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IDrive Online Backup Announces 'IDrive Unlimited,' Allowing Backup of an Unlimited Amount of Data

CALABASAS, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Softnet Corp., a long-time pioneer in online backup and offsite data storage and developer of IDrive.com, announces the launch of IDrive Unlimited. IDrive Unlimited allows an unlimited amount of backup from a single Windows machine at only $49.50 per year. This new plan is offered alongside IDrive's 5GB free Basic plan and their Pro plans which vary in size from 50GBs to 1TB.

Customers can try IDrive Unlimited free for 30 days by starting a new account at IDrive.com, there is no credit card required for trial.

"We created IDrive Unlimited in response to feedback from our customers," said Stephen Gold, Business Development Manager at Pro Softnet. "We had always stayed away from unlimited storage plans because of the growing amount of data being produced, i.e. we wouldn't be able to sustainably backup an unlimited amount of data while providing the level of security and performance we always have with IDrive Pro. However, we had many home users saying they would still like an unlimited backup option from us, even if it meant sacrificing a few of IDrive Pro's benefits."

A breakdown of the new IDrive Unlimited plan:

    --  $49.50/year and no contract, customers can cancel at any time. There is
        a 30-day free trial available.
    --  Files deleted from the Backup Set (files selected for backup) are
        removed from IDrive's servers after 30 days.
    --  After 150GBs of data is stored IDrive restricts the speed of backup to
        200Kbps max, restore speeds remain uncapped.

For more information about IDrive Unlimited visit IDrive.com and the IDrive Blog. For a comparison chart between IDrive Unlimited and IDrive Pro click here.

About IDrive

IDrive (http://www.idrive.com), alongside IBackup (http://www.ibackup.com) and RemotePC (http://www.remotepc.com), is presented by Pro Softnet Corp., a comprehensive leader in online backup, storage and remote access. Pro Softnet protects nearly 14 million gigabytes on behalf of over 700,000 users in more than 125 countries. IDrive has received a 4.5/5 rating from CNET as well as recognition from TechCrunch, Engadget, Macworld, PCWorld and many others. IDrive backs up millions of new files each day to its privately built and secured custom storage network in California.

IDrive's mission is to provide secure, flexible and reliable online backup to businesses and consumers. IDrive is available for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Blackberry. For more information please visit http://www.idrive.com.

SOURCE  IDrive

IDrive

CONTACT: Shweta Sachdeva, +1-818-251-4200, shweta@pro-softnet.com, for IDrive

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

Net Savings Link Leverages the Successful 'Deal of the Day' Model

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Savings Link, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CXLT), a company in the business of delivering discount cost savings deals to consumers throughout the United States, is leveraging  the successful  "Deal of The Day"  business model from websites like Groupon, LivingSocial, Tippr, Buy With Me, Eversave and KGB Deals, by simultaneously offering thousands of discount deals on thousands of products and services, to virtually every US family without geographical limitation, on every given day, while at the same time earning commissions from every transaction.

One of the company's largest competitors typically generates, on average, from a single discount offering, approximately 1,175 sales for every $30.00 discount offer it makes available to its members.  This translates to approximately $35,250.00 in sales, per market, per discount offer, which is typically limited to one to two offers per day per market. With the Net Savings Link model, the revenue opportunity potential is generated from multiple simultaneous choices of offerings in virtually every US market, thus allowing the company enhanced opportunity to potentially capitalize on thousands of discount offerings throughout any given day.

For example, so called, "Deal of the Day" websites might typically offer one or two restaurant discount deals a day in each city in which they are established, at an average of approximately 50% off of the typical retail price. Net Savings Link offers consumers discounts of approximately 50% or more at a choice of over 18,000 restaurants every day throughout the United States which, by employing a significantly more diverse revenue model, allows the company to participate in not one revenue opportunity per day, but literally, thousands of revenue opportunities, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

With the Net Savings Link model, members have an enormous selection of goods and services to choose from and can purchase a discount and print a gift certificate in minutes. A member can decide to have dinner at 6:00 PM, purchase and print the gift certificate by 6:02 PM for the restaurant of choice and arrive at the restaurant by 7:00 PM.

Using the Chicago area as an example, Net Savings Link currently offers discounts at over 600 restaurants where members can choose their dollar denomination from $25 to $100 or more and even allows its members to participate in these savings at the same location more than once, while earning a commission for every time a member participates in the benefits of saving money.

Additionally, the Net Savings Link website features an extensive department dedicated to reducing one of the typical consumer's highest recurring expenses, groceries. The Net Savings Link Grocery Savings System works in all 139,000 grocery stores nationwide, including Target & Wal-Mart, and is designed to save an average family 50% or more. The company also offers a Learning Center that includes eBooks & audios to educate members on how to maximize savings.

At NetSavingsLink.com, consumers can choose from additional savings departments as well, including telephone expenditures, insurance cost, credit cards, debt, loans, vacations, clothing, and over 100,000 items in over 1,600 stores nationwide. In addition to established categories of offers, Net Savings Link can add entire categories and new departments virtually overnight through its affiliate consolidator network from which Net Savings Link earns commissions.

The bottom line is that the Net Savings Link model offers thousands of discount deals, on thousands of products and services, to virtually every U.S. family, on every given day...while simultaneously receiving commissions on every transaction.

The company delivers extensive cost savings benefits to the average US family that are designed to save consumers over $6,000 on average per year on those items on which they are already spending their hard earned money, including groceries, dining out, entertainment, telephone service, debt service, retail shopping, travel, insurance and more. Memberships will be mass marketed in bulk to large organizations, associations, unions, churches, and networks by employing a variety of business to business strategies, each designed to benefit the organization offering the memberships, as well as the organization's network of members, employees or customers, who receive the savings benefits through access to Net Savings Link membership base. As members begin to generate savings benefits from the website, Net Savings Link will simultaneously monetize transactions from shared back end revenues with host organizations, end user membership fees, individual product purchase turnovers, and commissions generated from the vast array of affiliate partners that are digitally connected, who provide substantial discounts to Net Savings Link users.

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

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

SOURCE  Net Savings Link, Inc.

Net Savings Link, Inc.

CONTACT: David Saltrelli, Net Savings Link, Inc., +1-727-442-2600, david@netsavingslink.com

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

eMagic Launches Online Full Mortgage Application to Automate Loan Origination

MILWAUKEE, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eMagic® today announced the addition of a full mortgage application feature to its existing MortgageApp product.  MortgageApp -- now available in both a short and full version -- provides mortgage lending customers with a lead generation tool and a point of sale channel to capture borrower information online.  MortgageApp's leads feed directly into eMagic's loan processing system, furthering the automation of loan origination.

"We're excited to offer this affordable technology solution to the mortgage lending industry," explains Chad Northington, eMagic/Myers Managing Director.  "At a time of declining origination volume and increasing production and operational expenses, MortgageApp can help automate the workflow, lowering processing costs associated with loan origination and speeding up turnaround time."

MortgageApp includes:

    --  Customizable content and design to match customers' needs
    --  Credit report authorization
    --  Lead management tools
    --  Document imaging tools
    --  Secure eDelivery
    --  Optional loan officer-level applications

Pricing for MortgageApp remains unchanged and all of the features in the eMagic standard package and the eDocs package are included for free.  MortgageApp can be integrated with eMagic's hosted mortgage and loan officer websites.  Contact your eMagic sales representative for more information at 800-693-7730 or emagic@mgic.com.

About eMagic

eMagic.com, LLC, is an e-commerce subsidiary of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG), which is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. eMagic provides affordable online mortgage loan origination solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers and originators to help automate and simplify the mortgage process.  eMagic is dedicated to expanding its product and service offerings to bring value and efficiency to the mortgage industry. Learn more at http://www.eMagic.com or by following @eMagic_com on Twitter.

SOURCE  eMagic.com, LLC

eMagic.com, LLC

CONTACT: Katie Monfre of MGIC, +1-414-347-2650, katie_monfre@mgic.com, for eMagic.com, LLC

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

LivingSocial Adds Real-Time Offerings to Mobile App Roster

Leading Local Commerce Site Introduces Instant Deals Pilot Program, Enabling Consumers to Search Nearby Deals on the Fly

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LivingSocial today announces the test market launch of Instant Deals, a breakthrough in local commerce letting consumers find immediate deals at restaurants and attractions within a .5 mile radius via their LivingSocial mobile application. LivingSocial Instant Deals delivers real-time benefits for consumers and merchants and will launch as a test with LivingSocial members in Washington, D.C.

"As the local commerce industry continues to evolve, we continue innovating our products and deepen our merchant and customer relationships. We're headed into unchartered territory, focusing on meeting merchants' varying business goals with members' demand for instant access," says Tim O'Shaughnessy, CEO of LivingSocial. "We know from working with our more than 20 million members and merchants that the best way for both to interact in an efficient marketplace is to offer flexibility with the timing and the kinds of offers we provide. Instant Deals is the perfect complement to the daily experiences we're already offering." 

LivingSocial Instant Deals brings a real-time twist to the way merchants market their business and how consumers discover the best experiences in their neighborhood. Local merchants can now work with LivingSocial to craft deals to optimize traffic through their doors during slower business hours or just when they want to bring in more customers.  Unlike LivingSocial daily deals which are live for 24 hours, Instant Deals are live for a short period of time, providing increased opportunity for businesses to enhance their customer base.  For example, a lunch-driven restaurant can increase its sales during a slow afternoon by offering a special deal between 3 - 5 p.m.

Searching for nearby savings is simple - by clicking on Instant Deals within the LivingSocial mobile application, subscribers will receive notifications about Instant Deals within half a mile of their current location. And the app will allow them to keep track of their purchases just like standard LivingSocial daily deals and Escapes.

O'Shaughnessy adds, "What better place to test this innovative new program than our own backyard? We'll be focusing our test launch in some of the highest foot traffic areas in Washington, D.C. like Chinatown, DuPont Circle and U Street."

LivingSocial is the online source for people to find handpicked experiences at a great value. The company currently operates in nearly 200 markets in the U.S. and abroad, helping more than 20 million subscribers find restaurants, shops, activities and services popular in their area, at significant savings. The company has dedicated area experts on the ground in every market working directly with business owners, constantly unearthing the best in local attractions to bring a savings of at least 50 percent to consumers.

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

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 20 million subscribers more than $311 million in nearly 200 markets worldwide. Please visit http://www.livingsocial.com for additional information.

SOURCE  LivingSocial

LivingSocial

CONTACT: Maire Griffin of LivingSocial, +1-202-503-2506, maire.griffin@livingsocial.com; or Brittany Pass of Atomic PR, +1-415-593-1400, brittany@atomicpr.com, for LivingSocial

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

UBM Electronics Offers a Sneak Peek Inside EE Times Confidential's Latest Issue

EE Times Confidential Targeted to Business Executives, Investors, Strategic Marketers and Financial Analysts in the Global Electronics Industry

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced a sneak peek inside the February issue of EE Times Confidential, a premium, subscription-based online intelligence report for business executives, investors, strategic marketers and financial analysts in the global electronics industry.

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Issue highlights include:

The Big Idea:    The New Semi Model: Fabless and Designless

Two emerging models are competing for control of the semiconductor design process and supply chain. We examine which is likely to win and explain why there's likely a Chinese manufacturing partner in your future.

Lay of the Land:  Design Outsourcing Moves Up the Food Chain

Turning over complex chip designs to overseas services firms has been going on for quite awhile. Now, the big boys in the chip business are outsourcing portions of their designs. Some are even farming out entire design projects. What's going on here?

EET on the QT:

    --  Fab Watch - Our exclusive new feature tracks what's happening across the
        fast-evolving global fab infrastructure. This month, we probe
        GlobalFoundries' political problems in New York State, catch up with
        next-generation memory efforts and much more.
    --  Picking Through the Wreckage at Trident
    --  Chip Investments Jump

VC Watch:

    --  'Silicon 60' Companies Are Hot Properties:  Emerging startups on our
        Silicon 60 list have been attracting a lot of investors as the
        semiconductor industry emerges from the Great Recession and venture
        capitalists climb out of their bunkers.
    --  VCs Bullish on Medical Technology:  Despite regulatory uncertainty,
        Silicon Valley investors say there's never been a better time to bet on
        the emerging medical device market. A key reason: None of us is getting
        any younger.

Market Watch:  Motion Sensor Makers Focus on Delivering Functions

Our research partners at Yole Developpement conclude that motion sensor technologies ranging from accelerometers to gyroscopes are about to make a big splash in the consumer electronics market.  The key to success is "function delivery."

Each edition of EE Times Confidential provides an exploration of new business models, eco-systems, and hot technology trends to watch; a concise overview designed to give busy business executives a quick but complete rundown on a particular market, technology, or business issue; tracking of VC investment, startup births and deaths, as well as identifying new industry trends; exclusive news stories from an insider perspective- including business deals and new technology partnerships, personnel changes and analysis covering what's behind the news; and market intelligence, including the tracking of market data and technology advancements.  EE Times Confidential is available to subscribers as a downloadable PDF.  Its frequency is monthly and will increase to a twice a month frequency in the second half of 2011.  Additionally, EE Times Confidential subscribers receive a monthly electronic newsletter as well as email alerts.

EE Times Confidential subscribers access the online intelligence report through a secure website - http://www.eetimesconfidential.com- available solely for EE Times Confidential subscribers.   An annual subscription to EE Times Confidential is $497 per person and corporate subscriptions are available.

About UBM Electronics

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry.   UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services.   More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research.  UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com

    For more information on UBM Electronics please contact:
    Linda Uslaner, Marketing Director
    T: 516.562.5843, E:  linda.uslaner@ubm.com
    ------------------------------------------

SOURCE  UBM Electronics

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CONTACT: Linda Uslaner, Marketing Director of UBM Electronics, +1-516-562-5843, linda.uslaner@ubm.com

Web Site: http://www.eetimes.com/confidential

John Oliver and Friends are Back! The Second Season of 'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show' Premieres Thursday, March 24 at Midnight*

NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New York hearts John Oliver!  COMEDY CENTRAL gives viewers a front row seat as "The Daily Show's" John Oliver invites his favorite comedian friends to his adoptive hometown for "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show."  The new season, which is hosted by the brilliant Oliver, premieres on Thursday, March 24 at midnight, after "The Colbert Report."

"John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" features new stand-up from more of Oliver's favorite comedians.  Oliver opens each of the six episodes with original material and introduces four comedians across the hour.  Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, David Koechner, Kirk Fox, Al Madrigal and Pete Holmes close each of their episodes with super-sized stand-up sets.  The complete line-up boasts new stand-up from Anthony Jeselnik, Brendon Walsh, Deon Cole, Glenn Wool, Jen Kirkman, Kumail Nanjiani, Kyle Kinane, Marina Franklin, Mike Lawrence, Moshe Kasher, Rory Albanese, Rory Scovel and Tommy Johnagin.

With his trademark British charm and New York edge, Oliver kicks off the season with a harrowing story of a flight diversion to Hanover, Germany and a thorough defense of the importance of swearing.  Joining him on the premiere are Kyle Kinane, Glenn Wool and Rory Scovel.  Pete Holmes returns this season with a triumphant closing set.

Leading up to the on-air premiere and throughout the new season, Jokes.com will feature preview clips and highlights from the series, as well as a special live version of the show staged at SXSW.

"John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" is executive produced by Oliver and Avalon Television's Richard Allen-Turner, David Martin, James Taylor and Jon Thoday.  Anne Harris and Elizabeth Porter are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL. 

Oliver is a correspondent and an Emmy® Award-winning writer on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," which he joined in 2006.  His first COMEDY CENTRAL stand-up special, "John Oliver: Terrifying Times," premiered in April 2008 and he currently has a recurring role on NBC's "Community."  Along with Andy Zaltzman, Oliver also writes and stars in a weekly podcast, "The Bugle: Audio Newspaper for a Visual World."  Oliver has been nominated for both Emmy® and Writers Guild Awards and won the Breakout Award for his stand-up comedy performances at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2007.

Avalon Television is a part of the Avalon Entertainment Group.  Avalon Television has production operations in London and Los Angeles specializing in prime time entertainment programming.  Recent shows include: four-time BAFTA Award-winning, "Harry Hill's TV Burp" (ITV1) which is currently attracting British television audiences of 12 million; Royal Television Society Award-winning and Rose d'Or Award-winning, "Not Going Out" (BBC ONE); Russell Howard's "Good News," BBC Three's highest ever rated entertainment show; new scripted comedy "Workaholics" which launches on COMEDY CENTRAL this Spring; Garth Marenghi's "Darkplace" (Channel 4, "Adult Swim" and Syfy); double Rose d'Or Award-winning "Kombat Opera Presents..." (BBC TWO); and Austin Film Festival Award-winner and the Broadcast Award nominee, Dave Gorman in "America Unchained" (Channel 4).  Avalon's internet address is http://www.avalonuk.com.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 98 million homes nationwide.  COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks.  COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is http://www.comedycentral.com.  For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at http://www.comedycentral.com/press.

SOURCE  COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

COMEDY CENTRAL Corporate Communications

CONTACT: Kelly Campbell of Comedy Central, +1-310-407-4728, kelly.campbell@comedycentral.com, or David Martin of Avalon Television -- USA, +1-323-930-6010, davidm@avalon-usa.com, or Dan Lloyd of Avalon Television -- UK, +011-44-207-598-8000, DanL@avalonuk.com

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

SPiDCOM Successfully Demonstrates Omega's 1Gbps PLC Technology

PARIS, March 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - SPiDCOM Technologies, Leader of the PLC (Powerline Communication) Work
Package of the OMEGA European Research Project, is Paving the way for its
Future Gigabit Class SoC

    Starting in January 2008, OMEGA is a European research project
whose aim is to develop the next generation of home networking. Its
innovation dwells in the creation of a multiple-technology gigabit network
based on powerline communication, radio and visible light communication, the
complete system being commanded by a common media access control layer. Known
as the Inter-MAC, this technology independent layer provides services as well
as connectivity to any number of devices in any room of the home;
furthermore, it allows the service to follow the user from device to device.

    Inside the OMEGA project, SPiDCOM is the leader of the PLC
work package, whose member list is available on the OMEGA website
http://www.ict-omega.eu. Choosing HomePlug AV standard as a reference, the
group has pushed PLC technology to new limits enabling PHY throughputs up to
1 Gbps, while being fully compatible with the wide installed base of HomePlug
AV products. This compatibility is a key requirement with respect to the PLC
market situation: HomePlug and HomePlug AV devices currently account for more
than 80 percent of the world's broadband powerline communication market, with
over 65 million devices sold to date and shipments forecasted to reach 100
million by year's end.

    On February 23-24 2011, during the 3rd OMEGA Open Event,
SPiDCOM exhibited the two FPGA based platforms implementing the results of
the 3-year research effort. This demonstrator is a milestone in the
preparation of SPiDCOM's coming System-on-Chip implementing the HomePlug AV 2
specification - HomePlug AV 2 is the successor to HomePlug AV, now
standardized by IEEE under the name IEEE 1901.

    Outputs from the OMEGA project will be disseminated to the new
IEEE P1905.1 Working Group, which is creating abstraction layer for Home
Networking technologies including Ethernet, HomePlug AV/IEEE 1901, MoCA and
WiFi.

    About SPiDCOM Technologies:

    SPiDCOM Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company.

    It provides open System-on-Chips and Linux based software bundles for
"no-limits" developments enabling complete OEM/ODM product differentiation
(hardware, software, system).

    Thanks to its unique mix of communication technologies, networking and
system expertise, SPiDCOM Powerline Communication solutions can convert any
wire into a broadband communications network. Applications include HomePlug
AV Home Networking, EoC (Ethernet over Coax), Access BPL, Smart Grid and
Smart Energy.

    SPiDCOM actively participates to the standardization efforts inside the
major international regulatory and standards bodies, among them IEEE P1901
and HomePlug Powerline Alliance.

    SPiDCOM, much more than a silicon provider, your "no-limits"
solution partner.

    About OMEGA:

    OMEGA is an Integrating Project co-funded by the European Commission
under EU Framework Programme 7. It is running for 39 months from January 2008
to March 2011. OMEGA's goal has been to develop a user-friendly home network
capable of delivering high-bandwidth services and content at a transmission
speed of one gigabit per second. The interdisciplinary project consortium
consists of 21 European partners from industry and academia.
http://www.ict-omega.eu

   
    Media Contact :

    Xavier MONGABOURE
    Tel : +33-1-41-87-91-90
    media@spidcom.com

    http://www.spidcom.com/

Source: SPiDCOM Technologies

Xavier MONGABOURE, Tel : +33-1-41-87-91-90, media@spidcom.com

The Smart Search Assistant - ICAP Ocean Tomo Announces Patented Tools and Techniques for Improved Information Accessibility

CHICAGO, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the explosive growth of information available on the Internet, users of search engines are constantly bombarded with more results than they can review. Inventor John Ogilvie has developed assistance tools that increase the efficiency of search efforts. This patent portfolio will be auctioned at ICAP Ocean Tomo's Spring 2011 Live IP Auction in New York on March 31st.

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Key Characteristics & Benefits

This lot discloses the following: 

    --  An invention that provides tools and techniques for assisting searches
        in large information collections, such as the Internet or massive
        databases.
    --  Ways to improve Internet search engine efficiency by using previous
        search results to focus a new search.
    --  Previous successful searches by other users are identified, thereby
        allowing the search engine to automatically categorize the results and
        the search phrases considered most valuable by other users.
    --  User responses to search results are tracked and used to focus new
        searches.

Market Potential

This lot should be of interest to search engine service providers, internet service providers, and internet and database software developers.

    --  Internet World Stats reports that in 2010, nearly two billion people
        used the Internet  worldwide (1).
    --  In addition, the North American search engine marketing industry was
        projected to reach $16.6 billion in 2010 (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.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

(2)  http://searchengineland.com/the-state-of-search-engine-marketing-2010-38826

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

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AT&T Building Most Advanced Mobile Broadband Experience in Cleveland and Akron, Announces 2011 Network Upgrade Plans

AT&T to Expand Backhaul in 2011 in Cleveland and Akron to Enable 4G Speeds, Increase Mobile Broadband Capacity, Upgrade of More Than 200 Cell Sites

CLEVELAND, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T*, building on its strong 2010 record of network accomplishments, today announced network improvement plans designed to enable 4G speeds** and enhanced reliability to Cuyahoga and Summit Counties in 2011. The wireless network enhancement plans are part of AT&T's planned $19-billion investment in its wireless and wireline networks and other capital projects in 2011.

Tom Pelto, president, AT&T Ohio, says AT&T plans the following network improvements in Cleveland and Akron in 2011:

    --  Deploying enhanced backhaul connections to 239 cell sites to enable 4G
        speeds and add capacity to support more mobile traffic, like adding
        traffic lanes to a highway
    --  Installing 6 new cell sites to improve network coverage
    --  Adding spectrum carriers to 37 cell sites to support more traffic

Pelto said AT&T invested nearly $450 million in its Cleveland and Akron wireless and wireline network from 2008 through 2010 as part of its commitment to superior service in the area. In 2010, AT&T's wireless network expansion in Cleveland and Akron included:

    --  Installing 3 new cell sites
    --  Adding spectrum carriers to 162 cell sites
    --  Deploying a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) network at Cleveland Browns
        Stadium to enhance network coverage during events

The nation's fastest mobile broadband network is getting faster with 4G. A key planned upgrade for 2011 is deployment of enhanced backhaul connections to 239 cell sites in Cleveland and Akron to enable 4G speeds. Backhaul connections carry traffic between cell sites and AT&T's nationwide network. Enhanced fiber-optic and Ethernet backhaul connections expand capacity many times over, and enable additional expansion in the years to come.

"We're investing in our Cleveland and Akron network to help AT&T customers take advantage of the numerous capabilities of their wireless devices," said Larry Evans, vice president and general manager of AT&T Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. "This year, we're committed to providing best-in-class wireless voice service to our customers, and we're backing that up with the right investments."

The investments made in the Cleveland and Akron wireless and wireline networks are part of the more than $1.4 billion AT&T invested from 2008-2010 across Ohio, Pelto said.

AT&T's advanced network provides several important advantages for customers. Unlike some competitors, AT&T's mobile-broadband network provides customers with the ability to talk and surf at the same time. For instance, you can look up directions to an event while staying on the phone with your boss, or browse your favorite social media sites while chatting with a friend. AT&T's mobile broadband network also is up to 35 percent faster than our largest competitor's CDMA-based network on average nationally.

AT&T also provides access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries.  AT&T's largest competitor's CDMA-based devices work in fewer than 45 countries.  Business Traveler magazine recently named AT&T as having the "Best Mobile Coverage in the World" - the fourth time AT&T has received the distinction.

"AT&T is consistently among the top companies in the U.S. in terms of our capital investment and we're committed to helping our customers right here in northeast Ohio take advantage of the numerous capabilities of their wireless devices," Pelto said.

David Gilbert, President and CEO, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Positively Cleveland, said the widespread coverage of AT&T's mobile broadband network benefits many industries and businesses in Cleveland. "This investment will be a boost to our work to enhance the economy in northeast Ohio, which will be important to our city's sports fans and visitors overall experience."

"AT&T's major investment in wireless infrastructure and technology will be critical to drive innovation, job creation and commerce in the greater Cleveland region," said Joe Roman, the Greater Cleveland Partnership President and CEO.

AT&T's focus is delivering the nation's most advanced mobile broadband experience, which includes delivering the benefits of mobile broadband networks, devices and applications. With the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities for an amazing wireless voice and data experience. At the same time, AT&T is widening its lead in smartphones and devices, with 20 4G devices planned for 2011, including an industry-leading Android lineup. And we're driving development of wide-ranging mobile applications with three AT&T Foundry collaborative innovation centers planned for this year, as well as leadership in multiple initiatives to provide new tools for apps developers.

"AT&T's investment in Cleveland to improve its network will help strengthen our reputation as a desirable city to live, work and raise a family," said Kevin Kelley, Cleveland City Councilman. "A robust telecom infrastructure is important to our residents' quality of life, the local economy and our local businesses.

AT&T's mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world.

AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** with more than 24,000 hotspots in the U.S. and access to more than 125,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly data plans.

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

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

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

**4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Available in limited areas. Availability increasing with ongoing backhaul deployment. Requires 4G device. Learn more at att.com/network. Actual speeds experienced will vary and depend on several factors, including device, location, capacity, facilities, and other conditions.

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

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. 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.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

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

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Reflexion Adds New Integration, Billing Automation of Hosted Email Services With ConnectWise

TAMPA, Fla., and WOBURN, Mass., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectWise, the leading business management solution designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs and MSPs announced today that Reflexion Networks, a leader in hosted email services, has added integration of its Reflexion Total Control (RTC), Reflexion Archiving, eDiscovery and Recovery (RADAR) and RTC Encryption services with ConnectWise software.

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The improved integration will automatically update ConnectWise billing agreements for Reflexion's hosted services, including RTC for anti-spam and email security, RADAR for email archiving, and email encryption for compliance with state and federal privacy and data protection regulations. Reflexion's reporting tool was successfully integrated into the ConnectWise ecosystem in 2010, with spam reporting for each customer automatically appearing in the ConnectWise Management Summary.

"Many of our partners run their businesses using ConnectWise, and this added level of integration will help streamline business processes involved in delivering hosted email services," said David Hughes, President and CEO at Reflexion. "Tight integration improves efficiency, which is a key focus area in serving our worldwide network of solution providers and MSPs."

"IT Service companies will find the combination of ConnectWise and Reflexion's email services are a profitable, efficient way to deliver hosting, security, archiving and encryption," said Jeanine Edwards, Director, ConnectWise Community. "This integration will bring our partners another opportunity to deploy and manage resources their clients most rely on in a Modern Office(TM)."

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Designed exclusively for the IT Channel, ConnectWise is the leading business management solution for service providers, MSPs, technology consultants, integrators, and developers. Today more than 49,000 IT professionals rely on ConnectWise to achieve greater accountability, operational efficiency and profitability. According to the 2010 MSPmentor 100 list, more than half of the top 100 IT-based managed serviced providers worldwide use ConnectWise. ConnectWise fully integrates CRM, sales, help desk ticket and tracking, project tracking, IT service management, SLAs, dispatch scheduling, mobile IT services, time and expenses into a singular IT management software to dramatically streamline IT companies. Over the last 28 years, ConnectWise has become the premier business operating system for IT solution providers. ConnectWise APIs are accessed by over 300 organizations, including ConnectWise partners and industry leaders of the IT Nation. For more information visit http://www.ConnectWise.com or call 800-671-6898.

About Reflexion

Reflexion offers the hosted "Email Compliance Trifecta" of security, archiving and automated encryption exclusively through solution providers to organizations of all sizes. Incoming and outgoing email is scanned to block malware (such as spam, viruses and phishing attacks) and automatically archived in secure, compressed, offsite storage with powerful search and recovery features. Outgoing email can be encrypted based on corporate policy or on an ad hoc basis as specified by the sender. These broad capabilities help organizations protect their employees, sensitive customer information, and their own intellectual property, and comply with state and federal data security and privacy regulations.

For more information, please visit http://www.reflexion.net or call (781) 569-6666.

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

Bracketron Announces the Ultimate Apple ®iPad® Stand

The Twist360's unparalleled design and functionality is the perfect solution at home or the office.

MINNEAPOLIS,March 7, 2011  /PRNewswire/ -- Bracketron, the leading manufacturer in mounting solutions for mobile consumer electronics, today announced a versatile new stand for the popular Apple iPad. The stylish, yet durable Twist360 features a protective hard case with a handgrip that can rotate 360 or be flipped into infinite positions for use as a desktop or lap stand. With the Twist360 you can effortlessly move between work and play, at home or when you're on the go.

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"We are very excited to offer another great iPad product to the market," said Mark Mandel, Executive Vice President. "The Twist360's multifunctional capabilities and trend forward design make this the ultimate accessory for iPad users."

The Twist360 will soon be available at many leading consumer electronics retailers and on the Bracketron website at http://www.bracketron.com.

About Bracketron

Founded in 2001, Bracketron's successful first product offering, the custom bezel mount, was engineered for the professional installer looking for custom mounting solutions.

Today, Bracketron is the leading manufacturer and supplier of mounting solutions and accessories for GPS, satellite radio, cell phone, iPod/iPhone/iPad, laptop & netbook computer and other mobile electronics. Our robust product line includes innovative mounting solutions for your window, cup holder, dash, vent and visor.

For more information about the company, visit http://www.bracketron.com or call 1.866.237.4443. Visit Bracketron in Booth 4925 at International CTIA Wireless 2011!

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CONTACT: Christian Johnson of Bracketron, 1-866-237-4443

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

Multi-Grammy Winning Producer Quincy Jones and United Arab Emirates Entrepreneur Badr Jafar Form Joint Venture to Develop Entertainment Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa

The 'Global Gumbo Group' Will Focus On Producing Music and Collaborative Events With American and European Artists For the Middle East And North Africa and Vice-Versa

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Grammy winning producer and multi-media entrepreneur Quincy Jones and United Arab Emirates entrepreneur Badr Jafar have entered into a joint venture, the Global Gumbo Group (http://www.globalgumbogroup.com), to develop multi-media opportunities across all entertainment platforms including music, film, television, publishing and digital applications, in the Middle East and North Africa, it was announced today.  Jones will serve as Chairman of the Board of the new venture and Jafar will serve as President.

Initially focusing on producing live entertainment opportunities in the Middle East for Western artists in collaboration with renowned Middle East and North African artists, the Global Gumbo Group will also look to nurture new Middle Eastern and North African talent, and acquire content from the region to introduce to the West.

Commented Jones, "I have long been a vocal proponent of music and the arts being a great asset in building bridges between cultures, and from my many experiences starting in 1953 touring the Middle East and North Africa with Lionel Hampton and again in 1956 as the musical director and trumpeter for Dizzy Gillespie's first State Department Tour, I have witnessed that ability firsthand.  It is my hope that this partnership with my dear friend Badr Jafar will provide a cultural exchange between the West and the Middle East and North Africa that will foster a better understanding of these regions and an appreciation for our common values at this crucial time in the region's history."

Badr Jafar added, "This partnership had been a long time in the making, and is being launched at an important time in our region of the world. I am a great believer in the power associated with the principles of social entrepreneurship, and the Global Gumbo Group's mission is perfectly in line with these, using music and the arts to build on and promote mutual respect and appreciation across borders, while giving our youth in the West and the Middle East an opportunity to showcase their talents in our respective parts of the world, which in-turn will lead to much needed collaboration and cooperation. There is no better person in the world to spearhead this venture than Quincy Jones, and I am truly grateful for his vision and commitment to making this world a better place for our future generations."

The first Global Gumbo Group production, in association with Dawn Elder World Entertainment, will be a concert during Morocco's annual music festival in May, the Mawazine Festival, which will feature performances by The Global Gumbo All-Stars (Alfredo Rodriguez, Greg Phillinganes, Richard Bona, Lionel Loueke, Francisco Mela and Paulinho Da Costa), Patti Austin, Siedah Garrett, Naturally Seven and Riffat Sultana.  Jones will also unveil a new Arabic version of the 1990 #1 song "Tomorrow", originally recorded by Tevin Campbell for Jones' Grammy Award-winning Record of the Year Back On The Block, which will raise money to finance educational scholarships for some of the region's most promising youth.  Financed in part by the Maroc Cultures Association, the song and its video will feature some of the biggest Arabic stars from all 21 Middle Eastern Countries.  The song will be co-produced by Moroccan-born producer RedOne and the Arabic lyrics and indigenous music contribution will be provided by Iraqi-born composer Kadim Al Sahir, one of the biggest artists in the Middle East today.  The music video and behind the scenes documentary will be Produced by Quincy Delight Jones III and Malek Akkad of Trancas International. The song aims to serve as a beacon of solidarity and hope for the region at a crucial time.

A 27-time Grammy Award winner (the most of any living musician) and the all-time most nominated Grammy artist with a total of 79 nominations, Quincy Jones' career has spanned six decades and encompassed the roles of composer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, record producer, record executive, film and television producer, magazine founder, multi-media entrepreneur and humanitarian.  Most recently Jones was bestowed the National Medal of Arts, our nation's highest artistic honor, and is a past recipient of the Republic of France's Commander de la Legion d'Honneur and a Kennedy Center Honoree, among many other honors accolades.

As a master inventor of musical hybrids, Quincy Jones has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, gospel, blues, classical, African, Brazilian and Asian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performances, movies, television, broadcasting and magazine publishing.

Named by Time Magazine as one of the six most influential Jazz artists of the 20th Century, Jones won the first of his many Grammy Awards in 1963 for his Count Basie arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You."  His long musical association as conductor and arranger with Frank Sinatra, which began in the mid-60s, also teamed him with Basie for the classic Sinatra At The Sands, containing the famous arrangement of "Fly Me To The Moon," the first recording played by astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he landed upon the moon's surface in 1969.

Jones was producer and conductor of the historic "We Are The World" recording (the best-selling single of all time), Michael Jackson's multi-platinum solo albums, Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller (the best-selling album of all time), and the multi-Grammy winning Album of the Year Back On The Block.

Concurrent with one of the most successful and celebrated careers in the history of contemporary music, Quincy Jones has found equal success in all areas mediums.  Having composed more than 35 major motion scores, Jones broke into feature filmmaking as co-producer of the 1985 motion picture, The Color Purple, nominated for eleven Academy Awards and introducing Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey to the movie world.

As a record company executive, Quincy remained highly active in the recording field throughout the 1990s as the guiding force behind his own Qwest Records, which boasted such important artists as New Order, Tevin Campbell, Ernestine Anderson, Patti Austin, James Ingram, Siedah Garrett, Andre Crouch and Gregory Jefferson, among others.

In 1990, Jones formed Quincy Jones Entertainment (QJE), a co-venture with Time Warner, Inc.  The new company, which Quincy served as CEO and chairman, had a broad-ranging, multi-media agenda, which encompassed programming for current and future technologies, including theatrical motion pictures and network, cable and syndicated television.

In January 1992, Jones executive produced the An American Reunion concert at Lincoln Memorial, an all-star concert and celebration that was the first official event of the presidential inaugural celebration and drew widespread acclaim as an HBO telecast.

QJE's first foray into magazine publishing, under the banner of VIBE Ventures, was VIBE, an entertaining chronicle of urban life founded by Quincy Jones.  He later added to his empire when his publishing group purchased SPIN Magazine.

In television, Quincy Jones was executive producer of the hit NBC-TV series The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (now in syndication) starring a young Will Smith, UPN's In The House starring LL Cool J, and Fox Television's long-running sketch comedy show Mad TV.  On March 25, 1996, Quincy Jones executive produced the most watched awards show in the world, the 68th Annual Academy Awards.  The show received widespread acclaim as one of the most memorable Academy Award shows in recent years.

In 1994, Quincy Jones led a group of businessmen, including Hall of Fame football player Willie Davis, television producer Don Cornelius, television journalist Geraldo Rivera and businesswoman Sonia Gonsalves Salzman in the formation of Qwest Broadcasting, a minority controlled broadcasting company which purchased television stations in Atlanta and New Orleans for approximately $167 million, establishing it as one of the largest minority owned broadcasting companies in the United States.  Quincy served as chairman and CEO of Qwest Broadcasting.  In 1999, taking advantage of the rapid escalation of broadcast station values, Jones and his partners sold Qwest Broadcasting for a reported $270 million.

In 1990, Jones' life and career were chronicled in the critically acclaimed Warner Bros. film, Listen Up: The Lives Of Quincy Jones. Produced by Courtney Sale Ross, the film helped illuminate not only Quincy's life and spirit, but also revealed much about the development of the African American musical tradition.

In 2001, Quincy Jones added the title "Best Selling Author" to his list of accomplishments when his autobiography "Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones" entered the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Sellers lists.  Released by Doubleday Publishing, the critically acclaimed biography retells Jones' life story from his days as an impoverished youth on the Southside of Chicago through a massively impressive career in music, film and television where he worked beside legends such as Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Michael Jackson, among many others.  In conjunction with the autobiography, Rhino Records released a 4-CD boxed set of Jones' music, spanning his more than 5 decade career in the music business, entitled "Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones."

The audio recording of "Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones," (Simon & Schuster) earned Jones his 27th Grammy Award, in the Best Spoken Word Category, while "Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones" garnered him a 15th NAACP Image Award, in the category of Outstanding Jazz Artist.

In 2008 The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions, (Palace Press) examined the virtuosity of the man Frank Sinatra named "Q," celebrating his prolific contribution to American art and culture. The book included a foreword by Clint Eastwood, preface from Bono, an introduction by Maya Angelou and an afterword by Sidney Poitier.  Comprised of personal interviews and recollections from Jones, this collection peers behind the veil of celebrity, with extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and achievements.

Jones' current projects include the recently released Q: Soul Bossa Nostra, an album featuring some of today's biggest recording artists and producers such as Usher, Ludacris, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, LL Cool J, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Three 6 Mafia, David Banner, Bebe Winans, Mervyn Warren, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Paul, and Scott Storch, among others, who have joined together to celebrate the music of the multi-Grammy winning producer, composer and arranger by recording contemporary versions of popular recordings from his massive catalog; the book "Q on Producing" which recounts his six-decade long career working in the recording studio with music icons such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, among many others; a duets album with Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennett; as well as multiple projects for film and television.  Today, Quincy Jones stands as one of the most successful and admired creative artist/executives in the entertainment world. 

Badr Jafar is a United Arab Emirates business leader and social entrepreneur. Educated in the UAE and United Kingdom, he is one of the owners and the Executive Director of the Crescent Petroleum Group of Companies, and founder-CEO of Crescent Investments, the conglomerate's non-petroleum division. He is also the founder and the Chairperson of Gas Cities - a joint venture between Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas; and Chairperson of Pearl Petroleum - a joint venture between Crescent Petroleum, Dana Gas, OMV of Austria, and the MOL Group of Hungary.

Additionally, Jafar has a variety of international and commercial interests, including aviation, serving as a board member of Gama Aviation (UK); shipping, serving as Vice-Chairman of the board for Gulftainer Ports and Logistics (the Middle-East's largest private container port operator); and real estate, serving as a board member of Enshaa PSC (UAE).  He also plays an active role in private equity initiatives, serving as a board member of GrowthGate Capital (Bahrain).  He is also the founder of Collo Ltd (UK) and Persicus Inc (USA), which specialize in the manufacturing and marketing of high-end consumer products worldwide, and of Omniway Properties Ltd (UK), which targets European property development.

Jafar is a recipient of the Young CEO award in 2009 and the Middle East's Energy CEO of the year award in 2010, and in 2011 was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization, serving as board member for the YPO Emirates Chapter. In September 2010, Jafar launched the Pearl Initiative at the United Nations headquarters in New York, an initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to jointly promote corporate governance, accountability, transparency, and good corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices within the Middle East.

Jafar is a member of the Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) Program Board of Governors. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Council of the American University of Sharjah, as well as Chair of the Alumni Advisory Council of the Cambridge University Judge Business School and a board member of their International Advisory Board.

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Bodog Casino: First Online Brand to Hit One Billion Blackjack Hands

LONDON, March 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Bodog, the world's largest betting brand*, has just dealt its
billionth hand of blackjack; a world first for online casinos. As one of the
first brands to offer online gaming, Bodog Casino's sheer longevity has meant
this milestone is far ahead of any company in the industry.

    The lucky player who was dealt the billionth hand at
Bodog.com. on Friday, March 4th at 19:17:23GMT now has a big choice to make:
which billionaire's experience to pick, a holiday to Fiji's exclusive Turtle
Island or a trip to the Monaco Grand Prix complete with trackside hospitality
on a private boat.

    "There are several gaming sites who have dealt a billion poker
hands, Bodog included, but to have dealt a billion blackjack hands is a very
special milestone for the Bodog brand," said Mark Leighton, Bodog.com's
Casino Manager. "But most importantly it's thanks to the loyalty of our
players that we have got this far and that cannot be stated enough."

    * Independent research shows Bodog to be the biggest online gaming brand
in the world according Google Alerts:
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    About BodogBrand.com:

    The Bodog licensing enterprise (http://www.bodogbrand.com) is
a branded venture capital and licensing organization with its head office in
the Caribbean nation of Antigua. BodogBrand.com holds the global rights to
license the Bodog brand across all sectors, and its mandate is to partner
with and/or license the brand to carefully-selected licensees to accelerate
partner growth while simultaneously extending the Bodog brand into new and
adjacent markets. BodogBrand.com currently licenses the Bodog brand to a
variety of brand licensees for an array of products and services worldwide,
including online gaming, music, and other entertainment properties. For more
information, visit http://www.bodogbrand.com. The Bodog Casino product is
licensed to and offered by each of the Bodog brand licensees under separate
agreement.

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For further information please contact: Ed Pownall, BodogBrand.com's International Press Office (London), on +44-7825-064776

USF Federal Credit Union Launches Online Video Competition to Send Winner to Spain

TAMPA, Fla., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USF Federal Credit Union (USFFCU) is thinking outside the bullpen, and launching a national competition to discover how creative people have become at saving their money during the economic downturn. The "Are You the Best Bull?" competition will run from March 7, 2011, thru April 18, 2011. The winner of the competition will receive an all-expense paid trip for two, to Pamplona, Spain, to witness the legendary running of the bulls. No running required!

Contestants have 60-seconds or less to show how they have been creative in saving their money in the passing bear market. Once they have created their video, they must post it to YouTube, and fill out the entry form at http://www.usffcu.org/bestbull. These videos will be judged based on originality, creativity, and the ability to integrate the USF Federal Credit Union brand.

The contest is open to all USF students, alumni, faculty, staff, on-campus business employees, USF Federal Credit Union members and their immediate family. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid passport by April 18, 2011.

USF Federal Credit Union is a financial institution owned and controlled by members, for their benefit, that:

    --  Delivers superior service in a friendly and courteous manner with
        respect for the worth and dignity of all its members
    --  Promotes thrift and the cooperative ideals of the credit union
        philosophy
    --  Offers loans and deposit accounts at competitive rates and high quality
        financial services at fair prices for users of those services
    --  Maintains long-term financial stability to ensure security of member
        deposits
    --  Is a responsible member of the University community

For more information about the "Are You the Best Bull?" contest, visit http://www.usffcu.org/bestbull. To learn more about USF Federal Credit Union, visit http://www.usffcu.org or call toll free (800) 763-2005.

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Enterprise Efficiency Debuts German-Language Edition

Dell-sponsored Website to foster blog-based community for German IT professionals, along with message boards, live chat, and the latest downloadable whitepapers

NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Efficiency has launched a German version of its popular blogsite for IT executives and managers, blending news, technology, and analysis for German IT professionals.

Berlin-based Charlotte Erdmann has been appointed Editor-in-Chiefof Enterprise Efficiency's German edition; she was previouslyEditor-in-Chief of Mac Life magazine as well as a host of special publications published by falkemedia in Kiel. In addition, Christoph Strobel was namedManaging Editor; he's written about technology, gadgets, and games for GQ, Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel, Business News, and macnews.de.

The German edition of Enterprise Efficiency, which is sponsored by Dell, can be viewed here: http://de.enterpriseefficiency.com

"German IT professionals are struggling with the same technology challenges as everyone else - how to transition to cloud computing, managing large-scale virtualization, and getting security that's comprehensive and effective," Erdmann said. "The German edition of Enterprise Efficiency will tap into the proven, community-based approach of sharing best-practices, technical workarounds, and tips for getting the most out your IT investment."

Erdmann has enlisted an elite cadre of bloggers journalists to write for the site, including Sascha Boerger, Don Dahlmann, Gerald Erdmann, and Michael Hulskotte. 

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About DeusM

DeusM (http://www.deusm.com) is headquartered in New York City. Its name is an abbreviation of Deus Ex Machina, a term derived from classical drama that describes the moment that a god is introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot. The company specializes in the use of proprietary high-value content and Web 2.0 technology to attract highly qualified audiences to its communities - and keep them engaged there.

About United Business Media Ltd.

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting, and monitoring; and the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and driving their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com

SOURCE  DeusM

DeusM

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Marketing Services of DeusM, +1-212-600-3049, averbook@DeusM.com

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

Anuman Interactive Releases Egypt Series in Download Form

MONTREUIL, France, March 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Anuman Interactive launches Egypt Series chapters for PC, Mac and iPad.

    Following its success on iPhone, Anuman Interactive has
launched "Egypt Series" for download on PC, Mac and iPad. In the same vein as
Dracula Series, "Egypt Series" is an adventure game divided into three
sections that can be played separately, and features an interface and
mysteries adapted for the playing public as well as simplified exploration
phases.

    Taking gamers back to the days of the pharaohs, "Egypt Series"
lets them take on the guise of the young magician Maya and embark on an epic
journey. Answering the call of Rameses II, she must investigate a series of
mysterious accidents afflicting the site where an obelisk in honor of the god
Amon-Re is being built.

    Alain Milly, Anuman Interactive's Publishing Director had this
to say about the launch: "Following on from Dracula Series," Egypt Series" is
Anuman Interactive's latest step in making adventure games available to the
general public. Occasional players can immerse themselves in the exciting
world of ancient Egypt without being put off by an overly advanced game mode.
The fact that the game can also be downloaded in three sections is also an
advantage, as it allows gamers to try out "Egypt Series" at a lower cost,
while giving them the option of buying other chapters and prolonging their
enjoyment."

    Released in download form only, the three "Egypt Series"
chapters are available on iPad in five languages (French, English, Italian,
Spanish and German) on the AppStore. PC and Mac versions will be available
soon at leading global download platforms (http://www.microids.com/, Mac
Appstore, etc.).

    On the AppStore:

    Part 1 ($5.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id409991894?mt=8

    Part 2 ($0.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id409993133?mt=8

    Part 3 ($1.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id409998539?mt=8

    To read the full press release:
ftp://ftppresse:9kj3d5ez@ftpperso.ampp.fr/WORLD/168_EGYPT_SERIES/PR_EgyptSeri
es_US.pdf

    (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)

    To watch the trailer :
http://www.youtube.com/user/anumaninteractive#p/u/15/DieFiOQkLww

    Follow us on : http://www.microids.com/

    Sur Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/microids

    Sur Twitter : http://twitter.com/microids_off

   
    Press contacts:
    Michele Anouilh (North America)
    manouilh@anuman-interactive.com
    +1-347-394-47-90;

    Guillaume Bastide (Europe)
    gbastide@anuman.fr

Source: Anuman

Press contacts: Michele Anouilh (North America) manouilh@anuman-interactive.com, +1-347-394-47-90; Guillaume Bastide (Europe) gbastide@anuman.fr

Savtira Corporation Partners With ZTORM to Distribute Digital Media

TAMPA, Fla., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Savtira Corporation, a new provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, is proud to announce they have entered into an arrangement with Swedish company Ztorm AB.  The cooperation will allow Ztorm to distribute its large inventory of games via Savtira's Digital Catalog to Savtira eStores.

"For Savtira it is very important to be able to offer our eStore clients and end consumers a wide range of digital goods.  Through our arrangement with Ztorm, we are able to extend their catalog to our eStore clients and consumers.  The Ztorm catalog includes games from dozens of major publishers.  We see this cooperation as an important step in enriching our offering," says Timothy Roberts - CEO, Savtira Corporation.

"We are delighted to enter into such a mutually beneficial cooperation with Savtira.  Geographic expansion is one of our on going focus areas and partnering up with Savtira will benefit both our companies offerings," says Anders Emblad - CEO, Ztorm.

Savtira is in the business of Digital Distribution with a first-class Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) e-commerce platform that online and bricks-and-mortar brands can use to market, sell, and distribute digital and physical goods in one shopping cart.  Each eStore is custom-tailored and branded as a unique and custom solution for each client.  Clients may use the platform as the distribution channel for their own content and/or opt-in to use Savtira's Digital Catalog and Physical Goods API.  Savtira is also building the next Carrier-Class "Entertainment Distribution Network" (EDN) to stream all digital media from the cloud with a feature set that eclipses anything on the market. 

About Ztorm

Ztorm is a leading service provider of digital distribution for movies, games and audiobooks. The company provides a full service platform, offering Publishers and Retailers a cost effective way to deliver digital goods to customers over the Internet. Ztorm's services range from fully integrated API solutions to campaign stores developed for customer loyalty programs. The services include hosting & bandwidth, DRM (copyright protection), maintenance, support, sales reporting & statistics, payment and development of customized solutions. The head office is located in Stockholm.  Please visit http://www.ztorm.com

About Savtira Corporation

Based in Tampa, Florida, Savtira Corporation was founded in 2010 by a stellar executive management team with entrepreneurial as well as mass market experience in High Speed Network Infrastructure, Cloud-Based Software, Digital Media, Finance and Product Management.  After 25 years of experience in the infrastructure world and the last 8 years in platform and backend development, we have resolved current problems in digital distribution and arrived at a final set of blueprints.

Website: http://www.savtira.com

SOURCE  Savtira Corporation

Savtira Corporation

CONTACT: David Alecock, Savtira Corporation, +1-813-402-0123, Fax: 1-877-482-9585, pr@savtira.com

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

That new Nokia CEO seems to hate anything open source. You know, he comes from Microsoft. Nokia is passing Qt to another company and hopefully Qt will survive this turmoil. It is an excellent platform for development.

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However, these professional services are not core business activities for Nokia, so since the introduction of the LGPL license for Qt in 2009 we have been actively working to grow the number of companies providing Qt services. In 2010 we began the search for a company we could work with to serve the commercial licensees in the Qt community. We have now concluded that search and chosen to work with Digia. As a consequence, Digia will acquire the Qt Commercial software licensing and professional services business from Nokia, with the transaction expected to close by the end of March 2011.

Employing hundreds of Qt experts, Digia has 7 years experience in providing top-class Qt competence, and is dedicated to continue and grow Qt Commercial relationships as well as to contribute innovation to the overall Qt LGPL and commercial community.

http://blog.qt.nokia.com/2011/03/07/nokia-and-digia-working-together/

EarthLink Completes Phase I of Eastern Tennessee Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Project

ATLANTA, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELNK), a leading IP infrastructure and services company, today announced the completion of Phase I of the Eastern Tennessee Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Project by its business communications segment EarthLink Business.

In March of 2010, DeltaCom, Inc., now an EarthLink Business company, was awarded the $9.4 million in federal stimulus funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) to enable the network expansion. The Phase I network expansion includes a 343-mile overbuild of an existing diverse fiber optic route from Nashville to Knoxville and the addition of a new diverse fiber optic route from Knoxville to Chattanooga. This network expansion is now ready for wholesale SONET intercity transport service.  Deployment of a new diverse fiber optic route from Knoxville to Blountville is underway and targeted to be ready for SONET transport service by the end of the first quarter of 2011.

The final phase of the project, targeted for completion in the third quarter of 2011, includes the addition of five new interconnection points, including Cookeville, Oak Ridge, Cleveland, Sweetwater and Morristown, Tennessee. These communities are located in counties designated as underserved by Connected Tennessee, an independent non-profit organization that develops and implements effective strategies for technology deployment, use and literacy in Tennessee.

The new network will not only enable broadband access for a number of core community institutions, including education and healthcare providers, but also allow Internet service providers to connect to the EarthLink network for intercity transport service. Combined with recent corporate acquisitions, this fiber broadband expansion also allows EarthLink Business to further expand network coverage and continue to build nationwide connectivity for businesses with locations across the U.S. 

"We are excited to continue to expand our network footprint and fiber assets and provide increased connectivity options for both new and existing business customers," said Jim O'Brien, EarthLink Business Executive Vice President of Network Services and Customer Operations. "Partnering with these organizations to help implement more efficient communications will allow them to better serve their constituencies in Tennessee and beyond."

When complete, this Federal grant funded project will comprise a fiber optic network of more than 500 miles in Eastern Tennessee which will provide middle mile broadband services to carrier customers, community anchor institutions, and last mile service providers in speeds up to 10Gbps.

About EarthLink

EarthLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELNK) is a leading provider of Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure and services to medium-sized and large businesses, enterprise organizations and over 1.5 million consumers across the United States.  The company has been providing Internet access and communications services for decades and has earned an award-winning reputation for both outstanding customer service and product innovation.  For consumers, EarthLink is a leading Internet Service Provider connecting people to the power and possibilities of the Internet.  EarthLink Business(TM) provides voice, data, mobile and equipment services over a Southeast fiber network and MPLS-based services nationwide.  For more information, visit EarthLink's website http://www.earthlink.net

SOURCE  EarthLink

EarthLink

CONTACT: Investors, Louis Alterman, +1-404-748-7650, +1-678-472-3252 (mobile), altermanlo@corp.earthlink.net, or Media, Michele Sadwick, +1-404-748-7255, +1-404-769-8421 (mobile), sadwick@corp.earthlink.net

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

Private Communications Corporation Launches Software to Protect Consumer Data Transmitted over Unencrypted Public WiFi Networks

Private WiFi® Intended to Protect Consumers, Counter Against Increasing Hacker Threats on Public WiFi Networks

SHERMAN, Conn., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Private Communications Corporation (PCC), a security technology company that protects personal data and information online, today announced the launch of Private WiFi®, its flagship Virtual Private Network (VPN) software. Private WiFi encrypts all data going into and out of a person's computer to support online privacy, protect consumers' identities and secure sensitive communications transmitted over the more than 400,000 known unencrypted WiFi networks or "hotspots" worldwide, according to JiWire.

"Every day, millions of consumers use unencrypted WiFi networks, making their personal banking transactions, email conversations and general identity vulnerable to hackers," said Kent Lawson, CEO of PCC. "Existing security programs, like firewalls, may protect these people from Internet viruses, but they do nothing to protect communications over public hotspots. The growing incidence of online identity theft and corporate security breaches, which are rampant and often unpublicized, simply compounds this situation. Private WiFi is an answer to this pervasive problem."

Microsoft's 2010 U.S. Remote Working National Research findings suggest that more employees are working from public places, reporting 21 percent on a plane, 27 percent from a coffee shop and 37 percent on vacation. Consequently, users are increasingly taking advantage of WiFi networks in public places. In fact, the U.S. experienced a 17.3 percent growth in public Wi-Fi usage in 2010, according to JiWire.

Despite such rapid growth in public WiFi usage, many are unaware of the risks associated with transmitting information across unprotected public networks. Anti-virus software and firewalls do not adequately protect data streaming across public WiFi networks compromising online privacy and exposing personal information and sensitive data to cyber threats. With mobile innovation booming, the number of security breaches are expected to increase, making WiFi privacy an industry wide security issue.

While most large corporations traditionally provide VPNs for employees working outside the office to protect against hackers and identity fraud, Lawson said the average consumer, freelancer, business traveler or even small- to medium-sized business employee is often left exposed.

"Private WiFi now provides an accessible and affordable VPN for the rest of us," Lawson said.

With zero disruption to the user, Private WiFi encrypts all data going in and out of a PC over vulnerable WiFi communications every time a person connects to the Internet. Private WiFi activates automatically in the background of any computer, similar to how anti-virus and anti-malware software work. In addition to protecting data, this secure connection also masks users' I.P. addresses, adding an extra layer of privacy.

Private WiFi uses industry standard 128-bit encryption, "the same technology used by a bank or credit card company," Lawson added. "We use it to secure everything a person sends and receives, including all website traffic, emails, attachments and IMs."

With Private WiFi, consumers can have added protection against:

    --  Online identity theft
    --  Credit card fraud
    --  General invasion of privacy; hijacked log-in and password information
        (e.g. hacking into email and Facebook accounts).
    --  Medical insurance fraud
    --  Loss of personal files and data
    --  Theft of trade secrets, confidential client information (for business
        professionals)

"Using Private WiFi can help make you invisible to hackers on any public network, anywhere in the world," Lawson said.

For more information or to purchase/download Private WiFi, please visit http://www.PrivateWiFi.com.

About Private Communications Corporation:

Private Communications Corporation is a security technology company that protects personal data and information online. Private WiFi, the company's flagship software product, encrypts all computer data across unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, enhancing online privacy for those without access to virtual private networks. Founded by software entrepreneur Kent Lawson, Private Communications Corporation is headquartered in Sherman, Conn. For more information, visit us at http://www.privatewifi.com and for articles and other online privacy resources, please visit http://www.private-i.com. Please also connect with us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/privatewifi and follow us on Twitter at @PrivateWiFi.

    Contact:
    Kent Lawson
    Private Communications Corporation
    (646) 783-8136
    klawson@privatewifi.com

    Danielle Rumore
    Peppercom
    212-931-6157
    drumore@peppercom.com

SOURCE  Private Communications Corporation

Private Communications Corporation

CONTACT: Kent Lawson, Private Communications Corporation, +1-646-783-8136, klawson@privatewifi.com, or Danielle Rumore, Peppercom, +1-212-931-6157, drumore@peppercom.com

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

Up and Down the East Coast, Verizon Wireless Helps You Stay Connected

Nation's Largest, Most Reliable 3G Network Enhanced in New England, Mid-Atlantic and Michigan Too

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.,March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're traveling north to the land of lobsters and maple syrup or south to the shore, Verizon Wireless is keeping customers connected with enhancements to its 3G wireless network, which is the largest and most reliable in the nation.

Network enhancements to the Verizon Wireless network make working on the go, browsing the Web and connecting with friends and family quick and easy for travelers seeking a quick getaway.  Over the past two weeks, Verizon Wireless announced new cell sites in:

    --  Stamford, CT
    --  Trumbull, CT
    --  Elkton, MD
    --  Bar Harbor, ME
    --  Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
    --  Atlantic County, NJ
    --  North Scituate, RI
    --  Shelburne, VT

In addition to the recent enhancements on the east coast, Verizon Wireless activated new cell sites in Michigan that improve voice and data coverage in Ann Arbor, Afton, Cheboygan and Hammond.

The company's 3G broadband network carries data sessions for customers using the latest wireless devices and smartphones, including the new iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless.  Verizon Wireless' network enhancements are part of the company's aggressive annual network capital investment program to stay ahead of the growing demand for voice and data services.  The company has invested more than $65 billion in its nationwide network since it was formed - $6 billion on average every year.

More Information Available

    --  Find these and other network announcements at the Verizon Wireless News
        Center.
    --  Follow VZWNetwork on Twitter for ongoing network updates, enhancements
        and information.
    --  See video footage of Verizon Wireless' year-round network preparations
        across the country on YouTube and in the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
        Library.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest and most advanced 4G network and largest and most reliable 3G network, and serves more than 94 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 82,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Tom Pica, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7516, Thomas.Pica@verizonwireless.com, Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/VZWNetwork

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

Infinity Pro Sports and RainedOut Team Up to Deliver Group Text Messaging

More than 400 professional sports organizations can now raise money while improving team communication

LEESBURG, Va., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnilert®, LLC, maker of award-winning RainedOut(TM), the leading provider of event and group communication services, announced today a new partnership with Infinity Pro Sports, an international web media firm specializing in online sports solutions. The partnership enables Infinity's technology platform to seamlessly integrate into RainedOut's FREE+ group text messaging system. There is no cost for Infinity Pro Sports customers to utilize RainedOut. In fact, Infinity's customers can use RainedOut to raise money by supplying their own message sponsors.

"Infinity is looking forward to the newly formed strategic alliance with RainedOut," said Uri Geva, Infinity Pro Sports CEO. "We are absolutely thrilled to be working with them. RainedOut offers such an easy and practical product. It is a perfect relationship that will benefit both sides."

"We're very excited to work with Infinity," said Jim Fitzmaurice, director of user development for RainedOut.  "They've established themselves as a market leader and are well known for the quality work they produce for their high profile customers. It is our goal to help make their product even more robust with our technology."

Story Photo:  http://www.RainedOut.com/media/RainedOut_Infinity_Partner.jpg

About Infinity Pro Sports

Infinity Pro Sports (LLC) is an international web media firm with a client base of over 400 professional sports organizations and web traffic of over 720 million page views through its network of partners in the last year alone. Infinity provides every client with a professional web presence, including a "look and feel" that is consistent with the client's brand-name and image. From online commerce to live auctions, email marketing to video and audio streaming, stats integration to game recaps, and blogging to interactive games to message boards, Infinity literally offers our clients infinite possibilities. Learn more at http://www.infinityprosports.com.

About RainedOut

Established in 2004 and used by 1,000s of organizations, award-winning RainedOut is the leading event and group communication service. This FREE+, sponsor-supported service enables non-technical people to send instant alerts to the entire community for improved communication. It is used to cancel events, change plans, send reminders, and much more. Groups can raise money with every alert sent. As a cloud-based service, messages can initiate from a net-connected computer or from the field using a standard cell phone. With one simple interface, RainedOut instantly and simultaneously broadcasts alerts to subscribers' mobile phones (via SMS text message) and e-mail accounts, and to the organizations' own Web pages, RainedOut Page, Facebook Page, and Twitter Account. Learn more at http://www.RainedOut.com.

About Omnilert

Omnilert, LLC develops intuitive communication technologies that keep communities safe and connected. The company's flagship service is a Tier-1 unified mass notification system that enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device or service. The award-winning company's 3,000 clients include the U.S. Army, Bayer, Mazda, sanofi-aventis, Arizona State University, Penn State, Marine Corps Marathon, YMCA, American Red Cross, and UNICEF. Omnilert solutions are sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at http://www.omnilert.com online.

SOURCE  Omnilert, LLC

Omnilert, LLC

CONTACT: Bryan Crum, 1-800-230-1933 x703, bcrum@omnilert.com

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

Online Vehicle Auction Company Copart, Inc. Acquires Barodge Auto Pool, Inc.

FAIRFIELD, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Copart, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRT), a leading online salvage vehicle auction company, today announced it has acquired Barodge Auto Pool, Inc., a privately-held automotive auction company located in Hartford City, IN. The acquisition expands Copart's presence to suppliers in Indiana as well as customers in western Ohio, southern Michigan, and eastern Illinois. 

"This acquisition is the latest step in our strategy to expand Copart's market-share in the salvage auction industry and significantly expands our presence into Indiana and surrounding regions," said Jay Adair, Copart CEO. "We welcome the Barodge team to our organization and look forward to extending our long-standing commitment to meeting the needs of our customers and providing the best customer service possible to our membership base."

Founded in 1991, Barodge Auto Pool's weekly auctions include insurance and wholesaler inventories, including damaged, salvage, and theft-recovery units.

About Copart

Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its patented VB2 technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships, the general public and others. The Company currently operates 152 facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle owner has already been made. For more information, or to become a member, visit http://www.copart.com.

Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, and these forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our statements and comments. For a more complete discussion of the risks that could affect our business, please review the "Management's Discussion and Analysis" and the other risks identified in Copart's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage investors to review these disclosures carefully. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time on our behalf.

SOURCE  Copart, Inc.

Copart, Inc.

CONTACT: Cecilia Coakley, MWW Group, +1-201-964-2395, ccoakley@mww.com

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

GNC Teams With Sakar International for Branded Health and Wellness Product Line

Key License Agreement for Over 20 SKUs to be Sold through Multiple Retail Channels

CHICAGO, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Nutrition Company (GNC) today announced a license agreement with technology and consumer products manufacturer Sakar International for a line of more than two dozen branded health and wellness products. The line's initial merchandise offerings will range from heart rate and blood pressure monitors to weight scales, exercise accessories and electronic pill boxes.

The products will be distributed through drug stores, home stores, supermarkets, mass market retailers and other locations in addition to GNC stores, dramatically expanding GNC's presence in the retail channel. The first SKUs are scheduled to hit store shelves in Q4 2011. The agreement includes exclusive distribution throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Other products in the collection will include pedometers, thermometers, stopwatches, sunrise clocks, massagers, grooming products, soap dispensers, UV cleaning, humidifiers, air/water purifiers, MP3 workout cases and workout headphones. IMG Licensing, a division of IMG Worldwide, represents GNC exclusively across all areas for licensing.

"Until now, the GNC brand has been largely confined to our 7,100+ GNC stores," said Tom Dowd, Executive Vice President of Stores, Operations & Development for GNC. "This license reflects a strategic decision to leverage our strong brand recognition in order to provide consumers with health and wellness products offering GNC reliability regardless of where they are shopping."

"GNC is synonymous with health and wellness. It's a name that consumers trust," said Liza Abrams, Sakar Vice President of Licensing. "Partnering with GNC gives us an opportunity to join that circle of trust with a suite of products that helps people both monitor and improve their own health profiles."

Product prototypes are on display at Booth # L13144 at the International Home + Housewares Show that opened yesterday in Chicago.

About Sakar International

Sakar International Inc. designs and manufactures a wide range of technology, toy, and consumer electronic products. Founded in 1977, the company is the manufacturer of Vivitar camera equipment and accessories, a market leader in youth electronics, and a producer of licensed products for leading consumer brands. Products range from digital cameras and camcorders with related accessories to computer, iPod, GPS and gaming accessories, binoculars, MP3 players, clock radios, gift and toy electronics. The company is privately held and headquartered in Edison, N.J. For more information, visit http://www.sakar.com.   

About GNC

GNC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a leading global specialty retailer of nutritional products including vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products.  As of September 30, 2010, GNC has more than 7,100 locations, of which more than 5,500 retail locations are in the United States (including 897 franchise and 1,983 Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations), and franchise operations in 45 countries.  The company - which is dedicated to helping consumers Live Well - also offers products and product information online at http://www.gnc.com.

About IMG Licensing

IMG Licensing is the exclusive worldwide partner to many of the world's pre-eminent brands, trademarks and personalities in sports, media and entertainment. More information is available at http://www.imgworld.com

SOURCE  Sakar International

Sakar International

CONTACT: Molly Antos, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com, for Sakar International; or Randy Klein of IMG, +1-424-653-1878, randy.klein@imgworld.com

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

Premier Private Sale Website HauteLook Launches Sole Society, The Next Destination for Shoe Shopping

Access to Monthly Recommendations of Designer-Quality Shoes Helps Women Find Their Personal Style "Sole Mate"

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HauteLook, a leading private sale site for top fashion and lifestyle brands, announces the launch of Sole Society (http://www.solesociety.com), a new shoe membership website offering fashionistas a monthly personalized selection of stylish, high-quality shoes. Women who love shoes can now indulge in a new pair each month for only $49.95.

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110307/NY58424LOGO  )

Sole Society was created to give fashion-forward women affordable access to a personalized recommendation of on-trend, designer-quality shoes, without the hefty price tag of a personal stylist. First-time site visitors take a short, fun style quiz using celebrity, runway and fashion images to determine their "Style Bio." Sole Society then uses this Style Bio to recommend a monthly selection of shoes for each member, based on her preferred styles and tastes. Registration is free - no credit card required.

"We are constantly seeking new ways to serve and delight our HauteLook members, and shoes are consistently the most requested category," says Adam Bernhard, CEO of HauteLook. "With Sole Society, we can offer women access to on-trend shoes every day of the year, in an exciting and personalized way."

Sole Society will launch with an exclusive line of shoes, Marco Santi, an Italian inspired line incorporating today's most important trends seen on the runway and on the feet of the world's most stylish women. Other exclusive Sole Society collections will be introduced in the coming months.

"Our number one focus at Sole Society is quality - members will have access to incredible shoes for only $49.95 per pair," says Andy Solomon, General Manager of Sole Society. "With a range of product for virtually every style and occasion, every member will be able to find shoes she'll love."

Becoming a member of Sole Society is simple and there is never an obligation to purchase. Each month, members have the option to purchase as many shoes as they'd like, see more styles or skip the month altogether. Shipping is free and returns are quick and easy.  In addition to personalized recommendations for a wide selection of shoes, Sole Society members have access to monthly styling tips, trends, and "How to Wear It" advice for each available pair of shoes and can also interact with the brand and other shoe lovers on Facebook (facebook.com/SoleSociety) and Twitter (@SoleSociety). 

About HauteLook

HauteLook is a leading online private sale site, offering 48-hour sale events on the top fashion and lifestyle brands. With new sale events starting each day, HauteLook offers discounts up to 75% off on great brands in women's and men's fashion and accessories, kids, home decor, beauty, travel and local services.  Since its launch in 2007, Los Angeles-based HauteLook has attracted over four million members in the U.S. and Canada.  HauteLook is free to join and everyone is welcome.  Visit http://www.hautelook.com to learn more or follow @HauteLook on Twitter.   

    Media Contact: Allison
     Rome
    Kaplow, (212) 221-1713
    solesociety@kaplowpr.com

SOURCE  Sole Society

Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110307/NY58424LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Sole Society

CONTACT: Allison Rome, Kaplow, +1-212-221-1713, solesociety@kaplowpr.com

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

Cellit Launches Interactive Mobile Phone Quiz Game for Bars, Restaurants and Nightclubs

500 'The 3rd Degree' Game Systems to Be Given to Qualified Establishments For Free

LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nightclub and Bar Convention and Trade Show -- Cellit, a leading provider of mobile customer relationship management (CRM) systems for retailers, restaurants and other companies, announced today the release of a new interactive quiz game for bars and nightclubs called "The 3rd Degree". The 3rd Degree encourages patrons to play a 10-question quiz game, using their mobile phones to text answers to a variety of unique trivia questions displayed on television screens. Punchy questions, high-impact graphics, in-game prizes, and an interactive platform provide hours of entertainment for customers, encouraging them to spend more time at the restaurant or bar.

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100820/CELLITLOGO)

"One of the challenges of owning and managing a bar or restaurant is to provide an atmosphere where customers want to stay," said David Wachs, President of Cellit. "The 3rd Degree turns cell phones into 'buzzers' for a game show projected on the screens around them. With an average playing time of over twenty-five minutes, we believe the high-duration engagement will drive drink purchases."

The 3rd Degree also provides an on-screen "ticker," enabling location managers to advertise specials, events and more during the game.

The 3rd Degree operates on an easy-to-set up platform, requiring only that the small system box be plugged into a television with an internet connection. The system retails for $399, but Cellit is now using an ad-supported model to offer the system to qualified establishments at no cost.

"We are thrilled to offer The 3rd Degree hardware and ongoing service free to qualifying establishments," continued Wachs.  "With absolutely no cost to the establishment, other than requiring a TV and an internet connection, we can offer a unique and interactive draw, driving repeat visits and increasing tender amounts."

Cellit plans an initial roll-out of 500 free systems to qualifying bars, restaurants and nightclubs over the next three months. For more information, or to be considered for participation, please visit http://www.3rddegree.com or visit booth 1424 of the Nightclub and Bar Convention and Trade Show.

About Cellit

Cellit develops mobile customer relationship management (CRM) programs for retailers, restaurants and other companies who want to leverage mobile technology to create a deeper level of customer engagement.  The Cellit Studio campaign management platform empowers clients to create interactive mobile CRM programs including coupons, contests, games, surveys and alerts that inform, delight and motivate customers, increasing knowledge, loyalty and ultimately spending. Cellit Studio seamlessly integrates with client enterprise and POS technology and provides an easy to implement and measurable way to maximize the potential of the mobile channel. Cellit also provides custom mobile sites and phone apps to some of the largest brands in the world.  Headquartered in Chicago, Cellit was recently named to the Inc. 500 2010 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country.

For more information please visit http://www.cellit.com.

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CONTACT: Sari Martin of ICR, +1-203-682-8345, Sari.martin@icrinc.com, for Cellit

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

Kiwibox.com: Kiwibox Acquires Pixunity.de - the Photo Book Community - to Expand Its Growth

NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KIWIBOX.COM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KIWB), - Kiwibox.com - a social network based in New York City focused on old teens and young adults is proud to announce its acquisition of the German Photo Book community "Pixunity.de" (http://www.pixunity.de). This new and trendy community for every age group has grown in the last quarter by 15,000 members - revealing a rapid-growth trend in the photo book scene.

The asset acquisition of the online platform brings Kiwibox to the forefront of an ever emerging technology. Pixunity's community emphasizes sharing memories: its users upload photos, design intricate scrapbooks, share photo books with family and friends all of which creates an atmosphere for spontaneous sharing of favorite moments. The intimate sharing that Pixunity's unique offering delivers is paramount to the generic photo sharing options of many social networks, and initiates a creativity regarding photoblogs unseen in today's market.

Kiwibox is in the process of translating and adapting the website to the US market while continuing to provide support to existing members and the website in Europe. In the coming months Kiwibox will implement printing features in cooperation with an international partner. Kiwibox's experience with web technology and its Kiwibox online community will be a big advantage for the development of Pixunity. This trendy photoblogging technology will in turn drive users to the Kiwibox.com website.

Photo-blog technology has been called the most visually astonishing and meaningful way of blogging on the net, with the thematic content of photographs taking precedence over the written blog itself, validating the old adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words."  The global community continues to live and breathe technology so much sothat the line between our daily and digital lives continues to blur. Integrating this sentiment, Kiwibox's acquisition of Pixunity's offers users more than a photo upload, but a facet of social media nonexistent to today's social media consumer.

As printed photography is displaced more and more by digital prints (to the tune of a 250% annual growth rate in this market), digital cameras and technologies have reached a foothold in 81 percent of U.S. households (camera sales grew 10.4 percent to reach 121.4 million units for 2010), with digital photographic industry earning a value of $5.2 billion in 2010. Consumers in the United States created approximately 13.9 billion digital prints in 2010, and an expected greater growth in 2011 plays directly into Kiwibox.com's acquisition of Pixunity and integrating Pixunity's capabilities into the Kiwibox network.

The rise in digital images taken and uploaded by mobile devices has grown dramatically in the recent past as photo-uploading apps such as Instagram and Picplz have gained recent popularity. The success of these apps is due to the growing realization  that mobile users want push-button ease to upload photos from mobile devices to web. In social networking alone, this yearning for ease can be seen in the approximate three billion plus photo uploads to social media platforms / websites per month, with an average of over five billion images per month seen in 2010. As this upload phenomenon increases, users will continue to seek new platforms such as http://www.pixunity.de for a new experience in uploading and sharing.,

Kiwibox is on the way to complete its due diligence review of a targeted international social network and will soon end in contract negotiations. This potential acquisition will, if consummated, propel the Kiwibox.com network to a top tier social networking community.

About Kiwibox.com: Company History

Kiwibox.com was initially founded in 1999 to give teenagers a voice on the internet and was a leader in the teen oriented world for several years. In August 2007, the company was bought by Magnitude Information Systems, Inc., a publicly listed company. In 2008, the company launched a new version, Kiwibox 2.0 and in October 2009 the company launched Kiwibox 3.0, shifting its audience focus from teenagers to young adults. The new platform brought the community to the next level with the latest social network technology. As of December 31, 2009, Kiwibox Media Inc. merged with Magnitude Information Systems and renamed itself to KIWIBOX.COM, Inc. the New York-based social network. Kiwibox shares are traded on the bulletin board under the symbol KIWB.OB.

This press release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results, depending on a variety of factors, which include but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's potential acquisitions, its ability to obtain financing for these acquisitions, its ability to integrate any acquisition into its business and operations and manage such processes, and its ability to expand its membership, users and internet brand. The company's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the after effects of the global economic downturn, changes in political, business and economic conditions, including any conditions that affect ecommerce growth; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;  the company's ability to deal with the increasingly competitive ecommerce environment, including competition for its targeted internet audiences, potential advertisers and, in general, from other social networks; the company's need and ability to manage other regulatory, tax and litigation risks as its services become offered in more jurisdictions and applicable laws become more restrictive; any changes the company may make to its market approach  and offerings; the company's ability to upgrade and develop its systems, infrastructure and user-member service capabilities at reasonable cost; and the company's ability to maintain site stability and performance on  its site while adding new products and features in a timely fashion. The forward-looking statements in this release do not include the potential impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may be announced and/or completed after the date hereof.

SOURCE  KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.

KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.

CONTACT: Andre Scholz, +1-212-239-8210, ascholz@kiwiboxinc.com

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

ForSaleByOwner.com Introduces Innovative Pricing Tool

CHICAGO, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What price could you sell your home for? That number means everything to homeowners, whether they are considering selling, or calibrating a remodeling budget. ForSaleByOwner.com now offers a new pricing tool that enables homeowners to fine-tune pricing factors to get the closest possible apples-to-apples comparison when pricing their home.

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The ForSaleByOwner.com Real-Time Home Value Estimator gives homeowners a way to draw on the same sources used by licensed appraisers, for $40 -- a tenth of the cost of a full appraisal. The Real-Time Home Value Estimator is distinct from other options available to consumers because it includes data about houses currently under contract, as well as data about recently sold homes. Homeowners need both types of data to correctly price their homes in today's volatile housing market.  Other automated valuation tools rely only on publicly recorded data, which quickly becomes outdated and leaves homeowners without essential pricing comparisons. With the ForSaleByOwner.com Real-Time Home Value Estimator, consumers will no longer be vulnerable to 'comparable market valuations,' which are geared to reel in listings by real estate agents.

"Traditionally, estimating market value is an art, but our new Real-Time Home Value Estimator tool gets as close to science as possible," said Eddie Tyner, general manager of ForSaleByOwner.com. "For only $40, homeowners can get the information they need to decide if they can afford to sell, and if so, for how much. This is also a powerful tool for buyers, who can quickly get a valuation snapshot that position them to make a strong offer likely to be accepted."

The ForSaleByOwner.com Real-Time Home Value Estimator puts all the tools used by professionals to estimate market value into consumers' hands.  Key elements of the Real-Time Home Value  Estimator include:

    --  The tool presents only the most relevant comparable properties
    --  Customers can eliminate foreclosures and distress sales from the
        equation
    --  For many major markets, 'pending sale' data from local multiple listing
        services is included - the most relevant data for estimating current
        value
    --  Customers can adjust value according to 'soft factors' such as
        neighborhood popularity, quality of school district, and property
        amenities highly valued by locals
    --  The estimator provides graphs that illustrate the relationship between
        asking price and selling time
The ForSaleByOwner.com Real-Time Home Value Estimator is available to all consumers at http://www.forsalebyowner.com/pricing_report.

About ForSaleByOwner.com

ForSaleByOwner.com is the nation's largest and most robust "by owner" real estate website. In 2010 alone, ForSaleByOwner.com facilitated sales of $1.8 billion worth of residential real estate, enabling homeowners to keep at least $72 million* in home equity for themselves.

Since 1999, ForSaleByOwner.com has saved home sellers more than one billion dollars by coaching and equipping them with information, tools and services that enable them to buy and sell houses directly.

By selling directly, homeowners can recoup more of their home equity by controlling transaction fees. The company charges $89 to $689 for its wide range of advertising, listing services and related information and tools. A homeowner selling a $300,000 home through a full service real estate agent would lose $18,000 in equity, based on the traditional 6% commission.

ForSaleByOwner.com was acquired in 2006 by Tribune Digital, a division of Tribune Companies, and is based in Chicago.

*Based on some home sellers paying a 2% commission to the agent representing the buyers of their homes. The traditional real estate commission is 6%.

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CONTACT: Stephanie Hammell, Director of Public Relations, +1-312-222-5946 office, +1-678-699-0688 cell, shammell@tribune.com

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

Groundbreaking New Technology Enabling Easy and Powerful Navigation of Mobile App Universe Launches Today

"Mobilewalla" Is Deep Search, Discovery and Analytics Engine for Fast-Growing Yet Unstandardized and Highly Fragmented Mobile App Marketplace

Groundbreaking Rating/Ranking System for Mobile Apps, Unbiased, Unified Scores for All Apps Available

NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobilewalla, a groundbreaking new technology for the mobile application market, is a deep search and analytics engine as well as the first uniform, unbiased ratings system for the mobile app universe The site, http://www.mobilewalla.com, which launches today, is designed to be the pioneering solution to the well-known problem of navigation of the highly fragmented and silo-ed existing app markets, which will contain over 1 million apps by the end of 2011.

In addition to its powerful search capabilities, a key innovation in Mobilewalla is the invention of a class of scoring algorithms that computes uniform, unbiased scores for both mobile apps as well as app developers. The system currently allows a variety of searches across all apps available on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows 7 app stores. It also scores/rates all these apps as well as every developer in these markets.

Anindya Datta, PhD, founder and executive chairman of Mobilewalla, says, "Mobilewalla is an easy-to-use solution for the massive and rapidly-growing mobile app market which is now virtually un-navigable and extremely confusing to all its constituents: consumers, developers and advertisers.  Mobilewalla provides a powerful search and discovery engine for easy access to a variety of data and analytics regarding all categories of apps on all major app platforms.  We aim to be for the app world a comprehensive consumer guide as well as an unbiased rating system."

Dr. Datta is a reputed technologist and previous founder of Chutney Technologies, which was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2005. He is a faculty member of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where his team, consisting of Ph.D. students as well as postdoctoral computer scientists, has been responsible for the many technical innovations that power Mobilewalla. Mobilewalla is funded by private investors, and has been the beneficiary of scientific research grants awarded by various agencies of the Government of Singapore.

How It Works

Consumers will use Mobilewalla's web platform as their guide to searching apps by any dimension they choose, including category, name, price or even abstract descriptive keywords. A key technology component is its search infrastructure that supports near real-time retrievals from the vast amounts of multidimensional app data.

The Hot Factor

Another key Mobilewalla innovation is its ability to compute the "hotness" of apps in, and across, categories.  These mathematically rigorous methods result in the awarding of a Mobilewalla Score (MWS) to each app in the Mobilewalla database, which can identify those apps that are "fast rising."  Mobilewalla will also judge the members of the developer community by issuing a unifying Developer Reputation Score (DRS) to each developer.

Dr. Datta says, "In spite of the enormity and rapid growth of the mobile app market, its highly fragmented nature renders it a confusing jungle. Users cannot find apps they are looking for, developers have a hard time developing strategies that enable their apps to obtain better ranks and advertisers are unable to determine which apps are the best fit to host their mobile ads. Mobilewalla addresses the pressing need for a centralized information repository for apps that enables easy but powerful navigation as never before."

About Mobilewalla

Mobilewalla is a new web platform that provides a deep search engine and breakthrough technology to help consumers, advertisers and developers navigate the mobile application marketplace.  Mobilewalla offers a real time rating and ranking system for every category of mobile app available on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows 7, plus a new ratings system for the developers who write these apps. Founded by Anindya Datta, PhD, reputed technologist with contributions to the state of the art in databases and internet systems. For the first time ever, Mobilewalla brings navigability and standardization to the app universe.

SOURCE  Mobilewalla

Mobilewalla

CONTACT: Andrea Kaplan, Akaplan@mobilewalla.com, +1-917-836-2741

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

Looking for an App in Confusing, Fragmented Jungle of 625,000 Available?

Mobilewalla.com Launches Today As First-Ever Deep Search and Discovery Engine to Make Finding Apps Easy and Fun, Ranks/Rates Every App in System

Highest Scoring Celeb Apps for the Week: Celebrity Watch, I am Jordan, I am Lady Gaga, Rates Higher than Britney Spears, Rihanna

NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new web-based consumer guide to navigating the vast mobile app universe launches today. The site, mobilewalla.com, is a deep search and discovery engine designed to be the pioneering solution for consumers to address the well-known problem of navigating the highly fragmented, rapidly growing mobile app marketplace, slated to reach 1 million apps by the end of 2011.

Mobilewalla incorporates groundbreaking new technology innovations that offer the first-ever uniform, unbiased rating system for the mobile app universe. The system currently allows a variety of searches across all apps available on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows 7 App stores.  It scores and rates all these apps as well as every developer in these markets. Through its technological breakthroughs, Mobilewalla offers its users a number of interesting and useful ways to slice and dice the universe of apps, such as viewing apps in order of relevance, age, or "hotness" in, and across, all categories.

Anindya Datta, Ph.D., and founder of Mobilewalla, says, "Currently searching the app world is extremely daunting, and discovering useful apps a near impossibility. Mobilewalla provides the consumer a 360 degree view of all apps and their categories making navigating the mobile app universe a better experience for consumers."

Mobilewalla will rate the attractiveness of apps based on many variables, including their in-store rank, consumer reaction, and the volume and sentiment of social media conversations on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, blogs, as well as on price.

How Mobilewalla Works

Mobilewalla will offer its users extensive search capabilities as well as a number of ratings lists. The four types of searches on Mobilewalla are: name-based search, category-based, search by developer and most importantly, a keyword-based free form search (fantasy baseball, birthday cupcakes).The rating lists will include a variety of useful ways to view the app world: New Apps, Hot Apps, Fast Movers, Star Developers, All Time Greats and Clash of the Titans, which will contrast and compare the content and growth of the four major app stores.

The "Hot" Factor

What were some of the hottest apps for the week of February 28th?

The highest scoring celeb for all apps across all stores for the week are: Celebrity Watch, L'il Wayne Ringtone, Lady Gaga Ringtones, I am Jordan, Celebrity News, Young Jeezy Ringtones, I am Lady Gaga, I am Britney Spears, I am Rihanna, I am Shakira

The top scoring apps on iPod/iPhone in the sports category are: Touch Hockey, ESPN ScoreCenter, Yahoo! Sportacular, Deer Hunter 3D, JIRBO Paper Football, Flick Fishing, FOX Sports Mobile, Finger Sprint, ESPN 2010 FIFA World Cup and Yahoo! Fantasy Football.

Dr. Datta is a reputed technologist and a faculty member of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where his team has been responsible for the many technical innovations that power Mobilewalla.

About Mobilewalla

Mobilewalla is a new web platform that provides a deep search engine and breakthrough technology to help consumers, developers and advertisers navigate the highly fragmented mobile application marketplace.  Mobilewalla offers a real time rating and ranking system for every mobile app in every category available on Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows 7 app stores, plus a new ratings system for the developers who write these apps. Founded by Anindya Datta, PhD, reputed technologist with contributions to the state of the art in databases and internet systems. For the first time, Mobilewalla brings navigability and standardization to the mobile app universe.

SOURCE  Mobilewalla

Mobilewalla

CONTACT: Andrea Kaplan, akaplan@mobilewalla.com, +1-917-836-2741

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