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Keyboard For Blondes: A Top Product on International 'I Want It!' List; A High-Tech Gadget Adds More Entertainment Value for Your Money

A super cool Keyboard For Blondes has been picking up a cult-like following as it continues to make waves around the globe; "I want one! I want one! I want one!" resound thousands of emails from fans; In response, the company has made the keyboard available in most world languages

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- One should not be fooled by a catchy name. "Keyboard for Blondes" is not only for "blondes." A very chic pink keyboard makes an important fashion statement and commands attention where it lands. While this "fairy standard" 103-key keyboard performs all the functions of a regular keyboard and is compatible with major OSs like Windows, Linux and Mac, it has so much more to offer in terms of entertainment value. One does not need to be "blonde" to enjoy its features.

Some utility keys like "~," "Tab," "Backspace," "Space" and many others have been playfully re-labeled "Any Key," "Useless Key," "Oops!" and "The Big One: I need My Space." The jokiness continues with special texting shortcuts programmed into some of the keys. Besides the most popular and widely used ones ("OMG," "LOL," "XOXO"), there are some essential comical "blonde" shortcuts like "ROI: Relaxing On Island," "ALI: Absolutely Love It," "SOS: Shoes On Sale" and "ZZZD: Boring Date."

Another popular feature is software "Keynguru" exclusively written for Keyboard For Blondes by an international team of young talented programmers. This software allows you to get a humorous audio feedback as you type on the keyboard. One can expect to hear the following quotes:

  --  "Oops!" "Oh-Ohhh..."
  --  "Yes!" "Yes, I want it!" "Aha!"
  --  "Warning!"
  --  "Help!!!"
  --  "No!" "No way!" "I said: 'No'!"
  --  "You are so smart!"
  --  "Do you really think so? I don't!"
  --  "Helloooo?!!!!"
  --  "Totally useless"
  --  "You are deleted!"
  --  "That's awesome!"
  --  "I like it"
  --  "Perfect"
  --  "There you go!"
  --  "Negative!"
  --  "That's good!"
  --  "Duhhh?!!!"

The software Keynguru gives you an option to make even a routine task fun. It can be turned off and back on easily. The company has plans to release another version of this popular software that would work with any keyboard.

"We have heard our customers," says Irene Hurley, a spokeswoman for the company. "Now we offer this fun product in many alphabets/languages besides English. We want to thank all our friends around the world for the fan mail we receive and for your enthusiasm and support! It's been truly overwhelming."

Keyboard For Blondes is manufactured by European Trends Etc. It is the only keyboard on the market that talks to you. Equipped with downloadable software. Fully functional keyboard with over 100 unique sound and word effects. As featured on Fox National News. Keyboard For Blondes retails at $49.95 plus shipping cost. Keyboard For Blondes(TM) and its Keyngury(TM) software is available now at http://www.keyboardforblondes.com/.

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CONTACT:  Natalia Wolfrom, +1-561-237-5337

Marchon Eyewear Signs Global Licensing Agreement with RealD

Marchon3D(TM) Provides Breakthrough 3D Premium Lens Technology

MELVILLE, N.Y. and LOS ANGELES, July 13 -- Marchon® Eyewear and RealD Inc., a leading provider of 3D technology for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced today that they have signed a global licensing agreement to use the RealD brand for sales of Marchon3D(TM) eyewear. Additionally, to provide consumers with the best in 3D eyewear technology and design, Marchon announced they have agreed to purchase the 3D assets from MicroVision Optical to launch its 3D company, Marchon3D. David Johnson will serve as President of Marchon3D.

Through the terms of the global licensing agreement, Marchon3D will distribute its RealD-compatible 3D glasses in cinemas, retail locations, e-commerce sites and through electronic equipment manufacturers worldwide. Marchon3D's parent company, Marchon Eyewear, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of eyewear and sunwear, will market designer 3D eyewear and a prescription 3D lens directly to eyecare professionals. Marchon Eyewear currently distributes its products in over 100 countries, with regional headquarters in New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

"RealD is committed to providing moviegoers with a premium 3D viewing experience. Marchon3D has developed a new breed of 3D eyewear that raises the bar, allowing moviegoers to experience RealD 3D with glasses in a design and fit all their own," said Joseph Peixoto, President of Worldwide Cinema at RealD.  "We understand that just as movie selection is a reflection of personal taste, some RealD 3D fans want a choice of 3D eyewear that fits their personal style. Marchon3D has brought a new level of fashion to RealD-branded 3D glasses."

Marchon3D eyewear features a portfolio of patent-pending circular polarized 3D lens technologies that stand apart from all other premium 3D lenses due to unique, curved lens designs. The lenses are inserted into premium-style frames that offer wearers superior fit, comfort and an outstanding 3D viewing experience. Additionally, the 3D eyewear provides top performance not only in RealD-enabled theaters, but also with compatible passive-system 3D televisions, laptops and monitors. The company has the ability to make passive 3D eyewear for any specification, and is already working with leading cinema, TV, computer and electronics equipment manufacturers globally.  A key feature of the new eyewear is that the lenses also block 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays and can be used as sunglasses.

"Marchon3D has the ability to design and produce advanced eyewear with significant fashion enhancements that together produce the highest quality 3D viewing experience," said Al Berg, Founder of Marchon Eyewear.

Claudio Gottardi, President of Marchon Eyewear, adds, "Marchon3D will focus on specific market segments while Marchon Eyewear will directly market the 3D technology to eyecare professionals around the world."

  Details of Marchon3D eyewear can be found at http://www.marchon3d.com.

  About Marchon3D

Marchon3D is the premier designer, manufacturer and global distributor of circular polarized, passive 3D eyewear. Marchon3D eyewear utilizes ground-breaking and patent-pending curved lens technology that can be fitted in today's most premium and modern frame styles, offering wearers great choices in fashion, comfort and superior 3D viewing performance in RealD-equipped theaters and with compatible passive 3D technology televisions and monitors. Marchon Eyewear is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of quality eyewear and sunwear, serving customers in over 100 countries worldwide, with regional headquarters in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.  For more information, visit http://www.marchon3d.com.

About RealD Inc.

RealD Inc. is a leading global licensor of stereoscopic (three-dimensional), or 3D, technologies. RealD's extensive intellectual property portfolio enables a premium 3D viewing experience in the theater, the home and elsewhere. RealD licenses its RealD Cinema Systems to motion picture exhibitors that show 3D motion pictures and alternative 3D content. RealD also provides its RealD Format, active and passive eyewear, and display and gaming technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers and content producers and distributors to enable the delivery and viewing of 3D content on high definition televisions, laptops and other displays. RealD's cutting-edge 3D technologies have been used for applications such as piloting the Mars Rover, heads-up displays for military jets and robotic medical procedures. For more information about RealD, please visit its website at http://www.reald.com

  Contact: Pat McNeil
  Phone: (916) 851.4287
  pat.mcneil@marchon3d.com

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CONTACT:  Pat McNeil, +1-916-851-4287, pat.mcneil@marchon3d.com

Web Site:  http://www.marchon3d.com/

Fujitsu Announces High-Performance ASIC Technology for Digital Media Encoding

The latest Fujitsu innovation, integrated into new IP-9600 digital media platform, enables superior performance and operational benefits in digital media content contribution and distribution

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., July 13 -- Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products, digital media solutions, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the availability of new high-performance application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology optimized to meet the growing demand for 10 bit 4:2:2 encoding in the advanced H.264 (AVC) supporting all formats, including 1080P and "stereoscopic" 3D television content. The new technology will be integrated into the Fujitsu IP-9600 next-generation encoder, a new, scalable and highly flexible digital media processor and networking platform scheduled to launch in mid 2011.

"The new ASIC technology offered in our next-generation IP-9600 encoder enables users to customize their video content acquisition, processing and distribution applications to meet their specific cost, performance, scalability and flexibility requirements," said Kunio Konishi, director of product management, media solutions, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. "Fujitsu digital media solutions is known for its high performance, reliability and return on investment value in MPEG-4 AVC encoding technologies. The integration of an advanced ASIC core further demonstrates our ongoing commitment to offering superior technology with low latency and the highest-possible video and audio fidelity at price points that meet different budget requirements."

The IP-9600 platform will join an industry-leading family of encoding technologies that includes: the IP-9500 high-performance, high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) H.264 (AVC) 4:2:2/4:2:0 contribution encoder; the cost-efficient IP-9400 HD/SD 4:2:0 encoder specifically designed for electronic news gathering (ENG) and satellite news gathering (SNG) operations; and the IP-900 HD/SD encoder/decoder for efficient digital content transmission in AVC 4:2:0 format with robust FEC/ARQ technology, suitable for less-than-perfect, restricted-bandwidth IP networks.

"Since it first entered the market, the Fujitsu portfolio of digital media solutions has been well received by the global broadcast community," said Ashley Dove, director of product marketing of VISLINK, a global technology business specializing in secure communications for the news and entertainment market. "The company's technology offers low latency and best picture quality while reducing the costs associated with broadcasting in HD, essential for newsgathering and other applications. We look forward to introducing the next-generation IP-9600 solution to our customers and providing them with the best overall value in performance, operational functionality and capability."

In order to provide excellent support for its existing and next-generation media solution products, Fujitsu has developed a strong global channel partner program. Fujitsu digital media solutions are available through channel partners in the U.S., U.K., Middle East and Asia. Servicing the U.S. customers is NCS Industries (part of the ADDvantage Technologies Group), a master stocking distributor for the full range of Fujitsu AVC encoders, decoders and accessories, as well as AZCAR, Globecomm Systems, L-3/ESSCO, ND Satcom, On Call Communications and TBC Integration. Other non-U.S. partners include VISLINK, Megahertz Broadcast Systems (U.K.) and AVC (New Zealand). For more information about Fujitsu, its products, solutions and global channel partners, please visit: http://us.fujitsu.com/video.

About Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. offers a wide variety of products including retail point of sales terminals, self checkout systems, kiosks, media solutions, palm vein biometric authentication technology, Ethernet switches, RFID tags and bill dispensers - with sales, service and engineering support throughout the United States. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. is headquartered with operations and product development at 25902 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, CA. 92610. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or visit us at: http://www.fujitsufrontechna.com.

About Fujitsu Frontech Limited

As part of the Fujitsu Group, Fujitsu Frontech Limited ties people and IT together through the development, manufacture and sale of front-end technology such as ATMs, operation branch, POS and totalizator terminals, and public display devices. Fujitsu Frontech also delivers related software, system integration and outsourcing as part of its total solutions offerings. The company supports the security sector by offering products incorporating Fujitsu's latest palm vein authentication technology, and is actively involved in the development of key technologies in various fields, with a current focus on color electronic paper and RFID systems. For more information, please visit: http://www.frontech.fujitsu.com/en/.

Copyright 2010 Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, our services, products, and their warranty and performance specifications.

Source: Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Erin Sun, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., +1-949-855-5543,
ffna.pr@us.fujitsu.com

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

New Microsoft Channel Chief Charts Course to Cloud Profitability for Partners

Executives also highlight new products and services from Microsoft that foster a connected experience for consumers through the cloud.

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Today at the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Jon Roskill, Microsoft Corp.'s new channel chief, addressed the Microsoft partner community for the first time, unveiling business strategies and resources to help partners of all types seize new opportunities in the cloud. The company also detailed new products and services to help consumers tap into the cloud through all the screens in their lives -- from the largest screen in the living room to the smallest screen in one's pocket.

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In his keynote address, Roskill, who took the helm earlier this month as corporate vice president of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group, spoke to partners about the industry transformation that is under way with the emergence of the cloud, and the opportunity that creates for partners to grow and evolve their businesses.

"The industry is at an inflection point, and Microsoft is leading the charge through what will be one of the biggest industry transformations of our time," Roskill said. "Partners have always been fundamental to Microsoft's business, and we are committed to helping our partners adapt and find the right cloud opportunities so we can grow and succeed together."

Roskill detailed new tools, resources and sales support that Microsoft is delivering to help partners plan and build profitable businesses in the cloud and advance their cloud knowledge, including partner opportunity guides for cloud services, the new Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack and Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Program designation, and new solution incentives for partners. Roskill also spotlighted the winners of the 2010 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. More information on Roskill's announcements can be found at http://www.microsoftpartnernetwork.com/RedmondView/Permalink/Crossing-the-Chas m-Turning-Cloud-Opportunity-Into-Reality-for-Partners.

In addition to Roskill's keynote address, Andy Lees, senior vice president of the Mobile Communications Business, and Brad Brooks, corporate vice president of Windows Consumer Marketing and Product Management, teamed up to show partners how new consumer products and services from Microsoft work across all the screens in consumers' lives. Showcasing Windows Phone 7, Windows Live, Windows Phone, Xbox and more, they demonstrated how Microsoft platforms combine the power of immersive software with smart services accessed instantly via the cloud to deliver experiences that make lives easier, more entertaining and more fun. During the keynote, Lees announced that Windows Phone 7 will be complemented in the cloud by a new Windows Phone Live site that will also be home to the new Find My Phone feature that allows people to find and manage a missing phone with map, ring, lock and erase capabilities -- all for free. More information can be found at http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone.

Additional news from the Worldwide Partner Conference today includes the following:

  --  Microsoft Services Launches Practice Accelerator to Make Training and
      Offering IP More Accessible to Partners:
      http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/wpc/docs/ServicesPartnerStra
      tegyFS.docx
  --  Intuit Partner Platform Delivers Windows Phone 7 SDK:
      http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev

On Wednesday, former U.S. President Bill Clinton will share his unique and motivational insights and observations with the audience in a presentation titled "Embracing Our Common Humanity." Also on Wednesday, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner will take the stage to outline strategies and opportunities for partners to successfully compete in the cloud.

More information about the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is available on the virtual event site at http://www.digitalwpc.com/. Visitors can watch select keynote addresses live or on demand, register to view sessions, and learn more about the news and events coming out of the conference.

New news and digital content will be posted continually throughout the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. The latest content is available in the event newsroom at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/wwpc.

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

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CONTACT:  Rapid Response Team of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide,
+1-503-443-7070, rrt@waggeneredstrom.com, for Microsoft Corp.

Web Site:  http://www.microsoft.com/

Whirlpool Brand Makes Living Green Easier With the New Whirlpool® Cabrio® Laundry Pair

New Top-Load Cabrio® Pair Pays for Itself in Lifetime Water and Energy Savings

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 13 -- Whirlpool brand, flagship of the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, continues to create new and innovative laundry products that use less energy and water. With the launch of the new Whirlpool® Cabrio® high-efficiency top-load laundry pair, consumers can live green without breaking the bank by using 74 percent less water and 76 percent less energy per load(1).

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According to a recent online survey(2) conducted on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation by Harris Interactive, 68 percent of consumers say they do their best to be green to the extent that it fits into their lifestyles and finances. The Whirlpool® Cabrio® laundry pair delivers in a big way for this group, providing uncompromised, high-efficiency (HE) laundry at a price point under $1,100. And, the ENERGY STAR® qualified pair can save consumers more than $2,100 in lifetime water and energy costs(3)--more than the total MSRP of the pair. In addition, an Eco Monitor in the washer and dryer shows the eco-friendliness of each cycle or option, while the EcoBoost(TM) cycle option achieves the cleaning performance while lowering overall energy and water use.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says that by 2013, at least 36 states could face water shortages. For every household that uses the new Whirlpool® Cabrio® laundry pair, 11,600 gallons of water could be saved each year. If all households in California--12.1 million, according to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report--used the new Whirlpool® Cabrio® laundry pair for one year, the state could save 140 billion gallons of water and still wash 4.74 billion loads of laundry. Putting 140 billion gallons of water into perspective, one could fill 212,121 Olympic-size pools with that amount of water or both sides of Niagara Falls could run for an entire summer.

"Water is the biggest environmental issue facing us today. It's a resource we can't live without, yet most of us take it for granted as we brush, flush and consume water seemingly without limit. Changing our behavior can be easy. In my book, you'll find hundreds of simple tips for water savings in the home, garden and office to make a difference, without making big changes in your life," said Thomas Kostigen, author of "The Green Blue Book: The Simple Water-Savings Guide to Everything in Your Life." "Some simple changes like soaking your vegetables instead of rinsing them or using ENERGY STAR qualified appliances can make a huge impact. If you're using a six-year-old top-load washer, you may be able to save up to 30 gallons per load of laundry if you switch to a high efficiency washer."

In addition to caring for the environment, Whirlpool brand helps consumers care for their clothes.  The new Cabrio laundry pair is 35 percent more gentle on clothes(4). The Cabrio® washer's impeller and wash basket move independently with unique wash actions to deliver ideal cleaning performance for virtually all fabric types and load sizes. It also features the H2Low(TM) wash system which uses Auto Load Sensing technology to use less water per load but still delivers better cleaning and gentleness than a traditional washer. In the dryer, the AccuDry(TM) drying system automatically stops the cycle when the load is dry. Tumbling and heating times are reduced, so clothes avoid shrinking and damage. Dryers with the AccuDry(TM) drying system use 10 percent less energy than Whirlpool traditional dryers(5).

The new Whirlpool Cabrio washer (WTW5500X/5600X/WTW5700X) and dryer (WG/ED5500X/5600X/WE/GD5700X) will be available in 2010 with an MSRP starting at $599 for the washer and $599 for the dryer. For more information on Whirlpool brand, please go to http://www.whirlpool.com.

Methodology

This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation from November 20-24, 2009 among 2,089 adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact media@whirlpool.com.

About Whirlpool Brand

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $17 billion in 2009, 67,000 employees, and 67 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. Whirlpool brand recognizes that consumers lead busy, active lives and continues to create solutions that help consumers optimize productivity and efficiency in the home. In addition to designing appliance solutions based on consumer insight, Whirlpool brand is dedicated to creating ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances like the new Duet® washer which uses 74 percent less water and 80 percent less energy than a traditional top load washer manufactured before 2004. When used with the washer, the new Duet® Resource Saver® dryer improves dryer energy usage by 40 percent as compared to traditional top-load laundry pairs, average size load. Whirlpool is one of Habitat for Humanity's largest corporate partners, donating a refrigerator and range to every new Habitat for Humanity home built in the United States. For more information on Whirlpool brand, please visit http://www.whirlpool.com. Additional information about the company can be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

  1. When compared to conventional pre-2004 top-load washers
  2. According to a recent online survey of 2,089 adults conducted November
     20-24, 2009 on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation by Harris Interactive
  3. When compared to pre-2004 conventional washer and dryer, electric dryer
     models only, based on average use, 10-year life. Savings varies from
     $1,955 to $2,101, depending on Cabrio washer and dryer model.
  4. As compared to Whirlpool brand's best-selling conventional top load
     washer.
  5. Equipped with the AutoDry(TM) system, electric dryers only

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CONTACT:  Whirlpool Media Line, +1-269-923-7405, media@whirlpool.com; or
Alyson Buck, Peppercom for Whirlpool brand, +1-212-931-6122,
abuck@peppercom.com

Web Site:  http://www.whirlpool.com/

YMCA, Siegel+Gale Provide Inside Look at National Brand Revitalization of 'the Y'

Effort to drive public understanding of nonprofit's cause, impact

NEW YORK, July 13 -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, in partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), is offering details of the national brand revitalization of the YMCA. Y-USA, the national resource office of the nation's 2,687 YMCAs, has developed a new brand strategy and logo to further the nonprofit's community impact.

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Although the YMCA has almost universal name recognition and public goodwill, Y-USA's research revealed that few people understand what the nonprofit stands for and its scope of impact. Working with Siegel+Gale, Y-USA engaged YMCAs across the country to create a consistent, inspirational brand platform to elevate the YMCA's cause and areas of focus. Having launched the refreshed brand platform on July 12th, the Y is now poised to more powerfully articulate how it nurtures the potential of youth, improves health and fosters a sense of social responsibility.

"Our nation faces unprecedented challenges, and the Y believes lasting change will only occur if we invest in our children, health and neighbors," said Kate Markin Coleman, senior vice president, chief marketing officer, Y-USA. "The Y has long been a leading nonprofit for strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Through our new brand platform, we will more broadly make known what we do and our impact--so more people can benefit from what we offer."

The joint revitalization effort began with an extensive qualitative and quantitative market research initiative--the insights of which led to the development of a refreshed brand platform, brand architecture and nomenclature system. Designers created a new visual identity that is bold, active and welcoming--representing the Y's commitment to social progress. The logo, which also has been refreshed to reflect that the public refers to the national brand as "the Y," is set in a variety of color combinations to symbolize the diversity and vibrancy inherent in the organization and its communities.

"The Y is a part of the fabric of our communities and our nation's history," said Alan Siegel, founder and chairman of Siegel+Gale. "We're honored by the opportunity to partner with Y-USA to shine a light on the positive impact that the Y has on our communities--and the people in them--every day."

The revitalization will roll out in more than 10,000 communities across America.

About Siegel+Gale

Siegel+Gale (http://www.siegelgale.com) is a global strategic branding firm committed to building world-class brands through elegantly simple, unexpectedly fresh strategies, stories and experiences. With Simple is Smart as its operating philosophy, Siegel+Gale delivers powerful services in brand development, identity design, simplification, research and analytics, and digital strategy.

Since its founding by branding pioneer Alan Siegel in 1969, Siegel+Gale has helped drive business results for brands such as Aetna, American Express, Bank of America, China Youth Development Foundation, Dell, Dow Chemical Company, The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Internal Revenue Service, The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Microsoft, Motorola, Pfizer, SAP, Sony PlayStation, Yahoo! and the YMCA.

Siegel+Gale has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Dubai, Shanghai and Beijing and strategic partnerships around the world as a member of the Omnicom Group of companies (http://www.omnicomgroup.com).

About YMCA of the USA

YMCA of the USA is the national resource office for the Y, the nation's leading nonprofit strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children - regardless of age, income or background - to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors.  Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. ymca.net

  Contact:
  Camille Priselac
  CooperKatz for Siegel+Gale
  cpriselac@cooperkatz.com
  917.595.3042

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CONTACT:  Camille Priselac, CooperKatz for Siegel+Gale, +1-917-595-3042,
cpriselac@cooperkatz.com; Mamie Moore, YMCA of the USA, +1-312-419-8325,
Mamie.Moore@YMCA.NET

Web Site:  http://www.siegelgale.com/
http://ymca.net/

CyberlinkASP Receives PCI Report on Compliance

Dallas-based managed services firm announces latest compliance milestone for virtual private cloud offering.

DALLAS, July 13 -- CyberlinkASP, the leader in outsourced IT and integrated managed service solutions, today announced that it has attained its Report on Compliance under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS). CyberlinkASP has established its own security framework encompassing the assumptions, concepts, risk values and security practices underlying the organization's information security infrastructure and architecture.

"We host and manage virtual desktops and back office applications for hundreds of businesses in our Citrix based private cloud environment. Our clients demand that all data be secure and that our policies and procedures be subjected to rigorous third party analysis," said Stephen P. Phillips, President of CyberlinkASP.

The PCI-DSS is a multifaceted security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. This comprehensive standard is intended to help organizations proactively protect customer account data.

CyberlinkASP's Dallas data center, located in InfoMart, is a fully redundant SAS 70 Type II PCI Compliant hosting facility. CyberlinkASP's virtual private cloud offering is based on Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop technologies.

About CyberlinkASP

CyberlinkASP is an information technology (IT) managed services firm providing: virtual private cloud, managed hosting, network, storage, outsourced IT and security services. Our clients include financial institutions, health care providers, insurance companies, cargo logistics businesses, and payment card processors among others. Providing IT solutions since 1999, CyberlinkASP operates from the U.S. and is privately owned. Please visit http://www.cyberlinkasp.com or call Chris M. Lantrip at 214.412.1226 or email clantrip@cyberlinkasp.com.

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

Source: CyberlinkASP
   

CONTACT:  Chris Lantrip of CyberlinkASP, +1-214-412-1226,
clantrip@cyberlinkasp.com

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

'THE HILLS' STAR LO BOSWORTH LAUNCHES THELODOWN.COM

LOS ANGELES, July 13 -- "THE HILLS" Star Lo Bosworth has announced that she is launching her own digital media company, THELODOWN.COM which is live today. She has teamed up with SiteCanvas to create a one-of-a-kind digital site.

TheLoDown is a guide to fashion, relationships, the good life and everything in between. Whether it's tackling your first date, decorating your new apartment, or advice about the best fashion buys and hippest hot spots, Lo's team will share advice straight from their own personal experiences, answer reader questions and much more. Published daily, TheLoDown features five categories: Relationships, Health and Fitness, Style, Beauty, and Life.

The site gives readers the ability to ask questions, which will be answered by Lo and her team in website postings. "I'm thrilled to get to know my audience on an entirely new level with TheLoDown," says Lo. "We are creating a community and giving the users the power to drive conversation and interact with one another."

About Lo Bosworth

Born and raised in Laguna Beach, California, Lauren "Lo" Bosworth grew up in the public eye as one of the stars of MTV's LAGUNA BEACH. After two seasons, she left the show to attend UCLA, where she earned a B.A. in Art History. Following her graduation in 2008, Lo appeared on the LAGUNA BEACH spinoff THE HILLS, where she quickly became a rising reality star. THE HILLS is currently in its sixth season, is the number one show on MTV, and rates as one of the top shows across all cable networks. The series finale will air Tuesday, July 13th. Lo has appeared in Seventeen Magazine, Glamour, US Weekly, In Touch Weekly, OK! Magazine, Life & Style and Orange Coast Magazine, among others.

Lo actively supports a number of literacy organizations including Read Across America, Jumpstart, and Project Read for HOPE, and she recently signed on as an education ambassador for "Get Schooled," an education initiative founded by Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

For more information or to connect with TheLoDown, email us at info@thelodown.com

About SiteCanvas

SiteCanvas' VIP solutions represent a revolution in professional, high quality, user-friendly website design and management.  With SiteCanvas, businesses and personal brand owners now receive elegant online properties, developed quickly with easy-to-program tools. Current clients include TV hostess Holly Madison, former NFL great and FOX Sports analyst Michael Strahan, NHL star Sean Avery, Alli (Action Sports Alliance owned by MTV and NBC Sports), Lo Bosworth and many more. SiteCanvas has offices in Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois. For more information visit http://www.theSiteCanvas.com.

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Source: Lo Bosworth
   

CONTACT:  Meghan McPartland of Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-854-8176,
mmcpartland@rogersandcowan.com, for Lo Bosworth

Web Site:  http://www.thelodown.com/
http://www.thesitecanvas.com/

Tabula Builds New Sales Representation Organization Driving Growth in Next Generation Telecom and Wireless Infrastructure Applications

Seven New Sales Representative Firms to Support ABAX 3PLD US-based Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 13 -- Tabula, Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company and developer of the ABAX family of 3-D Programmable Logic Devices (3PLDs), today announced they have partnered with seven sales representative firms to support the Company's ABAX go to market strategy across the United States. Initially targeting North American telecom and wireless infrastructure customers, including next generation LTE and WiMAX applications, Tabula's sales representatives will leverage on average over 15 years of experience selling FPGAs. Communications equipment vendors developing solutions for next generation networks require a cost effective, flexible platform with high performance capability. Working with Tabula sales representative partners, equipment suppliers will have access to Tabula's ABAX 3PLD product family that delivers superior compute power at competitive price points. Tabula's sales partners will report to Steve Haynes, Tabula's VP of Worldwide Sales.  Mr. Haynes, the former Xilinx Senior VP Worldwide Sales, recently came out of retirement to drive Tabula's worldwide sales strategy and adoption of its ABAX family of 3-D Programmable Logic Devices (3PLDs).

"Tabula is committed to advancing the field of programmable logic with its ABAX family of 3-D Programmable Logic Devices delivering true programmability at breakthrough price points suitable for volume applications.  With the addition of Affinity Alliance, Beta Technology, Harper & Two, Focus Design Technologies, Paragon Technical, TMI, and Universal Technologies, we have a North American sales presence with the experience and breadth to effectively drive and support the ABAX 3PLD in the the customer base," said Steven Haynes, VP Worldwide Sales at Tabula. "Our ability to attract independent selling organizations of this caliber speaks to the unprecedented price/performance advantages our ABAX 3PLD is demonstrating in the field over FPGAs."

Tabula's new US-based sales representatives include:

Affinity Alliance, based in Moorestown, NJ, will be responsible for New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania. Affinity Alliance is a sales, marketing and applications consulting firm that provides early stage technology companies with a virtual sales organization to target specific customers. For more information, visit http://www.affinityalliancellc.com.

Beta Technology, based in Itasca, IL, will be responsible for Illinois and Wisconsin. Beta Technology is a manufacturer's representative firm with offices in Chicago and Milwaukee that represents both chip level and board level manufacturers providing the marketplace with a total system solution. For more information, visit http://www.betatechnology.com.

Harper & Two, based in Signal Hill, CA, will be responsible for Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Harper & Two is a sales representative firm serving components and materials companies in southern California. For more information, visit http://www.harperandtwo.com.

Focus Design Technologies, based in Chardon, OH, will be responsible for the Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Western Pennsylvania. Focus specializes in the sale and marketing of precision, proprietary and high-performance electronic components for a limited number of manufacturers.  For more information, visit http://www.focusdt.com.

Paragon Technical, based in Sunnyvale, CA, will be responsible for Northern California and Northern Nevada. Paragon is a semiconductor manufacturer's representative with vast and diverse industry experience and has been awarded "Rep of the Year" from Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Mellanox, Littelfuse, as well as individual awards from Actel, Littelfuse, Mellanox, and Numonyx.  For more information, visit http://www.paragont.com.

Technical Marketing Inc., based in Austin, TX, will be responsible for Texas and Oklahoma. TMI, founded in 1974, is a premier manufacturer's representative servicing the South Central U.S. and focused on high-technology semiconductor and system level solutions.  For more information, visit http://www.tmisales.com.

Universal Technology, Inc., based in Burlington, MA, will be responsible for the New England region. UTI specializes in high level, technical sales of components, system level products, and lab and data center solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.ut.com.

About Tabula Tabula is a privately held fabless semiconductor company developing 3-D Programmable Logic Devices. Its ABAX family of 3PLDs, based on Tabula's patented Spacetime architecture, sets new density, performance, and affordability benchmarks for programmable logic, memory, and signal processing. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Tabula has assembled a leadership team consisting of industry veterans and successful entrepreneurs. The company is backed by top-tier investors with a long-term view toward enduring market leadership. Tabula, the Tabula logo, ABAX, the ABAX logo, Spacetime, the Spacetime logo, and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Tabula in the United States and other countries.

Source: Tabula, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Tom Krause, Managing Partner, or Sabrina Joseph, Managing
Partner, both of Morphoses, Public Relations & Marketing Firm,
http://www.morphoses.com,+1-408-236-7373/, tabulapr@morphoses.com, for Tabula,
Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.tabula.com/
http://www.affinityalliancellc.com/
http://www.betatechnology.com/
http://www.harperandtwo.com/
http://www.focusdt.com/
http://www.paragont.com/
http://www.tmisales.com/
http://www.ut.com/

CareerCast.com Shows How to Unplug on Vacation

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 13 -- Can't unplug from the office even though you're on vacation? According to CareerCast.com (http://www.careercast.com), a national job-search portal, you're definitely not alone.

With smartphones, netbooks and more now available, it's easy to stay connected with your office while you're on vacation, but is it a good idea? Vacations are meant to help employees recharge so they can return to work re-energized and refocused. But if you're constantly checking in with the office, you won't get a real break.

"While there is always something more to do at work, it's important to take time to relax and recharge yourself," says Tony Lee, publisher, http://www.CareerCast.com. "You're ultimately more productive after taking a break from your daily routine, and it can help spur creativity and innovation. If you can't completely unplug from your office, set guidelines so your vacation actually feels like a vacation and not a business trip."

  CareerCast.com offers these tips on how to unplug on vacation:

  --  Plan ahead. Coordinate your vacation time with your co-workers, team
      and other executive staff to ensure that things run smoothly while
      you're out.
  --  Designate your main point of contact and give them a detailed account
      of all your projects and work commitments along with your emergency
      contact information.
  --  Try to leave the majority of your work-related hardware at home.
  --  Inform your key accounts, vendors and clients when and how long you'll
      be out of the office.
  --  If you have a lot of projects that will need attention while you're
      out, consider distributing your projects among your co-workers or
      team.
  --  If you can't resist the temptation to check in, try to set up specific
      times or days you will be checking messages.
  --  Leave your mobile devices in your room so you can concentrate on
      family and friends and not be tempted to check in during the day.
  --  If you receive urgent voicemails or emails while you're out, ask your
      main point of contact troubleshoot the issue.

But most importantly, have fun! You deserve a break. Your health and your work will be better off when you return refreshed and ready to refocus.

To access CareerCast.com's complete vacation guide for workaholics, visit  http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/how-to-unplug-on-vacation.

Source: CareerCast.com
   

CONTACT:  Beth Brody of Brody PR, +1-609-397-3737, beth@brodypr.com, for
CareerCast.com

Web Site:  http://www.careercast.com/

Savvis Wins Best New European Cloud Services Award

BroadGroup Presents Prestigious Award to Savvis at Data Centres Europe 2010 Awards

LONDON, July 13 -- Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, won the Best New European Cloud Services Award from BroadGroup during the Data Centres Europe 2010 Awards in Nice, France.

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An independent panel comprised of experts in the data centre industry selected Savvis for this prestigious award.

"This award validates our vision of delivering truly enterprise-class cloud computing capability that seamlessly integrates with the way IT professionals are designing and building systems," said Brian Klingbeil, managing director of EMEA at Savvis. "Our Savvis Symphony solutions offer clients a range of features, support levels and performance to meet the needs of the enterprise and its applications."

The award ceremony took place on June 24, just days before Savvis announced the launch of Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Data Centre (VPDC), a new cloud computing offering from Savvis that provides clients with 100 percent enterprise-class cloud.

Savvis Symphony offers fully managed hosting services on top of fully managed, enterprise-class infrastructure. The Savvis Symphony suite of cloud services includes:

  --  Savvis Symphony VPDC and Savvis Symphony Open - both public cloud
      services, which offer differentiated service levels with predictable
      performance for scenarios ranging from development and testing of new
      applications to automated capacity increases due to seasonality or
      unforeseen demand for IT resources; and
  --  Savvis Symphony Dedicated - a private cloud service - which allows
      clients to tailor and scale their dedicated infrastructure at their
      own pace.

The Savvis Symphony suite of services currently is available in 18 of Savvis' data centres with global access via Savvis' network across North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.savvisknowscloud.com.

About Savvis

Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises.  More than 2,500 unique clients, including 30 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest advances in cloud computing. For more information, please visit http://www.savvis.net or http://www.savvis.co.uk.

Savvis Forward-Looking Statements

This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from Savvis' expectations. Certain factors that could affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in Savvis' SEC reports and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent filings as well as the risk that potential product cost and performance benefits may not be realised for any particular customer.  Savvis assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.

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Source: Savvis, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Europe Media, Sue Lynn Goh, Ogilvy PR Worldwide, +44 (0)207 309
1016, savvisuk@uk.ogilvypr.com; U.S. Media: Justin Lopinot, +1-314-628-7053,
justin.lopinot@savvis.net; Investors: Peggy Reilly Tharp, +1-314-628-7491,
peggy.tharp@savvis.net

Web Site:  http://www.savvis.net/

Collexis Launches Community Feature for Academic Customers

AMSTERDAM, July 13, 2010--

    - Connecting Experts From Over 16 Institutions Through Expert Profiling

    Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, today announced that Collexis, an Elsevier
business and leading developer of semantic technology and knowledge discovery
software, has launched its community module for their Expert Profiling
application. The release of version 3.6 Expert Profiling connects experts
across the Collexis community from multiple institutions by research
concepts.

    "We are very excited about latest release of Expert Profiling as this not
only helps researchers connect across disciplines but also across member
institutions," noted Jay Katzen, Managing Director, Elsevier Science and
Technology. "This transparency across institutions can lead to new
collaborations that will enhance the research process and the quest for new
cures to the most challenging diseases."

    "Over the past few years, the NIH has focused on increasing networking
and collaboration through CTSA awards and the VIVO initiative. The Collexis
Expert Profiling community module also supports these goals as well as
provide interoperability between VIVO and the Collexis application," stated
Christian Herzog, MD, Managing Director Collexis. "Prior to the acquisition
by Elsevier the Collexis profiles were based on PubMed data, now the profiles
will be powered by the 18,000 peer review journals within Scopus which will
not only strengthen the life science profiles but allow us to provide expert
profiles in all scientific disciplines!"

    The Collexis Expert Profiling community module allows for the
identification of not only an institution's research experts based on their
historical publications but research experts from other institutions who
subscribe to the Collexis Expert Profiling application. Additional features
within the Collexis Expert Profiling application include the capability of
finding similar experts, searching by key concept and provide the "Scientific
Context"; that will display related experts, grants and publications based on
the Fingerprint of an individual grant or publication.

    The following institutions comprise the current Collexis community;
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (
http://www.researchprofiles.collexis.com/einstein/), Johns Hopkins
University, University of Maryland, Medical College of Georgia, University of
Miami, University of Michigan Medical School, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Oregon Health & Science University, University of California, Davis,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Wayne State
University.

    About Collexis - An Elsevier Business

    Collexis, a leading developer of semantic technology and knowledge
discovery software based in New York, NY (USA) with operations in Cologne,
Germany and Valparaiso, Chile. Collexis now offers the world's first
pre-populated scientific social network for life science researchers,
http://www.biomedexperts.com. Collexis' proprietary technology builds
conceptual profiles of text, called Fingerprints, from documents, Websites,
emails and other digitized content and matches them with a comprehensive list
of pre-defined "fingerprinted" concepts to make research results more
relevant and efficient. This matching of concepts eliminates the ambiguity
and lack of priority associated with word searches. The results are often
described as "finding needles in many haystacks." Through this novel
approach, Collexis can build unique applications to search, index and
aggregate information as well as prioritize, trend and predict data based on
sources in multiple industries without the limitations of language or
dialect. Collexis' current clients in the public, private and academic
sectors include Johns Hopkins University; University of Michigan, tDavis ;
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Oregon Health & Science University,
Lockheed Martin; the World Health Organization; Wellcome Trust; the National
Institutes of Health; and the U.S. Department of Defense.

    About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical
information products and services. The company works in partnership with the
global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals,
including The Lancet (http://www.thelancet.com) and Cell (http://www.cell.com
), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from
Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect
(http://www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus (http://www.scopus.com), the SciVal
suite (http://www.scival.com), Reaxys (http://www.reaxys.com), MD Consult
(http://www.mdconsult.com) and Nursing Consult (http://www.nursingconsult.com
), which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and
MEDai's Pinpoint Review (http://www.medai.com), which help research and
health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

    A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (
http://www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part
of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (http://www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading
publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier
PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam),
REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

   
    Media Contact
    Jen Saunders/Sandra Plasse
    Padilla Speer Beardsley
    Tel: +1-212-752-8338
    jsaunders@psbpr.com
    splasse@psbpr.com

Source: Elsevier

Media Contact Jen Saunders/Sandra Plasse, Padilla Speer Beardsley, Tel: +1-212-752-8338, jsaunders@psbpr.com, splasse@psbpr.com

One Network Enterprises Launches Community Procurement

Solution Enhances Visibility and Supplier Collaboration

DALLAS, July 13 -- One Network Enterprises, a federated cloud computing platform for supply chain 2.0, business intelligence and sustainability, today announced the availability of the Community Procurement service. As the most complete procure to pay, many-to-many solution on the market today, Community Procurement enables a more demand driven supply chain by offering enhanced visibility, collaboration, and a unique single system for buyers and suppliers to conduct procurement transactions.

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"Companies are realizing the value of implementing real time information sharing and our Community Procurement solution can create opportunities to improve service and lower costs across the supply chain," said Terry Turner, President, One Network Enterprises. "Built with an eye towards sustainability, our scalable solution also fully supports the growing need to systematically track and monitor a product's end-to-end carbon footprint within the supply chain."

Community Procurement supports the entire direct goods order management lifecycle from vendor/item approval through invoice creation and management. The solution enables a full range of procurement models and business processes such as EDI, vendor managed inventory and consignment with features such as increased visibility, collaboration, information sharing, advanced analytics, and scorecarding. Buyers and Suppliers alike benefit with the Community Procurement solution through inventory reduction and associated cash flow, increased service, reduced order expedite costs and better mode mix adherence, and reduced order to cash lead time. Community Procurement also provides significant process improvements such as increased electronic invoice processing and decreased resolution efforts as well as increased hands-free order generation and reduced order-to-receipt lead times.

For more information about One Network's Community Procurement service, please call Eric Rodrigez at (972) 455-3579.

About One Network Enterprises

One Network is the fastest growing provider of planning and execution solutions built on a federated cloud computing platform. With more than 4,000 companies connected, One Network offers industry specific applications for government, consumer packaged goods, retail, high tech, and logistics. With a firm commitment to embrace not replace existing technology, One Network develops and supports a portfolio of packaged applications for supply chain 2.0, business intelligence, and sustainability. One Network also supports customized multi-enterprise applications via its industry leading Developers' Network. Leveraging unprecedented visibility and collaboration, One Network creates communities and endless possibilities to yield exponential customer value in terms of improved insight, decision-making, and business processes. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, One Network also has offices in Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.onenetwork.com.

  Connect with One Network
  LinkedIn:    http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid 65060
  Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid 407939066
  Twitter:       http://www.twitter.com/onenetwork

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CONTACT:  Amy Drevna of One Network Enterprises, +1-972-455-7770,
news@onenetwork.com

Web Site:  http://www.onenetwork.com/

NTT Europe Announces Global Virtualization Services now Available in Singapore

LONDON, July 13, 2010--     NTT Europe (http://www.eu.ntt.com/en/index.html), an ICT solutions
partner and wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com)
(http://www.ntt.com/), today announces the availability of their Global
Virtualization Services (
http://www.eu.ntt.com/en/products/data-centre-services/hosting-service/global
-virtualization-services.html) offering in NTT Com's new Singapore data
centre. NTT Europefirst announced (
http://www.eu.ntt.com/en/about-us/newsroom/news/news/article/ntt-europe-onlin
e-launches-global-virtualization-service-in-europe.html) the Global
Virtualization Services offering to its European customers in February, 2010,
with the launch of the London, San Jose, Sterling and Hong Kong data centres.

    Customers using Global Virtualization Services gain the advantages of a
single point of contact for management, support and billing; and a consistent
set of Virtualization Services based on NTT Communications' global
infrastructure. NTT Europe's customers can quickly build and deploy solutions
that enhance their business continuity planning, comply with data-handling
requirements and enable them to be closer to their customers around the
world.

    NTT Europe's Global Virtualization Services helps enterprises and
multinational corporations seeking to lower their capital expenditures
through outsourcing of their server environments. Compared to building a
server environment of their own, these businesses realise significant cost
savings as they require far fewer servers when in a virtualized environment.
NTT Europe's Global Virtualization Services achieves this though higher
server utilization, rapid deployment of additional servers, rapid deployment
of new applications, and enhanced management, control & reporting through the
customer portal.

    Customers benefit from having many geographically dispersed data centres
to choose from for their hosting needs, allowing the data to reside closest
to their end users for increased access speeds or for compliance
requirements. Additionally, all the data centres have direct backbone
connections to the NTT Com Global IP Network, providing optimal internet
route access, global tier-1 backbone private peering, and leading network
SLAs. The Singapore data centre is connected to other Southeast Asia regions
via 6 diverse submarine cable systems. The Singapore data centre is a purpose
built facility and operates under some of the most stringent data centre
requirements in the country, including true 2N redundant power systems, which
means that no single point of failure will interrupt the operation of the
Data Centre equipment.

    "With the introduction of Global Virtualization Services in the Singapore
data centre, enterprises and multinational corporations with operations or
customers in the region will benefit from NTT Group's infrastructure, network
performance and data centre facility." said Masaaki Moribayashi, Managing
Director of NTT Europe.

    The service is called "BizHosting Global" in Japan and is based on NTT
Com's global infrastructure.

    About NTT Europe

    NTT Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of NTT Communications
which is the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500
telecom leader, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT Europe is
responsible for business in the EMEA market and provides a world-class Tier-1
Internet backbone, secure closed networks, security, system integration,
network and application management, managed hosting and global content
delivery services with partner companies globally. For additional
information, please visit http://www.eu.ntt.com.

    About NTT Communications Corporation

    Please visit http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html

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this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)

Source: NTT Europe

For further details, please contact: NTT Europe, European Marketing, EuropeanMarketing@ntt.eu . UK Media Agency, Joseph Thomas / Josh Turner / Chris Brawley, Brands2Life, Tel: +44(0)207-592-1200, ntteo@brands2life.com .

Konftel to Launch the First 3G Conference Phone

UMEA, Sweden, July 13, 2010--

    - Introducing a Conference Phone for the Mobile Office Market

    Konftel, Europe's leading and fastest growing manufacturer of conference
phones, today announced the new Konftel 300M, the world's first 3G conference
phone for businesses. Scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2010,
the Konftel 300M will be the first conference phone to accommodate a SIM card
for full-on adaptation to today's rapidly growing number of Mobile offices.

    The future is wireless

    To compete in an increasingly mobile work environment, business
professionals need the ability to communicate clearly from wherever they
happen to be. No wonder so many companies are opting for mobile solutions
instead of traditional switchboards with fixed-line phones. And no wonder
wireless offices are a strongly growing trend in the global business
community. Business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan predicts
the Mobile office market will see substantial growth-up to 300 percent-from
2009 through 2015 (revenue 2009: $1.7 billion. Forecast 2015: $6.8 billion).

    Trend-setting features based on sound values

    Konftel 300M delivers 3G-network communications with the same
sophisticated features as Konftel's award-winning fixed-line 300 series
phones-including OmniSound(r)2.0. OmniSound's impressive audio performance
delivers superior sound quality for maximum teleconferencing efficiency.
Other innovative Konftel 300M features include memory-card recording, text
messaging, and a conference guide for quick and convenient multi-party
dialling.

    The Konftel 300M is indispensable in situations that call for flexibility
coupled with uncompromising sound quality. It also offers a USB connection to
computers, making the Konftel 300M ideal for companies with unified
communications (UC) solutions.
   

    About Konftel

    Konftel AB is Europe's leading conference telephone manufacturer. Since
1988, the company has designed and developed conference phones with
OmniSound, the patented audio technology that provides crystal-clear sound.
Konftel products are marketed worldwide under the Konftel name. The company's
head office is in Umea, Sweden, with subsidiaries in the USA, the UK, France,
and Germany. Read more at http://www.konftel.com.

Source: Konftel AB

For more information, please contact Peter Renkel, CEO, Phone: +46-(0)90-70-64-70,
Email: peter.renkel@konftel.com

The New FirstTeam.com Empowers Consumers, One Home Search at a Time

COSTA MESA, Calif., July 12 -- High resolution data-rich "snapshots" of Southern California's real estate market, from individual listings to pricing and market trends to compelling details about hundreds of local communities and schools, are now instantly accessible to the public on First Team Real Estate's groundbreaking and ambitiously redesigned website, http://www.FirstTeam.com.

The largest independent real estate company in Southern California, First Team spent more than a year working with one of the world's leading user-centered website design firms, Human Factors International (HFI), to completely revamp the site using HFI's proven principles of human-computer interaction, psychology, computer science, and marketing.

The goal was to create a genuinely simple-to-navigate real estate website and to more easily share with clients innovative proprietary tools noted in the industry for giving First Team agents and clients access to in-depth market statistics and analysis not offered by most other companies, according to Cameron Merage, CEO and Founder of First Team Real Estate.

"Considering that our regional site gets well over 100,000 total visitors per month, we felt it was critical to serve our sellers as well as our buyers in the best manner possible by providing them immediate website access to the tools and products that have made First Team unique and successful,"  Merage said.

The new website design also increased First Team Real Estate's powerful school search because for many people looking to purchase a home, knowing the quality of local schools is critical. The search includes such details (where available) as the school's pupil-to-teacher ratios, percentage of college-bound seniors, and homes nearby for sale.

Another key point for sellers is the site's "Find a Community" feature, which provides very detailed demographic information for over 140 Southern California communities. Buyers unfamiliar with an area can quickly get a focused take on their potential new hometown.

"We see this new website as a living, breathing organism that will constantly undergo evolution for the benefit of our buyer and seller clients as well as our real estate agents," commented Ondar Tarlow, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations for First Team.

Experience what the new website has to offer, visit http://www.FirstTeam.com today.

Source: First Team Real Estate
   

CONTACT:  Weeda Lutfi, +1-714-795-5687, weedalutfi@firstteam.com, or
Ondar Tarlow, +1-714-557-0771, ondartarlow@firstteam.com, both of First Team
Real Estate

Web Site:  http://www.firstteam.com/

DrChrono.com iPad EMR Introduces Macros, Customizable SOAP Notes

NEW YORK, July 12 -- DrChrono.com, the premier publisher of dynamic point-of-care and practice management software, recently announced version 1.5 of its world-renowned iPad EMR app, featuring the ability to build macros and customizable SOAP notes.

DrChrono.com and its iPad EMR app have been featured in local, national and international news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, The Health Care Blog, NPR and Asahi TV. To date, it has more than 2,000 downloads from the iTunes store, and is among the Top 10 iPad medical apps.

"Customizable SOAP notes has been one of the biggest obstacles for many health care professionals when it comes to switching to electronic medical record software," commented Michael Nusimow, CEO and Co-Founder of DrChrono.com. "The macro feature saves doctors time by reducing the amount of typing needed during an exam."DrChrono.com's unveiled the world's first and only native EMR app for the Apple iPad on April 24 at the Health 2.0 Conference in Jacksonville, FL. The landmark debut marked the first native software for EMR on the iPad, as well as the first app to offer SOAP notes. "Doctors can use our online portal to create macro buttons that appear in SOAP note screen," said DrChrono.com COO and Co-Founder Daniel Kivatinos. A macro simulates keystrokes, allowing doctors to enter predetermined data and text with the press of a button. "They can create an unlimited number of buttons, and can add, edit or delete their macros at any time."

A tutorial video can be seen here.The feature, according to Kivatinos, lays the foundation to address a larger problem in the industry. "Many doctors tell us that they struggle to figure out how to bill certain kinds of visits and treatments," he said. "As such, we intend to build a social network-style interactive community into DrChrono.com's online portal that will allow physicians to share knowledge about how to document cases and treatments, as well as how to more effectively bill insurance companies, or anything else that they may want to discuss with colleagues around the U.S."Links:

The Health Care Blog

http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2010/05/reflections- from-health-20-in-the-doctors-office.html

The Wall Street Journal

http://onespot.wsj.com/health/2010/05/18/a/630293760-drchrono-shows-their- ipad-chops

Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/business/technology/developers-integrate-new-medica l-records-system-with-ipad-1.2043134

  iTunes
  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dr-chrono-emr/id369191782?mt=8

  DrChrono.com SOAP Note Tutorial Video

http://blog.drchrono.com/index.php/2010/07/07/ipad-emr-soap-notes-document ation-made-easy-w-macro-buttons/

About DrChrono.com

DrChrono.com is a dynamic medical software company that provides the core scheduling, patient reminders and billing system that every practice needs. DrChrono.com integrates this core application with a diverse selection of technologies and applications such as electronic medical records, E-Prescribing, patient onboarding pads, clinical trial software, and more. DrChrono.com's goal is to give health professionals, old and new, an all-in-one solution with next-day implementation. At DrChrono.com, our mission is to give doctors, medical groups and clinics A Path to the Future.

Source: DrChrono.com
   

CONTACT:  Christian Bonawandt, DrChrono.com, +1-631-806-9604,
chris@drchrono.com, https://drchrono.com/

Web Site:  https://drchrono.com/

Teradata and ESRI Offer Customers Advanced Geospatial Intelligence

Brings Intuitive, Visual Means to Improve Decision-Making

SAN DIEGO and REDLANDS, Calif., July 12 -- Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) and ESRI announced that their new relationship will enable customers to integrate business and geospatial data in a single database, perform advanced analytics and deliver geospatial intelligence to business users to improve decision-making.

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"The unique combination of geospatial power from ESRI and the marketing-leading Teradata database engine offers customers a new, advanced ability to solve business problems," said Randy Lea, vice president, Teradata product and service marketing.  "The new partnership makes it possible for customers to gain a business advantage by maximizing how they leverage geospatial and business information."

For example, a retailer wants to target new high-value customers to increase sales in all of their 200 stores; however, each store has a diverse customer base. Using Teradata, the retailer can analyze all the shoppers in each of the 200 stores to identify their best customers based on shopping patterns and other transactional data.  This intelligence is valuable, but it is more powerful with the addition of the geographical-based data.

Working with ESRI, companies can add "drive-time" and "lifestyle" customer segments to the analysis. This resulting geospatial intelligence can then be used to support targeted marketing campaigns directed at profitable customers.

"The partnership between ESRI and Teradata combines sophisticated spatial analytics and visualization with high performance and event processing to deliver real-time spatial analytics," said David Sonnen, senior analyst for Spatial Information, IDC.  "The new capabilities allow retail, telecommunication, utilities, transportation and government agencies to manage and analyze millions of records of data on a national scale at speeds that have not been achieved in the past."

Teradata supports various geospatial types of data like points on a map, lines, and polygons.  It can perform over 60 geospatial analytic functions within its scaleable, high performance database.  It is enhanced by the ESRI industry-leading spatial data creation, visualization, advanced analytics, and spatial collaboration tools to provide Teradata customers with unprecedented capabilities to exploit the spatial data within their data warehouse.

"ESRI fills a critical role in the Teradata ecosystem in terms of spatial ETL, spatial content, advanced spatial analysis and, of course, visualization, mapping and spatial collaboration," said Steve Benner, alliance manager,  ESRI.  "Our new relationship helps customers bridge the gap between the data warehouse and their Geographic Information System- a common customer request - to get more value from their investments in both systems."

Geospatial Consulting Services

Claraview, a division of Teradata, and ESRI offer specialized professional services to help customers easily integrate and deploy the geospatial capability in their business intelligence environments.  Claraview   has a proven set of Geospatial Business Intelligence Services to help businesses develop a long-term vision and deployment plan for their geospatial initiatives. Claraview brings together best practices in business intelligence and geospatial analytics, and aligns business and technology objectives to build a robust analytical capability.

"This new partnership provides our customers with a low risk and quicker implementation," said Jeff Snow, managing partner, Claraview, a division of Teradata Corporation. "Claraview assists customers to maximize the Teradata data warehouse, ESRI capabilities and the business intelligence tools of the customer's choice."

About ESRI

Founded in 1969, ESRI (http://www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software industry. ESRI offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter every day. ESRI's comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to GIS for the enterprise.

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) is the world's largest company solely focused on raising intelligence and achieving enterprise agility through its database software, enterprise data warehousing, data warehouse appliances, consulting, and enterprise analytics.   Visit Teradata on the web at http://www.teradata.com.

Teradata is a trademark or registered trademark of Teradata Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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Source: Teradata Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Dan Conway, Teradata Corporation, +1-858-663-4689,
dan.conway@teradata.com; or Karen Hurlbut, ESRI, +1-909-793-2853,
khurlbut@esri.com

Web Site:  http://www.teradata.com/

Chevrolet Takes Showroom App to iPhone, iPad and iTouch

Full Lineup, Color Choices, Payment Calculator, Social Network Sharing Featured

DETROIT, July 12 -- Chevrolet is among the first automakers to create a shopping app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad which allows users to research and locate the vehicle they desire.

The Chevrolet Showroom app, available now for free on the App Store, features the entire line of Chevrolet cars, trucks and crossovers. It allows users to pick interior and exterior colors and search for a matching vehicle in a nearby dealer's inventory.

"The Chevrolet Showroom app allows customers to shop nearly anywhere and share their virtual vehicle with their friends," said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. "This is a natural addition to the ways people shop online for vehicles today."

Once a vehicle has been located, users can save it to their device and share it with friends and family via e-mail or Facebook. The click-to-call feature also easily allows customers to call their local Chevrolet dealer for more information. Users also can request a quote from the dealership through the app.

The current version of the app includes a Featured Gallery with historical photos and highlights of the 75 years of Suburban and some of the most memorable Corvettes.

The application also incorporates a dealer locator, current offers and incentives down to the trim level of the chosen vehicle as well as a convenient payment and affordability calculator.

Users of other smartphones can find similar features at the Chevrolet mobile website http://m.chevy.com/.

About Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. In the U.S., the Chevrolet portfolio includes: iconic performance cars, such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long lasting pickups and SUVs, such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers, such as Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly to gas-free" solutions including the Cruze Eco and Volt, both arriving in late 2010. Cruze Eco will offer up to 40 mpg highway while the Chevrolet Volt will offer up to 40 miles of electric, gas-free driving and an additional 300 miles of extended range (based on GM testing; official EPA estimates not yet available).  Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security, and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response, and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions, and OnStar availability can be found at http://www.chevrolet.com.

Source: General Motors
   

CONTACT:  Cristi Vazquez, Chevrolet Communications,
cristianna.vazquez@gm.com, +1-313-665-8232

Web Site:  http://media.gm.com/

Announcing the Launch of Toque Magazine, a New Site Dedicated to Chefs and Food Enthusiasts

NEW YORK, July 12 -- Toque Magazine, a culinary site with a curious mind, launches online today, offering original content written by chefs and rising-star food writers.  From gastronomy to mixology, kitchen profanity to haute cuisine, Toque is the place to find fresh takes on the business and pleasure of food, for chefs as well as non-professionals who are passionate about everything involved with eating and dining.

Toque celebrates the love of all things culinary and the edgier side of creating food that astonishes and delights.  It's the good, the bad and the grit of being a chef, opening a restaurant and the personalities behind the plates.  It's the site where chefs, restaurant professionals, culinary students and passionate cooks congregate for news, business advice, gossip and a place to showcase their talents.  Elina Shatkin, a former Los Angeles Times food and culture reporter, has signed on as West Coast editor.

Toque launches with Shatkin's in-depth exploration of loco moco, a humble Hawaiian cuisine that's taking Southern California by storm.  In addition, special guest and award-winning chef, Michael Mina, discusses his career exclusively with founder Erika Kotite.  Kotite, a former magazine editor, pondered the gap between recipe sites and massive news sites--and decided to close it.  "Toque is the place you can unbutton that top button and get fed."

Visit http://www.toquemag.com and follow @toquemag on Twitter.

Source: Toque Magazine
   

CONTACT:  Leslie Richin, Low Maintenance PR, +1-347-217-4775,
Leslie@LowMaintenancePR.com, @LeslieRichin

Web Site:  http://www.toquemag.com/

KLA-Tencor Extends Reticle Defect Management Toolset With New TeraFab(TM)HT and eDR(TM)-5210S Systems

MILPITAS, Calif., July 12 -- Today KLA-Tencor Corporation® (NASDAQ:KLAC), the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the TeraFab(TM)HT reticle inspector and eDR(TM)-5210S wafer defect review tool. These new tools are designed to address the accelerating problem of reticle contamination in leading-edge semiconductor foundries, and other advanced chip fabrication facilities, through early detection of reticle defects and fast, accurate wafer dispositioning after a reticle defect is found.

The presence of contamination on a reticle during device manufacturing can be catastrophic, since a defect on the reticle has the potential to generate a defect in every die on every wafer printed from that reticle. Generally, the most cost-effective control strategy is to detect contamination on the reticle before it is extensive enough to result in defects on the wafer. When contamination is detected, the reticle is sent for cleaning and re-qualification while the wafers printed most recently are checked for defects.

"Our leading-edge customers are facing two major challenges in reticle contamination control," said Zain Saidin, chief engineer at KLA-Tencor and group vice president of the reticle inspection and e-beam technology divisions. "First, fabs need more reticle defect inspection sensitivity with each device generation: linewidths shrink, smaller reticle defects print and smaller defects on the wafer can affect yield. Second, the process to review reticle-induced defects on the wafer needed to be significantly faster, so that a statistically representative number of die could be checked and the number of die with reticle-induced defects could be determined accurately--even under the extreme cycle-time pressure of a leading-edge fab. It is costly to scrap wafers unnecessarily--or worse, pass them to the next process step with unrecognized defects. Our TeraFabHT and eDR-5210S systems are engineered to address these critical issues."

The TeraFabHT reticle inspection system features improvements to the previous-generation TeraFab's laser, sensor, optical path and signal processing algorithms, including KLA-Tencor's patented STARlight(TM) mode, that enable the following capabilities:

  --  Increased detection sensitivity and throughput compared with
      previous-generation TeraFab and SLQ reticle defect inspection systems
  --  Inspection of single-die and multi-product masks, leading-edge mask
      types using novel materials (such as opaque MoSi on glass [OMOG]) and
      designs employing unusually small optical proximity correction (OPC)
      features
  --  Up to three sensitivity and throughput settings, promoting
      cost-effective inspection of critical and non-critical masks across a
      variety of device nodes

The eDR-5210S e-beam wafer defect review system features high resolution, unparalleled stage accuracy, new algorithms and unique connectivity to the TeraFabHT, enabling the following capabilities:

  --  Innovative Reticle Defect Review (RDR) mode, with seamless translation
      of reticle to wafer coordinates, to allow significantly simplified,
      accelerated review of potential reticle-induced defect sites
  --  Characterization of printing variability of reticle-induced defects
      across the wafer
  --  Enhanced acceleration and accuracy of wafer dispositioning using
      proprietary data from the TeraFabHT about mask orientation and defect
      characteristics

KLA-Tencor's TeraFabHT reticle inspection system and eDR-5210S wafer defect review tool can be purchased as new systems or as field upgrades from the previous-generation inspection and review toolset. Both tools are compatible with KLA-Tencor's industry-leading 28xx broadband wafer inspection systems and Klarity® Defect data management and analysis systems, enabling thorough monitoring of reticle-originating defects and efficient tracking of reticle defect history across the fab. To maintain high performance and productivity, the TeraFabHT and eDR-5210S tools are backed by KLA-Tencor's global, comprehensive service network, and the eDR-5210S is further supported by KlearPoint(TM) client-server real-time tool monitoring system. For more information on KLA-Tencor's reticle management solution or the individual tools comprising the portfolio, please visit the product web pages at: http://www.kla-tencor.com/front-end-defect-inspection/terafab-series.html and http://www.kla-tencor.com/defect-review/edr-52xx-series.html.

About KLA-Tencor:

KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC), a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world to develop state-of-the-art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor, data storage, LED, photovoltaic, and other related nanoelectronics industries. With a portfolio of industry-standard products and a team of world-class engineers and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for over 30 years. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the world. Additional information may be found at http://www.kla-tencor.com. (KLAC-P)

Forward Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release other than historical facts, such as statements regarding TeraFabHT's and eDR-5210S's expected performance, future developments and trends in the semiconductor industry (and the anticipated challenges associated with them), expected uses of the TeraFabHT and eDR-5210S by KLA-Tencor's customers, and the anticipated cost, operational and other benefits realizable by users of the TeraFabHT and eDR-5210S tools are forward-looking statements, and are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including delays in the adoption of new technologies (whether due to cost or performance issues or otherwise), the introduction of competing products by other companies or unanticipated technological challenges or limitations that affect the implementation, performance or use of KLA-Tencor's products.

Source: KLA-Tencor Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Investors, Ed Lockwood, Sr. Director, Investor Relations,
+1-408-875-9529, ed.lockwood@kla-tencor.com, or Media, Meggan Powers, Sr.
Director, Corporate Communications, +1-408-875-8733,
meggan.powers@kla-tencor.com, both of KLA-Tencor Corporation

Web Site:  http://www.kla-tencor.com/

Crystal's Computer University@Sea: 2.0

New iMac Workstations and Classes Offer Guests Greater Enrichment Choices

LOS ANGELES, July 12 -- This September, in keeping with Crystal Cruises' penchant for quality, choices and innovation, its popular Computer University@Sea will boast brand new, state-of-the-art iMac® workstations with 27-inch glossy, widescreen LED screens and the ability to use and learn both Windows® 7 and Mac® OS X 10.6 operating systems.   In addition to the new hardware and a selection of almost two dozen complimentary CU@Sea classes, Crystal is adding five free new classes, taught on both Mac and Windows platforms, when applicable.

"We're offering guests a choice to use the system with which they're most familiar, or try something new with the assistance of our CU@Sea instructors," says Bjorn Andersson, manager, shipboard network operations.

Along with existing Windows 7 classes, new introductory courses for Mac will be available, including:

  --  Introduction to Computers using iMac and OS X - Covering the iMac
      basics, from the Dock to the Desktop, plus Mac-specific commands and
      icons;
  --  Files, Folders, and the Finder using iMac and OS X - More in-depth
      instruction on creating, saving and retrieving Word documents on a Mac
      platform;
  --  Word Processing using Word in Office: Mac 2008 - Microsoft® Word,
      Excel and PowerPoint programs, and using the Toolbox on a Mac
      platform;
  --  Processing Photos with iPhoto® - Both basic and advanced options for
      guests who want to learn anything from how to transfer photos to a Mac
      using iPhoto, to creating smart albums and compressing and sharing
      photos via email or blog; and
  --  IMac Tips & Tricks using OS X - Covering a number of time-saving
      features, including system preferences, advanced Finder and Dock
      techniques, Smart Folders and Spotlight elements.

Adds Andersson, "These classes will help beginners get started with computing in an unintimidating, welcoming environment, and advanced users to hone their skills."

First introduced in 1996, Crystal's Computer University@Sea is the most extensive computer learning program at sea, offering dozens of complimentary courses tailored for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.  In addition to the new workstations and 24-hour Internet access from CU@Sea labs and staterooms, laptops are available for rent and can be used anywhere onboard.

For more information and Crystal reservations, contact a travel agent, call 888-799-4625, or visit http://www.crystalcruises.com.

  CONTACT:  Mimi Weisband or Julie Dibble (310) 203-4305,
   mediarelations@crystalcruises.com
  VISIT:  Crystal's Media Center

Source: Crystal Cruises
   

CONTACT:  Mimi Weisband or Julie Dibble, both of Crystal Cruises,
+1-310-203-4305, mediarelations@crystalcruises.com

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

Farmer John Kicks Off the Summer Grilling Season With Sizzling New Website

New Grill Locator Reveals Best Barbecue Sites in Southern California

VERNON, Calif., July 12 -- As Southern Californians flock to their backyards, local parks, and sunny beaches to celebrate the summer grilling season, Farmer John announces the launch of its all-new Website at http://www.farmerjohn.com.  Here in the Southland, the key ingredients to a crowd-pleasing cookout are no secret: fresh local products from Farmer John and bold global flavors from just about every culture in the world.  So it's with this sense of local pride that Farmer John introduces a new site that celebrates the diverse flavors found right here in L.A.'s own metropolitan backyard.

Founded in the heart of Southern California almost 80 years ago, Farmer John designed the new site to provide its friends and neighbors with unique online tools and resources.  Whether visitors find the perfect location for their next cookout using the Grill Locator application, discover exciting new recipe ideas for their next party, or watch exclusive web content like video featuring West Coast Customs building a smoking new tailgating vehicle for Farmer John, the new site is a one-stop destination for So-Cal culinary inspiration.

"Farmer John has always been known as a fun, consumer-minded brand and it's appropriate we accurately reflect those traits in all our touch points," said Greg Longstreet, president of Farmer John.  "In a town with almost 365 days of perfect grilling weather each year, the best way to experience the real tastes and flavors of Southern California is to cook up some of our delicious meats over hot coals.  Our new Website helps you find mouth-watering recipes tested by local foodies, as well as public grilling locations from downtown to the beaches."

Paying homage to the brand's Southern California roots, the site features local recipe ideas such as the Olvera Street Adobado Pork Tenderloin.  Farmer John partnered with trusted local food bloggers to cook up So-Cal-inspired recipes in home kitchens using Farmer John® products.  The result is globally-influenced, locally-tested recipes that are easy to make and flavored by regional culinary traditions.

In addition to recipes and meal ideas, Farmer John is introducing the Grill Locator, a one-of-a-kind resource that makes it easy to search local parks, beaches, recreation centers, and campgrounds for the perfect cookout location.  This easy-to-use application allows visitors to search by zip code, or amenities such as availability of picnic tables and public grills.

The Website was created by Los Angeles-based advertising agency Mendelsohn Zien.  As the creative, media, and digital agency of record for Farmer John, Mendelsohn Zien was responsible for the recent campaign reminding local sports fans to "get the hot dog you eat at the game, at home."  The new Website is the agency's first major interactive project for Farmer John since it was awarded digital responsibilities earlier this year.

"Farmer John has been a local tradition here in California for generations, so we set out to capture the brand's legacy of delivering the freshness and flavor that its friends and neighbors have come to expect from one of their own," said Sean McNamara, account director of Mendelsohn Zien. "We created this site with a singular purpose: demonstrate to the local community that no one understands the bold flavors and unique attitudes of Southern California better than Farmer John."

About Farmer John

Farmer John, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), is headquartered in Los Angeles. Farmer John produces more than 1,200 items for the retail and foodservice channels in the western United States. Offering an array of fresh and value-added protein products, the Farmer John® Brand holds leadership positions in many categories. The world-famous Dodger Dogs® are one of the many products marketed under the Farmer John® Brand. The company employs more than 1,500 people in Southern California. For additional information, please visit http://www.farmerjohn.com.

  Contact Information:
  Ian Lavallee
  Farmer John
  323.583.4621 ext. 746
  ILavallee@farmerjohn.com

  Shelby Hunt
  Zeno Group for Farmer John
  949.566.3985
  Shelby.Hunt@zenogroup.com

Source: Farmer John
   

CONTACT:  Ian Lavallee of Farmer John, +1-323-583-4621, ext. 746,
ILavallee@farmerjohn.com; or Shelby Hunt of Zeno Group, +1-949-566-3985,
Shelby.Hunt@zenogroup.com, for Farmer John

Web Site:  http://www.farmerjohn.com/

Telegent Mobile TV Receiver Wins International Stevie Award

TLG1121 selected as Best Telecoms Product at this year's International Business Awards

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 12 -- Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, today announced that its analog mobile TV receiver, the TLG1121, has won the International Stevie® Award for Best New Product or Service of the Year in Telecommunications, at the seventh annual International Business Awards(SM).

The TLG1121 is the world's first single-chip analog mobile TV receiver based on 65nm CMOS process technology, delivering worldwide support for free-to-air analog TV and FM broadcast reception on mobile devices, enabling consumers to enjoy live television programming while on the go.  The TLG1121 reduces package size by 25 percent when compared to the previous generation product while consuming 25 percent less power from the battery.  The smaller package size provides manufacturers with greater flexibility in PCB layout, enabling smaller, sleeker handset designs.  Reduction in power consumption translates to longer continuous viewing time for consumers of their favorite live broadcast programs.

"Telegent is committed to continually enhancing our mobile TV solutions to increase ease of design for manufacturers and to deliver the best user experience to consumers," said Ford Tamer, chief executive offer of Telegent Systems. "Telegent has now shipped more than 80 million chips globally, expanding access to broadcast television, including regions of developing markets where conventional television sets may be a luxury shared across households.  The International Business Award recognizes Telegent's achievement in providing free-to-air mobile TV to the masses, and we are honored to be named the best product or service in Telecommunications for 2010."

The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business. Recipients of International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 40 countries. Honorees were selected through two rounds of judging by business professionals worldwide.

Nicknamed the Stevie® for the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, 27 September in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

Complete lists of honorees and other details are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/iba.

About Telegent Systems, Inc.

Telegent Systems is a fabless semiconductor company that enables the reception of live, free-to-air analog and digital broadcast television in mobile handsets and other portable consumer devices. Telegent's television-on-a-chip solutions solve the long-standing technical challenges that have precluded mobile reception of analog broadcast TV, enabling manufacturers and operators to benefit from the convergence of broadcast TV with mobile and portable devices. Telegent's products are the most widely sold broadcast television solutions for mobile handsets in the world. For more information, visit http://www.telegent.com.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

Download Image at http://www.telegent.com/images/TLG1121_chip.jpg

Source: Telegent Systems, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Diana Jovin, VP Corporate Marketing of Telegent,
+1-408-990-7092, djovin@telegent.com

Web Site:  http://www.stevieawards.com/
http://www.telegent.com/

DocNog California Mobile App Automates Medical Provider Search

Pioneering new healthcare application highlighted in App Store

MURRIETA, Calif., July 12 -- NogWorld LLC, a pioneer in mobile search technology, has launched DocNog, a mobile app designed to empower healthcare consumers to easily connect and access medical providers.

The DocNog California App was recently featured in the "New and Noteworthy" section of Apple's App Store.  Future versions of the app will be available for additional mobile platforms, such as Android and BlackBerry.

"DocNog California allows the user to customize their search by zip code, location, physician, hospital, or urgent care facilities, and includes GPS technology," said Michael Gallagher, Co-Founder of NogWorld, a technology and business development company.

Co-Founder Steve Amante points out, "DocNog California enables the user to add appointments, reminders and refer physicians to family and friends. A unique feature of DocNog is the user can make comments and post ratings regarding their medical provider experience. The result: DocNog California takes medical provider search to a new, user friendly level."

In addition to helping patients find doctors, the app is also designed to help uninsured customers locate medical providers. If you don't have insurance with an approved list of medical providers, there is no need to worry; simply search by zip code, and DocNog will do it for you.

NogWorld LLC is leading the development of innovative healthcare applications as well as Health and Wellness related websites such as HealthNog and SaludNog. DocNog California is the first in a series of regional and national healthcare provider search applications.

NogWorld is an Arizona-based LLC, and HealthNog is a California Corporation co-founded by former health insurance executives Michael Gallagher of Peoria, Arizona, and Steve Amante of Murrieta, California.

Source: NogWorld LLC
   

CONTACT:  Interviews and product information:  Michael Gallagher,
+1-623-889-1427, mike@nogworld.com, or Steve Amante, +1-951-235-0560,
steve@nogworld.com, Co-founders of NogWorld, LLC

Microsoft Research Illuminates Night Sky and Mars in 3-D With WorldWide Telescope

Microsoft Research unveils TeraPixel project, awards $1.4 million in research grants at annual Faculty Summit.

REDMOND, Wash., July 12 -- Today at the 11th annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, Microsoft Corp. announced the latest version of the WorldWide Telescope and unveiled the largest seamless spherical map ever made of the night sky. Microsoft also released the most complete high-resolution coverage of Mars available, provided through an ongoing collaborative relationship with NASA, allowing WorldWide Telescope users to experience Mars in 3-D.

  (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)
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To learn more, Microsoft encourages viewers to download the WorldWide Telescope rich application at http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/.

During Faculty Summit, which brings together more than 350 academic thought leaders, Microsoft will also award $1.4 million in research grants through the Faculty Fellows grant program. The program, which began in 2005, now encompasses nearly 40 academic researchers whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identify them as emerging leaders in their fields.

The 2010 Faculty Summit is an important three-day event that lays the groundwork for Microsoft's future collaboration with universities, industry and governments as the organizations jointly work to advance research, inspire technological innovation, enhance the educational experience and cultivate the next generation of thought leaders.

"Much like space, scientific discovery knows no boundaries," said Tony Hey, corporate vice president of External Research at Microsoft Research. "A generation ago, scientists often worked isolated in their laboratories. Today, collaboration can help lead to great discoveries. Through events like Faculty Summit and programs like Faculty Fellows, we're proud to facilitate that important interaction and help promising researchers around the world through funding."

Microsoft Launches Largest Spherical Map of Sky Ever Created

As part of the new user experience in the WorldWide Telescope, Microsoft is also announcing a first of its kind: a high-resolution spherical TeraPixel sky map now available to viewers within the telescope. The map is the largest and highest-quality spherical image of the sky currently available and was created from data provided by the Digitized Sky Survey, a collection of thousands of images taken over a period of 50 years by two ground-based survey telescopes. When those images are combined and processed, the TeraPixel image provides a complete, spherical, panoramic rendering of the night skies that, if displayed at full size, would require 50,000 high-definition televisions to view. The new high-quality image will provide scientists with the ability to navigate through space dynamically to make their own discoveries.

Creating the TeraPixel image was a massive data-capture process requiring the latest in scientific tools. Microsoft researchers were able to use the Project Trident workflow workbench and the DryadLINQ interface for Microsoft .NET to combine thousands of images and systematically remove differences in exposure, brightness, noise floor and color saturation.

Using the Project Trident technology, Microsoft Research automated the data analysis and visualization process and was able to manage the workflow for TeraPixel in an efficient way. With Project Trident and DryadLINQ, Microsoft Research reduced the time it took to run one iteration of the TeraPixel image from weeks to hours, making the creation of an image of this size and quality possible for the first time. In addition to their use in creating the TeraPixel image, Project Trident and DryadLINQ can be used to empower scientists in other data-intensive fields, such as oceanography, environmental science and medical research.

Those wanting to learn more about the TeraPixel project and the technology that made it possible can download the WorldWide Telescope rich application at http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/.

Microsoft and NASA Provide Close Encounter With Mars

Provided to the public under the Microsoft and NASA Space Act Agreement of 2009, the fully interactive images and exciting new NASA dataset will allow viewers to virtually explore the Red Planet and make their own scientific discoveries. New features include a true-color map of Mars, astonishing 3-D rendering of the surface of the planet, and exclusive interactive video tours with two noted NASA scientists, James Garvin, Ph.D. of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and Carol Stoker, Ph.D. of the NASA Ames Research Center.

"With this release, NASA and Microsoft Research are providing an entirely new viewing experience in WorldWide Telescope," said Chris C. Kemp, chief technology officer for IT at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. "By providing the Mars dataset to the public in Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope platform, we are lowering the barrier of access to this information and enabling a whole new audience to experience the thrill of space."

Microsoft Research Awards $1.4 Million in Funding to Next Generation of Scientists

During the Faculty Summit, Hey also announced the recipients of the 2010 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship grants, which were awarded to seven promising young researchers around the world for a total grant distribution of $1.4 million. The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship program provides $200,000 each to innovative new faculty members who are exploring breakthrough, high-impact research that has the potential to help solve some of today's most challenging societal problems. Fellows can use the grant at their discretion. The seven Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows are as follows:

  --  Raanan Fattal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Fattal explores
      solutions for computer graphics, low-level vision and image
      processing.
  --  Cyrill Stachniss, University of Freiburg. Stachniss works on
      probability reasoning for mobile robotics.
  --  Evimaria Terzi, Boston University. Terzi's interests include the use
      of algorithms to extract useful data from large sets of information.
  --  Haiying (Helen) Shen, Clemson University. Shen focuses on distributed
      and parallel computer systems and networks.
  --  Doug Downey, Northwestern University. Downey's research focuses on
      natural language processing, machine learning and artificial
      intelligence.
  --  abhi shelat, University of Virginia. shelat's research focuses on the
      modern study of cryptography.
  --  Sinan Aral, New York University. Aral examines the role of information
      and information technology in the productivity and performance of
      companies.

More information about the Faculty Fellows program and how to apply can be found at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/msrff.aspx.

About Microsoft Research

Founded in 1991, Microsoft Research is dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering. Researchers focus on more than 55 areas of computing and collaborate with leading academic, government and industry researchers to advance the state of the art. Microsoft Research has expanded over the years to eight locations worldwide and a number of collaborative projects that bring together the best minds in computer science to advance a research agenda based on their unique talents and interests. Microsoft Research has locations in Redmond, Wash.; Cambridge, Mass.; Silicon Valley, Calif.; Cambridge, England; Beijing, China; and Bangalore, India, and also conducts research at the Cairo Microsoft Innovation Center in Egypt; European Microsoft Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany; and the eXtreme Computing Group in Redmond. Microsoft Research collaborates openly with colleges and universities worldwide to enhance the teaching and learning experience, inspire technological innovation, and broadly advance the field of computer science. More information can be found at http://www.research.microsoft.com/.

About Microsoft

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

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Virtual Reality: Telemedicine Continues to Increase Access to Care for Medi-Cal Members

Anthem Blue Cross program reaches milestone of 25,000 clinical specialty consults

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., July 12 -- According to US Department of Health and Human Services, compared with urban Americans, rural residents have higher poverty rates, have fewer doctors, hospitals, and other health resources, and face more difficulty getting to health services. Beginning 2014, when health care reform becomes effective, an estimated 2.4 million Californians will be newly-eligible for Medi-Cal. However, many families who reside in rural areas and depend on state funded programs may still feel left out of the health care system. That's where telemedicine can play an important role.

For more than 12 years, Anthem Blue Cross has focused on providing access to care for Medi-Cal members through the use of telemedicine - a technology that allows urban specialists the ability to consult with rural patients via computers, cameras, and encryption software remotely. And today, with improved technology and more telemedicine sites readily available in Anthem's network, residents in rural areas can get the benefit of a virtual consultation, without traveling a long distance or waiting for months to be seen in-person.

"We've long understood the needs of providing our Medi-Cal members in rural areas with access to care," said Kevin Hayden, president of Anthem Blue Cross' State Sponsored Business. "We know our members in these areas need access to specialty care and sometimes driving a long distance or taking time off from work just isn't a viable option." For more than a decade, Anthem has invested in building its telemedicine program and collaborating with specialists and leading medical centers to help bring state of the art medicine to their members with great results.

Another example of the success of telemedicine, are the benefits the program has offered through Anthem's PPO plans with CalPERS.  It has allowed many rural State and local public agency employees to access specialist health care in underserved communities. CalPERS was the first commercial payer that boldly changed its Anthem benefit plan payment structure to assure their members have access to these remote specialists for their health care needs.

Today, Anthem's program boasts more than 65 presentation sites and 15 specialty centers that include medical centers such as Loma Linda University Health Care and the University of California San Francisco. This collaboration has resulted in more than 25,000 clinical consults with members for cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology and neurology medical needs. In the past two years the program has grown to include 31 specialists who elect to participate in the network of physicians--offering members greater access to highly specialized medicine.

Improved technology has also helped to significantly improve the quality of telemedicine consults for both the physician and the member. The introduction of high definition video and more powerful digital still cameras provides physicians drastically improved visual quality, a departure from earlier generations of video or still digital images that often times resulted in pixilation making it difficult for physicians to more accurately provide a medical assessment. "The fact is, telemedicine will only continue to expand and flourish, as applications like home health, 24/7 health care, and virtual visits are further developed and accepted," said San Francisco-based Dermatologist Marc Goldyne, MD, PhD, FAAD.  Using telemedicine over the past 10 years, Dr. Goldyne has provided access to skin care for over 2,500 California patients who did not have prior access because of where they lived. Distance is no longer an obstacle to care as long as patients and their primary care providers have internet access.

As the rural parts of the state continue to struggle with the effects of the economy, Anthem recognizes more families will depend on state funded programs like Medi-Cal to provide them with access to care.  "Inherent in that, is our need to ensure our members have access to care," explained Hayden.  "The growth and increased use of the telemedicine program tells us that our efforts to expand our telemedicine capabilities are making a difference in the lives of our members, and we're grateful to have the collaboration of physicians and hospitals who help us meet the needs of Medi-Cal members everyday."

About Anthem Blue Cross

Anthem Blue Cross is the trade name of Blue Cross of California.  Anthem Blue Cross and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company are independent licensees of the Blue Cross Association. ® ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.  The Blue Cross names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross Association.

Source: Anthem Blue Cross
   

CONTACT:  Leslie Porras, +1-805-557-6745, leslie.porras@wellpoint.com

Verizon Wireless Celebrates Ten Years in North Dakota

A Decade of Network Investment Provides North Dakotans with the Latest Wireless Technology and Devices

BISMARCK, N.D., July 12 -- To celebrate ten years of wireless service in North Dakota under the Verizon Wireless brand, the company is hosting special "Decade in the Dakotas" anniversary celebration events this weekend, July 16-18.

"Over the last ten years we have continually invested in our network in North Dakota and consistently provided the latest devices so residents have the ability to connect with their world in the ways that are most important to them," said Seamus Hyland, president-Great Plains Region, Verizon Wireless. "Ten years ago consumers relied on their phones for voice calls alone. Today they utilize the latest smartphones and applications on our 3G high-speed network throughout the state to text, email, update their social media sites, shoot and upload photos and videos or download multimedia files. We look forward to continuing to improve our service for the residents of North Dakota for many more years."

Here are ten examples of Verizon Wireless' commitment to its North Dakota customers:

  1. NETWORK INVESTMENT: Verizon Wireless has invested more than $166
     million in its North Dakota network to increase coverage and capacity
     and add new services since 2001.
  2. COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY: The company's exclusive national HopeLine®
     phone recycling and reuse program benefits domestic violence awareness
     and prevention.
  3. CRISIS RESPONSE: The Verizon Wireless Emergency Response Team is ready
     24/7 to help government agencies and non-profit organizations when
     there is a crisis such as the North Dakota floods.
  4. CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: Verizon Wireless offers 88 convenient Corporate
     Communications Stores and Authorized Retailers for consumers to shop in
     North Dakota--more than any other wireless carrier.
  5. THE BEST SELECTION OF CUTTING-EDGE DEVICES: Consumers can choose from
     the latest devices, including Android(TM), BlackBerry®, Windows® and
     Palm® smartphones.
  6. FRIENDS & FAMILY REFERRAL REWARDS: An opportunity for customers to earn
     money on Verizon: If they refer an eligible friend or family member,
     both will receive a $25 Verizon Wireless Rewards Visa® Debit Card.
  7. HIGHEST RANKED CUSTOMER SERVICE:  Customers named Verizon Wireless the
     provider with the "Highest Ranked Customer Service Performance, Two
     Times in a Row," according to a recent J.D. Power and Associates study.
  8. NEW CONTENT ONLY FROM VERIZON WIRELESS: NFL Mobile gives consumers
     exclusive, live action coverage of games, stats, scores, NFL RedZone
     and more. Skype mobile(TM) offers unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice
     calling and instant messaging to more than 520 million Skype users
     around the globe from anywhere on America's Most Reliable Wireless
     Network.
  9. FAMILY SECURITY: Verizon Wireless offers a Family Security service to
     filter unwanted content and manage a family's usage through Verizon
     Wireless Safeguards online at My Verizon.
  10. AWARD-WINNING GLOBAL SERVICE:  Not only does Verizon Wireless offer a
      wide selection of global devices, including the new BlackBerry
      Bold(TM), there is also voice and data coverage in more than 200
      countries worldwide. In fact, Business Traveler readers voted Verizon
      "Best Wireless Data Provider in the World" two years in a row.

Consumers are invited to the anniversary weekend events at the Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks or at the following authorized retailer locations: Cellular Communications in Bismarck, Dickinson, Minot, Jamestown, Fargo and Grand Forks; Northstar Telcom in Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks; Wired in Bismarck, Mandon and Minot; or Z Wireless in Devils Lake and Grand Forks. For store location information visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/storelocator.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless
   

CONTACT:  Karen Smith of Verizon Wireless, +1-763-595-2511,
Karen.Smith@VerizonWireless.com; or Maureen Cahill, +1-952-447-8933,
mcahill@mcfarlandcahill.com, for Verizon Wireless

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

1500 Domains Released by .CO Registry as Landrush Comes to a Close

NEW YORK, July 12, 2010--     .Co Internet, the .Co Domain Name Registry, today released 1500 domain
names that failed to meet the Sunrise trademark stage of the .CO domain
launch.

    Available from 18:00 UTC today, Domainmonster.com are listing the domains
at http://www.domainmonster.com/domains/co/co-domains-released/. The list
includes a vast number of premium domains such as alice.co, alabama.co,
blond.co, central.co, face.co, flat.co, garage.co and tourist.co, all now
available to order on a first come first served basis from today.

    Protecting the world's trademark holders with industry firsts for
Intellectual Property procedures at a domain launch, the .CO registry
originally opened the Sunrise stage on 1st April this year. Electing global
consulting firm Deloitte to ratify applications that trademark holders made
for their domains, they've now concluded their processing and this list
represents the names that failed validation as legitimate trademark
applications.

    "This is now officially the fastest selling domain launch we've ever
seen; a pretty impressive feat when you consider we sold more domains at
launch than anyone else worldwide in recent years", commented Matt Mansell,
CEO, Domainmonster.com. "As with this entire domain launch, the .Co Registry
has raised the bar again, validating Sunrise applications at lightning speed,
allowing release of failed applications in time for Landrush or General
Availability", continued Mansell.

    Domainmonster.com is accepting Landrush orders now, entirely live at
Domainmonster.com. The first of two public stages, Landrush is the premium
stage open to the general public before the registry opens its doors
completely for General Availability at 18:00 UTC on the 20th July 2010.
Domainmonster is also taking pre-orders on a completely no-win-no-fee basis
for the final General Availability stage.

    More information on the .CO domain launch can be found at
http://www.domainmonster.com/domain-name/co/.

    About Domainmonster.com

    Domainmonster.com has rapidly grown to become a Top 50 fastest
growing ICANN accredited registrar. With sales in Dollars, Sterling & Euros,
Domainmonster.com is a round the clock operation serving customers across the
globe. As the No. 1 performer worldwide for all gTLD launches in the past two
years (1), Domainmonster.com is well known for its success securing the web's
best virtual real estate.

    Coupled with knowledgeable customer service and a consistently
low, "no catches", bulk pricing model, it's no wonder more than 30% of the
domains Domainmonster.com manages are inbound transfers! Domainmonster.com
brings a fresh outlook to domain registration and counts itself lucky to
serve endless domain portfolio holders and worldwide brands, amongst its many
customers.

    Editor's notes

    (1) Data compiled using publicly filed data located at
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/monthly-reports/ for new domain launches in
2008/2009. Based on 1 Year new domains created within first month following
Go-Live/Normal Operation start date, across all gTLD domains launched in
2008/9.

    Domainmonster(R) is a registered trademark of Mesh Digital
Limited. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are acknowledged.

   
    For further information, please contact:

    Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1(917)-677-6499

    Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-30403
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For further information, please contact: Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1(917)-677-6499; Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-304030

Slang's Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring Repositions Launch Date

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 12 -- Slang announced today that they have repositioned the highly-anticipated Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring launch date to October 12, 2010 in order to maximize the game's potential, while taking full advantage of the upcoming holiday season in U.S., Canadian and Latin America markets. Furthermore, the strategic new launch date will grant first time publisher Slang with ancillary time for expanded marketing and development efforts to ensure that Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring truly provides fans with an entertainment experience that captures the sport's passion, tradition and over-the-top high-flying action.

"Based on the positive feedback we received at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo we decided to push the launch of Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring closer to the upcoming holiday shopping season.  The additional time provides us with several key benefits including the ability to market to a larger audience, build greater street buzz with consumers and continue the development cycle," said Abraham Bautista, president of Slang.  "The new launch date will facilitate our goal of creating an addictively fun game that combines an entertaining pick-up-and-play experience with Lucha Libre's passionate history and majestic Luchadores known for their brute strength and extreme aerial acrobatics inside the ring."

Developed by Immersion Games and Sabarasa, distributed by Konami, Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring is an addictively fresh and entertaining first look at the highly acrobatic fighting sport and the compelling luchadores who risk life and limb to deliver electrifying battles inside the six-sided ring. Slang's Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring features an evolutionary popularity-based scoring system allowing fans to unlock increasingly acrobatic and devastating signature moves based on the user's ability to gain the support of the audience through the execution of taunts aimed at humiliating one's opponent.

Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring also introduces more than 30 different real life luchadores from the AAA league, authentic Mexican wrestling venues, fully customizable character and mask editor system, and unique online gameplay modes including Mask vs. Hair where up to four players wager their mask or hair against their opponents in a winner-takes-all battle royal. Slang's Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring will be available at launch on PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii(TM) and Nintendo DSiWare(TM).  Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring will be available on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system at a later date.

It's not wrestling; it's Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring.

Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring has not been rated by the ESRB as of yet. For more information on Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring please visit http://www.HeroesdelRing.com.

About Slang

Slang is a console video game publisher dedicated to promoting the creativity and innovation of Hispanic culture and is the publishing venture of Latin America's foremost videogame distributor for over 20 years, Gamexpress.  Based in Redwood City, CA, Slang specializes in delivering entertainment products derived from Hispanic culture into the mass market for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii(TM) and Nintendo DSiWare(TM).  Slang's upcoming Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring will be released October 12, 2010.

  For more information on Slang go to http://www.slang.vg.

  About Konami

Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games.  Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers.  Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide.  The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at http://www.konami.com.  Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.  Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at http://www.konami.com.

KONAMI is a registered trademark of KONAMI CORPORATION.

Source: Slang
   

CONTACT:  Jim Redner of The Redner Group, +1-323-217-4314,
jimredner@therednergroup.com, for Slang

Web Site:  http://www.slang.vg/