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Bang & Olufsen Announces BeoVision 8 40-inch LCD in North America

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 19 -- Bang & Olufsen, the Danish provider of high-end audio and video products, announces the arrival of the BeoVision 8 40-inch LCD in North America. The new 40-inch version of the acclaimed BeoVision 8 TV combines a technologically advanced home cinema viewing experience with the straightforward elegance and ease of use characteristic of this compact screen concept.

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"The new 40-inch version of BeoVision 8 is the fifth video product B&O has launched in less than 12 months. It's a great new addition to our video portfolio," states Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen America.  "This product is an extremely flexible solution for both wall and floor placement and allows us to offer B&O options to a much wider customer group than ever before."

Optimized performance

The new technologies include double frame rate technology, also known as 240Hz, with motion compensation. As a consequence, the picture refresh rate has been doubled compared to conventional LCD TVs, and the inherent blur of LCD technology has thus been reduced significantly.

BeoVision 8 40-inch also includes contrast improvement technology - so-called Dynamic Contrast - which optimizes the contrast according to the picture content in each scene. In addition, both BeoLink home integration functionality and extra video connections can be included with a convenient plug-and-play module.

Great sound from small cabinet

The sound performance of BeoVision 8 also sets new standards for compact TVs. The down-facing bass speaker provides a firm foundation for movies and music programs, while the front units are tuned specifically for the reproduction of human speech. The overall sound is extremely natural and clearly audible, giving the sense that voices are coming directly out of the screen.

Designer David Lewis explains, "What we did was move the sound forward and up, designing the TV like a proper stage with an orchestra pit. This ensures the synergy between performance and design expected of Bang & Olufsen."

Flexible solution

BeoVision 8 from Bang & Olufsen offers maximum flexibility as this compact television can easily be moved around and placed high or low.  The retractable feet support BeoVision 8 in a casual setup - either directly on the floor or on a countertop. The elegant stands and wall bracket solutions allow for further placement options according to each customer's preference.

Made for those who are looking for an advanced yet entry-level TV with multiple placement options and fantastic picture and sound performance, BeoVision 8 40-inch offers a radical synthesis of time-honored craftsmanship, technological innovation and easy operation.

BeoVision 8-40 will be available in all Bang & Olufsen retail locations by summer 2010 and includes the Bang & Olufsen three-year international warranty. MSRP $5400.

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Source: Bang & Olufsen
   

CONTACT:  Jamie Evans, Bang & Olufsen America, Inc., +1-847-590-4942,
jie@bang-olufsen.dk

Web Site:  http://www.bang-olufsen.com/

AT&T Strengthens Mobile Coverage in Knox

New Cell Site Activated as Part of Ongoing AT&T Investment in Local Wireless Network

ALBANY, N.Y., May 19 -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of a new cell site in Albany County. The new site, which is located south of Interstate 88 in Knox, will enhance wireless coverage for area residents and businesses along the Western Turnpike (Route 146) as well as along Berne Altamont Road (Route 156) and the surrounding area.

The new cell site is part of AT&T's ongoing effort to drive innovation and extend its 3G mobile network. It is also part of AT&T's ongoing investment to build the broadband networks that will fuel economic growth and create jobs, and enable its customers to quickly access the content, applications and services that matter most to them.

"Delivering dependable wireless coverage for consumers and business customers who need to stay connected is our ultimate objective," said Hal Lenox, president, AT&T New York. "Our ongoing investments in this critical part of the state will help us ensure that our customers have access to the wireless services that help drive economic growth."

"More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends and business colleagues," said Robert Holliday, vice president and general manager for AT&T in western/upstate New York "We're working to make this possible by adding new wireless coverage and offering exciting products to help our customers stay connected with their world, at home and on the go."

AT&T's mobile network is based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) standard, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T offers data roaming in more than 195 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 220 countries.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit http://www.att.com/networknews.

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

About AT&T

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

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

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Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

Source: AT&T Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Kate MacKinnon of AT&T Inc., +1-508-271-8442,
kate.mackinnon@att.com

Web Site:  http://www.att.com/

Melexis and Phase IV Engineering Enable HF RFID Sensing Applications

You Can't Touch? Just Sense!

IEPER, Belgium, May 19, 2010--     Melexis and Phase IV Engineering have joined forces to create
new RFID wireless sensing solutions for difficult to solve sensing
applications. Based on the Melexis MLX90129 HF RFID enabled sensor tag IC and
Phase IV's sensor tag expertise, any resistive sensor application requiring
contactless battery-less sensing or data logging of temperature, pressure,
strain, humidity, light, etc, can now be addressed.

    For over eighteen years Phase IV Engineering has been engaged
in research, development and production of both passive and active wireless
sensing and monitoring products. Originally focused on low frequency RFID
sensor tags, they have extended their expertise to the high frequency range
(13.56MHz). As an innovative player in the semiconductor business, Melexis
has promoted sensor tag IC's since the early 2000's and introduced the
versatile MLX90129 in 2009.

    "When we started to promote the MLX90129, we primarily
targeted the cold chain monitoring market and we are meeting great success in
this area" said Gilles Cerede, Product Line Manager at Melexis. "But we have
a lot of customers outside of cold chain telling us that the MLX90129 is the
ideal IC to address their applications, like sensing moving parts inside a
sealed cavity or embedding sensors within a material. For these specific
requests, it is obvious that Phase IV is the right company to turn these
challenges into solutions."

    Scott Dalgleish, COO at Phase IV Engineering, commented,
"Phase IV's real core competency is providing complete sensing solutions for
the wireless and embedded sensing problems that customers from a very wide
variety of industries bring us. With the MLX90129, we can very effectively
provide great solutions to many sensing projects we would have previously
turned-away. The advanced features of the MLX90129 opened up many new
markets for us - so we eagerly embraced it."

    Melexis will demonstrate a Phase IV temperature sensor tag
based on the MLX90129 at Sensor & Test 2010 in the Hall 12, on the Melexis
Booth, (#426).

    Picture is available:

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    Marketing & Communications Professional Europe
    Phone: +32-13-670-795
    Mobile: +32-485-88-94-12
    E-mail: rmo@melexis.com

Source: Melexis

Rik Moens: Marketing & Communications Professional Europe, Phone: +32-13-670-795, Mobile: +32-485-88-94-12, E-mail: rmo@melexis.com

Television's Favorite Irreverent M.D. Returns: 'House' Season Six

'Hugh Laurie is brilliant...' - David Hinckley, New York Daily News AUGUST 31, 2010 COMING TO BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF AND DVD FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 19 -- OVERVIEW:  Get ready for a full dose of medical mystery when "House" Season Six comes to Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and DVD on August 31, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment - the first season of this award-winning series to be presented on Blu-ray(TM).  Hugh Laurie is joined by James Earl Jones (Star Wars), Laura Prepon ("That 70's Show") and David Strathairn (The Bourne Ultimatum) in guest appearances as he returns to his Golden Globe®-winning and Primetime Emmy® Award-nominated role as Dr. Gregory House.  In this brilliant sixth season, House finds himself in an uncomfortable position - away from the examination room.  As he works to regain his license and his life, his coworkers deal with staff shakeups, moral dilemmas and their own tricky relationships with House.  Featuring an outstanding supporting cast including Omar Epps ("ER"), Olivia Wilde (Tron), Lisa Edelstein ("The West Wing"), Jesse Spencer (Uptown Girls), Peter Jacobson (Transformers), Jennifer Morrison (Star Trek), and Robert Sean Leonard, this must-own, five-disc collection includes all 21 Season Six episodes complete with hours of riveting bonus features, including an exclusive original short, behind-the-scenes interviews, episode commentaries and more!

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def:  Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and purest digital sound.

  --  BD-LIVE(TM): Access the BD-Live(TM) Center through your
      Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest
      trailers and more!
      --  MY SCENES:  Bookmark your favorite scenes from the series.
  --  U-CONTROL:
      --  A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE:  A multi-disc
          picture-in-picture feature.
  --  pocket BLU(TM):  USHE's groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPhone(TM),
      iPod® touch, iPad®, Blackberry®, Android(TM), Windows and Macintosh
      computers to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray(TM)
      player and offers advanced features such as:
      --  Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your
          Blu-ray(TM) player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and
          BD-Live(TM) functions with ease.
      --  Video Timeline:  Users can easily bring up the video timeline,
          allowing them to instantly access any point in their favorite
          episode.
      --  Mobile-To-Go:  Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with
          their Blu-ray(TM) discs to save to their device or to stream from
          anywhere there's a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive
          content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
      --  Browse Titles:  Users will have access to a complete list of
          pocket BLU(TM)-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray(TM)
          Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional
          content is available to unlock on their device.
      --  Keyboard:  Enter data into a Blu-ray player with your device's
          easy and intuitive.
  --  CRAZY COOL EPISODE: EPIC FAIL FEATURETTE:  Features amazing visual
      effects from the episode "Epic Fail."

  BONUS FEATURES (DVD and BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF):
  --  FEATURETTES
      --  BEFORE BROKEN: AN EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL SHORT:  Featuring Hugh Laurie
          and shot on location with no script and no plan, experience
          House's emotional journey at Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital from an
          all-new up close and intimate perspective as originally envisioned
          by director/executive producer Katie Jacobs in a never-before-seen
          original short.
      --  A DIFFERENT POV: HUGH LAURIE DIRECTS:  Hugh Laurie does double
          duty as Dr. House and director of the episode "Lockdown."
      --  NEW FACES IN A NEW HOUSE:  A discussion about the challenges and
          opportunities that are presented when a show must hire more than
          30 new actors to perform pivotal roles in an extremely important
          episode.
      --  A NEW HOUSE FOR HOUSE:  An in-depth feature highlighting the
          amazing Mayfield hospital set from the two-hour season premiere
          episode, "Broken."
  --  FEATURE COMMENTARIES
      --  BROKEN COMMENTARY with director/executive producer Katie Jacobs,
          writer/executive producer Russel Friend & writer/executive
          producer Garrett Lerner.
      --  5-TO-9 COMMENTARY with series star Lisa Edelstein and
          writer/executive producer Thomas L. Moran.
      --  WILSON COMMENTARY with series star Robert Sean Leonard and
          writer/supervising producer David Foster, M.D.

  TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY(TM):
  ---------------------------------
  Street Date: August 31, 2010
  ----------------------------
  Copyright: 2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  ----------------------------------------------------
  Selection Number: 61113015
  --------------------------
  Layers: BD-50
  -------------
  Picture Format: Widescreen
  --------------------------
  Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  --------------------
  Rating: Not Rated
  -----------------
  Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  Sound:  English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
  ---------------------------------------

  TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
  ----------------------------
  Street Date:  August 31, 2010
  -----------------------------
  Copyright:  2010 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  -----------------------------------------------------
  Selection Number: 61110990
  --------------------------
  Layers:  Dual layer
  -------------------
  Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
  -------------------------------------
  Aspect Ratio:  1.78:1
  ---------------------
  Rating: Not Rated
  -----------------
  Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH and Spanish
  ---------------------------------------------
  Sound:  English Dolby Digital 5.1
  ---------------------------------

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (http://www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.

  CONTACTS: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  ----------------------------------------------
  Jennifer Black
  Publicity Director
  (818) 777-0546
  Jennifer.Black@nbcuni.com

Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
   

CONTACT:  Jennifer Black, Publicity Director Universal Studios Home
Entertainment, +1-818-777-0546, Jennifer.Black@nbcuni.com

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

HulloMail(TM) Launches Hullo Technology for Android Phones With its Latest Release

HulloMail's Version 2.2 Incorporates Enhanced Voicemail Features for Android Users, Plus Free Instant Voice Messaging

LONDON, May 19, 2010--     HulloMail(TM) (http://www.hullomail.com), voice communications innovator,
today announced the launch of its version 2.2 Android app. The enhanced app
builds on the existing voicemail and features the new Hullo instant voice
messaging technology, which has already been a big hit with HulloMail's
iPhone and BlackBerry users.

    'Hullos' are short voice messages that enable users to reply to a
voicemail or to send new instant voice messages without having to make a
phone call. As a HulloMail subscriber, most Android Smartphone users can now
enjoy this powerful two-way digital messaging capability free of charge, both
locally and overseas,* when they download the enhanced HulloMail app.

    Andy Munarriz, founder & CEO of HulloMail, said: "Our goal at HulloMail
is focused on building out voicemail into two way voice messaging. We are
driven by impulses to speak. All modes of communication have their uses but
voice is still up there as one of the clearest, if not the clearest, form of
communication. Hullos streamline voice messaging for the SmartPhone
generation, making voice as simple as texting or emailing."

    In addition to incorporating Hullos, the Android app also offers users
the option to display missed calls, the opportunity to copy messages directly
to registered email addresses and also the ability to access existing
messages whilst offline. The service continues to offer unique message
syncing capabilities with email compliant accounts, such as Gmail.

    The HulloMail Android app is currently available to both UK and US users
and can be downloaded for free from the HulloMail Web site at
http://www.hullomail.com or from the Android marketplace.

    For further information, visit http://www.hullomail.com.

    Note to Editors:

    High resolution images of Andy Munarriz and the HulloMail service are
available on request.

    * Your mobile operator may charge for sending a Hullo if you exceed your
monthly data allowance or you are roaming.

    About HulloMail(TM)

    Formed in 2008, HulloMail(TM), the voice-messaging innovator,
offers consumers innovative voicemail and instant voice messaging
applications.

    The HulloMail technology, used daily by over 35 million
subscribers worldwide, has been developed with an emphasis on extensive
product research and consumer-led innovation.

    HulloMail's services offer a quick and easy way to manage,
send, receive and share voicemails and with the new Hullo feature, provide
free, instant voice messaging to mobile and email.

    Mobile Operators can accelerate modernisation of
voicemail-based services while greatly reducing capital expenditure by
utilising the HulloMail Cloud Application Managed Service Suite.

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

    Follow HulloMail on the Web:

    YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HulloMail

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/HulloMail

    Twitter: http://twitter.com/hullomail

    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hullomail/

    Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/HulloMail

    Blog: http://hullomail.blogspot.com/

    Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/hullomail

Source: HulloMail

Editor's Contact: Peppa Sheridan, Peptalk Communications, +44(0)1787-313822, peppa@peptalkcommunications.co.uk

Shuttle XPC Barebone SG41J1 now With DDR3 Memory Support

ELMSHORN, Germany, May 19, 2010--

    - Launch of the XPC Barebone SG41J1 Plus

    Shuttle Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of multi-form-factor
solutions such as the world-famous XPC Mini-PC Barebones, today announces the
introduction of the Shuttle XPC Barebone SG41J1 Plus. After the successful
market launch of the XPC Barebone SG41J1 in February of this year, Shuttle
now offers a model with DDR3 support.

    Finished totally in black and sporting a low-key illuminated XPC logo,
the elegant Shuttle XPC Barebone SG41J1 Plus certainly catches the eye.

    With an overall capacity of up to 8 GB DDR3 RAM, the Shuttle XPC Barebone
SG41J1 Plus benefits from the use of Intel Core 2 series processors and
offers a capable onboard graphics chip specially suited for office
applications with the Intel GMA X4500. The model provides a 32-bit-PCI slot
and PCI-Express-x16 slot for system expansions. The latter can also be fitted
with a dual-slot graphics card, if desired.

    Shuttle offers high versatility at low prices, making the Shuttle XPC
Barebone SG41J1 Plus interesting not just for office applications. Its
high-quality chassis accommodates up to two hard disks and one optical drive.
And thanks to support of the Mini-ITX standard, there's no problem when it
comes to upgrading.

    Additionally, there are plenty of connectors provided - USB 2.0, PS/2,
parallel and COM ports, DVI, Kensington Lock, Gigabit-LAN and 6-channel sound
are present. An efficient 250W power supply delivers the necessary power for
the system.

    Shuttle's proven heatpipe cooling system will soon be available as an
option for the SG41J1 Plus.

    The new Shuttle XPC Barebone SG41J1 Plus is available from specialist
retailers immediately. Shuttle's recommended price is EUR 159 (ex VAT).

   
    High-resolution images:
    http://www.shuttle.eu/press/image-resources/sg41j1/

    Shuttle XPC Barebone SG41J1 Plus product page:
    http://www.shuttle.eu/products/barebones/sg41j1-plus/overview/

    Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH
    - PR Department -
    Fritz-Strassmann-Str. 5
    25337 Elmshorn (GERMANY)
    http://www.shuttle.eu
    presse@shuttle.eu

    Follow us on Twitter: @Shuttle_Europe

    Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
    Tom Seiffert
    +49-4121-476-885
    t.seiffert@shuttle.eu

    Europe (Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia, UK)
    Christian Scheibel
    +49-4121-476-891
    c.scheibel@shuttle.eu

    Europe (France, French part of Belgium, Spain)
    Guillaume Baligand
    +49-4121-476-898
    g.baligand@shuttle.eu

Source: Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH

Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH - PR Department - Fritz-Strassmann-Str. 5, 25337 Elmshorn (GERMANY), presse@shuttle.eu ; Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Tom Seiffert, +49-4121-476-885, t.seiffert@shuttle.eu ; Europe (Benelux, Italy, Scandinavia, UK), Christian Scheibel, +49-4121-476-891, c.scheibel@shuttle.eu ; Europe (France, French part of Belgium, Spain), Guillaume Baligand, +49-4121-476-898, g.baligand@shuttle.eu,

Harris Corporation to Establish Cyber Integration Center

First-of-its-Kind Facility Solving Customers' Critical Cyber Infrastructure Needs

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is creating the nation's first cyber integration center to provide government and commercial customers with a unique managed hosting service in a trusted environment.

The new Harris Cyber Integration Center will be located in a 140,000-square-foot facility in the mid-Atlantic region that Harris recently acquired.  The company expects the center to be fully operational by the end of the calendar year.

"Ensuring optimized performance and ultra-high reliability will make our customers more effective in accomplishing their missions.  This first-of-its-kind center leverages Harris' extensive cyber capabilities to solve our customers' evolving cyber challenges while at the same time adding value through tailored applications and services," said Dale Meyerrose, vice president and general manager, Harris Cyber Integrated Solutions.  "Cyber is in our DNA, and we have the deep knowledge and experience in a number of vertical markets to both manage and add value to mission-critical systems."

The Harris Cyber Integration Center will provide customers with an integrated offering of infrastructure, managed security, and tailored applications and services - all provided as a secure, trusted total solution.  The center will feature a trusted technology infrastructure, including a tested and accredited environment, supply chain integrity, and advanced persistent threat deterrence.  Additionally, by offering industry-tailored applications and services on a tiered structure, customers will benefit from both flexibility of service and superior value.

Harris has been using state-of-the-art technology assessment techniques and architecture engineering for decades to define and operate secure networks.  Harris operates some of the nation's largest secure, mission-critical networks, including the ultra-reliable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI).  Additionally, the company's technology, countermeasures and monitoring capabilities safeguard vital information systems that support the critical missions of military, intelligence, and federal law enforcement customers.

Earlier this week, Harris announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SignaCert, Inc., a leading provider of IT compliance solutions that provide the foundation for software supply chain assurance.  SignaCert's solutions combine powerful change detection capabilities with custom and commercial software whitelists -- lists of software that are deemed safe and approved for a customer's network.  In 2009, Harris acquired privately held Crucial Security, Inc., which offers an array of mission-enabling engineering solutions that address both offensive and defensive IT security challenges.  The business provides critical support to federal law enforcement and other U.S. government agencies.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.  Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.  Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services.  Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com.

Source: Harris Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems,
+1-321-727-6514, sleighton.meyer@harris.com; Jim Burke, Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com; Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation -
Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, marc.raimondi@harris.com

Web Site:  http://www.harris.com/

Designed to Impress, LG Imprint(TM) From MetroPCS Makes Its Mark

LG Mobile Phones and MetroPCS launch feature-rich, pocket-size slider

SAN DIEGO, May 19 -- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) and MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) today announced the commercial availability of the LG Imprint(TM), the pocket-size handset perfect for consumers on the go. Equipped with all of the features to keep people connected, the stylish slider boasts a full QWERTY keyboard, a variety of messaging functions and e-mail support. LG Imprint is sure to impress consumers with its sleek, ultra-compact design and extensive multimedia features.

LG Imprint is the ultimate device for people looking for an easy to use handset that empowers them to stay connected to their friends, family and coworkers. Whether chatting with colleagues, sending pictures or browsing the Web for the latest movie times or other on-the-go information, LG Imprint instantly organizes multiple conversations with threaded messaging, a feature which displays text messages in conversation format. The new handset also offers Pocket Express® capabilities, which delivers up-to-the-minute news, sports, weather, stock, travel and entertainment updates anytime, anyplace.

Featuring one-touch speakerphone, voice-activated dialing and voice memo resources, LG Imprint is the ideal device for hands-free communication. Send contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth or create a photo slideshow for friends with the LG Imprint's 1.3 megapixel camera with Multishot technology that allows users instantly to take up to six consecutive photos. And picture editing has never been easier with a unique image editor feature that allows photos to be rotated, flipped, inserted into fun frames and treated with mesmerizing color effects.

Other LG Imprint essentials include a micro USB charging port and MP3 music ringer support. In addition, LG Imprint also comes preloaded with MetroNavigator®, bringing users audible turn-by-turn driving directions local searches and maps, and myMetro®, which allows users to instantly view account information, pay a bill or add features.

LG Imprint is now available at all MetroPCS retail locations for $109 - see store or visit http://www.metropcs.com to see special offers and learn more about features, specifications and details about MetroPCS' low-cost, tax-inclusive service plans.

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc.  is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 84,000 people working in 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the world. With 2009 global sales of USD43.4 billion, LG is comprised of five business units - Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is the world's leading producer of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both a Global Partner and a Technology Partner of Formula One(TM). As part of this top-level association, LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor of this global sporting event. For more information, please visit http://www.lgusa.com.

About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company

The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communications and information company. With its cutting-edge technology and innovative design capabilities, LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world. LG is pursuing convergence technology and mobile computing products, while continuing its leadership role in mobile communication with stylish designs and smart technology. For more information, please visit http://www.lgmobilephones.com.

About MetroPCS

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

Source: LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones)
   

CONTACT:  Demetra Kavadeles of LG Electronics Inc., LG MobileComm U.S.A.,
Inc, +1-707-328-5307, Demetra.Kavadeles@lge.com, or Jacqueline Johnson of
LG-One, +1-310-248-6192, JacquelineJohnson@lg-one.com; or Drew R. Crowell,
+1-972-341-2581, dcrowell@golinharris.com, for MetroPCS

Web Site:  http://www.lgusa.com/
http://www.lgmobilephones.com/
http://www.metropcs.com/

blinkx Launches Mobile Video Search Site

World's Largest and Most Advanced Video Search Engine Now Optimized for Handheld Devices at http://m.blinkx.com/

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today launched a public beta version of its world-class product that is specifically designed for mobile access at http://m.blinkx.com/.

Starting today, consumers can access the blinkx Mobile Video Search beta site from any phone with a Web browser that can play MP4s, including the iPhone, Google Nexus One, HTC Desire and Magic, and also the BlackBerry Bold 9700 devices.  The new site leverages blinkx's extensive network of top tier content partners to enable users to search, browse and play millions of videos from a wide and varied range of broadcasters and media companies, including ITN, CelebTV, HowCast and Lonely Planet.

The m.blinkx.com homepage has been optimized for ease-of-use on a mobile device, displaying a blinkx Video Wall of nine thumbnails of the top stories from around the Web, as well as one-click category browsing, and a large central search bar so consumers can look for videos on any topic they choose; from news and sports, to polar bears, Lady Gaga, or how to make a water gun alarm clock.  The videos are streamed to the user's handheld device and play in MP4 format.

"This year, mobile video has hit the mainstream.  The number of handsets that are video-enabled has reached critical mass, and combined with the prevalence of high-speed mobile networks and new flat-rate data plans, mobile video finally makes sense for both consumers and media companies," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "blinkx's extensive and varied library of shorter form, snackable video is the ideal format for consumption on-the-go.  Whether you're watching Britney at the bus stop, or game highlights on your lunch hour, our goal is to enable users to find and enjoy video from any device, anywhere."

For more information on the blinkx Mobile Video Search beta and for a list of compatible devices, please visit: http://www.blinkx.com/products/mobile.

About blinkx

blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at http://www.blinkx.com.

Source: blinkx
   

CONTACT:  Nicole Love of Marlin PR, +44 207 869 8328,
nicole.love@marlinpr.com; or Tim Turpin of Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1894,
tim.turpin@sparkpr.com; or NOMAD, Charles Lytle of Citi, all for blinkx

Web Site:  http://www.blinkx.com/
http://m.blinkx.com/

New Motorola Mobile and Wireless Managed Services Help Maximize Performance of Enterprise Mobility Solutions

24/7 WLAN monitoring and device management services remove complexities of maintaining heterogeneous networks and devices

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., May 19 -- The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced two new managed services, the Managed Infrastructure Service and the Managed Device Service, to help IT organizations remove the complexities of managing multi-vendor wireless networks and devices, and help make mobility solutions accessible to more enterprise and government customers. With Motorola managed services, customers can benefit from predictable uptime, lower cost of ownership and faster response and restore times when a fault is detected, as well as asset investment protection.

Motorola's new Managed Infrastructure Service combines the AirDefense Infrastructure Management and Network Assurance solutions to provide both large IT organizations and customers with limited IT resources with highly-available, remote monitoring, management and troubleshooting of their wireless LAN (WLAN). The new Managed Device Service is a key component of Motorola's Device Management Framework, leveraging Motorola's Mobility Services Platform to provide customers with comprehensive management of their mobile devices, including mobile computers, enterprise digital assistants and barcode scanners, and with the expertise to maximize the availability of these assets across their entire organization.

"Maintaining control and visibility of their mobile ecosystem is a primary issue among organizations, with enterprise mobility end users expressing strong interest in and appetite for new delivery, deployment and management models for their mobile solutions," said David Krebs, practice director, VDC Research. "Although many end users postponed their mobile and wireless investments in response to the recession, many are citing the recession as a catalyst for next-generation managed service business models."

Motorola's Managed Infrastructure Service combines the field-proven expertise of Motorola engineers with the holistic network management capabilities of the AirDefense Infrastructure Management and Network Assurance solutions to provide customers with the confidence that their WLANs and business-critical applications and services are always available, while helping to minimize the cost to restore service should a fault occur. By selecting the Managed Infrastructure Service from Motorola, customers have a choice of several services tailored to meet their specific needs, including:

  --  Comprehensive, 24/7 monitoring and management of the WLAN
      infrastructure, with proactive problem identification and remote
      troubleshooting for high network availability, maximum performance and
      low total cost of ownership (TCO)
  --  Fault management and monitoring of the wireless infrastructure for
      anomalies, with scheduled test results escalated as defined by the
      services agreement
  --  Configuration management activities for changes to both existing and
      new deployments as well as for network performance monitoring,
      including reporting and advice for network optimization
  --  Software release management services to remotely deploy software or
      firmware releases applicable to the WLAN infrastructure
  --  Comprehensive on-site support, including deployment of highly
      specialized field engineering teams as well as professional hardware
      repair and replacement services

The new Managed Device Service leverages Motorola's industry-leading Mobility Services Platform to provide customers with around-the-clock management of wireless devices from multiple vendors, helping them meet service requirements and lower the TCO. It offers multi-lingual help desk services that provide a first point of contact for users, with immediate support provided by highly qualified Level 1 and Level 2 Motorola technicians who can perform remote troubleshooting and issue resolution with minimal end-user involvement. The Managed Device Service from Motorola ensures ongoing management of devices and enables time-based actions, such as profile management, refreshes, and problem identification and resolution during downtime or when devices are not in use. Other potential actions include remote reset and reboot of devices when not in use, remote device diagnostics to ensure device availability and functionality, or fault identification, triage and remote remediation when possible.

As part of the Managed Device Service, Motorola also tracks and maintains detailed information about each mobile device so organizations can track the location and use of their assets, while scheduled reporting and analysis provides organizations with insight into their operational environment, helping to optimize the business and investment. Stolen or lost devices can be quickly identified and wiped clean to help protect vital business data. Finally, customers can also select Motorola to plan and execute software updates remotely, removing the need to physically return devices to a central location for update and refresh. Devices can be dynamically updated on demand, or based on an agreed rollout plan, providing customers with control of their environment and updates without burdening operational staff.

"Motorola has a rich legacy of managing wireless systems, from large two-way radio networks to purpose-built wireless broadband solutions, and is now applying this expertise to help customers manage their wireless LANs and mobile devices," said David Gagne, vice president of sales, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions. "By selecting Motorola's new wireless network and device management managed services, customers gain the confidence that their ecosystem is monitored by technicians with deep engineering and industry expertise, so they can focus on growing their business."

Motorola's new managed services are currently available to customers in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa through Motorola sales and members of the PartnerEmpower(TM) channel program.

To get a fresh perspective on key trends in wireless networking, join Motorola technologists and industry experts on the Wireless Insights blog community.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE:MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

  Media Contact:
  Bart Lipinski
  Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions business
  +1 847-576-6931
  bart.lipinski@motorola.com

  Analyst Contact:
  Shirley Schroedl
  Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions business
  +1 631-738-4823
  shirley.schroedl@motorola.com

MOTOROLA and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2010. All rights reserved.

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Source: Motorola, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Media, Bart Lipinski, +1-847-576-6931,
bart.lipinski@motorola.com, or Analysts, Shirley Schroedl, +1-631-738-4823,
shirley.schroedl@motorola.com, both of Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions
business

Web Site:  http://www.motorola.com/

Unicorn Media Offers Real-Time Video Analytics Tools as a Stand-Alone Service

GROUND-BREAKING UMEDIA ANALYTICS(TM) NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANY PLATFORM

TEMPE, Ariz., May 19 -- Unicorn Media, Inc. has announced that its best-in-class, real-time cloud analytics tools are available as a stand-alone service, now giving any content owner the ability to gain valuable insight into the performance of their online media assets and drive profitability for their businesses.

With video content being accessed today across a wide range of devices, content publishers are increasingly searching for a comprehensive view into video performance and profitability across multiple delivery environments.  Unicorn's new integration options give publishers the ability to take advantage of UMedia Analytics(TM) technology in three different ways; as a stand-alone service via REST API, as part of the company's comprehensive Media-as-a-Service(TM) solution, or as a browser plug-in for an alternate means of tying into an existing architecture. This flexible approach allows Unicorn to gather analytics from any IP-enabled platform or runtime environment including mobile operating systems, set top boxes, and browser plug-ins like Silverlight, Flash and HTML5.

UMedia Analytics provide real-time actionable information, giving clients the ability to truly understand their audience and make decisions that affect their bottom line. The technology offers unlimited custom search options, multiple graph and data views, granular results down to the user level and the ability to make changes on-the-fly to each piece of content based on those search results, regardless of format or platform. Built from the ground up for maximum scalability, Unicorn's patent-pending technology captures information through a robust beaconing system that communicates with globally distributed collection centers regardless of player type. The sophistication of the system allows content owners to make custom adhoc queries and data mine information that was previously unavailable - generating results within seconds - and opening the door for intelligent business decisions to drive maximum profitability.

While Unicorn's analytics are a powerful add-on to any existing system, clients may also choose the company's Media-as-a-Service(TM) solution. This suite-of-services includes video management tools such as transcoding, content management and syndication, that make the distribution of content to any IP-enabled device less time consuming and less expensive.

"One of the barriers to content monetization and optimization is not the availability of analytic data; it's the application of that data in real time," said Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, The Diffusion Group. "Tools such as Unicorn Media's real-time analytics allow content providers to know instantly what's working and what's not - taking the guess-work out of content delivery."

"Unicorn has developed game-changing analytics technology that directly affects the bottom line. Never before have content owners had the ability to create search criteria on-the-fly, drill down on a specific piece of content, then use that information to change ad content or set new business rules across multiple platforms. Using our industry first analytics tools, our customers can truly understand their audience and media performance - all in real-time," says Bill Rinehart, CEO, Unicorn Media.

About Unicorn Media, Inc.

Unicorn Media, Inc. has developed groundbreaking video workflow solutions that change the way content owners deliver their media assets online.   With a focus on publisher profitability, Unicorn lowers the costs of video management and improves revenue generation capabilities through actionable real-time information. The flexible Media-as-a-Service(TM) architecture enables Unicorn Media customers to choose the services that best suit their needs through its comprehensive video platform or by augmenting their existing system with individual components. With real-time cloud analytics for understanding audiences and dynamic media synchronization for delivering content to any online destination or Internet-connected device, Unicorn Media has revolutionized the process for running a profitable online media property. Founded by Limelight Networks founding CEO, Bill Rinehart, and headquartered in Tempe, AZ, privately held Unicorn Media, Inc. has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and London. For additional information, please visit: http://www.unicornmedia.com/.

Source: Unicorn Media, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Andrea Graziani of Unicorn Media, Inc., +1-480-214-6430,
andrea@unicornmedia.com

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

Xtreme Charge(R) Continues to Win Dealer and Consumer Support in North America

Texas Firm's Xtreme Charge(R) Brand's Sales On Schedule for Growth in 2010

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 19 -- It's a story of the little battery charger that could.

In 2007, Texas-based PulseTech Products Company took its Next Generation design and Pulse Technology to the street with the launch of its Xtreme Charge® consumer brand.  The product was a revolutionary single-station battery charger that not only charged all types of 12V batteries, but performed needed battery maintenance and conditioning, extending the life cycle of batteries up to 5 times.

Would the consumer respond to the Xtreme Charge® plug-in and try me challenge? According to Smokey White, VP Sales and Marketing, the answer is a resounding "yes" as sales continue to show steady year-to-year increases.

"We've definitely found a niche in the marketplace, where consumers are willing to pay a little more at the sales counter (MSRP $99 for the single-station unit) for an advanced technology that is proven to not only fully charge but analyze, condition, maintain and extend the life of their batteries," said White. "There definitely is a sense of a true return on the initial investment for buyers."

The battery industry and consumer product rating groups were equally impressed.  In 2007, Xtreme Charge® received a battery industry Innova Award for product development excellence and scored a perfect 10 out of 10 in three testing criteria, receiving a Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval by the Motorcycle Riders Club of America (MRCA). In 2008 the National Home Gardening Club awarded Xtreme Charge® with a coveted member-tested and recommended rating.  In 2009, Xtreme Charge received he coveted National Street Machine Club (NSMC) Garage Tested Seal of Approval with consumer test scores of over 90%.

Today Xtreme Charge®, http://www.xtremecharge.com, has grown to offer an array of industrial-quality solar charging, AC charging and battery maintenance and testing products.  In 2009, Xtreme Charge@ introduced the X2, a dual station charger and maintenance system.

The company, according to White, remains on the cutting-edge of battery charging and conditioning product design and technology, and is steadfast in its dedication to giving customers maximum value and return on their investment. White said Xtreme Charge plans to introduce an "industry first" product in the fourth quarter of 2010.  According to White, the new product is "is designed to work with the products already purchased by our customers and will substantially increase the user value by providing extended service to multiple batteries."

For more product information call 1-800-580-7554 or go to http://www.xtremecharge.com.

  Contact:       John Bell
                 prseitz@bellsouth.net
                 954-970-3394

Source: PulseTech Products Corporation
   

CONTACT:  John Bell, +1-954-970-3394, prseitz@bellsouth.net, for
PulseTech Products Company

Web Site:  http://www.pulsetech.net/
http://www.xtremecharge.com/

My Damn Channel Launches Uber Ironic 'Celebrity Autobiography' Channel

Cast Includes Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Eugene Pack Performing Unintentional Comedy Written By Celebs Including Tommy Lee, Suzanne Somers, Tiger Woods

NEW YORK, May 19 -- Fame on Fame is the comedic formula behind the new web series, Celebrity Autobiography, premiering today on http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/CelebrityAutobiography . This theater show, now in its third year of sold out performances in New York, is available for the first time off stage and online at My Damn Channel, who will also syndicate the web series throughout its digital network. Celebrities perform unintentionally comedic, superstar memoirs before a live audience. The outcome is like watching someone pratfall down a huge flight of stairs without getting hurt.

Will Forte recounts the salacious romantic life of Tommy Lee from, "The Dirt," by Motley Crue; Kristen Wiig recites the 'early' poems of Suzanne Somers; and Eugene Pack reads the timely Tiger Woods' autobiography, "How I Play Golf," (which sounds exactly like what you're thinking.)

New videos premiere every Wednesday on My Damn Channel including Michael Urie, Susie Essman, Richard Kind, Kristen Johnston, Rachel Dratch, Mario Cantone, Sherri Shepherd, Steve Schirripa, Scott Adsit, Alan Zweibel, Florence Henderson performing the unedited words of Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. T, Vanna White, and more.

Dan Weinstein, head of digital entertainment at Salient Media, and an Executive Producer, says, "Celebrity Autobiography is bringing the theatre to a much broader and younger audience through the use of new media and by providing an added level of engagement around the content. It has become a new, truly multi-platform brand."

My Damn Channel Founder/CEO Rob Barnett refused to recite the love letters of Kenny Loggins and instead spoke as himself, "We never imagined My Damn Channel would break into theatre, but the bad boys and girls of Celebrity Autobiography master the uber irony our audience loves." Barnett says, "Filming continues at live performances every month, meaning we get to leave our laptops behind for face-to-face fun with big stars and big fans."

About My Damn Channel:

My Damn Channel empowers comedians, actors, filmmakers, and musicians to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video. Artists create content for the My Damn Channel website and for syndication on all digital platforms. The network has aired some of the most successful, professionally-produced, comedy series on the web including You Suck at Photoshop; Wainy Days; Horrible People; and videos by Harry Shearer. My Damn Channel has won numerous accolades from the Webby Awards including Best Comedy Series; multiple Streamy Awards; worldwide media coverage; major national advertisers; branded entertainment deals; over 60,000 subscribers on YouTube; a bazillion total views; and blah, blah, blah...Are you still reading this crap? Explore: http://www.MyDamnChannel.com/SizzleReel

About Celebrity Autobiography:

Salient Media presents Celebrity Autobiography, created and developed by Emmy award nominated writer-performer Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel. The live show is produced by Angelo Fraboni, Peter Martin, Rick Newman, Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel. The series is executive produced by Eugene Pack, Dan Weinstein, and Evan Weiss. http://www.CelebrityAutobiography.com

About Salient Media:

Salient Media is a production and distribution company dedicated to empowering artists by vesting them in their content and partnering on the creation and distribution in both traditional and new media.

Source: My Damn Channel
   

CONTACT:  Virginia H. Reiff, My Damn Channel, +1-212-582-2199, C:
+1-917-575-5811, Virginia@MyDamnChannel.com

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

GAITS is One of the First Government Contractors with Cyber Security Certification ISO/IEC 27001:2005 at the Corporate Level

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- GAITS has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (Cyber Security/Information Security) certification. The comprehensive process and audit has examined all Information Security Management systems, plans, and documentation to determine GAITS' compliance with all ISO Cyber Security requirements. GAITS has been ISO 27001:2005 Certified at the corporate level and about 115 of the nearly 400 GAITS employees work within Cyber Security. ISO 27001 is the international best practice standard for information and cyber security management systems. The basic objective of the standard is to help establish and maintain an effective information security management system, using a continual improvement approach. ISO 27001 sets standards for a broad range of reactive and proactive security areas such as:

  --  Systematically examine the organization's information security risks,
      taking account of the threats, vulnerabilities and impacts;
  --  Design and implement a coherent and comprehensive suite of information
      security controls and/or other forms of risk treatment (such as risk
      avoidance or risk transfer) to address those risks that are deemed
      unacceptable; and
  --  Adopt an overarching management process to ensure that the information
      security controls continue to meet the organization's information
      security needs on an ongoing basis; as well as
  --  Security Policy and Information Security Incident Management
  --  Organization of Information Security
  --  Asset Management and Access Control
  --  Human Resources Security
  --  Physical and Environmental Security
  --  Communications and Operations Management
  --  Information Systems acquisition, Development and Maintenance
  --  Business Continuity Management and Compliance

"We have invested over 18 months and the ISO 27001:2005 Certification has been a remarkable achievement for GAITS. Cyber security is one of the highest priorities within our countries national security initiatives and with this certified methodology; it will allow us to help our federal government customers incorporate a certified cyber security process," commented Tony Asefi, CEO.

GAITS currently holds an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 (ITIL) certification, as well as a SEI -CMMI (SW) Level II rating.

About GAITS

GAITS (http://www.GAITS.com) delivers process-driven performance for mission success. We provide the premier Information Technology, Cyber Security, and Energy Technology services that are of direct benefit to federal civilian and defense agencies in today's and tomorrow's eras of heightened security and results-centered e-Government. GAITS' risk-aware management approach facilitates enhancements in program quality, cost control, and security posture. Externally certified and appraised in ISO 20000 (ITIL), ISO 9001:2000, and SEI CMMI, GAITS is headquartered in Alexandria with other key offices in Dayton, OH; Albuquerque, NM; Pleasanton, CA: Sierra Vista, AZ.; and Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Source: GAITS
   

CONTACT:  Nick Soune, +1-703-866-2400

Paint a Room With Light - Philips LivingColors Offers a Quick and Surprising Way to Inspire at Home

With 16 million color options at their fingertips, consumers can reflect their personal style and transform a room in seconds with Philips' revolutionary new LED innovation

ELGIN, Ill., May 19 -- Individuals can now instantly change their decor and personalize the ambiance of their home with Philips' new LivingColors lighting fixture. Using the latest in light emitting diode (LED) technology, LivingColors puts a rainbow of color options at each user's fingertips, offering an endless array to alter the atmosphere of a room and express personal style.

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Simple to use, LivingColors easily plugs into any outlet and offers a touch-sensitive remote control color wheel to adjust the color intensity. Tap the desired color on the remote and LivingColors instantly produces it on a wall or ceiling, with dramatic effect. Sixteen million different color options are available - including dimmable white light - and for an added splash of color, consumers can use the automatic color-changing feature, creating an even more dynamic impression.

The Philips LivingColors product concept and design are based on years of consumer research by Philips designers that explore the concept of "atmosphere" through lighting. Using the latest in LED innovation, LivingColors not only enables consumers to "paint" with color, it also provides an energy efficient way to design with light.

LivingColors goes far beyond the traditional 'dimmer switch' in order to help create a unique design statement or set the mood for any occasion. It can save up to three "favorite" light settings for future use - for example, set once and a bright functional space for children becomes a warm and cosy reading nook; set again to create a vibrant evening venue for entertaining friends - then change again just as easily via the remote control.

"Home is a reflection of one's personal style, and LivingColors offers a whole new creative dimension to decor by using light to alter the ambiance of a room," said Allard Bijlsma, CEO, Philips Consumer Luminaires. "Whether relaxing or entertaining, LivingColors can instantly inspire a space by changing the color to suit the occasion or mood. This is just one more innovative way that Philips is enhancing life with light."

Already a success in Europe, Philips LivingColors will be available in the U.S. in August at various online retailers such as Amazon.com. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $209.00. For more information, visit http://www.philips.com

About Royal Philips Electronics

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:PHG)(NYSE:AEX:)(NYSE:PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of "sense and simplicity". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 116,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of US 32.3 billion in 2009, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.

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CONTACT:  Silvie Casanova, Senior Manager, Lighting Communications, of
Philips Electronics North America, +1-781-418-7928,
silvie.casanova@philips.com

Web Site:  http://www.philips.com/

Context Optional Announces Social Marketing Solution for Retailers

Integrated Enterprise Tools For Driving Store Traffic and Engagement via Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 -- Context Optional, the social marketing company, today announced the launch of a new set of tools designed specifically for retailers.  The retail offering is part of the company's Social Marketing Suite, the first integrated software as a service (SaaS) solution for building, monitoring and managing brand presence on Facebook.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100106/SF33004LOGO)

Working with leading retail brands, Context Optional created a solution that offers integrated publishing and application creation tools to help clients engage with customers through multiple touch points.  The tools enable retailers to showcase and promote products, distribute special discounts, target customers by location, and publish applications to both brand Pages and the News Feed.  The Social Marketing Suite retail offerings include:

  Applications:
  --  Create dynamic coupons, polls, sweepstakes, and product catalogs to
      publish on a Facebook Page and in the stream
  --  Allow users to print coupons from the News Feed and send to their
      mobile phones
  --  Promote new products through integrated e-commerce solutions

  Publishing:
  --  Target and customize messages to fans based on their location
  --  Schedule and publish images, video and links to the stream with
      built-in tracking
  --  Engage fans with interactive coupons, polls and catalogs published to
      the stream

  Moderation:
  --  Manage multiple pages through a single interface
  --  Escalate issues and organize your internal team inside the module

  Analytics:
  --  Track fan growth, measure consumer engagement over time and compare
      campaign results

According to eMarketer, one of the most important factors that leads a user to fan a brand on Facebook involves the potential for receiving discounts (not to mention exclusive content).  As more retailers adopt social media marketing as an indispensible form of communication with their customers, Context Optional's Social Marketing Suite provides retailers with the most advanced, scalable and efficient tool for quickly building and launching any number of customer-facing initiatives on Facebook.

"Context Optional is extremely keen on providing innovative solutions for our community-driven business to maximize its impact on Facebook and reach our social marketing growth objectives," said Cam Balzer, Vice President of Marketing at Threadless. "Stream apps, especially polls and coupons, are going to be invaluable for us to engage our Facebook friends and deepen those relationships. Plus the ability to manage it all from one dashboard is awesome."

"We worked closely with a dozen retail partners to create a set of solutions that would address their most requested features, particularly those associated with geo-targeting and deeper engagement," said Kevin Barenblat, CEO and co-founder, Context Optional. "By understanding their customer acquisition and retention goals, we have created the most comprehensive social marketing toolkit for retailers available on the market."

To learn more about the Context Optional's retail-facing solutions and the Social Marketing Suite, please visit http://contextoptional.com/solutions/retail, or contact suite@contextoptional.com.

About Context Optional

Context Optional is the leading provider of social marketing software and services to global brands and advertising agencies.  The company provides marketers with comprehensive solutions to build, manage, monitor and measure brand presence across the social web to meet their acquisition, engagement and retention goals.  By combining industry expertise, a leading technology platform, and comprehensive analytics into an integrated approach, Context Optional delivers the most effective social CRM and marketing solutions to Fortune 500 brands and agencies.  Context Optional is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York.  For more information, please visit http://www.contextoptional.com/.

Contact: Kasey Fleisher Hickey, +1-415-738-7997, ext. 34, kasey (at) contextoptional (dot) com

Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100106/SF33004LOGO
AP Archive:  http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Context Optional
   

CONTACT:  Kasey Fleisher Hickey of Context Optional, +1-415-738-7997,
ext. 34, kasey (at) contextoptional (dot) com

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

Novell Identity Manager 4 Unifies Identity and Access Management for Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments

Intelligent, cloud-ready and secure, Novell Identity Manager offers two versions targeting unique business needs of customers and partners

AMSTERDAM, May 19 -- Novell BrainShare Europe -- Novell today unveiled Identity Manager 4, a unique family of solutions that securely manages identity and access across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Novell® Identity Manager 4 is the industry's first solution to ensure consistent identity, security and compliance policies for an organization's entire IT ecosystem, including offering the same level of trust in the cloud that exists in the data center. As a result, customers and partners can better protect their corporate data while reducing the cost and complexity of demonstrating compliance.

Business models such as distributed management, outsourcing and on-demand software and computing, such as SaaS, make today's IT ecosystem complex. Managing data and transactions on-premise and off-premise, combined with increasing regulatory requirements, calls for organizations to have a holistic view of who has access to what resources to ensure compliance.  Novell addresses this core problem by enabling centralized user provisioning, roles management and secure access to resources and applications - whether in the data center or in the cloud.

Novell Identity Manager 4 is another milestone in Novell's delivery of products to meet the growing demand for intelligent workload management solutions. Intelligent workload management enables organizations to securely manage and optimize heterogeneous computing resources across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

"The emergence of virtual and cloud-driven business models has created new challenges around identity and access management. CIOs need a consistent, extensible platform for managing identities inside and outside the walls of their enterprise -- or their cloud strategy will fail," said Ron Hovsepian, CEO of Novell. "Novell Identity Manager 4 delivers a secure, cloud-ready platform to address this challenge so customers can benefit from intelligent workload management."

The beta program for Novell Identity Manager 4 is already underway, with more than 50 large customers and partners worldwide actively participating.

"Novell Identity Manager is the foundation for providing sustainable security and compliance in today's distributed computing environments," said Steven Jones, director of Operational Risk, Synovus. "For example, we use Identity Manager to synchronize and manage more than 6,700 identities across our IT environment. When a user changes roles or moves from one location to another, their access rights are updated automatically, giving our users unimpeded, secure and compliant access to the resources they need to do their jobs. Novell is setting the industry standard for secure, interoperable and compliant identity management."

Novell Identity Manager 4 family has two distinct offerings

Every customer has a unique identity management challenge. Novell now offers two products that address specific needs:

  --  Novell Identity Manager 4 extends the capabilities of Novell Identity
      Manager 3.6 to include enhanced scalability and tight integration with
      Microsoft* SharePoint*, SAP* ERP systems and cloud applications
      including Salesforce.com and Google Apps. It also offers
      out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and tools for data cleansing and
      policy framework design.
  --  Novell Identity Manager 4 Advanced Edition redefines enterprise-grade
      user provisioning by integrating sophisticated roles management,
      advanced workflow capabilities, and intelligent reporting
      capabilities. It is designed to support the identity and compliance
      needs for the most advanced enterprise or managed service provider.
      Novell Identity Manager 4 Advanced Edition also includes tools for
      data cleansing, policy framework design and the ability to define
      roles and entitlements using a simple drag and drop functionality,
      eliminating the need to write code.

Novell's broad partner ecosystem are already demonstrating support for Novell Identity Manager 4, including ACS, Atos Origin, Deloitte, ILANTUS, Infosys, KPMG, Mycroft and Wipro. Accordingly, Novell is investing heavily in training both value-added resellers and consulting systems integrators.

"Organizations worldwide are enhancing their identity infrastructure to provide the foundation of a secure and compliant environment within the enterprise and the cloud," said Lyle Carlson, director, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "Through our relationship with Novell and our joint efforts meeting the needs of these very large companies, the paramount issues associated with security and identity can now be addressed.  Novell helps us to bring these together in a way that will help us deliver optimal value to our customers with a solution that is well designed, well architected and functions as intended."

Helping Enterprises be more Intelligent, Cloud-Ready and Secure

The Novell Identity Manager 4 family of solutions helps Novell customers become more intelligent, cloud-ready, and secure.

Intelligent -- Novell Identity Manager 4 helps enterprises gain intelligence about operations by providing unmatched visibility into user access.  With integrated role management and workflow, it reduces costs while empowering business users to define and control who has access to what.  This greatly reduces the time it takes to get users provisioned and allows for more disbursed and robust oversight into user entitlements.  At the same time, generating actionable and meaningful reporting from identity management solutions is a core customer requirement.  Identity Manager 4 sets the benchmark for the industry with an integrated framework that provides both current and historical reports on provisioning activity so customers can more easily meet compliance requirements with reports that show who provided access to whom and when.

Cloud-Ready -- The shift to virtualized and cloud computing has fundamentally altered the identity management landscape as security and policy management controls no longer live neatly within the firewall.  Novell Identity Manager 4 offers the scalability and high-availability required of large-scale deployments by providing seamless, real-time user provisioning/deprovisioning, request/approval processes, password changes, identity profile updates and reporting.  With these unique solutions, customers can count on Novell Identity Manager as their source of record as they take advantage of new computing paradigms, including common SaaS applications such as Google Apps or Salesforce.com.

"IAM ensures appropriate access to resources across heterogeneous technology environments. This is a crucial and increasingly business-aligned undertaking for any enterprise -- particularly due to increasingly rigorous compliance requirements -- and requires business skills, not just technical expertise," writes Ant Allan, analyst, Gartner. "Enterprises that develop mature IAM capabilities can reduce the cost of managing users' identities and entitlements and, more importantly, become more agile in supporting new business initiatives and contributing to profitability."(1)

Secure -- Security is a core driver for implementing an identity management solution. Organizations need to secure data while still allowing users the required levels of access.  Novell Identity Manager continues to be the only solution uniquely architected for real-time response across multiple environments which practically eliminates security holes due to delayed de-provisioning.  Enhancements to Identity Manager 4 include tools to ensure that enterprise security policies are consistent across different systems, eliminating a common source of security and compliance problems.  With a tightly integrated view of identity across the enterprise, the Novell Identity Manager 4 family of solutions provides the foundation for the sophisticated security required by today's threats.

Availability

Novell Identity Manager 4 is currently in beta now through July.  Companies interested in participating can request information here.  The product family will be commercially available in Q3 2010.

About Novell

Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.  We help customers reduce the cost, complexity, and risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for identity and security, systems management, collaboration and Linux based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.

Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries.  *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

(1)  Gartner, Inc. Key Issues for Identity and Access Management, 2010, Ant Allan, Gregg Kreizman, March 1, 2010.

Source: Novell, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Amie Johnson of Novell, +1-801-861-2893, amie@novell.com; or
Becki Parkhurst of PAN Communications, +1-978-474-1900,
securenovell@pancomm.com, for Novell, Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.novell.com/

MovieHatch.com Offers Fame on Massive Times Square Billboard! New Contest Puts Winner's Face in Lights in Heart of Broadway

Those who dream of being famous are now given a unique chance to see their face on a massive billboard in Times Square

AUSTIN, Texas, May 19 -- Those who dream of being famous are now given a unique chance to see their face on a massive billboard in Times Square. Today, MovieHatch.com, the online entertainment venue where great film ideas and talent can be discovered and introduced to prominent players in Hollywood, announces the launch of its Times Square "Your Face in Lights" Contest. Open and free to everyone visiting and registering on the site, the contest rewards one lucky aspiring actor, model, or dreamer the opportunity to feel like a star.

Enthusiastic visitors to the site easily upload a photo of themselves for consideration. All accepted entries are posted on the site for a short voting period. MovieHatch then announces the winner and includes them on a billboard being posted in July 2010.

"Who doesn't dream of fame?" says MovieHatch founder and CEO Lauren Williams. "Times Square, and the lights of Broadway in New York City, is the most renowned public forum to give the thrill and excitement of celebrity. This area of the 'City That Never Sleeps' is seen by millions daily. What could be more fun or inspiring?"

MovieHatch.com breaks down the traditional barriers of Hollywood by engaging movie fans. MovieHatch's online competitions allow this movie-going audience to participate in the decision-making process of Hollywood, ultimately bringing them films they actually want to see. To achieve this goal, MovieHatch has partnered with an impressive roster of industry powerhouses, including the people behind such blockbusters as X:Men, Gladiator, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, (500) Days of Summer, Final Destination, Legally Blonde and many more.

This fall, MovieHatch plans to take the show on the road by rolling out its local market events across the country. Also free and open to everyone, participants enjoy the experience of feeling like a celebrity through a variety of activities.

No Purchase Necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter. Entries must be received by June 6th, 2010. Go to http://www.MovieHatch.com for official rules.

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

Media/Sponsorship Opportunities

Michael Edenbaum 512.535.4596, michael@moviehatch.com

Source: MovieHatch.com
   

CONTACT:  Media/Sponsorship Opportunities, Michael Edenbaum of
MovieHatch.com, +1-512-535-4596, michael@moviehatch.com

Web Site:  http://www.moviehatch.com/

Bestofmedia Group Forms a Strategic Partnership with Curse, Incorporated

LOS ANGELES, May 19 -- Bestofmedia Group, a leading online technology publisher, announces a strategic alliance with Curse, Inc., a leading massively multiplayer online (MMO) game portal. The alliance includes content syndication, traffic exchange, joint selling and advertising. The combined partnership creates an impressive reach of 8.5 million unique visitors (comScore Media Metrix US, March 2010), one of the top ranking entities in the Technology News category in comScore.

Curse, Inc. provides the ultimate experience for core gamers with a wide array of information and resource tools that enable interactive gaming. Its portal offers features such as forums, blogging, guild site hosting, add-on downloads, social networking, wikis, databases, video and screenshot sharing.

With Curse's focus on gaming and Bestofmedia Group's focus on technology, together they offer their advertisers one of the most powerful combinations in the online media industry.

"Our partnership is synergistic on many levels," said Antoine Boulin, CEO of Bestofmedia Group, USA. "Research shows that Curse's audience consists of the biggest spenders on computers and Bestofmedia Group's audience are among the heaviest gaming players, yet there is very little audience overlap. An estimated less than 2% of our readers visited Curse and 4% of Curse readers visited our properties. This strategic partnership creates a new entity that ranks on comScore as number four for wholly-owned tech news sites and number five in the gaming space."

Hubert Thieblot, CEO and founder of Curse, Inc. said, "The Curse and Bestofmedia Group partnership provides advertisers an unparalleled number of daily unique visitors while retaining extremely low duplication rates with the top gaming and technology sites. Not only is this a group of influencers amplifying your marketing message, but it is an audience you can't find anywhere else."

About Bestofmedia Group (http://www.bestofmedia.com)

Bestofmedia Group (http://www.bestofmedia.com) is one of the top-three online media publishing companies for technology in the world with 29 million readers a month (comScore Media Metrix WW, March 2010). It is the publisher of Tom's Hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com), Tom's Guide (http://www.tomsguide.com), Tom's Games (http://www.tomsgames.com) and other leading web publications. Bestofmedia Group provides real-time technology product reviews, forums, news, technical support, and information to millions of IT professionals, technology decision makers, business executives, consumers, corporate buyers, industry analysts, tech enthusiasts and purchasing influencers. Bestofmedia LLC is headquartered in Culver City, California and is owned by Bestofmedia Group.

About Curse, Inc. (http://www.curse.com)

Curse is the largest MMO (Massively Multi-player Online) property in the US, delivering a heavy concentration of 18-34 year-old males and attracting some of the most affluent and influential guys online. Consisting of 15 of the most sought after MMO websites on the planet, Curse enhances the core gaming experience with databases, wikis, and software tools which help manage your download experience. Core gamers depend on Curse for the tools and expertise they need to take their gaming to the next level. Curse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Media Relations:

Tel. +1 (858) 764-2646, CompassCross (http://www.compasscross.com/) for Bestofmedia Group

Tel. +1 (415) 856-0056 x229, Will Boyer (wboyer@curse.com) for Curse, Inc.

Source: Bestofmedia Group
   

CONTACT:  CompassCross for Bestofmedia Group, +1-858-764-2646, or Will
Boyer of Curse, Inc., +1-415-856-0056,  Ext.229, wboyer@curse.com

Web Site:  http://www.bestofmedia.com/us

Orbitz Worldwide Launches New AdventureFinder Site

New Site Becomes the Web's Most Comprehensive Destination for Adventure Vacations

CHICAGO, May 19 -- Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW) today announced the launch of AdventureFinder (http://www.adventurefinder.com), a new travel Web site that provides instant access to the world's leading adventure vacations.  The site allows consumers to research, customize, and plan active escapes quickly and easily.

Travelers looking to make their next vacation an adventure can choose from nearly 2,500 trips and tours around the world from top tour operators.  Adventure vacation opportunities include rafting along Northern California's Klamath River; touring historic towns in Nicaragua; experiencing a safari in the Serengeti; or taking a volunteer vacation in Bali, where you can teach English and learn how to surf.

"AdventureFinder is a unique Web site that includes a combination of tools, content, and resources relevant for active travelers that can't be found on other adventure sites," says Eric Brodnax, General Manager of The Away Network, which operates AdventureFinder.  "The new AdventureFinder site also will give tour operators direct contact with travelers and provide more flexibility in displaying their products to consumers."

AdventureFinder has launched with a series of search tools and content that makes comparison shopping for active adventures easy and convenient:

  --  A sleek user interface and refined search and sort tools make it easy
      for travelers to quickly find the active adventures that best suit
      their needs.  Consumers can organize custom trips; browse vacations
      tailored for groups, singles, couples and families; and search/sort by
      price, trip duration, and preferred destination with more than 30
      interests and activities.
  --  Through its new upcoming Trip Profile pages, consumers will be able to
      communicate directly with tour operators to ask detailed questions
      about their adventures prior to booking the trip.
  --  Monthly Deals help value-conscious consumers find true active escapes
      without the burden of a hefty price tag.
  --  Tour operator profiles, past traveler feedback, a list of staff's
      favorite adventures, plus highlights of the best travel deals make the
      new site an essential resource for all adventure enthusiasts.

AdventureFinder replaces GORPtravel.com within The Away Network as the principal brand focused on escorted adventure trips and active resorts.  Visitors to GORPtravel.com will be immediately redirected to the new AdventureFinder site, which includes more exciting adventures for travelers, updated branding and content, and added search/sort features.

Visit AdventureFinder to search and book your next active getaway.  Tour operators interested in posting active tours on the new AdventureFinder site should e-mail:  partnerships@adventurefinder.com.

About AdventureFinder

AdventureFinder (http://www.adventurefinder.com) is the one-stop resource that provides adventure travel enthusiasts with instant access to nearly 2,500 of the leading active vacations around the world from the world's leading tour operators.  Travelers are able to organize customizable trips, browse excursions tailored for groups, and communicate directly with tour operators.  AdventureFinder is a brand of The Away Network (http://away.com/about-us) which operates a portfolio of brands including Away.com (http://away.com/), GORP.com (http://gorp.com/), Trip.com (http://trip.com/), Outside Online (http://outsideonline.com/) and Lodging.com (http://lodging.com/).  The Away Network is owned by Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW).

Source: AdventureFinder
   

CONTACT:  Marita Hudson Thomas, +1-312-260-8304,
marita.thomas@orbitz.com, for AdventureFinder

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

Webroot Establishes International Headquarters in Ireland

BOULDER, Colo., May 19 -- Webroot, a leading Internet security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced plans to establish an international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Opening this month, the office will support Webroot's customers and partners across EMEA and the Asia Pacific regions.

"Webroot will grow our business aggressively through investments in research and development, acquisitions, and by building a world-class support organization," said Dick Williams, CEO, Webroot. "Establishing an international headquarters in Ireland will give us access to top talent and enable us to expand our global footprint to become the best company in the world at delivering security as a service."

With plans to employ approximately 50 workers over the first two years of operation, the Dublin office will house teams that support Webroot's consumer and enterprise product portfolios across the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. These areas include sales, marketing, localization, engineering, inventory and fulfillment, customer support, and certain shared services functions.

Webroot will also extend its award-winning channel programs into the Irish market, expanding existing partnerships and developing new relationships with leading enterprise cloud security resellers and consumer retail partners.

In addition to its new international headquarters, Webroot currently has offices across the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and across North America.

About Webroot

Webroot, a Boulder, Colorado-based company, provides industry-leading security solutions to consumers, enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses worldwide. Visit the Webroot® Threat Blog at http://blog.webroot.com/. For more information visit http://www.webroot.com/ or call 800.772.9383.

©2010 Webroot Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Webroot is a registered trademark or trademark of Webroot Software, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Source: Webroot
   

CONTACT:  MacLean Guthrie of Webroot, +1-720-842-3164,
mguthrie@webroot.com

Web Site:  http://www.webroot.com/

Brightcove Launches Operations in France

Announces Key Personnel, Strategic Partnerships and Major New Customers

PARIS, May 19 -- Brightcove, the leading online video platform, today announced its continued expansion in Europe with the official launch of company operations in France. Brightcove's increased investment and commitment to the French market includes a new office in Paris, as well as the appointment of industry veteran and proven sales leader, Henri Hallynck, to director of regional sales for France. Brightcove today also announced a strategic partnership with market-leading solutions provider, Hub'Sales, and major new customer wins with Societe Generale, Audi France, and Roche.

"In the past year, we have seen substantial growth and momentum in the French market as more brand marketers and media businesses leverage online video platforms to build their online audience, increase viewer engagement, and generate revenue," said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer. "This increased customer demand coupled with our ongoing strategic partnerships have helped to accelerate the adoption of our platform in France, and the addition of Mr. Hallynck to our team will be instrumental in achieving the next level of growth for Brightcove in the country."

The Brightcove online video platform is the most widely-adopted software for publishing and distributing professional video on the Web. More than 1,500 customers in 45 countries rely on Brightcove for video content management, player publishing, video syndication, monetization and analytics. In addition, Brightcove has recently introduced a series of solutions that will enable organizations throughout France to deliver high quality mobile video experiences across HTML5 and Adobe Flash-compatible devices, as well as the ability to distribute video content to Internet-connected TVs. Brightcove also provides broadcasters and TV programmers with everything needed to operate rich, branded catch-up TV viewing and authenticated TV Everywhere services.

Brightcove's operations in France will be led out of the company's Paris headquarters by Henri Hallynck. Prior to Brightcove, Mr. Hallynck served as business development manager for Vizelia, and as sales director for Kewego, where he was instrumental in building the company's sales organization and driving revenue growth of 250 percent. Mr. Hallynck will report to Brightcove's senior vice president of sales for EMEA, Vanessa Wade.

Brightcove sits at the center of a global ecosystem of technology and solution providers that are building applications and services on top of the Brightcove platform. Pioneering the introduction of the Brightcove platform in France has been Hub'Sales, which provides professional services, consulting, development and support to organizations throughout France. Together, Hub'Sales and Brightcove are providing cutting edge online video technology, solutions and support to customers in a variety of industries, including Societe Generale and Audi France.

"The French market provides a unique opportunity for Brightcove and Hub'Sales to drive the adoption of online video platforms and services that enable organizations of all kinds to deliver high quality video experiences," said Eric Dumain, Hub'Sales president and founder. "We are proud to support Brightcove's official launch in France, and look forward to continuing our successful partnership in the future as we expand our joint customer base in the country."

Societe Generale, Audi France, and Roche join a fast-growing list of Brightcove customers in France taking advantage of the platform to deliver high quality video experiences across the Web and mobile devices.

France represents the fourth European country where Brightcove has established official company operations. Brightcove launched its UK operations in 2007, followed by an office in Hamburg, Germany in 2008 and Barcelona, Spain earlier this year.

About Brightcove

Brightcove is a cloud-based online video platform. Media companies, businesses and organizations worldwide use Brightcove to publish and distribute video on the Web. Founded in 2004, Brightcove has offices across North America, Europe and Asia and customers in 45 countries. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com/.

Source: Brightcove
   

CONTACT:  France, Agathe Boye of AxiCom France, +33 1 56 02 68 27,
agathe@axicom-france.com, for Brightcove; or United States of America, Erika
Shaffer of SutherlandGold Group, +1-206-972-5514, erika@sutherlandgold.com,
for Brightcove

Web Site:  http://www.brightcove.com/

Braun Recalls Satin Pro and Satin Hair Hairdryers

KRONBERG, Germany, May 19, 2010--

    - Voluntary Recall Issued for Units Sold in Europe, Middle East,
Africa, Asia and Latin America that do not Meet Braun Quality Standards

    As a precautionary measure, Braun today announced a voluntary recall for
Braun Satin Pro and Braun Satin Hair Colour Hairdryers produced between April
2007 and November 2008. Consumers can continue to use all other Braun hair
care appliances with confidence.

    This recall is being initiated because a small number of these hairdryers
have failed to meet Braun's quality standards and present a safety risk if
not used according to the usage instructions. In particular, there is a small
risk that the affected hairdryers may short-circuit, over-heat and start
burning if left plugged in, in a very humid environment even when switched
off. Therefore, after confirming that they have an affected hairdryer,
consumers are asked to immediately unplug the hairdryer and discontinue use.
There have been no reported consumer health impacts because of this quality
issue.

    The Braun hairdryers being recalled have the Product Type number "3549"
and Production Codes from "701" to "852". The Product Type number is printed
on the hairdryer handle, and the Production Code is printed on the inlet grid
which can be found after removing the protection filter at the rear of the
appliance. Specific instructions and photographs can be found at
http://www.braun.com.

    Consumers who have confirmed that their individual Production Code is
between "701" and "852" should call their local freephone service hotline
where they will receive further information on how to obtain a replacement.

    No other Braun products are affected by this recall. This precautionary
and voluntary recall underlines Braun's commitment to the highest quality
product standards. Braun apologises for any inconvenience caused by this
recall.

   
    Country        Service Hotline

    Germany        0800-1003965
    Netherlands    0800-2255636
    Belgium        0800-39036
    Sweden         0200-125061
    UK             0800-3680348
    Ireland        1800-819068
    France         0800-710528
    Spain          900-800380
    Italy          800-584652
    Russia         8800-2002020
    Turkey         0800-2616365

Source: Braun

Media Contacts: Germany, Nina Knecht, +49(0)6196-891924; Netherlands, Ronald Van De Straat, +31-102863609; Belgium, Ann Huart, +32-2-456-2126; Sweden, Cecilia Udekwu, +46-8-5280-8333; UK and Ireland, Andrea Witty, +44(0)1932-896000; France, Raphael Dacquin, +33-140-88-5224; Spain, Sylvia Cabrera, +34-91-7222107; Italy, Paola Aruta, +39-06-50090-623; Russia, Irina Nagornova, +7-963-655-35-16; Turkey, Zeynep Ercan, +90-2164638072

Billion Unveils Smart Grid, Energy Management, and Cyber Security Solutions for a Green Planet

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 19, 2010--

    Leading Asia Pacific-based provider of network equipment and Smart Grid
solutions, Billion Electric Co., Ltd. (Taiex: 3027, trading as Billion), will
unveil a full range of Smart Grid solutions, including BPL AMI modules, MV/LV
concentrators, energy management solutions like PLC adapter and ZigBee
gateway, Cyber Security solutions and industrial smart metering solutions at
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2010 to be held June 1-5 in Taipei, Taiwan.

    "Billion is uniquely positioned in global market to deliver affordable
Smart Grid one-stop solutions," Billion director Bill Chou said. "In addition
to offering BPL AMI solutions to utility companies, we also integrate AMI
technologies with GPON fibre and deliver AMI FTTH solutions to IOCs and ASPs.
Moreover, we offer LED Streetlights Monitoring and Control systems to LED
vendors by using PLC, ZigBee, and RF technologies. Our focus is to meet our
customers' requirements."

    After successful interoperability tests in China and Taiwan, Billion will
announce its four series of Smart Grid solutions:

   
    -- Smart metering, data collection and transmission for AMI backbone:
       Billion SG5021: AMI BPL Medium-Voltage Node
       Billion SG5011: AMI BPL Low-Voltage concentrator
       Billion SG5000: AMI BPL AMI Module for Smart Meters
       Billion SG5001: AMI BPL Converter for outdoor GPON SFU (Single Family
                       Unit)

    -- Energy management for Home Area Networks
       Billion SG2095: BPL Ethernet Adapter with Power On/Off Remote Control
       Billion SG2096: BPL Ethernet Adapter with Smart Power Meter
       Billion SG6410: ZigBee ADSL2+ VPN Gateway
       Billion SG3010: ZigBee Power Meter

    -- Pre-paid metering, power monitoring and control for I&C networks
       Billion SG3150: Pre-paid Smart Meter and Smart Card Reader
       Billion SG3140: Web-based mini-SCADA
       Billion SG3130: Smart Power Meter
       Billion SG3120: Clip-on CT Power Meter
       Billion SG3110: Compact Power Meter

    -- Substation grade Cyber Security solutions for utility networks
       Billion SG-Central: Cyber Security Management System
       Billion SG-Platform series: Unified Threat Management System

    About BILLION

    Billion Electric Co., Ltd. (Taiex: 3027), founded in Taiwan in 1973, has
grown to be one of the leading providers of network equipment and power
products in Asia Pacific. Since March 2009, Billion has added investment in
R&D and manufacturing of Smart Grid business. Please contact us for Contract
Manufacturing and OEM/ODM services. For more information, please visit
http://www.billion.com.tw or http://www.smartgrid.com.tw

    Sales contacts: smartgrid@billion.com

    Media contacts: press@billion.com

Source: Billion Electric Co., Ltd.

Belen Wu, +886-2-29145665 ext. 215, press@billion.com for Billion Electric Co. Ltd.

Microsoft Unveils New Functionality for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 will deliver on software-plus-services vision and include CRM integration and online payment service.

PRAGUE, May 19 -- As part of Microsoft Corp.'s commitment to providing leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to midrange organizations worldwide, the company today unveiled Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 at Directions EMEA 2010. Because of the investment in architecture for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, customers are able to take advantage of the benefits of the software-plus-services vision through the R2 release more quickly than scheduled, including built-in integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and online Payment Service. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 customers will benefit from the following:

  (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)

  --  Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration. Today's fast-paced business
      environment demands instant access to customers and vendors. Microsoft
      is providing built-in integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
      Benefits of customer relationship management (CRM) integration include
      eliminating redundant data entries, keeping information up to date in
      both ERP and CRM solutions, and providing salespeople with the ability
      to quickly access detailed business information about contracts,
      pricing and product availability. Customers can choose between
      integration to on-premises Microsoft Dynamics CRM or Microsoft
      Dynamics CRM Online with the option to migrate to either option over
      time.
  --  Online Payment Service for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This enables
      customers to process payment transactions from the Microsoft Dynamics
      NAV interface across multiple channels, including e-commerce, point of
      sale and call center transactions. The Payment Service works with
      leading payment processing services and all major credit cards.
  --  RoleTailored interface access for remote or roaming users. Microsoft
      Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 supports direct access from the Microsoft
      Dynamics RoleTailored experience over the Internet. This allows for
      remote or roaming users to take advantage of the richness and
      Microsoft Office integration of the RoleTailored interface and the
      many integration features connected to local resources, such as the
      operating system and Microsoft Office. This reduces the complexity and
      overhead compared with using other applications such as Citrix Systems
      and Terminal Services, especially for hosting partners offering
      cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics NAV deployments.
  --  Microsoft Application Virtualization support. The Microsoft Dynamics
      NAV 2009 R2 RoleTailored interface can be deployed using Microsoft
      Application Virtualization (App-V) technology, which is relevant for
      both on-premise and hosted solutions. This provides a better
      experience for the end user as all integration with local applications
      is done on the desktop. It also cuts IT costs by centrally managing
      Microsoft Dynamics NAV client installations with automatic deployment
      to the desktop after an update.
  --  Windows 7 user experience improvements. Through Microsoft Dynamics NAV
      2009 R2, jump lists can be used to open recently accessed customers
      and vendors for increased business productivity and efficiency, and
      the icon overlay functionality provides information on system events
      and status streamlined with the Windows 7 user experience.
  --  Treemap visualization. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 showcases the
      possibilities around business data visualizations abilities in
      Microsoft Dynamics NAV through rich ad hoc data visualization. It
      provides treemap analysis that enables the comparison of any two
      values, for example sales and profits, which increases business
      productivity and business insight. The innovative client extensibility
      framework used allows partners to extend the user experience of
      Microsoft Dynamics NAV to integrate visualizations into any end-user
      scenario.

"We're delivering this release in response to customer and partner feedback," said Crispin Read, general manager of Microsoft Dynamics ERP at Microsoft. "Microsoft is committed to continuously bringing forth innovation in our ERP solutions, including the integration with cloud services. These latest enhancements to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 are an important step in delivering solutions that drive real business productivity."

"The new features in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 improve our business opportunities and benefit our customers. The fact that Microsoft is able to deliver faster than planned reaffirms our decision to build our solutions on Microsoft Dynamics NAV," said Christian Sega, managing director at agiles Informationssysteme GmbH, an industry solution provider and consulting company specializing in horizontal workflow solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010.

About Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics is a line of easy-to-use, integrated and adaptable ERP and CRM applications that enable business decision-makers to quickly respond to market shifts, take advantage of new trends, increase their competitive edge and drive business success. Microsoft Dynamics solutions are delivered through a world-class network of reselling partners providing specialized services and additional innovation to help customers excel in their industries.

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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CONTACT:  Charlie Meredith-Hardy of Weber Shandwick, +44 207 067 0500,
dynamics@webershandwick.com; or Rapid Response Team of Waggener Edstrom
Worldwide, +1-503-443-7070, rrt@waggeneredstrom.com, both for Microsoft

Web Site:  http://www.microsoft.com/

Hire a Private Box for the World Cup 6,000 Miles Away

LONDON, May 19, 2010--

    - With Photo

    Customers can hire a private box at Urban Golf's 3 London venues to watch
any game during the 2010 World Cup. Each private booth includes a 15ft
screen, seating and waitress service during any of the World Cup matches.

    Urban Golf's main attractions are the 22 state of the art golf simulators
on which guests can play along simulated versions of 50 championship golf
courses. During the World Cup, the golf simulators can be turned into mini
cinemas for private screenings, suitable for up to 10 people each with a live
feed of the football being projected onto a 15ft screen. The simulators can
also be used for various golf competitions to keep guests entertained at half
time and long after the final whistle.

    David Richter, Urban Golf's Marketing Manager, came up with the product
to capitalise on World Cup fever this year. "We've modified our 22 golf
simulators to be able to screen all the matches during the World Cup. Each
simulator houses a massive screen which takes up your entire field of vision,
when you're watching the football it's the next best thing to actually being
there".

    Urban Golf's founder, James Day, says "The World Cup is a massive
opportunity for us. During the 2006 World Cup we realised we occupy a unique
space in the market for sports screenings. Our venues were full of groups
looking to entertain staff, clients and friends during the World Cup but
wishing to avoid traditional, rowdy sports bars".

    Urban Golf has created a range of World Cup packages for groups of 4 -
250 guests. Prices start from GBP25 per head before food and drink; all
packages include event management and waitress service.

    For additional details, availability and pricing of Urban Golf's World
Cup packages contact Heidi Matthews on +44(0)207-248-8600 or email
Heidi.Matthews@urbangolf.co.uk

    About Urban Golf

    Founded in 2004 Urban Golf operates 3 indoor golf venues in London in
Soho, Smithfield and Kensington. Each venue is fully licensed and house 6 to
7 golf simulators on which guests can play 50 championship golf courses.
Services offered include corporate and private events, golf lessons, club
fitting and free-play. http://www.urbangolf.co.uk

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http://www.urbangolf.co.uk/private-box-world-cup-urban-golf or email
david.richter@urbangolf.co.uk

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    Press Contact
    David Richter
    Urban Golf
    12 Smithfield Street
    London
    EC1A 9LA
    +44(0)207-248-8600
    David.richter@urbangolf.co.uk

Source: Urban Golf

Press Contact, David Richter, Urban Golf, 12 Smithfield Street, London, EC1A 9LA,    +44(0)207-248-8600, David.richter@urbangolf.co.uk

Playdom Announces Acquisition of Acclaim Games Inc.

Social gaming company acquires game developer specializing in MMORPG

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, May 18 -- Playdom, a leading social gaming company, and Acclaim Games, a developer of social networking and downloadable casual games, announced today that Playdom has acquired Acclaim. Acclaim was privately held and is based in Los Angeles, California. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Since its establishment in 2006 under one of the gaming industry's most recognizable brands, Acclaim has built a name for itself in the casual and MMORPG gaming space by developing and publishing free-to-play titles available on the Acclaim website (http://www.acclaim.com). With more than 15 million registered online users already playing Acclaim's games, the company launched RockFree, a Facebook guitar game, in March 2010, which now has tens of thousands of daily active users. Acclaim is currently hard at work on its latest Facebook game due to launch this summer.

"Joining forces with Playdom is a natural fit," said Howard Marks, CEO of Acclaim. "Both companies share the vision of connecting people globally through quality social games. Our deep expertise in building multi player online games and Playdom's vast player community will help us bring out the next generation of social games."

Acclaim will become the newest team to join Playdom's growing cadre of studios. Marks, a former Activision 2.0 co-founder and Chairman of the Activision Studios, will run the Acclaim studio for Playdom and serve in a senior strategic role for the parent company focused on Playdom's business development activities. Acclaim's Chief Technology Officer, Neil Malhotra, a longtime Marks colleague, will now act as the studio's senior technical officer.

"Bringing Howard and Neil into Playdom strengthens our leadership and bolsters our position as an innovative games developer for the future," said John Pleasants, CEO of Playdom. "Howard and Neil have worked together building and operating games for many years, and their pipeline of new games is strong. We are also excited about opening our first Los Angeles based social game development studio which gives us access to all of the game development talent in Southern California.  We look forward to big things from this team."

About Playdom

Playdom is committed to bringing people everywhere together through the world's best social games. Playdom is a top game developer on Facebook and MySpace with popular titles including Social City, Sorority Life, Mobsters, Tiki Resort and our latest game, Treetopia. To date, more than 100 million Playdom games have been installed on leading platforms including Facebook, MySpace, iPhone and Hi5. Playdom is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with studios in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Eugene, Ore.; Boulder, Colo.; Chapel Hill, N.C.; Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in South Asia. For more information about Playdom, please visit http://www.playdom.com.

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CONTACT:  Christa Quarles, Chief Financial Officer of Playdom,
+1-650-963-8024, christa@playdom.com

Web Site:  http://www.playdom.com/
http://www.acclaim.com/

New Platform Allows Developers an Easy Path to Microsoft Outlook Users; Xobni Developer Preview Available Today

Leading Outlook Developer Xobni Leverages Google's Contextual Gadget APIs to Allow Developers to Create Once for Two Major Email Platforms

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 -- Xobni, the popular Microsoft Outlook search and relationship add-in, today announced a developer preview of a new platform that lets Gmail(TM) contextual gadgets developers insert Google gadgets inside Microsoft Outlook. Interested developers can visit Xobni's developer site at http://xobni.com/developer for more information and for a developer build of Xobni.

"We know better than most the challenges of developing in Outlook. So when we saw the simplicity and power of Google's new contextual gadget platform, we knew we had to bring it to Outlook," said Jeff Bonforte, CEO of Xobni. "Gmail's new contextual gadgets platform provides a great alternative for developers looking to reach Outlook's 600 million users, particularly for those with more experience in web development versus writing desktop software."

This announcement falls on the heels of Google's release of Gmail contextual gadgets for developers today.  Xobni will allow developers who create Gmail contextual gadgets to also run their gadgets inside Microsoft Outlook (Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 32-bit and 64-bit) via Xobni's new platform, without having to develop a separate gadget specifically for Outlook. This unified platform will extend the potential market for developers to include the 600 million Outlook users.

Initially, only developers will have access to use and test Xobni's new platform. Once deployed to users, these new gadgets will appear via an additional Xobni horizontal bar at the bottom of Outlook email messages and preview pane, which easily expands or contracts, as needed. This is in addition to the current Xobni sidebar in Outlook, that offers lightning-fast search for information and contacts in email.

"Gmail contextual gadgets are built atop open standards for rendering gadgets," said Don Dodge, developer advocate at Google. "We are excited that partners like Xobni are leveraging these standards to deploy contextually relevant gadgets in other containers like Outlook."

To learn about and experiment with Gmail contextual gadgets, Xobni developed the Hoover's company information gadget for Gmail users. It identifies company email addresses and presents the relevant Hoover's company information such as revenue, size and location to help give context into the people and the information shared in email.

"Google's new platform is very straightforward. In fact, we wrote our first gadget, Hoover's contextual gadget for Gmail, in just a couple days. We are excited to bring a full Xobni experience to Gmail in the near future," said Frank Cort, vice president of engineering at Xobni. "But we are even more excited about opening Outlook to Gmail's Contextual Gadgets. We suspect developers will find very creative ways to enhance both Gmail and Outlook with this unified platform."

For more information on Xobni's new developer platform, visit http://xobni.com/developer.

About Xobni

Xobni ("inbox" spelled backwards) is a San Francisco startup that offers a better way to manage and search contacts and email through Outlook and on the BlackBerry. Xobni combines individual exchanges and social media content (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) to give users a complete view of all their contacts in one place. Xobni's contact management products offer lightning-fast email search and organization for the inbox, as well as innovative and comprehensive address book for the mobile phone. The Xobni technology emerged from a graduate project at MIT in 2006, and has been downloaded over 5 million times since its public launch in May 2008. Xobni's first mobile product was developed for the BlackBerry and launched in March 2010. Xobni is funded by Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures, Cisco Systems, BlackBerry Partners Fund, First Round Capital and others. For more information, visit xobni.com (for English) or xobni.de (for German).

  MEDIA CONTACTS
  Terra Carmichael
  terra@xobni.com
  415.684.7681

Source: Xobni
   

CONTACT:  Terra Carmichael of Xobni, +1-415-684-7681, terra@xobni.com

Web Site:  http://www.xobni.com/

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in Erie County

- Improves coverage and capacity in North Collins - Provides access to 3G wireless broadband service - Meet one of Upstate New York's local Test Men, Jack Brandes

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 18 -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Erie County and expanding its local coverage with a new cell site in North Collins. The new site improves coverage and capacity along Route 75 from Yochum Road to Genesee Road and along Route 249 from Jennings Road to Applewood Road.

This network expansion is part of the company's aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless' voice and data services. The company has invested more than $50 billion nationwide since it was formed - $5.5 billion on average every year - and invested more than $100 million in Upstate New York in 2009.

"We've always believed even the most advanced device is only as good as the network it runs on. We continue to aggressively invest in our Upstate New York network to increase coverage and capacity for our customers, add new services, and maintain our 3G network leadership," said Gene Fassett, executive director of Network for Verizon Wireless' Upstate New York Region.

Verizon Wireless recently earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for "Highest Call Quality Performance among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Northeast."

Services include wireless data services such as picture messaging, text messaging, V CAST and V CAST Music with Rhapsody, and MobileBroadband, the company's high-speed wireless broadband network geared toward mobile professionals and business customers. It provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second, and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps.

Strong demand for Verizon Wireless' services continued during the first quarter of 2010 as the company added 1.5 million net new customers.

The company's "nation's most reliable wireless network" reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and women throughout the country. These engineers drive nearly 100 specially equipped vehicles more than 1 million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets. Test vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than 3 million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.

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:  John O'Malley, +1-585-321-7264, or +1-585-261-5899,
john.omalley@verizonwireless.com, http://twitter.com/johnnyverizon; or
Meredith Dropkin, +1-315-413-4293, mdropkin@mower.com

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

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New Online TV Show Showcases Cutting-Edge Marketing

BOSTON and LOS ANGELES, May 18 -- A groundbreaking, new internet program series, "The College of Marketing Knowledge" will feature interviews with prominent CEOs and corporate leaders who have pioneered the use of new media and employed effective marketing techniques to grow their businesses.   "The College of Marketing Knowledge" is produced and presented by Blue Wave Marketing & Promotions, a marketing and production firm headquartered in Boston.  The episodes are hosted by John Moran, CEO of Blue Wave, a leading marketing and business expert.

The premiere program profiles John Cini, president of High Output, New England's leading supplier to the broadcast, entertainment and event industries.  High Output's clients include industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin, Staples, Hasbro, and Haemonetics, along with various broadcast television, movies, and marketing production firms.

"We have grown from a small business into a major supplier.  We were involved with the Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise project 'Night and Day' filmed in Boston and in every White House project in New England over the past ten years," said president John Cini.  High Output also provides the equipment for the Lifetime series "Army Wives."  Cini offers viewers his insight about the effective marketing practices he has used to develop his business.

"'The College of Marketing Knowledge' provides a behind-the-scenes look into these leading businesses, along with commentary from marketing experts," said Blue Wave's Moran.  "We are providing insight into these marketing successes in the hope that people will be inspired and motivated."

Upcoming episodes feature interviews with Brian Halligan, CEO and Founder of Hubspot, the nation's leading inbound marketing software company and Greg Selkoe, CEO and Founder of Karmaloop, the world's top online retailer of street fashion.  Each free "College of Marketing Knowledge" episode ranges from six to 12 minutes in length and will air twice a month online.

"The College of Marketing Knowledge" can be accessed for free at http://www.bluewavemarketing.com/marketingnews/index.htm.

Blue Wave Marketing & Promotions (http://www.bluewavemarketing.com) is a creative integrated marketing firm based in Boston, MA, with a West Coast division in Santa Barbara, CA.  Blue Wave's clients include 7-Eleven, Kronos, Staples, Red Bull, Fujifilm, EMC, The United Way, among other industry leaders. Blue Wave's integrated service offerings include: Event Marketing, Video Production, Online and Interactive Media, Promotional Products, Strategy and Market Research, and Integrated Solutions.

  For additional information, contact:
  Victoria Solomon, (310) 595-5139
  vsolomon@bluewavemarketing.com

Source: Blue Wave Marketing & Promotions
   

CONTACT:  Victoria Solomon, Blue Wave Marketing & Promotions,
+1-310-595-5139, vsolomon@bluewavemarketing.com

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