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Arsenal Capital Partners' Portfolio Company Novolyte Technologies Creates Joint Venture With Foosung Co., Ltd.

Joint Venture Creates Global Integrated Supplier of Lithium Battery Electrolytes

CLEVELAND, Sept. 1 -- Novolyte Technologies, a world leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials for lithium ion battery and energy storage applications, high performance solvents and other specialty chemicals, today announced that is has signed a definitive agreement with Foosung Co., Ltd., a leading global producer of specialty lithium salts for lithium batteries, to form a new joint venture platform that will create an integrated global producer of lithium battery electrolytes, a key component in the rapidly growing market for lithium batteries used in hybrid electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

The U.S.-based new joint venture entity will retain the Novolyte Technologies name and will be managed by Novolyte's current management team from its existing Cleveland headquarters. Concurrent with the formation of this joint venture, Novolyte will rename its solvents, phosphines, and custom manufacturing businesses Novolyte Performance Materials, LLC, which will be operated separately by Novolyte's current management team.

The formation of this joint venture is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010 once Novolyte completes the separation of its Performance Materials business and Foosung completes the requisite governmental approvals in Korea.

Foosung Co., Ltd. is the sole producer in Korea and one of four global producers of high purity Lithium Hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), a specialty salt used for electrolyte manufacture. In addition to supplying technology to Novolyte, Foosung will invest approximately $30 million in the joint venture and contribute a future lithium salt plant.  Novolyte is contributing its energy storage business to the joint venture.

John Televantos, a Partner at Arsenal Capital, said, "This is an important strategic step for Novolyte and we are delighted to be partnering with Foosung Co. and its leaders. With this venture we feel that Novolyte is now positioned to become the leading global supplier of lithium battery electrolytes, a key performance component in the fast growing market of lithium ion batteries for consumer, automotive and industrial markets."

"Novolyte is the only electrolyte business with a global manufacturing base having operations and technology centers in both North America and Asia and we will now be the first global electrolyte producer that is backward integrated," said Edward Frindt, Novolyte's CEO. "We are excited to be creating this Joint Venture with Foosung which strategically supports our goal of building the leading technology based electrolyte supplier with the most efficient supply chain in order to better serve our customers worldwide."

Novolyte is the leading producer of primary (non-rechargeable) and secondary (rechargeable) Lithium electrolyte materials in North America, Europe and Greater China and a leading provider of electrolyte and ultracapacitor solutions worldwide. Novolyte serves its global customer base through its manufacturing facilities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Suzhou, China under the Purolyte® brand. Novolyte supports its high-purity formulation capabilities and proprietary technology to offer cost-effective and high-performance electrolyte solutions, from its U.S. and China-based technical centers. The business serves a broad range of end-use products requiring highly functional electrolytes such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, military, medical, aerospace, ultracapacitors, grid storage and electric vehicles.

Novolyte received in 2009 a $20.6 million award in stimulus funds for expansion from the Department of Energy under the Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, as well as $1.12 million in Ohio Third Frontier funding in collaboration with the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University to develop and commercialize advanced electrolyte materials for next-generation Lithium-ion batteries.  Both of these awards will be contributed to the joint venture.

The Lithium ion secondary battery industry can be classified broadly into two major segments, a small sized battery segment for mobile IT including PCs and mobiles and a large & medium sized battery segment for electric vehicles, stationary energy storage system, and intelligent robots.  According to a relevant market review, the small sized battery market is estimated to reach $13 billion by 2014 and the large & medium sized battery market for eco-friendly vehicles is presumed to require a battery demand equivalent to about 5 million vehicles by 2015 with an annual growth rate of 20-30%. The lithium-ion battery technology will also become the fastest-growing segment for utility-scale stationary energy storage and it will grow to become a $1.1 billion business worldwide by 2018.

Arsenal Capital Partners originally invested in Novolyte Technologies in 2008.  In addition to Novolyte, Arsenal Capital's current Specialty Chemicals and Materials portfolio includes Velsicol Chemical, a leading global manufacturer of high performance chemicals used in agricultural and industrial applications.  Earlier this year in a transaction which returned in excess of 12x invested capital to investors, Arsenal sold Genovique Specialties Corporation, a leading global provider of benzoate plasticizers, to Eastman Chemical Company. "We are pleased with the continued progress within Arsenal Capital's Specialty Chemicals and Materials practice.  Together with management teams we are identifying creative strategies to strengthen our portfolio investments.  Novolyte's development of this joint venture with Foosung greatly enhances their global competitive position," said Timothy Zappala, a Partner at Arsenal Capital.

About Novolyte Technologies, Inc.

Novolyte Technologies is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials, high performance solvents, aryl phosphorus derivatives and technically demanding custom manufactured products. The Company is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.  Novolyte is a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle market specialty industrial, healthcare and financial services companies.  For more information about Novolyte, please visit http://www.novolyte.com.  For more information about Arsenal Capital, visit http://www.arsenalcapital.com.

About Arsenal Capital Partners

Arsenal Capital Partners is a leading New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial, healthcare and financial services companies. Arsenal makes investments in sectors where the firm has prior knowledge and experience, and targets businesses that have the potential for further value creation by working closely with management to accelerate growth and leverage the firm's operational improvement capabilities. Arsenal currently has $800 million of committed equity capital. For additional information on Arsenal Capital Partners, please visit http://www.arsenalcapital.com.

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  Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC
  914-834-4334

Source: Arsenal Capital Partners
   

CONTACT:  Chris Tofalli of Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC,
+1-914-834-4334

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

Acapela Group - acapela.tv is Growing up: Join our Cheerful Chatty Community and Spread the Word!

MONS, Belgium, September 1, 2010--     acapela.tv, the sparkling, talking portal developed by Acapela Group to
showcase lively and original ways to use speech synthesis, is now growing up!
The new version of acapela.tv offers the millions of fans who daily share
talking messages the possibility to create their own account and participate
even more fully in the captivating, talkative acapela.tv experience.

    Join the community and enjoy acapela.tv's talkative, animated world!
Acapela.tv offers the Internet user the possibility to make smart and free
use of Acapela text to speech, which transforms written text into spoken
words in real time. The Internet user types in his/her own words - in any of
the 23 languages available - which are then instantly vocalized by Acapela. A
single click brings the message to life and gives it meaning, as immediate
and effective as the spoken word.

    Created in November 2008, acapela.tv has already generated over 50
million talking e-cards and talkative games which have been sent and received
around the globe, from Greenland to Chile. Today acapela.tv is THE place to
go to make smart use of speech applications online, and have fun with
friends.

    The new FREE registration feature opens up a new world of amusing and
useful possibilities. The creation of a personal and private page allows each
user to share their lively, creative talking messages with friends, keep
track of their activity on acapela.tv, easily manage a friend list and share
messages on social networks such as Facebook or Twitter.

    This new chapter in the acapela.tv story has been written and created to
thank the millions of users already acquainted with acapela.tv. Newcomers are
invited to actively participate, play the new games and meet the new
characters that will regularly move into acapela.tv village.

    Meet the new residents of Acapela village!

    The acapela.tv sprites, the joyful gang that loves to shoot the breeze
all day long using Acapela voices, will regularly welcome on board new
characters and games. Visit acapela.tv now, don't waste a second,
experiment with the weather, walk with Sam or create talking cartoons with
new characters.

    About acapela.tv

    Acapela.tv is a showcase and test playground that shares the
possibilities of speech synthesis with Internet users. Its huge success and
millions of addicted fans speak volumes about how far speech synthesis can
add audible value to your content and messages and help companies develop
their brand awareness.

    Acapela.tv is brought to you by Acapela Group, the leading expert and
inventor in Voice technology.

    About Acapela Group

    Acapela Group, the leading European voice expert, invents text to speech
solutions to give your content a voice in up to 25 languages. Our speech
solutions allow you to turn any written text into natural speech files, using
any of our 50 High Quality standard voices or your own synthezised voice
talent. Acapela can answer all text to speech needs and provide perfect
vocalization whether for voice integration and development, online & on
demand use, audio files production, or ready to speak products for personal
accessibility use. http://www.acapela-group.com

    Check out http://www.acapela.tv - the sparkling laboratory of Acapela
Group, for a fresh and exciting take on how speech synthesis can now be used:
acapela.tv is a showcase and test playground that shares the possibilities of
speech synthesis with Internet users, allowing them to discover innovative
and attractive ways to make smart use of speech applications online.

Source: Acapela Group

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

PlusServer AG Establishes Europe's Most Eco-friendly Data Center - 66 % Energy Saving in Spite of Full Tier 3 Classification

HUERTH, Germany, September 1, 2010--     After about three years of planning and construction, and an investment
of over 17 million euros, PlusServer's data center "datadock" has now started
operations. With the best energy efficiency and particularly low emission
values, it currently holds the top position among Europe's "green" data
centers. The German Internet business association "eco" even attested
datadock's quality twice: it won the eco Award 2010 as the best data center
and received the highest possible rating of five stars at Datacenter Star
Audit (DCSA).

    The data center datadock was built in the Strasbourg port area by
converting a former warehouse. Strasbourg stands out due to its central
European position (approximately 300 meters from the German/French border),
and the main route for European fiber glass cables runs through this region.
Therefore, a perfect connection to Germany, France, throughout Europe, and to
the entire world is guaranteed.

    Furthermore, it was only possible at this location to realize the
innovative and eco-friendly artesian-well cooling principle, which is based
on the area's broad groundwater supplies. This power saving cooling method is
an important factor in the low power consumption of datadock. In addition,
the fact that only state-of-the-art and eco-friendly devices and appliances
are used at datadock has a positive influence on the energy balance. Hence,
datadock needs 66 percent less energy than the average data center. This
equals savings of 26 million kWh per year at full load, or about 24 million
kilograms less CO2 emission, respectively. In order to remove this quantity
of the environmentally unfriendly molecule from the atmosphere would take the
full capacity of over 119,000 trees for one year.

    Besides power efficiency and environmental protection, further aspects
were taken into consideration when planning datadock: "We made every effort
to realize a comprehensive security and redundancy concept, which ensures the
highest possible availability of all data", assures PlusServer CTO Jochen
Berger.

    Independent third party certifications show that this effort was not in
vain. datadock got five stars in the acknowledged Datacenter Star Audit as
one of only seven data centers in Europe. "Based on deep expert knowledge,
eco has developed an evaluation schedule that completely comprehends all
demands on modern data centers", explains Andreas Niehaus, Head of IT
Operations at PlusServer. "Hence, the certificate is a very important quality
distinction for data centers", he emphasizes.

    On the website http://www.datadock.eu, everybody can take a deeper look
at datadock. Next to an interactive virtual tour, many exciting facts about
Europe's greenest data center await visitors.

   
    Press contact:
    PlusServer AG
    Thomas Strohe
    Daimlerstrasse 9-11
    50354 Huerth, Germany
    Phone: +49-2233-612-0
    Fax: +49-2233-612-5140
    E-mail: presse@plusserver.de
    http://www.plusserver.de
    http://www.datadock.eu

Source: Plusserver AG

Press contact: PlusServer AG, Thomas Strohe, Daimlerstrasse 9-11, 50354 Huerth, Germany,  Phone: +49-2233-612-0, Fax: +49-2233-612-5140, E-mail: presse@plusserver.de

Dot Hill Improves Data Reliability and Increases Storage Efficiency With Latest Round of Patents

Continuing Its Lead in Technology Advancements, the Four New Innovations Bring the Company's Portfolio Total to 71 Patents

LONGMONT, Colo., Sept. 1 -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: HILL), a provider of world-class storage solutions and software for OEMs, open storage partners and system integrators, today announced the addition of four new patents to the company's technology portfolio, upping the company's intellectual property total to 71 patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

"These four patents serve as validation of Dot Hill's technical expertise and our ability to produce highly relevant technology solutions to real-world business problems," said Jim Kuenzel, senior vice president of engineering at Dot Hill Systems. "Our customers should not have to worry about their data. This is why our engineering team is on a perpetual quest to improve data reliability and solve the operational efficiency challenges storage administrators face on a daily basis."

Dot Hill's newest innovations address the need for high data reliability and efficiencies in storage operations. The first of the four patents describes inventions to improve how data in a RAID system is rebuilt when a corruption error occurs. While RAID systems from other vendors replace bad blocks using data from the same, failing drive, U.S. patent 7,774,643, "Method and apparatus for preventing permanent data loss due to single failure of a fault-tolerant array," describes a more reliable approach. This technology ensures that other sources, never the corrupted drive, are used to rebuild the blocks. This method is not only more reliable, but also improves performance because only the bad block is reconstructed, as opposed to the entire stripe containing the bad block, as in most other RAID methods.

The second patent describes innovations to increase the reliability of Dot Hill's storage systems, and is implemented in the 2000 Series and 3000 Series systems. U.S. patent 7,788,541, "Apparatus and method for identifying disk drives with unreported data corruption," describes technology that allows the RAID controller to identify certain kinds of disk drive problems that are not reported as failures by disk drives. This innovation addresses a potential risk of traditional RAID storage. In some instances, unreliable data goes undetected and is read from storage devices, resulting in application failures, wrong data or incorrect status presented to servers and clients. This innovation provides users with more granular detection means, resulting in higher data reliability.

The inventions in the third and fourth patents both offer storage administration efficiencies and improved system responsiveness. Patent 7,783,603, "Backing store reinitialization method and apparatus," describes an improvement to Dot Hill's AssuredCopy(TM) volume copy software and is implemented on Dot Hill 2000 and 3000 Series storage arrays. It allows system administrators to reinitialize a storage volume in one step after a snapshot deletion command is issued to the controller when all snapshots are already either being deleted or marked for deletion. While this was previously a serial operation where one snapshot was deleted at a time, the patented new method saves time and quickly readies the system for new snapshots.

The company's fourth patent describes a method that makes it possible to write to the Master Volume (storage file system) even when the Master Volume is being copied on Dot Hill 2000 Series and 3000 Series arrays. Previous to this innovation, a system administrator might copy the Master Volume for security or reliability reasons and find that the file system would be unavailable. Updates to the Master Volume would be put on hold until the copy was completed, to ensure the integrity of the copy. This would essentially make the storage unavailable until the operation was complete. The innovation described in U.S. patent 7,783,850, "Method and apparatus for Master Volume access during volume copy," ensures the storage is fully available, and the Master Volume can be updated simultaneously during the copy process.

About Dot Hill

Offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection, Dot Hill provides responsive and adaptive storage solutions to meet 24/7/365 business demands. With Dot Hill, businesses can proactively safeguard and manage business data, and leverage operational efficiencies to save time, effort and expense today, while meeting the evolving business needs of tomorrow strategically and cost effectively. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States.

  For more information, visit us at http://www.dothill.com.

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Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements include the availability and performance of current or future Dot Hill products based on the patented technology described in this press release, any competitive advantage that the patents provide to Dot Hill, any positive effect on Dot Hill's financial results due to the issuance of any Dot Hill patent, and Dot Hill's ability to continue to receive patent protection on current or future technology. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: any unforeseen technological, intellectual property, supply or engineering issues, and changing customer preferences. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect the future business of Dot Hill, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in Dot Hill's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect later events or circumstances

  Contact:
  Steve Sturgeon
  Lutz PR
  858-472-5669
  ssturgeon@san.rr.com

  Company Contact:
  Ruth Macdonald
  Marketing Communications Manager
  720-839-6614
  ruth.macdonald@dothill.com

Source: Dot Hill Systems Corp.
   

CONTACT:  Steve Sturgeon of Lutz PR, +1-858-472-5669,
ssturgeon@san.rr.com, for Dot Hill Systems Corp.; or Ruth Macdonald, Marketing
Communications Manager of Dot Hill Systems Corp., +1-720-839-6614,
ruth.macdonald@dothill.com

Web Site:  http://www.dothill.com/

Casio Launches Virtual Room Experience for GREEN SLIM Projectors

Users Can Visualize Mercury-Free High-Brightness Projectors In Various Settings

DOVER, N.J., Sept. 1 -- Casio America, Inc. announced today the launch of an exciting new feature on the company's website, http://www.GreenSlimProjector.com. The website offers a 3D virtual tour of projector products which outlines new specifications and capabilities related to the company's innovative GREEN SLIM line of mercury-free, high-brightness projectors. The Virtual Room Experience engages prospective buyers by providing an interactive demonstration of how the projector can enhance their viewing experience in the boardroom, classroom, living room or bedroom.

The Virtual Room Experience showcases the ease of use, portability and low cost of ownership that the GREEN SLIM Projectors provide for various applications including business, education, gaming and home entertainment. Consumers can upload images, demo the projector and become familiar with its features and settings.

"We are thrilled to offer consumers an interactive way to learn more about our GREEN SLIM Projectors" says Frank Romeo, vice president of Casio's Business Projector Division. "The new features on the GREEN SLIM Projector website offer prospective customers a chance to evaluate the product and determine how it will fit into their lifestyle."

The Virtual Room Experience will help consumers understand the GREEN SLIM line as well as its features and benefits. The GREEN SLIM line features lamp-free, low maintenance, lightweight and portable projectors capable of expanding the viewing area to 100 inches or larger and is the ideal alternative to purchasing a flat screen television.

Visit http://www.GreenSlimProjector.com to check out Casio's eco-friendly projector lineup and new Virtual Room Experience feature.

About Casio

Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions, established in 1957. Casio America, Inc. markets many consumer electronic products and business to business electronic products throughout the United States. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit http://www.casiousa.com.

Source: Casio America, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Joyce Essig, jessig@coynepr.com, Michael Scicolone,
mscicolone@coynepr.com, +1-973-316-1665, Both for Coyne PR, Melissa Keklak,
+1-973-361-5400, mkeklak@casio.com, CASIO AMERICA, INC.

Web Site:  http://www.casiousa.com/

Salesforce.com Introduces Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM

Salesforce CRM customers can now receive real-time updates on important business contact and company data, anytime and anywhere with Salesforce Chatter Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM accelerates demand for cloud-based data services, currently a $3 billion market

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 -- Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced the arrival of Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM, an entirely new crowd-sourced business data service exclusive to Salesforce CRM customers. Built leveraging native salesforce.com technologies, Jigsaw provides a seamless integration, a new user interface, robust analytics and delivers real-time updates to contact and company information within Salesforce CRM through Salesforce Chatter.

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  Comments on the News
  --  "CRM systems are only as good as the information inside them," said
      Kevin Akeroyd, general manager, Jigsaw. "With Jigsaw for Salesforce
      CRM, customers can be alerted to changes in contacts through Chatter
      in real-time. This degree of operational agility is only possible with
      Jigsaw's data in the cloud."
  --  "In this economy, companies need more innovative sales and marketing
      strategies and better business data," said Denis Pombriant, managing
      principal, Beagle Research Group. "Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM and
      Chatter provides them with reliable business data that is updated and
      published to sales and marketing employees in real-time. We're likely
      to see more companies turning to data in the cloud to support their
      dynamic operations."
  --  "Jigsaw has significantly improved the caliber of the information in
      our Salesforce CRM deployment," said Diane Updyke, vice president of
      sales, Crowd Factory. "The result is we are able to respond to an
      increase in demand from new verticals, prospects and partners. With
      Jigsaw, our team can find and cultivate these opportunities at our
      accelerated pace of business."

  Data Cleansing Gets Proactive, Talks to You with Chatter

Integrated with Chatter, salesforce.com's enterprise social collaboration technology, Jigsaw can automatically identify changes to important contact and company data in Salesforce CRM, update and reconcile the records and then publish the changes in Chatter in real-time. As a result, sales reps and marketers instantly know when business contact data degrades or becomes bad - anytime, anywhere. Updates can even be received on mobile devices like the Apple iPad and iPhone via the web browser.

With Jigsaw, Salesforce CRM Customers can unlock the Value of Real-Time Data

With the seamless integration to Salesforce CRM, customers can use the new user interface to quickly access the accurate contact information within Salesforce CRM. In addition, Jigsaw for Salesforce includes two new analytics dashboards that customer can use to monitor the overall health of data and report on usage. Jigsaw also provides customers with capabilities such as:

  --  Real-time status updates around how much data is being actively
      managed by Jigsaw, and visual reports on how much data is correct,
      out-of-date or dead in the data graveyard.
  --  Integrated Salesforce CRM reports with Jigsaw data to determine if
      records related to future sales are incorrect or incomplete.
  --  Holistic alerts that identify when records are flagged as dead so reps
      can quickly search for the record and update it with new, accurate
      information.

  Jigsaw Accelerating Data Moving to the Cloud

Until Jigsaw, the market did not have a business data service that supported the pace of change across sales and marketing operations or delivered updates as data changed. The issue is so critical to success that companies spend more than $3 billion a year on data sourcing services. Since Jigsaw is delivered entirely in the cloud, customers are liberated from legacy data sources that require expensive and complex data management, including storage, backups, security, updates, and integration.

Jigsaw is the world's largest crowd-sourced database with more than 22 million business contacts and 4 million company profiles that are continually updated and added to by a global, Wikipedia-style community of more than 1.4 million individuals. Since the data is crowd sourced, users realize greater accuracy, which is available to end users in real-time and pre-integrated to other cloud apps.

  Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM Pricing and Availability
  --  Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM is now generally available and starts at $29
      per user per month.

  Additional Resources
  --  For more information on Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM, go to
      http://enterprise.jigsaw.com/
  --  Follow @jigsaw on Twitter

  About Jigsaw

Jigsaw (http://www.jigsaw.com/) is a leading provider of business information and data services that uniquely leverages user-generated content contributed by its global business-to-business community of 1.4 million members. Jigsaw gives individuals and companies access to business contact information for 22 million business professionals and profiles of 4 million companies. In addition to delivering low-cost and easy access to high-value business information for sales, marketing, recruiting and customer service, Jigsaw provides a variety of cloud-based data acquisition and management services. Founded in 2004, Jigsaw is located in San Mateo, Calif. and is a Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) company.

About Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and CRM applications (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers, including:

  --  The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
  --  The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
  --  Chatter, for social collaboration
  --  The Force.com platform, for custom application development
  --  The AppExchange, the world's leading marketplace for enterprise cloud
      computing applications

Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of July 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 82,400 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all.  Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com/, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

Copyright (c) 2010 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT:  Daylan Burlison, salesforce.com, +1-415-536-4902,
dburlison@salesforce.com

Web Site:  http://www.salesforce.com/

ContextWeb and Mpire Partner to Deliver Real Time Classification Technology to Mpire's AdXpose Ad Verification Solution

-- Mpire to Integrate ContextWeb's RTC Technology to Augment its AdXpose Campaign Verification and Brand Protection Service -- ContextWeb to Offer AdXpose as Third Party Verification Service to its ADSDAQ Ad Exchange Customers

SEATTLE, Sept. 1 -- Mpire, the market-leading verification and optimization technology company, and ContextWeb, the largest independent ad exchange, today announced a cross-licensing agreement where each partner will integrate the other's technology to enhance their respective offerings.

Mpire has integrated ContextWeb's Real-Time Classifier (RTC) technology into its AdXpose(TM) solution, which will enhance AdXpose's ability to dynamically analyze and classify the content of a designated Web page in real-time.  The technology will also help AdXpose assign the relevant IAB content categories to those pages, augmenting its campaign verification and brand protection offerings and reporting capabilities.

With ContextWeb's RTC technology, AdXpose's enhanced verification and optimization offering will enable advertisers, networks, and exchanges to be alerted of placement violations that are not compliant with or do not match the relevant IAB Network and Exchange Quality Assurance Guidelines content category. By using the joint offering, AdXpose customers will be better able to value and optimize their media spend.

"ContextWeb's technology increases our ability to understand Web site content on each individual page before our clients' ads appear on them, which is extremely important for advertisers who are concerned about brand safety, and for networks who want added assurance that their publishers are operating within their terms and conditions," said Kirby Winfield, president and chief revenue officer at Mpire.  "Moreover, we are now able to ensure, in real-time, that a client's ads will be served to the specific IAB content category that they contracted to purchase, which uniquely positions AdXpose to provide the best verification and brand safety offerings for networks and exchanges."

For ContextWeb, integrating Mpire's patent pending and award-winning AdXpose solution into its ad exchange enables the company to proactively offer real-time, third party campaign verification services to its customers.  With AdXpose verifying and protecting advertiser campaigns, ContextWeb can mitigate the need for post-campaign reviews and reconciliation, protect publishers and ad networks from make-goods and charge-backs and provide an even safer experience for brands looking to advertise on ContextWeb's exchange.

"Advertisers are increasingly requesting campaign verification by third parties to minimize fraud and wasted ad spend, and to ensure that ad exchanges and networks are fulfilling their contractual obligations," said Jay Sears, general manager of ContextWeb's ad exchange.  "By offering AdXpose's services as an option to our customers and prospects, we're sending them a clear message that we are a trusted partner, that we are looking out for their best interests, and that our customer's success is our top priority."

About ContextWeb, Inc.

ContextWeb operates the ADSDAQ Ad Exchange--the only online ad exchange where advertisers and publishers both enjoy complete control. The ADSDAQ Ad Exchange works with more than 12,000 ad buyers and ad sellers every day. Using page-level, contextual technology the Exchange delivers category-specific, brand-safe inventory along with extensive in-category reach, all with a purchase comparable to a site or portal buy. ContextWeb ranks among the top 20 ad-supported properties according to comScore. ContextWeb, Inc.'s investors include leading venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson ("DFJ"), DFJ Gotham Ventures, DFJ New England, Updata Partners and Investor Growth Capital. For more information, please visit: http://www.contextweb.com.

About AdXpose

AdXpose Analytics help advertisers and platforms verify and optimize billions of campaign data points captured in real time. Agencies representing the major holding companies, multiple Demand Side Platforms, and more than 20% of the comScore Ad Focus Top 40 Properties, currently use AdXpose technology.

About Mpire

Mpire is the market-leading advertising optimization technology company that is evolving traditional online advertising into a more relevant and engaging medium for publishers and advertisers. Its patent-pending and award-winning AdXpose(TM) is the first and only verification and optimization technology suite that gives brand marketers and agencies transparency and confidence anywhere their ads run across the Internet, including exchanges, ad networks and direct publisher placements. Backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Ignition Partners, Mpire is based in Seattle, Washington.

  For Media Inquiries, Please Contact:

  Eric Sokolsky               Bill Brazell
  Sparkpr for Mpire           WIT Strategy for ContextWeb
  eric@sparkpr.combbrazell@witstrategy.com
  908-288-7201                917-445-7316

Source: Mpire
   

CONTACT:  Eric Sokolsky of Sparkpr, +1-908-288-7201, eric@sparkpr.com for
Mpire; or Bill Brazell of WIT Strategy, +1-917-445-7316,
bbrazell@witstrategy.com, for ContextWeb

Best-Selling Authors Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear, With Subutai Corporation, Announce The Mongoliad on World's First Social Book Platform

New Book Platform Delivers Narrative, Enhanced Supplementary Content, and Complete Social Network, Enabling Readers to influence the Development of Story

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 -- Bestselling authors Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear, along with Subutai Corporation, announced today the launch of The Mongoliad, the first digital novel on a social book platform. A speculative fiction novel set against the Mongol invasion of Europe in the 13th century, The Mongoliad follows a small band of warriors and mystics in a ripping tale of action and adventure set at a time when the Mongol horde's conquest of Europe seemed inevitable.  Key to the development of this tale is the unique collaboration between the authors and the audience through PULP, Subutai's new platform, which provides a participatory experience only possible in today's connected digital world. To experience The Mongoliad, visit http://www.mongoliad.com.

"PULP is what Gutenberg would have come up with if he hadn't jumped the gun and released 600 years early," said Stephenson. "Kindles and iPads were little better than expensive drink trays until we came up with this."

The Mongoliad's heroes fight, plot, spy, and maneuver the politics of royal courts, the church, merchant empires, and secret societies in an attempt to defeat their would-be conquerors, and to preserve the knowledge that is in their charge.  Each week a new chapter is delivered via custom applications for handhelds and the web, starting with iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Greg Bear said, "This is one of the most exciting and interesting projects I've worked on in a long while. Collaborating with Neal and our crack team on a magnificent story and a new business model for publishing and media is a real privilege."

The Mongoliad is the first story to be released on the PULP platform.  PULP enables authors to deliver a richer experience than ebooks or traditional paper, creating a complete world around a novel and its characters. The platform enables the dynamic inclusion of meta-narrative and para-narrative elements such as character sketches, articles, short stories, music, video, and social features for discussions among the book's community.  Serial delivery enables both authors and community time to shape the next stage of an exciting tale where the experience can really take off in any creative direction.

"The form of the traditional novel is a consequence of the technology of the printing press," said Jeremy Bornstein, co-founder and President of Subutai.  "We wanted to explore what the novel could be now that it's practical to use a platform more modern than paper."

Pricing

Readers can enjoy the journey of The Mongoliad with a 6-month subscription priced at $5.99 USD or annually at $9.99 USD. Each week readers will receive new chapters, along with ongoing access to the community and additional content.

About the Authors

Neal Stephenson is a bestselling American writer known for his speculative fiction works, including Anathem, the Baroque Cycle, Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, and the seminal science fiction novel Snow Crash. He also writes nonfiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired Magazine, and has worked as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (founded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system.

Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books, spanning thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy including Blood Music, The Forge of God, Darwin's Radio, and Quantico. Awarded two Hugos and five Nebulas for his fiction, one of only two authors to win a Nebula in every category, Bear has been called the "Best working writer of hard science fiction" by The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Bear has served on political and scientific action committees and has advised Microsoft Corporation, the U.S. Army, the CIA, Sandia National Laboratories, Callison Architecture, Inc., Homeland Security, and other groups and agencies.

About Subutai

Seattle- and San Francisco-based Subutai Corporation is developing the first online social transmedia platform and entertainment properties, delivering the next generation of community publishing platforms. For more information visit us at http://www.subutai.mn.

Source: Subutai Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Erica Lee of StrategicLee, Inc., +1-415-359-7322,
Erica@strategiclee.com

Web Site:  http://subutai.mn/

Trident to Unveil the Industry's First Integrated 240Hz Frame Rate Converter Solution for Next Generation 3D Televisions

The Trident FRC-V Chipset Delivers Substantial System Cost Savings and Features Major Enhancements to Trident's Patented Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 1 -- Trident Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRID), the leader in frame rate converter (FRC) products, today announced that it will be unveiling the industry's first-integrated 240Hz frame rate converter solution at this week's IFA show in Berlin.  The new Trident FRC-V is the only single-chip solution that can convert 50Hz and 60Hz material directly to new 200/240Hz systems, enabling substantial system cost savings and higher refresh rates needed for 3D display. In addition, Trident has made significant enhancements to the FRC-V's motion estimation and motion compensation (MEMC) technology to eliminate movie judder, motion blur, and halos to provide the sharpest, clearest and most vivid picture quality on the market.

"We designed the Trident FRC-V to meet our customers' requirements for lower system cost and industry-leading picture quality in 240Hz systems," said Dirk Wieberneit, senior vice president and general manager of the Trident TV Business unit.  "With the only 240Hz single chip solution on the market and patents for MEMC, Halo free and FRC technology, Trident is well positioned to capture these next generation designs and deliver enhanced multimedia experiences to consumers."

About the Trident FRC-V Solution

The new Trident FRC-V motion compensated frame rate converter is the new high-end discrete component of the Trident IC family.  With the worldwide market growth in flat panels and the introduction of HD, the Trident FRC-V becomes the new flagship for high-quality TVs. It is optimized to meet the needs of upcoming HD broadcast content as well as new HD blu-ray players, and will also support the latest LCD technology with frame rates up to 240 Hz.  The Trident FRC-V is the best IC in the market that, at the same time, can eliminate motion blur and sharpen film content, including large area flicker reduction for source material up to 240p.  The Trident FRC S+ is a 120Hz version of the FRC-V frame rate converter product family.

The Trident FRC V/S+ is ideally suited to work in conjunction with the HiDTVPRO-SXL video processor to expand the digital TV applications into 240Hz and 120Hz segments. The device comprises LVDS interfaces, memory controller for external SDRAM, and high-performance algorithms for motion blur elimination by motion compensated frame rate conversion.

Product Availability

The Trident FRC-V will be sampling to customers in Q4, 2010.  For more information, customers should contact sales@tridentmicro.com

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the release of Trident's FRC-V single-chip solution. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are important factors that could cause Trident's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. These risks include, without limitation, that Trident may not capture next generation designs as anticipated; that customers may not achieve substantial system cost reductions and higher refresh rates and that other manufacturers may release similar products that may achieve similar results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release; Trident does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise or update any such forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the statement was made. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause results to differ can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recently filed Reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

About Trident Microsystems, Inc.

Trident Microsystems, Inc., with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading force in the digital home entertainment market, delivering an extensive range of platform solutions that enhance the consumer experience in the Connected Home.  As one of the top-three semiconductor providers to both the TV and set-top box markets, Trident's solutions can be found in the products of leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide.  The company's extensive IP portfolio of more than 2,000 patents has been driving key innovations in image quality, 3D TV, low power consumption, and 45nm designs. For further information about Trident and its products, please consult the Company's web site: http://www.tridentmicro.com.

NOTE: Trident, the Trident logo, FRC, FRC-V, and HiDTV PRO-SXL are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Trident Microsystems in the United States and /or other countries.  All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Source: Trident Microsystems, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Public Relations, Kelly Karr of Tanis Communications,
+1-408-718-9350, kelly.karr@taniscomm.com, for Trident Microsystems; or
Investor Relations, John Swenson of Trident Microsystems, +1-408-962-8252,
John.swenson@tridentmicro.com

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

DateBid Limited Announces Launch of DateBid, A New Social Gaming and Online Dating Application

New Auction-Style, Ice Breaker Game Breaks the Mold of Online Dating

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 -- DateBid Limited today announced the launch of DateBid, a new social game application that puts a fun, engaging and interactive twist on online dating. DateBid is an auction-style, ice-breaker game for meeting new people that brings a unique blend of social gaming and online dating to social network platforms and mobile devices. DateBid is available now on Facebook (http://bit.ly/datebid) and will soon be available on other social networks and mobile devices.

Getting started with DateBid is easy. Simply log in with a Facebook account to create a free profile and receive 5,000 free DateBid Fun Dollars to use in auction bidding fun. You can choose whether to bid for a 5-minute webcam date with a DateBid member, or have others bid for a 5-minute webcam date with you. Once an auction ends, the top bidder is the winner of the date auction and members can pick a date and time that is convenient for them for their webcam date. After the date is completed, the winning bid amount is credited to the auction seller and the DateBid Fun Dollars can be redeemed for prizes or donated to a charity of their choice.

"Our vision for DateBid is to combine the excitement of social gaming and online dating for a safe, fun, and socially engaging way to meet new people," said Alex Yamane, Chief Technology Officer for DateBid. "With our online and mobile webcam dates, we solve the problem of not knowing for sure whether the person you meet online is really who they say they are. It brings people together in the courtship game, while letting your friends be involved for real-time advice while you date, playing cupid through our secret admirer feature, or using the platform for raising money for a charitable cause."

DateBid is launching at a time when the social gaming industry is on a huge growth trajectory. The videogame market research group, NPD Group, released the results of a new study in August 2010, which revealed that 20 percent of the U.S. population - or 56.8 million people - have played a social game on a social network platform, such as Facebook, over the past three months.

About DateBid Limited

DateBid Limited is a privately-held company, based in the U.K., that brings innovative social network entertainment to people online and on mobile devices.  DateBid combines social gaming and online dating in an auction-style ice-breaker game for meeting new people. For more information about DateBid, please visit http://www.datebid.com.

  Contact Information:
  Lora Friedrichsen
  Global Results Communications (GRC)
  +1 949 608 0276
  datebid@globalresultspr.com

Source: DateBid
   

CONTACT:  Lora Friedrichsen of Global Results Communications (GRC),
+1-949-608-0276, datebid@globalresultspr.com

Web Site:  http://www.datebid.com/

CyberTech Introduces Industry's First Unlimited Scalability Call Recording Software

From one to literally tens of thousands of recording channels

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 1 -- CyberTech, the world's fastest-growing and 3rd largest call recording provider, has announced the immediate availability of CyberTech MAX, an unlimited scalability recording platform that can support upwards of 40,000 simultaneous recording channels.  Included in CyberTech Release 6, the company is also announcing CyberTech Myracle Plus, a SMB-specific recording platform capable of supporting 192 channels.  These two new open, software-based solutions are designed to address the growing needs of mission-critical environments such as the financial and emergency services industries.

CyberTech MAX

CyberTech MAX enables organizations to centralize their call recording operations in both traditional and IP telephony environments by linking multiple recording servers.  An easy to deploy core server, MAX provides users with centralized administration, storage and search and replay.  It also allows for the rapid search and replay of calls from any location.

Myracle Plus

CyberTech Myracle Plus is a highly secure and resilient call recording system designed for the unique requirements of the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) space.  One integrated system for the recording of phone extensions, trunks, VoIP, screen activity and call data; Myracle Plus can scale up to 192 channels and offers the industry's lowest per-channel price and ongoing maintenance costs.  Myracle Plus also offers a seamless upgrade path to more scalable solutions, including CyberTech PRO and CyberTech MAX (unlimited channels).

"With the exception of CyberTech, most recording systems on the market require costly and timely forklift upgrades to newer and larger configurations," said Tony Procops, President and CEO, CyberTech North America.  "With the rollout of both CyberTech MAX and Myracle Plus, we have introduced two new platforms that can easily scale upward to 40,000 channels with only a simple software upgrade.  This will go a long way in terms of reducing hardware costs and an organization's overall cost of ownership, while maintaining storage retention requirements."

About CyberTech

CyberTech is the fastest growing, longest-standing and 3rd largest global call recording provider offering the most secure, open and future-proof solutions for organizations to rapidly improve performance, optimize service, mitigate risk, lower cost and maintain compliance. CyberTech offers innovative recording technologies that enable organizations to achieve the highest level of performance, quality assurance and liability protection, while supporting existing business processes. A commitment to customer satisfaction guides the company's development of flexible solutions that help protect an organizations' technology investment and ensures the quality of customer contacts - without the need for proprietary hardware, complex integrations or expensive software upgrades. For more information, please visit http://www.cybertech-int.com.

  Media Contact:
  Kevin Levi, CyberTech North America, 914-269-4433,
   Kevin.levi@cybertech-na.com

Source: CyberTech
   

CONTACT:  Kevin Levi, CyberTech North America, +1-914-269-4433,
Kevin.levi@cybertech-na.com

Web Site:  http://www.cybertech-int.com/

Atmel Rolls Out Industry's Smallest Car Radio Antenna IC With Best Noise Performance

New device addresses radio frequency ranges up to 790 MHz including DMB, DVB-T and ISDB-T in Korea, Europe and US/Japan, respectively

HEILBRONN, Germany, Sept. 1 -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the availability of a new active antenna integrated circuit (IC) designed for FM car antennas, car radios and navigation applications. Addressing the broad operating frequency range of up to 790MHz, these antennas also cover regional broadcast systems including DMB in Korea, DVB-T in Europe and the U.S. and ISDB-T in Japan. The new Atmel ATR4253 IC provides maximum integration to include an automatic gain control, supply voltage regulator with overvoltage protection and an antenna sensor in a 3 x 3mm footprint. The ATR4253 is the industry's smallest active antenna IC that enables designers to develop smaller, high-performance antenna solutions located in the car mirror, bumper, rear or side windows. The antenna detection functionality is also ideal for modern window or glass antennas, and the robust IC addresses other antenna types including pole or shark fin antennas.

With the industry's best noise performance and excellent linearity behavior, the ATR4253 addresses the two most crucial issues for designing antenna applications. Due to the impressive noise performance, the ATR4253 can also be designed as a pre-amplifier for car radios or navigation applications which require FM-RDS information. Similar to its predecessors Atmel ATR4251 and Atmel ATR4252, the new device enables crystal-clear reception without distortion even under extreme difficult and rapidly fluctuating field strength conditions typically found in moving antenna systems.

The device is equipped with a broad range of features including voltage regulation (important function when an unstabilized phantom feed is used), ESD protection, excellent system performance, and a very robust ambient temperature capability of up to 115 degrees C. In addition, the AGC avoids problems with large signals, while maintaining a high sensitivity level.

"Most modern car radios use phase diversity technology for improved reception quality, requiring two or more antennas. While the predecessor device Atmel ATR4252 handles both AM and FM frequencies, the Atmel ATR4253 is a perfect fit to support the application of a second FM antenna," explained Carsten Friedrich, Marketing Manager of Car Radio ICs at Atmel Corporation.

Availability and Pricing

Samples of the car radio antenna IC ATR4253 are now available in small-outline QFN16 packages. Pricing starts at U.S. $0.69 for quantities of 100K. To simplify and accelerate a product design, a demo board plus an application note are available under NDA.

  Footnote
  AGC     =   Automatic Gain Control
  AM      =   Amplitude Modulation
  DMB     =   Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
  DVB-T   =   Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial
  ESD     =   ElectroStatic Discharge
  FM      =   Frequency Modulation
               Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting
  ISDB-T  =    Terrestrial
  NDA      =  Non-Disclosure Agreement
  RDS      =  Radio Data System

  About Atmel

Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets.

© 2010 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel®, Atmel logo and combinations thereof, and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

Information:

More information on the Atmel car radio antenna IC ATR4253 is available at: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4847

  Press Contacts:
  Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Director Automotive
  Phone: +49 7131 67-2081, Email:  susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com
  Agnes Toan, Public Relations Manager
  Tel: (+1) (408) 487-2963, Email: agnes.toan@atmel.com

Source: Atmel Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Director Automotive, +49 7131
67-2081, susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com, or Agnes Toan, Public Relations Manager,
+1-408-487-2963, agnes.toan@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation

Web Site:  http://www.atmel.com/

OmniVision Debuts Two New 2-Megapixel SOC Sensors to Support High-Volume Feature Phone Markets

OV2643 and OV2659 Add 720p HD Video and Excellent Low-Light Sensitivity to Further Extend Industry's Broadest 2-Megapixel Sensor Portfolio

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced two new system-on-a-chip (SOC) CMOS image sensors, the OV2643 and OV2659. Both sensors are designed to address the increased demand for 2-megapixel resolution cameras in the mid- to low-end feature phone segment, bringing high-definition (HD) video and excellent low-light sensitivity to this high-volume market. With the addition of the OV2643 and OV2659, OmniVision now offers the industry's broadest portfolio of 2megapixel camera solutions, serving a wide variety of applications including notebooks, webcams and gaming and entertainment devices.

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The two new SOC sensors with advanced image signal processing offer quality and functionality comparable to many high-performance digital still cameras, including 720p native HD video at 30 frames per second, excellent sensitivity and high quality image capture. Additionally, they are designed to meet the cost, size and performance requirements of the highly segmented camera phone market.

"We are seeing a clear trend of the mid- to low-end feature phone market migrating to 2-megapixel resolution, with significantly increasing demand from emerging markets such as China and India," said Per Rosdahl, director of product marketing at OmniVision. "OmniVision has invested in a very broad 2-megapixel portfolio to address the full range of size and performance requirements this market segment demands. The OV2643 and OV2659 are the first SOC sensors from OmniVision to offer HD capability at this resolution, providing a critical differentiator over other sensors currently on the market."

Designed for cost-sensitive applications, the OV2659 is built on OmniVision's 1.75-micron OmniPixel3-HS(TM) architecture, which achieves low-light sensitivity of 950 mV/lux-sec. The OV2659's 1/5-inch optical format and ultra-low profile (4 mm) fits the industry-standard 6.5 x 6.5 mm camera module size for handset applications.

The OV2643 targets more performance-centric applications, implementing OmniVision's advanced 2.2-micron OmniPixel3-HS architecture, which achieves a sensitivity of 1250 mV/lux-sec. This makes it ideal for ensuring excellent video image quality under the most challenging lighting conditions. The OV2643's 1/4-inch optical format also fits the critical 6.5 x 6.5 mm camera module size.

Both sensors offer automatic image control functions, which include automatic exposure control, automatic white balance and automatic black-level calibration. They also feature all standard image quality controls such as color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness (edge enhancement), lens correction, defective pixel canceling and noise canceling. The OV2643 also features black sun cancelation.

The OV2643 and OV2659 come with interfaces for standard serial camera control bus and digital video port (DVP) parallel output, offering support for UXGA, SVGA and 720p with programmable controls for frame rate as well as video operations.

The OV2643 and OV2659 are sampling now and are expected to enter mass production in Q4 2010.

About OmniVision

OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ:OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com/.

Safe-Harbor Language

Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, potential market appeal, and anticipated timing of mass production of the OV2643 and OV2659 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with OV2659 and OV2643, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.

OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OmniPixel3-HS(TM) is a trademark of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Source: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Media, Martijn Pierik, Impress Public Relations,
+1-602-366-5599, martijn@impress-pr.com; Company, Scott Foster,
+1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com, Investor Relations, Brian M. Dunn,
+1-408-653-3263, invest@ovt.com, both of OmniVision Technologies

Web Site:  http://www.ovt.com/

Education Channel PETAP.org Offers Academic Counseling and Career Assessment Services

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Sept. 1 -- PETAP LLC offers information regarding academic counseling and career assessment services through PETAP.org. These services will assist students in planning their career, choosing a school or college, and preparing for their postsecondary education. Information regarding these planning services is available as well as academic and career information.

PETAP's campus based and online schools and colleges directory offers information regarding hundreds of online and campus based schools. The A-Z directory page provides information about traditional campus based colleges and universities, campus based vocational schools, and campus based natural healing schools, and distance learning and online schools. Certificate and degree program information is available through the online and traditional campus based schools and colleges directories. These directories provide information about the different certificate and degree options available.

PETAP LLC provides information regarding education partners, tuition assistance programs, accrediting organizations, career and academic services, and much more. Through the premiere education channel PETAP.org, students can access information regarding a variety of available resources for gaining a higher education. Services can benefit prospective college students, business, and even communities.

To learn more about online schools and colleges, visit http://www.petap.org/

About PETAP.org

Partners in Education and Tuition Assistance Programs furnishes complementary no obligation information pertaining to online and campus based schools and colleges, career assessment and counseling services, certificate and degree programs, education partners, and tuition assistance programs.

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This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.send2press.com/

Source: PETAP LLC
   

CONTACT:  Renata McGee of PETAP LLC, +1-970-241-7756, mb@petap.info

Web Site:  http://www.petap.org/

Shopbop.com Announces Shopbop Global

Initiative is Part of Retailer's Mission to Provide Unparalleled International Service http://www.shopbop.com

MADISON, Wis., Sept. 1 -- Women's web-based fashion retailer Shopbop.com launches Shopbop Global: a free service that enables customers outside of the US to prepay import fees at checkout, ensuring faster, easier delivery. Last year, Shopbop introduced free worldwide shipping in three days or less. Both initiatives are part of the ten-year-old online boutique's commitment to serving its customers worldwide.

"We've seen overwhelming growth in our global customer base as women around the world turn to us for the latest fashion from established and up-and-coming designers," says Shopbop Head of International Marketing, Karen Grajwer. "We're thrilled to bring her this upgrade in service and will continue to seek new ways to improve her shopping experience."

Based in Madison, WI, Shopbop.com is a leading online shopping destination for fashion-forward women around the world. Carrying everything a woman needs for her wardrobe from trendy black handbags and designer flats to sweater dresses and jeggings, Shopbop offers a comprehensive collection of designer apparel and accessories to suit every style and occasion. Shopbop.com offers over three-hundred top designer labels including JNBY, 3.1 Phillip Lim, H by Hudson, Winter Kate, By Malene Birger, Alexander Wang, Vince, Current/Elliott, Juicy Couture, and J Brand. Shopbop.com is a subsidiary of (AMZN) Amazon.com

Source: Shopbop.com
   

CONTACT:  Alle Fister of Bollare, +1-310-246-0983, alle@bollare.com, for
Shopbop.com

Web Site:  http://www.shopbop.com/

BizArk Officially Launches to Open a New Era of E-Commerce

SHANGHAI, Sep. 1 -- BizArk, the leading provider of comprehensive solutions for international e-commerce and trade, officially launched its service recently. Its 18 international partners, including Paypal, Trustwave, TNT and Google, attended the release conference at the Shanghai Westin Hotel to extend congratulations.

In addition, BizArk invited Shanghai authorities and 80 BizArk customer representatives across China to witness and celebrate the official release of BizArk.

BizArk's parent company, Ketai Group, has been in the international online trade field since its establishment. In 2009, Ketai initially launched the comprehensive ecommerce solution for international trade to help Chinese companies develop global markets. At the beginning of 2010 BizArk obtained tens of millions of dollars investment from IDG Ventures.

In February 2010, the e-commerce service was officially named "BizArk", meaning the "Noah's Ark" carrying Chinese companies to the world. The release of BizArk is dedicated to helping Chinese trade companies gain a firm foothold in the global market based on brand establishment, changing the "low price and low quality" image of "made-in-China."

BizArk aims to provide tailored marketing solutions for Chinese companies with services -- overseas market analysis, website construction and multi-channel marketing -- as the core. Its main services include target customer research, website construction, search engine optimization, paid search engine marketing, social networking services, opt-in email marketing, affiliate marketing, website security support, online payment support, multilingual customer services, international legal consulting, overseas logistics and warehousing, international press releases and more.

Neil Zhou, the founder of BizArk, is a senior expert in the foreign trade e-commerce field. In the past five years, he has successfully operated several e-commerce sites including pass4sure.com and glassesshop.com, etc. Mr. Zhou said, "At present, few enterprises in China are aware of the prospective market of B2C foreign trade and attach importance to it. The competition is not so stiff. There is still the possibility of fast success for SMEs." He also points out that B2C foreign trade will become the new hot point in the Chinese e-commerce field over the next 3 to 5 years.

Another helmsman of BizArk, CEO Jason Gu, former General Manager of Google in the eastern China region and Google China Export Services division, has ten years of management experience in sales and marketing in multinational companies. Under the leadership of Jason and Neil, BizArk, together with 18 top partners, blew the horn in the new era of e-commerce to transform "made-in-China" to "invented for the world."

About BizArk

BizArk is an e-commerce company that provides comprehensive international trade e-commerce solutions & services, specializing in website construction, network marketing, website security, logistics, call centers, legal affairs consulting as well as support services.

http://www.thebizark.com/http://www.abizark.com/

  For more information, please contact:

   Grace Zhang
   Tel:   +86-21-31352166
   Email: service@thebizark.com

Source: BizArk Service Ltd.
   

CONTACT: Grace Zhang, +86-21-31352166, service@thebizark.com

Web site: http://www.thebizark.com/
http://www.abizark.com/

Private WiFi has Officially Launched its Early Adopters Program

In an attempt to help secure the world from hackers while using a public hotspot, Private WiFi has officially launched its WiFi Encryption Software. Until Sept., users can qualify for a month free of the hacker proof service.

SHERMAN, Conn., Sept. 1 -- Private WiFi is inviting everyone to be among the first users of its WiFi Encryption software. They have developed a software that can secure your personal information by encrypting the data which flows into and out of your laptop, making you invisible to hackers. It installs in just minutes, runs invisibly in the background, and protects you whenever and wherever you are connected to a WiFi hotspot.

Private WiFi uses the same complex technology and verified encryption used by important corporations and government agencies. All information going into and out of your PC becomes encrypted. Their incredibly fast servers in numerous locations around the world decrypt your communications and sends them to the right destination. To top that off, Private WiFi users also benefit from anonymous IP addresses and location masking to add to their privacy.

Private WiFi is a completely new product and comes with a special offer for early adopters. The company wants to show that they value users' opinions and comments as they help developers design better products and services to suit consumers' needs. This is why they want to reward feedback related to this new product.

Customers are encouraged to tell them what they liked and did not like about Private WiFi and what should be done to improve it. All comments, either positive or negative, receive a certificate for one month usage free of charge, worth $9.95. Or, if they really do not like it and want to give it up, they can give useful feedback to help improve it, and be rewarded with $5 on their PayPal account. (Limited, of course, to one per account). The early adopters program is scheduled to run until September 30th 2010.

About Wireless Security Risks

WiFi usage has been thriving in the recent period due to its convenience and ease of use. A person can log in to the Internet from the airport, the library, a coffee house or any other public place offering a hotspot. However, a small number of people are aware of the security risks typically associated with using wireless access.

Wireless networks use radio waves instead of cable to link computers to one another. When someone connects to a wireless network, they open up their PC, as well as the personal information that is stored on it, to a new kind of hacker called a sniffer. Sniffing has become more widespread recently due to the wide range of easy-to-use hacking tools. Sniffers don't need physical access to your PC, they just have to be in the same network as you. Once in, they have access to all types of personal data, such as passwords, social security numbers, credit card numbers, drivers licenses and any other data that other network users have on their computer.

Private WiFi protect your identity and sensitive information by becoming invisible on any public WiFi network. For further information, please contact us at 1-888-525-3078 or at http://www.privatewifi.com.

This press release was issued through 24-7PressRelease.com.  For further information, visit http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/.

Source: Private WiFi
   

CONTACT:  Mike Neder of Private WiFi, 1-888-525-3078,
webmaster@privatewifi.com

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

Alcatel-Lucent Acquires OpenPlug, a Cross-Platform Mobile Software Development Tool Provider

Acquisition Expands Company's Developer Tools to Make Applications Available on Diverse Operating Systems and in More Service Provider Stores

PARIS, September 1, 2010--     Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
that it has acquired OpenPlug, a mobile software and applications development
tools vendor. Through this acquisition, Alcatel-Lucent deepens its role in
the applications space by delivering, as part of its integrated suite of
developer tools, a platform where application developers can write an
application once, which will then be translated to run on any of the five
major mobile operating systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

    Alcatel-Lucent can now extend OpenPlug's functionality to
service providers, enterprises and developers so they can create and deploy
applications -- in virtually record time and without sacrificing the unique
customer experience -- across multiple mobile devices and within service
provider app stores. As a result, applications that had previously only been
available on more sophisticated devices such as smartphones, can now be
enjoyed by consumers on any mobile device, which opens up opportunities in
emerging markets, where low cost mobile phone circulation is highest.

    This is the second acquisition Alcatel-Lucent has made over
the past three months to expand and enhance the application ecosystem. In
June, the company acquired ProgrammableWeb, the technology industry's go-to
source of API-related content.

    "While demand for mobile apps is peaking, so is the
fragmentation of mobile development platforms and tools," said Michael Cote,
analyst for Redmonk. "This makes it very expensive to target all devices and
can lead to putting all your eggs in one, often tightly controlled basket,
like Apple's, or doing a least-common denominator, mobile web app that can't
benefit from full native device access. A tool that can target all platforms
is hugely needed in this space, and OpenPlug should work well with the total
mobile app development portfolio Alcatel-Lucent is putting together."

    Thanks to OpenPlug, service providers, enterprises and
developers do not have to be selective about which of the many mobile
platforms they will write applications for, thus limiting their potential for
service adoption and revenue potential. OpenPlug's mobile software turns
every device into a smart device. It allows developers to write applications
once and convert application code into native software that runs on any
leading mobile device operating system, including iPhone(R), Android(R),
Symbian(R), Windows Mobile(R), and Linux(R).

    "Being able to provide more applications across multiple
devices helps service providers significantly broaden their app store content
to create more value for consumers," said Laura Merling, vice president of
Alcatel-Lucent's global developer strategy. "As service providers typically
offer multiple mobile devices to their subscriber base, the OpenPlug software
can help them get to market five times faster by allowing them to easily port
an application to all of their devices. And this isn't purely a mobile play
-- the software can be extended to support application development for IPTV
set top boxes, game consoles, even the ng Connect LTE Connected Car."

    "Deploying valuable web and mobile services requires
assembling many different pieces from many horizons," said Eric Baissus, CEO
of OpenPlug. "By combining OpenPlug's ELIPS Suite and ELIPS Studio
technologies with Alcatel-Lucent's platforms and API services, we enable
developers and service providers to gather all these pieces in a very
efficient and consistent way. This will dramatically facilitate the
deployment and the monetization of the new generation of applications that
the market is expecting."

    The OpenPlug toolset will be incorporated into
Alcatel-Lucent's Developer Platform (
http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/application_enablement/dpp.php) and Open API
Service (http://openapiservice.com/), thus broadening the functionality
available to service providers, enterprises and developers for the exposure
of network assets and the rapid introduction of new services across mobile
and Web domains.

    The move advances Alcatel-Lucent's Application Enablement
(http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/application_enablement/) strategy, which is
focused on combining the trusted and secure network capabilities of service
providers with the speed and innovation of the Web to provide a richer
end-user experience.

    About OpenPlug

    OpenPlug is a software provider specialized in mobile telephony and
commercializes under the ELIPS name a range of patented technologies that
facilitate the development of mobile phones, smartphones and the applications
that run on them. ELIPS Studio offers the first open software development
environment allowing Independent software vendors (ISVs) to create and deploy
simultaneously in record time their mobile applications on iPhone, Android,
Symbian, Windows Mobile, Linux and other proprietary systems. ELIPS Suite is
a white-label application suite that facilitates the design of mass-market
mobile phones and ships in millions of Tier-1 mobile phones worldwide.
OpenPlug products are used by leaders of the mobile industry such as Sony
Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Arima Communications, Foxconn, as well as
thousands of application developers. Founded in 2002, OpenPlug is based in
Sophia Antipolis - France. For more information, visit OpenPlug's corporate
website at http://www.openplug.com or the ELIPS Studio Developer Zone at
http://developer.openplug.com. (iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and
Linux are registered trademarks of their respective owners.)

    About Alcatel-Lucent

    Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic
industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and
governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video
communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged
broadband networking, IP and optics technologies, applications and services,
Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of
Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications
industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced
global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local
partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2
billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located
in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent
blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.

Source: Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts: Peter Benedict, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-84, peter.benedict@alcatel-lucent.com ; Mark Hudson, Tel: +1-405-844-68-27, mfhudson@alcatel-lucent.com . Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Frank Maccary, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-11, frank.maccary@alcatel-lucent.com ; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com ; Tom Bevilacqua, Tel: +1-908-582-7998, bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com .

Enspert Launches Korea's 1st Domestic 7" Tablet PC, 'IDENTITY TAB' with Leading Korean Carrier, KT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 --   -- Enspert launches Korea's 1st 7" tablet PC, called the
    "IDENTITY TAB"
  -- IDENTITY TAB leads the pad-type device market with high-end
     specifications, various advanced functionalities, and a
     competitive design.
  -- Enspert begins its MVNO business by launching a tablet PC in
     its domestic Korea market and is actively expanding its
     international business segments.

Media convergence device expert Enspert (President Brian CS Lee, http://www.enspert.com/ ) announced the launch of its 7" tablet PC, IDENTITY TAB, on KT's networks on August 31st.

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IDENTITY TAB's (i-tab) powerful hardware includes a capacitive multi-touch LCD, a 1GHz CPU, 8GB of embedded memory, a DMB chip (for television viewing), a light sensor, a GPS chip, an accelerometer, and a 3.0 megapixel camera. The table supports a diverse range of video codecs to ensure excellent multimedia functionality, performance and compatibility.

An e-Book viewer, MS Office (for document viewing & editing), and AR are some of the several pre-installed applications on the tablet. Powerful educational and entertainment features are available for younger users through numerous multimedia functionality. Popular social media applications such as Twitter, MeToday, and Facebook are also pre-installed for convenient SNS usage. The Android Market is available for more applications, such as navigation applications.

A special DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) based 3 screen solution is embedded on the IDENTITY TAB to enable seamless content sharing between a TV, a PC/Laptop, and a mobile phone.  It will also come with a personalized delivery service, sampling and scanning the user's profile, interests, and propensities to find and deliver recommended content via intelligent push solution (Dynamic Contents Delivery). The 3- Screen and DCD solutions are developed by Enspert's parent company, Insprit (http://www.in-sprit.com/ ), and is a specialized function of the i-tab.

Enspert, working with KT, has officially entered the tablet PC market, and has set its strategy for a unified content/service/device MVNO business, targeting areas such as e-menu, e-medicine, e-magazine, e-learning, U-health, U-city, etc.

The i-tab is expected to be used by the publications industry in compliment and in lieu of e-books, magazines, and newspapers.  It will be also widely used as a device for TV & game contents because of its powerful specifications.

Enspert president Brian (ChangSeok) Lee commented: "We are humbled by being the first Korean company to launch a tablet PC.  Our product is expected to lead the domestic and global marketplace with its high-end specifications and competitive pricing."

IDENTITY TAB is a 7" Android based tablet PC.  Enspert's product will not only be launched in the domestic market, but will also be launched in North America, Europe and China. Enspert is actively engaging with partnerships among regional and global entities.

About Enspert

Enspert is a media convergence solution and device provider facilitating 3 screen services including Convergence Network Solutions, 3-Screen SW Platforms, Multimedia Solutions, Embedded S/W, and IP-based devices, such as DMB, VoIP/SoIP, WiBro/WiMax, and MID devices. Since its inception in 2006, Inbrics has developed partnerships with global carriers and manufacturers helping the company to become a leader in the Korean media convergence marketplace and accelerate international expansion in the Americas, Europe, Asia, etc. Enspert is a publically traded subsidiary of Insprit, also publically traded, a mobile convergence solutions provider, both listed on the KOSDAQ exchange in Korea. The company is based in Seoul, Korea. For more information, visit http://www.enspert.com/

About Insprit

Insprit is a mobile convergence solutions provider powering some of the world's foremost electronics manufacturers in their service offerings around the world.  With over 200 engineers and years of experience with all of the major telecom carriers in Korea, Insprit continues to push the envelope in developing convergence solutions that propel wireless and fixed carriers to offer advanced communication services to their subscribers. Insprit is the parent company of Enspert and is publically traded on the KOSDAQ exchange in Korea. For more information, visit http://www.insprit.com/ .

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PR Newswire Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Enspert; Insprit
   

CONTACT: Bobby Cha, Managing Director, +1-714-318-2232,
bobbycha@enspert.com

Microsoft and Temenos Prove Scale of Support for the Largest Retail Banking Operations

Performance testing reveals revolutionizing technology options for large banks and dramatically reduces core banking transaction processing costs.

REDMOND, Wash. and GENEVA, Sept. 1 -- Microsoft Corp. and Temenos Group AG, the global provider of banking software, today announced the successful completion of a high-performance benchmark that measured the high-end scalability of TEMENOS T24 (T24) on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter.

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The testing environment, created to reflect real-world retail banking activity volumes, was made up of 25 million accounts and 15 million customers across 2,000 branches. At peak performance the system processed more than 3,400 transactions per second in online testing and averaged over 5,200 interest accrual and capitalisations per second during close of business processing. The testing demonstrated near linear scalability (95 percent) in building up toward the final the hardware configuration.

This benchmark was performed as part of the strategic alliance between Temenos and Microsoft announced last year, the aim of which is to deliver an optimized T24 core banking solution on Microsoft technology, and thus greatly increase operational efficiency at large-scale banks. The performance figures shown here together with the massive scalability of SQL Server 2008 R2 make the combination of T24 and Microsoft technologies an increasingly compelling proposition for even the largest banks across the globe.

Karen Cone, general manager of Worldwide Financial Services at Microsoft, adds, "Our partnership with Temenos is proving very successful on several fronts. This confirmation of T24's performance capability on the Microsoft platform to address the requirements of the world's largest banks is clearly a very exciting result, which will undoubtedly be of interest to many of our existing financial services customers. Many of these banks already benefit from Microsoft technologies for their mission-critical distribution channels and in support of customer-facing staff. With T24 performing at this level, we are able to deliver those same total cost-of-ownership benefits, flexibility and agility to an area that has historically been hampered by legacy systems, where replacement has been perceived as challenging. We are encouraged to see that a number of banks have already signed up for this winning combination."

Temenos CEO Andreas Andreades concludes, "We have always been committed to providing our customers with the widest possible choice of hardware and software platforms on which they can run T24. With this benchmark we bring to market a revolutionary solution which we are confident can serve the needs of large banks while delivering a superior cost strategy. This close collaboration with Microsoft, focused on optimizing T24 for the Windows and SQLServer platform, confirms our ongoing effort toward helping our customers to remain the most profitable in the industry."

The project was undertaken by a joint Temenos and Microsoft team, in the Microsoft performance testing facilities in Redmond, Wash., during July 2010. This is part of an ongoing program of T24 performance testing based on real-case situations across a variety of hardware and software platforms. Intel's Xeon 7500 Processor Series was used to support the benchmark by providing even more capable platform features, allowing scalable performance, advanced reliability and server consolidation.

Pauline Nist, general manager, Mission Critical Segment Organization, Intel Data Center Group comments: "The team worked together on this performance benchmark where our excellent scalability and results highlight how Microsoft SQL Server and T24 with Intel Xeon processor 7500 series are revolutionizing the performance of mission critical applications."

About Temenos

Founded in 1993 and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: TEMN), Temenos Group AG is a global provider of banking software systems in the Retail, Corporate & Correspondent, Universal, Private, Islamic and Microfinance & Community banking markets. Headquartered in Geneva with 56 offices worldwide, Temenos serves over 1000 customers in more than 120 countries. Temenos' software products provide advanced technology and rich functionality, incorporating best practice processes that leverage Temenos' experience in over 600 implementations around the globe. Temenos' advanced and automated implementation approach, provided by its strong Client Services organisation, ensures efficient and low-risk core banking platform migrations. Temenos is top of the IBS Sales League Table 2009; winner every year since its launch of the Best Core Banking Product in Banking Technology magazine's Readers' Choice Awards and ranks 26th in the American Banker top 100 FinTech companies. Temenos customers are proven to be more profitable than their peers: data from The Banker - top 1000 banks shows that Temenos' customers enjoy a 54% higher return on assets, a 62% higher return on capital and a cost/income ratio that is 7.2 points lower than non-Temenos customers. For more information please visit http://www.temenos.com.

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.

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Microsoft Corp.
   

CONTACT:  Wendy Grover of Microsoft Corp., +1-425-705-7609,
wegrover@microsoft.com; or Petra Shuttlewood of Temenos, +44 (0) 207 423 3751,
pshuttlewood@temenos.com

Web Site:  http://www.microsoft.com/

The Lady Has a New Look -- But a Long Track Record: DSNR Media Group Leading Result-Based Interactive Advertising Company Launches New Logo

Exciting, multi-dimensional and outreaching- that is what it is all about!

RA'ANANA, Israel, Sept. 1 -- DSNR Media Group (DMG), a trailblazing result-based online and mobile advertising company, supporting a unique partnership with advertisers and publishers, has launched an exciting new logo.

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The New Logo is colored brilliant orange, continuing the DMG color -- chosen to express optimism and creativity. The intertwining, yet clearly defined, "blocks", represent the multiple interactive platforms mastered by DMG:

Including online advertising, mobile advertising and a unique, post click optimization platform.

The new logo expresses two obvious messages:

On the one hand, DMG can provide advertisers with measurable ROI on various interactive platforms, from online to mobile.

At the same, DMG has an interactive partnership with its customers, both advertisers and publishers.  This partnership combines professional experience and expertise with unique technology, including the exclusive,  proprietary Traffiliate optimization platform.

From planning and pre-click through conversion and sustainability, the DMG team provides an unmatched level of cooperation to achieve the campaign's goal.

Nothing is left to chance -- and that is why the "blocks" are so clearly cut -- every step is granularly measured to achieve measurable performance.

DMG is participating in DMEXCO Cologne and Ad-Tech London where its new logo will appear.  Participants in these industry shows are invited to join DMG to learn more about its mission and how it can be applied to their business.

About DMG

DSNR Media Group (DMG) is a result-based interactive advertising company for online & mobile, relying on years of in-depth proven experience.  Offering unique optimization technology and methodologies along with large scale media aggregation expertise, DMG runs campaigns in over 25 languages, spanning a worldwide market influence of over 25 billion impressions and 200 million unique users per month.

For further information visit us: http://www.dsnrmg.com/ ; http://www.traffiliate.com/

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Source: DSNR Media Group
   

CONTACT:  Ida Yoffe, Marketing Communications, DSNR Media Group,
iday@DsnrMG.com, (972) 9-7626161, Ext. 6169

Web Site:  http://www.dsnrmg.com/

Nikonians(R) Academy Launches in Europe

DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany, September 1, 2010--

    - The Popular Workshops Helping you Master Your Nikon(R) DSLR Cameras,
Flash Technology and Software Find Their way From North America to Europe.

    Nikonians, the largest community for Nikon photographers
worldwide, today launches the European arm of its Nikonians Academy. For five
years the Nikonians Academy has successfully hosted workshops in the United
States and Canada. The strong demand and experience gained in the North
American workshops prompted the decision to import the courses to Europe.

    Hayo Baan, Head Instructor for the Nikonians Academy Europe,
says: "We are very happy to bring the opportunity to learn everything about
Nikon photography to Europe, based on the excellent work established by our
colleagues in North America. We will expand our offer step by step to cover
all aspects of photography."

    The first courses will start in the United Kingdom (London,
Manchester and Birmingham) in early October, focusing on the Nikon DSLRs:
D300 / D300s, D80 / D90, D700 and D3. Also available will be the populare
Creative Lighting & iTTL workshops. They will be hosted by the experienced
pro photographer and instructor John McDonald.

    All workshops can be booked exclusively online through the Nikonians
Academy Europe webpage: http://www.nikoniansacademy.eu.

About Nikonians Academy

    The Nikonians Academy is an enterprise of the Nikonians community. It has
operated since 2005 in North America and opens in Europe in August 2010.

    About Nikonians

    Nikonians was founded in 2000 and is the world's largest internet
community for Nikon photographers. Having over 300,000 members and 65,000
visitors daily, Nikonians offers numerous sources of information and is an
interactive platform for discussion, inspiration and support.

    Nikonians is not linked to Nikon Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

    More information about Nikonians can be found at:
http://www.nikonians.org/html/about/

   
    Press Contact
    Hendric Schneider
    Nikonians EMEA Ltd
    mail:hendric.schneider@nikonians.org
    phone:+49-771-8976849

Source: Nikonians EMEA Ltd

Press Contact: Hendric Schneider, Nikonians EMEA Ltd, mail:hendric.schneider@nikonians.org, phone:+49-771-8976849

Epson Expands Signature Worthy Line of Media With Wider Selection of Rolls

Epson Signature Worthy Roll Media Now Includes Hot and Cold Press Papers in 17 to 60-Inch Widths and Exhibition Fiber Paper in 17 to 64-Inch Widths

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1 -- Epson is expanding its Signature Worthy(TM) line of professional media for photographers and fine artists by offering a wider selection of roll-based products. Due to the growing popularity of Hot Press and Cold Press papers, Epson is now offering these products in rolls of 17-inch, 24-inch, 44-inch, and 60-inch widths. The company is also expanding its offerings of Exhibition Fiber Paper to include 17-inch, 24-inch, 44-inch, and 64-inch wide rolls.

"We have collaborated with many of the industry's leading photographers and fine artists to redefine and perfect the art of paper making, and the overwhelming success of these three papers mandates that we expand our line to include rolls," said Jeff Smith, product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America. "Every day, a growing number of professionals switch to these breakthrough papers because of the stunning images they can produce, and in an effort to help satisfy the demands of professionals, we are delighted to be able to provide these papers in rolls."

Optimized for use with Epson Stylus® Pro printers and inks - including the Epson 900-series with Epson UltraChrome® HDR ink technology - Signature Worthy papers are designed to help creative professionals create prints that yield richer blacks, smoother tonal transitions and wider color gamuts.

Epson Hot Press and Cold Press Papers

Epson Hot Press papers give artists a unique, smooth surface for advanced print making while Cold Press papers offer a more textured surface. Epson offers both surfaces in two choices of white points: Hot Press Bright and Cold Press Bright for those who prefer a brighter white point; and Hot Press Natural and Cold Press Natural for those who prefer a warmer tone. Both Hot Press and Cold Press papers are composed of a true cotton fiber base, are acid/lignin-free and achieve near-instant dry times.

Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

Epson's Exhibition Fiber Paper is designed to give professional and advanced photographers a paper that delivers the true look and feel of a classic F-surface, air-dried print that's revered by professionals who have extensive backgrounds from the days of dark room processing. This paper also has a cotton fiber base and is acid/lignin-free.

"Since the launch of Exhibition Fiber Paper three years ago, photographers and fine artists have increasingly asked Epson to make this paper available in larger roll sizes to achieve maximum image quality while increasing productivity," adds Jeff Smith. "Now that it's available in roll widths up to 64 inches, it will be a huge advantage for them as well as fine art repro shops."

Availability

New Signature Worthy roll papers are currently available through authorized Epson Professional Imaging resellers. For more information on Epson's complete line of professional media, visit http://www.proimaging.epson.com.

About Epson America, Inc.

Epson America, Inc. is a leading provider of an extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors, scanners and point-of-service printers that are renowned for their high quality, functionality, innovation and energy efficiency. Epson America is a U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, which employs more than 70,000 people in 106 countries around the world. Seiko Epson is committed to its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria. To learn more about Epson America, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).

Note:  Specifications and terms are subject to change. Epson, Epson Stylus and Epson UltraChrome are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corp. Signature Worthy is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these trademarks.

Source: Epson America, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  John Jatinen of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5173,
John_Jatinen@ea.epson.com; or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200,
ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com, for Epson America, Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.epson.com/

Epson Stylus NX625 Delivers Superior All-in-One Performance and High-Speed Automatic Two-Sided Printing for the Home

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1 -- Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of superior performing desktop printing solutions, today introduced the Epson Stylus® NX625, a powerful all-in-one with high-speed automatic two-sided printing. Ideal for busy households with multiple users and students who need an affordable all-in-one, Epson Stylus NX625 is also the world's fastest printer in its class(1) with built-in Wi-Fi n(2) and Ethernet to quickly and flawlessly print everyday documents from simple e-mails and vacation photos to elaborate invitations and more.

"The Epson Stylus NX625 is perfect for families and students who need a superior performing all-in-one at an affordable price," said Stacey Tieu, associate product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America, Inc. "Not only is the Epson Stylus NX625 the world's fastest all-in-one with high-speed automatic two-sided printing, it is also a feature-rich machine with copy and scan functions plus superior photo capabilities."

The Epson Stylus NX625 features built-in memory card slots and a 2.5-inch color LCD to easily view, select, edit, and print photos without a computer(3). Utilizing Epson's all-pigment DURABrite® Ultra ink, this versatile all-in-one delivers superior photo quality and durable prints that are fade(4)-, smudge- and water(5)-resistant, while also printing a 4"x6" photo in as fast as 20 seconds(6). In addition, the Epson Stylus NX625 offers high-quality scanning with 2400 dpi to archive important documents.

  Additional Features of the Epson Stylus NX625:
  --  High-speed automatic two-sided printing with speeds of 7.6 ISO ppm
      (black) and 4.6 ISO ppm (color)(6), based on the ISO standard
  --  World's Fastest all-in-one with speeds of 15 ISO ppm (black) and 7.2
      ISO ppm (color)(6), based on the ISO standard
  --  Restore faded color photos without a PC
  --  Adjust over- and under-exposed photos, and enhance richness and
      scenery in photos with Auto Photo Correction
  --  Versatile ink cartridges used for both photos and documents
  --  Replace only the ink cartridge needed with individual ink cartridges
  --  Extra high-capacity ink cartridges available, saving approximately 35
      percent in ink costs(7)
  --  Quickly print photos and more from mobile devices; see
      http://www.epson.com/mobileprinting for more information
  --  ENERGY STAR® qualified, RoHS compliant, and designed to be recycled(8)
  --  Epson MicroPiezo® print head features DX3(TM) technology with smart
      nozzles that each produce and precisely place three sizes of ink
      droplets to create exceptional photos and documents

  Pricing and Availability

The Epson Stylus NX625 ($149.99*) will be available in September through major computer, office and electronic superstores, a variety of retail stores nationwide and Epson's retail site, http://www.epsonstore.com. For more information, please see the Epson Stylus NX625 fact sheet.

About Epson America, Inc.

Epson America, Inc. is a leading provider of an extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors, scanners and point-of-service printers that are renowned for their high quality, functionality, innovation and energy efficiency. Epson America is a U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, which employs more than 70,000 people in 106 countries around the world. Seiko Epson is committed to its ongoing contributions to the global environment and for the second year in a row has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria. To learn more about Epson America, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Epson, Epson Stylus and MicroPiezo are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark, and Exceed Your Vision is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. DURABrite is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

(1)  Fastest in its class printing black text in default, single-side mode, in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734.  Compared to ink jet all-in-ones priced $199.99 or as of August 10 based on manufacturers rated ISO speeds or independent testing.

(2)  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n certified; level of performance subject to the range of the router being used

(3)  Some functions may not be supported by Mac®, such as two-sided printing and accessing memory cards when the printer is networked.

(4)  Display permanence based on accelerated testing of prints displayed under glass in indoor display conditions; album permanence based on accelerated testing of prints in dark storage conditions. Actual print stability will vary according to media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, temperature, humidity and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee the longevity of prints. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or UV filter or properly store them.

(5)  Water resistance on Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Semi-Gloss, Premium Luster Photo Paper, and Photo Paper, when using genuine Epson inks.

(6)  ISO ppm is based on the new international standard for measuring print speed. Black and color print speeds are determined in default, single-side mode, in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software, and page complexity. See http://www.epson.com/printspeed for details, including complete ISO reports.

(7)  Save about 35% compared to T125 Standard capacity cartridges. Actual savings and yields may vary. See http://www.epson.com/cartridgeinfo.

(8)  See our website for convenient and reasonable recycling options at http://www.epson.com/recycle.

*Estimated street price

Source: Epson America, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Caroline Zubieta of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-4026,
caroline_zubieta@ea.epson.com; or Cheryl Seaberg of Walt & Company,
+1-408-369-7200, ext. 2981, cseaberg@walt.com

Web Site:  http://www.epson.com/

Aquent Announces a New Website for RoboHead

A Leaner, Easier to Navigate Site for an Improved User Experience

BOSTON, Sept. 1 -- Aquent's On Demand division, a provider of web-based tools for creative and marketing professionals, has released a new website for its industry-leading marketing project management solution, RoboHead.

"We know people's time is valuable and want to respect that when they visit our site," said Patrick Campbell, vice president of Aquent's On Demand division. "With that in mind, we've made it very easy for a prospective client to see screen shots, watch a demo, learn more about our product, and contact a specialist for more information. And when someone does reach out to us, they can continue to expect a prompt personal phone call -- we've been known to surprise prospective clients by sometimes calling literally within a minute or two of receiving their request."

Dan Perez, chief technical officer for Aquent On Demand said, "In addition to the content changes, we saw this as a chance to upgrade the technology as well, so we'll deliver this site using Amazon's new CloudFront service. This uses a global network of servers to deliver content quickly with the best possible performance."

About RoboHead

RoboHead is the industry-leading marketing project management tool that helps marketing and creative services organizations manage the full lifecycle of their projects, from intake through delivery. This web-based solution not only tracks dates, deadlines, time, and resources, it also manages collaboration, approvals, notification, and finances.

About Aquent On Demand

The On Demand division of Aquent began in 2004 with a goal of providing web-based, on demand software solutions to creative and marketing organizations that are easy to use, affordable and fast to implement. This began with the industry-leading marketing project management solution, RoboHead, continued in 2007 with MajorTom, an enterprise class digital asset management solution, and in 2010, saw the launch of ReviewPad, an inexpensive way to share files, collect feedback, and manage sign-off process. These leading on-demand tools are used by thousands of individuals at some of the world's leading companies.

Source: Aquent
   

CONTACT:  Patrick Campbell, Aquent, +1-952-851-3690,
PCampbell@aquent.com

Web Site:  http://www.robohead.net/

Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project Launches Groundbreaking Online Tool to Help Prosecute War Criminals

LOS ANGELES, September 1, 2010--

    - Human Rights & International Law Online Forum Endorsed by Prosecutor
of the International Criminal Court

    The Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project today launched a
groundbreaking online tool that allows those involved in prosecuting war
criminals around the world to collaborate, share information and analyze
legal hurdles more effectively.

    The Human Rights & International Criminal Law Online Forum, at
http://www.UCLALawForum.com, provides a venue for lawyers, researchers,
government officials and interested members of the general public to discuss
- and potentially resolve - difficult questions on international justice. The
Forum was created with the support of the Office of the Prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court in The Hague.

    "Bringing war criminals to justice is a truly international effort that
requires an extraordinary amount of collaboration," said Sanela Diana
Jenkins, the Sarajevo-born businesswoman and human rights activist who
established the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project at the UCLA School
of Law in 2009. "The Forum uses technology to provide a place for the best
ideas and the best practices to be shared around the world. I believe it can
also advance the cause of justice by allowing ordinary people to participate
in the discussion alongside the experts."

    Ms. Jenkins continued: "My experience - first as a refugee and then in
helping rebuild Bosnia - has convinced me that legitimate international legal
institutions are vital. When the world stands together, it counters the sense
of impunity that allows these monsters to believe they can do as they like."

    The Forum was created with the cooperation and assistance of the Office
of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The International
Criminal Court advances international justice and human rights by embracing
new developments in human rights law and prosecuting perpetrators of mass
atrocities. The Forum is intended to provide insight and debate on highly
contested issues.

    "For us, it's very important," said Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor
of the International Criminal Court. "It's a way for us to refine our legal
thinking. We like to understand different perceptions in order to reach our
own conclusions."

    The Forum will deal with one issue at a time. The inaugural issue
addresses the question of whether the Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Court has jurisdiction to investigate suspected war crimes arising
out of the Gaza conflict in 2008 and 2009. Leading legal thinkers on this
issue have posted extensive articles on the Forum debating the issue.

    "The Forum will provide an opportunity for a serious global public debate
on some of the most important human rights problems of the day," said
Professor Richard Steinberg, director of the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human
Rights Project. "This project also provides amazing opportunities for UCLA
law students, who are able to collaborate directly with world renowned human
rights practitioners and scholars."

    About the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project at UCLA School of Law

    The Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project
(http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/index.asp?page251) was established in 2009
by a gift from Sanela Diana Jenkins to advance the cause of human rights
around the world. The Project engages in a range of activities, continuously
identifying and pursuing the most promising opportunities for addressing
human rights issues around the globe, while at the same time advancing
understanding about human rights through interdisciplinary studies. The
Project is run by the noted foreign relations expert and UCLA Law Professor
Richard H. Steinberg.

    About Sanela Diana Jenkins

    Businesswoman and international human rights activist Sanela Diana
Jenkins is the Chairman, CEO and founder of the U.S.- and U.K.-based drinks
company, Neuro (http://www.drinkneuro.com). She produced and published "Room
23," a best-selling photography book, and owns Melissa Odabash, a leading
European swimwear business. Ms. Jenkins recently acquired TV1, a new
television station in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Sarajevo, Ms. Jenkins
was forced to flee her home as a refugee during the siege of Sarajevo and
lost many friends and family members during the war. Her Sanela Diana Jenkins
Foundation (http://www.sdjfoundation.org) is the largest privately funded
Bosnian organization of its kind. She is an honorary adviser to Bosnian
president Haris Silajdzic. In 2008, Ms. Jenkins won the Mostar Peace
Connection Prize for her humanitarian work.

Source: Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project

Mark Bolland, +44-780-809-2277, mark.bolland@markbolland.com, for Sanela Diana Jenkins; or Nicola Fletcher, +31(0)70-515-8071, Nicola.fletcher@icc-cpi.int, for the ICC Office of the Prosecutor; or Richard Steinberg, +1-310-267-2064, steinberg@law.ucla.edu, for the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project

Jackpotjoy.com is the Nation's Favourite Bingo Site!

LONDON, September 1, 2010--     If you can measure how good a Bingo site is by the number of visits it
gets, then Jackpotjoy.com is officially the UK's best Bingo site over the
past 6 months, according to Experian Hitwise who measure the market share of
visits to all the country's top Bingo sites.

    Back in March Jackpotjoy.com completely re-launched their Bingo site, not
an easy thing to do in a competitive market like online Bingo. If the public
didn't like what they saw, Jackpotjoy could see even their most loyal members
disappear. For more on Jackpotjoy.com's Bingo please see
http://www.jackpotjoy.com/bingo/games/bingo-games/bingo-sites.html.

    But Jackpotjoy.com's seven years of experience haven't gone to waste and
from January to June 2010 they ranked number 1 against all Bingo sites in the
UK, beating the likes of Foxy, Gala and Tombola, according to leading global
online competitive intelligence service Experian Hitwise.*

    To play Jackpotjoy please visit http://www.jackpotjoy.com

    "It's been a real team effort," explains head of Jackpotjoy, Adele
Lawton. "We're all delighted with the achievement."

    The re-launch saw a new look site, as well as a brand new Bingo product.
For more on what's new at Jackpotjoy, please see
http://www.jackpotjoy.com/whatsnew

    "Change is always very challenging," Adele told us, "both for the
consumers and for the business itself. Our success here reflects the ability
we nurture around the office as well as the strength of the Jackpotjoy brand
in the market place."

    The Bingo site was re-launched at the end of March 2010, and it was
quickly followed by a Hitwise Number 1 Ranking for April.

    "It was interesting to get the first award almost at the same time as
launching the site. It meant that we'd gone into the launch with a market
leading position which we then had to keep hold of with a completely new
product.

    "The fact that we've maintained our position for the next three months as
well - between April and June - is firm proof that the re-launch worked."

    This latest news precedes a major push at Jackpotjoy.com that's been
planned for some time.

    "Yes, it's true," Adele confirms, "we do have a big push coming this
autumn. I'm not going to reveal too much but, as we've said before, we'll be
going into homes across the country, turning Jackpotjoy.com into a household
name. It's very exciting..."

    * Experian Hitwise, based on UK market share of visits to Gambling -
Bingo websites, Top 10 Awards January - June 2010

    For more details on the story, please see Jackpotjoy's blog at
http://blog.jackpotjoy.com/2010/08/29/best-bingo-site-jan-jun-2010/

    GAMESYS

    The Gamesys Group was founded by Noel Hayden in April 2001 with a small
team of developers. The aim was to build a profitable online entertainment
business providing Instant Win, Bingo and Casino games to a worldwide
audience using proprietary gaming software.

    After eight years, the Group's leading brand, Jackpotjoy.com, has built
an audience of over 3,000,000 members and pays out in excess of GBP 90
million every month. The success of Jackpotjoy.com has established the
Gamesys Group as one of the UK's leading online gaming businesses. In 2006
they were named No. 1 in the Microsoft/Sunday Times Tech Track 100 League
Table, and they're now one of only four companies to have appeared on the
list four years in a row. This feat reflects both the company's capacity for
sustained growth and its remarkable resilience resilience during periods of
financial instability.

    For more information on Gamesys, please visit:
http://www.gamesyscorporate.com/press_releases.php

   
    CONTACT:

    Aga Reszka
    Gamesys
    +44(0)20-7478-8100
    press@gamesys.co.uk

Source: Gamesys

CONTACT:  Aga Reszka, Gamesys, +44(0)20-7478-8100, press@gamesys.co.uk

HDI Dune Launches HDI Dune Pro: A High-End Media Center Featuring HDI Dune Home Technology for Connected Home Services

New audiophile-grade media player connects to the home network and provides the management of all connected devices and media via the television

BERLIN, Sept. 1 -- IFA exhibition -- HDI Dune today announced HDI Dune Pro, the company's new upscale high-definition media center and the first product to feature HDI Dune Home Technology--a Connected Home Services platform, developed in conjunction with 4Home, that allows home monitoring, media management, and control of all networked cameras, thermostats, lights, etc. from the television.

HDI Dune Pro is the world's first Blu-ray player to support Connected Home Services.  "Consumer excitement for Connected Home Services is fueling demand for A/V products that offer superior networking and control functionality," said Konstantin Dyshlevoy, CEO of HDI Dune. "When consumers buy a product with HDI Dune Home technology they'll be able to adjust their digital thermostat or see who is at the front door just as easily as they can enjoy high-definition movies from the comfort of their couch."

HDI Dune has partnered with 4Home to develop HDI Dune Home Technology as the standard for delivering Connected Home Services to A/V products. The technology allows these products to connect to the home network and display a control interface for monitoring and managing all connected devices and media via the television.

"HDI Dune is constantly innovating with consumer electronics, and their culture of being first to market with the latest technology was paramount to our joint development of HDI Dune Home Technology," said Leon Hounshell, CEO of 4Home. "This technology represents the culmination of HDI Dune's experience with innovative A/V product development and 4Home's expertise in advancing software for Connected Home Services. Together, we've led the way for a new generation of smart A/V devices that will become increasingly pervasive in the home."

HDI Dune Pro

HDI Dune Pro is the ultimate HD entertainment center. Designed with the discerning and tech-savvy consumer in mind, HDI Dune Pro features a true audiophile-grade power supply and internal components for superior quality with both 7.1-channel digital and 2-channel analog playback. It also comes standard with a Blu-ray disc drive, a 3.5" SATA HDD rack, Ethernet and WiFi networking capabilities, and HDI Dune Home technology for Connected Home Services.

HDI Dune Pro will be on display at the IFA exhibition in Berlin on September 3rd in HDI Dune's booth (Hall 3.2 Stand 111). Product availability is scheduled for the end of October with an MSRP of EUR 1990 (incl. VAT). For a list of global retailers, visit: http://www.dune-hd.com/where_to_buy

HDI Dune Home

HDI Dune Home technology taps into the value of the home network to allow users to control and manage all connected devices over a unified interface. In the case of HDI Dune Pro, this interface is presented on the television and accessed using the supplied remote control and a simple setup wizard. The following service capabilities are standard:

MONITORING

The HDI Dune Home Monitoring service lets users monitor and manage IP cameras with the capability to stream live video, record it to local and remote storage, manage camera streaming options, share IP cameras and recordings, in addition to basic functionality such as playback, fast forward, tagging, and archiving to a hard drive. This service provides users with home security when they are on vacation, at work, or away.

CONTROL

The HDI Dune Home Control service lets users control lights, appliances, HVAC systems & thermostats, motion detectors, door locks, and a variety of other home devices compatible with supported standards.

MOBILE

The HDI Dune Home Mobile user interfaces let users enjoy the full spectrum of Connected Home Services from their smart phone. Alerts and notifications promptly alert users to events in their home and are available on any mobile phone with SMS capability.

About HDI Dune

HDI Dune is a global leader in cutting-edge entertainment and lifestyle products for the home. Its Dune HD and HDI Dune lines of high-definition A/V components feature the latest consumer technology, including HDI Dune Home, a new platform that lets consumers manage their home's connected devices from the television. Visit http://www.Dune-HD.com for more information.

About 4Home

4Home is the leading provider of Connected Home Services, which include energy management, home security and monitoring, media management, and home health. 4Home, Inc. is based in Sunnyvale, CA, USA. For more information on 4Home and its award-winning solutions, please visit http://www.4Home.com.

Source: HDI Dune
   

CONTACT:  Konstantin Dyshlevoy of HDI Dune, Ltd., +852 81753500,
press@dune-hd.com; or Press, US, Jonathan Lai of BESPOKEN | Communications,
+1-415-218-4209, jlai@bespokencomm.com; or Europe, Katharine Simon of Babel
PR, +44 (0)207 434 5550, hdidune@babelpr.com, both for HDI Dune; or Nathan
Williams of 4Home, Inc., +1-408-469-4245, nwilliams@4Home.com

Web Site:  http://dune-hd.com/

Internet Start-up Pitches Social Competition

Traxier Carves Out New Niche in the Social Network Landscape

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sep. 1 -- Connected Life Labs (CLL), an Internet start-up based in Columbus, OH today announced the beta launch of Traxier.com (http://traxier.com/ ), a social networking platform that lets users compete and interact with each other based on real-life activities.

"Life is all about competition," said Tanya Cinco, Traxier Product Manager. "Traxier.com lets people compete with each other on the normal, everyday things they do."

On Traxier.com , things people do everyday like drinking coffee, sleeping, working, exercising form the basis for friendly competition with others on the network. When people record their activities, they earn points and can win badges.  Traxier.com also allows users to keep track, organize and compare with friends helpful life data like expenses, weight loss, calories, mileage, etc.

"It's a low-energy, almost effortless approach to competing with others," explained Franz Cruz, CLL's COO. "But it's still engaging enough to stoke the competitive fire in people."

Traxier is CLL's debut venture. CLL builds software and offers services that help companies find the hidden value in their knowledge capital.

For more information about Traxier Social Competition Network and Connected Life Labs, please e-mail Angelo Salazar at angelo.salazar@connectedlifelabs.com .

Source: Connected Life Labs
   

CONTACT: Angelo Salazar, +63-917-9130486,
angelo.salazar@connectedlifelabs.com; Franz Cruz, COO, +63-906-572-3612,
franz@connectedlifelabs.com; Tanya Cinco, Product Manager, +63-917-539-9266,
tanya@connectedlifelabs.com; all of Connected Life Labs

Web site: http://traxier.com/

Comcast Launches 4G Version of High-Speed 2go Wireless Data Service in Boston Area

High-Speed 2go(TM) Now Provides Consumers With 4G or 3G Access to the Internet

BOSTON, Sept. 1 -- Comcast, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, today launched its 4G or fourth generation high-speed wireless data service in the Boston area as the company continues its nationwide rollout of High-Speed 2go(TM).  Today's launch builds upon the success of Comcast's High-Speed 2go 3G offering, which was introduced in May 2010.

Comcast's High-Speed 2go is a mobile Internet solution that provides the fastest available wireless Internet speeds in the nation via wireless data cards.  Comcast now offers a fourth-generation or 4G wireless service in addition to a nationwide 3G wireless service.  Comcast is selling this wireless service bundled with one or more of its popular Internet, phone and television products, providing mobile broadband wherever and whenever customers need to be connected.

"We know that consumers in the Boston area embrace technology and Comcast is proud to bring them 4G service bundled with blazing fast Internet speeds up to 50 Mbps and beyond at home or on the go," said Steve Hackley, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Greater Boston Region.  "Comcast continues to offer the most innovative products and services in the market whether it's with XFINITY TV, Voice, Internet or now wireless - all for the ultimate benefit of customers in the region."

  Comcast is now selling three different data cards and service plans:
  --  High-Speed 2go Metro (4G) service uses a 4G-only data card giving
      customers the fastest wireless service within the 4G metro coverage
      area. The 4G device operates only in a 4G network footprint.
  --  High-Speed 2go Nationwide (3G) service uses a 3G-only data card giving
      customers nationwide wireless service. The 3G-only device operates on
      Sprint's national 3G network.
  --  High-Speed 2go Nationwide Preferred (4G/3G) service delivers the
      fastest metro 4G service plus coast-to-coast access on Sprint's
      national 3G network. The 4G/3G device operates by switching between
      available 4G and 3G networks.

The world-class services Comcast is known for in the home are beginning to be extended to where consumers work, live and play.  High-speed mobile Internet is one of the first products consumers want as a natural extension of Comcast's super fast wired high-speed Internet.

Bundled Pricing

For the first time, consumers will have access to blazing fast wired and wireless Internet - sold together at launch as a "Fast Pack" for as low as $54.99 per month for one year.  Both new and existing Comcast customers will be eligible for special bundled pricing, with existing Comcast High-Speed Internet customers receiving 4G wireless or 3G wireless as an add-on for as low as $40 per month.  Visit http://www.comcast.com/highspeed2go for additional pricing plans and service packages.

The $54.99 per month Fast Pack Metro (4G) service includes Comcast's home Internet service with speeds up to 12 Mbps, a free WiFi router for mobility and extended coverage in the home, and 4G service that will provide 3 to 6 Mbps average download speeds when customers are on the go.  The Fast Pack Nationwide (3G) service, for as low as $54.99 per month, includes Comcast's 12 Mbps home Internet service, a free WiFi router for mobility and extended coverage in the home, and nationwide 3G mobile network access.  For an additional $15 per month, consumers can upgrade to the Fast Pack Nationwide Preferred (4G/3G) service that includes the Fast Pack Metro 4G service plus nationwide 3G mobile Internet access.  All prices are in effect for the first 12 months.

Comcast is selling wireless data services following its investment in Clearwire in November 2008. Comcast's 4G service is being provided via the Clearwire network, and its 3G service is being provided by Sprint's nationwide 3G network. Comcast is one of the first investors in Clearwire to bring a service to market and expects that it will continue to add value to existing bundled products.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.2 million video customers, 16.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 8.1 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wachovia Center, and manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.

Source: Comcast Cable
   

CONTACT:  Doreen Vigue, +1-617-645-6175, Doreen_Vigue@cable.comcast.com;
Marc Goodman, +1-617-279-7521, Marc_Goodman@cable.comcast.com

Web Site:  http://www.comcast.com/