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Rakuten Completes Acquisition of Buy.com

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 23 -- Buy.com, The Internet Superstore(TM), today announced that Rakuten, Inc., Japan's leading Internet company, has closed an all-cash sales transaction to acquire Buy.com, effective July 1, 2010.

Buy.com will continue its mission of being a destination site that stands for the best of online shopping as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rakuten, and will remain headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Rakuten will retain Buy.com's executive management team and staff.

About Buy.com

With more than 14 million customers, Buy.com is a leading retail marketplace, focused on providing its customers with a great shopping experience and a broad selection of retail goods at everyday low prices. Buy.com offers millions of products in a range of categories, including consumer electronics, computer hardware and software, cell phones, books, music, DVDs, games, toys, bags, fragrance, home and outdoor, baby, jewelry, shoes, apparel and sporting goods. Founded in June 1997, Buy.com is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif.

  Buy.com® and The Internet Superstore(TM) are trademarks of Buy.com Inc.

  About Rakuten

In Japan, Rakuten has approximately 64 million registered members and sales in 2009 totaled US$3.2 billion. Its core business "Rakuten Ichiba" is Japan's largest Internet shopping mall and offers more than 50 million products by over 33,000 merchants, some of whom have turnover of more than US$1 million per month. In addition to its Internet shopping mall, Rakuten, which has more than 6,000 employees, is engaged in other Internet businesses such as travel agency and financial services.

Source: Buy.com
   

CONTACT:  Elaine Ordiz of GolinHarris, +1-213-438-8710,
eordiz@golinharris.com, for Buy.com

Web Site:  http://www.buy.com/

MetroPCS Offers the BlackBerry Curve 8530 with $60 Unlimited Talk, Text, Web and Data Service Plan

New smartphone delivers Wi-Fi, GPS, multimedia and messaging features with no annual contract

DALLAS, July 23 -- Continuing its commitment to deliver affordable wireless service for all consumers, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE:PCS) now offers the BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8530 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). MetroPCS has the BlackBerry Curve 8530 with unlimited talk, text, Web and data service, Wi-Fi® connectivity, e-mail, and turn-by-turn GPS navigation for just $60 per month including all applicable taxes and regulatory fees - nearly half of what consumers would pay today for comparable smartphone service plans at other carriers.

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MetroPCS' $60 BlackBerry service plan delivers exceptional value and all of the smartphone features that consumers care about most, including:

  --  Messaging capabilities through popular IM services and BlackBerry®
      Messenger, as well as social media networks
  --  Access to the latest content such as games, ringtones and wallpapers
      through the @Metro App Store and BlackBerry App World(TM)
  --  Applications only available through MetroPCS include Metro Navigator,
      Metro Back-up, Premium Directory Assistance and Metro Banking
  --  Full-QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad
  --  2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
  --  Media player for enjoying pictures, music and videos, plus dedicated
      media keys integrated along the top of the handset

"The BlackBerry Curve 8530 from MetroPCS delivers the advanced features associated with a premium BlackBerry device and gives consumers no annual contract wireless service with unlimited talk, text, Web and data, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity, at an unmatched price," said Tom Keys, chief operating officer of MetroPCS. "This is yet another smartphone addition to our portfolio` and allows us to offer more choice and value to consumers so they will be able to experience the rich range of multimedia and messaging services."

With MetroPCS Wireless For All(SM) service plans, the days of having to worry about "bill shock" and unpredictable monthly bills are a thing of the past. Never before has it been easier for consumers to take advantage of the latest devices coupled with the affordable services and range of add-on features and applications that match their lifestyles or habits.

For more information about the BlackBerry Curve 8530 visit http://www.metropcs.com/blackberry or for MetroPCS' expanding portfolio of phones, visit http://www.metropcs.com/shop/phonelist.aspx.

For more details on Wireless For All(SM) service plan options and pricing, please visit http://www.metropcs.com/plans.

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  About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no annual contract. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 146 million people in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. As of March 31, 2010, MetroPCS had over 7.3 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.

MetroPCS related brands, product names, company names, trademarks, service marks, images, symbols, copyrighted material, and other intellectual property are the exclusive properties of MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. and its subsidiaries, parent companies, and affiliates.  Copyright ©2010 MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.  All rights reserved.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third party products or services.

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Source: MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Media, Drew Crowell of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2581,
dcrowell@golinharris.com, for MetroPCS Communications, Inc.; or Investor
Relations, Keith D. Terreri, VP Finance and Treasurer, or Jim Mathias,
Director Investor Relations, both of MetroPCS Communications, Inc.,
+1-214-570-4641, investor_relations@metropcs.com

Web Site:  http://www.metropcs.com/

Hunt for Record Breaking Trophies in Activision Publishing's Upcoming Cabela's North American Adventures

SANTA MONICA, Calif., JULY 23 -- The hunt is on in Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ATVI) Cabela's North American Adventures, coming this September for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii(TM). The Wii(TM) version will be available as a bundle with the TOP SHOT, the hunting peripheral that revolutionized the genre.  Cabela's North American Adventures gives players the opportunity to experience North America's greatest hunts in over twenty prime hunting locations across the continent.

Cabela's North American Adventures introduces fresh touches that hunters will appreciate, including a custom gun builder that allows players the ability to create thousands of gun options with a variety of receivers, stocks, barrels, and scopes.  The game also capitalizes on the popularity of hunting shows and online videos by adding a cameraman into gameplay - to get compelling footage, hunters need to be at their best! Also, for the first time in franchise history, up to four friends can hunt together online at once (Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3).  Once the hunt is done, friends can share their scores through online leader boards for bragging rights.

"Cabela's North American Adventures integrates real world details shared by Cabela's while focusing on stealth, marksmanship, and mastering a diverse set of hunting skills," said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. "We've refined these core aspects of the sport and added new innovations to extend our franchise's lead in this genre."

Arcade-style TOP SHOT shooting galleries add to the fun, where you can collect power-ups to enhance your abilities and score big points. Last year's hit Wii(TM) title Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010 introduced the TOP SHOT hunting peripheral, and now Cabela's North American Adventures further integrates it by adding head-to-head multiplayer and refining the arcade-style gameplay to make it even more action packed.

"Activision has proven that they understand what is important to outdoor enthusiasts," said Bryan Stave of Cabela's. "The approach to Cabela's North American Adventures is completely original, while improving on what fans of the franchise have come to expect."

Cabela's North American Adventures is slated for a September 2010 release. The game is rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

About Cabela's

Cabela's Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world's largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise.  Since the Company's founding in 1961, Cabela's® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World's Foremost Outfitter®.  Through Cabela's growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service.  Cabela's also issues the Cabela's CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program.  Cabela's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CAB."

About Activision Publishing, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality "hit" titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

©2010 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

  Contact:
  Joe Menke
  Sandbox Strategies
  (415) 673-3455
  Joe@sandboxstrat.com

Source: Activision Publishing, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Joe Menke of Sandbox Strategies for Activision Publishing,
Inc., +1-415-673-3455, Joe@sandboxstrat.com

Web Site:  http://www.activision.com/

TweetMeme and DediPower Pump up the Volume for Launch of TweetMeme Pro

READING, England, July 23, 2010--

    - DediPower Managed Hosting Ensures Extra Capacity to Serve 700 Million
TweetMeme Buttons Each Day

    TweetMeme, the world's favourite retweet button provider, has announced
that ESPN, Mashable, CNet, The Telegraph, Sky and fifa.com are the first
sites already live with its new TweetMeme Pro enterprise solution. DediPower
Managed Hosting, which provides the infrastructure to support TweetMeme's
rapidly expanding base, anticipates TweetMeme Pro will add over 80 million
retweet buttons every 24 hours bringing the total TweetMeme serves each day
to 700 million.

    TweetMeme aggregates millions of stories from Twitter each day - and
automatically picks and presents the best and most popular - based upon
peoples' sharing behaviour. With a global audience of millions, it is now
present on over 250,000 websites around the world; making it the defacto
standard for retweeting.

    Using a combination of co-location and dedicated servers, DediPower
provides the high capacity, on-demand infrastructure required to cope with
TweetMeme's growing button-base, which is crucial to support the new
TweetMeme Pro platform which is targeted at high volume sites.

    According to Nick Halstead, CEO of TweetMeme, "DediPower gives us the
flexibility to instantly add new servers as soon as the need arises. They
provide the infrastructure to push our TweetMeme Pro enterprise solution to
the most popular high traffic sites, allowing them to brand their user
experience. DediPower delivers economies of scale, rapid roll-out and
outstanding service and support; ensuring we can viably service these sites
and easily accommodate billions of new buttons as they go live."

    Craig Martin, CEO of DediPower adds, "With Twitter's growth in
hyperdrive, more brands are looking to exploit TweetMeme Pro as a crucial
brand building tool. Global web-players partnering with TweetMeme, can be
confident that DediPower is backing their content with best of breed server
technology and passionate support to ensure their tweeters have the best
online experience possible."

    Companies interested in exploring online opportunities further should
contact TweetMeme direct or for hosting enquiries, DediPower on
+44(0)808-15-60-090.

    *TweetMeme's retweet button is for website and blog publishers who want
to encourage their audience to tweet their content on Twitter. The button
shows a live count of the number of times a webpage or blog post has been
tweeted.

    About DediPower Managed Hosting

    A leading UK provider of managed hosting and data centre solutions,
DediPower makes internet and eBusiness innovation a reality and delivers
outstanding ROI for organisations of all sizes. Current clients include Sony,
Virgin, ITV, NHS and The BRIT Awards. Focused on delivering service
excellence through its Support with Passion(R) philosophy, DediPower's
enterprise class data centres offer 100% availability and accredited data
security to support business critical, data-rich, ecommerce, interactive and
web-based applications. It provides bespoke managed hosting, managed private
cloud, virtualisation, multi-server clusters, and co-location services.
DediPower is a winner of numerous hosting awards and is a Microsoft Gold
certified partner and RedHat Ready hosting partner. DediPower's headquarters
is located in Reading Berkshire, UK. For additional information, visit
http://www.dedipower.com or follow DediPower via Twitter,
http://www.twitter.com/dedipower

   
    DediPower Contact:
    Guy Tarring
    DediPower Managed Hosting
    Tel: +44(0)870-252-3600
    E-mail: info@dedipower.com

    Press Contact:
    Claire Hutchison
    CCgroup
    Tel: +44(0)118-920-7650
    E-mail: dedipower@ccgrouppr.com

Source: DediPower Managed Hosting Ltd

DediPower Contact: Guy Tarring, DediPower Managed Hosting, Tel: +44(0)870-252-3600, E-mail: info@dedipower.com; Press Contact: Claire Hutchison, CCgroup, Tel: +44(0)118-920-7650,    E-mail: dedipower@ccgrouppr.com

Queensland University of Technology to Unveil Worldwide PRINCE2(R) Research Results at Best Practice Showcase Australia

CANBERRA, Australia, July 23, 2010--     The Queensland University of Technology is to announce the results of a
major worldwide research project, sponsored by the APM Group, Office of
Government Commerce (OGC) and TSO, on 6th August at the Best Practice
Showcase in Sydney, Australia. The research analyses the impact of the
project management methodology PRINCE2 on project performance.

    The research was undertaken collaboratively by the QUT Faculty of
Business and the Faculty of Engineering (School of Urban Development). The
key members of the research team were Richard Sargeant (chief investigator),
Professor Caroline Hatcher, Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah, Dr
Vaughan Coffey and Dr Judy Kraatz. The research is entitled Creating Value in
Project Management using PRINCE2. For comparison, the study also conducted
parallel research on the impact of other contemporary project management
frameworks on project performance. Research participants were all experienced
project managers who have used PRINCE2 or other project management
frameworks. The participants were drawn from the ICT, construction, and
transport industries across UK, Europe, the US and Australia.

    Frances Scarff, Head of Best Management Practice, the Office of
Government Commerce (OGC) in the UK, is delighted that this worldwide
research will be unveiled publicly in Australia.

    "Australia and New Zealand are mature users of PRINCE2. As the Queensland
University of Technology undertook this research, it is fitting that the
participants at the Best Practice Showcase in Sydney will receive the first
presentation on the findings, and will hopefully benefit from the knowledge
they gain," Scarff said.

    The APM Group's Chairman, Alan Harpham, will be a special guest at the
Best Practice Showcase in Sydney and has taken a close interest in the
results of the research.

    "I am looking forward to meeting delegates from Australia, New Zealand
and the Asia Pacific in Sydney. PRINCE2 is designed to enable organisations
to manage projects more effectively and efficiently. I'm sure that research
that evaluates the efficacy of PRINCE2 and contributes to its further
development will be warmly welcomed by the project management community," Mr
Harpham said.

    David Howell, Client Services Director, TSO, said, "QUT's research will
be of great interest to project managers around the world and we are looking
forward to its publication in August."

    Professor Peter Little, the Executive Dean of the QUT Faculty of
Business, said that:

    "QUT is thrilled to have been selected internationally to undertake such
a significant research study and is very excited by the results. It reflects
very positively on the interdisciplinary approach that QUT has adopted in
establishing itself as a major international provider of executive project
management education and research."

    The results of the research will be presented at The Best Practice
Showcase by Richard Sargeant of the Queensland University of Technology. The
event takes place on August 6th at the SMC Conference and Function Centre,
Sydney, Australia. For further information and to register visit
http://www.bestpracticeshowcase.com.au. Registrations are only $195 for the
day's programme.

    About the Best Practice Showcase

    The Best Practice Showcase is organised by APMG-International, the
certification body which manages the PRINCE2 certifications and accredits
training organisations to deliver PRINCE2 courses. 2010 will be the first
year the event has been held in Australia, although it has been running in
the UK for eight years.

    The event is a learning conference, designed to involve delegates in
interactive discussions and debates. A series of case study presentations
will Showcase OGC's best practice methodologies and how they are used in the
real world.

    PRINCE2(R) is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government
Commerce in the UK and other countries.

   
    For more details contact:

    Gabrielle Morrison
    +61(0)2-6249-6008
    Email Gabrielle.morrison@apmg-australasia.com

Source: APMG-International

Gabrielle Morrison , +61(0)2-6249-6008, Email Gabrielle.morrison@apmg-australasia.com

/C O R R E C T I O N/

LONDON, July 23, 2010--
In the news release, "'Dragon Quest' Craze That Took Japan by Storm Set to
Sweep the UK" issued on 23 Jul 2010 09:33 GMT, by Nintendo over PR Newswire,
the source should be 'Nintendo', rather than 'Raytheon Systems Limited',
as originally issued inadvertently.

Complete, corrected release follows:


    - Dragon Quest IX Launched on Nintendo DS

    - Diversity Perform at Official UK Launch

    The phenomenon which has gripped a whole nation in Japan is heading for
the UK with a major launch today.

    Queues a mile long formed for the launch of Dragon Quest IX in Tokyo with
sales of 2.4 million in the first weekend - a world record launch in a single
country.

    And huge crowds are gatheirng at the official UK launch of the game, in
association with GAME, today with Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity
performing at the launch in the Westfield Shopping Centre in London. Already
the game is attracting outstanding reviews from the UK press.

    Such is the impact of Dragon Quest in its native Japan, the latest launch
was even held on a Saturday morning, when games previously always launched on
a Wednesday, in order to stop mass truancy by children and adults missing
work in the race to get their hands on this immersive role-playing game.

    In one district of Tokyo the local authorities have roped off special
zones for Dragon Quest players so they don't wander off the pavements or
collide with other pedestrians while immersed in the handheld game on their
Nintendo DS.

    The nine games in the Dragon Quest series have sold a total of 53 million
games in Japan alone, beaten only by gaming icons Mario and Pokemon for
sales. And in Tokyo there is even a restaurant devoted to Dragon Quest where
diners eat off screens showing the game. The first eight games were aimed
almost exclusively at a domestic audience, but with Dragon Quest IX it has
been aimed at a more global audience.

    James Honeywell from Nintendo UK said: "Britain is one of the biggest
gaming markets in the world and after the phenomenal success of this
franchise in Japan, it looks like the Dragon Quest craze is really set to
take off over here."

    "Reviewers in the UK have already given Dragon Quest IX some of the
highest ratings we've ever seen for such a game, reflecting the focus this
time on getting European gamers into this Japanese phenomenon."

    Neil Ashurst Head of UK PR at GAME added: "We're delighted to be hosting
the UK launch of Dragon Quest IX and with Diversity performing and crowds of
our customers and shoppers at Westfield wanting to try out this great game."

    Already the Guardian has described Dragon Quest IX as "A massive and
rewarding undertaking that will keep your DS busy for much of the summer"
while The Independent called it "a handheld marvel".

    Dragon Quest IX: 'Sentinels of the Starry Skies' allows players to put
themselves in the role of the game's hero or heroine, a guardian angel fallen
to Earth who must embark on an epic adventure in the mortal world where they
must protect the mortals, battle many foes and ultimately complete a Quest
which will return them to the Kingdom of Angels.

    Diversity are performing at the launch event at Westfield Shopping Centre
in London. The launch is being staged in association with GAME, Westfield.

Source: Nintendo

Contact Details: nintendo@bell-pottinger.co.uk, Tel: +44(0)20-7861-2868

'This LightInTheBox.com Product Makes Summer Awesome!'

-- Online Retailer's Summer Giveaway

BEIJING, July 23 -- Global online retailer LightInTheBox.com is launching the Great Hunt #6 on Facebook to celebrate the Northern Hemisphere's summer season.

Great Hunt #6 will consist of two rounds where LightInTheBox.com's 12,000 Facebook fans will search for a product on LightInTheBox.com that would make their summer "awesome". They must then post their selection on the online retailer's Facebook fan page and collect as many 'likes' as possible from their Facebook friends. The person whose selection has the most 'likes' by the end of each round will then win the product they selected.

LightInTheBox.com offers a vast range of summer products for men, women and children, including summer clothing and apparel ( http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Clothing_c71 ), swimwear ( http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Swimwear_c1027 ), sports and outdoor equipment, electronics ( http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Electronics_c2619 ) and toys.

"We are always in touch with what our customers are looking forward to in their lives and summer always calls for celebration as it is a time for traveling, having parties and spending time with family," says Alan Guo, CEO of LightInTheBox.com. "Through the Great Hunt #6, we hope to let our customers know that we are a supplier for all seasons and occasions."

Past Great Hunts celebrated events including Comic Con International, the Cannes Film Festival and the release of the Sex & The City 2 movie. Winners of each great hunt won their chosen product and had it delivered to them.

Populations in North America and Europe traditionally enjoy activities such as going to the beach, swimming and playing sports such as cricket, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis and football during summer months. It is also a time when family outings or vacations are popular.

LightInTheBox's customers in the Southern Hemisphere can also enter Great Hunt #6, but will be asked to select a product appropriate to the season they are currently experiencing.

Visit LightInTheBox.com for entry details. Round 1 of the competition opens July 27th and ends August 10th, 2010 at 1AM EDT. Round 2 of the competition opens August 12th and ends August 26th, 1AM EDT. Results for each round will be announced on their respective closing dates.

About LightInTheBox.com

LightInTheBox.com is a leading global online distributor. It offers more than fifty thousand quality products to customers in more than 160 countries, and serves both individual and commercial customers.

Related Links: LightInTheBox.com: http://www.lightinthebox.com/ ; LightInTheBox.com's Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightinthebox-Insider/181245226552 ; Clothing & Apparel: http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Clothing_c71 ; Swimwear: http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Swimwear_c1027 ; Sports and Outdoor Equipment: http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Sports_c229 ; Electronics: http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Electronics_c2619 ; Toys: http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Toys-and-Hobbies_c225

  For additional information, please contact:

   Steven Lin
   LightInTheBox.com
   Tel:   +86-10-5908-0008
   Email: stevenlin@lightinthebox.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightinthebox-Insider/181245226552
              http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Clothing_c71
              http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Swimwear_c1027
              http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Sports_c229
              http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Electronics_c2619
              http://www.lightinthebox.com/wholesale-Toys-and-Hobbies_c225

Source: LightInTheBox.com
   

CONTACT: Steven Lin, LightInTheBox.com at +86-10-5908-0008 or
stevenlin@lightinthebox.com

Web site: http://www.lightinthebox.com/

'Dragon Quest' Craze That Took Japan by Storm Set to Sweep the UK

LONDON, July 23, 2010--

    - Dragon Quest IX Launched on Nintendo DS

    - Diversity Perform at Official UK Launch

    The phenomenon which has gripped a whole nation in Japan is heading for
the UK with a major launch today.

    Queues a mile long formed for the launch of Dragon Quest IX in Tokyo with
sales of 2.4 million in the first weekend - a world record launch in a single
country.

    And huge crowds are gatheirng at the official UK launch of the game, in
association with GAME, today with Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity
performing at the launch in the Westfield Shopping Centre in London. Already
the game is attracting outstanding reviews from the UK press.

    Such is the impact of Dragon Quest in its native Japan, the latest launch
was even held on a Saturday morning, when games previously always launched on
a Wednesday, in order to stop mass truancy by children and adults missing
work in the race to get their hands on this immersive role-playing game.

    In one district of Tokyo the local authorities have roped off special
zones for Dragon Quest players so they don't wander off the pavements or
collide with other pedestrians while immersed in the handheld game on their
Nintendo DS.

    The nine games in the Dragon Quest series have sold a total of 53 million
games in Japan alone, beaten only by gaming icons Mario and Pokemon for
sales. And in Tokyo there is even a restaurant devoted to Dragon Quest where
diners eat off screens showing the game. The first eight games were aimed
almost exclusively at a domestic audience, but with Dragon Quest IX it has
been aimed at a more global audience.

    James Honeywell from Nintendo UK said: "Britain is one of the biggest
gaming markets in the world and after the phenomenal success of this
franchise in Japan, it looks like the Dragon Quest craze is really set to
take off over here."

    "Reviewers in the UK have already given Dragon Quest IX some of the
highest ratings we've ever seen for such a game, reflecting the focus this
time on getting European gamers into this Japanese phenomenon."

    Neil Ashurst Head of UK PR at GAME added: "We're delighted to be hosting
the UK launch of Dragon Quest IX and with Diversity performing and crowds of
our customers and shoppers at Westfield wanting to try out this great game."

    Already the Guardian has described Dragon Quest IX as "A massive and
rewarding undertaking that will keep your DS busy for much of the summer"
while The Independent called it "a handheld marvel".

    Dragon Quest IX: 'Sentinels of the Starry Skies' allows players to put
themselves in the role of the game's hero or heroine, a guardian angel fallen
to Earth who must embark on an epic adventure in the mortal world where they
must protect the mortals, battle many foes and ultimately complete a Quest
which will return them to the Kingdom of Angels.

    Diversity are performing at the launch event at Westfield Shopping Centre
in London. The launch is being staged in association with GAME, Westfield.

Source: Raytheon Systems Limited

Contact Details: nintendo@bell-pottinger.co.uk, Tel: +44(0)20-7861-2868

Godengo Takes Magazines to the iPhone®

Free 'Palm Springs Life' App Launches; Many More Regional Titles to Hit App Store Soon

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 23 -- Godengo, a provider of multimedia digital platforms for the magazine publishing industry, today announced the debut of its first iPhone app on the Apple iTunes App Store.  Subscribers and the more than 100 million users of iPhones and iPod Touches can now freely access all Palm Springs Life content published during the past five years.  The app is also available in an iPad version, to be fully optimized in a subsequent release to take advantage of that device's capabilities.

Other Godengo customers whose magazines will be accessible on their own iPhone apps in coming weeks include these titles:  Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Diablo, Marin, Toronto, Honolulu, Maui, New Orleans, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, Missouri, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Tulsa.

"This is a great move forward for us," said Milton W. Jones, publisher of Palm Springs Life and president of Desert Publications Inc., whose properties also include the recently acquired San Diego Magazine. "Our readers can now engage with us anywhere, and any user of an Apple mobile device can access our extensive content database to see what's happening in this world-class travel destination. Our app also increases access to our advertisers' directories by tourists and others who have interest in our region."

Godengo CEO Peter Stilson added: "We've been a leader in bringing midsized and regional publishers to the web and helping them monetize their content.  Now we're taking them to the world's fastest growing mobile platform.  Thousands of magazine publishers can now access powerful new channels of engagement and advertising on an equal footing with much larger companies."

About Godengo Inc.

Godengo provides print and web publishers a robust online presence and digital advertising network, enabling them to more effectively compete online and on mobile/digital platforms. Godengo's Rivista(TM) content management system (CMS) lets publishers transform to multimedia content providers, multiplying traffic volume and increasing profits. Typically, publications using Rivista(TM) double or triple their web traffic in the first six months. The Godengo(TM) Online Ad Network harnesses an affluent, upscale consumer audience that reads the premier city, regional, and lifestyle publications, providing regional advertisers national reach and national advertisers focused reach into local markets. Publishers are invited to visit http://www.godengo.com, or call 800-609-8994.

About Palm Springs Life

For 50 years, Palm Springs Life has celebrated the California desert resort lifestyle by serving one of the nation's most affluent audiences of residents and visitors with sophisticated coverage of fashion, fine dining, architecture, interior design, art and culture, the environment, and philanthropy and society. It is a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).  For more information, please visit http://www.palmspringslife.com.

  Contact:
  Peter Stilson, CEO
  Godengo Inc.
  800-609-8994, ext 713
  pstilson@godengo.com

Source: Godengo Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Peter Stilson, CEO of Godengo Inc., 1-800-609-8994, ext. 713,
pstilson@godengo.com

Web Site:  http://www.godengo.com/
http://www.palmspringslife.com/

AT&T Unveils New High-Tech Wireless Retail Store in Morristown

Former New York Yankees World Series Champion David Cone Attends Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony July 22 at 5 p.m.

MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 21 -- To address the growing demand for advanced wireless data products and services in Morristown, AT&T* is celebrating a new high-tech retail store that provides consumers and businesses with an interactive shopping experience. Former New York Yankees World Series champion and perfect game pitcher David Cone will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 22nd at 5 p.m. at the new AT&T store located at 40 West Park Place, Suite 4.  Cone will also be on site from 5:30 p.m. - 7p.m. to sign AT&T autograph cards.

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"We're thrilled to have David Cone with us to help unveil our newest retail store in New Jersey," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T in NJ and NY. "The new location is designed to provide shoppers with a 'try before they buy' experience, so each customer makes the wireless selection that fits their needs."  Shoppers can test out the latest quick messaging devices, netbooks, Smartphones and advanced wireless data applications including GPS navigation, social networking and side-loading music.

The store is led by industry veteran Janina Delziovo and has a staff of nine trained sales consultants who can provide demonstrations of a wide range of products and assist both consumers and businesses with purchasing decisions, customer service and technical support.  Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Grand opening discounts and special offers including up to $50 off most Smartphone devices** will be available at Park Place location from Thursday July 22 through Sunday, July 25.

AT&T operates more than 130 AT&T-owned retail locations in New Jersey and metropolitan New York. AT&T's products and services are also available at a number of authorized dealer and national retail locations.

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

** Excluding iPhone, with 2-year service agreement and minimum $15/month data plan

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. In 2010, AT&T again ranked among the 50 Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE® magazine.

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

© 2010 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 3G service not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

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CONTACT:  Ellen Webner, Office, +1-973-775-1321, ellen.webner@att.com,
for AT&T

Web Site:  http://www.att.com/

Doritos Brings Fans Madden NFL-Inspired Flavored Chips

Two New Tastes - Stadium Nacho and Tailgater BBQ - Hit Stores Nationwide

PLANO, Texas, July 22 -- It began by giving consumers an unprecedented opportunity to choose who they wanted as the Madden NFL 11 cover athlete. Now, as gaming and sports fans alike wait in anticipation for the release of Madden NFL 11 on August 10, Doritos tortilla chips - the bold, intense snack brand within PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division - is unleashing two new limited-edition flavors inspired by the legendary video game franchise - Stadium Nacho and Tailgater BBQ.

"When we invited Doritos lovers to choose this year's Madden NFL cover athlete, the response was overwhelming," said Rudy Wilson, vice president, marketing, Frito-Lay. "Now, with the release of Madden NFL 11 just around the corner, we wanted to give fans a new snack to enjoy that pairs perfectly with the franchise. From football themes to the bold, intense tastes, we're bringing fans new flavors that enhance their experiences while gaming and on game days."

The special Madden-inspired Doritos were developed using Frito-Lay's cutting-edge FlavorPlus technology, which replicates the timing of how a flavor is released during consumption - from the smell and taste all the way to the texture - to deliver a truly authentic flavor experience. For consumers, it means each time they open a bag of new Stadium Nacho or Tailgater BBQ Doritos chips, they'll enjoy powerful flavors that remind them of game day and unique aromas that will take them right onto the field.

Continuing its commitment to gaming fans, Doritos is also offering an exclusive chance to collect Madden Ultimate Team packs and coveted player cards with every Stadium Nacho and Tailgater BBQ bag purchase. For a limited time, consumers can redeem on-bag codes for online Madden Ultimate Team rewards and Madden NFL 11 prizes.  Madden Ultimate Team combines the best aspects of Madden NFL 11 gameplay, card collecting and fantasy football, allowing fans to put their personally crafted teams up against the rest of the online world.

Stadium Nacho and Tailgater BBQ are an extension of the Doritos "Change the Game" (http://www.doritoschangethegame.com) partnership with Electronic Arts. Doritos "Change the Game" allowed fans for the first time ever to pick the cover athlete of a Madden NFL game, for Madden NFL 11. From February 4 - March 15, 2010, fans voted online, with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees winning the coveted cover athlete honor.

"The partnership between EA SPORTS and Doritos has granted fans the opportunity to influence the Madden NFL franchise like never before," said Christopher Erb, Senior Director of Partnership Marketing for EA SPORTS.  "We are proud to continue this partnership with Doritos' new Madden NFL inspired flavors just in time for the launch of the game on August 10th."

The limited-edition Stadium Nacho Doritos and Tailgater BBQ Doritos are available nationwide in the following sizes, 11.5 ounces for $3.99, 2.875 ounces for $1.29 and 2.125 ounces for $.99.

About Frito-Lay

Doritos tortilla chips is one of the many brands that make up Frito-Lay North America, the $13 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY.  Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate Web site, http://www.fritolay.com/, the Snack Chat blog, http://www.snacks.com/ and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/fritolay.

PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generates more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in more than 200 countries. With annualized revenues of nearly $60 billion, PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.pepsico.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is http://www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com/.

EA SPORTS(TM) is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions and breakthrough digital experiences.  EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA ELITE  basketball, NCAA® Football, Fight Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA,  Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, and EA SPORTS Active.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and EA SPORTS Active are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.  John Madden and NFL are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission.

© 2010 NFL Properties LLC. Team names/logos/indicia are trademarks of the teams indicated.  All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League.

  Contact:
  Chris Kuechenmeister
  Frito-Lay
  972-334-2044
  chris.kuechenmeister@fritolay.com

  Rob Semsey
  EA SPORTS
  (407) 386-5337
  rsemsey@ea.com

Source: Frito-Lay
   

CONTACT:  Chris Kuechenmeister of Frito-Lay, +1-972-334-2044,
chris.kuechenmeister@fritolay.com; or Rob Semsey of EA SPORTS,
+1-407-386-5337, rsemsey@ea.com

Web Site:  http://www.fritolay.com/
http://www.ea.com/

DemandTec Announces Fifth Annual Scholarship Competition and Charter Sponsors

High school seniors nationwide to test their business and math skills while competing for college scholarships and a chance to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 22 -- DemandTec, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMAN), a global leading provider of predictive merchandising, marketing, trade, and shopper analytics solutions for the retail value chain, today announced the details of its fifth annual DemandTec Retail Challenge, a nationwide scholarship competition incorporating math, science, and business disciplines for high school students.

The goal of the DemandTec Retail Challenge is to raise awareness of applied math, science, and business concepts among high school students.  The competition is conducted through an online business simulation where high school seniors compete for scholarship awards toward the college of their choice.

"Statistics show that American students experience a sharp drop-off in math and science skills after elementary school, and our goal is to promote interest in these two critical subjects," said Dan Fishback, DemandTec's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The DemandTec Retail Challenge is our way of educating high school students on why math and science matter in the business world and the many career choices available to them if they continue their studies in these areas."

Presented with the sales, pricing, merchandising, and inventory history of a hypothetical assortment of retail products for a fictional retailer, teams are responsible for maximizing that retailer's profits by making daily pricing and inventory decisions. Using a modified version of DemandTec retail analytic software, students use historical data to create statistical models of consumer behavior and then make decisions each day as they are given additional information. Inventory lead times vary by product, like those in the real world of retail, requiring students to plan accordingly.

At the end of a two-week simulation, each team's pricing and purchase decisions are evaluated, and the three teams in each region with the highest profits advance to the Regional Finals, where they present their analysis to a panel of judges.

For the second straight year NASDAQ will be hosting the DemandTec Retail Challenge at NASDAQ OMX Stock Market in New York City on January 10, 2011, where the top 10 regional winning teams will compete in a Grand Championship round for the chance to win an additional scholarship prize and ring the NASDAQ closing bell.

"We are excited to be hosting the DemandTec Retail Challenge Grand Championship round again this year. Last year's students worked so intensely on their simulation, and having them be part of the closing bell ceremony was a truly enriching experience for not only the students but also for members of the NASDAQ team," said Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, Corporate Client Group for NASDAQ OMX.

The regional rounds of the DemandTec Retail Challenge are supported by corporate and individual sponsors. To date, DemandTec has secured four regional sponsors, including Giant Eagle, Netezza, Target Corporation, and Tops Markets. The deadline for participating as a sponsor is August 30, 2010 and becoming a sponsor requires only a minimal financial and time investment.

"We are thrilled to contribute to such an important corporate citizenship program," said Stephanie White, Vice President of Sales Systems & Operations for Giant Eagle Inc. "The DemandTec Retail Challenge is a unique program that incorporates real world business experience and learning, with collaboration and fun."

Originating in 2005, the DemandTec Retail Challenge began as a local competition in the San Francisco Bay Area and has flourished to a nationwide event. Since its inception, more than $100,000 in scholarship money has been awarded.

Learn more about the DemandTec Retail Challenge and how to become a sponsor, or register for a free informative webinar scheduled on July 28, 2010 at 11:00am Pacific, 2:00pm Eastern.

  Twitter: twitter.com/RetailChallenge

  Facebook: facebook.com/DTRetailChallenge

  About DemandTec

DemandTec (NASDAQ:DMAN) enables retailers and consumer products companies to optimize merchandising and marketing decisions, individually or collaboratively, to achieve their sales volume, revenue, shopper loyalty, and profitability objectives.  DemandTec software services utilize DemandTec's science-based software platform to model and understand consumer behavior. DemandTec customers include more than 230 leading retailers and consumer products manufacturers such as Ahold USA, Best Buy, ConAgra Foods, Delhaize America, General Mills, H-E-B Grocery Co., Hormel Foods, Monoprix, PETCO, Safeway, Sara Lee, Target, The Home Depot, Wal-Mart and WH Smith. Connected via the DemandTec TradePoint Network(TM), DemandTec customers have collaborated on over 3.2 million trade deals.

  Media Contact:
  Armen Najarian, DemandTec, Inc.
  (650) 645-7170
  armen.najarian@demandtec.com

  Investor Contact:
  Tim Shanahan, DemandTec, Inc.
  (650) 645-7103
  tim.shanahan@demandtec.com

Source: DemandTec, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Media, Armen Najarian, +1-650-645-7170,
armen.najarian@demandtec.com, or Investors, Tim Shanahan, +1-650-645-7103,
tim.shanahan@demandtec.com, both of DemandTec, Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.demandtec.com/

Everything Channel's IPED Research Addresses Best Practice Needs with Year Long Channel Masters Program

2010 Channel Masters Program Provides Senior Channel Managers Exclusive Access to Industry Research, Networking Opportunities and Interactive Learning Tools

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., July 22 -- Everything Channel's IPED business, announced the successful kick off of the 2010 Channel Masters Program. The year-long program began June 22nd with a three day live event, the only of its kind to arm senior sales, marketing and channel managers with the latest data and best practices to optimize channel performance and accelerate partner revenue. Attendees noted hearing from IPED about market trends and dynamics, networking with colleagues and participating in interactive workshops used to secure feedback in real-time were among the most valuable opportunities. In addition to the live event, Channel Masters participants also have the exclusive opportunity to access extensive IPED channel research and hear real world examples from top solution providers.

Gaining and growing market share in today's IT marketplace depends on a vendor's ability to design, execute and measure a channel strategy that is different from competitors. With that in mind, Channel Masters offers a tailored program to educate participants on solution provider business models to more effectively do their jobs, identify and resolve major business challenges and better serve their companies.

The program also features "Channel Navigator," a unique, interactive business simulator used as a learning mechanism to help vendors better understand solution provider business models and includes custom applications specifically designed to help vendors work through major business decisions. Plus IPED offers monthly channel intelligence webinars featuring exclusive research to help members refine their channel strategies throughout the year.

  2010 continuing education topics will include:

  --  Partner Capacity: An In-Depth Look
  --  Comparing Vendor/Partner Strategies for the Cloud
  --  Part II: State of Cloud in the Channel, What it Means to You
  --  State of Cloud in the Channel
  --  Behind The State of the Market
  --  IPED's P3 Methodology: Developing Your Coverage Model & Accelerating
      Enablement
  --  Developing a High Touch Low Cost Strategy to Reach Your Partners and
      Customers
  --  Partner Marketing & the Role of Social Media

"In today's increasing multi-vendor environment, partners are constantly re-evaluating the vendors included in their sales opportunities," said Rauline Ochs, Senior Vice President/General Manager, IPED. "To attract the attention, money and resources of the best and most effective partners, vendors must align their objectives with the business drivers of the top performing partners.  Through the Channel Masters program, we offer members the opportunity to learn, collaborate, and build effective channel strategies that impact and accelerate partner revenue goals."

IPED's Channel Masters program also includes market specific knowledge that increases partner engagement, including:

  --  How to allocate sales resources to achieve specific results;
  --  Proven partner enablement tools that work in the field;
  --  Knowledge sharing with peers from industry leading companies;
  --  Hands-on channel "business simulation" exercise;
  --  Interact with solution providers to get first hand perspectives;
  --  Gain access to a wealth of channel research and data;
  --  Training, certification, marketing strategies and incentive programs;
      and
  --  Next generation co-marketing and Marketing Development Funds programs
      and tools that work.

To learn more, please visit us at http://www.iped.com/channel-professionals or contact John Machado, john.machado@ec.ubm.com  or 617-784-9771.

About Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com/.

About IPED Channel Research, Consulting & Education

IPED is the industry leader in channel consulting, channel research and channel education analysis. IPED delivers channel intelligence to clients through proprietary research and exclusive access to the world's largest channel databank owned and managed by Everything Channel.  Visit IPED at http://www.IPED.com.

About United Business Media Limited

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

Source: Everything Channel
   

CONTACT:  Julie Crotty, +1-781-353-6021, jecrotty@gmail.com

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

CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on Boucher-Terry Universal Service Fund Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- In response to House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA-9) and Representative Lee Terry (R-NE-3) introducing their Universal Service Fund (USF) legislation, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent released the following statement:

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"We agree that universal service reform is necessary and look forward to working with Congressmen Boucher and Terry to make certain that the universal service program serves the needs of 21st century consumers, who are increasingly relying on their wireless services and products for everything from mHealth to mLearning. We urge members to ensure that universal service reform advances the goal of maintaining and advancing the United States' mobile broadband leadership."

CTIA-The Wireless Association® (http://www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, DC.

Source: CTIA-The Wireless Association
   

CONTACT:  Amy Storey of CTIA, +1-202-736-3207

Web Site:  http://www.ctia.org/

FXDD Now Offers Metatrader 5

NEW YORK, July 22 -- FXDD, a leading online Forex broker, is now offering the Metatrader 5 software trading platform for practice (demo) accounts. To sign-up for an FXDD Metatrader 5 practice account, please visit http://www.fxdd.com/metatrader5

Metatrader 5 is the latest version of the Forex trading platform produced by MetaQuotes Software Corp and includes enhancements such as:

  --  Increased performance and reliability.
  --  New MQL5 programming language for automated trading which, according
      to MetaQuotes, expands the options available to algorithmic traders
      and significantly increases the speed of signal processing.
  --  More types of entry orders.
  --  Displays entire market exposure in a combined view.

"We are very excited to offer Metatrader 5," says Tom O'Reilly, Senior Vice-President of FXDD. "Going back to Metatrader 3, we have found that the Metatrader platform enjoys worldwide acceptance as the platform of choice among Forex traders. FXDD has established a record of stability and reliability with our Metatrader. Unlike many other firms, we don't use third party software to connect Metatrader to interbank liquidity. As a result, I believe we have had better performance with fewer interruptions. We look forward to building upon the success of our Metatrader 4 platform with the launching of Metatrader 5."

FXDD Metatrader 5 version is available now for practice (demo) trading and will be available for live trading shortly.

About FXDD

FXDD, a registered Foreign Exchange Dealer and member of the National Futures Association, headquartered in New York City, is a leader in online Forex trading dedicated to providing superior customer service, powerful trading technology, and reliable streaming liquidity. FXDD provides services to individual and institutional traders, hedge funds, commercial entities, brokerage firms and money managers around the world. FXDD offers 24-hour Forex trading by way of its trading platforms, which include: Metatrader, FXDDTrader, PowerTrader and FXDDAuto. The Company's services currently provide competitive interbank pricing, no-interest accounts, and fully-automated execution. FXDD also provides 100:1 leverage as well as competitive bid-to-ask spreads (2-3-wide on most majors).

For a free demo, please visit http://www.fxdd.com, or call toll-free in the U.S. at 1.866.FOR.FXDD.

  Contact:
  Eric Wajnberg
  FXDD
  1.212.791.3950
  ericw@fxdd.comhttp://www.fxdd.com/

Source: FXDD
   

CONTACT:  Eric Wajnberg of FXDD, +1-212-791-3950, ericw@fxdd.com

Web Site:  http://www.fxdd.com/

Verizon Statement on Universal Service Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., introduced legislation on Thursday (July 22) to update the Universal Service Fund.  The following is a statement on the legislation by Peter Davidson, Verizon senior vice president of federal government relations:

"We congratulate Chairman Boucher and Representative Terry for their leadership in crafting legislation to update universal service for a broadband era.  They recognize the universal service program was designed for a different time and that with consumers shouldering its ever-increasing costs, reform is overdue.  Consistently adding around 15 percent to consumers' bills is not a sustainable path.  This legislation is the result of Chairman Boucher's painstaking efforts to reach out to all stakeholders and find consensus on a complicated issue.  We endorse this legislation, support its passage and will continue to cooperate as this legislation makes its way through Congress."

Source: Verizon
   

CONTACT:  David Fish of Verizon, +1-202-515-2514,
david.m.fish@verizon.com

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St. Clair Hospital, Preferred Healthcare Informatics, and GE Healthcare Collaborate to Create One of the Most Integrated Electronic Health Records in the Region

PITTSBURGH, July 22 -- St. Clair Hospital announced today that it is teaming with Preferred Healthcare Informatics (PHI) and GE Healthcare to place St. Clair Hospital and its physicians among the most integrated users of electronic health records (EHR) in the region.

"The arrangement between St. Clair Hospital, PHI, and GE Healthcare is the first of its kind in the region," said Richard J. Schaeffer, vice president and chief information officer, St. Clair Hospital. "The electronic health records, available to any of the 550 physicians with admitting privileges at St. Clair Hospital, will include all of a patient's electronic information from all sites of care (hospital stays, emergency department visits, physician office visits, and eventually skilled nursing facility data) within the St. Clair community, and present it to a physician in a single view. Through the use of GE Healthcare's eHealth Information Exchange (eHIE) technology, the patient's health records will be synthesized across the different sites of care. This will provide a convenient and more complete picture of patients' health and enable physicians to make the highest quality clinical decisions for patients."

This announcement further advances St. Clair Hospital's leading position in health care information technology. The Hospital was among the first six hospitals in the country to receive the Stage 6 award from HIMSS, the leading trade association for health care information technology, recognizing St. Clair's early implementation of electronic health records and other digital safety systems.

This latest enhancement will fully integrate information from both the Hospital and physician office settings, enabling better coordination of patient care. Schaeffer noted that PHI is the informatics division of Preferred Primary Care Physicians (PPCP), a 32-physician group with 17 practice locations in southwestern Pennsylvania. PPCP was an early adopter of ambulatory EHR, having implemented GE Healthcare's Centricity product six years ago. Schaeffer said PPCP's real world experience in using electronic health records will be invaluable in designing the new synthesized system and in helping physicians utilize it to its fullest.

"Over the past six years, physicians with PPCP have learned how to practice more effectively using electronic health records," said Dr. Louis A. Civitarese, president of Preferred Healthcare Informatics and a practicing physician with PPCP. "But, more importantly, we've learned how to provide even better medical care to our patients as a result of having this technology. We look forward to sharing this experience through our collaboration with St. Clair and GE Healthcare."

Dr. Civitarese, who has served on the Ambulatory and Advanced Quality Workgroups for the Certification Committee on Health Information Technology (CCHIT), the national organization that first began certifying EHR technology, said EHR will allow physicians to, among other things, document and view comprehensive medical histories, order diagnostic testing and view the results, send electronic prescriptions to pharmacies, and view electronic alerts for potentially harmful drug interactions or allergies.

For patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, EHR provides physicians with sophisticated "decision support" tools based on clinical guidelines. For example, physicians can be alerted when patients with chronic conditions are due for medical services according to clinical guidelines.

Moreover, EHR can connect members of a patient's health care team by allowing providers to electronically send and receive test results and other important medical information as they consult with each other. With the push of a button or click of a computer mouse, EHR, empowered with the new HIE technology, puts a patient's most current and accurate medical information at a physician's fingertips within seconds, and does so in a secure manner that protects patient confidentiality. EHR also allows a patient to manage his or her own personal health record.

The selection of GE Healthcare technology as the platform for the synthesized system followed a rigorous evaluation of EHR vendors that found GE to have leading technology and proven solutions. "GE products are currently used by thousands of physicians to manage millions of patient records, making GE not only a leader for both EHR and practice management software, but also an innovator in health information exchange," Schaeffer said. GE Healthcare's eHealth Information Exchange provides the infrastructure for HIEs in Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon, Virginia, and, most notably, the KeyHIE exchange in central Pennsylvania developed by Geisinger Health System.

"By encouraging the adoption of health care IT, St. Clair Hospital is demonstrating its strength in leadership and is taking its place alongside other leading health care organizations across the nation," said Jim Corrigan, vice president and general manager of GE Healthcare IT. "We're in the midst of a changing, complex health care environment and it takes the unwavering commitment and dedication of customers like St. Clair to implement comprehensive solutions that can truly enhance patient care."

St. Clair Hospital and its physicians plan to use the new system to meet federally-stipulated "meaningful use" requirements, the final rules of which were unveiled July 13 in Washington, D.C. St. Clair's implementation of the system will begin in August.

Physicians with Fatigati/Nalin Associates, which, along with PPCP, is one of the South Hills' largest primary care providers, will be among the first doctors to use St. Clair Hospital's new synthesized EHR. "My colleagues and I are looking forward to the benefits that this system will provide," said Mario J. Fatigati, M.D. "In particular, the enhancements to patient care and patient safety are what our doctors like most about this huge leap in health care technology."

About St. Clair Hospital

St. Clair Hospital is an independent, acute care facility that provides advanced, high quality health care to more than 400,000 residents of southwestern Pennsylvania. With 550 physicians and more than 2,000 employees, St. Clair is the largest employer in Pittsburgh's South Hills. Providing virtually every health care service that residents might need throughout their lives, the Hospital combines advanced technologies with exceptional medical expertise to ensure that the community's health needs are met. For more information, please visit http://www.stclair.org.

About Preferred Healthcare Informatics

Preferred Healthcare Informatics (PHI), a division of Preferred Primary Care Physicians (PPCP), delivers EHR consulting solutions across the continuum of adoption - from assessing a practice's readiness for EHR, to driving return on investment through pay-for-performance. PHI brings real-world physician practice experience to the table. Real physicians, office staff, and IT professionals apply their knowledge and experience to the EHR implementation. For more information, please visit http://www.ppcp.org.

About Preferred Primary Care Physicians

Preferred Primary Care Physicians (PPCP) was founded in 1995 by 10 primary care physicians in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. These physicians shared a common commitment to provide the highest quality care to the patients they served. To that end, the group initiated quality improvement programs, participated in research studies to advance primary care practice, and implemented electronic health records (EHR) well before most other practices. Today, PPCP consists of 32 board-certified physicians specializing in internal medicine and family practice. PPCP has 17 practice locations in the South Hills and two locations in Uniontown, Fayette County. For more information, please visit http://www.ppcp.org.

About GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with health care leaders striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable health care systems. For more information, please visit http://www.gehealthcare.com.

  Richard Sieber
  Director of Public Relations
  412.942.6280
  richard.sieber@stclair.org

Source: St. Clair Hospital
   

CONTACT:  Richard Sieber, St. Clair Hospital, Director of Public
Relations, +1-412-942-6280, richard.sieber@stclair.org

Web Site:  http://www.stclair.org/

TriOviz(R) for Games Adds 3D TV Support for Console Titles

Darkworks Joining the Official PlayStation(R)3 Tools & Middleware Licensee Program; Demos New 3D TV Capabilities at E3 Expo

PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2010--     Darkworks, the Paris-based Action-Adventure developer, and TriOviz today
announced their TriOviz(R) for Games SDK now supports 3D TV, enabling AAA
console games on these new sets for an even better immersive experience. The
same post-process that facilitates 3D games on regular 2D displays works with
3D TVs using either active shutter or polarized stereoscopic technologies.
The result is one easy-to-implement 3D solution for games across all TVs,
removing confusion over conflicting 3D technologies for developers and
consumers.

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    "Launching with little support for console games, 3D TVs present a
chicken-and-egg dilemma; consumers are waiting for a critical mass of 3D
content to justify the purchase while developers are waiting for an installed
base of 3D TVs that justifies the development investment," said graphics
technology expert Jon Peddie, president of the Peddie Research Group. "The
TriOviz technology serves as an excellent bridging solution. Developers and
publishers don't have to invest in multiple 3D solutions for multiple
platforms, and consumers can play the same 3D console title on their existing
HDTVs and then on their new 3D TVs."

    TriOviz for Games leverages existing three dimensional graphics
information within each game to greatly enhance the depth-of-field. Unlike
other 3D solutions, frames in the game are only rendered once, so there is no
notable performance hit on even the most demanding console games. The SDK
works as a shader in the game engine - supporting popular and proprietary
engines, requiring as little as a couple of days or weeks to implement.

    The new 3D TV SDK delivers seamless integration, faster GPU performance
and up to 1080p full HD resolution for console games.

    Darkworks announces that it has completed the Tools & Middleware License
Agreement for PlayStation(R)3 with SCEI. An evaluation package of the TriOviz
for Games SDK is now available to registered PlayStation(R)3 developers via
the DevNet website.

    "Darkworks is the logical 3D partner for console games publishers, given
its two years of R&D commitment to making quality 3D easy and
performance-effective to adopt across titles and franchises," commented
Alexis Arragon, Product Manager at Darkworks. "Game development and
production budgets are big investments and, with the current lack of
comprehensive 3D standards, it is daunting for top publishers to think about
teams developing support for a all 3D formats. TriOviz for Games SDK offers
one solution for consoles, PC, and 100 percent of consumer television
formats. Teams focused on their milestones can count on the Darkworks team's
support for the 3D implementation, even though QA testing and promotion of
TriOviz-enabled titles."

   
    Key Features of TriOviz for Games SDK

    - One 3D Software Solution for AAA Console Games Across All SD, HD and 3D
      TVs: TriOviz for Games works high-end platforms including
      PlayStation(R)3 ; delivering an immersive 3D experience to the most
      demanding games while maintaining performance, game play and content
      integrity.

    - Low-Impact Integration for High-Impact Return: TriOviz for Games
      requires minimal man-hours to implement and provides one solution for
      all consumers, removing the risk in forecasting 3D technology adoption.

    The first game implementing the Darkworks 3D SDK, Batman: Arkham Aslyum
Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation(R)3, shipped in May of this year to
positive reviews; more TriOviz-enabled titles will be announced in the coming
months.

    To schedule a demonstration appointment or inquire about pricing, please
contact Grady Hannah at G.Hannah@Darkworks.com

    About Darkworks SA

    Founded in 1998 by Antoine Villette and Guillaume Gouraud, Darkworks is a
VC-backed original IP house based in Paris, France. In addition to game and
IP development activities such as the critically-acclaimed Alone in the Dark:
The New Nightmare and Cold Fear, Darkworks develops future generation R&D.
Darkworks SA has partnered with TriOviz SAS to deliver 3D stereoscopic game
technology through its Darkworks R&D. Darkworks is an official
PlayStation(R)3 Tools & Middleware provider in the Graphics technology field.

    About TriOviz SAS

    TriOviz is an innovative Paris-based company specialized in computer
vision science and stereoscopic 3D applications. After three years of R&D,
TriOviz has launched a brand new technology to display the 3D experience on
regular 2D TV screens with incredible quality. Unlike the red-and-blue 3D
glasses of the past, the innovative TriOviz Glasses and Image Processing
allow to enjoy 3D entertainment on 2D screens with pleasant and natural
colors, comfortable experience and sharp images. TriOviz allows 3D contents
to be quickly released on DVD, Blu-Ray(R), Broadcast TV, IPTV, VoD and Video
Games. TriOviz technology now supports HDMI 1.3 and HDMI 1.4 output for a
full 3D compatibility with new 3D TVs. TriOviz breakthrough technology is
live, available today, and unique on the market. TriOviz has been awarded by
the French Patent Registration Office (INPI) and received its 2009 Innovation
Award. The reward acknowledges TriOviz best practice in an international
industrial property and patents strategy. For more information about TriOviz,
visit: http://www.TriOviz.com

    Darkworks and the Darkworks logo are trademarks of Darkworks SA. TriOviz
and the TriOviz logo are trademarks of TriOviz SAS. "PlayStation" is a
registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks
or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

    For more information about Darkworks, visit: http://www.Darkworks.com

   
    US Press Contact:
    Elizabeth Olson
    E.Olson@Darkworks.com
    +1-650-302-4776

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US Press Contact: Elizabeth Olson, E.Olson@Darkworks.com, +1-650-302-4776

IBM Unveils zEnterprise System, Ushers in Era of Smarter Data Centers

Technology Breakthroughs Rewrite Rules for Data Centers by Extending Mainframe Quality of Service to IBM Power, System x Architectures

NEW YORK, July 22 -- -Industry first: IBM mainframe governance and management benefits extended to select POWER7, System x environments(1)

-New technology boosts complex analytics performance up to 10X,(2) delivering insight from business data in minutes versus hours

-zEnterprise is the most powerful, scalable mainframe server ever - up to 60% faster than System z10(3) for new workloads

-Most energy efficient mainframe--more than 100,000 virtualized servers can be managed as a single system;  60% more capacity than z10 while using same amount of energy

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced the zEnterprise mainframe server and a new systems design that allows workloads on mainframe, POWER7 and System x servers to share resources and be managed as a single, virtualized system.  The new mainframe is also the most powerful and energy-efficient mainframe ever.

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The new systems design combines IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server with new technology--the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and the IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager--that enable it to manage workloads running across System z, and select POWER7 and System x servers.  The new technology is the result of an investment of more than $1.5 billion in IBM research and development as well as more than three years of collaboration with some of IBM's top clients around the world.

As a result, customers can integrate the management of zEnterprise System resources as a single system and extend mainframe qualities, such as governance and manageability, to workloads running on select IBM POWER7 and System x blade servers. With the ability to manage workloads across systems as one, the zEnterprise System can drive up to 40% lower acquisition costs and reduce cost of ownership by 55%.(4)

IBM designed the zEnterprise System to address an important issue for corporate data centers -- the jumble of disparate technologies added over time to run specific applications and which operate in silos, sometimes unable to communicate with each other in real time and requiring separate staff and software tools to manage.  This long-standing challenge for customers is aggravated  by dramatic increases in cost and complexity amid a rising tide of sophisticated, data-intensive workloads in an increasingly interconnected world.

For example, using the zEnterprise System with the zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager, a financial services company managing credit card transactions on the mainframe using an IBM blade optimized for analytics can gain insights from the information in seconds. Previously, it would have taken hours for the two disparate systems to integrate their databases.  IBM estimates that complex database queries can experience up to a ten-fold performance improvement in this hybrid environment.(2)  In addition, with IBM's new design, the financial services company can extend the mainframe's always-on reliable qualities to its customer service applications running on IBM blades servers.

At Citi, IBM System z plays a major role as a core processing engine of virtually every line of business at the global financial services company.

"The new IBM zEnterprise System represents a potentially revolutionary change to the platform and the next phase in the evolution of highly efficient, scalable processing opening up the possibility of hosting entire workloads on a single highly integrated system," said Martin Kennedy, Managing Director, Citi's Enterprise System Infrastructure.  "The new zEnterprise also paves the way to enhance the energy dynamics of our data centers.  As one of America's greenest banks we plan to take full advantage of the additional capacity and advanced power and cooling capabilities unique to zEnterprise.  Citi's unified technology decision making model and its recent efforts to gain efficiencies prepared us to invest in these innovative technologies that benefit our clients."

"The new IBM zEnterprise System represents a bold move to fundamentally change how data centers are managed," said Tom Rosamilia, General Manager, IBM Power and z Systems.  "The new mainframe is the fastest enterprise server in the world and represents a giant leap forward in performance.  This new dimension in enterprise computing-- extending mainframe governance to POWER7 and System x blades integrated into the zEnterprise System architecture--was developed over the past three years with direct involvement from a team of IBM's 30 top customers, which provided direct input at every stage of the development process."

IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension

The IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension allows supports purpose IBM POWER7 and System x BladeCenter systems as well as blades optimized for specific workloads, such as analytics and managing Web infrastructure.

IBM blade servers inside the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension--which can be managed like mainframe resources--integrate with System z and can run tens of thousands of off-the-shelf applications.  Later this year, IBM will deliver the zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension with support for IBM POWER7 blades running AIX, IBM's UNIX operating system.  IBM is also introducing the IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer to accelerate the performance of complex analytic workloads at a lower cost per transaction.

Next year, IBM plans to announce additional general purpose blades for the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension including select IBM System x-based blades running Linux.  Additional workload optimized blades are planned to include IBM DataPower for improving website and network performance.

IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager

New IBM Systems Software called Unified Resource Manager is first-of-its-kind firmware--software that controls how the hardware functions--that integrates multiple platform resources as a single virtualized system and provides unified management for zEnterprise.  More than 100,000 virtualized servers can be managed as a single system on a fully-configured cluster of zEnterprise Systems.

The zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager is the key to using mainframe quality of service attributes, including security and reliability, to benefit workloads running on select Power and System x BladeCenter systems.  For example, the Unified Resource Manager can identify system bottlenecks or failures among disparate systems. If a failure occurs on a System x blade server, the Unified Resource Manager can instantaneously move the affected application to another System x blade to keep it running.  At the same time, the Unified Resource Manager automatically sends an electronic message to IBM to initiate a service call. The Unified Resource Manager can also help prioritize compute workloads  in line with changing business priorities.

Additionally, the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager improves network security across applications spanning the complete zEnterprise system, including workloads on IBM POWER7 and System x blades.  This helps reduce complexity and the need for additional encryption and firewall security software within the zEnterprise environment.

The New zEnterprise 196

From a performance standpoint, the zEnterprise System is the most powerful IBM system ever. The core server in the zEnterprise System--called zEnterprise 196--contains 96 of the world's fastest, most powerful microprocessors running at 5.2Ghz, capable of executing more than 50 billion instructions per second.

This new IBM microprocessor technology has new software to optimize performance of data-heavy workloads, including up to a 60% improvement in data intensive(5) and Java workloads.(6)  Increased levels of system performance in turn increases software performance, which can reduce software license costs.

The new system offers 60% more capacity than its predecessor, the System z10, and uses about the same amount of electricity.  For clients selecting Linux on System z, a single virtualized server can be created and deployed for less than $1 per day.(7)  It costs 74% less to run comparative Oracle workloads on the zEnterprise 196 compared to x86 systems.(8)

Energy efficiencies were achieved through advances in microprocessor design, 45nm silicon technology, more efficient power conversion and distribution, as well as advanced sensors and cooling control firmware that monitors and makes adjustments based on environmental factors such as temperature and humidity levels and even air density.

A water cooling option is also available for the z196 that can reduce energy use by up to 12%.(9)  In a normal data center environment, water cooling reduces the required system air flow by more than 20%, while removing more than 70% of the system air heat load.  This can be particularly beneficial for data centers with hot spots, or limited power and cooling capacity.  Water cooling on the z196 is designed to connect directly to typical data center chilled water systems and does not require an external water conditioning unit.

The new z196 builds on the IBM System z industry leading security features.  IBM System z servers are the only commercial system to achieve Evaluation Assurance Level 5 security classification.

The z196 can be configured to include up to 80 specialty engines to further reduce costs and increase performance including the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) for integrating Java workloads with core business applications, the System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) designed to help free-up computing capacity and lower IT costs, and the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) to optimize Linux workloads running on the mainframe.

Smart Analytics Optimizer

IBM is also announcing the new IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer--created by IBM Research--an accelerator for analytic workloads integrated to the new mainframe through the BladeCenter Extension.  With the hybrid features of the new zEnterprise system and the Smart Analytics Optimizer customers can analyze data to anticipate emerging business trends, capture new opportunities and avoid risks up to 10 times faster.(2)  Using zEnterprise with DB2 10 for z/OS (currently in beta), Cognos Business Intelligence and SPSS Predictive Analytics, clients will have a single platform for unprecedented insight across their most critical core information resulting in increased productivity.

New IBM Software

The unique value of zEnterprise System is the synergy among the range of IBM hardware and software.  New software has been optimized for the zEnterprise and finely tuned to work cross platform when used in conjunction with the new Blade Center Extension.  New Tivoli integrated service management for zEnterprise software helps provide visibility, control, and automation for applications, business services, infrastructure, and data resources.  The new Tivoli security manager for zEnterprise software will allow clients to report and analyze security events associated with Linux on System z and include these reports in the mainframe reporting and analysis, and also easily enroll and manage federated user access for zEnterprise and Linux on System z.

The new IBM Rational Developer for System z multi-platform environment for building, testing and deploying zEnterprise applications now offers a new Rational Developer for System z Unit Test feature. This feature improves zEnterprise development productivity by off-loading mainframe application development and testing to a workstation, which frees the mainframe to run high-value core business applications. New compilers also announced today help customers update applications designed to work on older systems to take advantage of the zEnterprise architecture.  The new IBM Rational C++ compiler, for example, can boost overall application performance by as much as 60%(10), when combined with new zEnterprise systems.

The new CICS deployment assistance for z/OS provides comprehensive reporting and improved change management facilities for CICS, helping further reduce ongoing IT infrastructure costs.

IBM Information Management System (IMS) 11, which drives a high percentage of today's transaction intensive workloads, extends its ability to easily interconnect with other applications using extended web services and connectivity for SOA.  IMS runs 50 billion transactions every day on System z with real-time operational access from any application or platform.

The new Lotus collaborative tools on Linux on System z combine the productivity boost of collaboration with enterprise grade processor speed, scalability, and reliability to help people inside and outside an organization connect and collaborate faster and more reliably ---  accelerating business processes and driving growth.   New versions of IBM Lotus Quickr and IBM Lotus Sametime join other products in the IBM Lotus software portfolio in empowering globally distributed and mobile employees with highly scalable communications and collaboration capabilities.

IBM is also announcing a new z/OS Distributed Data Backup feature for its flagship DS8000 storage system that can help lower data protection and disaster recovery costs by consolidating cross platform disaster recovery environments on to the z196.  Clients can now back up vital data from multi-platform workloads over high performance connections with the unmatched reliability and security of the mainframe.

For additional information please visit http://www.ibm.com/press/zenterprise

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  Footnotes:

1-The new IBM zEnterprise 196 will ship later this quarter.  Select IBM POWER7 based blades that connect to the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and managed by the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager will ship in the fourth quarter of 2010.  This feature will be extended to select System x blades next year.

2-Average improvements of 5x to 10x were seen in internal IBM test results that reflect actual client queries. Results can vary by user.

3-Up to 60% faster than z10 for new workloads.

4-Based on IBM analysis of a large Financial Services company Datacenter. See details on ibm.com/systems/zenterprise/ Deployment configurations based on IBM studies and will vary based on workload characteristics. Price calculations based on publicly available US list prices, prices will vary by country.

5-Up to 60% increase in total system capacity for Data managed with DB2 and IMS.  As measured by IBM Large System Performance Reference (LSPR) workloads using z/OS® 1.11

6-Up to a 66% improvement in Java performance with Linux on System z. The improvement on z196 compared to z10 was measured using a single Java application that focus on a variety of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) application functions typically used in both client and servers.

7-Linux on System z virtual servers can be: Less than $1000 for 3 years; Less than $335 per year;  Less than $1 per day. Based on  US ELS pricing. Pricing may vary by country. Model configuration included 64 IFL cores running a mixed workload averaging 47 virtual machines per core with varying degrees of activity.  Includes zEnterprise hardware and z/VM virtualization software.  Does not include Linux OS or middleware software.

8-Distributed server comparison is based on IBM cost modeling of Linux on zEnterprise vs. alternative distributed servers. Given there are multiple factors in this analysis such as utilization rates, application type and local pricing, etc.; savings may vary by user

9-IBM estimates, based on typical 4 book system.

10-Results are based on a compute-intensive  integer benchmark suite compiled with z/OS C/C++ V1R9 executing on a System z10 and compared to the same benchmark compiled with z/OS C/C++ V1R12 executing on a System zEnterprise 196.  Performance gains from other applications may vary.

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CONTACT:  Ron Favali, IBM, favali@us.ibm.com, +1-813-356-4010

Web Site:  http://www.ibm.com/

MyMaltaInfo.com Promotes 300 Events Inside Six Months

SWIEQI, Malta, July 22 -- MyMaltaInfo.com, the comprehensive online travel guide for the Maltese Islands, has reached an important milestone for the site, having published over three hundred events in Malta inside the first two quarters of 2010. The events promoted cover a wide spectrum of interests from nightlife through to cultural, with music, sport, exhibitions, theatre, arts and charity events.

The Malta holiday portal offers event organisers the facility to submit events to be published for free on its popular Malta event pages. Following review and approval by the local MyMaltaInfo.com team, an events webpage is created which includes contact details, address and a map of the event location, together with a description, photos and any programme attachments.

In recent years event related tourism has been a growing phenomenon with low-cost airlines making it especially easy and affordable for Europeans to plan cheap, short breaks in destinations like Malta.

The scale of events promoted on the website vary from large concerts such as the Isle of MTV festival, upcoming performances by Rod Stewart, Elton John and Faithless, to smaller niche events such as historical re-enactments, theatre plays, art exhibitions, village feasts and other events with a particular local flavour.

Niki Bilocca, owner and director of MyMaltaInfo.com, commented:

"Our popular events section covers the increasing number of major acts performing on our lovely islands which bring in young and old to enjoy some fine weather and top-class entertainment. However, we also make a great effort to unearth and promote smaller events that are more intimate and showcase Malta's varied culture and talents. Travellers with more time to explore Malta and Gozo are particularly attracted to such events."

The comprehensive guide for events in Malta fits in with the MyMaltaInfo.com broad purpose to offer a one-stop-shop website for travellers planning their holiday in Malta. The website offers an integrated online booking system for flights to and hotels in Malta and loads of information on practical tips, Malta's top attractions, where to dine and where to party, and ideas on things to do in Malta.

The successful promotion of over three hundred events by MyMaltaInfo.com during the first six months of 2010 is seen as a great achievement by the site and demonstrates that both visitors to Malta and local businesses are seeing the benefits it provides in bringing the two together. The success also indicates a busy and exciting future for the team at MyMaltaInfo.com.

About MyMaltaInfo.com

MyMaltaInfo.com is a leading online travel guide to Malta and forms part of the MyDestinationInfo.com global network of travel portals. The website offers the facility of online flight, hotel and car hire bookings.

MyMaltaInfo.com includes a comprehensive guide, supported by interactive multimedia, of recommended accommodation, Maltese restaurants, nightlife, things to do, special interest travel, shopping, property and events in Malta. All the content is generated locally and presented in an attractive and user-friendly design.

  For further media information regarding MyMaltaInfo.com, please contact:
  Niki Bilocca
  Owner and Director
  80 Triq il-Hemel
  Swieqi
  SWQ 3054
  Malta
  +356 2137 6184
  malta.mydestinationinfo.com

Source: MyMaltaInfo.com
   

CONTACT:  Niki Bilocca, Owner and Director, +356 2137 6184,
malta.mydestinationinfo.com

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

IBM Unveils zEnterprise System, Ushers in Era of Smarter Data Centers

Technology Breakthroughs Rewrite Rules for Data Centers by Extending Mainframe Quality of Service to IBM Power, System x Architectures

NEW YORK, July 22 -- -Industry first: IBM mainframe governance and management benefits extended to select POWER7, System x environments(1)

-New technology boosts complex analytics performance up to 10X,(2) delivering insight from business data in minutes versus hours

-zEnterprise is the most powerful, scalable mainframe server ever - up to 60% faster than System z10(3) for new workloads

-Most energy efficient mainframe--more than 100,000 virtualized servers can be managed as a single system;  60% more capacity than z10 while using same amount of energy

IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced the zEnterprise mainframe server and a new systems design that allows workloads on mainframe, POWER7 and System x servers to share resources and be managed as a single, virtualized system.  The new mainframe is also the most powerful and energy-efficient mainframe ever.

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The new systems design combines IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server with new technology--the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and the IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager--that enable it to manage workloads running across System z, and select POWER7 and System x servers.  The new technology is the result of an investment of more than $1.5 billion in IBM research and development as well as more than three years of collaboration with some of IBM's top clients around the world.

As a result, customers can integrate the management of zEnterprise System resources as a single system and extend mainframe qualities, such as governance and manageability, to workloads running on select IBM POWER7 and System x blade servers. With the ability to manage workloads across systems as one, the zEnterprise System can drive up to 40% lower acquisition costs and reduce cost of ownership by 55%.(4)

IBM designed the zEnterprise System to address an important issue for corporate data centers -- the jumble of disparate technologies added over time to run specific applications and which operate in silos, sometimes unable to communicate with each other in real time and requiring separate staff and software tools to manage.  This long-standing challenge for customers is aggravated  by dramatic increases in cost and complexity amid a rising tide of sophisticated, data-intensive workloads in an increasingly interconnected world.

For example, using the zEnterprise System with the zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager, a financial services company managing credit card transactions on the mainframe using an IBM blade optimized for analytics can gain insights from the information in seconds. Previously, it would have taken hours for the two disparate systems to integrate their databases.  IBM estimates that complex database queries can experience up to a ten-fold performance improvement in this hybrid environment.(2)  In addition, with IBM's new design, the financial services company can extend the mainframe's always-on reliable qualities to its customer service applications running on IBM blades servers.

At Citi, IBM System z plays a major role as a core processing engine of virtually every line of business at the global financial services company.

"The new IBM zEnterprise System represents a potentially revolutionary change to the platform and the next phase in the evolution of highly efficient, scalable processing opening up the possibility of hosting entire workloads on a single highly integrated system," said Martin Kennedy, Managing Director, Citi's Enterprise System Infrastructure.  "The new zEnterprise also paves the way to enhance the energy dynamics of our data centers.  As one of America's greenest banks we plan to take full advantage of the additional capacity and advanced power and cooling capabilities unique to zEnterprise.  Citi's unified technology decision making model and its recent efforts to gain efficiencies prepared us to invest in these innovative technologies that benefit our clients."

"The new IBM zEnterprise System represents a bold move to fundamentally change how data centers are managed," said Tom Rosamilia, General Manager, IBM Power and z Systems.  "The new mainframe is the fastest enterprise server in the world and represents a giant leap forward in performance.  This new dimension in enterprise computing-- extending mainframe governance to POWER7 and System x blades integrated into the zEnterprise System architecture--was developed over the past three years with direct involvement from a team of IBM's 30 top customers, which provided direct input at every stage of the development process."

IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension

The IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension allows supports purpose IBM POWER7 and System x BladeCenter systems as well as blades optimized for specific workloads, such as analytics and managing Web infrastructure.

IBM blade servers inside the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension--which can be managed like mainframe resources--integrate with System z and can run tens of thousands of off-the-shelf applications.  Later this year, IBM will deliver the zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension with support for IBM POWER7 blades running AIX, IBM's UNIX operating system.  IBM is also introducing the IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer to accelerate the performance of complex analytic workloads at a lower cost per transaction.

Next year, IBM plans to announce additional general purpose blades for the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension including select IBM System x-based blades running Linux.  Additional workload optimized blades are planned to include IBM DataPower for improving website and network performance.

IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager

New IBM Systems Software called Unified Resource Manager is first-of-its-kind firmware--software that controls how the hardware functions--that integrates multiple platform resources as a single virtualized system and provides unified management for zEnterprise.  More than 100,000 virtualized servers can be managed as a single system on a fully-configured cluster of zEnterprise Systems.

The zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager is the key to using mainframe quality of service attributes, including security and reliability, to benefit workloads running on select Power and System x BladeCenter systems.  For example, the Unified Resource Manager can identify system bottlenecks or failures among disparate systems. If a failure occurs on a System x blade server, the Unified Resource Manager can instantaneously move the affected application to another System x blade to keep it running.  At the same time, the Unified Resource Manager automatically sends an electronic message to IBM to initiate a service call. The Unified Resource Manager can also help prioritize compute workloads  in line with changing business priorities.

Additionally, the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager improves network security across applications spanning the complete zEnterprise system, including workloads on IBM POWER7 and System x blades.  This helps reduce complexity and the need for additional encryption and firewall security software within the zEnterprise environment.

The New zEnterprise 196

From a performance standpoint, the zEnterprise System is the most powerful IBM system ever. The core server in the zEnterprise System--called zEnterprise 196--contains 96 of the world's fastest, most powerful microprocessors running at 5.2Ghz, capable of executing more than 50 billion instructions per second.

This new IBM microprocessor technology has new software to optimize performance of data-heavy workloads, including up to a 60% improvement in data intensive(5) and Java workloads.(6)  Increased levels of system performance in turn increases software performance, which can reduce software license costs.

The new system offers 60% more capacity than its predecessor, the System z10, and uses about the same amount of electricity.  For clients selecting Linux on System z, a single virtualized server can be created and deployed for less than $1 per day.(7)  It costs 74% less to run comparative Oracle workloads on the zEnterprise 196 compared to x86 systems.(8)

Energy efficiencies were achieved through advances in microprocessor design, 45nm silicon technology, more efficient power conversion and distribution, as well as advanced sensors and cooling control firmware that monitors and makes adjustments based on environmental factors such as temperature and humidity levels and even air density.

A water cooling option is also available for the z196 that can reduce energy use by up to 12%.(9)  In a normal data center environment, water cooling reduces the required system air flow by more than 20%, while removing more than 70% of the system air heat load.  This can be particularly beneficial for data centers with hot spots, or limited power and cooling capacity.  Water cooling on the z196 is designed to connect directly to typical data center chilled water systems and does not require an external water conditioning unit.

The new z196 builds on the IBM System z industry leading security features.  IBM System z servers are the only commercial system to achieve Evaluation Assurance Level 5 security classification.

The z196 can be configured to include up to 80 specialty engines to further reduce costs and increase performance including the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) for integrating Java workloads with core business applications, the System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) designed to help free-up computing capacity and lower IT costs, and the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) to optimize Linux workloads running on the mainframe.

Smart Analytics Optimizer

IBM is also announcing the new IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer--created by IBM Research--an accelerator for analytic workloads integrated to the new mainframe through the BladeCenter Extension.  With the hybrid features of the new zEnterprise system and the Smart Analytics Optimizer customers can analyze data to anticipate emerging business trends, capture new opportunities and avoid risks up to 10 times faster.(2)  Using zEnterprise with DB2 10 for z/OS (currently in beta), Cognos Business Intelligence and SPSS Predictive Analytics, clients will have a single platform for unprecedented insight across their most critical core information resulting in increased productivity.

New IBM Software

The unique value of zEnterprise System is the synergy among the range of IBM hardware and software.  New software has been optimized for the zEnterprise and finely tuned to work cross platform when used in conjunction with the new Blade Center Extension.  New Tivoli integrated service management for zEnterprise software helps provide visibility, control, and automation for applications, business services, infrastructure, and data resources.  The new Tivoli security manager for zEnterprise software will allow clients to report and analyze security events associated with Linux on System z and include these reports in the mainframe reporting and analysis, and also easily enroll and manage federated user access for zEnterprise and Linux on System z.

The new IBM Rational Developer for System z multi-platform environment for building, testing and deploying zEnterprise applications now offers a new Rational Developer for System z Unit Test feature. This feature improves zEnterprise development productivity by off-loading mainframe application development and testing to a workstation, which frees the mainframe to run high-value core business applications. New compilers also announced today help customers update applications designed to work on older systems to take advantage of the zEnterprise architecture.  The new IBM Rational C++ compiler, for example, can boost overall application performance by as much as 60%(10), when combined with new zEnterprise systems.

The new CICS deployment assistance for z/OS provides comprehensive reporting and improved change management facilities for CICS, helping further reduce ongoing IT infrastructure costs.

IBM Information Management System (IMS) 11, which drives a high percentage of today's transaction intensive workloads, extends its ability to easily interconnect with other applications using extended web services and connectivity for SOA.  IMS runs 50 billion transactions every day on System z with real-time operational access from any application or platform.

The new Lotus collaborative tools on Linux on System z combine the productivity boost of collaboration with enterprise grade processor speed, scalability, and reliability to help people inside and outside an organization connect and collaborate faster and more reliably ---  accelerating business processes and driving growth.   New versions of IBM Lotus Quickr and IBM Lotus Sametime join other products in the IBM Lotus software portfolio in empowering globally distributed and mobile employees with highly scalable communications and collaboration capabilities.

IBM is also announcing a new z/OS Distributed Data Backup feature for its flagship DS8000 storage system that can help lower data protection and disaster recovery costs by consolidating cross platform disaster recovery environments on to the z196.  Clients can now back up vital data from multi-platform workloads over high performance connections with the unmatched reliability and security of the mainframe.

For additional information please visit http://www.ibm.com/press/zenterprise

  Contact:    Ron Favali
              IBM
              favali@us.ibm.com
              813-356-4010

  Footnotes:

1-The new IBM zEnterprise 196 will ship later this quarter.  Select IBM POWER7 based blades that connect to the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and managed by the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager will ship in the fourth quarter of 2010.  This feature will be extended to select System x blades next year.

2-Average improvements of 5x to 10x were seen in internal IBM test results that reflect actual client queries. Results can vary by user.

3-Up to 60% faster than z10 for new workloads.

4-Based on IBM analysis of a large Financial Services company Datacenter. See details on ibm.com/systems/zenterprise/ Deployment configurations based on IBM studies and will vary based on workload characteristics. Price calculations based on publicly available US list prices, prices will vary by country.

5-Up to 60% increase in total system capacity for Data managed with DB2 and IMS.  As measured by IBM Large System Performance Reference (LSPR) workloads using z/OS® 1.11

6-Up to a 66% improvement in Java performance with Linux on System z. The improvement on z196 compared to z10 was measured using a single Java application that focus on a variety of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) application functions typically used in both client and servers.

7-Linux on System z virtual servers can be: Less than $1000 for 3 years; Less than $335 per year;  Less than $1 per day. Based on  US ELS pricing. Pricing may vary by country. Model configuration included 64 IFL cores running a mixed workload averaging 47 virtual machines per core with varying degrees of activity.  Includes zEnterprise hardware and z/VM virtualization software.  Does not include Linux OS or middleware software.

8-Distributed server comparison is based on IBM cost modeling of Linux on zEnterprise vs. alternative distributed servers. Given there are multiple factors in this analysis such as utilization rates, application type and local pricing, etc.; savings may vary by user

9-IBM estimates, based on typical 4 book system.

10-Results are based on a compute-intensive  integer benchmark suite compiled with z/OS C/C++ V1R9 executing on a System z10 and compared to the same benchmark compiled with z/OS C/C++ V1R12 executing on a System zEnterprise 196.  Performance gains from other applications may vary.

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Web Site:  http://www.ibm.com/

Hit Social Game Family Feud Integrates WildTangent's BrandBoost(TM) Platform to Enable Ad-Supported Play for Social Gamers on Facebook® Platform

REDMOND, Wash., July 22 -- WildTangent is announcing today that social games publisher iWin has incorporated WildTangent's BrandBoost into Family Feud, one of the top games on Facebook Platform.

The BrandBoost platform is empowering Family Feud's seven million monthly users to unlock complimentary game episodes and other game content by engaging with premium video and interactive rich media ads.

"BrandBoost gives us a scalable, advertising model that seamlessly integrates brands into the gameplay flow while delivering value to players," says Peter Negulescu, president of iWin. "Now we can keep players who might not have the means or desire to purchase episodes involved in the game for longer periods of time."

According to Inside Social Games, a tiny percent of the overall social games population-- well below 10 percent--will ever actually pay for virtual goods or currency, leaving a huge opportunity for brands to step in and help developers monetize the other 90 plus percent of users who are not spending real money.

Globally, there are more than 200 million people playing games on Facebook each month; and in the US, Facebook users are expected to spend $1.6 billion this year on virtual goods, according to ThinkEquity.

"So far advertising has remained only a small part of the social games industry's revenue, which we attribute partially to the lack of standardized ad units for games," said Atul Bagga, analyst with ThinkEquity. "However, we believe that consumers value the content and are willing to engage in or watch ads in lieu of in-game currency, which leads us to believe that it could be a compelling opportunity for the publishers as well as for the advertisers."

About WildTangent

WildTangent is an interactive entertainment and media company with two business segments: WildTangent Games and WildTangent Media. WildTangent Games offers a diverse portfolio of premium gaming content to millions of casual, family and hardcore gamers around the world. WildTangent Media connects brand advertisers with targeted gaming audiences across WildTangent Games, Facebook, and many other popular online game destinations.

About BrandBoost

BrandBoost(TM) is WildTangent's patented advertising platform that enables consumers to unlock premium game sessions and virtual goods by engaging with brand advertising. BrandBoost works across all types of online games including social games, subscription based and free-to-play MMO's, virtual worlds and downloadable games. BrandBoost provides value exchange advertising. By choosing to engage with a brand, consumers get access to game sessions or virtual goods for which they would otherwise have to pay.

About iWin, Inc.

Founded in 2001, iWin is a leading publisher and developer of online casual games for the mass market. The company operates iWin.com, is visited by millions of customers every month and offers hundreds of downloadable games, multiplayer games and ad-supported games provided entirely free to the end user. As a multi-platform publisher of casual games, iWin provides extensive resources, financing, marketing, and distribution services to independent game developers throughout the world. iWin has offices in San Francisco, Seattle and Kiev, Ukraine. Visit iWin at http://www.iwin.com.

  Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

  Media Contact:
  Carol Rogalski, mobile: 425-890-4747, carol.rogalski@wildtangent.com

Source: WildTangent
   

CONTACT:  Carol Rogalski of WildTangent, mobile, +1-425-890-4747,
carol.rogalski@wildtangent.com

Web Site:  http://www.iwin.com/
http://www.wildtangent.com/

Tiscali Selects Eutelsat's Tooway(TM) Satellite Broadband Service to Extend Broadband in Italy

PARIS, July 22, 2010--     Tiscali, one of Italy's main independent telecommunications companies,
and Eutelsat Communications (Paris Euronext: ETL) today announced the
signature of an agreement that will allow Tiscali to expand its range of
broadband products with the launch of a satellite service targeting homes
across Italy beyond range of high-speed terrestrial networks. Branded Tiscali
BroadbandSat, the service uses the Tooway(TM) consumer broadband technology
provided by Eutelsat Communications and its Skylogic affiliate. Tiscali's
choice of Tooway(TM) will enable it to leverage the seamless coverage
provided by satellites to reach into the 12% of the Italian population
unserved by ADSL or fibre.

    Tooway(TM) is the first satellite based two-way broadband solution in
Europe offering speeds and costs comparable to ADSL. The service is based on
Eutelsat's satellite coverage, the commercial and infrastructure operating
experience of its Skylogic subsidiary, and technology developed by ViaSat
which already powers Internet access for over 500,000 homes in North America.
In Europe, Tooway(TM) is already serving customers in more than 20 countries
including the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Ireland,
with additional countries preparing to roll out service.

    The Tooway(TM) solution consists of a small satellite dish and a modem
connected to the PC via the Ethernet, giving customers immediate broadband
access following simple installation. With no need for a telephone
connection, the service provides two-way wireless Internet access with speeds
of 3.6 Mbps to the PC and 512 kbps from the PC. Tooway(TM) is currently
provided using Ka-band capacity on Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) 6 satellite. With
speeds starting from 10 Mbps, performance will be further enhanced in spring
2011 with the commercial availability of Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite which is
being prepared for launch in November this year.

    "We are delighted to enlarge our broadband service portfolio with the
Tooway(TM) consumer broadband technology provided by Eutelsat", says Luca
Scano, General Manager at Tiscali. "Their expertise and satellite technology
will support our mission to make broadband available in the most extended
manner and with the best ratio in terms of price and quality."

    Arduino Patacchini, CEO of Skylogic and Multimedia Director of Eutelsat,
added: "The selection of Tooway(TM) by one of the most innovative telecom
companies to emerge in Europe since the Internet revolution took off is a key
milestone for us. It underscores the validity of our technology and
highlights just how far satellites are anchored as a core technology for
achieving universal broadband access. We are delighted that Tiscali is
integrating Tooway(TM) into its portfolio of broadband services."

    About Tiscali

    Tiscali S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana, Milan: TIS) is one of the largest
telecommunications companies in Italy. Tiscali supplies a wide range of
services to its customers, both private individuals and companies: internet
access through dial-up and ADSL, as well as voice, VoIP, media, and
added-value services and other technologically advanced products. As of 31st
March 2010 Tiscali had more than 722 thousand active users in Italy, of which
572 thousand are ADSL users. Of these, 332 thousand are Dual Play customers.

    The Tiscali website may be accessed at http://www.tiscali.it

    About Eutelsat Communications

    Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 26
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At 31 March 2010, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
more than 3,500 television channels. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via
its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile
telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and
broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime
and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and
operates access to high speed internet services through teleports in France
and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and
aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ nearly 650 commercial, technical
and operational employees from 28 countries.

    http://www.eutelsat.com

    For more information on Tooway(TM): http://www.tooway.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications & Tiscali

For further information: Press Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investors & Analysts, Lisa Sanders Finas, Tel: +33-1-53-98-30-92, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Four Rivers Software Systems Announces TMS Anywhere

Empower Your Mobile Workers

PITTSBURGH, July 22 -- Four Rivers Software, a leading computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) provider for the healthcare industry announces TMS Anywhere, its mobile solution that works in both connected and disconnected environments.

TMS Anywhere from Four Rivers is designed to allow your technicians to remain mobile regardless of their environment.  Technicians are able to access all of the data in real-time.  When they enter an area that is no longer connected, the application saves your data and allows the technician to continue working.  The data is automatically synchronized when a connection is available allowing your Technicians to remain in the field where they are most productive.

TMS Anywhere combines the functionality of TMS Now Wireless with TMS Mobile and provides your organization with the best possible solution.  TMS Anywhere is available for the TMS Professional applications.

For further information on the TMS Anywhere from Four Rivers please visit our website at http://www.frsoft.com or contact Four Rivers at 1-800-488-6990

About Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc.

Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc. (http://www.frsoft.com) is the leading provider of computerized support services solutions for healthcare clinical engineering and facilities departments. The TMS product family includes TMS Enterprise®, TMS® OnLine Professional, TMS® OnSite Professional, and TMS WorkGroup®.

  Contact:

  M. Lynn O'Donnell
  Four Rivers Software Systems
  412-436-2309
  http://www.frsoft.com
  lodonnell@frsoft.com

Source: Four Rivers Software Systems, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  M. Lynn O'Donnell, Four Rivers Software Systems,
+1-412-436-2309, lodonnell@frsoft.com

Web Site:  http://www.frsoft.com/

Gameloft Launches N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance for iPhone 4

N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance Captilizes on the Technological Evolutions Introduced by the iPhone 4

PARIS, July 22, 2010--     Gameloft(R), a leading international publisher and developer
of downloadable video games, is launching N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard
Alliance for iPhone 4, the first game that takes advantage of all the latest
innovations in technology on the iPhone 4.

    The use of the Retina display allows for excellent screen
resolution in N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. The game is also the
first FPS (First Person Shooter) on the App Store to incorporate gyroscope
based controls.

    A Major Innovation for the FPS Genre

    With the gyroscopic technology, N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard
Alliance innovates using a new control mode never seen before even on PC and
consoles. This new technology offers a brand-new and much more intuitive
gaming experience. Players can rotate their camera as though they were moving
their own head.

    Total Immersion in the Game

    The improved controls allow for more realistic interactions.
The gyroscope plunges players in a virtual reality, where they can view the
entire 3D environment of the game around them in real time by fully rotating
their iPhone 4.

    Eye-Popping Graphics

    The Retina display integrated in the iPhone 4 improves the
depth of the game, thanks to enhanced graphics that lets players see four
times better resolution and finer details than before, all while maintaining
the same screen size.

    N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance is the first Gameloft
game to incorporate gyroscope controls. But by the end of summer, Gameloft
will have 20 titles that are optimized for the iPhone 4; games like Tom
Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction(TM) and Brothers In Arms(R) 2 which have
already received iPhone 4 updates, and Asphalt 5 which will incorporate
gyroscope controls.

    For the latest Gameloft news, follow us on
http://www.twitter.com/Gameloft, http://www.facebook.com/gameloft,
http://www.youtube.com/Gameloft.

    About Gameloft

    Gameloft is the worldwide leader in developing and publishing
downloadable video games. Gameloft is now positioned, after 10 years, as one
of the most innovative companies in its field. The company designs games for
mobile phones, smartphones, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad for which the number
of units should exceed four billion in 2012. As a pioneer in the new
downloadable game console market, Gameloft publishes games for WiiWare,
DSiWare, Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. Partnership
agreements with major licensors allow Gameloft to associate the strongest
international brands with such games as Uno, Ferrari, Shrek, CSI, Iron Man,
Spiderman and Sonic. The company also has its own brand portfolio with
established franchises such as Real Football, Asphalt and Cerebral Challenge.
Gameloft has locations on all continents, distributes its games in 100
countries and has its own production studios with over 3,500 developers.
Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600,
Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

   
    Contact:
    Sanette Chao
    Director, Public Relations
    Tel +1-212-994-2495
    Mail: sanette.chao@gameloft.com

Source: Gameloft

Contact: Sanette Chao, Director, Public Relations, Tel +1-212-994-2495, Mail: sanette.chao@gameloft.com

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Razer(TM), GameStop, and NCsoft Team Up to Give Gamers the Ultimate City of Heroes Pre-Order Package

SAN DIEGO, July 22 -- ComicCon -- Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, is pleased to announce their partnership with NCsoft to bring gamers the ultimate Going Rogue experience when they pre-order the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection retail box from GameStop. Gamers can anticipate receiving five GameStop exclusive character power enhancements to trick out their favorite heroes, in-game support for the Razer Naga(TM) MMO gaming mouse, and a free Razer Sphex(TM) City of Heroes Going Rogue(TM) edition desktop skin when they pre-order the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection retail box. The pre-order retail box also includes a five dollar coupon redeemable at the Razer Store. Get the total package with this exclusive offer while supplies last.

"We are excited to be working with a great company known for producing popular MMOs that attract gamers from all walks of life," said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff. "Our collaboration on the brand new City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection release has allowed Razer to reach out even further to the gaming community by offering gamers some exciting extras."

Grab an exclusive pre-order package to get a Razer Sphex City of Heroes Going Rogue(TM) desktop skin for high quality and precision on an ultrathin surface as you swipe your favorite gaming mouse and choose the fate of your hero; more details can be found here: http://www2.razerzone.com/coh/. For gamers who use the Razer Naga MMO gaming mouse, City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection will fully support the Naga's unique side button layout with an in-game skill interface that allows you to trigger your character's powers with the simple click of the twelve MMO-optimized buttons.

About The Razer Sphex(TM) City of Heroes Going Rogue(TM) Edition Desktop Skin

This high performance, repositionable surface gives gamers the precision and tracking quality they demand in intensive games like City of Heroes Going Rogue. Just like the original Razer Sphex(TM), the City of Heroes Going Rogue edition is perfect for most gaming environments and a great on-the-go accessory for gamers traveling to and from gaming events. Don't slack because supplies are limited. Oh and did we mention it's free?

  Razer Sphex(TM) City of Heroes Going Rogue(TM) Edition Desktop Skin
  COST: Free with Purchase*
  * Limited quantities available in-store at GameStop

  AVAILABILITY:
  Razerzone: Now

  Product Features:
  --  High performance for optical and laser mice
  --  Adhesive bottom to stick on any surface
  --  Extra thin to avoid any restrictions to your gaming experience
  --  Midsized mouse mat suited for most gaming environments

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  About the Razer Group:

Razer(TM) is the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming products and peripherals that are designed "For Gamers. By Gamers(TM)". Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Razer's award-winning lineup of products includes desktop speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. Since 1998, Razer has collaborated with leading professional gamers to develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge gaming peripherals using proprietary technologies that give gamers the competitive edge. Razer products offer the best in precision, sensitivity, usability and distinctive product design and have a reputation for being leaders in gaming peripheral technology.

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

  Press contacts:

  USA
  Christina Gregor
  Christina.Gregor@razerzone.com

  Europe
  Bernard Hammond
  Bernard.Hammond@razerzone.com

  Asia Pacific
  Fiona Ng
  Fiona.Ng@razerzone.com

  China
  Chris Chen
  Chris.Chen@razerzone.com

  Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

Source: Razer
   

CONTACT:  USA, Christina Gregor, Christina.Gregor@razerzone.com , or
Europe, Bernard Hammond, Bernard.Hammond@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Fiona
Ng, Fiona.Ng@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com,
all of Razer

Web Site:  http://www.razerzone.com/

SteelCloud Selects VertiGO to Capitalize on DoD Opportunities

Partnership to Launch its STIG-compliant SteelWorks FedMobile Appliance

ASHBURN, Va., July 22 -- SteelCloud, Inc. , a leading developer of mobility computing appliance and software solutions, today announced that it had selected VertiGO Solutions as a public sector channel partner to market its recently announced STIG-compliant SteelWorks® FedMobile(TM) appliance for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.

SteelWorks FedMobile enables virtually any size group in the Department of Defense to quickly, easily and cost effectively implement BlackBerry Enterprise Server.  SteelWorks FedMobile delivers a complete, optimized, ready to deploy hardware/software solution that includes a hardened version of Microsoft® Windows Server, BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5, and SteelCloud's innovative EverAvail(TM) software suite for patch management, back-up, and disaster recovery.  SteelWorks FedMobile is designed to support both new installations of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5, as well as migrations from previous versions.

"Marketing SteelWorks FedMobile to DoD customers represents the largest single business opportunity for SteelCloud," said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud President and CEO.  "We are confident that VertiGO's mobility experience and customer access will significantly enhance our ability to reach this important public sector customer segment.  We could not have asked for a partner that better understands the unique needs of the government mobility customer."

"We are delighted to partner with SteelCloud in this important market," said Jennifer Svensson, VertiGO Solutions CEO.  "By aligning with Best-of-Breed companies like Carahsoft Technology and SteelCloud, along with our mobility experience, I am confident that we will become the 'go to' supplier of mobility solutions to the DoD.  We are ramping up SteelWorks activities now in anticipation of a strong federal year-end in September."

"As VertiGO's master government aggregator, we look forward to bringing the combined SteelCloud-VertiGO appliance to the public sector marketplace and our reseller partners," said Craig P. Abod, Carahsoft President. "This technology complements our existing portfolio of managed mobility technologies and enables us to deliver an end-to-end solution set."

SteelCloud began shipping SteelWorks FedMobile to customers earlier this month.

About SteelCloud

SteelCloud is a developer of mobility computing appliance solutions.  SteelCloud designs and architects specialized appliance solutions for mobile computing technologies including BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.  SteelCloud delivers integrated hardware/software appliance solutions, to commercial and government enterprises, that focus on ease of deployment, policy compliance, and high availability.  Additionally, SteelCloud distributes BlackBerry software licenses to companies worldwide that provide BlackBerry hosting services.  Over its 20-year history, SteelCloud has won numerous awards for technical excellence and customer satisfaction.  SteelCloud can be reached at (703) 674-5500.  Additional information is available at http://www.steelcloud.com or by email at info@steelcloud.com.

About VertiGO Solutions

VertiGO is a woman owned small business, located in Washington, DC.  VertiGO has been on the cutting edge of Mobility technology and brings over 28 years of experience in the industry.  VertiGO focuses on providing holistic, end-to-end Enterprise-Grade Mobility offerings.  The VertiGO Managed Mobility Solution is comprised of Managed Administration, Device Management, Managed Security and Third Party Applications.  VertiGO represents a dedicated team of experienced integrated business and technology professionals, offering end to end solutions in the mobility space.  VertiGO helps clients to maximize the efficiency and the return on the dollars invested in their mobility initiatives.  VertiGO Solutions was formed to provide enterprises of all sizes with a single source for their mobility needs.  Solutions include all of the critical tools that are required to unify the mobile environment for the enterprise.  At VertiGO, client success with mobility is its greatest achievement.  Additional information is available at http://www.vertigosolutions.com.

About Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of manufacturers, resellers, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best possible value.

The company's dedicated Solutions Divisions proactively market, sell and deliver products and services from Symantec, Data Domain, VMware, Adobe, Open Source, HR, HP Software, Intelligence, SAP, and intelligence technology providers among others. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry's fastest growing firms by VAR Business, CRN, Inc., Washington Technology, and the Washington Business Journal.  Visit us at http://www.carahsoft.com.

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"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing press release are forward looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  It is possible that the assumptions made by management are not necessarily the most likely and may not materialize.  In addition, other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: SteelCloud's ability to obtain financing in the short term, general business conditions and the amount of growth in Blackberry market and general economy; competitive factors; ability to attract and retain personnel, including key sales and management personnel; the price of SteelCloud's stock; and the risk factors set forth from time to time in SteelCloud's SEC reports, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q; and Current Reports on Form 8K. SteelCloud takes no obligation to update or correct forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT:  Investor Relations, Tim Clemensen for SteelCloud,
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Web Site:  http://www.steelcloud.com/

Razer(TM) Pulls Gamers and Fans Alike Into the TRON: Legacy® Universe with a Brand New Set of Gaming Peripherals

SAN DIEGO, July 22 -- ComicCon -- Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, is pleased to announce, in collaboration with Disney Consumer Products (DCP), the TRON: Legacy -themed TRON® Gaming Keyboard Designed by Razer(TM), TRON® Gaming Mouse Designed by Razer(TM), and the exclusive bundle with TRON® Gaming Mouse and Mouse Mat Designed by Razer(TM) all incorporating the distinctive blue glow and custom features inspired by the upcoming Disney film TRON: Legacy, releasing Dec. 17, 2010 in Disney Digital 3D(TM) and IMAX® 3D, and compatible with TRON: Evolution the video game. Together with Disney, Razer is offering gamers and TRON fans alike a set of definitive gaming peripherals to get the true TRON experience.

"We are all extremely excited about our collaboration with Disney on a line of high-end gaming peripherals inspired by the upcoming film TRON: Legacy," said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president, Razer USA. "Razer is known for our highly detailed finishes and lighting effects, so as soon as we viewed footage from TRON: Legacy, we were immediately inspired. Then, we started working to take it to the next level, as only Razer can, with a keyboard and mouse that has digitized sound effects and lighting built into it for the ultimate gaming experience."

Each TRON: Legacy product Designed by Razer(TM) features a luminescent blue glow that is reminiscent of the film aesthetic. Whether it's the keyboard with a detachable modular keypad or the illuminated mouse, gamers will feel as if they've been enveloped by the TRON universe and pulled into a digital world.

  Product Details

  About The TRON Gaming Keyboard Designed by Razer

Prepare to lay programs and fellow users to waste with the precision of a Light Cycle carving a jetwall. From the Rez and De-Rez lighting effects during start-up and shutdown to the smooth black finish of the Hyperesponse(TM) keys, the TRON Gaming Keyboard is exactly what you need to dominate the game Grid. A detachable modular keypad, lighting effects triggered by in-game actions, and fully programmable keys with macro capabilities make this a must for any TRON fan.

  TRON Gaming Keyboard Designed by Razer
  COST: US $149.99

  AVAILABILITY:
  Razerzone: Q4 2010
  Worldwide: Q4 2010

  Product Features:
  --  Illuminated Keyboard with Rez & De-Rez Effects at Start-up and
      Shutdown
  --  Detachable Modular Keypad (Attachable on the Right or Left)
  --  TRON Lighting Alerts Triggered by in-game Actions
  --  Fully Programmable Chiclet Keys with macro capabilities
  --  Media Jacks (Audio out, Microphone in)

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  About The TRON Gaming Mouse Designed by Razer

The TRON Gaming Mouse comes in an ambidextrous design with a luminescent blue glow protruding from sleek edges and lines. Designed for the upcoming TRON: Evolution game and inspired by the Light Cycle featured in the film, the mouse creates light alerts based on your in-game actions, thrusting you into the TRON universe. The unique effects upon start-up and shutdown complete the immersive TRON feel. With a 5600dpi 3.5g laser sensor, the TRON Gaming Mouse gives gamers tournament grade precision while they defeat characters in the TRON: Evolution game. Gamers can now enjoy a mouse that goes beyond appealing looks and design, and gives them functionality.

  TRON Gaming Mouse Designed by Razer
  COST: US $99.99

  AVAILABILITY:
  Razerzone: Q4 2010
  Worldwide: Q4 2010

  Product Features:
  --  Illuminated Mouse with Rez & De-Rez Effects at Start-up and Shutdown
  --  TRON Lighting Alerts Triggered by in-game Actions
  --  Ambidextrous Design
  --  5600dpi 3.5g Laser Sensor
  --  7 Hyperesponse(TM) Buttons
  --  Braided 7 Foot USB Cable

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  About The TRON Bundle: Gaming Mouse and Mat Designed by Razer

Besides enjoying light alerts triggered by in-game actions on an interactive gaming mouse, gamers can now add the gaming mouse mat that features a bio-luminescent tracking glow trail as they swipe their mouse across the smooth, hard surface. The TRON gaming mouse mat and mouse bundle is the definitive suite for gamers who want the TRON edge. The gaming mouse mat is the perfect peripheral to complement the gaming mouse, as it's made for high sensitivity gaming mice and offers the utmost tracking precision.

  TRON Bundle: Gaming Mouse and Mat Designed by Razer
  COST: US $129.99

  AVAILABILITY:
  Razerzone: Q4 2010
  Worldwide: Q4 2010

  Product Features:
  --  TRON: Legacy Inspired Theme
  --  High Precision Tracking Surface
  --  Mouse Mat with Bioluminescent Tracking Glow Trail

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  About the Razer Group:

Razer(TM) is the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming products and peripherals that are designed "For Gamers. By Gamers(TM)". Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Razer's award-winning lineup of products includes desktop speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. Since 1998, Razer has collaborated with leading professional gamers to develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge gaming peripherals using proprietary technologies that give gamers the competitive edge. Razer products offer the best in precision, sensitivity, usability and distinctive product design and have a reputation for being leaders in gaming peripheral technology.

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

  Press contacts:

  USA
  Christina Gregor
  Christina.Gregor@razerzone.com

  Europe
  Timo Helmke
  Timo.Helmke@razerzone.com

  Asia Pacific
  Fiona Ng
  Fiona.Ng@razerzone.com

  China
  Chris Chen
  Chris.Chen@razerzone.com

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SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS Announces HALO: REACH Action Figures

PLAY ARTS -KAI- Line-up Continues to Expand with Addition of Exciting New Properties

LOS ANGELES, July 22 -- Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in North America, revealed today a series of premium-quality action figures based on characters from HALO®: REACH. Developed exclusively for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft by acclaimed developer Bungie, HALO: REACH is the blockbuster prequel to the award winning HALO trilogy that will let players experience the fateful events that transpired on the planet Reach.

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HALO: REACH PLAY ARTS -KAI- Vol. 1 is the latest addition to the PLAY ARTS® -KAI- series by SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS, and will feature figures of Noble Team members: Noble Six, Emile and Jun. The Vol. 1 action figures are scheduled for a Fall 2010 release, with Vol.2 slated for an early 2011 release.

"The Square Enix Merchandise Division is dedicated to creating collectible action figures that combine high production value and excellent articulation," said Kanji Tashiro, Merchandise Director of Square Enix, Inc.  "The HALO series has captivated fans across the globe, and we are thrilled and honored to be making action figures for its latest entry. We're confident that even HALO fans that are not familiar with our products will be pleasantly surprised with what we have crafted."

The Square Enix merchandising division continues to evolve their craft as they work closely with various developers to extend their creative vision and expertise to properties beyond Square Enix franchises. In addition to entries from Square Enix titles such as FINAL FANTASY® XIII and FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST®, the current PLAY ARTS -KAI- line-up includes action figures from a variety of popular titles.

View currently available PLAY ARTS -KAI- action figures at http://www.square-enix-shop.com/usa.

All the latest Square Enix products are on display at San Diego Comic-Con, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25. Visit booth 3829 to experience the company's latest offerings.

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  HALO: REACH
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Vol. 1
  Noble Six, Emile, Jun
  Release: Fall 2010
  SRP: TBD

  HALO: REACH
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Vol. 2
  Carter, Kat, Jorge
  Release: 2011
  SRP: TBD

  FINAL FANTASY XIII
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Odin
  Release: September 2010
  SRP: $199.99

  FINAL FANTASY XIII
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Shiva
  Release: Now Available
  SRP: $199.99

  FINAL FANTASY XIII
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Vol.1
  Lightning, Snow, Vanille
  Release: Now Available
  SRP: $39.99 (each sold separately)

  FINAL FANTASY XIII
  PLAY ARTS -KAI- Vol.2
  Fang, Hope, Sazh
  Release: Now Available
  SRP: $39.99 (each sold separately)

  SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS

As one of the industry's premier video game publishers, Square Enix also prides itself on producing high-quality collectibles that accurately reflect the nuances and facets of the original source material. In addition to figures and merchandise from popular franchises such as DRAGON QUEST®, FINAL FANTASY and KINGDOM HEARTS, the merchandising team continues to extend their expertise and creative vision outside of Square Enix properties, further expanding and enriching a growing collection of quality collectibles.

Look for SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS at your local comic stores or visit our online store http://www.square-enix-shop.com/usa.

About Square Enix, Inc.

Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S. based wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., a holding company leading Square Enix Group. Square Enix, Inc. publishes and distributes entertainment content under the Square Enix Group's internationally renowned brands such as Square Enix, Eidos® and Taito® in the Americas. The Square Enix Group includes a global network of leading development studios located in North America, Europe and Japan. The Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 97 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 54 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and other well-established products and services.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/.

DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. PLAY ARTS and FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST are registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd.  EIDOS and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks of Square Enix, Ltd.  TAITO is a registered trademark of Taito Corp.  Microsoft, Halo, the Halo logo, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos, are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

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CONTACT:  Amelia Cantlay or Sonia Im, both of Square Enix, Inc.,
+1-310-846-0400, na.pr@square-enix.com; or Jennifer Poulson, +1-310-248-6113,
jennifer.poulson@ogilvypr.com, or Monica Bouldin, +1-310-248-6114,
monica.bouldin@ogilvypr.com, both of Ogilvy Public Relations, for Square Enix,
Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.square-enix.com/