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TPI Launches On-Demand Database of Service Provider Capabilities

New 'DynamicRFI' system will expedite matching of service provider capabilities to client needs

STAMFORD, Conn.,Feb. 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --TPI, an Information Services Group company (Nasdaq: III) and the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world, today announced a new Web-based information repository that aggregates up-to-date information on service provider capabilities to help sourcing clients identify the most appropriate providers for their needs.

The new tool, called DynamicRFI, will provide clients with ready access to match their service needs with robust information on key buying criteria such as service provider geographic footprint, services provided, and depth of experience with other clients in the same industry. On-demand access to the data repository will help clients make more informed qualification decisions without the labor-intensive process of distributing and analyzing their own request-for-information ("RFI").   

"In an industry that is constantly changing through mergers and acquisitions, technology developments and dynamic client requirements, we believe that efficiently and effectively gathering, organizing and refreshing service provider capability information is critical to providing the knowledge-based insights our industry demands," said Kimberly Fey, Director of Sourcing Industry Relations, TPI. 

DynamicRFI utilizes a Cloud-based application that allows service providers to manage their company information in real time through a secure and auditable Web portal, giving them a more effective mechanism to communicate their capabilities and reducing costs that are often incurred fulfilling multiple data requests. The tool enables clients to access up-to-date, fact-based comparative information on service providers, spanning the gamut from small, niche providers to multinational corporations.

"The development of DynamicRFI is the latest example of demonstrated TPI leadership in the sourcing industry by creating the most robust database of service provider capabilities information to improve the efficiency of the marketplace for both buyers and service providers," said Michael P. Connors, Chairman and CEO of ISG.

TPI will pilot this new technology in the Business Process Services (BPS) market and looks to expand across all service lines throughout 2011.

About TPI

TPI, an Information Services Group company (NASDAQ:III), is the founder and innovator of the sourcing advisory industry, and the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world. We are expert at a broad range of business support functions and related research methodologies. Utilizing deep functional domain expertise and extensive practical experience, our accomplished industry experts collaborate with organizations to help them advance their business operations through the best combination of business process improvement, shared services, outsourcing and offshoring. In 2010, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals ranked TPI no. 1 in its Global Outsourcing 100: World's Best Outsourcing Advisors. For additional information, visit http://www.tpi.net.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group (ISG) (NASDAQ:III) was founded in 2006 to build an industry-leading, high-growth, information-based services company by acquiring and growing businesses in advisory services, including strategy, implementation and management, and market information, including market measurement, analytics and related product and services. In November 2007, the company acquired TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world, and in January 2011, it acquired Compass, the premier independent global provider of business and information technology benchmarking, performance improvement, data and analytics services. Based in Stamford, Conn., ISG has a proven leadership team with global experience in information-based services and a track record of creating significant value for shareowners, clients and employees. For more, visit http://www.informationsg.com.

SOURCE  TPI

TPI

CONTACT: Andrew Park, TPI, +1-919-259-9252, andrew.park@tpi.net; Rhena Wallace, Cohn & Wolfe for TPI, +1-212-798-9832, rhena.wallace@cohnwolfe.com

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

Cruise Amour Launches Expanded Online Information Section

PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise Amour has announced the launch of its expanded online information and advice section, designed to provide additional information on a range of areas including cabin types, dress codes and more, in order to make booking a holiday easier and less confusing for the customer.

Historically customers who choose to book on-line do so without the benefit of a travel agent's experience and advice. In many cases knowledge is assumed and customers are expected to know which cruise lines and ships are comparable, how formal they are and how onboard facilities stack up. Cruise Amour takes a different approach. Rather than leaving customers to their own devices (and potentially competitor's websites), Cruise Amour has devised a unique approach to resolving this problem.

"Cruise holidays have become a real alternative to package holidays, opening up a huge market of potential customers," explained Cruise Amour's managing director, Tim Hurrell. "However, those customers face an extremely steep learning curve, one which can seem so daunting it can turn anyone other the most determined holiday makers away. Even seasoned cruisers can find switching cruise lines difficult as they may only be used to one particular brand. Our solution is simple. After first choosing a destination customers next naturally want to choose the type of holiday they want, then follows how formal the holiday is and finally the specific dates. Rather than expecting customers to figure out how each cruise line stacks up we simply let customers search using the criteria that makes sense to them."

In addition to its innovative search system, Cruise Amour has also employed a completely new and revolutionary phraseology on its website.

Hurrell continued: "Feedback so far has been extremely positive and our New to Cruise bookings are up 50 percent."

Cruise Amour has become known for its innovative and user focussed approach to selling cruise holidays on-line. Despite its youth, the company has established itself as an industry leader and, as such, receives significant support from the major cruise lines that serve the UK market.

About Cruise Amour:

Cruise Amour is part of the Freedom Travel Group a subsidiary of the Co-operative Travel Group. Specialising in selling cruise holidays, including eastern Mediterranean cruises and western Mediterranean cruises. Cruise Amour also offers cruise advice and the latest cruise offers on its website. Cruise Amour was started in December 2008 and is regarded as the "best in industry" when compared to other on-line cruise agencies.

    PR Contact:
    Tim Hurrell
    Managing Director
    1000 Lakeside
    North Harbour
    Portsmouth
    PO6 3EZ
    02393990036
    http://www.cruiseamour.co.uk

SOURCE  Cruise Amour

Cruise Amour

CONTACT: Tim Hurrell, Managing Director, +02393990036

Web Site: http://www.cruiseamour.co.uk

Shangri-La Entertainment Announces Sebastian Gutierrez Feature Film 'Girl Walks Into a Bar' to Premiere March 11 Exclusively on YouTube

Lexus Presents First Major Motion Picture Created Specifically for Web Distribution

Ensemble Cast Includes Carla Gugino, Zachary Quinto, Danny DeVito, Josh Hartnett, Rosario Dawson, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Aaron Tveit, Robert Forster, Amber Valletta, Gil Bellows, Kevin Zegers and Alexis Bledel

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shangri-La Entertainment announced today it has entered into an agreement with YouTube and Lexus to present the Sebastian Gutierrez film "Girl Walks Into a Bar" free, exclusively on YouTube premiering Friday, March 11 at http://www.youtube.com/screeningroom. The presentation marks the first time a major motion picture was created exclusively for Web distribution.

"Girl Walks Into a Bar" will premiere in the YouTube Screening Room, a platform designed to showcase top films from around the world.

"With 'Girl Walks Into a Bar,' the cast and crew came together to create something different - a high quality, really fun character-driven film that we could present to audiences for free using a new distribution model," said Gutierrez.  "We found great partners in Lexus and YouTube to support the film while providing us with the stage to draw the largest audience possible." 

"Girl Walks Into a Bar" marks Lexus' first entry into film presentation, however, it is not the automaker's first initiative in the entertainment space. In addition to sponsoring and supporting events in the arts and entertainment arena, Lexus created LStudio.com, a broadband channel that features original content, in 2008.

"The movie escapes the confines of traditional film production and is a bold undertaking that is set to transform the film industry," said Dave Nordstrom, vice president of marketing, Lexus. "It seems fitting to support this initiative as we launch our most unconfined vehicle yet--the CT 200h hybrid --in a space that we know will reach an unconventional, sophisticated audience."

"Girl Walks Into A Bar" is a feature-length film that follows a series of characters in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening in Los Angeles.  By turns funny and heartbreaking, this sharp-witted comedy is written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez ("Women in Trouble," "Elektra Luxx") and is produced by Steve Bing ("The Polar Express," "Shine A Light"), Richard Rosenblatt and Gutierrez. 

Zachary Quinto stars as a dentist who teams up with a feisty would-be assassin (Carla Gugino) to put the final touches on the plan to kill his wife.  Once he makes a play for the assassin's payment, he unknowingly sets off a chain of events that fuels a cross-town journey through the many lounges, bars, strip clubs and the occasional nudist ping pong club scattered across Los Angeles. Along the way, we are introduced to a series of idiosyncratic characters, from pickpocket and gangsters (Aaron Tveit, Danny DeVito) to exotic dancers (Emmanuelle Chriqui, Alexis Bledel), from ex-cons (Robert Forster) to cops (Josh Hartnett, Gil Bellows), with the odd hatcheck girl (Rosario Dawson) and bartender (Amber Valletta) thrown in for good measure.

The exclusive trailer for "Girl Walks Into a Bar" can be seen on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/shangrila

"Girl Walks Into a Bar" is co-produced by Zach Schwartz.   The film's director of photography is Cale Finot and is edited by Lisa Bromwell A.C.E.  The film's music is by Grant Lee Phillips.

About Shangri-La Entertainment

Shangri-La Entertainment films include "Beowulf," "CSNY: Deja Vu," "For Your Consideration,"  "Heart of Gold," "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," "The Polar Express," and "Shine A Light"

About YouTube

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

About Lexus

Lexus is the leading luxury automaker in the United States. With its reputation for high-quality products and exemplary customer service from its 229 dealers, Lexus has been the top-selling luxury automaker for 11 years in a row. In addition, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader, offering five hybrids that provide the best in innovative technology and first-class luxury. When Lexus was established in 1989, it offered two models of vehicles. Now, more than 20 years later, Lexus offers variations of 10 vehicles, from the sporty CT 200h hybrid to the V10 supercar, the LFA.

    Jason Magner
    Rogers & Cowan
    (310) 854-8128
    jmagner@rogersandcowan.com

SOURCE  Shangri-La Entertainment

Shangri-La Entertainment

CONTACT: Jason Magner of Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-854-8128, jmagner@rogersandcowan.com, for Shangri-La Entertainment

CorDEX Explosion-Proof Laser Distance Meter First to Achieve U.S. CSA Certification

SEATTLE, February 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     An explosion-proof distance laser meter from CorDEX Instruments, the
LaserMETER 3000XP, is the first distance laser meter to achieve certification
from CSA International, a leading product testing and certification
organization, for use in Class I Division 1 B, C and D hazardous (explosive)
areas. It adds to the meter's existing certifications, ATEX and IECEx Zone 1
IIC T4.

    Laser distance meters are vital tools for plant and equipment
maintenance, HVAC and safety professionals. The LaserMETER 3000XP is designed
to deliver time-saving efficiencies and added safety to personnel working on
high-risk rigs and installations who currently have to obtain special "hot
work permits" to use standard electronic measuring devices.

    "Those working in hazardous environments can't make a mistake. They
require tools that are up to the challenge," said CorDEX Instruments General
Manager Marcus Halliday. "You can't take an ordinary tool and jerry rig it to
be adequate for these conditions. The CorDEX mission is to create products
designed specifically to help work crews operate safely and efficiently in
difficult environments. Watch for more CSA-tested equipment designed
specifically for these environments as 2011 progresses."

    About the LaserMETER 3000XP

    The revolutionary hand-held LaserMETER 3000XP is the first
explosion-proof tool capable of measuring distances of up to 100 feet with an
accuracy of 1/8 Inch. It comes packed with features such as Pythagoras, area
and volume calculations, making it the perfect tool for engineers, safety
managers and professional inspectors working in potentially dangerous
environments in oil, gas, petrochemical and related sectors.

    Expertly built to last, with rugged, industrial-grade construction, the
LaserMETER 3000XP withstands harsh environments, accidental falls and knocks.
It is easy to use, with simple operating functions for workers wearing
protective gloves and clothing.

    The LaserMETER 3000XP is available through distributors for $1,049.
Additional accessories include extra batteries, charging stations and power
supplies.

    About CorDEX Instruments

    CorDEX Instruments is a leading U.K. certified manufacturer of
high-quality hazardous (explosive) area equipment. ISO 9001:2008 certified,
the company's BS EN13980 registered manufacturing system ensures the utmost
quality and repeatability. All CORDEX products are designed and manufactured
for maximum reliability in process control, quality and safety applications
in energy and related industries. For more information, visit
http://www.cordexinstruments.com

Source: CorDEX Instruments

For more information, contact: Kate Anderson, U.S. CorDEX Media Relations, +1-360-610-3707,   KJA@thejacksonrosegroup.com

Tracesmart Adds 2011 Electoral Roll Data to its Records

CARDIFF, Wales, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tracesmart has announced it has expanded its wealth of accurate, up-to-date data with the recent addition of 2011 edited Electoral Roll records. The inclusion of this information to its online people search website will significantly help increase user's tracing success rates and reunite many more families and friends. 

The Electoral Roll is an extremely important reference point for those individuals looking to find lost family members and friends, as it provides the most accurate snapshot of the UK's population.

Commenting on inclusion of Electoral Roll 2011 data within its database, Paul Weathersby, Tracesmart's technical director stated: "Electoral Roll data plays a pivotal role in the tracing process, and the more accurate and recent the data, the more likely it is that a trace can be conducted successfully. As a business, it is crucial to us that our customers enjoy the highest success rates possible, we therefore aim to provide access to Electoral Roll data at the earliest possible opportunity each year.

"Encouragingly, this year's edited Electoral Roll has seen the first decrease in the opt-out rate since it was introduced. The drop, from 46% in 2010 to 45% in 2011, should see more records being available. However, there is still a large section of UK citizens unaccounted for on the edited version of the Electoral Roll and as such we will continue to source additional data to fill in the blanks."

Maintaining the accuracy of this information is of high importance to Tracesmart, who will be updating the 2011 Electoral Roll on a monthly basis using Rolling Register updates. The Rolling Register allows people to re-register on the Electoral Roll if their personal circumstances change mid-electoral year. Rolling Register updates account for approximately 250,000 amendments each month.

Noting the importance of ensuring that its customers have the latest data made available to them, Owen Roberts, head of PR at Tracesmart, commented: "Our aim is to help people reunite with their families and reconnect with friends that they've lost contact with. The addition of the 2011 Electoral Roll and our commitment to keep this updated on a monthly basis highlights our devotion to reuniting family and friends." 

About Tracesmart:

Founded in 1999, Cardiff based company Tracesmart is a leading consumer intelligence specialist. Its online people search facility is utilised by thousands of people to help them reconnect with lost family and friends. Since the company's launch, Tracesmart has undergone significant growth, employing over 80 staff and expanding its site facilities to accommodate its increasing pool of expertise.

Tracesmart helps customers to find people they may have lost touch with by allowing them to search electoral roll records,  find birth records and use its address finder tool online.

    PR Contact:
    Owen Roberts
    Head of Public Relations
    Tracesmart Ltd
    Global Reach
    Dunleavy Drive
    Cardiff
    CF11 0SN
    029 2067 8513
    http://www.tracesmartcorporate.co.uk

SOURCE  Tracesmart

Tracesmart

CONTACT: Owen Roberts, Head of Public Relations, Tracesmart Ltd, +029-2067-8513

Web Site: http://www.tracesmartcorporate.co.uk

idOnDemand Announces Breakthrough in Secure Mobile Device Access Using a Universal Corporate Identity

PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- idOnDemand, the pioneers in smart identification, introduces the world's first "clientless" One-Time Password (OTP) mobility solution using a contactless smart identity card. The idOnDemand SmartID mobile technology revolutionizes corporate VPN and information access from mobile devices. Using its patent pending technology, users simply touch their idOnDemand Personal Identity Verification (PIV) compatible corporate ID to facilitate a highly secure login from their tablet computer, smart phone or hand-held mobile phone.

With this groundbreaking extension to idOnDemand's managed identity service, customers can use one identity card for building access, computer access, cloud security and now compatible mobile devices. This solution replaces the need to carry expiring hardware OTP tokens with hard to read LCD screens or install and manage soft token clients on personal and corporate mobile devices. 

"With the increase in workforce mobility, organizations are being caught off guard by the use of personal tablet computers and smart phones within the corporate environment. Personal devices are being used to store or interact with sensitive systems and data, often only protected by a username or password," said Jason Hart, Chief Executive Officer at idOnDemand. "We are at the forefront of innovation by bringing to market a solution that securely authenticates to corporate or cloud resources without the need for a client or custom application to be installed on personal mobile devices. By simply touching your corporate identity card on your device and entering your pin you can gain secure access to resources from any compatible mobile device."

idOnDemand SmartIDs can be used with any OATH compliant authentication server or managed authentication service.  Unlike other mobile solutions such as SMS or soft tokens, the idOnDemand solution works out of the box on a new compatible device, eliminating the need for software to be installed. Additionally, users do not depend on network availability or text fees. The idOnDemand SmartID mobile feature can redirect the user to a predefined URL after presenting their card to the phone where they securely authenticate to applications, cloud resources like Google apps, salesforce.com and other corporate websites.

"Leveraging industry standards like OATH gives customers choice and flexibility," said Donald Malloy, chair of the Marketing Committee for OATH. "We are pleased that idOnDemand selected OATH as the backbone of their One-Time Password strategy."

The idOnDemand SmartID mobile functionality is unique because all personal information related to the individual, and the logic that drives the behavior, is on the PIV compatible smart card and not the mobile device.  Organizations no longer have to provision and manage mobile software clients in the traditional sense because there is no software to install. All of the management is done through policy and secure issuance of the corporate credential, enabling enterprises to embrace a single secure identity no matter how their people access corporate information.

The idOnDemand SmartID mobile feature is based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This solution allows customers to deploy one infrastructure that supports both PIV x.509 certificate authentication and OTP authentication when certificates are not practical.

The idOnDemand SmartID mobile feature is now available as part of the idOnDemand managed identity service and completes the idOnDemand vision of having one secure identity for buildings, computers, in the cloud and on the go.

About idOnDemand

idOnDemand delivers a standards based, single trusted identity and smart card solution. Using the idOnDemand managed service, organizations can quickly, easily and cost effectively grant trusted access for employees, customers and partners to information and assets such as IT systems, remote access, data encryption, secure email, building access and mobile authentication. Authorized users no longer need to carry multiple tokens, ID cards, building access cards or remember multiple passwords.

idOnDemand has offices in the United States and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.idOnDemand.com.

SOURCE  idOnDemand

idOnDemand

CONTACT: Brooke Holve, Marketing Manager of idOnDemand, +1-415-200-4546, ext 6008, bholve@idondemand.com

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

Verizon FiOS to Offer Live Online Streaming of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and Buzzer Beater

Separately, the Two Companies Reached an Agreement for Retransmission Consent for ABC-Owned Stations

NEW YORK,Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a wide-ranging agreement between the Walt Disney Company and Verizon, FiOS TV customers will be able to watch ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Buzzer Beater live online beginning Thursday (Feb. 17).  To access the online programming, Verizon customers must subscribe to FiOS TV. 

The online rights to the ESPN networks are part of a broader agreement, which also includes the full suite of cable services from the Walt Disney Company: ABC Family, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the soon-to-be-launched Disney Junior, as well as retransmission consent for local ABC broadcast stations.

"Expanding our online video content to include the ESPN networks provides our FiOS customers with some of the best in sports programming, right at their fingertips," said Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon.  "Whether watching FiOS on your TV, PC or mobile device, Verizon continues to make it easy for customers to view a growing amount of programming while on the go."

Added David Preschlack, executive vice president, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, "Offering our live networks online further demonstrates our commitment to serving sports fans, and we couldn't do it without the cooperation of forward-thinking distributors like Verizon FiOS.  From today forward, FiOS TV customers can choose to watch ESPN on their big screen or on their computer screen - it's a real sea change in our business and an indication of where our industry is heading."

FiOS TV customers will be able to watch ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN Buzzer Beater live on their personal computers or laptops - at home or away - using any broadband connection.  Buzzer Beater, which features live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games during each Wednesday and Saturday of the college basketball season, is normally only available to FiOS TV customers who subscribe to the Extreme HD or Ultimate HD TV packages; but it is currently accessible to Prime TV package customers through a free preview. 

ESPN Goal Line, a similar service for the college football season, will become available for online viewing by FiOS TV customers subscribing to the Extreme HD or Ultimate HD packages, when the season begins in September.

Users will have several viewing options for the channels, including picture-in-picture, simultaneous viewing of more than one channel, and full-screen viewing of a single channel.  Verizon and ESPN plan to make the programming available on other Internet enabled devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, in the near future.

Using their Verizon Online user names and passwords, FiOS TV customers will be able to access the online programming at either http://www.verizon.com/fiostvcentralor http://www.ESPNnetworks.com.   

This new content joins part of Verizon's high-quality, online video entertainment, which the company has been delivering since 2005.  FiOS also offers a broad collection of programming on TV, with more than 520 all-digital channels including up to 142 HD channels and 19,000 monthly video-on-demand titles.  FiOS also provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social networking, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management via broadband or cell phone; and more.

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

About Verizon

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

About ESPN, Inc.

ESPN, Inc., is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six 24-hour domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes) and ESPN 3D, an event-based network. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS HD are simulcast services. Other businesses include ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (46 networks, syndication, radio, websites), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN3.com (broadband sports network) ESPN Mobile, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN PPV and other growing new businesses, including ESPN on Demand and ESPN Interactive. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.

SOURCE  Verizon

Verizon

CONTACT: Heather Wilner, Verizon, +1-908-559-6407, heather.b.wilner@verizon.com; or Amy Phillips, ESPN, +1-212-456-0226, amy.phillips@espn.com

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

Infoteria's 'SnapCal' App Mashes Up Twitter, Google Cal, Evernote and Facebook, Allowing iPhone Users to Create, Edit and Share Events with Fun

- Free App Connects Over 200,000 Users to Track and Share Events -

TOKYO, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoteria Corporation announced on Feb. 17 its latest version of "SnapCal," an iPhone and iPod touch calendar app that lets users create, edit and share events through personal cloud service Twitter, Google Calendar and Evernote. Most recently SnapCal has added Facebook support. SnapCal has seen tremendous growth in the productivity apps market since its launch in October 2010. Over 200,000 users in 25 countries have downloaded the SnapCal app.

The latest version of SnapCal is now available through Apple's App Stores and currently supports seven languages English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. An Android official version of SnapCal is scheduled to launch this spring.

    SnapCal site: http://www.snapcal.net
    App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapcal/id343514684?mt=8

SnapCal Features:

Facebook Support

SnapCal is able to synchronize with Facebook for your friend's birthday (w/ friend's picture), and public event information. Also, you can announce your event info from SnapCal onto Facebook directly.

Evernote Support

SnapCal allows Evernote users to capture clipped web pages, meeting memos and notes on an event and automatically converts those notes into a digital event invitation which can be easily shared with your colleagues, friends and family.

Twitter Support

Ideal for event planners, social media gurus and professionals on the go, SnapCal lets users tweet social events, tweet-ups, conferences, birthday parties, concerts or any event they'd like to share. SnapCal makes tweeting events simple with its one-touch tweet button. Importing tweeted events by others can also be imported into a follower's personal SnapCal calendar.

Google Calendar Support

SnapCal easily synchronizes with Google Calendar. Once Google Calendar has been imported, SnapCal identifies Google Calendar events by assigning a Google Calendar color and presents the latest event information in a similar look and feel. 

For screenshots of SnapCal please visit: http://www.snapcal.net/en/screens

About Infoteria

Infoteria Corporation was founded in 1998 as the first software vendor dedicated to XML in Japan. Infoteria has been providing software and related support, consulting, and training ever since. Infoteria's main product is ASTERIA, package software to federate enterprise information systems based on XML technology. ASTERIA has the largest share of the EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) software market in Japan. The number of ASTERIA user companies had exceeded 1,600 by September 30, 2010. Infoteria is also actively engaged in developing new types of software services, including the online sticky "lino," CMS for Smartphone "Handbook," and also "SnapCal." Infoteria was listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market in 2007.

Note: If you are interested in viewing additional information about Infoteria, please visit the Infoteria website at http://www.infoteria.com/en/. Please note that information was valid at the time of publication, but may since have changed.

Follow SnapCal on Twitter: @SnapCal_info

    Contact:
    Tomoharu Fujinawa
    Global Biz Development
    Infoteria Corporation
    Tel: +81-3-5718-1250
    e-mail: snapcal@infoteria.com

SOURCE  Infoteria Corporation

Infoteria Corporation

CONTACT: Tomoharu Fujinawa, Global Biz Development, Infoteria Corporation, +81-3-5718-1250, snapcal@infoteria.com

Web Site: http://www.infoteria.com/en

Page Plus Cellular Adds More Data, Messages to Prepaid Cell Phone Plan

HOLLAND, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- At a time when some wireless providers are limiting their data plans and moving from unlimited to tiered data pricing, nationwide prepaid cell phone service provider Page Plus Cellular announced it is adding more data, and more text and picture messages, to its $29.95 a month Talk n Text 1200 plan.

The plan, which provided 1,200 voice minutes, 1,200 text or picture messages and 50 megabytes of data, will now include 2,000 text or picture messages and 100 megabytes of data. The data overage rate - the rate charged on data usage in excess of the plan limit - has also been lowered from $.60 per MB to $.15 on this plan and also on the Unlimited Talk n Text plan. Customers who want to add more data to either plan can, for example, add $10 to their prepaid account to get an additional 66 MB of data usage. The overage rate for voice minutes on the Talk n Text 1200 plan was also lowered from $.12 to $.10 per minute.

The company said the move is in response to increasing demand for data usage and messaging by its customers. Page Plus marketing manager Denny Scher said, "This was already an incredible plan considering all it offered for just $29.95 a month. But we also want to accommodate those who use more data and do more texting. By doubling the amount of data and increasing the number of text and picture messages, we can continue to offer a very affordable option to a wider customer base. I believe we will also see a lot of new customers switching to Page Plus from other providers, because they can save money with this plan."

Page Plus Cellular is a prepaid cell phone service provider with nationwide coverage on one of the largest wireless networks in the United States. Page Plus is consistently ranked among the top prepaid mobile providers for low rates and flexible plans. Page Plus cell phones and prepaid cellular plans are available through its large national network of dealers, and on its Web site at http://www.PagePlusCellular.com.

SOURCE  Page Plus Cellular

Page Plus Cellular

CONTACT: Denny Scher, 1-800-550-2436

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

McDonald Hopkins Law Firm Launches New Mobile Website

CLEVELAND, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, announces the launch of the firm's mobile website, which includes easy access to more than 35 hours of video content. The mobile website makes it possible to view hour-long webcasts, brief video messages, and approximately 200 timely alerts on significant topics of interest to the fast changing business community.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110217/CL50322)

Visitors to the McDonald Hopkins website at http://www.mcdonaldhopkins.com are automatically directed to the firm's mobile website. "We recognize that business executives have limited time and need access to relevant information from their iPhones, blackberries and other mobile devices," said Carl J. Grassi, president of McDonald Hopkins. "Our goal is to be on the cutting edge of providing insightful legal solutions and we believe that our mobile website demonstrates how focused we are on that mission."

McDonald Hopkins typically releases several alerts every week on topics ranging from healthcare reform and employer issues to tax updates and employee benefits concerns. Recently, the firm issued its Business Outlook Survey Report, in which some 600 business owners and executives said they expected modest improvements in the 2011 business climate.

Examples of recent webcast topics are:

    --  Data Privacy and Security -- Limit Exposure and Penalties
    --  The State of the Estate Tax--The return of the federal estate tax
        requires aggressive planning strategies
    --  Tax Planning and Insights--Change and uncertainty are the new normal
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Stryker Orthopaedics Launches Its First iPad(TM) Apps for Surgeons, Available Through Apple's App Store(SM)

Proprietary iPad Apps Aim to Enhance Surgeon-Patient Education and Provide Easy Access to Product and Technique Information

MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stryker Corporation's Orthopaedics division announced today during the annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) convention that it launched its first iPad(TM) applications for surgeons, available through Apple's App Store(SM) to help them enhance the patient education process and provide easy access to information about products and surgical techniques.

"Transforming our customer interactions with advanced digital technology like the iPad(TM) will help us achieve our business objectives and sustainability goals," said Bob Campomenosi, Senior Director, Healthcare Innovations. "The iPad is a game changing technology that can improve the way we interact with our customers."

Several of Stryker's other business units and divisions are already using iPads to enhance customers' interactions with patients, including Craniomaxillofacial (CMF), Instruments, Endoscopy, Communications and Neurovascular. Stryker Orthopaedics also equipped its entire U.S. sales force with iPads, based on a successful 2010 pilot program. This shift to a digitally enabled sales strategy will also enable Stryker Orthopaedics to achieve significant savings annually by reducing the amount of paper Stryker Orthopaedics ships by hundreds of thousands of pounds.

"Historically, medical device makers' interactions with surgeons and hospitals were paper-based, which consumed a significant amount of time and resources," said Campomenosi. "With the amount of information at everyone's fingertips today, medical device maker-surgeon interaction can be instantaneous, and medical device makers should be able to provide surgeons with digital access to educational tools that can support their dialogue with self-educated patients."

To accomplish these goals, Stryker Orthopaedics created two applications to help support the evolving needs of health care practitioners and hospitals as well as those of its sales and field operations in the U.S. The first iPad applications are currently available through Apple's App Store(SM) and include:

    --  Stryker Flipchart is a patient education tool designed to help
        orthopaedic specialists explain a hip, knee or shoulder replacement
        procedure to patients who are either scheduled for surgery or
        contemplating total joint replacement. It contains overviews of a normal
        joint, arthritic joint and replaced joint, using graphics and x-rays.
        Surgeons are also able to customize and annotate the images to support
        patient discussion.

    --  OpTech Live is a guide to Stryker Orthopaedics' surgical protocols with
        a friendly touch screen interface. The app includes information about
        Stryker products ranging from extremities to hip, knee, sports medicine
        and trauma.

"Armed with iPads, our sales team will have all the techniques and product information that they need at their fingertips," added Campomenosi. "While this is only the beginning of our shift to a digitally enabled sales strategy, these applications can help our surgeon customers to streamline both their and their patients' education."

To see a demo, please stop by booth 1920 at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual conference February 15-19 in San Diego, CA.

About Stryker Orthopaedics

Stryker Orthopaedics is a division of the Stryker Corporation, one of the world's leading medical technology companies. Stryker Orthopaedics offers an extensive orthopaedic product portfolio including hip, knee and upper extremity reconstructive devices, bone cement, trauma implants, bone substitutes and spine systems. For more information about Stryker Orthopaedics, visit: http://www.stryker.com/en-us/products/Orthopaedics/index.htm.

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals perform their jobs more efficiently while enhancing patient care. The Company provides innovative orthopaedic implants as well as state-of-the-art medical and surgical equipment to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. For more information about Stryker, please visit http://www.stryker.com.

    CONTACT:
    Jeanine Guilfoyle                    Emily Peck
    Stryker Orthopaedics                 Kwittken & Company
    201-831-6277                         646-747-7149
    jeanine.guilfoyle@stryker.com        stryker@kwitco.com

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Stryker Orthopaedics

CONTACT: Jeanine Guilfoyle, Stryker Orthopaedics, +1-201-831-6277, jeanine.guilfoyle@stryker.com; or Emily Peck, Kwittken & Company, +1-646-747-7149, stryker@kwitco.com

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

Bizzy Brings Personalized Local Business Recommendations to Android Users

New App Gives You Access to Your Bizzy Recommendations While on the Go

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bizzy (http://www.bizzy.com), a personalized local business recommendation engine powered by people with similar tastes to yours, today announced the availability of Bizzy for Android smartphones. The free app arms you with the ability to get personalized local business recommendations wherever you are.

"We launched the Bizzy for iPhone app in December and saw that our mobile users are more engaged than our web-only users. They use the app more and they share more about their favorite places. People are really looking for these kinds of quick and easy recommendations when they are out and it's a very different experience from when they are sitting at their desk," said Gadi Shamia, Bizzy founder, president and general manager. "Finding places is something that people are doing on the go all the time, which is why we are excited to expand our mobile portfolio to the Android platform."

Bizzy's Android app is the easiest way to find great recommendations for you to eat, play, or shop. Bizzy uses your location to provide you with personalized recommendations in your area, which are built leveraging an algorithm that maps you to people who like the same places you do. Bizzy breaks down the recommendations first by quality and then by distance. You can browse based on categories such as restaurants, bars and nightlife, coffee shops, entertainment, shopping and even ice cream and frozen yogurt, and you can further filter your recommendations using subcategories such as Cuban, dive bars or shoe stores.

With users contributing over 120,000 favorites in just 12 weeks, Bizzy has generated more than 1.1 million personal recommendations and has opened their beta to everyone, rolling out personalized recommendations and new features across the country.

"We want to provide people with quality local business recommendations whenever and wherever they need them, and with Google's Android platform shipping roughly one-third of the 101.2 million smartphones shipped across the globe in Q4, we knew it was the logical next step," said Shamia. "Bizzy's Android app makes it easy to find recommended businesses nearby based the favorites of from people who have similar tastes."

Bizzy App Features:

    --  Discover nearby recommended businesses on your Android phone from
        anywhere
    --  Access recommendations based on your personal tastes - not friends, ads
        or random listings
    --  View a list of your top recommendations
    --  See tips for a place from Bizzy users, plus see Foursquare tips and Yelp
        reviews
    --  Filter recommendations based on business category and subcategory
    --  Discover people with similar tastes
    --  Share new favorites via Twitter and Facebook
    --  Leave tips to share your favorite things about a business

Pricing & Availability:

The new Bizzy for Android is now available for free in the Android market or by clicking this link: Bizzy.com/android

Bizzy also has a mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch, which can be found at Bizzy.com/iphone.

To have businesses recommended to you through the Android app go to Bizzy.com, answer few questions about your favorite neighborhood places, and create your Bizzy account with either an email address or Facebook.

About Bizzy

Bizzy is a local business recommendation engine powered by people who like the same places you do. Bizzy uses your personal preferences to help you discover local businesses recommended by people with similar tastes. Bizzy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ReachLocal (Nasdaq: RLOC). For more information and to sign up please visit http://www.bizzy.com.

For regular Bizzy updates follow us at http://www.twitter.com/bizzy

Become a Fan on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/bizzyfans

Bizzy is a registered trademark of ReachLocal, Inc. All other registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

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    Seana Norvell
    FortyThree, Inc.
    831.401.3175
    bizzy@43pr.com

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CONTACT: Seana Norvell of FortyThree, Inc., +1-831-401-3175, bizzy@43pr.com

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

Telescope Inc. Officially Launched High Capacity, Self-Service Mobile Platform, SMS Connect

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive television and mobile marketing pioneer Telescope Inc. has launched an upgrade to its award-winning mobile marketing platform, SMS Connect.

Telescope's CTO, Ori Nakar, has overseen design and development of the new functionality after conducting a competitive review and taking the temperature of the company's existing client base. He commented:

"Just as with the evolution of the internet into a more mature medium, mobile messaging is now becoming a more established part of the marketing mix and the requirements we see as a technology provider are evolving. SMS Connect has been designed to meet these needs, with self-service tools and enhanced reporting and analytics capabilities putting more control into the hands of our clients and partners."

Built to work seamlessly with Insight, Telescope's intelligent profiling engine, SMS Connect ensures that campaigns are compliant with the most up-to-date MMA guidelines, while optimizing message targeting, subscriber list management and billing capability. The password-protected web interface provides real time access to a set of templates and a results dashboard to give clients a quick view of the campaign performance as well as further analytics segmentation.

With significant further growth in mobile marketing expected in 2011, SMS Connect is positioned to reduce timelines and resource requirements for brands and agencies looking to service their own mobile marketing initiatives and reduce costs.

Nakar added: "SMS Connect gives our customers the opportunity to create and manage marketing initiatives utilizing the tried-and-tested technology infrastructure that has powered the most advanced, high profile SMS mobile marketing campaigns in the US, such as McDonald's Monopoly and Turner/Sprite's NBA Slam Dunk contest."

About Telescope Inc.

Telescope Inc. provides cross media interactive solutions that enable clients to connect with new customers, target new revenue streams and gain insight directly from their audience.  Telescope has managed campaigns for clients such as American Idol, America's Got Talent, NBA, NHL, The Price Is Right, and Deal or No Deal.  Telescope is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.  For more information visit http://www.telescope.tv or join us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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CONTACT: Adriana Krause of Telescope Inc., +1-424-270-2917, Adriana.krause@telescope.tv

Web Site: http://www.telescope.tv

ARRIS Announces Launch of Whole Home Solution

ARRIS Media Gateway the Centerpiece of BendBroadband's New 'Alpha' Customer Experience

SUWANEE, Ga. Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS) announced today that its Whole Home Solution Media Gateway will be offered by Oregon-based MSO BendBroadband throughout its network. 

The ARRIS Whole Home solution consists of the ARRIS Media Gateway, a converged multi-services platform that provides integrated multimedia entertainment to the entire home, and ARRIS Media Players connected to each television. The Whole Home Solution provides a lower cost-per-household alternative to traditional cable set-top boxes, E-MTA's, Cable Modems and wireless Wi-Fi routers. The solution includes a centralized gateway providing multimedia entertainment services including broadcast and narrowcast video, video on demand, DOCSIS® 3.0 high-speed data and two lines of carrier-grade voice over IP, as well as Internet over-the-top and media sharing of user-generated content.  The ARRIS Media Gateway includes a 6-tuner, multi-room HD DVR with 500 GB HDD storage and 4-port Ethernet home networking router with MoCA® 1.1+ home networking technology and optional 802.11n Wi-Fi.  Additionally, it supports DLNA(TM) to connect with subscriber-owned DLNA-enabled devices across the home network and CableCARD(TM) conditional access.  When integrated with the ARRIS ConvergeMedia(TM) Management system's flexible multi-screen architecture, the Gateway delivers an enhanced On Demand experience that serves both traditional set-tops and advanced IP capable devices. 

The ARRIS Media Player supports full HD with HDMI, component, and composite outputs, front and rear USB ports, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and MoCA 1.1+.  The Media Player also features front panel navigation and clock, along with a backlit remote control.

"We are very excited to be able to offer our customers so much in such a powerful solution," said BendBroadband CEO Amy Tykeson.  "The ARRIS Whole Home Solution delivers broadcast, On Demand, over-the-top and user-generated content, whole home DVR, high speed data, Wi-Fi and primary line voice - all easily controlled through one simple remote and a customized on screen user interface.   This abundance of functionality in one solution lets us offer an expanded level of service while lowering the cost and complexity of household access."

"The ARRIS Whole Home Solution is a disruptive technology solution that will accelerate the transition of content delivery to an all-IP paradigm," said ARRIS Broadband Communication Systems President Bruce McClelland.  "We are very happy to be working with BendBroadband, our first announced Media Gateway and Media Player customer on this innovative approach to charting a new direction in personalized customer experience."

For more information, please visit: http://www.arrisi.com/get/ipvideo/

About BendBroadband

BendBroadband is a family-owned, Oregon-based company serving Central Oregon since 1955. A leader in the cable and broadband sectors, the company offers an extensive range of broadband, cable and telephone services for commercial and residential customers. Central Oregon facilities include over a thousand miles of fiber and coax infrastructure along with metropolitan optical Ethernet, T-1/PRI and hosted PBX services serving the business community. BendBroadband offers multiple phone and high-speed Internet options with speeds up to 60 Mps. BendBroadband operates one of the fastest wireless broadband networks in the nation, which covers an expanded Central Oregon footprint along with outdoor Wi-Fi. The company was among the first to be 100% digital and offers Video on Demand, digital video recorders, HDTV (with more than 100 HD channels) and a choice of interactive program guides.

About ARRIS

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network video processing, whole home video, demand driven video, next-generation advertising, network and workforce management solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com.

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ARRIS

CONTACT: Alex Swan, ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, alex.swan@arrisi.com

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

HIMSS11: Ingenious Med Launches Billing and Data Capture App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

ATLANTA, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenious Med, the leading platform for automated revenue and charge capture processes, announced its solution is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The application is being launched as part of the company's presence at the Hospital Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference. The application enables Ingenious Med's 9,000 users to access the charge and data capture platform virtually anywhere.

"Access to the Ingenious Med solution at the point-of-care is critical," said Hart Williford, CEO of Ingenious Med. "With our new application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Ingenious Med continues to allow users to be truly mobile, further enhancing the quality of care for patients."

Ingenious Med will be showcasing the new application at its booth - Booth 4977 - in the Orange County Convention Center.

Winners of the 2009 and 2010 MobileVillage® Mobile Star awards in healthcare practice management, Ingenious Med is dedicated to providing hospitals and physicians with an application that can be used across multiple outlets including hospital work stations, computer labs, tablet PCs, home computers and mobile devices.

"With our new Ingenious Med App, we are providing an easy-to-use mobile solution for our customers," said Williford. "Important information can be captured in minutes, and the application fits easily into a physician's workflow."

The Ingenious Med App is available from the App Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.

About Ingenious Med, Inc.

Founded in 1999 by a group of practicing physicians, Ingenious Med is an award-winning mobile platform that automates the activities of physicians when they are away from their office, whether they are rounding at a hospital, an outpatient clinic, a nursing home or even at home. Ingenious Med automates the revenue and charge capture processes for over 9,000 users in more than 800 healthcare facilities across the United States.

Ingenious Med's all-inclusive software solution is a handheld and Internet-based application that enables physicians to capture charges, enhance documentation, coding and compliance, improve quality of care, increase revenue and communicate digitally. In addition, the program aggregates management data separately from the hospital information system, so individual physician and total department performance can be accurately evaluated. For more information, visit http://www.ingeniousmed.com or call 404.815.0826.

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Ingenious Med

CONTACT: Laura Murray, +1-678-336-1716

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

Martha Stewart Everyday Food Magazine for iPad Now Available on the App Store

-- New App Lets Readers Build an Interactive Recipe Library, Features Complimentary January/February Issue

-- March Issue Now Available for $2.99

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced its Everyday Food® MagazineApp for iPad is now available on the App Store. The app brings quick, delicious, and family-friendly recipes to life with innovative features and functionality, including videos, slide shows, audio, animation, scrolling recipes, as well as the ability to share recipes with family and friends via email and shop directly from the touch screen. Readers can start building an interactive recipe library by downloading the Everyday Food App with a complimentary January/February issue, which includes 74 email-ready recipes, 14 videos, three slide shows, and more. Individual issues of the magazine, beginning with the current March issue, are available for $2.99 through In-App Purchase.

Anna Last, Editor-in-Chief of Everyday Food magazine, said: "The iPad is an obvious home for Everyday Food magazine. It keeps our content portable and accessible while allowing home cooks to use the magazine in an even more comprehensive way. Our digital issues are packed with interactive features that let readers tap and swipe their way from the supermarket to the kitchen for a richer experience than ever."

The March issue of Martha Stewart Everyday Food for iPad features:

    --  Access to 52 fantastic recipes, shopping lists, and menu prep timelines
        that can be shared via email with friends and family.
    --  Fifteen "how-to" videos showcasing tips, tricks, and techniques from
        Everyday Food's team of food editors, as well as selected recipes.
    --  Four slide shows with step-by-step instructions for ingredient prep.
    --  Fifteen animations featuring before-and-after cooking shots, plus guides
        to storing, freezing, and transforming leftovers.
    --  Links to eCommerce websites to shop and purchase products.

The Martha Stewart Everyday FoodMagazine App, with complimentary January/February issue, is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.iTunes.com/AppStore. Individual issues, including the current March issue, will be available for $2.99 through In-App Purchase.

The Everyday Food digital magazine for the iPad further extends MSLO's growing Everyday Food brand, which encompasses the popular Everyday Food magazine, the "Martha's Everyday Food: Fresh And Easy Recipes(TM)" App, which has been among the top paid Lifestyle Apps since its launch a year ago; the "Everyday Food" television series  on PBS; the "Everyday Food Radio Show" on SIRIUS channel 112 and XM Radio 157; Martha's Everyday Food Dinner Tonight by SMS text; and the bestselling books Everyday Food: Great Food Fast and Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast. The brand also has an online presence with the "Everyday Food" blog on everydayfood.com, offering daily recipes, news, ideas and inspiration from the editors of the magazine; "Everyday Food" on Twitter; and an online newsletter.

About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is a diversified media and merchandising company, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique lifestyle content and distinctive products. The Publishing segment encompasses the company's print and digital businesses and is comprised of four magazines, including MSLO's flagship publication, Martha Stewart Living, periodic special issues, books, websites, digital apps, blogs, and more. The Broadcasting segment produces the Emmy-winning, daily television series, "The Martha Stewart Show," and other original programming on Hallmark Channel, including "Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn" and "Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer." Broadcasting also encompasses Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157 as part of "The Best of SIRIUS." In addition to its media properties, MSLO offers high-quality Martha Stewart products through licensing agreements with carefully selected companies, including the Martha Stewart Collection exclusively at Macy's, the Martha Stewart Living line of home-improvement products at The Home Depot, Martha Stewart Crafts with EK Success at Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabric, and independent retailers, the Martha Stewart Pets line at PetSmart. In 2008, Emeril Lagasse joined the Martha Stewart family of brands; MSLO acquired the assets related to Lagasse's media and merchandising business, including television programming, cookbooks, and emerils.com website and his licensed kitchen and food products. For additional information about MSLO, visit http://www.marthastewart.com.

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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

CONTACT: Lauren Rich of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Corporate Communications, +1-212-827-8123, larich@marthastewart.com.

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

SpotOption Introduces Optionbuilder - Latest Feature to Binary Options Platform

NEW YORK, February 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Leading Binary Options Platform Providers, SpotOption Ltd., has
Launched Their Newest Feature, Which Allows Traders to Customize Their Own
Options

    SpotOption Ltd. (http://www.spotoption.com/) announced that their Binary
Options platform now includes a special feature - the opportunity for traders
to create and customize their own binary options. Traditionally, binary
options are offered to end users with a set risk rate and set expiry time.
With SpotOption's latest development, OptionBuilder, traders now have the
freedom of selecting the asset, investment amount, risk/profit ratio, and
even expiry time.

    The binary options industry, although relatively new, has received mass
interest from professional traders and amateurs alike. The simplicity and low
risk of the option makes it a very attractive model for those looking for a
quick and simple investment. Providing traders with flexibility,
customization opportunities, and advanced profit maximizing tools is what
makes SpotOption's white labels leaders in the binary options industry.

    "By adding the OptionBuilder feature, SpotOption is enhancing both our
White Label's experience as well as their trader's experience," says Pini
Peter, CEO of SpotOption Ltd. "With the OptionBuilder, the traders are able
to customize their trades, making it more enjoyable as well as more
appealing. We are constantly committed to providing our clients and their
traders with the newest features and services, in order to make their binary
options website attractive and marketable."

    About SpotOption

    SpotOption, established by financial and development experts in 2008,
provides a complete solution for those looking to offer a Binary Options
platform to traders and internet surfers. The White Label program guarantees
high profits with minimal work on the operator's side, answering the needs of
every aspect involved in running an online trading operation. For more
information, contact info@spotoption.com or call +357-24-022455.

Source: SpotOption

For more information, contact info@spotoption.com or call +357-24-022455.

PPG Porter® Paints Launches New Color Sense Game(TM) 2.0

Enhanced online tool assesses personality, emotions to find personalized color palette

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --PPG Porter® Paints has put a fresh face on the process of selecting the perfect paint color by launching a new version of its Color Sense Game(TM), available for free at http://www.voiceofcolor.com. The enhanced color selection tool provides users with an even deeper, more meaningful consideration of colors that are best suited for their personality, style and interests.

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The Color Sense Game 2.0 helps users overcome the overwhelming feeling of having too many choices, and instead offers users their own personal set of colors for paint and other design elements in a room or space. Color Sense narrows down the process to a personal, meaningful collection of colors based on the user's responses. The color program then provides unique 5-color combinations that offer color opportunities for walls, trim, accent areas and home decor (furniture, pillows, window treatments, flooring). It provides homeowners with a starting point for designing around a personality and style, based on a user's five senses and interests.

"Color preferences are unique, and choosing color is a personal exercise. Many times, we're not even aware of why we like a color or how certain colors, when paired together, make us feel. Color Sense helps us reveal our interests and traits, which bring us to a better understanding of why we gravitate to certain colors," said Dee Schlotter, Brand Manager of Color for The Voice of Color. "And homeowners can begin that personal process of color selection with the ease of going online."

According to the Home Improvement Research Institute's 2010 Product Purchase Tracking Study, the Internet is among the most popular resources for DIY painters who have an interest in color. The Color Sense Game helps users gain an understanding of their color preferences on a psychological level through an interactive quiz. Participants of the Color Sense Game respond to a number of questions on color influencers such as emotion, the five senses and core personality.

"One might ask what the touch of baby soft skin or the texture of sand has to do with paint color," said Schlotter. "In fact, feelings stemming from the five senses play a considerable role, and the expansions to the Color Sense game reflect the importance with unique, interactive triggers to stimulate senses."

Simplifying the color selection process, Color Sense Game 2.0 features a fresh visual design and incorporates new questions to narrow a person's color preference. For example, participants are asked to choose a phrase that best inspires them. Answer choices include invigorating, elegant, exotic and comfortable. Other questions include:

    --  Where would you feel more at home?
    --  What image is the most appealing to your sense of taste?
    --  What scent would make you feel good?
    --  What image is most appealing to your sense of touch?
    --  Which landscape pleases your sense of sight?
    --  With which sound track do you connect the most?
    --  What place seems to be the perfect escape for you?
    --  What type of animal would you consider yourself to be?
    --  How would your friends describe you?

The questions are visual and textual, which helps users make instinctual decisions. Some questions are readily connected with home decor asking users to select an appealing decor item, while others lend psychological or abstract perspectives. According to Schlotter, "The results will help owners find their true allegiance to colors and color families, resulting in the harmonies where they will feel most at home and defines their personality."

Preferences identified through the refreshed Color Sense Game reflect a primary and secondary color personality embodied by one of nine PPG Porter Paints Harmony Collection color families. Harmony Collection color families integrate contemporary color schemes in tune with personalities and present-day styles. Color families include the vibrant Desert Spice; earthy Leather, Stone & Wood; and tranquil Water Beads. Each family features a signature color (e.g. orange for Desert Spice, blue for Water Beads), as well as coordinating colors.

And to create a social element to the tool, users can now share their color personality with friends and family using integrated Facebook and Twitter functions within the game. "We know that friends and family are an important resource for homeowners when choosing color. Color Sense 2.0 makes that social aspect even easier," said Schlotter.

The Color Sense Game, is the cornerstone of PPG Porter Paints' The Voice of Color program. The Voice of Color is built on the premise that every color has an emotional association, and individuals are drawn to different colors for reasons inherently tied to their distinctive personalities. The program provides a variety of tools that allow users to find colors that best suit their style.

To learn more, use the Color Sense Game, or view the nine Harmony Color Collection Families, visit http://www.voiceofcolor.com.

PPG Color Leadership

PPG employs more than 20 color stylists around the world, each specializing in different markets, who collaborate to determine styles and color trends for the home, electronics, and automobiles. PPG's unique position as a color leader in multiple markets allows it to observe and translate emerging global color trends for its customers' applications--from consumer goods to automotive color, from residential to commercial to industrial design.

About The Voice of Color

PPG Porter Paints and PPG Porter Paints developed The Voice of Color program on the premise that every color has an emotional association and that individuals are drawn to different colors for reasons inherently tied to their unique personalities. With more than 2,000 colors to choose from, the program offers their signature five-color decorating color chips to assist homeowners in choosing colors for all the decor elements in their space. The Voice of Color is an integrated, comprehensive design system that offers tools and materials to redefine the world of color. Through an engaging on-line experience, the homeowner can identify their color personality, and find the colors that best suit their style, personality and five senses. Among The Voice of Color elements are the Color Sense Game, yearly color trends, exclusive color families and color palettes -- such as Hacienda Style and Fallingwater® inspired colors -- unique decorating color chips, wet paint sample program, and Web site: http://www.voiceofcolor.com.

Company Information

PPG Industries' vision is to continue to be the world's leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2009 were $12.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit http://www.ppg.com.

SOURCE  PPG Porter Paints

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CONTACT: Dee Schlotter, The Voice of Color, PPG Porter Paints, +1-412-434-4172, Schlotter@ppg.com, or Jamie Bujakowski, +1-412-224-5147, Jamie.bujakowski@proofic.com

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

Aunt Jemima® Frozen Breakfast Team Broadcasts Live From the Line

Shows America How "Every Batch Is Made From Scratch"

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast launched the first of a three-part social video series today starring real employees in Jackson, Tennessee, who help get pancakes on the plates of millions of Americans. By pulling the curtain back on the team's unique "just-like-homemade" process, these videos tell the story of how every batch of Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes, waffles and French toast are made with the same mixing, pouring, bubbling and flipping - as if they were made at home.

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"We want to tell families everywhere about the way we make breakfast by highlighting the committed employees in Tennessee behind our 'just-like-homemade' process," said Andy Reichgut, Vice President of Marketing, Pinnacle Foods. "Our pancakes, waffles and French toast taste just as good as if you made them at home because we make it the same way - our kitchen is just bigger. We use real eggs, milk, flour and sugar, pour batter on a hot cast iron griddle, wait until the pancakes bubble around the edge then flip them to fluffy perfection."

Coupons, Recipes and More

Visit the Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/AuntJemimaFrozenBreakfast) to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the team makes pancakes, waffles and French toast each day, plus hear personal stories from our team of breakfast experts. Facebook fans can also unlock a coupon for free breakfast and get new breakfast recipe ideas.

Pancake Purveyors

Via director Kevin Arbouet, brand ambassadors (and plant employees) Jennifer Franklin, Charley Schumaker and Susie Tomlinson share their own stories (informed by decades of pancake experience) live from the line in Jackson.

The stars were chosen through a plant-wide contest, which asked employees to nominate themselves and/or their peers to be the faces and voices of Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast. The three quickly rose to the top for their enthusiasm, dedication and shining personalities. Throughout the year, consumers will see the trio at events and can read about what they're cooking up via the Facebook page.

About the winners

    --  Jennifer Franklin
        --  Twenty-five year pancake veteran, Franklin sums up the reason she
            wanted to be a part of the effort by saying, "I like what I'm doing,
            what I'm smelling and what I'm eating...we are committed to making
            good, wholesome breakfasts. I'm not going to make something that I
            wouldn't feed my family."
    --  Charley Schumaker
        --  Married father of two, Schumaker manages the ingredient mix and has
            been at the Jackson plant for five years. He says he's a part of the
            campaign because, "I want to show people exactly how the pancakes
            and waffles are made. The fact that they are mixed, poured and
            flipped on cast iron griddles and cast iron waffle irons will really
            surprise folks."
    --  Susie Tomlinson
        --  Proud grandmother to seven grandchildren, Tomlinson has been a
            member of the Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast team for 34 years. She
            says of her work, "We take great pride in our jobs, always put
            safety first and are all committed to making great food...we at our
            Jackson plant put a personal touch in helping produce these pancakes
            - just like how our moms would make them."

About Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast

Aunt Jemima® has been associated with high quality, great tasting breakfast products for over 100 years. Aunt Jemima® Frozen Breakfast offers an easy breakfast solution, with a full variety of homemade-tasting items that can be prepared in minutes in the toaster or the microwave.  Aunt Jemima® Frozen Breakfast includes light and fluffy pancakes, warm and delicious waffles, hand-dipped and griddle-cooked French toast, complete single-serve breakfast entrées and portable breakfast sandwiches. Aunt Jemima® is a registered trademark of The Quaker Oats Company and is used under license. For more information on Aunt Jemima® Frozen Breakfast, log onto http://www.auntjemimafrozen.com.

About Pinnacle Foods Group LLC

Millions of times a day in more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands. We are a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, which have been trusted household names for decades. Headquartered in Mountain Lakes, NJ, our business employs more than 4,500 people in 21 sites around North America. We are a leader in the shelf stable and frozen foods segments and our brands hold the #1 or #2 market position in 8 out of 12 major category segments in which they compete. Our Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages brands such as Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic® pickles, peppers, and relish, Mrs. Butterworth's® and Log Cabin® syrups, Armour® canned meats, Nalley® and Brooks® chili and chili ingredients, and Open Pit® barbecue sauces. Our Birds Eye Frozen Division manages brands such as Birds Eye®, Birds Eye Steamfresh®, C&W®, McKenzie's®, and Freshlike® vegetables, Birds Eye Voila!® meals, Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts, Swanson® and Hungry-Man® dinners and entrees, Van de Kamp's® and Mrs. Paul's® seafood, Lender's® bagels and Celeste® frozen pizza. Our Specialty Foods Division manages Tim's Cascade Snacks®, Snyder of Berlin® and Husman's® in addition to our food service and private label businesses. Further information is available at http://www.pinnaclefoods.com.

SOURCE  Pinnacle Foods Group LLC

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Pinnacle Foods Group LLC

CONTACT: Vicki Hwang of Weber Shandwick, +1-312-988-2171, vhwang@webershandwick.com, for Aunt Jemima

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

Ekahau Develops Solution for Monitoring Hand Hygiene

Ekahau RTLS and GOJO Dispensers Combine to Ensure Hospital Employees Comply with Handwashing Requirements to Minimize Hospital Acquired Infections and Other Transmittable Diseases

RESTON, Virginia, February 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in high performance
Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that it is,
introducing a Wi-Fi Hand Hygiene Monitoring solution (
http://www.ekahau.com/solutions/healthcare/infection-control ) that
automatically monitors hand hygiene of employees in the healthcare facilities
to prevent the spread of hospital acquired infections and other transmittable
diseases.

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    Ekahau RTLS offers the unique ability to track the location
and staff interactions with patients and to measure hand hygiene activity
down to the individual caregiver. Because the Ekahau RTLS runs over a
hospital's existing Wi-Fi network, the hand hygiene solution is cost
effective and easy to deploy. Utilizing the GOJO SmartLink(TM) Series
Dispensers with the Ekahau RTLS, customers will have access to a complete
skin care portfolio - including PURELL(R) hand sanitizer, PROVON(R) hand
soaps and PURELL(R) Surgical Scrub - enabling them to monitor hand hygiene
across the entire facility. Once in place, the same Ekahau RTLS system can be
used for a variety of other applications, such as staff communications,
safety, workflow, patient tracking, asset tracking and environmental
monitoring.

    The hand hygiene solution combines Ekahau location-enabled
staff badges and Ekahau beacons that are embedded into GOJO's SmartLink(TM)
Series Dispensers located throughout a hospital. The staff badges - which
also are commonly used for staff messaging, workflow and safety applications
- enable the RTLS system to automatically monitor staff-patient interactions,
as well as when the staff member washes his or her hands before and after
interacting with a patient in order to calculate compliance based on hospital
policy. By leveraging the two-way communications capabilities of the Ekahau
RTLS system, (
http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview ) staff
members can receive reminders and status information on the text display of
their badges to help improve hand hygiene compliance. To ensure full
compliance, the Ekahau transmitters that are integrated into the dispensers
will only be activated when hands are sanitized, eliminating any false
information from being collected.

    "Hand hygiene is a significant concern, particularly in the
healthcare market where, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, hospital acquired infections add more than $30 billion to annual
healthcare costs and result in almost 100,000 deaths," said Tuomo Rutanen,
senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development at
Ekahau. "We believe that Ekahau's real-time location tracking technology -
which is already in use at more than 300 hospitals worldwide and works over
the customer's existing Wi-Fi networks - has been integrated with GOJO hand
sanitizing units to provide hospitals a way to ensure staff is compliant with
hand washing procedures."

    "Today, most healthcare institutions still go through a manual
observation method to collect and report hand hygiene compliance rates. This
manual observation method typically requires significant cost and effort, but
rarely yields timely and accurate information on hand hygiene compliance,"
said Dave Mackay, Healthcare vice president at GOJO Industries. "When you
consider the potential for Ekahau's real-time location tracking technology,
enabled by GOJO's touch-free dispensing systems, to deliver real-time hand
hygiene monitoring at an individual care level, it's exciting to think about
the difference this could make for infection control."

    The solution relies on Ekahau's experience in deploying
healthcare technology enterprisewide and its accurate location tracking
capabilities, as well as GOJO's extensive expertise in infection control in
the healthcare environment. The solution is currently undergoing field
testing and will be available in the second quarter of 2011.

    More information about how this solution works is online at
http://www.ekahau.com/solutions/healthcare/infection-control

    Ekahau will be demonstrating a prototype of this solution at Booth 3701
during HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition, February 20-24, 2011, at the
Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

    About Ekahau Inc.

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

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

    About GOJO Industries

    GOJO invented PURELL Instant Hand Sanitizer and markets a full
range of PURELL products to consumers and professionals worldwide. In
addition, GOJO markets a full line of handwashing and skin care products to
professionals under the GOJO(R) and PROVON(R) brand names. GOJO has a 64-year
history of leadership in improving well-being through hand hygiene and
healthy skin. GOJO products and programs kill germs on hands and solve skin
care-related problems in a variety of markets, including healthcare,
foodservice, food processing, manufacturing, automotive, education,
government and military. GOJO is a privately-held corporation headquartered
in Akron, Ohio, with offices in the United Kingdom, France, Australasia,
Japan and Brazil. For more information, visit http://www.gojo.com.

    PURELL(R) is a trademark of GOJO Industries, Inc. and is used with
permission.

Source: Ekahau Inc.

Ekahau Media Contacts: Juliet Travis, Rocket Science PR, for Ekahau, +1-415-464-8110 x 215, juliet(at)rocketscience.com; Cindi Loveall, Marketing Director, Ekahau, +1-703-860-2850 x 1008, cindi.loveall(at)ekahau.com; GOJO Media Contact: Joe Drenik, +1-330-255-6357, drenikj(at)gojo.com

Bitrix Site Manager Helps Online Businesses Successfully Manage Peak Traffic and Prevent DDoS Attacks

Bitrix's Unique Traffic Balancing Technology Delivers Industry-Leading Robustness to Ensure Online Business Continuity

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, February 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --     Bitrix, Inc., a technology trendsetter in business
communications, introduces its TrafficJuggler(TM) (
http://www.bitrixsoft.com/products/cms/performance.php?r1=newsltr&r2=pload)
load balancing technology, which effectively addresses customers' needs for
online business continuity. It delivers industry-leading performance capable
of handling traffic spikes caused by extreme visitor activity or by targeted
DDoS attacks.

    "Sudden traffic spikes and web terrorism are common realities
that threaten online business continuity. To cope with this challenge, we
continuously improve our products' performance capabilities, resulting in a
stunning figure of 430% growth over the past three years," said Dmitry
Valyanov, President of Bitrix, Inc.

    The latest independent performance testing of Bitrix Site
Manager (http://www.bitrixsoft.com/products/cms/?r1=newsltr&r2=pload)
revealed it is capable of managing up to 85 million requests per day for
websites running on modest hardware, while maintaining acceptable response
time and fault-tolerance. This extreme performance indicator derives from
Bitrix' unique combination of HTML caching, database interaction and data
compression techniques along with an integrated performance monitor providing
real-time performance statistics and advice for improvements.

    Thanks to TrafficJuggler(TM), Bitrix Site Manager effectively
solves bottlenecks while handling huge amounts of traffic without performance
regression and providing visitors a high-quality website experience. At the
same time, website owners can significantly reduce costs associated with
hardware rental and the involvement of qualified staff since the majority of
fine tuning of performance can be done by non tech-savvy users in-house.

    Recent confirmation of Bitrix Site Manager's outstanding
performance capabilities was apparent in the sustained operation of the
Svyaznoj online shop, one of the largest Russian retailers with 1,900 shops
all around the country. During the peak shopping season in December 2010,
their website successfully processed up to 200,000 unique visitors per day
performing resource-hungry operations like online shopping.

    Coupled with PRO+PRO(TM) security framework (
http://www.bitrixsoft.com/products/cms/security.php?r1=newsltr&r2=pload)
TrafficJuggler(TM) also serves as an ideal tool for balancing malicious
traffic ensuring normal operation of websites. "Many websites receive a great
deal of attention from the computer underworld. Bitrix Site Manager's
performance capabilities and integrated web application firewall allow
repulsion of many attacks with its native traffic balancing technology and
without the need to resort to special third-party tools," said Marcel Nizam,
Head of Web Security Development at Bitrix.

    About Bitrix, Inc.

    Bitrix is a privately-owned company developing an advanced
business communications platform to bridge SMBs with their customers
(Internet), partners (Extranet) and employees (Intranet). Founded in 1998 and
headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Bitrix is rated #3 most popular commercial
CMS by W3Techs with 50,000+ installations and 6,000+ partners worldwide.
Localized into 13 languages, the company's products are distinguished for
their pioneering technology, hybrid-licensing approach, unique security
features, performance and ease-of-use.

Source: Bitrix, Inc.

Denis Zenkin, Marketing Director, Bitrix, Inc., +1-703-740-8301, denis.zenkin@bitrixsoft.com .

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS to Launch Its SensorSMART Platform at CeBIT 2011

LUSTENAU, Austria and DALLAS, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS is pleased to announce the release of their ground-breaking SensorSMART Platform.  A first in the wireless sensor industry, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS combines the power and functionality of three different technologies into one robust, feature rich network. 

The number of technologies available to businesses is virtually limitless.  Finding the right one to manage an organizations specific needs can become an extraordinary investment of time.  Not only that, selecting one type of technology can often limit the type of applications that can be integrated or developed into a particular radio frequency network.  Traditionally, active RFID technology was recommended primarily for the rapid identification of persons and objects, while real-time location systems were more specialized in localization and positioning.  Wireless sensor networks were used to read and manage measurement, control temperature and other environmental values. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS effectively combined all the features of each into one platform.

"It is a difficult and expensive exercise to implement functional extensions to existing infrastructure," states Gerhard Schedler, CEO of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. In an effort to specifically address this, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS developed a robust and versatile platform that combined the positive features of three powerful technologies, eliminated the less desirable functionalities of each to deliver a solution that grew with a customer's existing infrastructure and their changing needs. 

Multiple solutions: One Platform

The SensorSMART Platform is an entirely scalable wireless network that meets the highest standards for asset management, process automation and personnel safety in many sectors including the oil, gas, mining & tunnelling, military, marine, intermodal & logistics industries.

The platform utilizes intelligent sensors which offer unwavering reliability in extreme environmental conditions to effectively monitor temperature, light, humidity, vibration, motion, and more.  By providing a network of highly accurate real-time information, the SensorSMART Platform can deliver an advanced level of business intelligence through the use of numerous applications that are easily leveraged from it.  The potential deployment possibilities of the IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' SensorSMART Platform are virtually endless.  Further innovation is contributed through, "i-APP", a dynamic web based software by technology partner INSYNC to provide the ideal tool for rapid application development and integration.

For the first time since its release, the SensorSMART Platform will be demonstrated live.  Visitors at CeBIT 2011 will be able to observe in person the diversity of applications suited to the SensorSMART Platform.  Guests can witness the SensorSMART Platform in action at the HYATT North America Bar as BEVERAGE METRICS showcases their "Drink that Thinks" application. 

The entire BEVERAGE METRICS solution was developed using only IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' SensorSMART Platform and the web based i-APP software from INSYNC. The goal of the "Drink that Thinks" system was to enable more transparent and continuous inventory management to help eliminate loss through the use of real-time reporting and alerts.

"The hospitality industry can attribute a 20 percent loss of revenue directly to the over pouring or misplacement of bar alcohol," comments Gerhard Schedler. "This solution leverages the SensorSMART Platform to deliver a system that effectively addresses the needs of the hospitality industry on a global level."

Additional demonstrations at IDENTEC SOLUTIONS CeBIT booth include real-time temperature and environmental monitoring, distance measurement and analysis, process automation applications, and more.  Be sure to visit booth C10 in Hall 7 and learn how IDENTEC SOLUTIONS is changing the way we manage a wireless world.

About IDENTEC SOLUTIONS

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS delivers innovative wireless sensor technology and systems that are helping transform the way business manages industrial processes and safeguards lives.

Committed to developing industry-leading, low power and long-range sensor based solutions, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' SensorSMART networks have been setting the industry standard since 1999.  Currently deployed on every continent throughout the globe in the Marine, Intermodal & Logistics, Oil, Gas & Mining, Construction industries as well as sought out by the world's leading system integrators and governments; IDENTEC SOLUTIONS patented technology is helping to optimize productivity in some of the continent's most challenging situations. Robust, flexible and powerful IDENTEC SOLUTIONS technology delivers when others cannot.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS is privately held, with its corporate office located in Lustenau, Austria, and North American headquarters in Dallas, Texas, along with service centers in Germany, Australia and Norway. For more information, please visit http://www.identecsolutions.com.

SOURCE  IDENTEC SOLUTIONS

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS

CONTACT: Dawn Antle of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS North America, +43 5577  873870, +1-972-535-4144, dantle@identecsolutions.com

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

Centerplate Scores Innovative MICROS Simphony System for the KFC Yum! Center

Implementation marks first stadium deployment of system

COLUMBIA, Md.,Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, joins Centerplate, the leading hospitality partner to North America's premier sports, convention and entertainment venues, today in announcing the launch of MICROS Simphony at the KFC Yum! Center, Louisville's new state-of-the-art entertainment venue and home to the University of Louisville's basketball team.  The deployment marks the first MICROS Simphony implementation in the stadium and arena marketplace.  Centerplate and MICROS completed the implementation of MICROS Simphony with Venue Management, MICROS Kitchen Display System, and a variety of MICROS point-of-sale hardware, including 168 MICROS Keyboard Workstation 270 (KW270) terminals, 53 MICROS Workstation 5A (WS5A) terminals, and 5 Mobile MICROS MC55 handhelds for the opening of the new building in October 2010.

Centerplate is one of the largest hospitality companies in the world, with 250 North American sports, entertainment, and convention venue-partners; the events hospitality organization attributes its continued growth and success to its unique strategic approach to hospitality.  In order to fulfill Centerplate's mission to provide hospitality tailored to its individual guests, the KFC Yum! Center required a ground-breaking, comprehensive enterprise solution to allow its employees to focus on the guest experience, not on technology.   The KFC Yum! Center boasts the first implementation of MICROS's Simphony hospitality solution using service oriented architecture and Simphony Venue Management for perpetual inventory.  This software as a service (SaaS) offering is capable of integrating to the many third-party solutions required by the stadium and arena marketplace.  The KFC Yum! Center will also be the first to feature integration of MICROS Simphony with Digital Menu Boards. 

"Centerplate's deployment of MICROS Simphony in the KFC Yum! Center, the first installation of the system in the stadium and arena marketplace, is another example of the company's commitment to enhancing the experience of our guests and the returns for our clients," stated Greg Lesperance, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Centerplate. "MICROS Simphony provides us with the integration, reporting and ease-of-use critical to our services."

"MICROS is proud to be part of this exciting new venue and we are extremely pleased to have the KFC Yum! Center as the site of the first deployment of MICROS Simphony in the stadium and arena marketplace," stated Dan Bell, Vice President, Leisure and Entertainment, MICROS.  "We are delighted to be selected as the technology provider for the KFC Yum! Center and look forward to expanding our partnership with Centerplate."

About Centerplate

Centerplate crafts and delivers "Craveable Experiences. Raveable Results." in 250 prominent entertainment, sports and convention venues across North America--including 21 performing arts centers. Centerplate has provided services to Art Basel Miami Beach, 15 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, 12 Super Bowls, 20 World Series, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and the largest plated dinner in history at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Celebration. Visit the company online at http://www.centerplate.com.

About MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 330,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, leisure and entertainment, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through Nasdaq under the symbol MCRS.

For more information on MICROS and its advanced information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, please contact Louise Casamento, Vice President of Marketing at (443) 285-8144 or (866) 287-4736. You can also visit the MICROS website at http://www.micros.com or send an email to info@micros.com.

The MICROS logo is a registered trademark of MICROS Systems, Inc. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.

    Contact:        Louise Casamento
                    443-285-8144
                    lcasamento@micros.com

                    Bob Pascal
                    203.975.5943
                    bob.pascal@centerplate.com

SOURCE  MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Louise Casamento of MICROS, +1-443-285-8144, lcasamento@micros.com; or Bob Pascal of Centerplate, +1-203-975-5943, bob.pascal@centerplate.com

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

HCL Technologies Launches CataLOG(TM)

The One-stop Supply Chain Platform for SME's Powered by eBizNET Solutions

SUNNYVALE, California and NOIDA, India, February 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --     HCL Technologies, a leading global IT services provider today
announced the launch of CataLOG(TM), a one-stop Supply Chain platform jointly
developed with eBizNET Solutions Inc., a leading provider of
software-as-a-service (SaaS) supply chain execution solutions. This
innovative solution will cater to the unique business needs of the SME
segment across the supply chain ecosystem by offering a basket of
pre-configured services on a subscription based model.

    CataLOG(TM) is a web-based platform that can be seamlessly
accessed by users across the world. The solution ensures a high degree of
visibility and transparency into operations as demanded by customers, by
leveraging the benefits of a hosted offering along with flexible billing and
pricing models.

    "We are delighted to launch CataLOG(TM) as part of our Supply
Chain services portfolio," says Amit Gupta, Vice President and Global Head,
Transportation Vertical at HCL Technologies. "While the logistics industry
recovers from a downturn, companies today face the challenge of tight budgets
and limited resources for technology investment. Our 'One Stop Supply Chain
Platform' enables customers to focus on their core business, paying only for
services that they need, with minimal capital investment."

    "CataLOG(TM) enables significant reduction of freight and
operational costs by leveraging eBizNET's expertise in distribution,
transportation, reverse logistics & aftermarket services," said Sitaram
Geddam, Founder and CTO, eBizNET Solutions. "Further aided with flexible
pricing models, the scalable solution will help customers optimize resource
utilization and maximize business."

    CataLOG(TM) is powered by the in-depth logistics expertise of
HCL and a proven, scalable, supply chain execution layer from eBizNET
Solutions. Importantly, CataLOGTM provides SME customers with a ready-to-go,
on-demand, supply chain solution that is completely flexible, can scale up to
a variety of business complexities and be made operational in less than a
month.

    About HCL Technologies

    HCL Technologies is a leading global IT services company, working with
clients in the areas that impact and redefine the core of their businesses.
Since its inception into the global landscape after its IPO in 1999, HCL
focuses on 'transformational outsourcing', underlined by innovation and value
creation, and offers integrated portfolio of services including software-led
IT solutions, remote infrastructure management, engineering and R&D services
and BPO. HCL leverages its extensive global offshore infrastructure and
network of offices in 26 countries to provide holistic, multi-service
delivery in key industry verticals including Financial Services,
Manufacturing, Consumer Services, Public Services and Healthcare. HCL takes
pride in its philosophy of 'Employee First' which empowers our 72,267
transformers to create a real value for the customers. HCL Technologies,
along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 3.1 billion
(Rs. 14,101 crores), as on 31st December 2010 (on LTM basis). For more
information, please visit http://www.hcltech.com.

    About HCL

    HCL is a $5.7 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise
comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL
Infosystems. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage
start-ups. A pioneer of modern computing, HCL is a global transformational
enterprise today. Its range of offerings includes product engineering, custom
& package applications, BPO, IT infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems
integration, and distribution of information and communications technology
(ICT) products across a wide range of focused industry verticals. The HCL
team consists of over 79,000 professionals of diverse nationalities, who
operate from 31 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. HCL
has partnerships with several leading global 1000 firms, including leading IT
and technology firms.

    For more information, please visit http://www.hcl.com

    About eBizNET Solutions

    eBizNET Solutions offers an integrated suite of on-demand SaaS Supply
Chain Execution (SCE) solutions including warehouse management,
transportation management, yard management, port and cargo terminal
management, activity based billing and costing, and reverse logistics. Its
customers include Fortune 500 companies located worldwide. eBizNET Solutions
is a leading provider of SaaS Supply Chain Execution Solutions and has its
presence in North America and Asia Pacific. With a proven footprint across
Retail, 3PL, Automotives, Pharma, Food & Beverages and High Technology, the
company offers an array of unique solutions as part of its robust and
integrated eBizNET - Supply Chain Suite in a SaaS or On-Demand environment
for supply chain communities, supporting all the trading partners in the
ecosystem. eBizNET is a cloud partner of NetSuite and SPS Commerce.

    For more information, please visit http://www.ebizscm.com

    Forward-looking Statements

    Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which
involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such
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House of Fraser Launches Barbour Online

LONDON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Fraser, the UK's premium department store, has launched Barbour online at houseoffraser.co.uk.

The brand's Spring menswear collection is available online now alongside brands such as Ted Baker and Ralph Lauren.

Sales of wax and quilted jackets, made famous by heritage country label Barbour, have been steadily on the rise since last season and House of Fraser shoppers have been searching for Barbour's signature outerwear. The brand's Spring menswear collection is available online now.

The Country Gent look - inspired by dog walkers, shooting parties and old fashioned country gentry - has made a major comeback in the men's casual wear market. House of Fraser saw a high demand for wax and quilted jackets on its website.

Following in the very practical footsteps of Hunter Wellingtons, classic Barbour jackets appeal to today's shoppers so much because they are tried and tested, excellent quality and will last a lifetime.

A true heritage brand, Barbour is over 100 years old and a 4th generation family business. Its clothing is designed with people who love the country firmly in mind and offers the pieces perfect for country pursuits. The brand still holds true to its original core values of heritage, attention to detail, durability and fit-for-purpose clothing.

Barbour is most famous for its waxed cotton jackets, which have been in demand since the company launched and were put to the test in the early days by sailors, fishermen and dock and shipyard workers.

As well as waxed and quilted jackets, cords, tweeds and flat caps are also enjoying a fashion resurgence. But, as with the Barbour jacket, it's all about choosing one or two key pieces from the Country Gent uniform and mixing them with contemporary items such as men's jeans.

About House of Fraser

House of Fraser is a department store group with 61 enviable locations across the UK and Ireland and a fully transactional website. As one of the best known names on the high street, House of Fraser has presented customers with an unrivalled nationwide department store for more than 160 years. The company was acquired by the Highland consortium in November 2006 marking the beginning an exciting new chapter in its history. The group has annual sales in excess of 1.25bn pounds Sterling and employs 6,500 House of Fraser staff and 10,000 concession staff through 5 million sq ft of selling space. HouseofFraser.co.uk launched in 2007 and currently boasts over 850 brands and 125,000 individual products.

    House of Fraser media contact:
    Amy Jayne Rountree
    Social Media and Online PR manager
    House of Fraser
    27 Baker Street
    London
    W1U 8AH
    +44 (0) 207 003 4096
    http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk

SOURCE  House of Fraser

House of Fraser

CONTACT: Amy Jayne Rountree, Social Media and Online PR manager, House of Fraser, +44-(0)-207-003-4096

Web Site: http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk

GravityEight Announces Internet's First Device-Rich Fully Integrated Platform for Personalized Wellbeing

A novel and empowering combination of news magazine, self-measurement tools and trustworthy experts allows GravityEight.com users to gauge and improve the quality of their lives across eight categories of wellbeing

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  Signs point to 2011 being "The Year of Wellbeing" and GravityEight, Inc., today is staking a claim to the movement's leading digital edge with the Beta launch of the Internet's first fully integrated, consumer Internet platform for personalized wellbeing.

"The pursuit of personal wellbeing is defining the global zeitgeist," said David Wamsley, CEO and founder of GravityEight. "Everyone wants a balanced life. And everyone is talking about how best to achieve it, from Oprah Winfrey to French President Nicolas Sarkosy."

GravityEight.com is the individual's answer. It provides users with an elegant centralized dashboard that tracks and integrates their ongoing wellbeing self-assessments with actions taken and goals set. The result is a dynamic measurement of how well a person is balancing wellbeing practices in eight areas  - health, finances, relationships, career, spirituality, community, lifelong learning, and leisure.

"The user's actual experience of the GravityEight.com platform sets it apart," said Dr. Justin Mager, GravityEight's medical director and co-founder.

"GravityEight encourages, empowers and engages users to the utmost. It's clear to even the first-time visitor that this means greater control over personal wellbeing and happiness."

Among GravityEight's array of current and future features:

    --  A centralized dashboard that can track data from the digital
        self-measurement devices consumers love most - including the Nike
        Plus©, Zeo Personal Sleep Coach©, and Withings Body Scale©.
    --  Live online broadcasts featuring our experts on how to cultivate greater
        wellbeing.
    --  Fresh daily programming and news articles that inform and inspire.
    --  Online functions that reward users as they learn, take action, set goals
        and change behavior.
    --  A "Wellbeing Meter" that shows at a glance a person's progress.

The GravityEight platform makes practical use of gaming mechanics applied to real-life activities, the quantified self movement's use of self-measurement technology, practices evolved from positive psychology, and research that has lead social scientists, economists, and heads-of-state to recognize wellbeing is today the gold standard by which we measure the quality of our lives.

    Media Contact:        Company Contact:
    John T. Wark          David B. Wamsley
    (909) 206-4302        (850) 228-5971
    johntwark@gmail.com   dave@gravityeight.com

SOURCE  GravityEight

GravityEight

CONTACT: Media Contact: John T. Wark, +1-909-206-4302, johntwark@gmail.com; or Company Contact: David B. Wamsley, +1-850-228-5971, dave@gravityeight.com

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

Trimble's Next Generation GeoExplorer 6000 Series Handheld Delivers High-Accuracy GNSS Positioning in Urban Canyons and Under Tree Canopy

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today the new GeoExplorer® 6000 series of high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) handheld computers. The series delivers dramatic improvements in difficult GNSS environments such as urban canyons and under tree canopy using Trimble® Floodlight(TM) satellite shadow reduction technology.

The Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 series handhelds are purpose built for high-accuracy data collection and integrate a range of new features--including a dual-frequency GPS and GLONASS receiver and antenna, 5-megapixel camera and 3.5G data modem. The handheld's large sunlight-readable display, field-swappable battery, and powerful processor are designed to meet the daily challenges of the most demanding Geographic Information System (GIS) workflows.

The GeoExplorer 6000 series GeoXH(TM) handheld achieves decimeter (4 inch) accuracy in real time, and the GeoXT(TM) handheld provides reliable 75 cm (30 inch) accuracy in real time and 50 cm (20 inch) accuracy after postprocessing. Both handheld GNSS receivers are supported by Trimble's range of Mapping & GIS software enabling straightforward receiver configuration, seamless data flow and complete back-office processing capability. Floodlight technology comes standard on the GeoXH and is available as an option for the GeoXT version.

Improved Performance in Tough GNSS Environments

Buildings and trees can cause satellite shadow and limit the environments where high-accuracy GNSS data collection can be performed. The unique Trimble Floodlight technology combines a range of innovative techniques to increase the availability of positions and boost accuracy in areas affected by satellite shadow.

"Trimble's GeoExplorer 6000 series Floodlight technology offers real value to organizations investing in high-accuracy data collection and GIS initiatives to improve productivity," said Mark Harrington, vice president of Trimble. "With high accuracy positioning available in more places, field operations can be conducted with the confidence that the job will be done right, the first time. Field workers can be even more productive, working in difficult GNSS environments where previously they could not have worked efficiently--or at all."

Easily Integrate High-Quality Photos

With a built-in 5-megapixel autofocus camera, field workers can easily include digital photos in GIS workflows. No extra devices, batteries, or file transfers are required, and images are automatically geotagged. The camera can be accessed directly from Trimble TerraSync(TM) software and other third-party applications, so linking images to GIS features can be performed in the field at time of data capture--to record the qualitative details of assets or for in-field quality assurance.

Work Online in the Field

Built-in Wi-Fi and an optional 3.5G cellular modem deliver Internet connectivity to the field and facilitate continuous access to real-time map data, VRS(TM) network corrections, and live updates of field information while on location. Field workers can remain in contact with the office and with each other, even from remote jobsites where wireless access is available.

Availability 

The GeoExplorer 6000 series is available nowfrom Trimble's worldwide Mapping & GIS authorized distribution channel.

For more information, visit: http://www.trimble.com/geoxh6000 and http://www.trimble.com/geoxt6000.

GeoExplorer 3000 Series

To better align the GeoExplorer portfolio, the field-proven GeoExplorer 2008 series of handhelds will now be marketed under the new name, the Trimble GeoExplorer 3000 series.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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

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SOURCE  Trimble

Trimble

CONTACT: investors, Willa McManmon, +1-408-481-7838, willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, or media, Lea Ann McNabb, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, both of Trimble

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

Turkcell Leverages Microsoft Tag Technology in New Mobile Marketing Solution

Turkcell's MobilKod offers value-added services for marketers that want to connect consumers to brand experiences in the online world.

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkish mobile operator Turkcell and Microsoft Tag today announced a new mobile marketing service called MobilKod, built by Turkcell and leveraging Microsoft Tag's mobile tagging technology. With this launch, Turkcell becomes the first mobile operator to extend the value of Microsoft Tag to provide an innovative campaign management service for marketers and advertisers. MobilKod provides a mobile marketing platform for brands and advertisers to reach millions of mobile subscribers in Turkey and beyond.

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The MobilKod service (http://www.mobilkod.com.tr) offers a free service that allows marketers to create Tags. These 2-D bar codes can be placed on objects and in printed materials, and, when scanned with the free mobile application (available at http://gettag.mobi/tr), they unlock an interactive mobile experience provided by the brand or advertiser, such as a video, photo slideshow or mobile website. With MobilKod, marketers can create and measure the effectiveness of campaigns that use Tags to create holistic brand experiences by connecting their products and materials in the physical world to information and interactive content in the digital world.

"As an established innovator in mobile marketing, our mission is to integrate mobile channels into the marketing mix for 360-degree marketing, as well as create additional revenues and expand mobile marketing through interactive experiences and advertising applications," said Sureyya Ciliv, CEO of Turkcell. "In order to do that, we aim to transform mobile media into a highly responsive, measurable and interactive channel. Enterprises can use this channel to reach existing and potential customers while measuring the rate of return from their investments via detailed reports and analyses."

Turkcell is investing in innovative services and products, such as location-based services, augmented reality solutions, display advertising, conceptual branded ad packages, mobile TV advertising, and video advertising for companies and brands. MobilKod is a new service to expand this product portfolio and provides the critical ability for brands to create and measure interactive campaigns that connect their products and services to convenient, on-the-go experiences for consumers.

The MobilKod Tag Reader (http://www.mobilkod.com.tr) is available in Turkey and is available for free on all supported devices, including Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, J2ME, Symbian and Windows Mobile devices by visiting http://gettag.mobi/tr.

"We're excited to have Turkcell as our first mobile operator partner to extend the Microsoft Tag platform and offer additional value to brands and marketing partners," said Brian Fleisher, senior director, product management and business development for Microsoft Tag at Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft Tag offers a flexible mobile marketing solution, and, combined with the innovation and reach Turkcell provides, marketers have a powerful new channel for reaching their customers when and where they're most interested."

More information about MobilKod can be found at http://www.mobilkod.com.tr.

About Turkcell

Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey with 33.9 million postpaid and prepaid customers and a market share of approximately 55% as of September 30, 2010 (Source: Our estimations, operator's and the Telecommunication Authority's announcements). Turkcell provides high quality data and voice services to approximately 80% of the Turkish population through its 3G technology supported network and to 99.07% of the Turkish population through its 2G technology supported network. Turkcell reported TRY2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) net revenue for the period ended September 30, 2010 and its total assets reached TRY14.5 billion ($10.0 billion) as of September 30, 2010. Turkcell has become one of the first operators among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and to reach to 42.2 Mbps speed with HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell is a leading regional player and has interests in international mobile operations in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Northern Cyprus and Ukraine which, together with its Turkish operations, had approximately 60.4 million subscribers as of September 30, 2010. Turkcell has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000 and is the only NYSE listed company in Turkey and is among the top 15% of companies listed on NYSE by its size as of October 2010. 51.00% of Turkcell's share capital is held by Turkcell Holding, 0.05% by Cukurova Holding, 13.07% by Sonera Holding, 1.18% by M.V. Group and 0.01% by others while the remaining 34.69% is free float. Read more at http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

SOURCE  Microsoft Corp.

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Microsoft Corp.

CONTACT: Kathryn McEwan of Edelman, U.S., +1-206-268-2281, kathryn.mcewan@edelman.com, for Microsoft; or Burak Mergen of Bersay, Turkey, +90 (212) 337 51 86, burak.mergen@bersay.com.tr, for Microsoft; or Nihat Narin, Investor and International Media Relations for Turkcell, + 90-212-313-1244, nihat.narin@turkcell.com.tr

Web Site: http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en

JAGTAG Expands its Mobile Marketing Platform With New QR Code Offering

New Capability Enables Consumers to Use Any QR Code Scanning Application* or Their Phone's Camera to Easily Interact and Receive Multimedia Content

NEW YORK and LONDON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JAGTAG (http://www.jagtag.com), a leader in mobile 2D barcode advertising, today announced QR Codes Powered by JAGTAG, which enables all consumers, regardless of phone type, to receive multimedia content.

To date, QR codes have only been accessible to the small percentage of U.S. consumers with an installed QR code-reading app on their smartphones. With QR Codes Powered by JAGTAG, 90 percent of U.S. users can now interact with QR codes and receive multimedia content, greatly expanding the reach of any campaign. Users with feature phones, who previously could not access QR code content, can now simply send in a picture of a JAGTAG powered QR code to receive video, images, audio or text. This multimedia message is sent directly to the phone's inbox, rather than as a link to the multimedia content. JAGTAG's device detection technology ensures that users receive content optimized for their specific phone. Users with an installed code-scanning application are also able to scan a JAGTAG powered QR code to access multimedia content.

"We developed the JAGTAG code in 2007 to address the lack of mass market devices able to install applications or access the mobile Web, and the limited phones available with quality cameras to make QR codes readable," said Ed Jordan, CEO, JAGTAG. "By utilizing QR Codes Powered by JAGTAG, marketers now have the best of both worlds, and consumers can engage a single code format and receive multimedia directly to their phone, regardless of the device."

Users can access a variety of rich multimedia content and the mobile Web with a JAGTAG Powered QR Code. JAGTAG's mobile marketing platform provides advanced functionality to deliver opt-ins, sweepstakes entries, quizzes and multiple entry campaigns that require items such as age verification.

JAGTAG works on all camera phones and across all major wireless carriers in the United States and United Kingdom, without requiring users to download an application.

About JAGTAG

JAGTAG is the only mobile 2D barcode solution that does not require the consumer to download an application prior to use and the only mobile medium that can successfully deliver optimized multimedia to both standard phones and smart phones from either QR codes or JAGTAG's 2D barcode. Anywhere a mobile consumer encounters a JAGTAG powered 2D barcode, they can use their phone to request and receive multimedia content (video, audio, pictures, text) sent immediately to their phone. To learn more, visit http://www.jagtag.com.

* QR Codes Powered by JAGTAG can be read by any QR Code scanning application, excluding the Microsoft Tag Reader.

    For media inquiries, contact:

    Julie Nicholson
    Weber Shandwick for JAGTAG
    212-445-8371
    jnicholson@webershandwick.com

SOURCE  JAGTAG

JAGTAG

CONTACT: Julie Nicholson, Weber Shandwick for JAGTAG, +1-212-445-8371, jnicholson@webershandwick.com

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

eCareSoft Unveils Enterprise HIE for Small to Mid-size Hospital Groups and Their Affiliates

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eCareSoft announced the release of ConnectHIT today, the first web-based health information exchange (HIE) solution for small to mid-size hospital groups and their affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers and clinics. ConnectHIT provides connectivity of disparate clinical systems and a shared electronic health records (EHR) database creating a community of care network that fosters physician collaboration, quality measures, and evidenced-based guidelines.

ConnectHIT's cloud technology allows healthcare executives to manage the clinical, financial and electronic health records (EHR) activities of multiple owned facilities from a single, centralized digital hub. Since the database is a patient-centric configuration rather than facilities centric, the patient's record is created only once and can be viewed by multiple facilities within the network, eliminating the redundant inputting of patient historical information each time an event occurs.

This type of advanced technology platform has historically been something that only large hospitals could afford.  "ConnectHIT's cost savings over client-server solutions can be as much as 40%," stated Jorge Camargo, CEO of eCareSoft. "Speed of deployment is another advantage with rollouts in as few as 90-120 days versus the typical 8 to 12 months for traditional client-server solutions," concluded Camargo.

ConnectHIT's key differentiator is the system's tight linkage of EHR, clinical and financial management systems into a single, web-based solution. Unlike aggregated solutions, ConnectHIT was programmed for full integration from the onset. The difference is an ONC-ATCB certified complete inpatient solution that truly works together with operation that is smooth and responsive.

ConnectHIT employs granular privacy measures and sits atop highly scalable service oriented architecture (SOA) capable of facilitating a seamless coordination of disparate data sources, integrating their capabilities and delivering them quickly and efficiently to the point of care - point of decision.

About eCareSoft

eCareSoft is the US affiliate of Expert Sistemas Computacionales, S.A. de C.V., the largest provider of healthcare IT solutions in Mexico with 40% market share. eCareSoft provides hospitals and affiliates with a totally-integrated EHR, inpatient clinical and financial management solution to quickly and affordably fulfill their Meaningful-Use objectives. The company has a 15-year history of providing secure, customizable solutions that advance the patient care process, reduce medical errors and drive profitability. The company's US headquarters is located in Austin, Texas. For more information about eCareSoft visit us online at http://www.ecaresoft.com

    eCareSoft Media Contact:
    Deborah Kaufman
    (315) 429-3416
     dkaufman@ecaresoft.com

SOURCE  eCareSoft

eCareSoft

CONTACT: Deborah Kaufman of eCareSoft, +1-315-429-3416, dkaufman@ecaresoft.com

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