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ConnectWise Launches Feature Rich Phase 4 of ConnectWise 2010

Hot features include API Additions for Business Intelligence, beta version of browser independence, and better ITIL compliance.

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 23 -- ConnectWise, developer of the leading business operating system designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs and MSPs, today announced the successful completion of its fourth phase of updates to the industry leading ConnectWise software. The new ConnectWise 2010 includes enhancements to sales/marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), scheduling, reporting, project and service tracking, inventory and purchasing, invoicing and financial management.

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"These updates to ConnectWise 2010 represent our most user-driven enhancements yet," said Arnie Bellini, ConnectWise CEO. "The new features deliver increased automation so partners can do far more with fewer clicks and less time. This is efficiency kicked up a notch."

  Highlights of the new features include:

  Functionality

This release of ConnectWise 2010 now includes beta versions of browser independence for Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.

More mass record updating options

There are now more options for performing mass updates to service tickets, sales activities, and invoicing such as the ability to change the status of a group of tickets, change record types, or delete. The new features make it easy to perform mass updates to billing terms, tax codes, currency, time zones, and more.

New service ticket sub-types to support ITIL

New service ticket sub-types help automate and streamline routine services by standardizing how IT companies provide their service. Templates can be created for different services that list standard tasks on the service ticket. To be more ITIL compliant ConnectWise created sub-types to provide guidance on how to coordinate and process common activities for your line of business. For example, under the service type "email," the sub-types could be "end-user problem," "spam filter problem," or "mailbox size exceeds limit." Associated with each subtype can be a list of pre-set tasks to complete.

Additional automation options

ConnectWise "Tracks" have quickly become one of the most useful functions among users for their automation capabilities for business processes, sales, marketing and more. New updates to Tracks deliver more control and flexibility to automatically create service tickets, historical activities, add contacts to marketing groups, and more. ConnectWise 2010 generates an audit trail of these operations, and can be set to send automated emails only during operating hours.

API additions and improvements

New APIs provide access to more data within ConnectWise, including Reporting and Purchasing. An enhanced API architecture is easier to use with true SOAP endpoints and true web methods for each API action. The reporting API will help your company analyze business data and increase business intelligence.

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  About ConnectWise

Designed exclusively for the IT Channel, ConnectWise is the leading business operating system for IT service providers, MSPs, technology consultants, integrators, and developers. Today more than 41,000 IT professionals rely on ConnectWise to achieve greater accountability, operational efficiency and profitability. ConnectWise fully integrates CRM, sales, help desk tickets, projects, managed services, SLAs, dispatching, time and expenses to streamline IT companies. Over the last 28 years, ConnectWise has become a standard in the IT industry with over 300 API integration partners. For more information please visit http://www.ConnectWise.com or call 800-671-6898.

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DRI Management Systems Launches New Mortgage Default Management Platform

DRI's Rincon(TM) web-based technology brings new speed, sophistication and results for overburdened loan servicers tackling defaults, foreclosures, bankruptcy and REOs

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 23 -- DRI Management Systems, Inc., the leader in default process management software, announces its new web-based loan servicing application for the mortgage industry, Rincon(TM). The Rincon platform sets new standards for performance in default management software, a technology segment virtually created in 1985 by DRI and its CEO, Duke Olrich, during the savings and loan crisis.  Back in those pre-Internet days, the levels of functionality now available in Rincon could only be imagined.  The same could be said in today's financial crisis, in which overburdened servicers struggle to keep pace with huge demands for borrower assistance.  Rincon is specifically designed to help relieve the most nagging and expensive of these problems, doubling or tripling the workload each servicing specialist can handle.

Rincon (named by surfing enthusiast Duke Olrich for a legendary California wave spot) includes four modules in its initial release:

  --  Loss Mitigation
  --  Bankruptcy
  --  Foreclosure
  --  REO

Building on over 25 years of hard-won practical experience with DRI's default management software, the new platform zeroes in on servicers' most critical issues.  First, the .Net browser-based platform is designed for accelerated deployment and easy implementation. Secondly, the designers were sensitive to servicer input and built the system with very robust workflow processes, supported by user-defined and automated business rules.  This specification was especially important, as servicers desired to enable each borrower-facing associate to manage significantly more cases than they are currently able to handle without the technology.

The web-based design embeds letters, forms and other essential workflow items into the automated environments of each specialized module, along with pre-authorized lender and investor parameters and workout modeling.  All essential third-party services are available with a DRI-sponsored vendor network and can be ordered either as needed or automatically by the rules engine.  Examples of these required services include inspections, broker price opinions, appraisals, credit reports, title reports, skip tracing, flood certifications and bankruptcy and foreclosure attorney referrals.  With DRI's automation, modifications and other types of workout arrangements can be effected on a single phone call with many borrowers.

"The goal," says DRI Management Systems CEO Duke Olrich, "is to empower and enable one person to do the work of two or even three, using automation designed to work seamlessly with existing servicing systems."  Default management technology has never been more important than now, Olrich feels, based on more than two decades of building solutions to make servicers more effective.  "This mortgage crisis makes all previous ones pale by comparison," he says.  "Without well-designed and well-executed technology assistance, lenders and servicers are at a great disadvantage in dealing with this volume of defaults."

Steven Horne, CEO of Wingspan Portfolio Advisors, a Dallas-based specialty servicer, agrees.  "We are in the business of finding ways to save loans from foreclosure.  Without DRI's technology, our success rate would not approach the levels we are currently seeing," he says.  "We are now deploying Rincon's stratospheric new capabilities and are already seeing the tremendous impact it can make in managing defaulting loans more effectively," Horne notes. "Not only does the technology aid us in handling cases more swiftly and efficiently, it ultimately is helping us keep more families in their homes."

Convenient online demonstrations of Rincon are being offered by calling DRI for an appointment or by arrangement on the company's website, http://www.DRIDefault.com.

About DRI Management Systems

Based in Newport Beach, California, DRI Default Management Services is The Default Solution, offering a suite of integrated default management software that can be used individually or in unison, and which can be interfaced with any other servicing or accounting system.  DRI's flagship technology, Rincon, enables companies to minimize their number of defaulted loans and expertly manage and automate their servicing of defaulted loans, including prime and non-prime mortgages as well as secured and unsecured consumer loans. DRI's Rincon platform features a complete array of default management software modules, including: loss mitigation, pre-foreclosure foreclosure, bankruptcy, REO, litigation, property preservation, administration, and claims and auto/consumer loans. Clients include two of the nation's top five servicers.  For more information, please visit http://www.DRIdefault.com.

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  Strategic Vantage Marketing & Public Relations
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  305-971-5352

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CONTACT:  Rosalie Berg of Strategic Vantage Marketing & Public Relations,
+1-305-971-5352, PR@StrategicVantage.com

Web Site:  http://www.dridefault.com/

MeMega Announces Range of New Special Offers During Ramadan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23 -- MeMega, a technology specialist based in Saudi Arabia, is launching a range of special offers during Ramadan to encourage families to spend more time together during the religious festival.

The new special offers which MeMega are making available include a number of discounts on the latest technology to keep families entertained and engaged this Ramadan.

Ramadan, which this year runs until 9th September, generally sees Muslim families spending a lot more time in their homes as they look to enrich their soul through sacrifice, self-discipline and through fellowship with their families, friends and the surrounding community. This time is often spent with loved ones who have a similar goal and MeMega hopes that its offers on items such as cameras and DVD players will help to enhance the time spent together by many families during this period.

John Hinde, operations director at MeMega, said: "MeMega understands that Saudi families spend a large amount of time indoors together during Ramadan, which is why we're offering this amazing range of electrical and home entertainment products that families can enjoy together."

As well as discounts on many of its ranges, MeMega has special opening times for its showroom in Jeddah during Ramadan. The store will be open from 10am to 1pm and then again at 9pm until 2am to allow families to visit after they have broken their fast at Iftar. Traditionally this is a busy period in Saudi shops during Ramadan.

While the showroom, like many other shops and markets, will close down during evening prayers and the Iftar meal, but then re-open for much of the night, the MeMega website will remain fully operational throughout the period allowing customers to make purchases of laptops and other electronic equipment at their leisure.

About MeMega:

MeMega.com is Saudi Arabia's leading specialist electrical and technology retailer providing the latest technology products, such as gaming laptops and home entertainment systems, to customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It was one of the first technology specialists in the region and it enjoys an ongoing reputation for delivering high-quality, customer-focused products and services. MeMega has introduced a number of unique products into the region, including next-generation interactive gaming technologies.

  For more information on this PR, or on MeMega in general, please contact:
  John Hinde
  Commercial Director
  P.O.Box 122257
  Jeddah 21332
  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  8001166555
  http://www.memega.com

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CONTACT:  John Hinde, Commercial Director, 8001166555

Web Site:  http://www.memega.com/

Educational Activities, Teacher Resources and Innovative Lesson Plans Highlight Verizon Thinkfinity's New Back-to-School Feature

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 23  -- Just in time for the new school year, Verizon Thinkfinity has launched a back-to-school feature that uses engaging educational resources to help teachers get students excited about their return to the classroom.

From resources using football to teach geometry, to lesson plans on the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," to a podcast that highlights what a crew might experience during a 520-day trip to Mars, teachers will find a plethora of free, standards-based resources in the new Thinkfinity Back-to-School Feature (http://www.thinkfinity.org/back-to-school).

"In addition to finding exciting lessons from the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics' Illuminations site on Verizon Thinkfinity, teachers can also find resources and activities on a wide range of subjects at all grade levels," said Kichoon Yang, the council's executive director. "These resources will help spark the creativity of teachers as they go back to school."

Verizon Thinkfinity (http://www.thinkfinity.org) is a comprehensive educational website that contains tens of thousands of free educational resources to make learning fun and improve educational achievement. Parent-friendly resources, in-class activities and homework help can be found quickly and searched by grade level, keyword or subject. In addition, Verizon Thinkfinity also offers literacy resources to assist adult learners.

The robust Back-to-School feature contains dozens of educational resources crossing nine academic disciplines. Among the resources included in the Back to School feature are:

  --  Figuring in Football - Students examine geometric figures on a
      football field and search for congruent and similar figures in this
      lesson from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'
      Illuminations. http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L211
  --  'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' - In this lesson from the National
      Endowment for the Humanities' EdSITEment, Students explore Washington
      Irving's Halloween classic and ponder the mystery of what happened to
      Ichabod Crane. http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id%6
  --  Mars 500 Mission - Students listen to a podcast and learn about a crew
      of six volunteers who have embarked on a simulated 520-day mission to
      Mars. Students discuss the technological challenges, as well as the
      practical challenges faced by the crew as a result of being so closely
      confined for a long period of time. The resource was created by the
      American Association for the Advancement of Science's Science
      NetLinks. http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.php?DocIDA2

The Back-to-School feature is part of the newly expanded Verizon Thinkfinity. Other new features on Verizon Thinkfinity include:

  --  An online Thinkfinity Community where parents, administrators and
      teachers can share ideas, ask for assistance, discuss the topics of
      the day, and connect with colleagues and experts across the country.
  --  Social networking tools.
  --  Newsfeeds on the latest educational news.

In addition, Verizon Thinkfinity continues to offer a comprehensive professional-development program that allows teachers to sign up for free online or face-to-face training, such as the Captivate Students With Thinkfinity webinar at http://www.thinkfinity.org/webinars.

Content for Verizon Thinkfinity is provided through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and 11 of the nation's leading organizations in the fields of education and literacy: the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council for Economic Education, International Reading Association, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, National Center for Family Literacy, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Geographic Society, ProLiteracy and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications, supports the advancement of literacy and K-12 education and fosters awareness and prevention of domestic violence.  In 2009, the Verizon Foundation awarded $67.9 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad.  It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in $26.1 million in combined contributions to nonprofits.  Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation's largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 5 million hours of community service since 2000. For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.verizonfoundation.org.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 92 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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CONTACT:  Brian C. Malina, Verizon, +1-908-559-6434,
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FutureTix Launches Web-Based RFP Tool

And Forms Ticketing Industry Leadership Team (TILT)

BALDWIN HARBOR, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- The San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins and University of Nevada, Las Vegas are the recent success stories for FutureTix, Inc. Each has used the consulting firm to analyze ticketing platform functionality and compare vendor's financial offerings.

FutureTix, has developed a first-of-its-kind web-based Request-for-Proposal (RFP) tool called FutureTix RFP. The system customizes an RFP specifically for each venue, and then distributes it digitally to the vendors for their online responses. FutureTix clients use FutureTix RFP to easily weigh vendor questions and score vendor responses. The comparative analysis tools help clients make informed decisions.

"FutureTix RFP played an integral part in our search for a ticketing platform as we prepare to move to our new ballpark in 2012," said Claude Delorme, Executive Vice President, Ballpark Development, Florida Marlins. "FutureTix provided us with the latest knowledge of industry standards and defined the parameters so that we were in a position to optimize our ticketing agreement."

"Every three to five years, venues are faced with a multi-million dollar decision regarding the renewal of their existing ticketing platform contract," said Dan DeMato, President of FutureTix. "With mergers and acquisitions, and the ticketing industry sprouting new revenue generating technologies, it is imperative that venues are certain they are maximizing their ticketing opportunities, fan experiences and finding the perfect fit."

In an unrelated announcement, FutureTix, Inc. has formed a select group of blue chip ticketing professionals to participate in its Ticketing Industry Leadership Team (TILT). The group will meet regularly to discuss and review the latest in revenue generating ticketing functionality with a particular focus on trends and the future direction of ticketing and admissions in the entertainment industry.

TILT Participants Include:

Bob Beatty - Madison Square Garden; Wendy Brown - Michigan State University; Brendan Bruss - PMI Entertainment / Green Bay Gamblers; Tom Gillis - Ottawa Senators/Capital Tickets; Curtis Howells - Consolidated Printing; Veronica Lawlor - LA Lakers; Josh Logan - Houston Rockets / Toyota Center; Tracy Noll - Penn State University; Brian Sayre - Playhouse Square; Russ Stanley - SF Giants; Joan Sullivan - NY Mets; Karen Sullivan  - New Meadowlands Stadium.

"With ever-evolving technology branching rapidly in a variety of directions and a confused economy, there is a need now more than ever to identify and perhaps even steer the direction in which ticketing is heading," said Dan DeMato, President of FutureTix. "This group of elite ticketing professionals will work together to spot and predict trends and keep us all moving in the right direction."

About FutureTix, Inc. -  FutureTix, Inc. is a full-service ticketing solution consulting company that specializes in driving incremental revenue through innovative ticketing technology. FutureTix is a privately held New York company.

  For more information please call 516-578-3588.

  Contact:     FutureTix, Inc.
               Dan DeMato - President
               PO Box 591, Baldwin Harbor, NY 11510
               demato@futuretix.com - 516-578-3588 - http://www.FutureTix.com

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CONTACT:  Dan DeMato, President, FutureTix, Inc., +1-516-578-3588,
demato@futuretix.com

Web Site:  http://www.futuretix.com/

Buffalo Refreshes Its DriveStation Family

New External Hard Drive Solutions Offer High Capacity and High Performance

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23 -- Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, today announced a refresh of the highly popular DriveStation Duo(TM) and DriveStation Quad(TM), formerly DriveStation Quattro(TM), representing the latest generation of high-performance direct attached storage solutions. Combining performance and reliability, these new multi-drive external hard drives, equipped with NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials, are ideal for small servers, creative professionals, offices and consumers requiring redundant and high-performance external storage. Also announced today is the new DriveStation Axis(TM), a single drive storage solution combining unique features and simplicity with Buffalo's distinguished reliability for an exceptional value.

"Consumers and businesses alike have become quite savvy when it comes to protecting mission-critical or personal data such as file backups, work documents, music, photos and videos," said Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology. "Buffalo has always recognized this need and has once again put forth best-in-class storage solutions providing a perfect blend of reliability, performance and flexible features at affordable prices."

The DriveStation Quad is a 4-drive, RAID enabled storage solution for small servers, creative professionals, offices and consumers requiring large, redundant and high-performance external storage. Equipped with four hard drives, DriveStation Quad supports RAID 0, 5, 10 and Normal modes, but ships configured in RAID 5, for a prime balance between data redundancy and available storage capacity. Additionally, DriveStation Quad supports USB 2.0 for compatibility with almost any computer and eSATA 3.0 for high-performance data transfer rates of up to 235 MB/s. A heavy-duty cooling system allows the unit to efficiently run cool and quiet while the snap-off front plate allows for quick and easy drive replacements with no tools required. Available in capacities up to 8 TB, the DriveStation Quad delivers unmatched performance at a great value.

The DriveStation Duo dual-drive storage solution features USB 2.0 support for universal compatibility and enhanced performance speeds up to 225 MB/s with eSATA 3.0, providing the necessary horsepower for even the most performance critical applications. Equipped with two quick swap hard drives, the DriveStation Duo supports RAID 0 and 1 offering data redundancy or the capacity required for demanding professional and server applications, along with simple user maintenance and tool-free drive replacements.

For value-minded consumers, Buffalo's new single drive DriveStation Axis is an easy-to-use external hard drive for the simple addition of external storage to any device via a USB port. DriveStation Axis features a sleek, attractive chassis that can be positioned vertically or horizontally, adapting to the location it is used in for efficient use of space. Equipped with the Buffalo Backup Utility, a component of Buffalo Tools, a feature-rich software suite designed to enhance computer performance and the day-to-day digital life of Windows® PC consumers, the Buffalo DriveStation Axis is the perfect solution for expanding storage or backing up any home or home office computer.

Pricing and Availability

The Buffalo DriveStation family is backed by a limited one-year warranty that includes toll-free 24/7 technical support.

  --  The DriveStation Quad is available in late August at estimated street
      prices of $624.99 for the 4 TB (HD-QL4TSU2R5) and $1134.99 for the 8
      TB (HD-QL8TSU2R5)
  --  The DriveStation Duo is available in September at estimated street
      prices of $274.99 for the 2 TB (HD-WL2TSU2R1) and $454.99 for the 4 TB
      (HD-WL4TSU2R1)
  --  The DriveStation Axis is available in September at estimated street
      prices of $104.99 for the 1 TB (HD-LB1.0TU2), $124.99 for the 1.5 TB
      (HD-LB1.5TU2) and $169.99 for the 4 TB (HD-LB2.0TU2)

Buffalo products can be purchased through distributors, online resellers and Buffalo's web site.  For more information about Buffalo Technology and its products, please visit the company's web site at http://www.buffalotech.com.

About Buffalo Technology

Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is a leading provider of award-winning networking, storage, and multimedia solutions for the home and small business environments as well as for system builders and integrators. With almost three decades of networking and computer peripheral experience, Buffalo has proven its commitment to delivering innovative, best-of-breed solutions that have put the company at the forefront of infrastructure technology.  For more information about Buffalo Technology and its products, please visit http://www.buffalotech.com.

Buffalo, Inc. trademark statements. Buffalo is a trademark of Buffalo, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT:  Jay Pechek of BUFFALO, +1-512-349-1333, jayp@buffalotech.com

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

Manhattan and Esri Strike Strategic Partnership

Technology integration supports the full lifecycle planning and management of real estate and provides improved business intelligence for competitive positioning

BOSTON, Aug. 23 -- Manhattan Software, global leaders in computer-aided facility management (CAFM) and integrated workplace management systems (IWMS), announced today that it has become an Esri Gold Tier Partner.  Through this partnership, the integration of Esri's geographic information system software (GIS) with the Manhattan Software solution is maximized, enabling advanced analytics and geospatial visualization of facilities information.

Esri GIS and Manhattan CAFM/IWMS are complementary technologies that, when integrated, can be used by both facility managers and corporate real estate professionals to expand and enhance the analysis and reporting of data typically contained in IWMS and CAFM solutions.  This integration supports real estate lifecycle planning and management, provides financial business intelligence in strategic 'what if' scenarios, and allows users to analyze and visualize space and occupancy data at levels that include both campus and global scenarios.

By integrating the analytical capabilities of Esri Business Analyst and ArcGIS Server, Manhattan supports a variety of business processes, including:

  --  Site selection
  --  Market & customer analysis
  --  Financial analysis of location-based decisions
  --  Environmental accounting for real estate projects
  --  Sustainable reporting, carbon footprint reduction
  --  Energy cost monitoring
  --  Visualization of geospatial data

"Manhattan is delighted to partner with Esri and we look forward to working more closely with this amazing company in the months and years ahead," said Manhattan Group Managing Director, Steve Vatidis.  "This is a very strategic relationship for our company, particularly in our work with government (federal, state, county and local), corporate, institutional, higher education and retail customers.  Being able to offer users of Manhattan and Esri solutions the ability to visualize both exterior and interior data on the built environment and do sophisticated location analysis with Esri's geospatial tools is critical for today's emphasis on business intelligence for competitive positioning.  The combination of mapping intelligence with environmental information furthers the capability of the Manhattan Green Real Estate and Asset Technology (GREAT) initiative."

"We are pleased to have Manhattan Software in the Esri Partner Network," said Jack Dangermond, Esri President.  "The CAFM and IWMS markets have great growth potential for us and we are excited to bring solutions to customers that leverage the power of Manhattan's real estate and asset technology integrated with Esri's geospatial visualization and analysis."

About Manhattan Software

Manhattan Software is the #1 global full service corporate real estate, facility management, property management and enterprise asset management software company.  Manhattan is focused on creating competitive advantage for its clients.  Manhattan Software offers two product suites: Manhattan, an Integrated Workplace Management Solution (IWMS) and CenterStone, the leading Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software product.  As an integrated suite of products, Manhattan improves clients' performance by enabling seamless management of all aspects of their real estate operations and portfolio. Manhattan is an advanced, web-based real estate lifecycle solution that readily integrates into an organization's existing infrastructure.

  For additional information, visit http://www.manhattansoftware.com.

  About Esri

Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com/news.

Esri, ArcGIS, and http://www.esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions.

Source: Manhattan Software
   

CONTACT:  Nancy J. Sanquist, Vice President of Marketing &
Communications, +1-858-699-0827, nsanquist@manhattansoftware.com

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

TI introduces industry's lowest power 6-Gbps SATA redriver/equalizer

Dual-channel, single-lane SATA redriver and signal conditioner supports longer etch runs, easier board designs and use of longer external cables

DALLAS, Aug. 23 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a dual-channel, single-lane serial-ATA (SATA) redriver and signal conditioner, featuring the lowest active power and lowest automatic low-power (ALP) mode of any 6-Gbps redriver/equalizers available today. The SN75LVCP601 has a maximum active power consumption of 290 mW, or approximately 50 percent less than the nearest competitor, extending critical battery life in portable electronics, such as notebook PCs. To download a datasheet or order free samples, see http://www.ti.com/sn75lvcp601-pr.

  Key features and benefits of the SN75LVCP601
  --  Reconditions and drives high-speed signals that propagate over longer
      distances, enabling optimal performance for SATA drives of any speed
      (1.5G/3.0G/6.0G) without changing equalization or de-emphasis channel
      settings.
  --  Selectable equalization, de-emphasis, and integrated output squelch,
      providing optimized performance settings for system implementation at
      the lowest power.
  --  ALP mode consumes only 10 mA (maximum), extending critical battery
      life on portable devices when no external devices are connected to the
      eSATA port.
  --  Joins TI's growing portfolio of redriver/equalizer devices, supporting
      a wide range of technologies including SATA, SuperSpeed USB, PCI
      Express and DisplayPort.

  Availability and pricing

The SN75LVCP601 is available now in a 20-pin QFN package with suggested resale pricing of $2.00 each in quantities of 1,000.

  Learn more about TI's interface portfolio at the links below:
  --  Order free samples and download a datasheet:
      http://www.ti.com/sn75lvcp601-pr.
  --  Quickly search TI's entire interface portfolio or download the latest
      selection guide: http://www.ti.com/interface-pr.
  --  Ask questions and help solve problems with fellow engineers in the
      Interface Forum of the TI E2E(TM) Community:
      http://www.ti.com/interfaceforum-pr.

  About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 30 countries.  For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.

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lindatressa@ti.com; or Laura Babbili of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2505,
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National Instruments Introduces Fiber Optic Sensor Interrogator for PXI Express

New Module Overcomes Noise Susceptibility, Transmission Distance and Other Limitations of Conventional Sensors

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2010 -- National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) today announced the NI PXIe-4844 optical sensor interrogator, a two-slot 3U PXI Express module for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. FBG sensors operate by reflecting a wavelength of light that corresponds to changes in physical phenomena such as strain and temperature. Unlike conventional electrical sensors, FBG sensors are nonconductive, electrically passive and immune to electromagnetic interference, making them a safe and reliable alternative in environments subject to noise, corrosion or extreme weather. The transmission medium is standard optical fiber instead of copper wire, making it possible to take measurements over long distances of up to 10 km. Engineers and scientists can use FBG sensors for the most common measurement types, including strain, temperature and pressure, and several sensors can be daisy chained along a single optical fiber to greatly reduce the size, weight and complexity of the measurement system.

The NI PXIe-4844 optical sensor interrogator is the latest addition to the NI SC Express family of sensor measurement modules for PXI Express. It features four optical channels that are simultaneously scanned at 10 Hz. Each channel has an 80 nm wavelength range (1510 to 1590 nm), which can scan 20 or more FBG sensors per channel (more than 80 FBG sensors per module, depending on the sensor range). For high-channel-count applications, engineers and scientists can further extend the maximum number of FBG sensors per module by connecting one or more optical channels to an external optical multiplexer or by adding more NI PXIe-4844 modules in the same PXI chassis.

In addition to multiple channels, the NI PXIe-4844 features an optical core that combines a high-power, low-noise swept wavelength laser with fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter technology from Micron Optics. The module delivers a wavelength accuracy, repeatability and stability of 1 pm, which is equivalent to sensor accuracies of approximately 1.2 microstrain and 0.1 degrees Celsius for FBG strain and temperature sensors, respectively. Unlike most instruments, the interrogator does not require periodic external calibration as every scan made by the NI PXIe-4844 is calibrated to an onboard NIST-traceable wavelength reference.

Engineers and scientists can program the NI PXIe-4844 with easy-to-use configuration and driver software to shorten setup and configuration time. The module includes the NI-OSI Explorer utility for automatic sensor detection and simplified sensor configuration as well as the NI-OSI driver software with easy-to-use LabVIEW API for acquiring measurements in scaled physical units. Using NI LabVIEW software, engineers and scientists can view, log and analyze the sensor data. Applications in LabVIEW easily can be extended to also include synchronization with other sensor types, instruments or control systems using intuitive graphical icons and wires that resemble a flowchart. LabVIEW also offers integration with thousands of hardware devices and provides hundreds of built-in libraries for advanced analysis and data visualization.

The industry-standard PXI platform for measurement and automation provides the industry's highest-performance timing and synchronization capabilities and the high-throughput PCI Express bus. The NI PXIe-4844 can be integrated into the same chassis as other PXI modules including SC Express for complementary electrical data acquisition and control. With the PXI platform, engineers and scientists can simplify complex measurement systems located in remote, challenging environments by combining both optical and electrical measurements into the same PXI chassis.

Applications that can benefit from the NI PXIe-4844 include civionics, for distributed measurements over long distances including bridges, dams, tunnels and other civil structures; energy, for monitoring wind turbine blades, pipelines, nuclear reactors, offshore platforms and power generators; and transportation, for testing and monitoring marine vessels, rail vehicles and aircraft components.

For more information about the new NI PXIe-4844 optical sensor interrogator, readers can visit http://www.ni.com/opticalsensing.

About National Instruments

National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 11 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting http://www.ni.com/nati.

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Web Site:  http://www.ni.com/

Verizon Launches Enhanced On-Demand Games App

New Look Offers Engaging, Animated Design for Players at all Levels

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- Verizon and its games-on-demand partner Exent have launched a major redesign of the Verizon Games service portal and desktop application.

The new app delivers a more intuitive and interactive experience for customers exploring the world's largest PC games-on-demand subscription service, with more than 1,500 game choices. Drawing on insights and feedback from its network of users and on-demand game service providers, Exent designed an animated and easy-to-use game-navigation service.  Unlike other game services, the new Verizon Games app, built with GameTanium(TM), creates a more engaging, game-like environment designed to appeal to a mass-market audience.

Verizon Games also gives new customers a 14-day free trial of the service, with unlimited access to all the games in the online catalogue.  Customers have the option of canceling their subscription at any time.

As the newest gaming solution on the market, Verizon's on-demand app is designed to captivate gamers at all levels, from first-time players to veteran or core game players.

"The early positive feedback from our test gamers has been overwhelming, and we've been looking forward to the opportunity to open up the new Verizon Games experience to all of our customers," said Jason Henderson, games product manager at Verizon. "With the new app and website, people will get the same unparalleled customer experience from their PC games service as they do from Verizon's TV, Internet and phone services."

The new games service captures the essence of touch-screen devices, with its animated, fluid interface and a unique, curved layout. Users can browse the entire catalog of games without having to jump from page to page or constantly click the "back" button to return to a main page.

The new app also delivers a rich gaming-community program that has become a very popular and valuable service for users.  Once users have created their profile, they can create an avatar, decorate their own 3D animated Verizon Games Lounge with virtual items and earn trophies and Prize Points while playing games on the service.

"The Verizon Games platform is the result of much end-user research," said Jason Akel, vice president/general manager of Exent. "We are quite proud of the resulting interface, which is highly accessible to gamers of all types. At the same time, it was important to us that the interface emphasizes function over form so as not to distract from what the users are really there for -- the world's largest catalog of PC downloadable games."

In addition to traditional subscription packages, the Verizon Games app offers additional purchase options including one-hour test drives and direct purchase and download of players' favorite games.

About Exent

Exent is a digital entertainment media company specializing in the marketing, merchandising and broadband-based distribution of video games.  Exent delivers a unique combination of superior technology for the delivery and monetization of video games, programming expertise that ensures greater consumer value and engagement and distribution expertise and relationships that seamlessly connect game publishers and consumers and optimize revenue.  Exent provides managed games-on-demand services for service providers like Verizon as well as its own free, ad-supported gaming site, Free Ride Games.  For more information about Exent, please visit http://www.exent.com.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 92 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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

Source: Verizon
   

CONTACT:  Cliff Lee, Verizon, +1-518-396-1095,
clifford.p.lee@verizon.com; Gerald Kimber White, Exent, +1-781-455-8250,
exent@rfbinder.com

Web Site:  http://www.verizon.com/

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Hitlantis' Advanced User Interface is Adopted by Others

New Rdio Music Service Adopts Acclaimed Innovation

HELSINKI, August 23, 2010--     The international internet website and music service Hitlantis.com, with
the unique user interface it developed a year ago, has attracted worldwide
attention and interest since its launch. Now a new, recently announced music
service in the U.S. and Canada, Rdio, has decided to adopt the proven user
interface.

    The bubble-like graphical interface developed by Hitlantis inspired the
creators of Rdio, who decided to facilitate their customers' music listening
experience by adopting the modern user interface.

    Popular artists rise to the top and less-popular artists slip downward in
the interface developed by Hitlantis. At Hitlantis, popular artists are
closer to the center than less popular artists.

    "Rdio's decision to adopt our design is a fine recognition of its merits.
We're delighted that the visual presentation style created by Hitlantis will
be followed," said managing director Marcus Tilgmann.

    The world's most attractive service

    The international company Hitlantis focuses on independent bands who do
not yet have a recording contract. You can listen to streaming music for
free, but you also can download the music by purchasing the bands' songs.

    Hitlantis' bands receive an amazing 90 percent of the revenue from their
music, which has led to it being called "the world's most generous music
site." Artists who own the rights to their own music can upload their music
for free to Hitlantis, which is considered the world's most attractive music
service.

    "With the help of Hitlantis' user interface Rdio succeeded in their North
American launch," Tilgmann says with satisfaction, and notes that the
applications are concrete examples of Web 4.0 thinking.

    American television giants CNBC and CBS selected Hitlantis, the creator
of a new era in its field, as the most innovative music service; this
distinction naturally reached the ears of Rdio's creators.

    Hitlantis is a new music community, established in May 2010. The service
brings together music-makers and consumers in a virtual world, and also in
real life. It gives users, for example, the opportunity to vote for their
favorites for live gigs. The user-friendly e-commerce music site Hitlantis
notably gives bands 90 percent of the revenue from music sold.

    For more information:

    http://www.hitlantis.com

Source: Hitlantis.com

For more information: Marcus Tilgmann, Managing Director, Hitlantis, marcus@hitlantis.com , +358-400-573-327.

Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase of Centennial Communications Assets in Parts of Louisiana and Mississippi

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 23 -- Verizon Wireless today announced it has purchased from AT&T certain operating assets of Centennial Communications Corp. in Louisiana and Mississippi for $235 million.  The transaction was agreed to last year by Verizon Wireless and AT&T and satisfies certain divestiture requirements of the regulatory approvals needed for AT&T to complete its acquisition of Centennial Communications.

The purchase includes Centennial's spectrum licenses, network assets and more than 117,000 current customers in six service areas: Lafayette, Beauregard, Iberville and West Feliciana, La., and Claiborne and Copiah, Miss. (A complete list of parishes and counties included in the purchase appears at the end of this release).

Verizon Wireless will begin today to serve customers in the acquired Centennial markets.  The company will continue to use the Centennial brand for the next several months as it works to convert Centennial's existing wireless network to CDMA technology.  Verizon Wireless also will roll out high-speed mobile broadband service on a market-by-market basis in the newly acquired properties.  The enhanced wireless network will allow customers to access the Internet and e-mail at broadband data speeds from their wireless devices, as well as view high-quality videos, and download music, games, ringtones and ringback tones.

Customers do not need to take any action at this time.  For now, there are no changes to customers' calling plans or service.  Before the network conversion in a particular area is complete, customers will receive a letter from Verizon Wireless explaining their service changeover.  At that time, customers will have the opportunity to select a device comparable to their existing one at no additional cost or upgrade their device at a promotional price.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $60 billion since it was formed - $5.7 billion on average every year - to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services.

The Centennial markets that will become part of Verizon Wireless include the following parishes or counties:

Louisiana:  Acadia, Allen, Assumption Parish, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary Parish, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Washington and West Feliciana.

Mississippi:  Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Simpson, Walthall and Wilkinson.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with  79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)(NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless
   

CONTACT:  Nancy Stark, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7520,
Nancy.Stark@verizonwireless.com, or Gretchen Lejeune, Verizon Wireless,
+1-713-219-8028, Gretchen.lejeune@verizonwireless.com

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

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MyMallorcaInfo Launches Secure Client Interface and Special Offers

PALMA, Mallorca, Aug. 23 -- MyMallorcaInfo is extending the features available to clients with the introduction of a secure client interface and special offer functionality.

Access to the Mallorca client interface is by password protected login and further extends the unique qualities offered by MyMallorcaInfo to its clients. Business owners can view various relevant statistics about their profile page, make use of options to amend basic contact details, respond to reviews and comments posted by the general public, as well as addressing specific queries directly to the MyMallorcaInfo team.

The client interface also offers quick access to additional features which are only available to those MyMallorcaInfo clients who have contracted for Silver or Gold listings, such as the multimedia virtual tour and video technology introduced in June 2010, and the brand new special offer feature. Within the client interface, companies can set up special offers in their own time with complete flexibility to manage the entire process. Special weekend or low season offers, individual highlights such as Valentine's Day, or longer term offers are all possible within the system and each client may add up to three special offers at any one time.

MyMallorcaInfo publishes detailed information about Mallorca across a wide range of categories including Mallorca accommodation, restaurants, nightlife, leisure, sporting and shopping facilities, local travel, the weather, interactive maps, and events around the island.  Businesses are able to showcase their products and facilities through full page Gold and Silver listings which provide detailed contact information, maps and directions, photographs, text, and the facility for visitors to leave their own personal comments.

Now in its third year, MyMallorcaInfo specialises in providing accurate and current information about Mallorca for visitors to the site, as well as actively showcasing and marketing its clients across the internet. Using leading edge technology and techniques, and through close collaboration with the leading full search agency Bigmouthmedia, MyMallorcaInfo ensures that clients receive improved visibility and better internet positioning than most would be able to achieve on their own.

MyMallorcaInfo does not have any other spin-off operations and focuses wholly on providing design, marketing and customer services which are targeted towards the needs of local businesses and worldwide visitors.  The integration of advanced technologies together with leading edge internet marketing techniques is an important part of this process. Prospective clients can find more information and a quick route to joining the MyMallorcaInfo network on the company website.

About MyMallorcaInfo

MyMallorcaInfo is part of the award winning MyDestinationInfo group which incorporates destination information websites around the world from London to Cape Town to Cairns and everywhere in between.  MyMallorcaInfo offer a wealth of information on Mallorca restaurants, hotels, golf, nightlife and more.

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  Mike Goggin
  Director
  C/ Joan Rossello de Son Forteza 18
  Alaro
  Balearic Islands
  Spain
  E07340
  +34 664 744 813
  http://www.mydestinationinfo.com

Source: MyDestinationInfo
   

CONTACT:  Mike Goggin, Director, +34 664 744 813, for MyDestinationInfo

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

The Kotex Brand is Taking the Lingerie Drawer from Drab to Fab!

Contest Offers Women the Chance to Star in Online Series Alongside Emmy Winning Performer Kathy Griffin and Stylist George Kotsiopoulos

DALLAS, Aug. 23 -- The right undergarments can keep you feeling fabulous all day, but women still keep unflattering, worn out lingerie around. Thanks to its Panty-Approved Protection, the Kotex brand is on a mission to help women throw out their worn undies, mangled bras and beat up pajamas and have teamed up with Emmy Award winning performer Kathy Griffin and celebrity stylist George Kotsiopoulos for "Kotex Project Makeunder."  The program gives women who are ready to upgrade their lingerie drawer the chance to receive a head-to-toe "Makeunder" and star in an online video series documenting their experience.

"Even though they are the first thing you put on, undergarments are often overlooked when a woman is thinking about her outfit," said George Kotsiopoulos, a Hollywood stylist and fashion editor. "The right lingerie can help shape your look so it's important that women feel confident and comfortable in them."

Women who are ready to refresh their look can submit their drab lingerie story for a chance to win a "Makeunder" at http://www.KotexProjectMakeunder.com and consumers can vote on their favorite stories through September 12. Ten semi-finalists will be chosen to submit videos further documenting how their lingerie drawers lost their luster and three grand prize winners will win head-to-toe new looks from Kathy and George. A five-webisode series will document the winners' transformations through the expertise of George Kotsiopoulos and comedic and social commentary of Kathy Griffin. Created and produced by BUZZMEDIA, the webisode series will be co-written by Kathy Griffin.

"At one point, women's lingerie drawers used to be filled with fun, matching undergarments but over time, this drawer has become neglected without reason," said Aida Flick, brand director, Kotex. "We believe in the performance of our products so we are challenging women to put the Kotex brand protection to the test with the Panty-Approved program."

The Kotex brand line offers a variety of products including pads with the CleanSorb cover that helps protect from leaks. The Kotex brand Panty-Approved program started in March 2010 and includes print and digital advertising, an updated website and a 7-day Panty Challenge.

About the Kotex brand and Kimberly-Clark

The Kotex brand, Kimberly-Clark's first consumer product, was introduced to the public in 1920. K-C continues to deliver new and improved feminine hygiene products that make women's lives easier through the application of technological advances, the opinions of medical experts and key insights gained from customers, shoppers and users. To learn more about Kotex brand products, visit http://www.kotex.com.

Kimberly-Clark and its well known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company's 138-year history of innovation, visit http://www.kimberly-clark.com.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web's fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA's more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others.  For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

Source: Kimberly-Clark
   

CONTACT:  Lexi Kalil, Marina Maher Communications, Inc., +1-212-485-6853,
lkalil@mahercomm.com; or Alyson Gomez, Kimberly-Clark, +1-972-281-1411,
Alyson.gomez@kcc.com

Web Site:  http://www.kimberly-clark.com/

PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies(TM) Coming to Nintendo DS® in January 2011 for the North American Market

SEATTLE, Aug. 23 -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced plans to release its mega-seller Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for the Nintendo DS®, expected to arrive on North American store shelves in January 2011. GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, is now taking pre-orders for the game, which will carry an SRP of US$19.95.

The DS adaptation will feature all of the engaging gameplay featured in the original version, including Adventure, Survival and Puzzle modes, and mini-games, as well as new and exclusive game content.

Since its debut in 2009, Plants vs. Zombies has become a global phenomenon, selling millions of units worldwide.  Additionally, on the iPhone and iPod touch, the game generated over $1 million in revenue the first nine days it was available via iTunes, and remains near the top of both the iPhone and iPad sales charts. The XBLA adaptation, set for release next month, is anticipated to be one of the year's most popular and successful titles for the console market.

About PopCap

PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform provider of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106 and are available anytime, anywhere. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 300 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units across all platforms.

The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at http://www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.

Source: PopCap Games
   

CONTACT:  Garth Chouteau, PopCap Games, +1-415-602-8147,
garth@popcap.com; Laurie Thornton, +1-650-654-2660, laurie@radiatepr.com, for
PopCap Games

Web Site:  http://www.popcap.com/

PCWorld Recognizes Synaptics as an Innovator of Game Changing Technology--Capacitive Touchscreens

Synaptics ClearPad(TM) Patented Touchscreen Solution Created Major Breakthrough for Industry Adoption of Capacitive Touch in Mobile Phones

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23 -- Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, is pleased that PCWorld selected capacitive touchscreens as an industry-changing technology. PCWorld highlighted capacitive touchscreens as one of 12 key technology breakthroughs in the recent article "Game Changers: 12 Technologies That Changed Everything."

Synaptics ClearPad(TM) technology has been a driving force behind the mobile industry adoption of capacitive touchscreens. ClearPad is an optically clear, capacitive touchscreen solution that was patented in 1999 by a group of Synaptics engineers, led by Dr. Andrew Hsu, currently Synaptics product and technology strategist. The Mobile Entertainment Forum recently honored Hsu as the inventor of modern touchscreen technology for mobile handsets. Since the introduction of its ClearPad solution four years ago, Synaptics has continued to lead the mobile user experience evolution into adaptive, responsive, touch-based interactions with stunning graphics and button-less industrial design.

"Synaptics thrives on innovation. Our expertise in design and production reliability enables our customers to accelerate unique touchscreen products to the market," said Hsu. "By partnering with Synaptics, our customers are able to completely rethink the user experience and meet the stringent quality and production requirements of the handset market."

"The ClearPad capacitive touch sensor was a breakthrough for both Synaptics and our customers in the mobile handset industry," said Stan Swearingen, senior vice president of Synaptics strategic technology and corporate development. "Synaptics continues to invest in innovative technologies and user experience design so our customers can deliver winning products to the market."

The full PCWorld article, "Game Changers: 12 Technologies That Changed Everything" by Dan Tynan, can be found at:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/201898/game_changers_12_technologies_that_c hanged_everything.html.

For more information about Synaptics ClearPad, please visit http://www.synaptics.com/go/ClearPad.

About Synaptics

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

Synaptics, ClearPad, TouchPad, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries.

  For further information, please contact:

  Nick Rottler                                 Greg Wood
  Synaptics                                    Edelman
  408-454-5388                                 650-762-2838
  nrottler@synaptics.comgreg.wood@edelman.com

Source: Synaptics Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Nick Rottler of Synaptics, +1-408-454-5388,
nrottler@synaptics.com, or Greg Wood of  Edelman, +1-650-762-2838,
greg.wood@edelman.com

Web Site:  http://www.synaptics.com/

NAVTEQ Acquires NAVKEY

Acquisition signals commitment to provide quality map coverage and products for Argentina.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 23 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced today that it has acquired NAVKEY, the leading provider of digital map data for the Personal Navigation Device (PND) market in Argentina.  The acquisition will provide NAVTEQ with full use and rights to NAVKEY's digital map assets licensed under the NAVIAR brand.

The acquisition will enable NAVTEQ which provides quality navigable maps for 81 countries, including Argentina, to incorporate NAVKEY's digital map data to the global industry leading NAVTEQ® map.  The result will be a premier map that enables NAVTEQ customers to develop navigation and location-based applications that not only utilize highly accurate map data, but a variety of products, such as NAVTEQ(TM) Voice and visual content that enhance the navigation experience.

"The opportunity for development of navigation and location-based services in Argentina is growing exponentially," stated Helder Azevedo, general director- Latin America, NAVTEQ.  "By providing customers with high quality products that have the potential to increase the utility of these applications and services we are supporting not only our customers' goals but bringing new levels of experiences to end-users."

NAVTEQ has 30 employees located in Argentina.  In addition to collection and production support, technical customer support is available in the Argentine office to assist customers in working with the NAVTEQ map database.  Because NAVTEQ standardizes their map database to a single global data specification, customers can more easily reinvest development efforts used for bringing product to market for Argentina into applications to enter markets in other countries. This becomes extremely useful in South America where in addition to Argentina NAVTEQ provides maps for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data (digital location content) enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world.  NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions.  The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4700 employees located in 204 offices in 46 countries.

NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ Voice are trademarks in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: NAVTEQ
   

CONTACT:  For Brazil, Hamilton Rodrigues, +55-11-3017-5300 r.270,
hamilton.rodrigues@edelman.com, or Flavia Sobral, +55-11-3017-5300 r.222,
flavia.sobral@edelman.com, both of Edelman; or for Mexico, Antonio Contreras
Martinez, 53501548 or 53501500, Ext. 548, antonio.contreras@edelman.com, or
Azul Hernandez, 53501500, Ext. 554, azul.hernandez@edelman.com, both of
Edelman; or for all other countries, Karin Charles, of NAVTEQ,
+1-312-894-7472, karin.charles@navteq.com

Web Site:  http://www.navteq.com/

Atari and Cryptic Studios Announce Neverwinter(TM) Coming in 2011 for PC

Storyline for new Co-op Roleplaying Game Inspired by R.A. Salvatore's Upcoming Book Trilogy

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized videogame publishers and Cryptic Studios, the acclaimed developers behind City of heroes, City of Villains, Champions Online and Star Trek Online, announced today the development of Neverwinter for PC.  Neverwinter is a new online roleplaying game based on Wizards of the Coast's global property Dungeons & Dragons and the beloved city of Neverwinter.

Once a bustling location, Neverwinter has faced a great many disasters in the past hundred years. Rule of the city remains unclear following the unfortunate demise of the last Lord of Neverwinter and factions still battle for dominance after the all-consuming Spellplague took a high toll on the population. Even Neverwinter's dead are beginning to rise from their graves and march upon the city they once called home.

"We're beyond thrilled to develop a brand new version of Neverwinter. It's been years since the original became a gaming icon and we're honored to work with such a great franchise," said Jack Emmert, COO of Cryptic Studios. "We've been working closely with Wizards of the Coast and R.A. Salvatore to create an authentic D&D adventure filled with compelling fiction and exciting gameplay."

In Neverwinter, players choose to become one of five classic D&D classes and team up with friends or computer-controlled allies to form five-person co-op groups. Players also create their own storylines and quests utilizing an extremely user-friendly content generation system, tentatively codenamed Forge.

"Wizards of the Coast is excited to invite millions of fans back to Neverwinter with the launch of R.A. Salvatore's Gauntlgrym," said Liz Schuh, Brand Director for Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. "And we're excited about the prospects for great digital gaming experiences based on this epic world."

Neverwinter for PC is scheduled to release in Q4 2011 and is part of a multi-platform event, including a book trilogy from New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore and a tabletop roleplaying game from Wizards of the Coast. Book one in Salvatore's Neverwinter trilogy, titled Gauntlgrym, releases on October 5 of this year and lays the groundwork for the Neverwinter storyline. The novel previews the settings, characters and monsters from the PC game and details the events that lead up to this highly anticipated PC gaming experience.

  To learn more about the game, please visit: http://www.PlayNeverwinter.com

  ABOUT CRYPTIC STUDIOS

Based in Los Gatos, CA, Cryptic Studios is a leading developer of role-playing and massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Cryptic is responsible for developing several AAA titles, including Star Trek Online, Champions Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains and Neverwinter. For more information about Cryptic Studios, please visit the official website at: http://www.crypticstudios.com

ABOUT ATARI, SA

Atari group is a global creator, producer and publisher of interactive entertainment.  Atari's brands and content are available across all key traditional and digital distribution touch points, including browser-based and Social online platforms, PC, consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, and advanced smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Android and RIM devices).  Divisions of Atari, SA include Cryptic Studios, Eden Studios, Atari Interactive, Inc. and Atari, Inc.

Atari benefits from the strength of its worldwide brand and its extensive catalogue of contemporary classic game franchises (Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Lunar Lander®), original owned franchises (Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®), MMO games from Cryptic Studios (Star Trek(TM) Online, Champions Online(TM)) and third party franchises (Ghostbusters®, Rollercoaster Tycoon®, Dungeons and Dragons®). Atari also leverages the power of its franchises to deliver movies and merchandise to consumers around the world.

  For more information please visit: http://www.atari.com
  © 2010 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.
  Atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.

Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the USA and other countries. Used with permission.

Source: Atari
   

CONTACT:  Tiyson Reynolds, Atari, +1-310-806-6195,
tiyson.reynolds@atari.com; or Debra Duffy, Dan Klores Communications,
+1-212-981-5219, debra_duffy@dkcnews.com

Web Site:  http://www.atari.com/

Telstra Selects Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi as an In-Home Distribution Option for its New Internet Video Service

Ruckus Smart 802.11n Technology Lets Australian Consumers Connect Telstra's Popular T-Box(TM) to the Internet without Wires

Ruckus Wireless(TM) today announced that it has been selected by Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications provider, to offer Smart 802.11n Wi-Fi systems to enable wireless distribution of its popular Internet-based broadband video service within subscriber homes.

Ruckus Wireless is providing Telstra with its award-winning 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi system for use with its new T-Box(TM) set-top box which combines BigPond® TV, movie downloads, HD free-to-air channels and a personal video recorder. The Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi systems are being offered as an option for Telstra customers who need to connect T-Box(TM) beyond the reach of an Ethernet connection or normal Wi-Fi connectivity.

The Ruckus 802.11n Smart Wi-Fi systems used by Telstra are based on high-speed 802.11n 5GHz technology and are specifically designed for high-reliability and long-range transmission of IP-based high definition video. Unlike any other Wi-Fi system available today, Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi systems integrate patented smart antenna technology that focuses Wi-Fi signals only where they are needed while constantly steering transmissions over the highest performing signal paths.

According to Telstra, the Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi system was selected due to its ease of use, superior handling of streaming video content and ability to automatically adapt to obstacles and interference that typically cause packet loss, resulting in pixilation of video content when viewing.

To enable picture-perfect wireless video, Telstra customers simply purchase and plug in a pre-configured Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi system that includes a 5GHz 802.11n access point and 5GHz wireless adapter. The Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi AP attaches to the Telstra home gateway via Ethernet and the Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi adapter connects to an Ethernet port on Telstra's new T-Box(TM) set-top box. No configuration or cabling is required, giving Telstra customers the freedom to place their T-Boxes and televisions virtually anywhere in the home.

Smart Wi-Fi Dominates the Market for In-Home Multimedia Distribution

Smart Wi-Fi, the newest innovation in 802.11 technology, uses advances in intelligent antenna arrays and quality of service (Smart Wi-Fi) to effectively triple the range, reliability and performance of Wi-Fi communications.  Smart Wi-Fi works by continuously routing Wi-Fi signals over the best and highest performing paths while steering these Wi-Fi signals around interference as it is experienced.  This enables Smart Wi-Fi systems to automatically adapt to the changing Wi-Fi environment and support real-time, delay-sensitive applications such as streaming digital video.

Based on patented technology, the Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi system is the world's first and only Wi-Fi solution specifically developed to reliably transmit IP-based streaming digital video over standard 802.11 technology. The Ruckus MediaFlex system now dominates the market for in-home multimedia distribution, having been adopted by over 125 broadband operators and service providers around the world.

To date, more than one million Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi units have been installed in subscriber homes to support commercial video services around the world by the world's leading telecommunications companies including Belgacom, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, PCCW, Swisscom, Telecom Austria, SingTel, Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, Telefonica Del Sur, Telenor and many others.

About Telstra

Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, with one of the best known brands in the country. Telstra offers a full range of services and competes in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia, providing more than 8.8 million Australian fixed line and 10.3 million mobile services, including more than 7.2 million 3G services.

About Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Ruckus Wireless is supplier of advanced wireless systems for the mobile Internetworking market. The company markets and manufactures a wide range of indoor and outdoor "Smart Wi-Fi" products for mobile operators, broadband service providers and corporate enterprises around the world. Since 2006, the company has realized record revenue and shipments with a CAGR of over 119%. Ruckus invented, and has patented, state-of-the-art wireless technology that steers Wi-Fi signals around obstacles and interference. This unique capability extends signal range and ensures consistent reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. The company has shipped over 2 million Smart Wi-Fi systems around the world and has raised $51 million in funding from premier investors such as Sequoia Capital, Focus Ventures, Sutter Hill, Motorola, T-Ventures, Telus Ventures and Firelake Capital. The company is led by Ms. Selina Lo, president and chief executive officer. For more information, visit Ruckus Wireless at http://www.ruckuswireless.com/.

  Media Contacts
  Chris Yip
  Ruckus Wireless
  cyip@ruckuswireless.com
  +852-9090-7513

  David Callisch
  Ruckus Wireless
  david@ruckuswireless.com
  +1-408-504-5487 mobile

Source: Ruckus Wireless
   

CONTACT:  Chris Yip, +852-9090-7513, cyip@ruckuswireless.com, or David
Callisch, mobile, +1-408-504-5487, david@ruckuswireless.com, both of Ruckus
Wireless

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

SalvationDATA Releases World's First Portable Versatile Data Recovery Hardware in USA

CHENGDU, China, Aug. 23 -- SalvationDATA Technology LLC, a leading data recovery tools and solutions supplier, has released the most advanced 4th generation portable data recovery hardware -- Data Compass 2011(DC) -- simultaneously to markets in the USA, Italy, UK, Japan and China. This data recovery hardware provides the highest standard of data recovery technologies and will definitely maximize data recovery success rates. Data Compass 2011 is a revolutionary data recovery tool to fight against the threat of data loss of all kind for all organizations.

Chief engineer of SalvationDATA's R&D department, Mr. Fan, explains, "This data recovery tool is not created by myself alone but created with the great efforts of 20 other professional data recovery engineers. It has taken us 8 years of research and development and 2 years of testing, upgrading and perfecting the world's first data recovery hardware, supporting the most storage devices, such as hard disks, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory sticks, Server Arrays, etc., and it also supports various kind of file systems like FAT 16, FAT32, NTFS, EXT, HFS, HFX, etc. The top highlight of this data recovery hardware is its universal data recovery ability to handle logical data recovery (accidental deletion, format, virus attack, blue screen, etc.), firmware-level data recovery (when hard drives fail to be detected by PCs due to firmware corruptions) and physical data recovery (drives with a lot of bad sectors, clicking noises and even head damage, etc.). It is surely the all-around champion in the data recovery field over any other data recovery tools. Besides, Data Compass 2011 has over 10 core data recovery technologies, for which it has been widely used among data recovery companies, enterprises, computer forensic agencies, IT networking companies and other kinds of organizations. We have so far over 2,000 professional organizations that are using Data Compass," said Mr. Fan.

"Data Compass is one highly intellectually designed data recovery hardware, but it's very simple to operate -- it's like one autofocus camera that anyone can use but still produces professional, clear pictures. Besides, Data Compass has the world's unique free software upgrade feature, and at the same time 24-hour timely remote assistance is available to help users for different data recovery cases," said Miss Su, sales director of SalvationDATA.

About SalvationDATA

SalvationDATA Technology LLC is the world's leading data recovery technology R&D center. It is also devoted in transferring existing technological achievements into tools and solutions. SalvationDATA is the 'Microsoft' in data recovery field due to its great contributions to data recovery.

Source: SalvationDATA Technology LLC
   

CONTACT: Media Relations: Miss Li, +86-28-6859-9754, 389132957@qq.com

Summer Clearance - With Fall Coming Abizark.com Starts a 3-Day Sale at Bagsok.com

NEW YORK, August 23 -- With the approach of fall, Abizark.com has declared a summer clearance at Bagsok.com on August 23th in order to promote its bags and express thanks for the continued support and deep affection of the public.

Presently, it has become a trend among customers to compete over who gets the best bargains and discounts and it's common to find that various stores have begun their clearance sales at the end of this summer. If done well, the summer clearance can bring great deal of profits and devote to a better invest in FALL productions. In this way, Abizark.com took action to make the most use of its clearance sale.

Operated by BizArk Service Ltd., http://www.bagsok.com/ is an online bag store that provides various kinds of fashion shoulder bags, leisure bags, laptop bags and many other styles of handbags. Bagsok.com seems to do well in Internet marketing and be quite good at brand marketing. As data has showed, bagsok.com has more than 20,000 registered members. What's more, the register number is gradually increasing.

In light of this situation, http://www.bagsok.com/ made a decision to start a summer clearance sale, which will save customers up to 60%. "We have always been trying our best to meet the demands of customers. Luckily, our efforts are not in vain. Our bags are accepted and popular among both the young and the mid-aged. In order to express our sincere thanks to the public, we're offering big savings and discounts for our customers from August 23 to August 25," said Kevin Ellison, the marketing manager of http://www.bagsok.com/ .

"Three days" is quite a short period, but the sales might boost into a big volume. After all, most people tend to go for clearance sales in this season because of the spectacular savings. However, there comes another question: Is http://www.bagsok.com/ offering unmarketable goods?

As to this suspicion, Denny Hampton, the marketing director of Bagsok.com stated, "We promise to provide fashion bags. Bagsok.com is grateful and we are willing to do something for our customers. Meanwhile, it's also a good opportunity to publicize our store. Summer clearance is just a coincidence and a pretty chance as well."

Is it a fact or an excuse? The answer might be found after paying a visit to http://www.bagsok.com/ and learning the details of its summer clearance sale.

About Bagsok.com

Bagsok.com is an online bags store devoted to Fast Fashion concepts in the bag market by providing continuously updated quality classic and trendy handbags, luggage, business bags, etc. The extremely low prices of $9.90 let customers enjoy value added products. http://www.bagsok.com/ is one of the online stores operated by BizArk.

About BizArk Service Ltd.

BizArk is an international trading company that provides all-in-one E-commerce solutions & services for online stores, specializing in website construction, network marketing, website monitoring & security as well as support service. http://www.abizark.com/index.html .

  For more information, please contact:

   Shirley Julie
   Tel:   +1-718-880-7850
   Email: service@bagsok.com
   Or through Live Chat on http://www.bagsok.com/

Source: BizArk Service Ltd.
   

CONTACT: Shirley, +1-718-880-7850, service@inetsilk.com

Web site: http://www.abizark.com/index.html
http://www.bagsok.com/

HFI Launches Usability Certification for Organizations and Designs

MUMBAI, India, August 23, 2010--

    - Organizations Can Now Have a "Certified Practice in Usability(TM)" and
Submit a Product, Application, or Website to be a "Certified Usable
Design(TM)"

    Human Factors International (HFI) announced today an extension of their
successful program for certification of usability practitioners (Certified
Usability Analysts(TM)) which currently provides certification to about 10%
of the world's usability practitioners. As a service to the industry, they
will provide the ability for organizations to have certification for their
level of institutionalization of usability. They can be certified as Level
III, IV, and V depending on their achievement on HFI's Usability Maturity
Model. The certified organizations can then submit a product, application, or
website to become certified for usable design.

    A "Certified Practice in Usability" will have a validated level of
maturity based upon the presence of trained and certified staff, user
centered design methods, standards, and tools. The organization will also be
rated for its executive attention to usability, organizational structure, and
culture of care for customers. Each organizational submission will be
systematically reviewed and audited by HFI staff to ensure compliance.

    A "Certified Usable Design" can only result from the submission from a
certified practice and it generally bears the label of the level of maturity
of that practice. Certification assures that an approved user centered design
process has been followed and that certified staff have attested that each
deliverable document has been appropriately completed. The internal staff
must also attest to the usability of the end design. The completed submission
must prove the process and approvals. HFI staff will then review the
documents and the design; rejecting any submission that fails to meet
systematic criteria of good practice.

    Eric Schaffer, CEO of Human Factors International, says, "It's time that
purchasers can be assured that they will not be tortured with technology.
They should be able to buy with an assured level of usability."

    Organizations wanting to check their qualifications can take a
pre-screening questionnaire at
http://www.humanfactors.com/certification/questionnaire.asp

    For more information on Certified Practice in Usability please visit:
http://www.humanfactors.com/certification/CPU.asp

    For more information on Certified Usable Design please visit:
http://www.humanfactors.com/certification/CUD.asp

    About Human Factors International (HFI)

    Human Factors International (HFI) is the world's leading strategic
advisor and provider of user experience design services and training to both
private and public sectors. HFI helps clients design websites and products
that are persuasive, engaging, and easy to use. Its HFI Framework(TM) is the
only user-centered design process that has been the basis for ISO
certification. It is built on principles from human-computer interaction,
ergonomics, psychology, computer science, and marketing. Through an
integrated blend of strategy, assessment, research, design, validation, and
institutionalized usability, as well as training and certification, HFI's
clients routinely experience material increases in key corporate performance
indicators as a result of their efforts.

    HFI customers include Dell, Ernst & Young, FedEx, HP, Microsoft, NIH,
SAP, Wal-Mart. In Asia, HFI has worked with ICICI Bank, Reliance
Communications, Taj Hotels, Jet Airways, Indiatimes, Rolta, Citibank
Singapore, Ministry of Defence, Research in Motion, Globe Telecom, Intel,
Huwaei, Lenovo, China Construction Bank etc.

    HFI corporate headquarters are located in Fairfield, Iowa, with regional
offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. The Asian offices of
HFI are at:

    1. India - Mumbai, Bangalore, Pondicherry

    2. Singapore

    3. China - Shanghai

    Visit http://www.humanfactors.com

   
    Contact:

    Hitesh Agrawal
    +91-98922-57629
    hitesh@humanfactors.com

Source: Human Factors International (HFI)

Contact: Hitesh Agrawal, +91-98922-57629, hitesh@humanfactors.com

Epson Introduces Two Projectors to Brighten the Bottom Line for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

PowerLite 1220 and 1260 Offer Easy-to-Use Features and True-to-Life Color at Affordable Price

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 23 -- Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide(1), today announced two affordable, feature-packed, easy to use projectors for small and medium-sized businesses that will be sold exclusively through distribution, value-added reseller and direct market reseller channels. The Epson PowerLite® 1220 ($649*) features XGA resolution and the PowerLite 1260 ($749*) features widescreen WXGA resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) to fully utilize the capabilities of a widescreen notebook; both projectors offer 2600 lumens color and white light output(2) for bright presentations and true-to-life color.

"Small and medium-sized businesses want their projectors not only to be easy-to-use and affordable, but also to deliver bright, true-to-life image quality," said Jason Meyer, product manager, Epson America. "Epson designed the PowerLite 1220 and 1260 specifically to meet SMB needs and is making them available through the distribution channel to simplify integration into business environments."

The Epson PowerLite 1200-series offers features normally found in higher end models, including USB Plug 'n Play Instant Setup, which instantly projects images and presentations from a PC or Mac® computer via a USB connection - eliminating the hassle of dealing with bulky VGA cables and toggling between computer keys. In addition, both models have an additional USB port for direct connection of a USB memory device, enabling PC-free slideshow capabilities and eliminating the need to carry a computer. The PowerLite 1260 also features an HDMI audio/video connection to provide high-definition video content for powerful entertainment possibilities.

More about the PowerLite 1220 and 1260

The new PowerLite 1200-series offers several performance and convenience features for entrepreneurs, small businesses and mobile professionals, including:

  --  Positioning Flexibility: Automatic keystone correction and 1.2x
      optical zoom for easy setup
  --  Convenient Control: Direct Power On and Off allows for an installed
      projector to be powered on and off with a flip of a wall switch;
      Instant On/Off® enables presenters to avoid delays when starting and
      finishing presentations and be up and running in only five seconds;
      A/V Mute Slide instantly turns off the sound and images to create a
      quick pause in the presentation, conserving lamp life and energy, and
      helping to save costs
  --  Easy Portability: Sleek, compact design and included carrying case
      offers easy portability and protection
  --  3LCD Technology: Features the latest, 3LCD, 3-chip technology to
      deliver amazing, true-to-life color and detail for powerful
      presentations; the 3LCD light engine efficiently uses available lamp
      light to create stunning images; in contrast to 1-chip DLP technology,
      3LCD requires, on average, 25 percent less electricity per lumen of
      brightness(3)
  --  Extended Lamp Life: Using Epson's exclusive E-TORL lamp technology,
      the lamp life can last up to 5,000 hours(4) in economy mode, helping
      to maximize presentation time

  Availability and Support

The Epson PowerLite 1220 and 1260 are currently available through national resellers, mail order, and distribution and are part of Epson ImageWay(SM) Partner Program. Epson's PowerLite projectors come with a two-year limited warranty that includes two elite technical support services - two-year Epson PrivateLine® phone support where projector owners can directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a two-year Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day. For additional information about the new PowerLite 1200-series projectors, visit http://www.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).

* Estimated street price

(1)  Based upon Q2 2010 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates.

(2)  Light output varies depending upon modes (color and white light output). White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.

(3)  Data source: ProjectorCentral.com Jan. 2010. Average of 910 shipping models for which the manufacturers provided lumens and total power data, all resolutions and brightness levels. Energy efficiency was measured as wattage per lumen. It was measured for both 3LCD and 1-chip projectors in each of five brightness segments. 3LCD projectors averaged less required electricity per lumen in each of the five segments.

(4)  Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp Brightness decreases over time.

Note: Epson, E-TORL and Instant Off are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite and PrivateLine are registered trademarks and ImageWay is a service mark 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 marks.

Source: Epson America, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Duane Brozek of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683,
Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200,
ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com

Web Site:  http://www.epson.com/

Kodak Introduces Latest Digital Camera for the Socially Savvy

KODAK EASYSHARE M590 is World's Thinnest* 5X Optical Zoom Digital Camera; Company Will Also Offer Larger KODAK PULSE Digital Frame

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- Eastman Kodak Company today introduced the new KODAK EASYSHARE M590 Digital Camera, the ultimate social networking accessory for people who love to share their pictures. With Kodak's exclusive Share Button, consumers can tag pictures and videos directly on the camera for effortless uploading to popular social networking sites including FACEBOOK, KODAK Gallery, FLICKR, ORKUT, and YOUTUBE. Pictures can also be tagged to email and to send to any KODAK PULSE Digital Frame.

The new KODAK EASYSHARE M590 Digital Camera is the world's thinnest* 5X optical zoom digital camera. On top of its sleek, modern and stylish design, the camera also boasts advanced features including Kodak's Face Recognition feature that makes it simple for consumers to find and share the pictures they want, and Kodak's Smart Capture feature that helps them take better pictures automatically.

"We are thrilled to see how people have embraced Kodak's Share Button as an easier way to share life's moments with family and friends, in three simple steps," said Phil Scott, Vice President of Marketing, Digital Capture and Devices, Kodak. "With the new KODAK EASYSHARE M590 Digital Camera, we are continuing our commitment to bring to market innovative, intuitive and stylish products that make it fun and easy for today's socially savvy crowd to share all their favorite moments."

Kodak's Share Button gives consumers the ability to share pictures to multiple destinations at once; when they connect the camera to their computer, their pictures are automatically sent to the tagged destinations, saving valuable time and effort.

  KODAK M590 Digital Camera Features:
  --  Share Button for easy upload to KODAK Gallery, FACEBOOK, FLICKR,
      ORKUT, and YOUTUBE sites, as well as email
  --  World's thinnest* 5X optical zoom digital camera (uses
      SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON lens)
  --  Built-in image stabilization
  --  Kodak's Face Recognition feature
  --  Kodak's Smart Capture feature
  --  2.7-inch bright LCD with KODAK Color Science technology
  --  Li-Ion rechargeable batteries and in-camera charging
  --  HD picture and video capture
  --  Uses MICROSD/MICROSDHC Card

The KODAK EASYSHARE M590 Digital Camera will be available this fall for US $199.95 MSRP in silver, red, purple and blue at major retailers and Kodak.com.

New 10-inch KODAK PULSE Digital Frame

Kodak is also introducing a larger size for its popular and award-wining KODAK PULSE Digital Frame. The new 10-inch PULSE Digital Frame will be available this fall for US $199.95 MSRP at major retailers and Kodak.com. With all the features of Kodak's current 7-inch PULSE Digital Frame, including Wi-Fi connectivity and a customizable email address, the 10-inch PULSE Frame is the perfect gift for the holiday season. The KODAK PULSE Digital Frame makes it easy for consumers to keep their frames fresh with new pictures and share with family and friends. Pictures can be emailed directly to the PULSE Frame from mobile phones, computers and any device with email capability. It also connects to FACEBOOK and KODAK Gallery photo albums, offers easy set-up with no software to install, and has an intuitive touchscreen interface.

With the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame, there is always something new to look forward to.

KODAK Digital Camera Accessories

A range of accessories are available for the KODAK M590 Digital Camera including:

  --  New KODAK Gripping Tripods available this fall in a variety of colors
  --  KODAK Cases, Bags and Neck Straps
  --  KODAK MICROSDHC Memory Card
  --  KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7000
  --  Battery charger options including KODAK Li-Ion Universal Battery
      Charger K7700-C

  * World's thinnest 5X optical zoom digital camera as of July, 2010
  ** Colors and availability may vary by region

  About Kodak

As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com/ and follow our blogs and more at http://www.kodak.com/go/followus.

More than 75 million people worldwide manage, share and create photo gifts online at KODAK Gallery - join today at http://www.kodakgallery.com.

© Kodak, 2010. KODAK, EASYSHARE and PULSE are trademarks of Kodak. SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH and VARIOGON are trademarks of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH used under license by Kodak.

Source: KODAK
   

CONTACT:  Krista Gleason, Kodak, +1-585-724-5952,
krista.gleason@kodak.com, or Eleanor Lam, Ketchum, +1-646-935-4028,
eleanor.lam@ketchum.com

Web Site:  http://www.kodak.com/
http://www.kodak.com/go/followus
http://www.kodakgallery.com/

KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera Lets You See and Be Seen with Intuitive 3-Inch Touchscreen and Optimized HD Playback

Kodak expands award-winning digital video camera portfolio

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- Eastman Kodak Company today introduced the new KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera, a sleek and stylish addition to its award-winning digital video camera portfolio. The pocket-size KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera features a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen so consumers can easily glide through their HD videos with the swipe of a fingertip. With new on-camera editing and Kodak's exclusive Share Button, the PLAYTOUCH Video Camera makes it easy for consumers to share their favorite moments with friends and family in full 1080p HD.

Complementing its unique design, the KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera boasts an array of features to help consumers capture their memories with clarity and precision, including built-in image stabilization, LCD glare shield, and an external microphone jack. To make sharing videos simpler, the PLAYTOUCH Video Camera has a built-in USB arm and Kodak's Share Button lets consumers tag videos and pictures directly on the camera for automatic upload to popular social networking sites once they connect the camera to the computer.

"Kodak has firmly established itself as a leader in the digital pocket video camera space since introducing its line in 2008, and continues to be one of the most highly rated and recommended in this category," said Phil Scott, Vice President of Marketing, Digital Capture and Devices, Kodak. "We're committed to providing our consumers with innovative and intuitive products that satisfy their needs. Whether it's a night out on the town with friends or your child's school play, the KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera makes capturing and sharing your favorite moments simple and fun."

  KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera Features:
  --  Share Button for easy video upload to YOUTUBE and FACEBOOK sites, and
      email
  --  3-inch capacitive touchscreen LCD optimized for reviewing in landscape
      mode for the ultimate 1080p HD video sharing experience
  --  On-camera editing features to trim and extract still pictures from
      video
  --  5 MP HD still pictures
  --  Sharper videos and less blur with built-in digital image stabilization
  --  Built-in USB arm for easy sharing, charging, and transferring
  --  Smart face tracking technology
  --  LCD glare shield feature
  --  External stereo microphone jack to add high-quality sound to videos or
      to plug in headphones for discreet playback*
  --  4 capture effects, including B&W, sepia, high saturation, and '70s
      film look
  --  HDMI output (HDMI cable included)
  --  Up to 10 hours of HD video** with expandable SD/SDHC card slot (up to
      32 GB)
  --  Li-Ion rechargeable battery with in-camera charging
  --  PC and MAC iLIFE product compatibility

The KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera will be available in Smoke Gaze (Black), Chrome, Wine Country (Magenta), Cabana (Orange) and Spa Blue (Teal) for US $229.95 MSRP this fall at major retailers and Kodak.com.***

KODAK Digital Video Camera Portfolio

Whether you have an appetite for adventure or want to be the paparazzi of your social circle, Kodak has a pocket video camera for everyone. In addition to the KODAK PLAYTOUCH Video Camera, Kodak's robust line of digital video cameras also includes the award-winning KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera - a rugged, waterproof HD pocket video camera designed for adventure seekers. The perfect travel companion, the KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera captures full 1080p HD video - even underwater up to 10 feet - with the touch of a button. Kodak is also now offering the KODAK Mini Video Camera, an ultra-thin and lightweight camera about the size of a credit card, available at leading retailers and Kodak.com.

Product Accessories

A range of accessories are available for Kodak's pocket video camera portfolio including:

  --  New KODAK Floating Wrist Strap for the KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera
  --  New KODAK Gripping Tripods available this fall
  --  KODAK SDHC Memory Cards, available in 4, 8 and 16 GB customized for
      optimal video capture
  --  KODAK Adventure Mount for helmet, handlebars and more
  --  KODAK Cases, Bags and Neck Straps
  --  Remote control
  --  KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7004
  --  Battery charger options including KODAK Li-Ion Universal Battery
      Charger K7700-C, KODAK Solar Charger KS100-C+2, KODAK Portable Charger
      KP100-C+2

  * Microphone and headphones not included
  ** Record approximately 20 minutes per 1 GB at HD 720 at 30 fps.
  *** Colors and availability may vary by region

  About Kodak

As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

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CONTACT:  Krista Gleason, Kodak, +1-585-724-5952,
krista.gleason@kodak.com; or Eleanor Lam, Ketchum, +1-646-935-4028,
eleanor.lam@ketchum.com

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Lantiq Announces Family of Gigabit Speed Gateway Processors with Industry Leading Performance, Flexibility to Support New Digital Home Services

MUNICH and NEUBIBERG, Germany, Aug. 23 -- Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced the addition of three single-chip Gigabit Ethernet gateway solutions to its XWAY(TM) xRX family. The new GRX series meets the Gigabit processing requirements of DOCSIS3.0, VDSL2 and xPON access technologies and provides best-in-class performance for wireless connectivity, such as concurrent operation of 802.11n WLAN at 2.4 and 5 GHz with aggregate throughput up to 270 Mbps (Megabits per second).  The highest performance device in the family, XWAY(TM) GRX288, achieves routing throughput up to 2 Gbps to meet the requirements of xPON connectivity.

The new XWAY(TM) GRX168, GRX188 and GRX288 ICs are based on the same architecture as Lantiq's successful XWAY(TM) ARX100 and VRX200 ADSL2+ / VDSL2 solutions, with a 32-bit MIPS CPU core and separate 32-bit Protocol Processor Engine (PPE).  The IPv6-ready PPE offloads all data routing from the CPU for optimal throughput at much lower system clock speeds than alternative chips and supports Quality of Service (QoS) features that enable smooth handling for concurrent serving of IPTV, voice lines, and data on wired or wireless LANs.  The common architecture of the xRX family allows system builders to produce a complete portfolio of home gateway solutions using Lantiq's Universal Gateway (UGW) software platform, which minimizes development time and cost.

With the GRX series, system developers can quickly produce platforms that support innovative new home network services deployed on an independent gateway device or delivered independently from typical broadband services.  This emerging category of "Over-The-Top" services may be linked to a residence's broadband gateway via Ethernet/Gbit Ethernet, WLAN, or the emerging G.hn standard.

"As the range of applications running on or beside residential gateways broadens, system developers face challenges to meet operator requirements and match device functionality to suit specific customer needs within tight time and budget constraints," said Ulrich Huewels, Senior Vice President and Head of the Customer Premises Equipment Business Unit at Lantiq. "The GRX family provides full flexibility for our customers to design a range of solutions while controlling R&D spending. Lantiq continues to deliver on its promise: one investment, many applications."

Lantiq's UGW software, the primary development platform for customers, is a production-ready Linux-based software package that complies with all carrier requirements for service deployment.  Features include full support of IPv6 addressing and TR-069 with its widely adopted broadband service management functions.  This reduces development time and cost for standard features and allows the system provider to concentrate resources on differentiation of the gateway feature set and value-added applications. Lantiq's TR-069 implementation is certified by Motive to be interoperable with the industry leading ACS vendor's implementation, further helping system integrators achieve timely market introduction for new products.

The UGW package also includes pre-integrated drivers for Lantiq's extensive offering of companion chips for use with xRX ICs. Lantiq is uniquely able to provide practically all of the system level silicon required in a complete solution design, including 802.11n WLAN supporting carrier-grade video, Fast and Gigabit Ethernet Switch and PHY (Physical Layer), DECT/CAT-iq(TM), VoIP and analog voice.

Additional common features across the GRX family include integrated data encryption for IPsec and energy savings features that enable designs to meet the recently defined 2011/2012 requirements of the European Union Code of Conduct (CoC) on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment.  Lantiq's continuous effort to increase energy efficiency will put customers in ideal position to also meet 2013/2014 CoC requirements that are currently under definition.  Each IC also features a full suite of device interfaces for memory (DRAM and FLASH), PCI, SDIO and UARTs in support of differentiated applications and end products.

Specific Product Features

The XWAY(TM) GRX288 achieves routing throughput up to 2 Gbps to easily meet the requirements of xPON connectivity. In conjunction with Lantiq's WAVE300, the gateway solution demonstrates WLAN throughput of up to 270 Mbps in concurrent mode. Together with the PPE the routing subsystem forms a 1.4GHz CPU cluster, offering an equivalent of 5 Giga Instructions per Second (GIPS) of processing power.

The integrated Ethernet switch can be flexibly configured as either four Fast Ethernet or two Gbit Ethernet ports, while support for additional off-chip PHYs enables up to five Gbit Ethernet ports in a system design without the need for an external switch. Other features include support for either DDR1 or DDR2 memory and a PCI Express port. The wide range of interfaces grants full flexibility to system integrators to combine the GRX288 with any solutions on the market that fit their cost and performance needs.

The XWAY(TM) GRX188 adds support for VoIP via Lantiq's SLIC 100 (Subscriber Line Interface Circuit IC) and COSIC Modem, the company's DECT/CAT-iq(TM) solution.  The added voice service can deliver HD quality even when very heavy routing tasks are performed by the multi-service gateway.

The XWAY(TM) GRX168 solution targets Gigabit Ethernet routers with or without the support of WLAN. Two USB 2.0 ports provide additional connectivity and support for common peripherals. In addition to the UGW package, Lantiq offers also a dedicated video bridge solution with its WAVE300 802.11n WLAN IC, which supports up to four HD streams in parallel.

Availability, Additional Information

The GRX family of devices is now available (GRX288 in sample quantities).  Lantiq also offers several reference designs, including a video bridge and multi-service gateway configurations.  For more information about Lantiq's GRX family of products, please visit: http://www.lantiq.com/GRX

About LANTIQ

Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg just outside of Munich, Germany and specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: http://www.lantiq.com/

Source: Lantiq
   

CONTACT:  Christoph von Schierstadt, Lantiq Media Relations Europe, +49
(089) 89899 7556, Mobile: +49 160 96901486, media-relations@lantiq.com, or
Sarah LaLiberte, Lantiq Media Relations North America, +1-978-502-8558,
sarah.laliberte@lantiq.com

Web Site:  http://www.lantiq.com/

Lantiq's New Wireless LAN Chips Set Benchmarks for Reach and Robustness

Beam-Forming Ensures Best-in-Class Reach and Integrated Thick MAC Processor Cuts the Main Processor Load in Half

MUNICH and NEUBIBERG, Germany, Aug. 23 -- Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced its latest 802.11n WLAN solutions -- the XWAY(TM) WAVE300 family. Featuring advanced beam-forming technology and an integrated "Thick MAC" processor, WAVE300 has been demonstrated to deliver up to 300 percent increased reach and radio coverage compared to existing solutions, while maintaining links with a minimum or even zero-packet-error rate requirement.

The WAVE300 beam-forming technology is capable of intelligently providing high-bandwidth data rates directly to end user devices, regardless of whether the device is "beam-forming ready" or not. Enriched by the "Thick MAC" processor, the Lantiq 11n solution is also at least twice as efficient with its routing capacity giving it superior energy and cost efficiency.

"The use of WLAN is changing. Originally developed to connect notebooks to routers, new user scenarios such as connecting smart phones to high-data broadband applications and supporting HD video links are now required," said Ulrich Huewels, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Lantiq's CPE Business Unit. "Each scenario has specific requirements that our best-in-class WLAN solutions meet in terms of reach and Quality of Service."

The WLAN market shows significant growth. According to In-Stat the market will see an increase in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices, from over 500 million in 2009 to nearly 2 billion pieces in 2014. An obstacle as the market becomes more diversified is that related WLAN solutions have to address different application needs.

Using the Lantiq beam-forming technology helps manufacturers extend the reach of their WLAN devices and literally eliminate dead wireless spots for users at home. These advanced technologies result in about 8-10dB increased gain and an up to 300 percent increased reach compared to standard WLAN. The WAVE300 family also significantly enhances the streaming of HDTV via WLAN. Compared to existing solutions where only best-effort streaming is available, the Lantiq solution enables a full wireless IP HDTV experience. This results in sustainable bit rates and elimination of pixel errors, allowing multiple simultaneous HD streams without packet loss. On reference systems, Lantiq demonstrated the transmission of four HD streams with 20 Mbps simultaneously with maximum reach.

About the XWAY(TM) WAVE300

The WAVE300 architecture intelligently offloads the main processor by executing all real-time and processor-intensive operations on the "Thick MAC," which results in higher throughput and more free performance on the SoC for other applications and services. The Lantiq 11n family achieves a maximum 3x3 MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) data rates up to 200 Mbps net throughput on single band implementation and dual-mode capable chips in the family reach up to 270 Mbps net throughput in concurrent mode operation.

Lantiq provides several software and pin-compatible versions of the WAVE300, all in 65nm, optimized for various application needs, from low-cost standard WLAN 11n 2x2 products to video-grade WLAN. Fully compliant with IEEE 802.11n, it addresses ADSL/VDSL routers, gateways and IADs, Gigabit-WLAN routers, video-bridges, set-top boxes and digital TV applications. With its versatile interface, the Lantiq 11n solution can be connected to any host processor with a PCI, mPCI or PCIe interface.

The WAVE300 (baseband/MAC and HF part) is available in single-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz variants and a dual-band device. The WAVE300 family is available in volume production and Lantiq offers different reference packages as design-in support. For more information, please visit: http://www.lantiq.com/WAVE300.

About LANTIQ

Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. Headquartered in Neubiberg just outside of Munich, Germany, Lantiq specializes in broadband communications, encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company, and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at http://www.lantiq.com.

Source: Lantiq
   

CONTACT:  Christoph von Schierstaedt, Lantiq Media Relations Europe,
+49(89)89899-7322,  Schierstaedt@lantiq.com, or Sarah LaLiberte, Lantiq Media
Relations North America, +1-978-502-8558, sarah.laliberte@lantiq.com

Web Site:  http://www.lantiq.com/

Lantiq Samples Industry's Lowest Power, Smallest Footprint VDSL2 Chipset to Drive Broadband Innovation

MUNICH and NEUBIBERG, Germany, Aug. 23 -- Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced its latest generation 65nm chipset for design of carrier linecards supporting the global VDSL2 and ADSL/2/2+ standards.  VINAX(TM) V3 gives network equipment vendors a single solution to meet carrier requirements for all xDSL deployments, featuring a level of integration unsurpassed in the industry, the flexibility to support multiple transmission profiles and emerging technology enhancements, and leading low-power performance.

  Highlights of the VINAX V3 chipset include:
  --  Industry-leading power consumption of just 0.9W per channel to meet
      future green design goals for broadband infrastructure, including
      requirements defined in the EU Code of Conduct (CoC) on Energy
      Consumption of Broadband Equipment.  VINAX V3 also is the first VDSL2
      solution to work with either Class AB or low-power Class H line
      drivers.
  --  Smallest package size and highest channel count (per chipset) in the
      industry allows double VDSL2 linecard density compared to all
      on-market alternatives. Each VINAX V3 chipset occupies an area of 29
      mm x 29 mm for 16 channels in VDSL2 Profile 17a. An 8-channel solution
      for VDSL2 profile 30a requires 30 percent less area.
  --  Industry first on-chip integration of a MELT controller for remote
      line testing by carriers with no external equipment needed.
  --  Overall, feature integration on the VINAX V3 chipset reduces the
      external Bill of Materials (BOM) cost by 50 percent.

The VINAX V3 chipset can drive data rates up to 150 Mbps/downstream and 100 Mbps/upstream on a single line, supporting such services as HD IPTV, high-speed Internet access, multi-player gaming networks and VoIP.  VINAX V3 supports line bonding techniques at chip and linecard levels that boost data-rate or data-reach for home and business users and supports mobile backhaul applications with up to 500 Mbps symmetrical data rates.  It also is the industry's first chipset ready to support full System Vectoring, a VDSL2 enhancement that will reduce crosstalk in dense cable bundles.

Network equipment OEMs will benefit from an extensive set of chip-level enhancements and features integrated into the new chipset, while software compatibility with Lantiq's current VDSL2 chipset reduces time-to-market and cost. For example, VINAX V3 uses the same Analog Front End (AFE) chip to support all of the VDSL2 profiles. The same PCB design can be used for a card deployed at a DSLAM or CO (Profile 17a, supporting up to 100 Mbps downstream/50 Mbps upstream) and a MDU card running Profile 30a (up to 150 Mbps downstream/100 Mbps upstream). Higher density cards, up to 72 channels compared to 24 - 48 channels with earlier generation chipsets, reduce costs for both system vendors and carriers.

"VDSL2 is the key technology for successful triple-play service delivery in next-generation network deployments. VINAX V3 provides breakthrough performance, best-in-class feature set and unsurpassed flexibility for network upgrades and new deployments," said Hubert Christl, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Lantiq's Access Networks Business Unit.  "Lantiq integrated the capabilities that leading carriers across the globe demand as they accelerate roll-out of VDSL2, including cost optimization and improved energy efficiency."

VDSL2 linecards are a key technology supporting robust delivery of residential broadband services over both traditional copper-wire infrastructure and in FTTC/FTTB networks. According to Broadband Forum estimates (June 2010), more than 60 percent of the 484 million broadband lines installed today are driven by ADSL or VDSL technology.  Further, market research firm iSuppli forecasts that 600 million new xDSL channels will be deployed from 2010 to 2014.  Carriers that are planning or have begun the transition from ADSL/2/2+ to higher data rates can use VINAX V3-based linecards that require only a firmware change to upgrade to VDSL2 services.

Availability

The VINAX V3 chipset, including Digital Front End (DFE), Analog Front End (AFE) and line drivers, is now sampling to lead customers.  For more information, please visit: http://www.lantiq.com/VINAX-V3

About LANTIQ

Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg just outside of Munich, Germany and specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: http://www.lantiq.com/

Source: Lantiq
   

CONTACT:  Christoph von Schierstaedt, +49-89-89899-7322,
Schierstaedt@lantiq.com, or North America, Sarah LaLiberte, +1-978-502-8558,
Sarah.LaLiberte@lantiq.com, both of Lantiq

Web Site:  http://www.lantiq.com/

Ginga Goes Electronic for Coal Trading With Trayport(R)

LONDON, August 23, 2010--     Ginga Petroleum Pte Ltd., a company offering broking services for the
energy markets from Singapore, today announced it has gone live with a
trading screen for its coal brokers using Trayport's GlobalVision Broker
Trading SystemSM. Trayport provides electronic trading systems worldwide that
have been widely adopted by coal brokers in Europe. Ginga therefore made the
decision to enable its brokers and trading customers to benefit from the
success already gained by Trayport's broker platform and so support the
continued development of the international coal market.

    Ginga will list coal swaps products (API2*, API4*, gC ICE Newc futures)
electronically and will also list Indonesian sub-bituminous (sub-bit) coal
swaps and a sub-bit physical contract. The physical contract is being
developed in conjunction with market participants and is based on the
specifications of the McCloskey Indonesian Sub-Bituminous FOB Marker Index.
The intention is that this contract will bring even greater transparency to
this market.

    "Trayport's GlobalVision Broker System screen went live at Ginga today
and we hope to have an increasing number of users, both in Asia and Europe,
who will be able to view and trade Indonesian sub-bit coal physical and all
swaps contracts on one trading platform," said Zenny Tran, Coal Team Leader
at Ginga. "When we have built increased liquidity in coal using the Trayport
platform we hope to add other products; base oil being high on our initial
list."

    "Trayport has provided the electronic trading system used by
JOX, the Japanese Oil Exchange, for the past three years. Ginga was a
founding shareholder in JOX and so had direct experience of working with
Trayport. The widespread reach of Trayport's Trading GatewaySM aggregator
service, with over 160 trading firms relying on it to trade OTC and Exchange
traded coal, and other energy products, further encouraged Ginga to adopt the
hybrid voice/electronic brokerage model Trayport does so well," said Jeremy
Harris, Trayport's VP for Asia.

    "Ginga sees a growing appetite to trade Indonesian sub-bit
coal from producers, traders, end users and investment banks. As the sub-bit
market evolves, hedging becomes even more necessary for market participants.
Trayport's combination of physical and swap capabilities, STP back office,
risk management, clearing links and workflow aids make it an ideal platform
for building market liquidity. We are pleased to have been selected by Ginga
to provide their first electronic execution capability." added Harris.

    "Indonesian sub-bit coal is now on its way to become a fully tradable
commodity and Ginga is proud to be part of the industry's concerted effort in
making this to happen. Being the first and the most active broker in this
market, we are committed to continuous improvement in our service and
contribution to market development. An electronic trading screen is certainly
a necessary next step for us to provide more transparency and efficiency for
the industry and for our clients who are located in various different time
zones, from Asia Pacific to Europe and US," said Ginga's Zenny Tran. "Our aim
is to gain market share in commonly traded swaps markets - API2*, API4* and
gC Newc futures. Ginga believes Indonesian coal assets will distinguish us
from other brokers."

    * API 2 and API 4 refer to the indices jointly owned by Argus
Media Limited and IHS Global Limited and are published each week in the
"Argus/McCloskey's Coal Price Index Report". All rights reserved. API 2 and
API 4 are trademarks of Argus Media Limited and IHS Global Limited.

    Contact: Marcel Kay; marcel.kay@trayport.com; +44-207-960-5500.

Source: Trayport Limited

Contact: Marcel Kay; marcel.kay@trayport.com; +44-207-960-5500.

China Grants Samplify Second Series of Patents for Medical Imaging Technologies

Chinese OEMs To Gain Access to Innovative image-compression technology

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 22 -- Samplify Systems, Inc., a leading provider of signal-compression technology, semiconductors, and solutions, today announced that the Chinese Government has granted the company its second series of technology patents for medical imaging applications.  These new patents come on the heels of the first series of patents that were granted earlier this month for wireless base station compression.  More specific, China utility model patents were granted by the China State Intellectual Property Office covering the use of compressing and storing x-ray projection data in Computed Tomography (CT) systems.  CT projection data is generated when x-rays are digitized and are transferred, stored, and processed by CT image reconstruction computers.  Samplify's patented compression technology reduces CT projection data bandwidth and storage requirements by a factor of four.  These patents include:

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                  Apparatus for compressing projection data in a computed
  200920173896.8  tomography system
  200920173897.2 Edge detection for computed tomography projection data
                  Apparatus for compressing and storing projection data in a
  200920179135.3  rotatable part of a computed tomography system

With the granting of this second series of patents in China, Samplify's Prism CT compression technology is now protected in a market and region that is strategically important for the company.  Indeed, Samplify continues to make inroads with the leading medical system companies in China.  As important, these OEMs continue to leverage China's significant stimulus funding of $125B, part of which will be used for the deployment of next-generation CT equipment.  Samplify's innovative compression technology for medical applications saves medical imaging OEMs significant design, development, and manufacturing costs for the transport and storage of CT projection signals from the x-ray detectors on the rotating gantry to the image reconstruction workstation.

According to Al Wegener, Samplify CTO and founder, "Medical equipment OEMs who are developing new, lower-cost CT systems, are challenged to transport and store huge amounts of digital data in real time.  Samplify's Prism CT compression technology offers these OEMs an innovative way to reduce these transfer and storage bottlenecks in a cost-effective manner. No other solution can match Samplify's low complexity and low-cost solutions while operating at compression rates greater than 200 Msps."

"Today's announcement is another example of the Chinese government's willingness to open up its markets to foreign corporations in an effort to gain access to the best technologies and intellectual property for its own corporate base," says Tom Sparkman, Samplify CEO.   "We are very pleased," he added, "that we are able to make inroads with Chinese OEMs using our technology in such a protected fashion."

About Prism CT:

Samplify System's Prism CT(TM) delivers higher signal quality, and lower latency for optimum data transmission in next-generation wireless and medical imaging applications. Prism CT(TM) has been proven in the medical literature to provide up to 3:1 compression on x-ray detector data without diagnostic impact to reconstructed image quality.  Prism CT(TM) is through Samplify's exclusive hardware partner, Moog Components Group, and is also available as intellectual property for popular FPGA platforms.

About Samplify Systems:

Samplify is a venture-funded solution provider of signal compression technology, semiconductor and system products.  Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Samplify's customers include wireless infrastructure, medical imaging, and industrial control companies worldwide.  Samplify's technology and semiconductor products, including the SAM1600 family of compressing ADCs, have won multiple industry awards for innovation, including the first data converter with integrated data compression.  Additional information about Samplify can be found at http://www.samplify.com/products/intellectual-property/prism-compression/prism-ct/.

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CONTACT:  Media, Allan Evans, VP Marketing of Samplify Systems,
+1-408-260-4011, aevans@samplify.com; or Press, John Tsantes of Tsantes
Consulting Group, +1-408-309-9926, jtsantes@tsantes.com, for Samplify Systems,
Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.samplify.com/