
    Karen Moran
    650.645.4439
    kmoran@successfactors.com

    For media inquiries:
    Andrea Meyer
    415.370.7329
    ameyer@successfactors.com

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SuccessFactors, Inc.

CONTACT: investors, Karen Moran, +1-650-645-4439, kmoran@successfactors.com, or media, Andrea Meyer, +1-415-370-7329, ameyer@successfactors.com, both of SuccessFactors, Inc.

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

AT&T Offers Wireless, Wireline Billing Relief for Consumers Calling and Texting Family, Friends in Japan

DALLAS, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced it has implemented international calling and texting support efforts for U.S. residential wireless and wireline consumers trying to connect with loved ones in Japan, following last week's tragic earthquake and tsunami.

Effective beginning last week, March 11, and continuing through March 31, AT&T wireless postpaid customers will not be charged for:

    --  International long distance usage from the United States and Puerto Rico
        to Japan
    --  Text messages to Japan, originated from a U.S. wireless number

In addition, and also effective March 11 through March 31, residential wireline customers can seek credits for up to 60 minutes of direct dial calling to Japan:

    --  Upon receiving their wireline bill, customers may call AT&T to receive
        adjusted calling for up to 60 minutes. In other words, no charges for up
        to 60 minutes of call time from the United States to Japan between March
        11 and March 31.

For any of the above activity, customers will either see no charges reflected on their monthly statement, or they will see a full credit applied to their statement for activity between March 11 and March 31.

"We want to help our customers connect with loved ones in Japan in anyway we can," said Mark Collins, senior vice president, Voice and Data Products, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Connecting with family and friends is most important at times like this-- we want to make it as easy and worry free as possible for our customers."

Still available, AT&T wireless customers can text "redcross" to 90999 to give a $10 donation to help the Red Cross with disaster support efforts in the area.  No text message fees apply.

And, TV Japan - the 24 hour Japanese news channel - is available for free through March 17 to all U-verse® TV subscribers, allowing viewers to follow the news and recovery efforts. TV Japan can be found on channel 3680.

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

About AT&T

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

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT. Find us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/ATT to discover more about our consumer and wireless services or at http://www.Facebook.com/ATTSmallBiz to discover more about our small business services.

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

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Sarah Illingworth of AT&T Inc., +1-404-986-9162, sarah.illingworth@att.com

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

Keynote Speakers at eHealth Week 2011 Call for Significant IT Investments in the Health Systems of the Future

BUDAPEST, Hungary and BRUSSELS, March 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Move From Hospital-centric to Community-wide IT Solutions Will
Change the Patient Experience of Healthcare; Delegate Registration in
Progress

    eHealth Week 2011 (http://ehealthweek.org/), revealed today the list of
keynote speakers who will address delegates at the "eHealth World-Cup", which
is to be held in Budapest, Hungary on 10-12 May, 2011. Keynotes will be
delivered by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, distinguished professor and Director at
the Center of Complex Networks Research, Northeastern University and
Department of Medicine, Harvard University; Prof. Eric Lepage, EPR Director
at the Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP); Uwe Poettgen, Chief
Information Officer at the Asklepios Hospital Group; and C. Martin Harris,
M.D., M.B.A., Chief Information Officer at the Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Madi
Tiik, CEO, Estonian eHealth Foundation. On a political level keynote speeches
will be held by Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and
European Digital Agenda Commissioner, and Dr. Miklos Szocska, Minister of
State for Health of the Hungarian Government in its role as the Presidency of
the Council of the European Union. Registration is now open at
http://www.ehealthweek.org with Early Bird rates available before April 1st,
2011.

    "eHealth Week is the one week a year where the eHealth community of
Europe gathers to advance healthcare through IT," says Jeremy Bonfini,
Executive Vice President for Global Services at HIMSS, who are co-organizing
eHealth Week together with the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the
European Union and the European Commission. "Keynote speakers at eHealth Week
2011 will emphasize on the role of technology in shaping up health systems of
the future. They will discuss how to push information out into the
'eco-system': finding ways to move data from solely within the hospital out
into the community, and from the GP's office, or even the home, to the
electronic medical record (EMR)," Bonfini added.

    eHealth Week is described as 'the World Cup of eHealth and healthcare
IT'. All the main players in Europe will be there - many of them hosting
satellite events and programmes around the main conference. A full overview
of the speakers, participants and program as well as delegate registration is
available at http://www.ehealthweek.org.

    Selected keynote speeches:

    PL1: Albert Laszlo Barabasi , distinguished Professor and Director,
Center of Complex Networks Research, Northeastern University and Department
of Medicine, Harvard University

    In his opening key-note lecture Albert-Laszlo Barabasi will present the
newest results of network research, a more and more popular tool for
understanding complex systems from molecular to social level. This current
scientific research trend discovers general rules of such systems including
health systems and computer networks. His fertilizing ideas put new light on
eHealth development and health policy making.

    PL 2: Investing in health systems of the future

    Uwe Poettgen, CIO, Asklepios Hospital Group, Germany
The CIO of the largest private hospital chain in Europe will explore how we
might expand hospital processes into telehealth processes and vice versa -
and some of the obstacles, challenges and potential drivers of this process.

    PL2: Shared services in healthcare: benefits of a nationwide eHealth
platform

    Dr Madi Tiik, CEO, eHealth Foundation Estonia
Estonia now has two years' experience of a nationwide electronic health
record (EHR) system. One year into this process, 80 per cent of prescriptions
were digital. The CIO of the Estonian eHealth Foundation shares his vision of
the successful electronic healthcare system of the future.

    PL3: eHealth Governance Process

    Clemens Martin Auer, Director General, Ministry of Health, Austria
EU Member States have agreed to strenghen their cooperation in eHealth issues
and a series of high level meetings (State Secretary and or Director General
level) are taking place to agree on which areas such cooperation shall focus
on. The next meeting will take place at the eHealth week. PL3 will allow you
to listen to the latest progresses and decisions taken by them.
Representatives of patients, professionals and industries are also associated
to the initiatives and will be asked to comment on the progress.

    PL4: Remote Monitoring - New opportunities for Chronic Disease Management

    Martin R Cowie, European Society of Cardiology
eHealth and telemedicine offer some solutions to the CDM challenge, for
example through remote monitoring and telehealth hospitals and doctors can
reach patients and their homes from a distance, even across national borders.

    PL6: Pushing health information out of the hospital

    Martin Harris, CIO of the Cleveland Clinic
With a definite trend towards patient engagement, how do hospital leaders
manage patient consent, security, and the flow of patient health information
leaving the hospital? The CIO of one of the world's busiest hospitals asks if
global internet portals will pave the way, or if hospitals and governments
will have to build the necessary infrastructure?

    For regular updates, please visit the http://www.ehealthweek.org;
http://www.worldofhealthit.org and follow us on
http://twitter.com/EU_ehealthweek

   
    For further information please contact:

    HIMSS Europe                     European Commission
    Christina Roosen                 Corinne Wenner
    croosen@himss.org                corinne.wenner@ec.europa.eu
    T: +32-2-793-7633                T: +32-2-296-4194

    IT communication (agency)        so2say communications (agency)
    jmiglesias@itcomunicacion.com    armin.scheuer@so2say.com
    T: +34-93-362-10-34              T: +49-30-2191-3610

Source: eHealth Week 2011

For further information please contact: HIMSS Europe, Christina Roosen, croosen@himss.org, T: +32-2-793-7633 ; European Commission, Corinne Wenner, corinne.wenner@ec.europa.eu, T: +32-2-296-4194 ; IT communication (agency), jmiglesias@itcomunicacion.com, T: +34-93-362-10-34 ; so2say communications (agency), armin.scheuer@so2say.com, T: +49-30-2191-3610