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Motorola Showcases Industry's Highest Density Decoupled I-CMTS Upstream Module at ANGA Cable 2010

Motorola's RX48 Upstream Module provides cable operators a six-fold increase in port density while dramatically lowering the cost of delivering bandwidth

COLOGNE, Germany, May 4 -- ANGA Cable -- The Mobile Devices and Home business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) begins showcasing today the new RX48 decoupled upstream module for its BSR 64000 Integrated Cable Modem Termination System (I-CMTS) at ANGA Cable 2010 (stand H37).        Announced in 2009 and commercially available from third quarter 2010, the industry's highest density RX48 decoupled upstream module will be demonstrated alongside the widely deployed TX32 decoupled downstream module hosted within the BSR 64000 I-CMTS.  With both the RX48 and TX32 modules cable operators are able to economically meet growing demand for increased broadband throughput in support of a growing list of consumer experiences such as social media, streaming video and multi-screen IP video delivery.

Once installed with the RX48 decoupled upstream module, Motorola's BSR 64000 I-CMTS solution offers nearly 1.5 Gbps of upstream capacity per module. The combination of the RX48 and TX32 high-density decoupled modules, along with the simplicity of the integrated design of the BSR 64000, will provide enhanced flexibility and scalability. Through this highly scalable upstream solution Motorola can help cable operators achieve up to 60 percent capital savings over traditional upstream and downstream modules. In addition, the RX48 delivers significant energy efficiency, with a per channel power reduction of 81 percent over previous modules.

When deployed with S-CDMA, the RX48 represents the most comprehensive upstream solution available in the market today. With S-CDMA, cable operators can unlock additional usable spectrum in their networks to increase upstream capacity by up to 50 percent.  By deploying S-CDMA, cable operators safely utilize spectrum below 15 MHz and above 40 MHz to increase average data rates through higher order modulation and achieve up to 150 Mbps of peak upstream bandwidth.

"This demonstration of our BSR 64000 integrated RX48 upstream module at ANGA Cable 2010 marks an important milestone in innovation and engineering leadership for Motorola," said Joe Cozzolino, senior vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices and Home business. "Operators worldwide are challenged with having to increase the upstream capacity of their network in the face of overcrowding headends and limited spectrum. With the RX48, Motorola achieves market-leading upstream density and helps cable operators harness the full potential of the upstream spectrum to enable dramatic increases in speeds and capacity to existing DOCSIS 1.0 and 2.0 environments and helps them to offer even richer media experiences to a growing number of DOCSIS 3.0 connected subscribers."

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:
  Gemma Priscott
  Motorola Mobile Devices & Home
  +44 (0) 7970 882994
  gemma.priscott@motorola.com

MOTOROLA and the stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. DOCSIS is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories Inc. 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:  Gemma Priscott of Motorola Mobile Devices & Home, +44 (0) 7970
882994, gemma.priscott@motorola.com

Web Site:  http://www.motorola.com/

Atmel Announces Proposed Sale of SMS Business to INSIDE Contactless

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 4 -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that INSIDE Contactless S.A. ("INSIDE"), based in Aix-en-Provence, France, has submitted to Atmel a signed agreement offering to purchase, for cash consideration, Atmel's Secure Microcontroller Solutions (SMS) business based in Rousset, France and East Kilbride, UK.  As part of the proposed transaction, Atmel would make a minority equity investment in INSIDE.  In addition, INSIDE would enter into a multi-year supply agreement to continue sourcing wafers from the fabrication operation in Rousset, France that Atmel recently agreed to sell to LFoundry GmbH.

Atmel is presenting INSIDE's offer to the members of the Works Council in Rousset today.  After completion of the information and consultation process with the Rousset Works Council in accordance with French law, Atmel will seek authorization from its Board of Directors to enter into the purchase agreement with INSIDE, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2010, subject to certain closing conditions.

"We are excited about the potential combination of Atmel's SMS business with INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies," said Steven Laub, Atmel's President and Chief Executive Officer.  "In addition to further advancing our strategic focus on Atmel's core microcontroller and touch technologies, we believe that the highly complementary nature of the INSIDE business and the SMS product portfolio should create a positive outcome for both the SMS employees and customers."

"We believe combining Atmel's SMS business with INSIDE should create exciting opportunities for our customers and the smart card industry.  The products, technologies, customer base and operations of the SMS business would complement our own, resulting in a world-class company with greater depth and breadth to service our customers," said Remy de Tonnac, Chief Executive Officer of INSIDE Contactless.  "Atmel's SMS business has succeeded because of its people, skills and technology, and we now expect these strengths to reinforce our leadership in contactless technology and allow us to extend our business into new areas.  We believe the result will be a fabless semiconductor category leader with the requisite technology, products and scale to create significant value for our customers and investors."

Today's announcement is part of Atmel's pursuit of strategic alternatives for its ASIC business and related manufacturing assets, and follows the agreement to sell Atmel's wafer fabrication operation in Rousset, France, to LFoundry GmbH, which is expected to close during the second quarter of 2010.

Financial terms of the proposed INSIDE transaction and separate minority equity investment in INSIDE were not disclosed.

About INSIDE Contactless

INSIDE Contactless leads the market in open-standard contactless innovation.  The company has delivered 400 million contactless platforms worldwide, and its contactless payment and Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions power the next generation of payment, transit, identity and access control applications.  INSIDE's work in contactless standards and its 69 families of patents, including essential NFC patents, play a leading role in establishing industry direction.  INSIDE is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Warsaw, Seoul, Bangkok and San Francisco.  For more information, please visit http://www.insidecontactless.com

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components.  Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel provides the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.  For more information, please visit http://www.atmel.com

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release regarding Atmel's forecasts, outlook, expectations and beliefs are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  These statements include statements about the potential sale of Atmel's SMS business to INSIDE Contactless, as well as the effects of such a transaction if agreed by Atmel and subsequently consummated; Atmel's transformation plans; and Atmel's strategies.  All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Atmel as of the date of this release, which may change, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include general economic conditions; risk relating to the negotiation, signing and closing of a potential transaction with INSIDE Contactless, including the risk that INSIDE is not able to obtain financing commitments from its investors and that the parties may not sign definitive agreements relating to the transaction; that required approvals may not be obtained in a timely manner or at all, or that other conditions are not satisfied; the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of a potential transaction with INSIDE Contactless, if consummated, or of  our other recent strategic transactions, restructuring plans and other initiatives in a timely manner or at all; unanticipated costs and expenses or the inability to identify expenses which can be eliminated; and other risks detailed from time to time in Atmel's SEC reports and filings, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed on March 1, 2010, and our subsequent Form 10-Q reports.

  Investor Contact: Media Contact:
  Deborah Stapleton Sharon Stern / Jaime Wert
  IR counsel        Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
  +1.650.470.4200   212-355-4449
  deb@stapleton.com

Source: Atmel Corporation
   

CONTACT:  investors, Deborah Stapleton, IR counsel, +1-650-470-4200,
deb@stapleton.com; or Sharon Stern, Jaime Wert, both of Joele Frank, Wilkinson
Brimmer Katcher, +1-212-355-4449, all for Atmel Corporation

Web Site:  http://www.atmel.com/
http://www.insidecontactless.com/

Medical Marketers and Brand Managers to Benefit from Reprints Desk Launch of Content Licensing Service for Scientific Literature

Scientific article collection service designed to simplify licensing, integration and access for PDF ePrints used in online portals, physician detailing and edetailing, and websites

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 4 -- Reprints Desk, Inc., the content workflow company, today announced the launch of ePrints NRx, a new scientific article collection service that simplifies the re-use of PDFs by medical marketers, brand managers, and sales professionals.  The service, recently deployed for multiple Reprints Desk customers, provides these professionals with a copyright-compliant "plug and play" type of licensing solution for using multiple articles from multiple content sources in online portals, physician detailing and edetailing, and digital marketing initiatives.

ePrints NRx was conceived of after recent collaboration between Reprints Desk, leading scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishers, and two of the world's Top-10 pharmaceutical companies. The collaboration led to deployments of ePrints within a leading closed-loop marketing (CLM) solution and an online portal for healthcare consumers. The service is designed to solve common and persistent challenges that have stalled the long-predicted surge in article ePrint usage in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries:

  --  Multiple points of contact for licensing
  --  Multiple user agreements
  --  Multiple invoices
  --  Lack of a consistent end user experience
  --  Different licensing terms and conditions
  --  Different ePrint hosting technology
  --  Unfriendly DRM - plugins, Mac incompatibility, etc.
  --  Lack of reporting
  --  No 3rd party software or systems integration

"ePrints NRx is a breakthrough for every medical marketer or brand management professional that has wanted to incorporate a group of scientific article ePrints into their program or campaign only to run into multiple licensing, technical and budgeting challenges," said Reprints Desk President and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Derycz.

ePrints NRx service components include publisher relationship management and collaboration, annual or transactional licensing, workflow and technical requirements determinations, electronic content delivery or hosting for on-demand PDF downloads, reporting, and integration with third-party sales and marketing software services.  Scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles are important educational tools for pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies who communicate with medical professionals.

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

  About Reprints Desk®

Reprints Desk, Inc., is a business software and information services company that simplifies how research-intensive companies and other organizations procure, manage and share journal articles and other copyright-protected content. The company's content workflow and compliance solutions help customers effectively use peer-reviewed literature in research, regulatory submissions, and product promotions.  A channel supplier for more than 100 scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishers, Reprints Desk earned the #1 ranking in the 2008 Document Delivery Vendor Scorecard by Outsell, Inc., and currently serves companies in life sciences, energy, aerospace, industrial products, food and beverages, consumer packaged goods, information technology, legal, academia, and government. Reprints Desk is a Derycz Scientific company. For more information about Reprints Desk, contact Ian Palmer at +1 (415) 533-8308.

  Public and Media Relations Contacts:
  ------------------------------------
  Ian Palmer, Head of Marketing
  Reprints Desk, Inc. | 707.658.1931
  ipalmer@reprintsdesk.com

Source: Reprints Desk, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Ian Palmer, Head of Marketing of Reprints Desk, Inc.,
+1-707-658-1931, ipalmer@reprintsdesk.com

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

Ezenia! Inc. Announces InfoWorkSpace(TM) 3.0.6.1 Service Pack 3

NASHUA, N.H., May 3 -- Ezenia! Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EZEN), a leading market provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks and eBusiness, announced today the release and immediate availability of Ezenia InfoWorkSpace(TM) 3.0.6.1 Service Pack 3, the next generation of its most powerful and secure information-sharing application suite.

"When your client list includes the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, anything less than the best just isn't good enough," stated Mike Fitzell, Ezenia Vice President of Engineering.  "Service Pack 3 is a demonstration of our unwavering commitment to provide the best real-time information sharing and collaboration software available."

The upgrade involved a comprehensive overhaul of the Graphical User Interface, making it an easier, faster, and more intuitive experience for the user sans any learning curve.  Service Pack 3 for InfoWorkSpace(TM) is such a seamless upgrade; there is no need to re-train current users on how the application suite works.  Additional improvements include secure multi-lingual dynamic message translation, a multitude of system performance enhancements, and much anticipated flexibility to operate in a virtualized environment, thereby achieving effective fault tolerance via high availability and instant recovery, and eliminating the need for dedicated servers.

"In today's global community and economy, overcoming language barriers to provide clear communication, precise semantics, and accurate execution is imperative," added Mr. Fitzell.  "In many instances, mission-critical operations are conducted with multi-national participants within a coalition or corporation.  With this new capability of multi-lingual dynamic translation our clients can, now more than ever, rely on InfoWorkSpace(TM) to allow participants to converse in their native languages, thereby creating a much more natural, productive, effective, and friendly environment to share information and collaborate."

"Introduced to accelerate development, minimize cost, and maximize the flexibility of deployment, InfoWorkSpace(TM) now can operate with its complete and rich functionality in a virtual environment by leveraging a combination of storage applications and virtualization software," further noted Mr. Fitzell. "The use of virtualized servers not only saves cost and space, facilitates deployment, but also creates an impressive benefit for InfoWorkSpace(TM) users, including the delivery of a simplified Disaster Recovery/ Continuity of Operations (DRCOOP) option not previously available".

About Ezenia! Inc.

Ezenia! Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: EZEN) , founded in 1991, is a leading provider of real-time collaboration solutions, bringing new and valuable levels of interaction and collaboration to corporate networks and Internet.  By integrating voice, video and data collaboration, the Company's award-winning products enable groups to interact through a natural meeting experience regardless of geographic distance.  Ezenia! products allow dispersed groups to work together in real-time using powerful capabilities such as instant audio and text chat, white boarding, screen sharing and secure file storage. The ability to discuss projects, share information, and modify documents allows users to significantly improve team communication, enhance overall situational awareness and accelerate the decision-making process.  More information about Ezenia! Inc. and its product and service offerings can be found at the Company's Web site, http://www.ezenia.com/.

Note to Investors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein that are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by use of the words "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "may," and similar words.  Such forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the Company's business and financial outlook, expense control and cash preservation efforts, pursuit of sales opportunities and resulting effects, and long-term strategy, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include the considerations that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, such as the evolution of Ezenia!'s market, dependence on the United States government as its largest customer and on other major customers, continued funding of defense programs by the United States government and the timing of such funding, uncertainties associated with procurement processes and on-going bidding activities for government programs, rapid technological change and competition within the collaborative software market, the Company's reliance on third-party technology, protection of its propriety technology, customer acceptance of InfoWorkSpace and other new products including the acceptance of InfoWorkSpace in the commercial market, retention of key employees, stock price volatility, the Company's history of liquidity concerns and operating losses, and other considerations that are discussed further in such report.  You should not place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements after the date of such statements.

Note: Ezenia! is a registered trademark of Ezenia! Inc., and the Ezenia! Logo and InfoWorkSpace are trademarks of Ezenia! Inc.  Additional information on Ezenia! and its products is available at http://www.ezenia.com.

  Contact: Tom McCann
  Phone: 603-589-7603
  Ezenia! Inc.
  14 Celina Avenue, Suite 17-18
  Nashua, NH 03063
  Investor Relations
  investorrelations@ezenia.com
  ----------------------------

Source: Ezenia! Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Tom McCann, Ezenia! Inc., +1-603-589-7603, Investor Relations,
investorrelations@ezenia.com

Web Site:  http://www.ezenia.com/

Consumer and Privacy Groups Warn Online Tracking at 'Alarming Levels,' Joint Letter to Congress Outlines Principles Privacy Legislation Must Include

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Warning that "tracking and targeting of consumers online have reached alarming levels," a coalition of 11 consumer and privacy advocacy organizations today sent a letter to Congress outlining the protections any online privacy legislation must include.

The coalition said that industry self-regulation has not provided meaningful consumer protection and stressed that legislation is needed.

"This tracking is an invasion of privacy... Consumers now rely on the Internet and other digital services for a wide variety of transactions," the groups wrote. "These include sensitive activities, such as health and financial matters. In these contexts, tracking people's every move online is not simply a matter of convenience or relevance. It presents serious risks to consumers' privacy, security and dignity."

Rep. Rick Boucher, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, is expected to introduce online privacy legislation Tuesday. The coalition's letter was sent to all members of the House of Representatives.

The consumer and privacy groups noted that for the past four decades the foundation of U.S. privacy policies has been based on Fair Information Practices: collection limitation, data quality, purpose specification, use limitation, security safeguards, openness, individual participation, and accountability. They called on Congress to apply those principles in passing legislation to protect consumers online.

"Consumers need rights, and profiling should have limits. Behavioral tracking and targeting can be used to take advantage of vulnerable individuals, or to unfairly discriminate against people," the groups wrote. "The potential misuse of health or financial information is especially troubling. The assumptions that can be made about people based on behavioral tracking may have detrimental consequences for them. Online profiles may also be obtained by government agencies, private investigators, and others for purposes that go far beyond advertising."

The groups outlined the following principles and goals for any meaningful legislation to protect consumers' online privacy:

  Principles for Shaping Legislation
  --  Robust Fair Information Practices are the key to legislation
      concerning online privacy.
  --  Notice and choice are inadequate to protect consumers. Transparency is
      not enough if consumers have no real understanding or control.
  --  Self-regulation for privacy will not protect consumers.
  --  Law enforcement access to personal data should require a warrant.

  Specific Goals to Protect Consumers
  --  The privacy of individuals should be protected even if the information
      collected about them in behavioral tracking cannot be linked to their
      names, addresses, or other overt identifiers. As long as consumers can
      be distinguished based on IP addresses, cookies, or other
      characteristics, their privacy interests must be protected.
  --  The ability of websites and ad networks to collect or use behavioral
      data should be limited to 24 hours, after which affirmative consent
      (opt-in) should be required.
  --  Websites should not collect or use sensitive information for
      behavioral tracking or targeting. The FTC should be tasked with
      defining sensitive information, which must include data about health
      records, financial records, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation,
      personal relationships, and political activity.
  --  Personal data should be obtained only by lawful and fair means and,
      unless unlawful or impossible, with the knowledge or consent of the
      individual.
  --  Personal and behavioral data should be relevant to the purposes for
      which they are to be used.
  --  Websites should specify the purposes for which they collect both
      personal and behavioral data not later than the time of data
      collection. Websites should not disclose or use personal and
      behavioral data for purposes other than those specified in advance
      except: a) with the consent of the individual; or b) when required by
      law.
  --  Websites should be responsible for providing reasonable security
      safeguards for personal and behavioral data, including protection
      against unauthorized access, modification, disclosure and other risks.
  --  Websites should disclose their practices, uses, and policies for
      personal and behavioral data.
  --  An individual should have the right to: a) be told by behavioral
      tracker whether the behavioral tracker has data relating to the
      individual; b) obtain a copy of the data within a reasonable time, at
      a reasonable charge, and in a form that is readily intelligible to a
      consumer; and c) correct the data or, if requested, have all the data
      removed from the behavior tracker's database within a week.

  About the members of the coalition:

Center for Digital Democracy: The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) is dedicated to ensuring that the public interest is a fundamental part of the new digital communications landscape. URL: http://www.democraticmedia.org/

Consumer Action: Consumer Action, founded in 1971, is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization committed to financial literacy and consumer protection. URL: http://www.consumer-action.org/

Consumer Federation of America: Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives. URL: http://www.consumerfed.org/

Consumers Union: Consumers Union is a nonprofit membership organization chartered in 1936 to provide consumers with information, education and counsel about goods, services, health, and personal finance. URL: http://www.consumersunion.org/

Consumer Watchdog: Consumer Watchdog (formerly The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) is a consumer group that has been fighting corrupt corporations and crooked politicians since 1985. URL: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/

Electronic Frontier Foundation: When freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. URL: http://www.eff.org/

Privacy Lives: Published by Melissa Ngo, the Website chronicles and analyzes attacks on privacy and various defenses against them to show that privacy lives on, despite the onslaught. URL: http://www.privacylives.com/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a consumer organization with a two-part mission: To raise consumer awareness about privacy and to advocate for privacy rights in policy proceedings. URL: http://www.privacyrights.org/

Privacy Times: Since 1981, Privacy Times has provided its readers with accurate reporting, objective analysis and thoughtful insight into the events that shape the ongoing debate over privacy and Freedom of Information. URL: http://www.privacytimes.com/

U.S. Public Interest Research Group: The federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. URL: http://www.uspirg.org/

The World Privacy Forum: WPF is focused on conducting in-depth research, analysis, and consumer education in the area of privacy. Areas of focus include health care, technology, and the financial sector. URL: http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/

Source: Consumer Watchdog
   

CONTACT:  Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy,
+1-202-494-7100; John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, +1-202-629-3064,
+1-310-292-1902 (cell); Pam Dixon of World Privacy Forum, +1-760-470-2000; or
Ed Mierzwinski of U.S. PIRG, +1-202-461-3821

Web Site:  http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/
http://www.democraticmedia.org/
http://www.consumer-action.org/
http://www.consumerfed.org/
http://www.consumersunion.org/
http://www.privacylives.com/
http://www.eff.org/
http://www.privacyrights.org/
http://www.privacytimes.com/
http://www.uspirg.org/
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/

InBoxer Announces Anti-Bullying Monitoring Software For Schools and Education

New Software Alerts Administrators To Acts of Email Harassment Towards Students And Cyber-Bullying Complaints Emailed By Parents and Others

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 3 -- To help schools enforce the anti-bully legislation signed today by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, InBoxer announced new anti-bullying features in the InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance and plans for a new low cost anti-bullying email monitoring service for schools and educational institutions.

The new anti-bullying legislation calls for schools to investigate and report any case of bullying at school.  It specifically references cyber-bullying, including harassment via email.

The InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance helps schools with the new requirement in two ways:  (1) it monitors for offensive content and harassment in email messages and (2) looks for emailed reports that reference bullying.  These messages can be forwarded automatically to an investigating official for swift action, regardless of who sent or received the emails.  Messages can be handled swiftly, even if a teacher receiving a complaint is busy in the classroom or if an administrator is out of the office.

The InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance also enables schools to meet their obligations regarding email archiving, the Freedom of Information Act, open meeting laws, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

"As a Massachusetts company, InBoxer feels it is particularly important to help protect students in our community.  We wanted to be first to offer this important service," said Stephen Catanzano, InBoxer chief executive officer.

The InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance is an email and IM monitoring product for email archiving, electronic discovery, privacy protection, and more.

About InBoxer

InBoxer (Safecore, Inc.), named by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation's fastest growing private companies, is a leader in messaging intelligence with IM and email archiving, electronic discovery and content monitoring capabilities.  Customers are located on six continents and include Fortune 50 companies, more than 50 hedge funds, financial services firms, health care organizations, K-12 schools, local government, life sciences, transportation, and manufacturing companies.  The InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance is available as a hardware appliance, VMWare virtual appliance, or as a hosted appliance.

http://www.inboxer.com/email/bullying

InBoxer is a registered trademark of Safecore, Inc.  Other marks are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Source: InBoxer
   

CONTACT:  Roger Matus of InBoxer, +1-978-341-0022, roger@inboxer.com

Web Site:  http://www.inboxer.com/

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc./

In the news release, Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces PlayStation(R) Protection Plan for PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable), issued 03-May-2010 by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first bulleted point should read "PS3 - 1-year extension ($44.99) ..." rather than "PS3 - 1-year extension ($49.99) ..." as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces PlayStation(R) Protection Plan for PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable)

Extended Service Program Gives PS3 and PSP Owners the Option to Purchase One or Two Years of Additional Coverage Beyond the One-Year Manufacturer's Warranty

FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 3 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the PlayStation® Protection Plan, an extended service offer for the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems. Under the new program, PS3 and PSP owners in the United States can purchase an extended service plan of one or two years that begins after the original one-year manufacturer's limited warranty expires. PSP owners can also choose the Accidental Damage Plan, which adds coverage for cracked-screen damage in the event of an unexpected drop. The PlayStation Protection Plan offers peace of mind to consumers interested in enhanced coverage for a great value, along with the added security of knowing all services will be performed with the direct backing and support of SCEA as the original manufacturer.

With the PlayStation Protection Plan, consumers can extend the same coverage from the original manufacturer's one-year warranty for one or two additional years. The pricing includes all shipping charges and repairs, which are performed by PlayStation-trained service technicians using official parts at SCEA-authorized repair facilities. The PlayStation Protection Plan is available beginning in May 2010 and will be priced competitively.

  --  PS3 - 1-year extension ($44.99) or 2-year extension ($59.99)
  --  PSP - 1-year extension ($29.99) or 2-year extension ($39.99)
  --  PSP with Accidental Damage - 1-year extension ($39.99) or 2-year
      extension ($49.99)

"The PlayStation® brand has long been synonymous with the highest quality in engineering and design, and it's because of the reliability of the PS3 and PSP systems that we can offer the PlayStation Protection Plan," said Glenn Nash, vice president, operations, SCEA. "We have heard from consumers that they're interested in an extended service plan that's backed directly by SCEA and leverages our technical expertise. While both the PS3 and PSP systems are designed with future-proof technology and built for long lifecycles, we're looking forward to offering this service to consumers looking for added peace of mind."

The PlayStation Protection Plan is available to PS3 or PSP owners (both the PSP-3000 and PSPgo systems) who are still within their one-year limited manufacturer's warranty, as well as new purchasers. The PSP Accidental Damage Plan must be purchased within the first 30 days of owning a PSP system, and the plan is effective beginning on the purchase date. Starting this month, consumers can purchase the PlayStation Protection Plan by calling 1-866-716-7669. For additional details and to review the Terms and Conditions, please visit http://us.playstation.com/support/protection-plan/index.htm.

About Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC.

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, the ground-breaking PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and network services the PlayStation®Network and PlayStation®Store. Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one, PlayStation 2, PSP and PS3 systems for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. serves as headquarters for all North American operations.

Visit us on the Web at http://www.us.playstation.com/

"PlayStation," "PSP," and "PS one" are registered trademarks and "PS3" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Jennifer Clark, +1-650-655-5994,
jennifer_clark@playstation.sony.com, or Al de Leon, +1-650-655-7348,
al_deleon@playstation.sony.com, both of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Inc.

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SuccessFactors to Acquire CubeTree

SAN MATEO, Calif. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 3 -- Today SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF) announced a definitive agreement to acquire CubeTree, Inc. a visionary leader in the rapidly growing social business software category. SuccessFactors is acquiring the company for $20 million in SuccessFactors stock at closing plus a contingent cash payment three years from closing to bring the value of the total consideration to $50 million.  There is no contingent cash payment if the value of the stock issued exceeds $50 million at any point during the three year period and to the extent the holders have disposed or hedged their holdings.  The contingent consideration will be recorded at fair value and marked-to-market each quarter through the statement of operations.

"Unlocking Workforce Productivity --- CubeTree is a key to unlocking this potential.  Every CEO is interested in releasing the biggest leverage point in all organizations which exists between the functional groups . . . not being in the functional groups," said SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard. "CubeTree makes those connections happen and creates a sticky, daily use, digital work pad that is relevant and fun for any type of work issue across the organization.  CubeTree is key to accelerating SuccessFactors' BizX opportunity and expand our leadership. Putting the best Enterprise Social Software product, on our most secure, and most scalable and deployed Enterprise Cloud platform will be irresistible to organizations wanting to tap into Social Software. We believe this is everyone.  With CubeTree's powerful social business platform, you get something that's never happened in enterprise software --- a platform that can literally change the way the world works.  We'll start by introducing it immediately to our 8 million deployed seats."

The acquisition will strengthen SuccessFactors' core Business Execution Software strategy and directly align with its mission of helping companies get work done every day.  It is central to the Business Alignment product category within the Business Execution Software suite.

SuccessFactors is the world's most widely deployed cloud business software. It is used by more than 8 million deployed seats, 3,000 companies and just about everyone in a company. CubeTree makes social business software that integrates communication, content sharing and collaboration within a single platform to create massive efficiencies in everyday work. By combining CubeTree's innovation with SuccessFactors' ubiquitous Business Execution platform, SuccessFactors is putting social software to work to accelerate business execution for all companies.

"Social software is redefining the way people communicate and share ideas. CubeTree's focus has always been to improve employee execution by combining social networking with tools built for enterprises," said Carlin Wiegner, CEO and Co-Founder of CubeTree. "We now have an incredible opportunity to integrate CubeTree's collaboration features with SuccessFactors' core applications and to engage millions of SuccessFactors users at thousands of companies with enterprise-wide social networks."

CubeTree solves a critical challenge in business execution: how individuals and teams communicate, share ideas and come together across organizational silos and geographies to get work done. CubeTree provides a secure, integrated social business solution that gives companies:

  --  Instant communication, collaboration and sharing: Everyone in a
      company can within minutes create rich profiles and begin engaging
      with everyone in their organization to get work done, find co-workers
      who can help, and share insights as they happen.
  --  Rich Employee Profiles that provide deep insights into skills,
      talents, interests and expertise.
  --  Powerful Team Execution through workspaces that enable groups to
      immediately gather around a project, collaborate, share documents and
      get work done.
  --  Executive Dashboards that provide rich insights into the pulse of how
      a company is executing everyday.

All of these features are delivered in an enterprise class, secure environment, giving companies multiple levels of data encryption and privacy controls to ensure that sensitive corporate data and communications are secure and protected.

The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2010, subject to customary closing conditions. The contingent payment is subject to holding period and other conditions.

  For more information please visit http://www.successfactors.com/cubetree/.

  About CubeTree

CubeTree is an award-winning social business platform that enables employees to connect, communicate and collaborate efficiently and securely. CubeTree is designed for enterprises ranging from start-ups to Global 500 companies. Founded in 2008, CubeTree is a private company funded and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For more information, please visit http://www.cubetree.com.

About SuccessFactors, Inc.

SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance to drive breakthrough results for companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world. More than 8 million users and 3,000 companies leverage SuccessFactors every day. To learn more, visit: http://www.successfactors.com.

  Execution Is The Difference(TM)

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These forward-looking statements include statements about benefits of the proposed acquisition and product integration and performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements include: risks relating to the integration of the products, technology and operations of CubeTree with SuccessFactors, the fact that the business execution market is at an early stage of development and may not develop as rapidly as we anticipate; competitive factors; our ability to develop, and market acceptance of new services; our ability to continue to sell our services outside the HR area; the impact of unforeseen expenses or difficulties in development and marketing the combined products; and general economic conditions worldwide. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.

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  Dominic Paschel
  SuccessFactors, Inc.
  Global Public & Investor Relations
  415-262-4641
  dpaschel@successfactors.com

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CONTACT:  Dominic Paschel, Global Public & Investor Relations of
SuccessFactors, Inc., +1-415-262-4641, dpaschel@successfactors.com

Web Site:  http://www.successfactors.com/
http://www.cubetree.com/

Multiven Rolls Out $1 Billion Worth of Free Network Maintenance Services for Government Agencies

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., May 3 -- Multiven - the global leader in premium multivendor Internet protocol network maintenance services, today announced the launch of its billion-dollar Net-for-Gov program, a global initiative that gives away one year of free network maintenance services to all Government agencies that sign up for multi-year network maintenance service contracts. This new program is designed to ensure that governments do not compromise national security by forgoing or downsizing maintenance on their critical network infrastructure because of short-term budgetary constraints.

Increasingly, Governments worldwide are experiencing shrinking IT budgets as a result of the global economic downturn. The Multiven Net-for-Gov program is designed to help Governments worldwide cushion the effects of the financial crisis without compromising the safety and security of their cyber-infrastructure.

"We're confident that Multiven Net-for-Gov will help numerous government agencies realize much needed cost-savings without sacrificing cyber-infrastructure availability and thus critical national security differentiation" said Peter Alfred-Adekeye, Multiven CEO.

The unparalleled depth and breadth of Multiven's technical expertise, advanced multivendor network support capabilities and round-the-clock availability are invaluable assets that will enhance Government's goal of a safe and secure cyber-infrastructure.

About Multiven

Multiven provides Internet Service Providers, enterprises, Governments and academia worldwide with an industry-first direct-to-expert multivendor network infrastructure technical support, maintenance and vendor-neutral trusted-advisor consulting services. Multiven customers enjoy improved network availability and reduced network maintenance and capital expenditures. For more about Multiven, please visit http://www.multiven.com.

  Press Release Contact Information:
  Deka Yussuf
  EVP
  Multiven
  650.352.1322 ext 9102
  deka@multiven.com

This release was issued through WebWire(R). For more information visit http://www.webwire.com/.

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CONTACT:  Deka Yussuf, EVP, Multiven, +1-650-352-1322 ext 9102,
deka@multiven.com

Web Site:  http://www.multiven.com/

Infinity Lifestyle Brands Announces Formation of New Acquisition and Management Company

NEW YORK, May 3 -- Infinity Lifestyle Brands LLC and Bradley W. Snyder Enterprises LLC jointly announced today the formation of Infinity FS Brands LLC, a partnership between Infinity Lifestyles Brands LLC and Bradley W. Snyder Enterprises LLC.

Infinity FS Brands will begin operations as a consumer brand acquisition and management company in NYC, focused on identifying/acquiring investment opportunities in undervalued, consumer product brands, iconic retail labels, and companies offering significant growth and re-positioning potential.

By leveraging the experience and knowledge of the two Managing Partners, Ike S. Franco, Co-Chairman and Principal of the Infinity Group, and Bradley W. Snyder, formerly of Gordon Brothers Group, Infinity FS Brands is uniquely positioned to maximize opportunities in consumer brands, sourcing, marketing, retailing, and corporate restructuring, nationally and internationally.

"It is the perfect fit to establish a best-in-class Brand Investment platform," stated Franco. "We are combining Snyder's proven track record in large-scale corporate restructuring and brand repositioning, and leveraging it with Infinity Lifestyle Brand's investment management expertise, entrepreneurial strategies and creativity."

"Infinity FS Brands will seek to acquire majority or foothold equity interest in brands or intellectual property assets, leading such acquisitions independently or with joint-venture partners," said Snyder.  "A key component of Infinity FS Brand's strategy will be to pair every acquisition with an ideally suited, high-performing brand management team," he added.

The Infinity Group is a leading, privately-owned business and investment holding company. The Infinity Group owns and manages an expanding portfolio of operating businesses and investment ventures in real estate, consumer products and retail-targeted brands.  Infinity Lifestyle Brands, under Franco's leadership, has become a very successful buyer of under-performing, highly-recognized consumer brands. They have led or participated in high profile brand ventures including Polaroid, The Sharper Image, Starter Athletic, Bugle Boy, XOXO and the home-products brands of Pillowtex: Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest.  For more information visit http://www.infinity-group.com.

Bradley W. Snyder, former Principal and Managing Director for Gordon Brothers Group, Boston, is a nationally recognized authority and leading corporate advisor on global commercial business strategies. Under his leadership, Key acquisitions: Casual Corner/ Petite Sophisticate; Laura Secord Candy; Eaton's Department Store and subsequent sale to Sears-Canada. Key repositioning: numerous stores within eight Federated (Macy's) divisions; Key facilitations: purchase, sales, licensing of intellectual property including The Sharper Image, Linen's and Things, Bombay Co.

Infinity FS Brands LLC partnership agreement: effective May 1, 2010.

Source: Infinity Lifestyle Brands LLC
   

CONTACT:  Bradley W. Snyder, Managing Partner, Infinity FS Brands LLC,
+1-212-695-6666 x 119, bradley.snyder@infinity-group.com, or Ike S. Franco,
Managing Partner, Infinity FS Brands LLC, +1-212-695-6666

Web Site:  http://www.infinity-group.com/

Zenith Infotech Helps IT Solution Providers Better Compete Against 'Direct' Cloud Vendors in Indianapolis, Indiana

Open house event to showcase solutions, strategies for success

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3 -- As virtualization and cloud technologies grow in popularity with CIOs, Zenith Infotech is developing an arsenal of related tools, resources and support services that enable its partners to more effectively compete against direct-to-market vendors. SmartStyle Office allows IT solution providers to offer their own cloud solution hosted at the end-user's site, their private data center, or at Zenith Infotech's 600-person, highly secured network operations center (NOC).

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To learn more about cloud computing and related business opportunities, technology solution providers are encouraged to attend a free open house Wednesday, May 5 from 2:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Indianapolis North on 8181 North Shadeland Avenue. Zenith technicians will hold live, interactive demonstrations of the company's cloud computing, business continuity and 'managed services' infrastructure solutions. Together, these technologies enable small- and midsized businesses (SMBs) to automate IT processes and more efficiently run their business operations.

Sponsored by Autotask, the leading provider of Web-based IT services management software, attendees of the event will receive free trials of Zenith Infotech's managed services offering or a 30-day trial of its business continuity solution. Snacks and drinks will also be provided.

"Every product, service and program we develop is focused on helping them more effectively - and profitably - compete against larger, more established brands with hybrid go-to-market strategies," said Barb Burk, senior director of Marketing for Zenith Infotech.  "At our open house events we try to raise the visibility of emerging technologies and business trends with partners so they can see what's coming up the road and capitalize on them at the upswing of the curve. We respect the value our partners offer their customers and believe our greatest success comes from partnering, not competing, with them."

For more information or to register for this event, visit http://www.zenithinfotech.com/register.

About Zenith Infotech

Zenith Infotech Ltd. is a leading provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM), backup and disaster recovery, and virtual help-desk solutions for managed services providers worldwide. The company's award-winning solutions enable its technology partners to scale their business without increasing their overhead.

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CONTACT:  Lynette Bohanan of CommCentric Solutions Inc., +1-813-727-0196,
lbohanan@commcentricsolutions.com, for Zenith Infotech

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

IBM Unveils New 'Serious Game' To Tackle Urban Challenges

New game to be shown at IMPACT 2010 conference

ARMONK, N.Y., May 3 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced CityOne, a new "serious game" that can help customers, business partners and students discover how to make cities and their industries smarter by solving real-world business, environmental and logistical problems. Based on decades of experience in solving business challenges in creative ways, IBM "serious" games are designed to train the workforce of tomorrow. Details on the latest serious game from IBM will be unveiled on May 4, during the IMPACT 2010 conference in Las Vegas.

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With an estimated one million people around the world moving into cities each week, experts predict population in the world's cities will double by 2050. Today cities consume an estimated 75 percent of the world's energy, emit more than 80 percent of greenhouse gases, and lose as much as 20 percent of their water supply due to infrastructure leaks. As their urban populations continue to grow and these metrics increase, civic leaders will face an unprecedented series of challenges as they modify their infrastructures to meet these challenges.

In order for urban centers to sustain growth and play a positive and central role in the global economy, cities must grow smart. City infrastructures that deliver vital services such as transportation, energy and water, must rely on a wealth of new information and technologies that will allow them sense and respond intelligently to the needs of their growing populations. With CityOne, IBM is providing a virtual environment that will help tomorrow's leaders learn how to apply advances in technology and better understand how these systems work.

CityOne will be a no charge, "sim-style" game in which the player is tasked with guiding the city through a series of missions that include the Energy, Water, Banking and Retail industries. For example, one mission involves a city where water usage has increased at twice the rate of population growth, supplies are becoming strained (and possibly polluted); the municipality is losing as much as 40 percent of its water supply through leaky infrastructure; and energy costs are steadily increasing. To complete this mission, the player would be challenged to institute a Water Management System that would include accurate real time data to make decisions on delivering the highest water quality in the most economical way.

Players who promote a more customer-centric business model to the banks represented in their city will discover how mobile payments, dynamic invoicing, and micro-lending can impact business goals. In all of the missions represented in the game, the player will need to determine the best way to invest to meet the financial, environmental and sociological goals of the city's industries while balancing their budgets and the needs of the citizenry. In parallel, players will learn how the components of service reuse, process management, cloud and collaborative technologies make business models more agile.

"Serious games allow professionals to inherently comprehend system interactions, and accurately model the potential business outcomes that can result, in a way that no other medium can do," said Nancy Pearson, IBM vice president of SOA, BPM and WebSphere. "CityOne will simulate the challenges faced in a variety of industries so that businesses can explore a variety of solutions and explore the business impact before committing resources."

Historically, simulation gaming has been used extensively in the military, by athletes and by scientists to discover effective new strategies and techniques and develop the skills needed to implement them. These simulations have migrated into the entertainment space and spawned a new generation of what are known as massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). In these online games, players from all over the globe log into realistic and real-time virtual worlds via the Internet; they learn different roles and skill sets, and come together in self-selecting teams to collaborate and carry out missions in pursuit of common goals. Businesses have realized the value of this and are deploying their own games to create life-like simulations of real markets, customers and business situations that they deal with every day.

"Enterprises are increasingly adopting Web 2.0 collaboration tools to appeal to a new generation entering the workforce that grew up immersed in social media technologies," said Lisa Rowan, director HR, Learning, and Talent Strategies research IDC. "Training will need to follow suit by incorporating interactivity and gaming to be relevant to this new workforce."

IBM is not new to the serious games space. Over the years, IBM has released a number of games such as INNOV8, RoboCode and PowerUp that are used by schools, businesses, museums and conferences.  Additionally, IBM has conducted an extensive study of massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs), and the results have underscored how a rotating leadership model is likely to affect an enterprise.  Based on these results, last year IBM announced the second in the INNOV8 series of games that teach the fundamentals of Business Process Management (BPM) using a 3D environment. The INNOV8 series is now being used by more than 1000 universities worldwide and is offered for free to schools via IBM's Academic Initiative.

Mark McGibbon, a PhD DBA professor of IT and Business at a leading university has used INNOV8 in three of his classes including Process Improvement, his Software Acquisition Class and Analytics and Simulation.

"Using serious games like INNOV8 to teach something as slippery as Business Process Management has really helped my students visualize directly the impact of these systems on a business," said McGibbon. "We are greatly looking forward to the next IBM game."

IBM will be unveiling the CityOne Demo in the Agility@Work Zone during the IMPACT Conference. A special session titled 'Using Games to develop strategies and skills to thrive in a real-time world' is part of IBM's Executive Education Track at the upcoming IMPACT conference. Michael Hugos of the Center for Systems Innovation and Phaedra Boinodiris, IBM's Serious Games Program manager will be presenting how  businesses can profit from simulation gaming.

For more information on IBM serious games and details on how IBM is helping clients and Business Partners to make smarter, faster decisions, please visit: http://www.ibm.com/cityone.

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All other company, product or service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others. Statements concerning IBM's future development plans and schedules are made for planning purposes only, and are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Reseller prices may vary.

  Contact:    Chris Rubsamen
              IBM Media Relations
              (914) 319-8156
              rubsamen@us.ibm.com

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CONTACT:  Chris Rubsamen, IBM Media Relations, +1-914-319-8156,
rubsamen@us.ibm.com

Web Site:  http://www.ibm.com/cityone

Superior Communications Announces Partnership with London-based Tech21(TM)

Superior to develop solutions with d3o(TM) intelligent shock absorbing material EXCLUSIVE for its customer base and announces an EXCLUSIVE resale relationship for existing and future Tech21 solutions.

IRWINDALE, Calif., May 3 -- Superior Communications, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of accessories for wireless devices in the Americas announces a partnership with London-based Tech21, who use the patented material d3o(TM), in their products. Through this partnership, Superior will be able to offer to its retail partners multiple solutions incorporating the patented impact resistant material.

In its raw form, d3o is soft and pliable, but instantly hardens on impact when dropped or struck. It's able to diffuse the energy from almost any type of impact to offer outstanding shock absorbing protection. d3o(TM) can be integrated into various popular carrying and protection solutions for consumer electronics and is processed into a foam while retaining the same shock absorbing properties.

Lee Batson, S.V.P. of Business Development and Product Marketing for Superior said, "Our customers have clearly indicated that there is a definite conflict between the consumers' desire for the best in protection AND their desire for style. We believe that this relationship will allow Superior to continue to provide both at the highest levels of quality."

Led by Jason Roberts, Tech21 first introduced the d3o(TM) line in a series of cases in 2009. With successful distribution primarily in the UK and Europe, expansion was planned into the Americas. Mr. Roberts explained, "We needed to be sure that our partner in North and South America was of the highest caliber. Superior is simply, superior, we are very excited to have them as a partner."

With regional offices and staff around the country, Superior currently works with all of the major wireless carriers and many of the national and independent retailers providing mobile accessories. Superior has earned much acclaim for its manufacturing, distribution and brand growth ability, innovation, diversity and its support of sustainable initiatives.

d3o(TM) was featured this year at Superior's CTIA booth in Las Vegas where Mr. Roberts was on hand to demonstrate and discuss, in detail, products that use d3o(TM) as well as the technology behind the shock absorbing material.  Show attendees witnessed first hand as Mr. Roberts threw his cell phone protected by a Tech 21(TM) iBand(TM) against a solid wall with no damage.  Superior will showcase this amazing demonstration in the coming months through a variety of events and online releases.

About Superior

Based in Irwindale, CA, Superior Communications is the leading manufacturer and distributor of wireless accessories in the United States. Providing a one-stop shop for wireless retailers, distributors and carriers, Superior Communications offers award-winning product design and engineering, and 100% quality control manufacturing. The company also packages goods for retail sale through their fully automated distribution center and assists customers with everything from product mix and lifecycle management, to sales training for retail associates, helping to maximize customer accessory sales. For more information about Superior, visit http://www.superiorcommunications.com.

Source: Superior Communications
   

CONTACT:  Armand Canyon of Superior Communications, +1-626-388-1931

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

QNAP Storms the Corporate and Enterprise IT Market with Industry-Leading 8-Drive TS-859U-RP Rack-Mounted NAS Server

Exclusive new 2U rack-mounted model is datacenter and cloud-ready with up to 16TB capacity, redundant power supply, Intel(R) Atom D510 dual-core processor, iSCSI capacity expansion, low power consumption, and VMware Ready(TM) certification

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 3 -- QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of world-class NAS servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and Network-based Video Players, today announced the TS-859U-RP Business Series Turbo NAS server enclosure, the most affordable 2U rack-mounted unit with 8 hot-swappable 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk drives and a redundant power-supply for maximum up-time in corporate and entry-level enterprise datacenters where high performance, high data-availability, and maximum reliability are paramount. QNAP is the only network appliance company to currently offer 8-drive NAS enclosures, and does so in desktop and rack-mounted configurations.

The TS-859U-RP features a dual-core Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz CPU and 1GB DDRII RAM, delivering exceptionally fast performance coupled with ultra-low power consumption that translates into lower total cost of ownership without sacrificing performance. The TS-859U-RP contains two power units. Should one power supply fail, the other will continue to supply the power for the entire system and alert the administrator via email or SMS to the failure. The TS-859U-RP is chock full of advanced networking features including dual Gigabit LAN ports with 7 bonding modes, comprising failover (if one network port fails, the other LAN port is still active), load-balancing (aggregates the network load to boost transfer speed), multiple-IP settings. The fail-safe dual OS DOM architecture for positive system boot ups, and single, JBOD, RAID 0/1/5/6/5+ hot spare/6+ hot spare with online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration, and RAID recovery. The TS-859U-RP also features iSCSI for business, which allows easy network storage capacity expansion by simply attaching other QNAP Turbo NAS units to the network and establishing virtual volumes, a feature not offered by other competitors currently in this product segment.

Looking to push more IT functions into the cloud? The TS-859U-RP has been certified as fully compatible with VMware's vSphere4 (ESX 4.0) virtualization platform, ideal for workgroup or company-wide file sharing, storage, and advanced server applications. VMware's vSphere is the industry's premier cloud operating system that offers a way to reduce IT costs and increase network responsiveness through the use of virtual machines. Networked storage is an essential component of an effective cloud computing infrastructure. Businesses of all sizes are able to enjoy the interoperability between VMware virtual machines and QNAP high performance networked storage to take full advantage of VMware cloud computing environments. SPC-3 Persistent Reservation for clustering in VMware and also Hyper-V clusters in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 are supported, as is thin-provisioning, MPIO, and MC/S.

"Corporate & Enterprise IT managers depend on high performance, highly reliable networked storage to meet the insatiable storage needs of today's companies," said Laurent Cheng, Product Manager of QNAP Systems, Inc. "The TS-859U-RP is an ideal choice for these environments as it offers up to 16TB of online, networked storage with levels of performance and reliability demanded by network users with business-ready features that administrators can use to deploy network-wide backups, enable file sharing inside & outside the company, share printers, host websites, and much more," Mr. Cheng added.

Savvy IT administrators will smile at the broad range of business features included in the TS-859U-RP, including file sharing in mixed Windows/Mac/Linux/UNIX networks, advanced power management with scheduled power on/off & wake on LAN access, support for Microsoft Active Directory (AD), secure AES 256-bit volume-based encryption, HDD S.M.A.R.T., which notifies the administrator via email or SMS when a drive is failing or has failed, and the most comprehensive log system of any NAS currently on the market. The TS-859U-RP's functionality can be extended with QPKG software plug-ins, with 15 currently available for telephony, Java, Joomla!, Wordpress, and other applications.

The TS-859U-RP ships with QNAP's Version 3.2 of its renowned NAS management software, which adds new DFS support (Shared Folder Aggregation), import of user-list, next-generation Internet Protocol IPv6 and IPv4 dual stack. QNAP's Web File Manager 2 features an entirely redesigned user interface and functionality for improved file sharing and management. WebDAV is also available for users to collaboratively share, access, and edit files over HTTP and HTTPS.

About QNAP Systems, Inc.

QNAP Systems, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2004 and is dedicated to bringing world-class NAS storage, professional NVR video surveillance, and network video players to consumer, small/medium business, and entry-level enterprise market segments. QNAP leverages not only hardware design but also a growing core competency in software engineering that is precisely focused on bringing to market products that offer the highest available performance coupled with outstanding reliability, scalability, and ease of installation and use. QNAP is a multi-national company with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and subsidiary offices in China and the United States.

  QNAP Systems, Inc.
  Tel: +886-2-8698-2000
  Fax: +886-2-8698-2270
  URL: http://www.qnap.com/

  Press contact
   Ms. Frances Lee
   Email: qnap_enews@qnap.com

Source: QNAP Systems, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Ms. Frances Lee of QNAP Systems, Inc., +886-2-8698-2000, fax
+886-2-8698-2270, qnap_enews@qnap.com

Web site:  http://www.qnap.com/

ChildCare Education Institute Announces New Website at http://www.cceionline.edu

DULUTH, Ga., May 3 -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, is proud to announce the launch of a new website at http://www.cceionline.edu.

http://www.cceionline.edu has been redesigned to better serve the needs of students, prospective students and the child care industry. Not only pleasing to the eye, the updated design and improved navigation makes finding enrollment requirements, program descriptions, and scholarship opportunities effortless.

The updated content provides visitors with valuable information whether they want to register for professional development courses or conduct research to determine which certificate program is right for them. Students are able to request program-specific information with the automated information request tool. The constantly updated testimonial page is evidence of the success CCEI graduates reach, and the graduate student satisfaction statistics are testament to CCEI's position as the leader in online child care training.

"CCEI's website is another opportunity for CCEI to maintain its reputation as the leader in online professional development in the child care industry. Not only is CCEI coursework flexible, but http://www.cceionline.edu is, too. The website is user-friendly and designed to serve the student interested in distance learning," said Maria C. Taylor, President and CEO.

About ChildCare Education Institute, LLC

ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) is a distance training institution dedicated to providing the child care industry with professional development programs and courses to meet their education requirements. Over 100 professional development courses are available to meet annual training and licensing requirements, as well as continuing education options including the Child Development Associate (CDA) Programs of Study, Director's Certificate Program of Study   and others.  CCEI is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council and is approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to award IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CCEI is authorized under the Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990, license number 837.

For more information, visit http://www.cceionline.edu/ or call 800.499.9907.

Source: ChildCare Education Institute
   

CONTACT:  ChildCare Education Institute, LLC, +1-770-564-9667

Web Site:  http://www.cceionline.com/

Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces PlayStation(R) Protection Plan for PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable)

Extended Service Program Gives PS3 and PSP Owners the Option to Purchase One or Two Years of Additional Coverage Beyond the One-Year Manufacturer's Warranty

FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 3 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the PlayStation® Protection Plan, an extended service offer for the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems. Under the new program, PS3 and PSP owners in the United States can purchase an extended service plan of one or two years that begins after the original one-year manufacturer's limited warranty expires. PSP owners can also choose the Accidental Damage Plan, which adds coverage for cracked-screen damage in the event of an unexpected drop. The PlayStation Protection Plan offers peace of mind to consumers interested in enhanced coverage for a great value, along with the added security of knowing all services will be performed with the direct backing and support of SCEA as the original manufacturer.

With the PlayStation Protection Plan, consumers can extend the same coverage from the original manufacturer's one-year warranty for one or two additional years. The pricing includes all shipping charges and repairs, which are performed by PlayStation-trained service technicians using official parts at SCEA-authorized repair facilities. The PlayStation Protection Plan is available beginning in May 2010 and will be priced competitively.

  --  PS3 - 1-year extension ($49.99) or 2-year extension ($59.99)
  --  PSP - 1-year extension ($29.99) or 2-year extension ($39.99)
  --  PSP with Accidental Damage - 1-year extension ($39.99) or 2-year
      extension ($49.99)

"The PlayStation® brand has long been synonymous with the highest quality in engineering and design, and it's because of the reliability of the PS3 and PSP systems that we can offer the PlayStation Protection Plan," said Glenn Nash, vice president, operations, SCEA. "We have heard from consumers that they're interested in an extended service plan that's backed directly by SCEA and leverages our technical expertise. While both the PS3 and PSP systems are designed with future-proof technology and built for long lifecycles, we're looking forward to offering this service to consumers looking for added peace of mind."

The PlayStation Protection Plan is available to PS3 or PSP owners (both the PSP-3000 and PSPgo systems) who are still within their one-year limited manufacturer's warranty, as well as new purchasers. The PSP Accidental Damage Plan must be purchased within the first 30 days of owning a PSP system, and the plan is effective beginning on the purchase date. Starting this month, consumers can purchase the PlayStation Protection Plan by calling 1-866-716-7669. For additional details and to review the Terms and Conditions, please visit http://us.playstation.com/support/protection-plan/index.htm.

About Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC.

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, the ground-breaking PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and network services the PlayStation®Network and PlayStation®Store. Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one, PlayStation 2, PSP and PS3 systems for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC. serves as headquarters for all North American operations.

Visit us on the Web at http://www.us.playstation.com/

"PlayStation," "PSP," and "PS one" are registered trademarks and "PS3" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Source: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Jennifer Clark, +1-650-655-5994,
jennifer_clark@playstation.sony.com, or Al de Leon, +1-650-655-7348,
al_deleon@playstation.sony.com, both of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Inc.

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

DailySpotlight.com Launches, Spotlighting One Outstanding Consumer Offer Each Day

BOSTON, May 3 -- Spotlight Media, Inc. has launched http://www.DailySpotlight.com, a free service that spotlights one unique offer each day to millions of consumers, helping people nationwide take advantage of special discounts for products they use and trust. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation, has partnered with Spotlight Media to bring this consumer-value service to its readers with an exclusive spot in the Life section of USA TODAY and online at http://www.USATODAY.com. The Daily Spotlight also harnesses the power of Twitter and Facebook to share its daily offers with consumers.

"The Daily Spotlight is committed to helping consumers access some of the best offers available for the quality brands and products they want by spotlighting one very unique consumer opportunity each day," said Tim DeMello, founder and CEO, Spotlight Media. "We are thrilled to bring these offers to the print and online readers of USA TODAY."

"The own-the-day brand exclusivity provided by The Daily Spotlight will deliver excellent reach for our Mother's Day offer on our top sales day in May prior to Mother's Day," said Jim McCann, CEO and Founder 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®. "By participating in The Daily Spotlight program, we expect to boost our reach and revenue on every date we've reserved with this program in 2010."

"I like The Daily Spotlight program because it provides an opportunity to reach people who read USA TODAY either through the newspaper or through newer channels such as online, mobile, and social media," said Stormy Simon, SVP of Marketing and Customer Care, Overstock.com. "Whatever the method, I think it's a great way to reach shoppers."

"The Daily Spotlight program is a perfect fit for the upscale, consumer conscious readers of USA TODAY," said David Hunke, President and Publisher, USA TODAY. "The exclusivity of Daily Spotlight offers makes them immediately valuable to our 6.1 million readers."

Consumers can instantly access offers at http://www.DailySpotlight.com. By registering for free at http://www.DailySpotlight.com/signup, consumers can also receive daily offers via email or mobile alerts. By becoming a follower and fan of The Daily Spotlight on Twitter and Facebook consumers will never miss a deal.

About Spotlight Media, Inc.

Launched by Boston-based entrepreneur Tim DeMello in January 2009, Spotlight Media, Inc. is the provider of http://www.DailySpotlight.com whose mission is to bring one of a kind value to millions of consumers daily. To see today's offers or to become an advertiser with The Daily Spotlight, visit DailySpotlight.com.

About USA TODAY

USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of more than 1.8 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site which launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.1 million readers daily. The USA TODAY news and information brand also includes: USA TODAY Education, USA TODAY Mobile, and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI).

  FOR MORE INFORMATION:
  Julia Bradley
  Marketing and PR
  Spotlight Media, Inc.
  420 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
  (617) 424-8600 x223

Source: Spotlight Media, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Julia Bradley, Marketing and PR, Spotlight Media, Inc.,
+1-617-424-8600, ext. 223

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

March of Dimes(R) New York Division Pilots Online Auction Fundraiser

Benefit for Babies Charity Auction Site Launches

NEW YORK, May 3 --
              Launch of Benefit for Babies - March of Dimes New York
  WHAT:       Division Online Auction

              In collaboration with Live Gamer, March of Dimes New York
              Division launched  a Charity Auction site on May 3 to help
              raise funds to support the important work March of Dimes
              does to help give all babies a healthy start in life. Funds
              will go to support programs of research, advocacy,
              community service and education. The online auction runs
              for two consecutive weeks.

              The project was conceived by the Division's Volunteer
              Communications Committee and is a collaborative effort;
              supported by media partners, corporate sponsors, board
              members, and volunteers. WCBS Newsradio 880, New York Post,
              Theatermania.com, WCBS FM 101.1, fresh 102.7, WFAN, 1010
              WINS, CBS 2, and Marquee Concerts are supporting the event
              with on-air and online promotion for the two-week run of
              the auction.

              Featured items include "meet and greets" with Venus
              Williams, Joe Girardi, and Vanessa Williams; tickets to
              American Idol 2010 Concert Tour; a signed  Eli Manning
              football jersey;  tickets to Broadway  hit show MEMPHIS;
              CBS Broadcast Studio Tour; and many more. For more
              information visit http://www.benefitforbabies.org.

  WHEN:      Launch date: Monday, May 3, 2010

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit http://www.marchofdimes.com/ny or http://www.nacersano.org.

Live Gamer provides a total commerce solution for global micro-transaction-based businesses. Spanning online games, digital entertainment, and social networks, Live Gamer provides an advanced offering that goes beyond billing to drive core business metrics and optimize new transaction-based revenue streams. Combining its micro-transaction platform, catalog management, storefronts, merchandising and anti-fraud solutions, scalable publisher support and international payment gateways, Live Gamer's technology has been adopted by leading publishers in gaming, social and entertainment including CCR, Acclaim, Funcom, NHN USA, Quepasa, Hangout Industries and Sony Online Entertainment, supporting over 80 million users in 23 countries. http://www.livegamer.com.

  Contact:
  March of Dimes                Live Gamer
  Ruby Wint  212.353.8365       Seana Cavanaugh
  rwint@marchofdimes.comc-scavanagh@livegamer.com

Source: The March of Dimes
   

CONTACT:  March of Dimes, Ruby Wint, +1-212-353-8365,
rwint@marchofdimes.com; or Live Gamer, Seana Cavanaugh,
c-scavanagh@livegamer.com

Web Site:  http://www.benefitforbabies.org/

Echoworx Enhances PGP Interoperability Capabilities

Interoperability of encryption capabilities bring added value to customers and partners

TORONTO, May 3 -- Echoworx Corporation, (http://www.echoworx.com) the leading provider of managed encryption services for complete enterprise email and data protection, today announced that its PGP interoperable Encrypted Mail Gateway privacy application has new features and functionality to easily enable automatic encryption and decryption of messages at the gateway.

"We are ever mindful of the importance of interoperability and this added functionality ensures ease of use for our current PGP integration customers between third party PGP (and S/MIME) credentials," says Michael Ginsberg, President and CEO of Echoworx. "With more stringent regulatory requirements, interoperability and ease of use of encryption capabilities are becoming increasingly important. Our privacy applications have always helped businesses overcome the complexities of deploying end-to-end encryption solutions. PGP compatibility makes it even easier and increases the potential market for all Echoworx privacy applications."

New legislation on the part of HIPAA for example has been raising awareness about interoperability of encryption solutions, says Abner Weintraub, President and CEO of HIPAA Group Inc. in Los Angeles. "When looking at the sheer number of user encryption requirements, there is absolutely no question that automated encryption, and more importantly email encryption, is critical."

With this latest announcement, anyone with a valid third party public certificate such as PGP or S/MIME can easily upload their credentials into the Echoworx key repository. Any new messages sent through the Encrypted Mail Gateway will automatically be encrypted. This service is free to third party credential owners.

  Features of Encrypted mail Gateway include:

  --  Self-managed and intuitive credential handling
  --  Automatically harvesting and storage of newer versions of public
      certificates
  --  Automated warnings when the credentials are about to expire
  --  Automatic decryption of replies
  --  It's free for the third party credential owners

  About Echoworx

Echoworx Corporation is the leading provider of managed encryption services for complete enterprise email and data protection. The company is an encryption service provider of choice for Symantec, AT&T, Verizon, BT and Apptix among other global enterprises. Echoworx provides a SaaS (software as a service) model; it is built on best-of-breed technology and reduces encryption complexity for the end user.

With Echoworx, organizations can protect their email and data without changing their day to day workflow and can easily send encrypted documents and digitally signed email messages to anyone in their address book. For more information: http://www.echoworx.com

  For more information:
  Harry Enchin
  Echoworx Corporation
  416 226 8602 x 231
  416 460 7330 (mobile)

  Tim Collins
  Echoworx Corporation
  collins@echoworx.com
  (416) 710-4224 (mobile)

Source: Echoworx Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Harry Enchin, +1-416-226-8602 x 231, or +1-416-460-7330
(mobile), or Tim Collins, +1-416-710-4224 (mobile), collins@echoworx.com, both
of Echoworx Corporation

Web Site:  http://www.echoworx.com/

Thumbplay Music Launches On Android

Premier, Cloud-Based Music Service is the First-of- its-Kind on Both Android(TM) and BlackBerry® Smartphones

NEW YORK, May 3 -- Thumbplay®, the leading provider of mobile entertainment in the U.S., has launched its cloud-based Thumbplay® Music(TM) (http://www.thumbplaymusic.com) service in Android(TM) Market, providing the Android fan-base with unlimited, anytime/anywhere access to millions of songs.  Thumbplay Music is the only on-demand, subscription music service currently available on both the fastest-growing and largest smartphone platforms in the U.S., Android and BlackBerry® smartphones,* respectively.  (Complete list of devices below.) The service is also available as a companion app on PCs/Macs® and it is coming soon on iPhone®.

Thumbplay Music has more than eight million tracks under license from all major labels and more than 25,000 independent labels.  Thumbplay Music is a next generation music service, built by experts in mobile content delivery to serve the rapidly growing market of U.S. smartphone users which is forecasted to grow to 160 million people by 2013.**

Said Evan Schwartz, CEO and Co-Founder of Thumbplay,  "With Thumbplay Music now live on Android and BlackBerry smartphones, we're giving tens of millions of people truly portable, anytime, anywhere access to all the music they want.  We've been getting rave reviews from our Android users in Beta, especially when they employ the companion app on PC and see the power of having their complete music collections and playlists in-sync.  We're thrilled to deliver a music service worthy of discerning Android fans."

Thumbplay Music includes its own in-app media player and boasts several compelling features, including:

  --  Unlimited, on-demand access to any artist or album; millions of songs
      to choose from
  --  Build a personal music collection with Favorites and effortless
      Playlist creation; auto-sync between smartphone and PC/Mac
  --  Online and offline access: No connection? No problem!  Listen to music
      on the subway or in-flight.  Available anytime, anywhere. (Offline
      access currently only available on BlackBerry devices; coming soon for
      Android.)
  --  Playlist Genie for music discovery: Instantly generate customized
      recommendations from favorite songs
  --  Search: Find music by artist, song, album or genre; includes free
      previews of all songs
  --  Import existing iTunes® playlists within Thumbplay Music's companion
      desktop app. With a few clicks, recreate iTunes playlists and have
      them available on smartphone and PC/Mac.
  --  Free, "no strings attached" three-day trial; subscriptions are then
      available for $9.99/month.

Thumbplay, which enjoys sustained profitability, has built an award-winning service centered on delivering millions of pieces of mobile content to 95 percent of U.S. devices among every major carrier. Thumbplay is leveraging its existing network of more than 8,000 distribution partners to promote Thumbplay Music.

ABOUT THUMBPLAY

Thumbplay, Inc. is defining the mobile entertainment experience for U.S. consumers.  Thumbplay.com features licensed music, video and games from some of the world's largest entertainment companies, including: EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, as well as several independent labels and artists and video game companies. Headquartered in New York City, Thumbplay was founded in September 2004 by Are Traasdahl and Evan Schwartz. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank Capital, i-Hatch Ventures, Redwood Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, Brookside Capital Partners and Cross Creek Capital. More information can be found at http://www.thumbplay.com or at m.thumbplay.com from a mobile phone.

*According to comScore (April 2010), RIM is the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. and Google's Android platform is the fastest-growing.

Thumbplay Music is available on the following smartphones using the Android(TM) mobile technology platform with an Operating System of 1.6 or higher: (Motorola(TM)) Droid(TM), Nexus One(TM), HTC® G1(TM) and the HTC® myTouch(TM) 3G.

Thumbplay Music is currently available on the following BlackBerry® smartphones: BlackBerry® Bold 9000, BlackBerry® Bold(TM) 9700, BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8520, BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8530, BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8900, BlackBerry® Tour(TM) 9630, BlackBerry® Storm(TM) 9530 and the BlackBerry® Storm(TM) 2 9550.

**Yankee Group (2009)

All trademarks property of their respective owners. No partnerships implied. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

  Contact:
  Susan Lietz
  Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com
  917.499.5053

Source: Thumbplay, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Susan Lietz, +1-917-499-5053, Susan.Lietz@thumbplay.com

Web Site:  http://www.thumbplay.com/

Flexible Integration of Communications Services

ANDTEK Offers Ideal and Efficient Infrastructure on Virtual Server

MUNICH and HALLBERGMOOS, Germany, May 3, 2010--     The entire portfolio of ANDTEK's unified communications solutions can run
on dedicated servers as well as virtual machines. This way companies have the
possibility to react extremely flexible to changing standards regarding their
business communication, they can concentrate IT resources and can use the
capacities of physical servers in a clearly more efficient way.

    The unified communications specialist ANDTEK offers cross-functional
communication solutions (fixed network and mobile) to manage a large variety
of applications (among others voice recording, computer telephony, attendant
console).

    Typically users run these communications solutions on a physical server
reserved exclusively for this purpose. Alternatively the communications
solutions can also be operated on a virtual machine being integrated in a
physical company server.

    Among other things this virtualization offers advantages regarding cost
savings, green IT, capacity utilization, higher availability and flexibility.
And of course reduced costs for e.g. hardware, cooling systems, storage space
and energy.

    "With virtual servers companies can not only integrate additional
communication services in a quick and easy way but also have the chance to
react flexible when requirements increase", says ANDTEK manager Roland
Russwurm.

    The migration of ANDTEK's communications solutions from a hardware-based
server to a virtual machine is done trouble-free and quickly. It is possible
to integrate for example emergency broadcast systems into a communications
solution during normal day-to-day business or it is possible to use presence
functions for directory integration and manager/assistant services in a
running system.

    For text copy and pictures please visit http://www.fuchs-pressedienst.de

   
    Press Contact:
    Fuchs Pressedienst und Partner
    Phone: +49(0)8231-6093536
    info@fuchs-pressedienst.de

Source: ANDTEK GmbH

Press Contact: Fuchs Pressedienst und Partner, Phone: +49(0)8231-6093536, info@fuchs-pressedienst.de

WAUSAU Financial Systems Adds Web-Enabled Cashiering Capabilities to Receivables Solution

Partnership with CORE Business Technologies gives new options for in-person electronic, paper and cash payments

MOSINEE, Wis., May 3 -- Though customers' adoption of electronic bill payments is growing, in-cash and in-person payments are not going away. Today, WAUSAU Financial Systems announced its ReceivableWorks(TM) solution is now able to accept additional forms of payment through its cashiering partnership with CORE Business Technologies.

ReceivableWorks(TM), built on WAUSAU's market-leading retail and wholesale remittance platform, enables companies to aggregate, automate and accelerate receivables across all channels. Now, WAUSAU can accept walk-up/walk-in cashiering payments through its alliance with CORE, which offers a cashiering solution that takes cash, check and debit or credit card payments through its iPayment Revenue Portal.

According to the 2009 F.D.I.C. National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, more than a quarter of all households either don't have a checking or savings account. In light of this fact, WAUSAU's ReceivableWorks(TM) hub manages the comprehensive payment demands of today's consumers and with CORE's iPayment Revenue Portal extends its solution for walk-up/walk-in payments to companies in the utilities, insurance and health care markets, as well as government agencies and any organization that desires a local presence for its customers.

"Many organizations in these sectors haven't upgraded their payment processing systems for decades and are in desperate need of improvements," said Kathy Strasser, executive vice president, Solution Management for WAUSAU Financial Systems. "There are still customers who prefer to pay in person and in cash - and this combined solution is about giving consumers options. Through our partnership with CORE, utility companies, for instance, can take walk-in transactions and accept multiple payments options onsite, immediately syncing with the company's receivables system from WAUSAU as well as back-end systems."

WAUSAU's ReceivableWorks(TM) best-in-class hub combines with CORE's cashiering technology (the iPayment Revenue Portal) to provide a complete solution across all payment channels.

  Key features of the cashiering technology include:
  --  Complete web-based payment capture, posting and auditing capabilities,
      with fast and flexible payment entry for any kind of transaction
  --  Simplified daily account balancing, with timely, detailed management
      reports to guide decision-making
  --  Comprehensive security for all functions, as well as PCI-DSS level
      security for hosted deployments

"CORE and WAUSAU are natural partners," said Jeffrey Saucier, general manager, Products and Business Development for CORE Business Technologies. "CORE supplies a key input channel into WAUSAU's receivables hub, providing a full payment spectrum. And from a technical perspective, the similarities with our .NET framework have made for a seamless integration. Business rules in the WAUSAU receivables hub integrate seamlessly with our cashiering system."

WAUSAU will be unveiling the solution at FUSION 2010 May 9 through 13 in Grapevine, TX, where the company has four speaking roles on topics ranging from payments processing benchmarks and trends in health care payments.

About WAUSAU Financial Systems

WAUSAU Financial Systems is a premier provider of payment and receivables processing solutions, helping businesses of all types move money faster. With its products, services and consulting, WAUSAU works with customers to speed check processing, electronic presentment, ACH payments, transaction processing, distributed capture and enterprise content management. WAUSAU holds the No. 1 market share position in retail and wholesale remittance processing solutions. WAUSAU processes more than $1 trillion in payments each year through its work with more than 650 organizations, and maintains more than 30 percent of all U.S. lockbox volume. The company works with 13 of the 25 largest financial institutions, 42 percent of insurance companies with more than 5 million customers and 24 percent of utilities with more than 100,000 customers. More than 200 financial institutions use WAUSAU's remote deposit capture service, and industry consultants Celent and Aite have ranked WAUSAU's remote capture functionality above all competitors. For more information, visit http://www.wausaufs.com.

About CORE Business Technologies

CORE Business Technologies is a solutions integrator for revenue management.  The company has been a pioneer in developing solutions for managing remittance transactions since 1987.  It has successfully evolved its proprietary, cross-industry PC- and web-based solutions to become the vanguard applications provider for revenue management.  CORE's over-the-counter and over-the-web products continue to set the pace for total capture, posting and auditing control of all types of payment transactions.  CORE is also a solutions integrator for document and network management.  For more information, go to http://www.ipaymentrevenueportal.com.

  Contact Information:
  Olivia Mata
  312-240-2913
  olivia.mata@edelman.com

Source: WAUSAU Financial Systems
   

CONTACT:  Olivia Mata, +1-312-240-2913, olivia.mata@edelman.com, for
WAUSAU Financial Systems

Web Site:  http://www.wausaufs.com/
http://www.ipaymentrevenueportal.com/

TI introduces 2.5-A, 60-V step-down SWIFT(TM) DC/DC converter

Wide input-voltage converter provides fast transient response, high efficiency to industrial low-power systems and GSM/GPRS modules

DALLAS, May 3 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) introduced its first 2.5-A step-down SWIFT(TM) converter to support input voltages up to 60 volts. The new TPS54260 monolithic synchronous switcher with integrated high-side FET provides up to 95 percent efficiency and low operating current to 12-, 24- and 48-V point-of-load designs and GSM/GPRS modules used in electronic meters (e-meters), fleet management and security systems. For samples and evaluation modules visit: http://www.ti.com/tps54260-pr.

The TPS54260 offers a high degree of performance and reliability, including current mode control, which provides fast transient response, simple external compensation and flexible component selection. The device also enters into a low ripple pulse skip mode, which reduces the no load, regulated output supply current down to 138 uA. When disabled, the device draws only 1.3 uA.

  Additional features and benefits of the TPS54260
  --  TI's high-efficiency SWIFT device with integrated 200-milliohm
      high-side FET supports a 2.5-A continuous current, and a power stage
      input voltage range from 3.5 V to 60 V.
  --  Wide switching frequency range (100 kHz to 2.5 MHz) combines
      efficiency with design flexibility, and comes in a space-saving,
      thermally enhanced 3 mm x 4.9 mm x 1 mm monolithic MSOP package that
      minimizes footprint.
  --  Synchronized switching frequency from a master clock eliminates beat
      noise in sensitive data acquisition circuitry.
  --  Feature-rich IC includes power-good, enable and tracking pins for
      sequencing.

  Availability and pricing

The TPS54260 is available in volume now from TI and its authorized distributors in a 3 mm x 4.9 mm MSOP PowerPad(TM) package. Suggested resale pricing is $2.30 in 1,000-unit quantities.

  Find out more about TI's SWIFT portfolio by visiting the following:
  --  Order samples and the TPS54260EVM-597 evaluation module:
      http://www.ti.com/tps54260-pr.
  --  SWIFT DC/DC step-down converter portfolio: http://www.ti.com/swift-pr.
  --  TI's simple-to-use, downloadable SwitcherPro(TM) design tool:
      http://www.ti.com/switcherpro-pr.

  Managing the system power requirements

In addition to the TPS54260, TI SWIFT converters efficiently manage the system power requirements in industrial applications that use TI microcontrollers (MCUs) including C2000(TM) real-time control MCUs and MSP430(TM) ultra-low power MCUs. Other 60-V converters, such as the TPS54160 1.5-A device and TPS54060 0.5-A device, provide lower current and high-efficiency. All three SWIFT converters are pin-compatible for design flexibility.

About Texas Instruments

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

Trademarks

SWIFT, C2000, MSP430 and SwitcherPro are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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Source: Texas Instruments Incorporated
   

CONTACT:  Matt McKinney of Texas Instruments, +1-214-480-6894,
m-mckinney1@ti.com; or Heather Mills of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2512,
hmills@golinharris.com   (Please do not publish these numbers or e-mail
addresses.)

Web Site:  http://www.ti.com/

Beautiful Stranger.tv Launches Beautiful Deal of the Day

It's not everyday that you can snag the bag seen on the arm of Sex In the City Star, Sarah Jessica Parker, for 20% off!

NEW YORK, May 3 -- On Monday, May 3, http://www.beautifulstranger.tv will launch its very first Beautiful Deal of the Day, featuring CURRENT SPRING products from the CFDA membership nominee, handbag designer and Beautiful Stranger, Michelle Vale http://www.michellevale.com. The sale will kick off on Monday @ 2 p.m. and end on Wednesday, May 5 @ 2 p.m.

The hook? A 48-hour flash sale offered exclusively to Beautiful Stranger.tv fans and their stylish friends, highlighting items that featured beautiful strangers have raved about and love.  Like a trunk show, it is completely exclusive to those who get in on the deal first--in this case, subscribers to the Beautiful Stranger of the Day email. Once the allotted time is up, or the vendor runs out of product, the deal is over.

Beautiful Stranger will extend a discount on featured products to its loyal followers and their friends. Vale's Balance Tote was recently spotted on the arm of mom, actress and Sex in the City star, Sarah Jessica Parker in downtown New York City.  "It's not everyday that you can snag the bag seen on the arm of Sarah Jessica Parker for 20% off," says Abby Wallach, Co-CEO and Executive Producer of Beautiful Stranger.tv.

Unlike flash-sale sites like Gilt Groupe, Rue La La, Haute Look, Swirl by Daily Candy and Groupon, Beautiful Stranger.tv creates a NEW content model and opportunity to drive sales of products.  "First we report on the products the super stylish love and wear. Then we bring the gotta'-have-it goods right to our subscribers' inbox. At a great price, no less. It is the ultimate service," explains Melissa Fedor, Co-CEO and Editorial Director of Beautiful Stranger.tv.

Beautiful Stranger has cultivated relationships with trendsetters who have their own businesses, offering them access and a unique opportunity to insider information, products and services. "It's more about sharing than selling," adds Wallach.

Insiders who frequent the Beautiful Stranger.tv website can sign up for FREE exclusive deals and invite their friends to join. From beauty, fashion, food, travel deals and more, Beautiful Stranger.tv will also offer exclusive products that are based on trends that they find on the street! SIGN UP before 2 p.m. on Monday, May 3, at http://www.beautifulstranger.tv to get the inside deal.

  Contact:     Abby Wallach
               Co-CEO, Executive Producer
               Beautiful Stranger.tv
                http://beautifulstranger.tv/snaps/abby-wallach-shop-street-
                style.aspx
               e: abby@beautifulstranger.tv

               Melissa Fedor
               Co-CEO, Editorial Director
               Beautiful Stranger.tv
                http://beautifulstranger.tv/snaps/melissa-fedor-shop-street-
                style.aspx
               e. mjfedor@aol.com

Source: Beautiful Stranger.tv
   

CONTACT:  Abby Wallach, Co-CEO, Executive Producer, Beautiful
Stranger.tv,
http://beautifulstranger.tv/snaps/abby-wallach-shop-street-style.aspx, e:
abby@beautifulstranger.tv; or Melissa Fedor, Co-CEO, Editorial Director,
Beautiful Stranger.tv,
http://beautifulstranger.tv/snaps/melissa-fedor-shop-street-style.aspx, e.
mjfedor@aol.com

Web Site:  http://www.beautifulstranger.tv/

ARRIS and Clearleap Integrate Solutions to Deliver Innovative Video and Advertising Services

Integration Enables Expanded VOD and Advertising Offerings for MSOs

SUWANEE, Ga., May 3 -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) a global communications technology supplier, and Clearleap, a web-based TV technology platform, today announced that they have integrated the ARRIS ConvergeMedia(TM) On Demand Content Management and Distribution system with Clearleap's web-based content and workflow management suite to deploy an integrated content management solution for VOD and advertising services.

The VOD advertising offering will leverage the ARRIS ConvergeMedia system and Clearleap's ability to quickly ingest, manage and deploy a variety of advertising assets.  These assets range from video pre-rolls and interstitials to graphic overlays, which offer a solution that integrates directly into traditional linear or dynamic third party advertising systems. A version of the joint solution, currently in trials with a mid-sized operator in the Mid-west, provides the ability to dynamically target local spot advertising in VOD programming, ensuring that actual ad creative is available at the right market destination in time to meet ad decision system determinations. This solution offers operators and programmers a new revenue-generating inventory pool for advertisers to reach subscribers that are interested in their products and services based upon markets, demographics, interests and other criteria while preserving subscribers' privacy.

The ARRIS ConvergeMedia Platform VOD and Advanced Advertising Delivery Manager (ADM) are dynamic end-to-end VOD advertising solutions that enable operators, advertisers and content providers to target and reach audiences dynamically via daypart, geography, profile and other broadcast or On-Demand metadata. These solutions are designed to make TV advertising more relevant, accountable and dynamic and revolutionize traditional ad insertion technologies to increase revenue generating advertising services.

On the programming side, the joint solution is currently being utilized for advanced local VOD content programming with a major MSO in Texas to bring programming into the VOD system within seconds of content ingest, from anywhere. The web-based TV technology platform will give ARRIS customers the instant ability to integrate program offerings from Clearleap's Content Marketplace, a self-serve platform that offers MSOs a variety of scouted, vetted, and licensed content containing national programming, best of web, and special interest content in pre-selected, dynamically populating channels.

"ARRIS is an important and respected organization in the cable television ecosystem and we are excited to work in tandem with them to expand the services of VOD and advertising, from increased revenues to improved workflow to better consumer experiences," said Clearleap CEO, Braxton Jarratt.

"Customers are demanding ever more video programming from their operators and Clearleap brings an innovative content management system and new web-based programming service that enables new and fresh programming," said Joe Matarese ARRIS VP & GM, Media & Communications Systems.  "Working with Clearleap offers our customers more choice and flexibility to address their subscribers' needs."

About ARRIS

ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology that supports broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver carrier-grade telephony, network video processing, whole home video, demand driven video, next-generation advertising, network and workforce management solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford, CT; Waltham, MA; Cork, Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com.

About Clearleap

Clearleap is a revolutionary TV technology platform that leverages the power and flexibility of the Internet to provide content acquisition, management and advertising solutions for the world's most popular medium, the television. Clearleap's network based technology gives both video service and content providers easy to implement services to vastly improve workflow, monetization, and content capabilities for both VOD and linear.  Founded by a team of TV technology veterans and industry experts, Clearleap is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices in New York City and data centers in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.  For more information, visit:  http://www.clearleap.com.

Source: ARRIS
   

CONTACT:  Alex Swan, ARRIS, +1-678-473-8327, Alex.swan@arrisi.com; Jason
Damata, Clearleap, +1-917-279-8706, Jason@Fabricmedia.net

Web Site:  http://www.arrisi.com/

Hillcrest Labs Celebrates Dads and Grads With $49 Promotion of the Loop(TM) Pointer

- For a Limited Time, the Loop Pointer can be Purchased for Half Price - - Perfect Tech Gift for Graduating Seniors - - Unique Father's Day Gift for Tech-Savvy Dads - - Ideal for Use with the Free Kylo(TM) Web Browser for TV -

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 3 -- In advance of Father's Day and graduation ceremonies across the country, Hillcrest Labs today launched a special $49 promotion for its award-winning Loop(TM) pointer, an in-air mouse designed for the millions of consumers who enjoy viewing online content on their PC or Mac® connected to a TV. The Loop will be available for $49 starting today - a fifty dollar savings from its usual price. It can be purchased via Hillcrest Labs or Amazon.com.

(Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100503/SF97156)

Recent research reports indicate the growing popularity of people using their TVs as display screens for their computers. In Deloitte's, "State of the Media Democracy Survey Fourth Edition," December 2009, the firm found that 74% of Millennials (ages 14-26) would like to connect their televisions to the Internet. In Forrester Research's report, "How Consumers Get Online Video to The TV," June 8, 2009, the firm estimates that nearly 9 million homes in the US watch at least some online video on a TV set in a typical month. With the iconic Loop pointer, dads and graduating seniors have an engaging new way to search, browse, and navigate the Web on TV.

"Parents, relatives and friends of graduating seniors know how integral the Internet is to the daily lives of these young people. As such, the Loop pointer makes a unique, affordable gift for graduates who will rely on their computers as a primary source of entertainment in their dorm rooms or their living rooms," said Chad Lucien, vice president of Freespace® products at Hillcrest Labs. "The Loop pointer is also an ideal gift for the tech-savvy dad this Father's Day. In addition to controlling online content on the TV screen, the Loop is a unique, eye-catching device that can be used in the lecture hall or the board room."

The Loop pointer allows users to control an on-screen cursor with the flick of their wrist and target individual pixels and links on the screen with ease. Users can relax comfortably, hold the Loop pointer in any position, and control their favorite online video sites, software programs, photo sites, music sites, and more. The stylish in-air mouse was named a CES 2010 Innovations Award Honoree and is powered by Hillcrest's patented Freespace technology. Incorporating Freespace in-air pointing and motion-control technology enables the highly precise Loop pointer to distinguish between intentional and unintentional movements and gives users the freedom to move around the room at a range of up to 30 feet. To use the Loop pointer, consumers simply plug a small, USB 2.0 transceiver that is included with the product into a compatible computer or device. As with a conventional mouse, no special driver software is required for use on a PC or Mac.

While the Loop can be used with any variety of software or Internet browsers, it is ideal for use with Hillcrest's free Kylo(TM) Web browser for TV. Kylo lets users visit any site on the Web with a browser that was specifically designed to be viewed from a distance in the living room or dorm room. The Loop and Kylo provide dads and grads with an affordable and compelling new way to view and interact with online content on a PC or Mac connected to the TV.

The Loop pointer is available for purchase at http://www.hillcrestlabs.com/loop or http://www.amazon.com. The Kylo browser is available for free via download at http://www.kylo.tv. Additional details about Hillcrest Labs are available at http://www.hillcrestlabs.com.

About Hillcrest Labs

Hillcrest Laboratories (a.k.a. Hillcrest Labs) sells products to consumer electronics manufacturers, service providers, and consumers that enable unique, interactive digital media experiences for TVs and other digital media devices. Hillcrest Labs sells and licenses its pointing technology, called Freespace®, for use in a wide range of consumer devices including remote controls, PC mice, and game controllers. Companies that have licensed Hillcrest Labs' technology for use in their products include: Eastman Kodak, Logitech, Universal Electronics (UEI), and ZillionTV. For consumers, Hillcrest Labs sells the Loop(TM) pointer, an in-air mouse for TV that lets users control an onscreen cursor with a flick of the wrist and navigate the Web or their home media content on TV. Hillcrest Labs also offers the Kylo(TM) browser, a free Web browser for TV.

Hillcrest Labs has received numerous awards and recognitions including the CES Innovations Award, PC World's 100 Best Products and Greatest Tech Designs, Popular Mechanics' Editors Choice, ECN's Reader's Choice Tech, and many others.  Based in Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest Labs was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins.  The company is funded by NEA, AllianceBernstein, Columbia Capital, and Grotech Ventures.  For additional information, visit http://www.hillcrestlabs.com.

All product and service names listed in this release remain property of their parent companies and do not indicate official support or endorsement for the Loop pointer, Kylo browser or Hillcrest Labs.  All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Hillcrest Labs, Freespace, the Loop pointer, and the Kylo browser are trademarks of Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.

Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100503/SF97156
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Hillcrest Labs
   

CONTACT:  Jeremy Pemble, jeremy@jlmpartners.com, or Renee Burch,
renee@jlmpartners.com, both of JLM Partners, +1-206-381-3600, for Hillcrest
Labs

Web Site:  http://www.hillcrestlabs.com/
http://www.kylo.tv/

PBS KIDS Raising Readers Launches 'The Great Word Quest' in Time To Keep Kids Learning This Summer

New Literacy-Focused Web Site Lets Kids Earn Words in Fun and Educational Games

ARLINGTON, Va., May 3 -- PBS and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced the launch of The Great Word Quest, an innovative new feature of the PBS KIDS Raising Readers Web site (readytolearnreading.org) that provides literacy games for children ages six to eight.  The Great Word Quest allows kids to play learning games with characters, themes and ideas from favorite PBS KIDS GO! television programs THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, WORD GIRL, and MARTHA SPEAKS.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100503/NE96413LOGO )

The Great Word Quest is introduced just in time to combat what is known as the "summer learning gap," or the general loss of academic skills during summer vacation. "PBS knows learning doesn't stop when children leave the classroom at the end of the day; it continues beyond the end of the school year," said Rob Lippincott, Senior Vice President of PBS Education. "We want to provide an inviting and exciting -- yet educational -- platform for kids to engage with throughout the year."

The Great Word Quest takes kids on virtual adventures designed to scaffold and improve core literacy skill development.  Joining one of three teams -- the Aquanauts, Trailblazers or Skyscrapers -- players advance through literacy-based scavenger hunts to earn words that they can then use to play games and create their own silly stories.  These activities help kids strengthen critical reading skills, such as phonics, reading comprehension, and vocabulary.  Perhaps most importantly, a Progress Tracker charts a child's progress for parents and teachers and provides customized activities that help make reading a part of everyday life.

The Great Word Quest builds on the success of PBS KIDS Island, a literacy-focused site for preschoolers that launched in Fall 2008.

"We know that when kids are engaged, they learn.  That's why The Great Word Quest teams kids together in a scavenger hunt, sparking their interest in learning new words and developing reading skills that they can use in adventures beyond the screen," said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children's Media, PBS.

Research and Funding

PBS worked closely with leading early childhood experts to develop The Great Word Quest, including Dr. Julie Wood, Ed.D., adviser for PBS KIDS Island and WORDWORLD, and Maria Salvadore, Reading Rockets advisor and University of Maryland professor. Activities are based on cutting-edge research on how children learn to read and the role of electronic media, and what works in classroom and home settings.

About PBS KIDS Raising Readers and The Ready To Learn Grant

PBS KIDS Raising Readers is a national initiative that uses the power of public media to build the reading skills of children ages two to eight, with an emphasis on children from low-income families.  The effort is funded by a Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education, part of a cooperative agreement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS and The Ready To Learn Partnership.

About PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO!

PBS KIDS, for preschoolers, and PBS KIDS GO!, for early elementary school kids, offer all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs. With positive role models and content designed to nurture a child's total well-being, family and educator resources - including PBS KIDS and PBS KIDS GO! television series, PBSKIDS.org, PBSKIDSGO.org, PBS Parents (PBSPARENTS.org), and PBS Teachers (PBSTEACHERS.org). PBS is a nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's nearly 360 public television stations, serving more than 124 million people on-air and online each month. For more information on specific shows supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit PBS.org/pressroom.

About CPB

CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1100 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television, and related on-line services.

The contents of the release were developed under grant #PRU295A050003 and #PRU295B050003, from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100503/NE96413LOGO
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: PBS KIDS
   

CONTACT:  Caitlin Melnick, 360 Public Relations for PBS KIDS,
+1-617-585-5775, cmelnick@360publicrelations.com

Web Site:  http://www.readytolearnreading.org/

Exent Launches a Third Project for EU Research & Development Framework Programme

TEL AVIV, Israel and NEW YORK, May 3 -- One of the more exciting areas of online gaming today is the ongoing evolution of massively multiplayer online games (MMOG), in which thousands of players can simultaneously interact with each other in a virtual world.  The growth of broadband Internet availability has facilitated the rapid expansion of MMOG diversity and consumer adoption over the past decade.  The Community Network Game (CNG) project, a new initiative supported by the European Union's RTD Framework Programme, will facilitate another wave of MMOG expansion by developing new technologies that enable players to experience an unprecedented ability to share user generated content (UGC) while playing online.

Though MMOGs currently enable some degree of player community activities while playing online, the client-server architecture typical of most games has limited the degree to which this can be done and has virtually prohibited the integration of sophisticated user generated content (UGC) within the game.  The CNG project promises to remove these limitations through the addition of peer-to-peer (P2P) networking and in-game graphical insertion technology (IGIT) from Exent.  Exent, the leading distributor of online downloadable video games, has pioneered the development of IGIT, which enables game content to be inserted or replaced in real time without the need to change the game's code on the client or server side.  Coupled with P2P networking, the possibilities for MMOGs are limitless.

"We are honored to continue our relationship with the EC (European Commission) as we begin a third project with the ground-breaking Development Framework Programme," stated Itay Nave, VP and CTO of Exent.  "Migrating our IGIT technology from the one-to-one environment to a one-to-many, or more accurately, many-to-many environment is an exciting challenge and one we are uniquely qualified to undertake.  Exent has frequently led the industry in the application of IGIT, including the recent introduction of our U-Pic series of customized casual games."

Exent has been involved in the EU's fifth and sixth framework programmes (FP5, FP6) and now embarks upon the seventh with the CNG project.  The new project will partner Exent with industry leading companies like MMOG operator RedBedlam, UGC specialist Kaltura and organizations like the European Game Developers Federation to overcome the challenge UGC presents to networks already occupied by MMOG client-server traffic.  The project intends to research and develop new techniques for 3D/video streaming that are "friendly" to MMOG client-server traffic by pushing their processing and integration to P2P networks and end-user devices.

Additional partners to Exent in the CNG project are Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (CTI), Groupe des Ecoles des Telecommunications (ITE), De Montfort University (DMU) and i2 media research Ltd (Goldsmiths, University of London).  The team of partners brings together expertise in games development (Red Bedlam, EGDF), User Generated Content (Kaltura), network/transmission (CTI, DMU, ITE) and user needs/user research/ market research (i2 media research).

About Exent

Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for broadband-based monetization of PC and video games.  Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronic manufacturers, media companies, ad agencies, brand owners, retailers and others.

  Media Contact:
  Gerald Kimber White
  781-455-8250
  Exent@rfbinder.com

Source: Exent
   

CONTACT:  Gerald Kimber White, +1-781-455-8250, Exent@rfbinder.com

Web Site:  http://www.exent.com/

babyTEL's Voice API - Connecting Your Web Application Users Through Voice

SAN FRANCISCO and MONTREAL, May 3 -- babyTEL Inc., leader in Social Voice, announced the private beta launch of its Social Telephone Voice API at Web 2.0 Expo (Booth 415).

When web application developers add the Telephone Voice API functionality to their web apps, their users can talk, conference, IM and send individual and group voice messages. "Voice makes great web apps even better and will increase stickiness and user engagement," said Stephen Dorsey, babyTEL's CEO.

Web application developers will be amazed how easy it is to integrate fun and sophisticated voice features into their web apps. The API works with the user relationships that developers have already defined to set rules on who users can call or send voice messages to, what information gets shared between users, and how the phone book and call history is displayed. And the voice functionality is provided by babyTEL's proven, Telco-grade VoIP service.

The API offers all of these services through babyTEL's proprietary softphone that launches right from the web with no download or install required. The phone comes pre-populated with a user's friends, as defined by the developer, and works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

Jonathan Schacter, babyTEL's Vice President & CFO added that "our API partners will also have access to hot new revenue opportunities include sale of enhanced telephone features and virtual products like phone skins and ringtones."

About babyTEL

babyTEL Inc. is redefining telephony with services that offer a fully featured phone service for home phone users, business phone users and for the social networking generation. Customers, ranging from social network users to Fortune 100 businesses, benefit from reliable high-quality babyTEL phone services. Home phone and enterprise phone services are available through a large network of channel partners or directly from babyTEL's Web site http://www.babytel.net/. babyTEL's 'Telephone ' application can be currently added on Facebook.

Source: babyTEL
   

CONTACT:  babyTEL: Jonathan Schacter, Vice President & CFO,
jschacter@babyTEL.net, +1-514-448-0417

Web Site:  http://www.babytel.net/

GamersFirst Brings Aventura Eterna to Latin America

Popular Global MMORPG Finds Its Spanish and Portuguese Players

SAO PAULO, May 3 -- Today GamersFirst announced it will release Aventura Eterna (Runes of Magic), a premier MMORPG title, for Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Latin America (Mexico, Central America and South America), Summer 2010.

Aventura Eterna will be fully localized to represent the Latin American culture including: custom made armor, weapons, mounts and decor exclusive to the game. Players can register for the beta at the live site, AventuraEterna.com. The game is expected to enter closed beta as early as June 2010.

"We see a great opportunity in Latin America, players there want the kind of experience that Aventura has to offer," says Cesar Gatica, producer of Aventura Eterna at GamersFirst. "GamersFirst has created fully localized versions of Aventura Eterna for both Spanish and Portuguese speakers so players can get the full experience the game has to offer; and enjoy the personalized integration their culture within in the game."

Aventura Eterna (Runes of Magic), developed by Runewaker Entertainment, is a Free2Play MMO that allows players to explore and discover a magical realm full of wonders and ancient riddles. Magical Runes and Potent Oracles accompany novice players as they climb levels that are based on the divine book, the Taborea. Players in-game use the rune stone to create their pathways in the game and must be wary toward a path of destruction. The players that embrace the oracle will gain absolute power over their future. It is up to the player to write the history (and future) of the world.

"As a company that looks at the global scheme of each title, we feel that is important to identify the potential excitement within each market, as well as our corporate position," says Joe Rush, director of game operations at GamersFirst. "A premier MMORPG like Aventura Eterna should perform very well in the Latin American market; where players are starving for quality games and content at reasonable cost. Free2Play is as reasonable as you can get, free!"

Sign-up for Aventura Eterna at the GamersFirst portal @ AventuraEterna.com and enjoy Aventura Eterna completely free!

  Find your Aventura Eterna community and follow news:
  Facebook (Spanish)- Facebook.com/pages/Aventura-Eterna/353751883907
  Facebook (Portugeuse) - Facebook.com/pages/Aventura-Eterna-Brasil/34409071
  Spanish Community Forum - Forums.gamersfirst.com/index.php?showforum=338

Portuguese Community Forum - Forums.gamersfirst.com/index.php?showforum=337

  Twitter - Spanish @Aventura_Eterna Portuguese @AE_Brasil

  About GamersFirst

GamersFirst is the leading Free2Play® MMO publisher in the Western hemisphere. Serving over 28 million players, GamersFirst.com is where gamers decide the price of the games they love to play-even when that price is "free." Powered by GamersFirst CONNECT, the end-to-end game publishing, game operations and game community platform made available to all of GamersFirst's Development Partners, GamersFirst.com features the hit MMOs War Rock, Knight Online, Sword of the New World, Our World and future hits Victory Racing, GoGoRacer and Taikodom. Read more about the company and games at http://www.gamersfirst.com/.

Source: GamersFirst
   

CONTACT:  GamersFirst, +1-949-870-3138, pr@gamersfirst.com

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