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CUnet Introduces Mobile Marketing Services to Drive Student Acquisition and Retention for Colleges and Universities

PARAMUS, N.J., April 14 -- CUnet, a leading provider of online performance marketing solutions for the higher education sector, now offers additional student acquisition and retention opportunities for its clients via mobile devices and wireless networks.

"As a leader in the industry, we constantly seek ways to provide additional value to our clients, and by adding a comprehensive suite of mobile marketing services, CUnet can help colleges and universities leverage this emerging media channel to effectively reach potential students," said Matt McLaughlin, president of CUnet.  "Whether we are working with clients to attract applicants via text messaging or by accessing the Internet through cell phones and mobile devices, CUnet's mobile marketing team has the experience and technology needed to reach prospective students utilizing everyday communication vehicles."

With CUnet's investment in state-of-the-art mobile technology platforms, the company provides measurable, comprehensive mobile marketing solutions including:

  --  Mobile ad display and short-form lead generation that leverage CUnet's
      network of publishers reaching over 99% of all mobile users
  --  Short code lead acquisition using CUnet's best-in-class mobile
      platform that ensures a marketing campaign's compatibility with over
      90% of mobile devices
  --  Mobile pay-per-call marketing solutions utilizing click-to-call
      technology, providing unlimited 1-800 telephone numbers and complete
      call recording
  --  Relationship text messaging that provides text alerts, message
      broadcasting, and custom text services to enhance student engagement
      and retention
  --  Mobile search engine marketing combining CUnet's EnrollCall (1-800)
      inbound call capabilities and search engine marketing team expertise

CUnet's mobile marketing team is being led by mobile media strategist Akeel Haider, a seasoned, results-driven marketing professional with over six years of experience in mobile media from an agency and publisher perspective.  In his role, Haider utilizes his expertise in the areas of mobile advertising, software, and carrier best practices to drive student applications, enrollments, and long-term retention for CUnet clients. Haider holds a master's degree in information systems from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

For more information about services that CUnet provides, call 1-888-77-CUNET or visit http://www.cunet.com.

About CUnet

CUnet is the premier provider of online performance media and interactive marketing services driving qualified student inquiries and enrollments for the higher education industry. Launched in 2003, the company has grown rapidly to oversee the promotional campaigns of over 1,000 colleges, universities, and career schools throughout the United States and Canada. CUnet is dedicated to creating cost-effective marketing programs using a mix of online media strategies and formats to find prospective students, generate qualified response, and maximize enrollments and starts. CUnet is a subsidiary of Nelnet, a leader in education planning and financing for more than 30 years. CUnet is based in Paramus, NJ. For more information, visit http://www.cunet.com.

Source: CUnet
   

CONTACT:  Jeffrey Leopold, Director, Corporate Marketing of CUnet,
+1-917-882-6685, jeffrey.leopold@cunet.com

Web Site:  http://www.cunet.com/

Harris Corporation Announces Significant New Features that Integrate with its Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME(TM))

Enables Advanced Video Exploitation for Geospatial Intelligence Analysis

LAS VEGAS, April 14 -- (NAB Show, Booth N2502) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has announced new capabilities that integrate with its commercial Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME).  These additional features are designed to improve situational awareness by helping manage the massive quantity of video and other data that military and government agencies receive every day.

FAME is a collaborative platform that provides video, audio and metadata coding, video analytics and archive capabilities within a unified digital asset management solution.  Using the FAME architecture, Harris has developed additional features to provide intelligence analysts and warfighters with better access to higher-resolution full-motion video, motion imagery and visual imagery.

Integrating crossover technologies from Harris commercial and government businesses, Harris has been able to dramatically reduce the time required to get multimedia, situational awareness information into the hands of military commanders and other decision-makers.  At the 2010 NAB Show, Harris is unveiling new features that utilize the FAME platform, including a number of new software applications for use as intelligence tools.

Improved Situational Awareness Enables Actionable Intelligence

Harris is introducing a powerful add-on capability to its FAME asset management architecture to support "event-based correlation" of media and other sources of intelligence within the architecture.  This new add-on will significantly enhance military users' ability to associate media and intelligence information to solve complex problems across a wide variety of data sources.

"The Harris 'event-based correlation' feature provides a powerful set of tools to allow analysts to correlate and visualize a range of data sources," said Brian Cabeceiras, vice president of strategic marketing and technology, Harris Broadcast Communications.  "The data sources can be tied to events, which can be correlated with other sources of intelligence within the same user environment."

The new add-on capability will help military analysts tag specific data in video; combine and verify the resulting information with slices of video, audio, sensor and other data; and send the information in real time to decision-makers in the field.

Advanced Graphics Technology Improves Usefulness of Geospatial Data

Also new is the Harris Media Collaborator, which provides both traditional broadcast and military customers with advanced telestration and tracking capability, as well as access to additional information-bearing graphics to the entire motion imagery process.  In addition, Harris has integrated a Flash reporting tool into the FAME architecture, which automates the fusion of video, rich graphics and metadata into a Flash video for dissemination to end users.

Other enhancements include an enterprise-enabled FAME solution, which has been implemented using virtualization technologies.  This greatly reduces the hardware footprint, simplifies deployment and reduces support and maintenance overhead -- resulting in significantly lower, overall life cycle costs.

Harris also has developed a geospatial-enabled multiviewer to work with the FAME platform.  This multiviewer enables military command centers to link content with geospatial data to make it more useful and contextual, as well as view multiple displays of inputs in a common viewing environment.  In addition, a highly scalable, IP-enabled graphics stream processing solution allows the creation of evolved video feeds in the compressed domain.  These capabilities extend the reach of the FAME architecture from the sensor to the warfighter with a lower profile and footprint, making it much more user friendly in mobile/forward-deployed locations.

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite and out-of-home networks.  The Harris ONE(TM) solution brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that enable advanced media workflows for emerging content delivery business models.

About Harris Corporation

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

Source: Harris Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Susan Sheppard, Harris Broadcast Communications,
+1-585-624-7969, sshepp03@harris.com

Web Site:  http://www.harris.com/

Verizon to Break Ground on New Technology Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., on April 15

WALTHAM, Mass. - Verizon will break ground Thursday, April 15 on its Technology Innovation Center, which will be a catalyst for delivering new and innovative devices and services that connect people, places and things using next-generation wireline and wireless technology.  The new Waltham facility, focused on 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless networks, will build upon the history of the existing Verizon Technology Campus at Waltham, where dynamic research and testing that has influenced the daily lives of Americans has been taking place since the 1940s.

  WHAT:
  The groundbreaking ceremony will feature leaders from Verizon and
   state and local government, including:
  --Dick Lynch, executive vice president and chief technology officer,
   Verizon
  --Greg Bialecki, Massachusetts secretary of housing and economic
   development
  -- Waltham Mayor Jeanette McCarthy
  --Tom Hopcroft, president and chief executive officer, Massachusetts
   Technology Leadership Council

  WHERE:
  Verizon Technology Campus
  117 West Street
  Waltham, Mass.

  WHEN:
  10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 15, 2010

  BACKGROUND:
  The Verizon Technology Innovation Center is designed to provide a
   central base for Verizon's advanced technology initiatives.  Upon
   completion, the three buildings on the Verizon Technology Campus at
   Waltham will house more than 300 of the country's leading
   technologists and scientists and will contain office and lab space
   as well as an Executive Briefing Center where partners, consumer
   electronics companies, innovation collaborators, business executives
   and public officials can meet to discuss and collaborate on forward-
   looking technologies such as FiOS and next-generation 4G LTE
   wireless technology.

  The site in Waltham is an important hub of wireless technology and
   user trials.  Verizon Wireless has been building and testing its 4G
   LTE network in Boston since August 2009.  The company expects to
   launch its 4G LTE network in 25 to 30 markets, covering roughly 100
   million people by the end of 2010.

  MEDIA CONTACTS:
  John Bonomo
  Verizon
  212.321.8033 (office) or 917.838.9142 (mobile)
  John.J.Bonomo@verizon.com

  Michael Murphy
  Verizon Wireless
  781.932.1213 (office) or 781.223.5975 (mobile)
  Michael.Murphy@verizonwireless.com

  Jeffrey Nelson
  Verizon Wireless
  917.968.9175 (mobile)
  Jeffrey.Nelson@verizonwireless.com

  /PRNewswire -- April 14/

Source: Verizon

Parkmobile Launches New Website, http://www.parkmobile.com

Parkmobile USA, Inc., is proud to announce the launch of their new and much anticipated website redesign.

ATLANTA, April 14 -- Parkmobile USA, Inc. launched its new website on Monday. The site can be viewed at http://www.parkmobile.com. The dramatically redesigned site embodies Parkmobile's forward-thinking vision and commitment to the growing needs of its customers.

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"Parkmobile is very excited to launch our newly redesigned website," said Albert Bogaard, President and CEO of Parkmobile USA, Inc. "The simple and clean site design is a part of our company's mission to continuously meet the needs of customers by providing improved navigation, better organization of content and current website technology."

The new site was designed and launched by mediaBOOM, a Webby award-winning interactive design firm. "From our first meeting to the site launch, working with Parkmobile's senior staff has been great fun," notes Frank DePino, President of mediaBOOM. "They take a creative, strategic and innovative approach to the parking management business. It's exciting to collaborate with people who offer a collective expertise and a shared commitment to client service."

From the site, customers can register for our pay by phone parking service directly or download our iPhone mobile application. Downloading our mobile application is free, quick and easy. After setting up the account, customers can immediately start using the system with their registered mobile phone. Customers also can select the option to receive text message alerts and reminders fifteen minutes before their time expires.

In coming months, additional enhancements will be introduced to improve and simplify other pages on the site. The redesign is intended to make parking simple.

About Parkmobile

Parkmobile is a leading global provider of seamlessly integrated end-to-end solutions for digital parking. The firm's product offerings include cashless mobile payments for on and off street parking, digital parking permits, and real time enforcement.

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CONTACT:  Sara Engel, Parkmobile USA, Inc., +1-770-818-9036,
+1-770-818-9039, sara.engel@parkmobileglobal.com

Web Site:  http://www.parkmobile.com/

Verizon and Motorola to Trial Energy-Efficient Set-Top Box With Double the Storage Capacity for Digital Video Recordings

NEW YORK and HORSHAM, Pa., April 14 -- Verizon and the Mobile Devices and Home business of Motorola Inc. have teamed up to create and trial set-top boxes that are up to 30 percent more energy efficient than current models, with one new model offering double the amount of storage capacity for digital video recordings.

Verizon will begin trialing the two new models, the Motorola QIP7232 and Motorola QIP7100, in select FiOS TV markets later this year.  The QIP7232, the DVR model, boasts a faster processor and more memory.

"The new green Motorola set-tops are an outgrowth of Verizon's efforts to create our own industry-leading energy-efficiency standards and to grow our business responsibly," said James Gowen, chief sustainability officer for Verizon. "These set-tops will provide a better viewing and multimedia experience for our customers, while helping them lower their energy consumption and utility bills."

The new Motorola QIP set-tops use environmentally preferred materials that do not contain lead, cadmium, mercury or other substances of concern. Packaging for the new set-tops will be 100 percent recyclable and made from 75 percent recycled cardboard.

(NOTE: To view a video about how the new, Energy Star-rated boxes improve the customer experience and reduce energy consumption, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/VerizonCSRVideos#p/u/0/cc1_41VScUs.)

Nearly 2.9 million Verizon customers receive FiOS service over the company's all-fiber-optic network, connecting directly to homes and businesses.  FiOS provides interactive services including 140 HD video channels; an advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR; and much more.

"Motorola has worked closely with Verizon during the development of these new QIP products to ensure they align with Verizon's environmental sustainability goals," said Larry Robinson, vice president and general manager, Motorola Mobile Devices and Home. "Motorola continues to innovate with our QIP set-tops and will explore opportunities that not only help our service-provider customers reduce their environmental footprint, but also deliver green benefits directly to consumers."

For more information about the many benefits of Verizon FiOS services, visit http://verizon.com/fiostv. For information about Verizon's environmental stewardship, visit http://newscenter.verizon.com/kit/green-press-kit/.

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) revenues reached $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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

Source: Verizon
   

CONTACT:  Alberto Canal, +1-908-559-6367, alberto.c.canal@verizon.com, or
Kalia Farrell, +1-215-323-1059, kalia.farrell@motorola.com

Web Site:  http://www.verizon.com/

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SC Cyber: The South Carolina Cyber School Announces New K-12 Cyber Program Planned for 2011-2012 School Year

Interested Families Encouraged to Visit Website - http://www.sccyber.org - and Join Mailing List

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 14 -- Today, SC Cyber: The South Carolina Cyber School announced the plan to open a new K-12 cyber school for the 2011-2012 school year. Families interested in a personalized, flexible, and world-class online education are encouraged to visit http://www.sccyber.org and join our mailing list to learn more about SC Cyber.

"The waiting lists at existing cyber schools in South Carolina clearly demonstrate that online learning is in high demand in this state, and we are excited that SC Cyber could provide an additional online option for families in South Carolina," said Mark Elder, spokesperson for SC Cyber.

SC Cyber will offer a premier online K-12 education to any student who resides in South Carolina at no cost to students and families.  SC Cyber will use Lincoln Interactive curriculum, the nation's leading online curriculum used by thousands of students across the county, and taught by highly qualified state certified teachers. Lincoln Interactive's state approved curriculum combines personal instruction with highly engaging courses to provide students and parents more choice and control over their education.

Parents who visit http://www.sccyber.org and join the mailing list will receive additional information regarding course offerings and student-teacher interaction.

Students at SC Cyber will engage in their accredited curricula asynchronously, and will use interactive videos, games, 3-D graphics, avatars, discussion boards, hands-on manipulatives, language labs, and Flash animation to learn in a unique and personalized online environment.

"At SC Cyber, we understand that the confines of a classroom do not suit the learning styles of all students. At SC Cyber, students learn at any time and at their own pace, while receiving feedback from a dedicated group of certified teachers," said Elder.

To learn more about SC Cyber, please visit http://www.sccyber.org

Source: The South Carolina Cyber School
   

CONTACT:  Ben Wakana, +1-617-692-0505, bwakana@voxglobal.com, for The
South Carolina Cyber School

Web Site:  http://www.sccyber.org/

Oxygen8 Communications Launches New SMS Bulk Rates

- Bulk text messages cover over 700 Carriers from just 1.1p per message -

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 14 -- Global micro-billing, communications and mobile enablement specialist, Oxygen8 Communications (http://www.oxygen8.com/) today announces its new SMS bulk rates for UK media companies and corporates who are looking to send bulk text messages in order to maximise revenues from mobile marketing activities internationally.

Gary Corbett, Commercial Director at Oxygen8 Communications, says, "As bulk volumes continue to soar we have seen customers increasingly sending bulk text messages globally. As a result pricing for wholesale international SMS continues to decrease, creating new business opportunities for any company that is looking to expand their international business activities."

Corbett continues, "The new SMS bulk rates are accompanied by the functionality of the Oxygen8 Mobile platform, which is very scalable and is able to handle hundreds of messages per second and hundreds of connections, enabling customers to increase billing collections and bottom-line profits by utilising bulk text messages. This means that companies can be managing sophisticated international campaigns in just minutes, whilst resellers are able to build applications and standalone business based on the capabilities of the platform."

  Key features of the Oxygen8 Mobile platform include:
  --  Creation of interactive services
  --  Integration via simple APIs
  --  Scheduled sends
  --  Advanced scheduling  - managing rate and capacity of sends
  --  Dynamic headers
  --  Dashboard reporting

Corbett concludes, "We want our customers to be able to grow their business quickly and easily either within their domestic markets or across the globe. In today's world that means having a resilient platform but with the flexibility that is required to adapt services to the increasingly sophisticated and complex way that consumers interact with new media. With the Oxygen8 platform, accompanied by our new SMS bulk rates, this becomes possible."

Oxygen8 Communications has set a target of growing 60% in the next two years, building on its strong performance in 2009. Turnover in the last six months of 2009 was 20% up on the previous year. Whilst core markets such as the UK have seen an increase of 10%, emerging markets, particularly in Africa, are seeing triple digit growth.

About Oxygen8 Communications

Oxygen8 Communications is a global micro-billing, communications and mobile enablement specialist, delivering 'carrier-grade' multimedia services which include voice, data, web, WAP, SMS, MMS and video. As one of the largest privately-owned providers of voice and mobile services in the world, Oxygen8 is unique in providing content, infrastructure, billing, CRM and campaign management on a global scale, all through a single supplier.

Utilising the latest technology, Oxygen8 enables its clients to develop new ways of interacting with their customers, whether locally or across international markets, helping them to drive new revenue streams, build brand awareness and increase customer loyalty. Oxygen8's innovative communications solutions are helping businesses throughout the world to reduce their cost base and streamline their processes.

The Oxygen8 management team draws on many years of experience and expertise, having been at the forefront of the voice and mobile services industry since its inception. Oxygen8 is fully compliant with the latest industry regulations and standards, providing customers with complete confidence that the company is leading the way in best practice for the industry.

Headquartered in Birmingham, UK, Oxygen8 provides voice and mobile services to infrastructure providers, media companies, and corporates. Its clients include mobile networks, newspaper groups, radio and television stations, major high street retailers, and banks. Oxygen8 currently operates in the UK, Ireland, Australia, USA, South Africa and East Africa including Tanzania.

  For further information, please contact:
  Nicola Miller/Kieran Kent
  The itpr Partnership
  t. +44 (0)1932 57 88 00

Source: Oxygen8 Communications
   

CONTACT:  Nicola Miller or Kieran Kent, The itpr Partnership, +44
(0)1932-57-88-00

Web Site:  http://www.oxygen8.com/

Officially Licensed Marvel Comic 'Iron Man' LCD & LED HDTVs

LAKE MARY, Fla., April 14 -- RTC23 Inc. has just created the "Ultimate Comic Fan's Television."

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Roundtable Concepts Inc. is launching RTC23, their officially licensed Marvel Comic LCD and LED HDTVs.  The cast of characters consists of Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine, Thor and others.  Your favorite Marvel Super Hero is embellished on the bottom two corners of the frame and is offered in 22", 32", 42" and 55" HD LCD screen sizes as well as 40" and 46" LED HDTVs.  Now here's the cool part, not only do the characters appear on the casing but when you power on the TV, the name and the character appear on the screen for approximately 8 seconds. This makes it the "Ultimate Comic Fan's TV" which RTC23 titles it's i23s system technology that simply makes TVs more fun. Order online at http://www.RTC23.com or call 321-363-3794 for more info.  To learn more about Marvel Comics, visit the Marvel website at http://www.MARVEL.com. FOR A LIMITED TIME, BUY ONE IRON MAN HDTV AND GET A SECOND ONE OF THE SAME SIZE FREE!

Marvel and all related characters: TM & © 2010 Marvel Entertainment LLC and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.

RTC23, "Where Comics Come to Life"

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CONTACT:  Brandon Wood, +1-321-363-3794, brandon@rtccorporate.com

Web Site:  http://www.rtc23.com/

ExecuCar(R) Sedan Service Now Available in Nashville

ExecuCar(R) celebrates with five dollar discount on all ExecuCar services from April-June 30th

PHOENIX, April 14 -- ExecuCar®, the premier luxury sedan service in the U.S., has opened sedan service in Nashville making ExecuCar available in 20 markets serving 30 airports around the country.

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In celebration of their new service in Nashville, ExecuCar is offering a five dollar discount on all reservations booked online using discount code W634S  http://www.execucar.com?GC=W634S . ExecuCar is an affordably priced private sedan and SUV service and can be used for airport transfers or for business travel or social events when a professional driver is desired.  ExecuCar service is available 24-hours a day, with airport "meet and greet" service available.  ExecuCar charges flat rate fares and accepts all major credit cards.

ExecuCar is the perfect option for customers who would prefer a non-stop airport transfer without the hassle of a taxi or shared-ride shuttle. Customers can book online for all cities where ExecuCar is available at http://www.ExecuCar.com or by calling 1-800-410-4444.  Customers wishing to use ExecuCar in town point-to-point service must arrange their plans by phone.  ExecuCar service is also eligible for earning airline miles on Delta Air Lines SkyMiles®, Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns®, United Airlines Mileage Plus®, or US Airways Dividend Miles® programs when booking online.

ExecuCar service is also available in Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Burbank, CA; Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis/St. Paul; Ontario and Orange County, CA; Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, NC; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, San Francisco,  and Tampa Bay, FL; Washington, D.C.

ExecuCar is a division of SuperShuttle International, based in Phoenix, AZ and is a division of Veolia Transportation On Demand and a subsidiary of Veolia Environment (Euronext: VIE, NYSE: VE).  SuperShuttle serves 33 airports, carrying more than eight million passengers a year. ExecuCar serves 30 airports, in 19 cities with 350 vehicles including sedans and SUVs. Airports served by SuperShuttle include some of the largest in the country including Los Angeles, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Washington, D.C. and Miami. Please go to http://www.supershuttle.com or http://www.ExecuCar.com  for more information.

About Veolia Transportation

Based in Chicago, Veolia Transportation is the largest private-sector operator of multiple modes of transit in North America, including bus, rail, paratransit, shuttle, sedan and taxi services. Veolia Transportation is committed to setting the standard in safe and sustainable mobility solutions through partnerships with cities, transit authorities, airports and other clients.

The company is part of the Veolia Environnement companies in North America, with 30,000 North American employees, providing sustainable environmental solutions in water management, waste services, energy management and passenger transportation.

Veolia Transportation is part of Veolia Transport, the global transportation division of Veolia Environnement. Veolia Transport is a leading private operator of multiple modes of public transit, operating contracts for 5,000 city transit authorities in 28 countries, and completing over 2.6 billion passenger trips per year. Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:Paris Euronext:)(NYSE:VIE) is the worldwide reference in environmental services. With more than 336,000 employees in 72 countries, Veolia Environnement recorded annual revenues of $50 billion in 2008. Veolia Environnement is in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index (DJSI STOXX). Visit the company's Web sites at http://www.veoliatransportation.com : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veoliatran sportation.com&esheet=6195004&lan=en_US&anchor=www.veoliatransportation.com&in dex=3&md5=0e11101cdea2f5ddc2d73714ef80a2e2and http://www.veolia-transport.com/en/.http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&ur l=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veolia-transport.com%2Fen%2F&esheet=6195004&lan=en_US&ancho r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veolia-transport.com%2Fen%2F&index=4&md5=58c96a3216c5308956 ec919ce3da3c51

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CONTACT:  Ken Testani of SuperShuttle International, Inc.,
+1-480-609-3000, ktestani@supershuttle.net; or Margaret Nathan of Strategic
Communication, Inc., +1-801-209-5485,
margaret.Nathan@strategiccommunication.com, both for ExecuCar

Web Site:  http://www.execucar.com/
http://www.supershuttle.com/
http://www.veoliatransportation.com/

IBM LotusLive Expands with Business Tools and Services from UPS, Skype, Salesforce.com and Silanis to Serve Growing Demand for Cloud Computing

Launches New Cloud Offering Combining Email & Social Networking Starting at $7

ARMONK, N.Y., April 14 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced it is addressing the growing demand for business-focused collaboration by adding new tools and services, language support and pricing to its LotusLive cloud services, including integrated business products and services from UPS, Skype, salesforce.com and Silanis. IBM will also offer the first cloud service package combining social networking and email for business starting at $7.

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LotusLive delivers cloud-based, integrated email, Web conferencing, social networking and collaboration services to simplify and improve daily business interactions with customers, partners and colleagues -- all with IBM's focus on security, reliability and integration.

"In its first year, IBM LotusLive has won the trust of people from businesses of all sizes who want to work safely with people outside and inside their company," said Sean Poulley, IBM vice president for cloud collaboration. "Now IBM is weaving essential business services such as shipping, contract signing, Internet calling and CRM into the very fabric of LotusLive allowing people to get their work done faster."

UPS Brings Shipping into LotusLive

IBM is integrating UPS shipping and visibility functionality within LotusLive.  Expected to be available later this year, this integration is designed to simplify and speed important shipping-related tasks, enabling users to quickly manage these details directly from their LotusLive dashboard. UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide; this solution places the ubiquitous UPS shipping services at the fingertips of LotusLive business users.

"We continue to see demand for business process improvement of core workflow responsibilities, worldwide," said Jordan Colletta, Vice President, UPS Customer Technology Marketing.  "As business moves faster, companies are looking to gain immediate access to UPS services.  Integrating UPS shipping and visibility capabilities within the flow of cloud-based collaboration in LotusLive is a natural step in meeting the needs of our customers."

Integrated Business Tools and Services Available Today for CRM, e-Signing, Internet Calls

IBM is also announcing the availability of LotusLive integrations with Skype, salesforce.com and Silanis. While the industry norm is to offer cloud services in separate silos, IBM's integrations remove barriers between services, creating a seamless experience across the applications and business processes.  For example, people can use files from LotusLive in Silanis, launch them in a meeting from Salesforce CRM, launch a call with Skype, or ship a package with UPS -- all in the same work flow from within LotusLive.

With the LotusLive Engage for Salesforce CRM integration, customers can take advantage of LotusLive Meetings, Files, and Activities to collaborate with colleagues around the world from within Salesforce CRM. The LotusLive cloud collaboration tools are a great complement to Salesforce CRM, offering a comprehensive collaboration solution for mutual IBM and salesforce.com customers.

Silanis e-SignLive e-signature services enables people from multiple organizations to use LotusLive to easily participate in a fully electronic signing process, helping to complete business transactions and legal contracts faster, more efficiently and with fewer errors. This partnership will expand the potential reach of LotusLive to the world's largest insurance and financial services companies, government agencies, integrators and service providers that trust Silanis to move their business processes online.

For example, Signature Mortgage Corporation, a beta customer for Silanis e-SignLive, is enabling clients to complete and sign mortgage applications using the combined Silanis e-SignLive and LotusLive solution. This will help to improve customer experience and retention at Signature Mortgage Corporation, as well as enable the 10-person mortgage consulting team out of Canton, Ohio to compete in a market where low rates alone aren't enough to win new business.

After downloading and installing Skype, LotusLive users can now use Skype to make voice calls via a simple click of a LotusLive contact's Skype name or phone number. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users -- and now, LotusLive users can have convenient access to these same global communications tools right from within LotusLive.

These partner integrations from LotusLive help people work the way they want to work, demonstrate the power of the open Web and showcase the power of the cloud - allowing people from any company to easily come together to get business done. For more information on these integrations, please go to https://www.lotuslive.com/en/lotuslive_apps_2.php

Business email and social networking for $7

Available today, businesses can purchase a new bundle of secure, enterprise-grade cloud email and social networking for only $7 USD per user, per month.  Combining the capabilities of LotusLive iNotes and LotusLive Connections, the bundle provides essential email, file store and share, activity management, instant messaging and social networking services to enable businesses to work with anyone from anywhere and is available today at http://www.lotuslive.com/bundle.

LotusLive Now Supports 15 Languages

Today, LotusLive services become available in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish -- adding to the current availability of Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.

A no-cost, 30-day trial in these languages is available at http://www.lotuslive.com/compare.

For information on the IBM LotusLive Partner Program -- including a no-cost, 365-day demo account for IBM business partners - visit http://www.lotuslive.com/businesspartners.

Skype legal disclaimer: Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for traditional telephone services and cannot be used for emergency calling. Skype, associated trademarks and logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.

  Media Contact:
  Hanna Smigala
  IBM Media Relations
  (914) 766-1353
  smigala@us.ibm.com

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CONTACT:  Hanna Smigala, IBM Media Relations, +1-914-766-1353,
smigala@us.ibm.com

Web Site:  https://www.lotuslive.com/en/lotuslive_apps_2.php

Art.com Inc. Launches Ten New Country-Specific Web Sites Across Four Continents to Serve International Markets

Leading Online Destination for Wall Art Expands Retail Capabilities Abroad with New Localized Web Sites

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 -- Art.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer of wall art with more than one million items including posters, prints and specialty items, today announced the launch of 10 new country-specific websites for the AllPosters brand:

  --  Australia http://www.AllPosters.com.au
  --  Austria http://www.AllPosters.at
  --  Belgium http://www.AllPosters.be
  --  Brazil http://www.AllPosters.com.br
  --  Canada http://www.AllPosters.ca
  --  Ireland http://www.AllPosters.ie
  --  Mexico http://www.AllPosters.com.mx
  --  Poland http://www.AllPosters.pl
  --  Portugal http://www.AllPosters.pt
  --  Switzerland http://www.AllPosters.ch

These online portals join the existing AllPosters portfolio of 11 Web sites in Europe and Asia, serving the needs of local customers in Scandinavia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan. Each new site offers the same unparalleled assortment of superior products at a great value that AllPosters is known for, along with a wide variety of finishing services to meet every budget, including custom framing, prints mounted onto wood and prints transferred onto canvas. Additionally, each site is translated into its country's respective language and local currency and offers local e-mail support.

"As the world's largest online retailer of wall art to customers in more than 120 countries around the globe, we know that our customers abroad prefer a more localized shopping experience, and we are excited to provide that through these 10 new AllPosters Web sites," says Geoffroy Martin, chief executive officer of Art.com Inc. "This also marks an important milestone for the company as two of these Web sites represent our first localized presence in two new continents, South America and Australia."

These new international Web sites accept a wide variety of payment methods including credit card (Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Euro Card and American Express) and PayPal. International affiliates also are encouraged to participate in the AllPosters affiliate program to earn commissions on referrals to each of the sites. Information is available at affiliates.allposters.com.

About AllPosters and Art.com Inc.

AllPosters is a division of Art.com Inc., a leading authority in wall art and the world's largest online retailer of posters, prints, and framed art. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than 10 million customers - including home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors, and art lovers - in over 120 countries worldwide. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. Its decor experts are always on top of the latest wall décor and decorating trends, and make unique and hard-to-find wall art accessible to the everyday consumer. For more information, visit http://www.art.com and http://www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc.

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Source: Art.com Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Tara Shaffer of Formula PR, +1-619-234-0345,
Shaffer@formulapr.com, for Art.com

Web Site:  http://www.art.com/
http://www.allposters.com/

VIP Communications Launches Online World Cup Community

Leading international calling company launches new webpage dedicated to providing fans with World Cup insights, surveys, promotions and more.

ASHBURN, Va., April 14 -- VIP Communications, Inc., a leading provider of international calling services and solutions, today announced it has launched VIP's World Cup Center, a brand new web community dedicated to the upcoming World Cup.

VIP's World Cup Center, which can be viewed live at http://www.joinvip.com/worldcup, is dedicated to providing VIP's fast-growing base of active and prospective customers from every country participating in the World Cup with an online meeting place. Here they can exchange opinions and read about the latest World Cup news leading up to and during the event, which kicks off in South Africa this June. Among the features included on VIP's World Cup Center are:

  --  World Cup Surveys: VIP will be organizing surveys and soliciting
      feedback from their community on a wide range of World Cup topics. VIP
      will then be working together with several prestigious media outlets
      from across the world as the World Cup approaches, providing them with
      the latest statistics and polling data from their community surveys.
  --  New Customer Incentive Program: For participating in the initial World
      Cup survey and other similar initiatives, VIP will be offering all new
      customers a complimentary $10 calling bonus, which will be
      automatically added when a new account is opened.
  --  VIP World Cup Opinions: As the World Cup approaches, VIP will be
      offering live opinions and content on the latest news and topics
      surrounding the event.
  --  World Cup News From Around the World: VIP will be providing links to
      the latest news from across the world as the World Cup heats up,
      ensuring fans from every country can stay updated on the latest
      happenings with their team.

"The World Cup is the planet's most prestigious international sporting event. Every four years people from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds come together to share one common passion," said Graham Milne, President of VIP Communications. "We want our customers - many of whom are expats from the countries represented in the World Cup - and others who are still learning about VIP Communications, to use this webpage as a destination where they can read about their teams and participate in polls with expats who share a similar interest from across the world."

For more information on VIP Communications, visit http://www.Joinvip.com. For VIP's World Cup Center, visit http://www.joinvip.com/worldcup.

About VIP Communications

Ashburn, VA based VIP Communications Inc. is a leading provider of international calling services and solutions, providing customers with best-in-class customer service, excellent connections and highly competitive pricing to every country in the world. The company has established itself as the standard for reliability and service in the international calling industry, having grown its customer base by an average of 40% per year, maintaining industry-leading customer retention rates and expanding its service portfolio to include Business and Mobile Services.

Source: VIP Communications, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Matt Rizzetta, +1-718-744-7138, North 6th Agency,
mrizzetta@north6thagency.com

Web Site:  http://www.joinvip.com/

TBG Signs Up Playfish

Recent Electronic Arts Acquisition Joins US Client Roster

LONDON, April 14, 2010--     Electronic Arts (EA), a leading global interactive entertainment software
company, has joined TBG's client roster. TBG, an online advertising and
digital performance agency, will be managing Playfish's (recently acquired by
EA) Facebook spend in US and European markets, working closely with the
Playfish marketing team to optimize spend.

    Electronic Arts develops, publishes and distributes interactive software
worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and
the Internet. The deal with TBG will cover a number of games within the
EA/Playfish stable.

    Simon Spaull, head of TBG's US office commented, "This is a fantastic win
for TBG and for ONE Media Manager in the US. Our business is really moving
forward and Electronic Arts is such a great name to have on our books. We
look forward to working with them in the US and across Europe."

    ONE Media Manager is an online display advertising campaign management
system developed to simplify and speed the process of advertising on social
media. TBG was one of Facebook's first appointed ad API agencies.

    Note to Editors:

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    TBG

    TBG is a performance-based digital advertising agency specialising in
delivering definitive ROI to clients. Focusing on routes to market that
support Direct Response activity, TBG offers a full solution from start to
finish including campaign creative, search, media planning and buying,
analysis and optimisation together with full account management services.
Clients' KPIs are constantly monitored and optimised, often past the stage of
acquisition through to back end profitability. TBG continues to work closely
with Facebook to share and develop its knowledge base. Clients include Zoosk,
Vodafone, Unicef and Santander. Find out more at http://www.tbglondon.com

Source: TBG

For further information please contact: Shelley Facius, Juice PR Ltd, Email: shelley@juicepr.bi, Tel: +44-7802-753653

Women Over Seventy Start a Conversation

PHILADELPHIA, April 14 -- Blogs are everywhere and for just about anybody. Just about...until now. Two very enterprising senior women, Drs. Barbara Fleisher and Thelma Reese, have started a blog for women in their senior years. Their blog, http://www.ElderChicks.com, is a place for women in the newest phase of their long lives to learn from each other, laugh with each other, enjoy each other's journey and make this time productive. These "elder chicks," feeling they still have lots to give -and take--from the world, want to start a conversation amongst their peers and in doing so, create a supportive community while they serve as role models for women living longer and more actively than their parents and grandparents would have dreamed of.

According to the U.S. census bureau, there are over 36 million senior citizens over age sixty-five living in the United States. In 2005 the Harris Poll reported that more than 13 million of those seniors actively use the Internet. Among these seniors are women who are active and fully engaged.

When asked why she started ElderChicks.com, Dr. Fleisher said, "I'm so busy all the time, traveling, volunteering and learning new skills. I wondered what other women my age were doing and thought a blog would be a perfect way to reach out and share stories and ideas for keeping life interesting." Dr. Thelma Reese added, "I am always inspired by the level of activity and engagement of my friends. I wanted a place to exchange our experiences so that we might develop a virtual community of women living full lives and adapting to rapid changes in the world well past the time our parents would have imagined."

About ElderChicks.com

Launched in March 2010, this blog for women in their senior years is an online destination to read and talk about later life joy, pain, triumph, and adversity. These women will identify with the many experiences shared on the site. They are encouraged to share stories of their own and invited to read what contributing experts have to say. Their daughters and granddaughters will be grateful for their example.

Source: ElderChicks.com
   

CONTACT:  Thelma Reese, +1-215-629-1593, drthelma@aol.com, or Barbara M.
Fleisher, +1-217-625-4466, bobfleish@gmail.com, both for ElderChicks.com

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

Verizon FiOS TV Customers Get Interactive Music Show on Demand With CONCERT.TV

Tad Low's 'Spin The Bottle' Music Party Available Until May 10

NEW YORK, April 14 -- Verizon FiOS TV and Interactivation, a New York City-based media company that owns CONCERT.TV, announced on Wednesday (April 14) that FiOS TV customers will be the first to get a new interactive on-demand television experience.  CONCERT.TV's "Spin The Bottle" interactive music show will be available through May 10 on FiOS TV Video on Demand, allowing viewers to use their remote control to select musical performances and wander through various rooms of an exclusive music party as a virtual guest.

"This new programming from CONCERT.TV is just another example of how FiOS continues to lead the way toward a truly interactive at-home entertainment experience," said Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Verizon.  "With widgets, interactive sporting events and more, our customers are getting an interactive TV service that only FiOS can deliver."

Matthew Davidge, president of Interactivation, said, "We like to push the envelope of video interactivity, and we're thrilled to be working with Verizon to deliver interactive television to FiOS viewers.  Look out for more interactive shows later in the year."

Created and hosted by Tad Low, the creator and producer of television shows including "Pop-Up Video," "Spin The Bottle" was scripted and created using Interactivation's proprietary technology.  The new show will be available to FiOS TV subscribers on the CONCERT.TV VOD network and online at http://www.concerttv.com.

"This technology gives the home viewer an overall entertainment experience that recreates what it was actually like to attend the exclusive party filmed," said Low, CEO of "Spin The Bottle."  "Viewers control which rooms to enter, which bands to watch and where to hang out, providing the ability to enjoy the party in its full glory from the comfort of their home."

"Spin The Bottle" joins FiOS TV's extensive VOD service, which offers about 18,000 monthly titles including 2,800 in high definition.  FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 565 all-digital channels including up to 140 HD channels.  FiOS also provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR; and more.

For the latest news, updates and information about FiOS, visit http://www.verizon.com/newscenter and http://www.verizon.com/athomeblog.

About Interactivation

Interactivation is a New York City-based media company that delivers highly interactive and personalized content to consumers via TV, mobile devices and the Internet.  Interactivation owns the Mag Rack and Concert TV video-on-demand television networks, which are each available in over 30 million US homes, and The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel, which are available in more than 2,300 hospitals. For more information, go to http://www.interactivation.com.

About Spin The Bottle

SPIN THE BOTTLE is an advertising-supported entertainment network that currently reaches tens of millions of households across multiple platforms, including TV, VOD, TiVo, broadband and mobile. Targeted toward the 18-34 year-old demographic, its all-original, non-fiction, short-form series capture the essence of contemporary popular culture with an engaging, amusing and intelligent twist. Founded in 1995 by the Emmy-winning Tad Low, SPIN THE BOTTLE has also created four breakthrough television series, including Pop-Up Video, Video IQ, Subway Q&A and Pants-Off Dance-Off.  For more information, go to http://www.spinthebottle.com/.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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

Source: Verizon
   

CONTACT:  Heather Wilner, Verizon, +1-908-559-6407,
heather.b.wilner@verizon.com; or Josh Kail, Interactivation/CONCERT.TV,
+1-718-522-9873, josh@vendeloo.com

Web Site:  http://www.verizon.com/

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Verizon Wireless Gives Music Fans a Live View of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Festival Kicks off on April 16; Live Performances and More on V CAST Video

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 14 -- Music fans across the country can get an all-access pass to the most critically acclaimed music festival in the United States -- the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, taking place from Friday, April 16 to Sunday, April 18.  For the first time, Verizon Wireless and Coachella will bring customers exclusive festival content to V CAST Video on their Verizon Wireless phones, including live performances from some of the most groundbreaking artists from all genres of music.

Beginning Friday, April 16 at 2 p.m. EDT, select musical performances from Coachella will be streamed live to Verizon Wireless customers' mobile phones, giving fans the opportunity to watch the mega-music event live even if they are unable make it to the festival grounds, thanks to the largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network in the country.  Additional coverage of Coachella will be streamed live over the weekend.  The live and archived video stream can be found on V CAST-capable phones in the Media Center/Get It Now® under V CAST Video/Music.

Customers with select 3G Multimedia Phones and 3G Smartphones can check out V CAST Video for a $10 monthly subscription, which includes access to full-length television shows plus news, sports, weather, live entertainment and access to Verizon Wireless' ESPN MVP service.  There are no megabyte charges to download, stream or watch V CAST content with any V CAST subscription; however, customers must also have a data package for a data usage allowance.  For more information about V CAST Video, including how to subscribe, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/vcast.

The 11th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will take place Friday, April 16 through Sunday, April 18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., and will feature a mix of artists, including Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend, Them Crooked Vultures, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Tiesto, Faith No More, Deadmau5, David Guetta and MGMT.  More details on Coachella can be found at http://www.coachella.com.

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

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)(NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless
   

CONTACT:  Debra Lewis, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com

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

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Verizon Leverages Powerful Network to Deliver Massive Volumes of Traffic for Content Owners, Aggregators

Content Delivery Puts Verizon at Heart of Growth, Performance of Internet Industry

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 14 -- Internet and video content owners and content aggregators are increasingly looking to Verizon's expansive global network to leverage their success, pumping massive amounts of data across the network. Their content is now flowing at up to half a terabyte of data per second directly onto the Verizon network, speeding delivery and improving quality for end users.

"Content delivery is one of the most exciting and growing applications leveraging Verizon's global IP network," said Ihab Tarazi, vice president of global network planning for Verizon.

Much of the increased traffic attracted to the Verizon network has been via Verizon's Partner Port Program, which provides faster connections and delivery of content when compared with traditional peering-based delivery systems.

The program, launched just over a year ago and offered in the U.S., is a concentrated effort to draw content onto the Verizon network via direct connections with content owners' servers at content delivery access points located around the country.  The direct links allow content owners and aggregators to bypass the traditional "peering" delivery system that involves multiple connections, or "hops," over several networks and causes latency and quality issues for data delivery to end users.

The Partner Port Program is utilized by a number of individual content companies as well as content aggregators that offer content delivery services to end users.  The direct link between content servers and the Verizon global IP network means that Internet content directed to the homes of Verizon's and other ISPs' customers is quickly delivered, improving the performance quality of the delivery network and the customer experience.

"Facilitating great performance of Internet services makes Verizon a key component of growth and performance in the Internet industry," said Tarazi. "To facilitate this growing appetite for content, we have invested in an Internet superhighway infrastructure that recognizes content providers' needs, including 10 gigabit Ethernet on-ramps for customer access, with enhanced capabilities enabled by IPv6 throughout the network."

He added:  "We have active plans to scale this infrastructure with a 100 gigabit Ethernet backbone in the very near future.  We also are expanding these capabilities to the Verizon IP networks in Europe and Asia to provide a truly global offering for content delivery via the highly interconnected Verizon global IP network, and expect to make an announcement about an international opportunity soon."

The network expansion deployment will be further leveraged to enable Verizon to utilize network capacity to deliver managed content services to direct Verizon customers.  The content delivery infrastructure that is currently in place is being expanded to support customer requirements, regardless of customers' broadband access.

"This is a dynamic business and we are fortunate to have constructed a network powerful enough to enable this kind of service," said Tarazi.  "To make it even better, we are constantly exploring new opportunities to work with content owners to help them more efficiently manage and deliver their content."

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.

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

Source: Verizon
   

CONTACT:  Media, Jim Smith, +1-908-559-3477,
james.albert.smith@verizon.com

Web Site:  http://www.verizon.com/

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EyeWonder Powers Microsoft Silverlight-based Ad Campaign for Microsoft Partner Network

EyeWonder reporting provides advanced measurement and tracking of Microsoft Partner Network's online ad campaign on Microsoft.com

ATLANTA, April 14 -- EyeWonder, Inc., an innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, today announced it worked with the Microsoft Partner Network, creative agency Razorfish and media agency Wunderman to deliver the first third-party-served progressive streaming video ad campaign built on Microsoft Silverlight. Running on Microsoft.com through the end of June, the business-to-business rich media and video ads aim to provide a more engaging user experience while touting the features and benefits of the Microsoft Partner Network.

"Microsoft is pleased to work with EyeWonder on this innovative advertising campaign for the Microsoft Partner Network on Microsoft.com," said Brian Goldfarb, director of the developer platform group at Microsoft. "By working with EyeWonder on this campaign that is built on Silverlight, online viewers have the ability to experience a truly unique online experience."

Seeking to drive user interest and engagement with the Microsoft Partner Network brand, the ads feature messages such as "Your Business Needs + the Perfect Partner = Innovation at Your Fingertips" and "Looking Ahead + Microsoft Financing = Getting Ahead." In addition, the units will be tracked via EyeWonder's reporting system to provide campaign measurement data, including click-through rate, time on page, video views, interactions and ad visibility.

"As Microsoft Partner Network expands its online advertising efforts to take full advantage of the benefits offered by Silverlight, we're happy to provide our expertise and reporting solutions to ensure campaign success," said Erin Quist, VP Enterprise Solutions for EyeWonder. "Ads that contain video are especially compelling in terms of facilitating brand awareness and audience engagement -- in fact, we've seen unique interaction rates double with the use of video, so we're excited to partner with Microsoft on these B-to-B ads."

EyeWonder shares a history of innovation with Microsoft, with a long-standing relationship serving rich media and video ads on MSN. In addition, EyeWonder built one of the first Silverlight-based in-stream ads for New York Magazine's "Where's Rogan?" interactive campaign that ran during Fashion Week in 2008.

To see a demo of Microsoft Partner Network's ad campaign, download the Silverlight plugin here and then click here to view the ad.

About EyeWonder, Inc.

EyeWonder, Inc. is the pioneering interactive digital advertising provider, extending the reach of online rich media and interactive video ads to digital device displays. Through its superior technology, products and services, EyeWonder empowers advertisers, advertising agencies and content publishers with the ability to create, build, deliver, track and optimize interactive advertising campaigns proven to drive industry-leading results. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., EyeWonder, Inc. has domestic offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas and Los Angeles. International offices are located in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Australia. For more information on the company's interactive digital advertising solutions or its global office network, please visit http://www.eyewonder.com/  or follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/_ew .

Source: EyeWonder
   

CONTACT:  Leah Gladu, +1-678-891-1806, lgladu@eyewonder.com, or Amanda
Schroeder, +1-678-891-6050, aschroeder@eyewonder.com, both of  EyeWonder,
Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.eyewonder.com/

Westmont College Selects AT&T and Launches New iPhone App

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 14 -- In an effort to offer a distinct advantage to its students, Westmont College has forged a new relationship with AT&T* by signing a University Advantage Program (UAP) contract and is announcing the availability of a new iPhone® application for the college community.  The new agreement will provide discounted wireless products and services to students, faculty and staff, while the custom application will provide access to on-and off-campus information.

"Westmont College is dedicated to being at the forefront of this transformational period for education where technology in your hand is becoming a critical component in the learning environment," said Reed Sheard, chief technology officer of Westmont College.  "As a technology leader, AT&T is able to provide us a holistic mobility program that benefits our entire college community."

The free application will include campus maps, shuttle services, class listings, a Chapel schedule, dining menu, and campus directory search.  Westmont College also plans to launch authentication options for the app for more secure access and increased functionality, including the ability to make course-schedule changes. Westmont will continue to evolve the app to meet the demands and needs of its student body.

"We're constantly discussing the evolving role of wireless and technology innovation with educators," said Reed Pangborn, sales center vice president, Government and Education for AT&T. "Our new relationship with Westmont College is a great example of how, together, we're pioneering mobile learning strategies to enhance both campus and classroom environments, while also investing in our students, the future workforce of America, with the very latest in digital and wireless technology."

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

About Westmont College

A nationally ranked liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, Westmont provides a rigorous academic program set in a Christ-centered community. Vibrant arts activities, a tradition of volunteer service, and strong intercollegiate and intramural sports enrich the college experience.

About AT&T

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

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Source: AT&T Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Gina Pernetti of AT&T, +1-916-847-8542, gp7182@att.com; or
Scott Craig of Westmont College, +1-805-565-6051, scraig@westmont.edu

Web Site:  http://www.att.com/

Advanced Photonix, Inc. Adds Second Shift for Hybrid Assembly of Its 40G Product Lines to Meet Industry Demand

Company is Also Shipping Pre-Production Versions of its 100G Line of High-Speed Optical Receivers

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 14 -- Picometrix, LLC, an Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API), announced today that it has added a second shift for hybrid assembly of its 40G NRZ client side, 40G DPSK and DQPSK lines of high-speed optical receivers (HSOR). Picometrix offers the industry's most complete line of 40G High-Speed Optical Receiver solutions for both client side and line side modulation formats, including NRZ, RZ, DPSK, DQPSK, ODB and DP-QPSK. The Company also announced that it is shipping pre-production versions of its 100G line of high-speed optical receivers. The patented photodiodes and proprietary amplifiers utilized in these receivers deliver industry leading performance and reflect the Company's continued technology leadership in 40G and emerging 100G HSORs.

"Demand for Voice, Internet, HDTV, and Wireless requires increased bandwidth and increased speed including telecom infrastructure expansion for 10G, 40G and 100G requirements and both 40G and 100G line side products serve their respective market niche in the network infrastructure," said Richard (Rick) Kurtz President and CEO of API. "100G line side product adoption is being accelerated by demands to interconnect large data centers, like those at Google and Facebook. Traditional service providers are still in the early stages of evolving their networks to handle the demands of high definition video and delivery of content anytime, anywhere. These next generation wire line and wireless networks will require deployment of 40G and 100G to deliver this content, which is expected to grow annually by more than 25%. API's addition of the second shift is in response to this increase in demand for our high speed optical receivers, reflecting our leadership position."

About Advanced Photonix, Inc.

Advanced Photonix, Inc. (R) (NYSE Amex: API) is a leading supplier with a broad offering of optoelectronic products to a global customer base. We provide optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation for telecom, homeland security, military, medical and industrial markets. With our patented technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing we offer industry leading performance, exceptional quality, and high value added products to our OEM customer base. For more information visit us on the web at http://www.advancedphotonix.com.

The information contained herein includes forward looking statements that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products; potential problems with the integration of the acquired company and its technology and possible inability to achieve expected synergies; obstacles to successfully combining product offerings and lack of customer acceptance of such offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products. API-G

  Contact:
  Richard Kurtz, Advanced Photonix, Inc. (734) 864-5647
  Cameron Donahue, Hayden IR (651) 653-1854; cameron@haydenir.com

Source: Advanced Photonix, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Richard Kurtz of Advanced Photonix, Inc., +1-734-864-5647; or
Cameron Donahue of Hayden IR, +1-651-653-1854; cameron@haydenir.com, for
Advanced Photonix, Inc.

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

Bang & Olufsen Announces New BeoLab 11 Subwoofer

Combining excellent bass performance with unconventional design and versatile placement possibilities

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 14 -- Bang & Olufsen, the Danish manufacturer of high-end audio and video products, launches its newest audio solution - the BeoLab 11 subwoofer.  BeoLab 11 features a modest size but delivers amazing bass quality nonetheless. With BeoLab 11, Bang & Olufsen is introducing an entirely new look into the subwoofer category. In spite of its strong sculptural presence, it has a discreet presence which makes it easy to integrate into any home environment while maintaining a design-conscious appeal.

To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bang--olufsen-announces-new-beolab-11- subwoofer-90777574.html

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060413/CGTU021LOGO-a )

The unique acoustic design of BeoLab 11 allows it to be placed on the floor, in a corner, or mounted on the wall.  Due to its minimal vibrations, it is one of the very few subwoofers in the world that can be mounted on a wall. With its interesting sculptural design, customers will likely prefer to put BeoLab 11 on display instead of hiding it behind a sofa.

"We are very happy to introduce BeoLab 11," states Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen America. "This product is so versatile with a very unique design that will appeal to a vast array of customers."

Powerful bass wrapped in aesthetic discretion

Based on Bang & Olufsen's renowned sound competences, BeoLab 11 offers enhanced sound experience and outstanding acoustic performance.  BeoLab 11 represents a significant addition to the bass experience in any small to medium loudspeaker setup, adding low frequencies from 300 Hz and down.

BeoLab 11 is composed of two identical loudspeaker cabinets with baffles facing each other. The outer shells are made of aluminum and easily pop on and off for color customization. The concept is based on two 6 1/2" drivers with electronics making BeoLab 11 fully active and suitable for both Bang & Olufsen and third party applications.

Utilizing the Acoustic Balance Principle for the first time in a Bang & Olufsen subwoofer, BeoLab 11 features uncompromising bass performance with minimal vibrations. It adds a presence to surround sound systems and reveals the subtle nuances of one's favorite music tracks.

Placement flexibility

Due to the omni-directional properties of the bass, the performance is not dependent on the product's orientation; therefore BeoLab 11 can be 'rotated' as wished when positioned on the floor.

"Thanks to its acoustic principle, which reduces vibrations normally experienced from a subwoofer to a minimum, BeoLab 11 can be placed either on the floor or it can be hung on a wall - and it will offer great performance in both positions. Hanging a subwoofer on the wall is quite unorthodox. However, in many home environments this may be the preferred placement, as it will be possible to hide the cables and it will free up floor space," states Michael Jensen, Product Manager Bang & Olufsen.

Rediscover your music collection

By adding a BeoLab 11 to a simple stereo setup, one will experience things in his or her CD collection that were never noticeable before.  This is because many audio CDs contain bass information that is not possible to reproduce with smaller loudspeakers as they do not cover the entire frequency range.

BeoLab 11 produces a richer sound not only in the bass area but also in the other frequency areas as it takes over smaller loudspeakers' reproduction of the lower frequencies. This means that all capacity in the smaller speakers can be used to handle upper bass, midrange and treble.

BeoLab 11 will be available in all North American showroom locations by mid-May 2010. Color options upon launch will include silver anodized aluminum and painted white. Shortly following, it will be offered in black, dark grey, red, blue, and golden anodized aluminum. MSRP ranges from $1997 to $2574 depending on color and mounting options.

Video:  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bang--olufsen-announces-new-beolab-11-subwoofer-90777574.html
Source: Bang & Olufsen
   

CONTACT:  Leena Hamdi, Bang & Olufsen America, Inc., +1-847-590-4925,
lhi@bang-olufsen.dk, or Monica Gartner, PR Consultant, Bang & Olufsen,
+1-847-347-0709, mgartner.bang.olufsen@gmail.com

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

Establish WISeKey Russia to Provide eSecurity and

                Trusted Cloud Computing Services
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WISeKey Announces a Joint Venture With I-Teco to Establish WISeKey Russia to Provide eSecurity and Trusted Cloud Computing Services

MOSCOW and GENEVA, April 14, 2010--

    - With Photo

    WISeKey, a World Economic Forum High Growth Company, is expanding
its global footprint via a group of strategic partnerships with key partners.
WISeKey's global expansion is targeting BRIC economies as a priority, with
several major wins in the latest months in Brazil, Russian Federation, India
and China. This enhances existing operations in the USA and Middle East from
the Swiss Hub, converting WISeKey to one of the fastest growing eSecurity
companies in the world.

     (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100414/386748 )

    I-Teco is a leading Russian systems integrator and supplier of
information technologies for corporate and state customers, established in
1997 with a current turnover of more than 10 billion rubles. I-Teco employs
more than 1000 people including 800 highly skilled IT-specialists, and
possesses over 500 industry certificates including ISO. I-Teco is among
TOP500 Russian largest companies and TOP5 consulting groups in development
and IT systems integration (ratings of "Expert RA"). In 2007 I-Teco was
recognized as the IT-company of the year in the field of system integration
(RBC/CNews Awards), and twice - in 2007 and 2009 - as the most attractive
employer (Superjob.ru).

    Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of WISeKey
said: <<The economic outlook for Russia is very bright and this joint venture
enables WISeKey to respond faster to marketplace dynamics. Our company will
be in a better position to strategically invest in Russia and accelerate our
growth.>>

    WISeKey's partnership with I-Teco establishes an alliance between
two leading companies whose values and product portfolios represent a rich
legacy of bringing leading eSecurity technology and services to consumers in
Russia and around the world. This will allow our company to provide Secure
Cloud Computing and security services from Russia with a localized High
Security datacenter in Moscow.

    Alexei Remizov, Chairman of the Board of I-Teco said, <<The joint
venture provides WISeKey a platform to expand its successfully branded
products to the Russian market and to export world class Russian technology
and services to international markets. WISeKey's partnership with I-Teco
leverages both firms' strengths and will enable us to expand eSecurity and
Trusted Services such as Cloud Computing and Digital Identification much
faster and more efficiently across Russia and the region, substantially
increasing revenues and profitability>>.

    Anna Lipowska, Executive Board Member of WISeKey Russia, said:
<<This cooperation allows two leading IT companies to expand their business
by combining Swiss neutrality, Russian know-how, and state of art
technologies. This is a powerful model that will be replicated throughout the
Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region.>>

    Dimitry Malyshev General Manager WISeKey Russia said: <<Swiss
eSecurity combined with the experience and talents of I-Teco experts responds
to the highest requirements of Russian governmental institutions and private
sector. The joint venture will manufacture next generation eSecurity products
in Russia to be distributed worldwide.>>

    Under the Joint Venture agreement, WISeKey and I-Teco will become
financial and operational founders of the new entity - WISeKey Russia,
headquartered in Moscow. I-Teco will be the exclusive distributor of WISeKey
technologies, services and products in Russia and will provide WISeKey Russia
with the required datacenter infrastructure allowing trusted cloud-computing
services.

    WISeKey (http://www.wisekey.com) is the one of the fastest
growing eSecurity company in the world. A leading Swiss information security
and identity management software and services firm headquartered in Geneva.
Its mission is to facilitate the global growth of secure electronic
transactions. It does so by supplying businesses, governments, and
individuals with advanced technology and services that authenticates the
identity of communicators, signatures, and objects during Internet
transactions.

    I-Teco (http://www.i-teco.ru) I-TECO provides systems of
information security, integration services, consulting, service support and
outsourcing, it implements complex, integrated IT-infrastructure solutions
for major state structures, industrial and telecommunications companies,
financial and insurance companies and small and medium businesses. Since its
foundation I-Teco has the right to work on projects related to the use of
information containing state secrets, with the establishment of means to
protect confidential information, development, production, maintenance and
distribution of cryptographic tools, having obtained the required licenses of
the FSB and Russian Federal Service for Technical and export control.

    Picture is available via epa european pressphoto agency and can
be downloaded free of charge at:

    http://www.presseportal.de/pm/55044/wisekey_sa/?keygroup=bild

    A picture accompanying this release is available on AP Archive:
http://photoarchive.ap.org "(PRN7)

   
    Contact:

    Carlos Moreira
    CEO WISeKey
    cmoreira@wisekey.com
    +41-22-594-30-05

    Anna Lipowska
    WISeKey Russia
    alipowska@wisekey.com
    +41-22-594-30-05

Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100414/386748

Source: WISeKey SA

Contact: Carlos Moreira, CEO WISeKey, cmoreira@wisekey.com, +41-22-594-30-05; Anna Lipowska, WISeKey Russia, alipowska@wisekey.com, +41-22-594-30-05

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AppDynamics Visionary to Present Cloud Application Performance Management at Under the Radar Cloud Conference

Founder and CEO Jyoti Bansal Selected from 150 Companies to Highlight Cloud Innovations Solving Enterprises' Challenges with Managing Today's Complex Application Environments

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 -- AppDynamics, Inc.(TM), the next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company, today announced that Founder and CEO Jyoti Bansal has been selected to present at the Under the Radar: Cloud Conference being held in Mountain View, Calif., on April 16.  Now in its 16th series, the one day Under the Radar Conference will bring together the most disruptive startups in SaaS, PaaS, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure from around the world.

Leading up to Under the Radar, the Dealmaker Media team interviewed approximately 150 startups to identify trends and filter through applicants to select a small group of presenting companies.  Bansal will present "Managing Application Performance in Hybrid Cloud & Physical Environments," highlighting cloud orchestration and innovations for the latest in application performance management.  The session will be held at 3:20 pm in the App Development & Management Track.

"Dealmaker Media is known for picking the most innovative companies to present at Under the Radar," said Bansal.  "AppDynamics has been recognized for uniquely combining cloud orchestration and next-generation application performance management capabilities for cloud, virtual and on-premise environments, and I'm looking forward to presenting this innovative approach for conference attendees, as well as making important connections at the event."

AppDynamics distinguishes itself from other APM vendors through its ability to easily and accurately manage distributed applications in high-volume production environments, and has contributed to the success of key customers such as Priceline.com and Yap.  AppDynamics offers specific capabilities that are required for a "next generation" APM solution, including cloud orchestration, application mapping, transaction flow monitoring, and code-level diagnostics.

About the Under the Radar Cloud Conference

Hosted by Dealmaker Media, Under the Radar is a conference series and a blog profiling early stage innovation, showcasing emerging startups and identifying trends.  In its 16th series, the "Under the Radar: Cloud" conference will showcase the best of breed technology startups in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem today.  Judges include CIOs, CTOs and IT executives from Bank of America, ING, MTV, Digg, Intuit, Salesforce, Rackspace and more.  Under the Radar is designed to connect CEOs, technology executives, investors, analysts and press together with one ultimate goal: To get the deal done.  For more information or for tickets, visit http://www.undertheradarblog.com.

About AppDynamics

AppDynamics is a next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company that delivers rapid problem resolution for highly distributed applications through easy-to-use transaction flow monitoring and deep diagnostics.  Unlike other APM providers, AppDynamics finds the root cause of performance problems without introducing excess overhead or requiring a complex and costly installation.  AppDynamics is also the first APM provider to dynamically scale applications in cloud and virtual environments.  The company was recently recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor in IT Operations Management.  For more information, visit http://www.appdynamics.com/.

AppDynamics is a trademark of AppDynamics, Inc.

Source: AppDynamics, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Dan Spalding of Spalding Communications, LLC, +1-408-960-9297,
dan@spaldingcomm.com, for AppDynamics, Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.appdynamics.com/
http://www.undertheradarblog.com/

National Semiconductor's Audio/Video Clock Generator Eliminates Need for External Clock Conditioning

Highly Integrated LMH1983 Replaces Multiple VCXOs and PLLs to Simplify System Clock Design in Broadcast Video Equipment

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 -- A new triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) audio/video clock generator from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) eliminates the need for external clock conditioning in professional and broadcast video equipment. The LMH1983 produces all the major video and audio reference clocks required for a broad range of applications. The highly integrated LMH1983 also provides the industry's lowest-output jitter (40 ps peak-to-peak), enabling Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) compliance using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) SerDes transceivers.

The LMH1983 replaces three external phase-lock loops (PLLs), voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) and loop filters to simplify design, reduce bill of materials (BOM) cost and conserve board area. It generates four simultaneous low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) clocks with dedicated top-of-frame timing pulses, providing a "plug-and-play" solution with minimal FPGA programming. The LMH1983 also eliminates the time-consuming PLL tweaking, required with discrete A/V clock generator implementations, accelerating time to market. The LMH1983 supports SMPTE serial digital interface (SDI) video and digital audio AES3/EBU standards for 1080p high-definition (HD) video cameras and video capture, conversion, processing, editing and distribution equipment.

For video processing and format converter cards, the LMH1983 simultaneously provides the SMPTE 424M system clocks (148.5 MHz and 148.5/1.001 MHz) required by the latest generation of FPGAs. For broadcast studios that "genlock" video equipment, the LMH1983 generates a synchronized high-frequency clock at the digital pixel rate phase-locked to the horizontal and vertical timing signals of the reference video signal. For applications that embed the audio signal or remove it from the video signal, the LMH1983 generates synchronous audio and video clocks locked to the video reference signal.

Key Features - LMH1983 Video Clock Generator with Audio Clock

Offered in a 40-pin LLP® package, the LMH1983's dual-stage PLL architecture integrates four PLLs with three on-chip voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs). It creates simultaneous SD video, HD video (2x) and audio clocks from any of the following compatible references: H/V sync from National's LMH1981 video sync separator outputs, recovered H/V syncs from an SDI stream or a 27 MHz clock source. The LMH1983 features automatic input format detection, digital frequency holdover on loss of reference and simple programming of multiple A/V output formats, as well as genlock or digital free-run modes.

The LMH1983 recognizes HVF syncs for the major video standards and 27 MHz, 10 MHz and 32/44.1/48/96 kHz audio word clocks. It includes an I2C compatible bus interface for programming device registers and reading device status. The LMH1983 operates from a 3.3V supply and features power efficient operation. Each PLL can be independently powered on/off to conserve system power.

Pricing and Availability

Available now, the LMH1983 is priced at $16 each in 1,000-unit quantities. For more information, or to order samples and an evaluation board, visit http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LMH1983.html.

About National Semiconductor

National Semiconductor is a leader in analog power management technology. Its products include easy-to-use integrated circuits, PowerWise products that enable more energy-efficient systems, and SolarMagic products which improve the energy output of solar arrays. The company celebrated its 50th anniversary last May. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.46 billion for fiscal 2009. Additional information is available at http://www.national.com.

LLP and PowerWise are registered trademarks, and SolarMagic is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.

  Media Contact        Reader Information
  Mark Alden           Design Support Group
  (408) 721-6929       (800) 272-9959
  mark.alden@nsc.com   www.national.com

Source: National Semiconductor Corp.
   

CONTACT:  Media, Mark Alden, +1-408-721-6929, mark.alden@nsc.com; or
Reader Information, Design Support Group, 1-800-272-9959

Web Site:  http://www.national.com/

PriceGrabber.com(R) Launches a Comprehensive Shopping App for the iPad

Features include gift suggestion tool, favorites lists, bar code product search and more

LOS ANGELES, April 14 -- PriceGrabber.com®, a part of Experian, today announced the launch of its application for the Apple® iPad. This app is designed specifically for the iPad and enables shoppers to search, find and buy millions of products in more than 25 categories with the tap of a finger.

"PriceGrabber.com is committed to bringing its one-stop shopping experience to consumers anywhere, anytime," said Laura Conrad, president of PriceGrabber.com. "The exciting new features of the iPad bring a new meaning to mobile, on-the-go shopping. PriceGrabber.com is proud to offer consumers unique accessibility and functionality through an iPad app."

Shoppers looking for help with a gift purchase can turn to the PriceGrabber.com iPad app's gift suggestion tool. With a couple taps of a finger, a shopper will receive gift suggestions with specifications based on price or category.

"The launch of our iPad shopping app is just the newest PriceGrabber.com tool to help our users become very well-informed and satisfied, smart shoppers," said Barbary Brunner, PriceGrabber.com's chief marketing officer. "Not only will this app allow consumers to buy millions of products from thousands of merchants on the actual device itself, but consumers can also calculate BottomLine Prices(TM) utilizing iPad location services or by entering their postal code."

  Other app features include:
  --  Enlarged product images
  --  Full product and expert reviews
  --  Favorites lists

  Follow PriceGrabber.com on Twitter @PriceGrabber.

  About PriceGrabber.com

PriceGrabber.com, a part of Experian, is a leading online shopping site with more than 23 million unique shoppers monthly. At PriceGrabber.com, savvy shoppers can instantly find and compare millions of unique products and services across 25 categories with more than 11,000 merchants. Compare products side by side to find the right retailers at the best prices within popular categories, such as Digital Cameras, Electronics, Computers, Clothing, Books, TVs and more. PriceGrabber.com provides shoppers with the right product from the right merchant at the best price anytime, anywhere. Visit us at http://www.pricegrabber.com/.

About Experian

Experian® is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 65 countries. The company helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score and protect against identity theft.

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2009, was $3.9 billion. Experian employs approximately 15,000 people in 40 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; Costa Mesa, California; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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

Experian and the marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: PriceGrabber.com
   

CONTACT:  Lexie Puckett of PriceGrabber.com, +1-323-601-1223,
lexie@pricegrabber.com; or Eve McGrath of Rubenstein Public Relations,
+1-212-843-8490, emcgrath@rubensteinpr.com, for PriceGrabber.com

Web Site:  http://www.pricegrabber.com/
http://www.experianplc.com/

CooperVision Launches Facebook Page and Contact Lens Blog

Leading contact lens manufacturer establishes social media footprint, introduces ON EYE

PLEASANTON, Calif., April 14 -- Today, leading contact lens manufacturer CooperVision announced the launch of its "CooperVision ECP" Facebook page and blog, "ON EYE", allowing the company to engage directly with eye care practitioners (ECPs).

"We are excited to strengthen our connection with the vision care community and listen to their thoughts and perspective- sharing the latest industry news, trends and tips, and product announcements," said Dennis Murphy, President of the Americas CooperVision, Inc. "Through our CooperVision ECP Facebook page and contact lens-focused blog, ON EYE, we are able to partner directly with ECPs to provide strategy and content so they can leverage social media to build their practices."

The unique eye care practitioner Facebook page can be accessed at http://www.facebook.com/coopervisionECP and offers ECPs helpful tools and resources - from product information and rebates, to patient engagement and practice-building tips. It also gives eye care practitioners the opportunity to interact with one another and share best practices.

Designed to meet the needs of ECPs, ON EYE (http://www.coopervision.com/us/blog) offers insights and informative discussions around contact lens fitting, technology and the overall business. Bloggers include CooperVision executives and external industry experts. Primary blog categories include:

  --  Building Your Practice - Information and education on driving a
      profitable practice. Topics in this section include marketing,
      advertising, technology, the economy, and running a business as it
      relates to the eye care industry.
  --  Executive Corner - Insights and perspectives of CooperVision
      executives.
  --  In the News - Follow trends and current events in the healthcare
      industry.
  --  InSIGHTs & Trends - Discussion on the latest innovations in
      technology, clinical, technical, and R&D.
  --  Patient Spotlight - General contact lens information and educational
      materials to share with patients.

  About CooperVision

CooperVision, a unit of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO), is one of the world's leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. Dedicated to enhancing the contact lens experience for practitioners and patients, CooperVision specializes in lenses for astigmatism, presbyopia, and ocular dryness. CooperVision manufactures a full array of monthly, two-week, and daily disposable contact lenses featuring advanced materials and optics. For more information, visit http://www.coopervision.com.

Source: CooperVision
   

CONTACT:  Eleanor Lam, +1-646-935-4028, eleanor.lam@ketchum.com

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

TRX Solves Hotel Property Record Standardization Challenges

Hotel Spend Tracking and Cost Reporting Accuracy

ATLANTA, April 14 -- TRX, Inc. (http://www.trx.com) (OTHER OTC: TRXI), a world-leading provider of travel technology, process automation, consulting and data services, today announces a new and improved solution to the hotel property data standardization challenges affecting travel managers needing accurate hotel spend reporting for overall program management.

The Hotel Property Normalization offering provides travel and expense managers with improved reporting data ensuring that no matter where the hotel spend data originates, costs on a property by property basis are correctly assigned as part of the TRAVELTRAX reporting solution. TRAVELTRAX is a suite of travel data management and business intelligence solutions delivered as hosted software with support services which transforms transaction data into actionable insights and enables users to better control costs.

Online booking platforms, agency back office systems, GDSs, and credit card issuers often apply inconsistent naming and referencing conventions for hotel properties, making reconciliation and effective management of hotel spend nearly impossible.

TRX's new Hotel Property Normalization offering resolves this issue through leveraging proprietary matching algorithms, analyzing all available components of a hotel property record, refining up to 99.7% of the inconsistently referenced hotel properties in travel agency back office, credit card, and expense reporting data.

"When hotel property records are not normalized, the ability to accurately measure hotel supplier program performance and the ability to leverage spend numbers for hotel contract negotiation is lost," said Kevin Austin, Executive Vice President, TRAVELTRAX. "Travel policy compliance measurement can be placed into question. Non-preferred properties that should be considered for future preferred program inclusion could also be missed resulting in additional lost savings," continued Austin.

"Solving hotel property record standardization increases the confidence our clients have in their data and improves their ability to manage hotel spend," said Shane Hammond, President and CEO, TRX. "We have an increasingly strong culture of innovation and we will continue to develop leading edge solutions to address real world challenges facing travel buyers."

About TRX

TRX is a world-leading travel technology and data services provider, offering more than 20 software-as-a-service utilities for online booking, reservation processing, data intelligence, and process automation. We deliver our technology applications in an on-demand environment to travel agencies, corporations, travel suppliers, government agencies, credit card associations, credit card issuing banks, and third-party administrators. We provide patented savings maximization solutions via our travel analytics consulting practice, extending spend management services to travel buyers all over the world.  We complement all of these offerings with a global workforce focused on travel process automation and reengineering. For more information about TRX or to contact a TRX sales office, phone 404.929.6100 or visit the company's Web site at http://www.trx.com.

Source: TRX, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Stephen Carroll, Senior Director, Product Marketing, TRX, Inc.,
+1-214-346-4758, stephen.carroll@trx.com

Web Site:  http://www.trx.com/

New TMS320DM368 DaVinci(TM) video processor from Texas Instruments offers full HD video with a boost in ARM(R) performance for advanced video applications

Processor offers HD multi-format video to allow increased flexibility and design simplicity for a variety of cost-effective video products

DALLAS, April 14 -- Today, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) extends the range of its DM36x DaVinci generation of portable encoding solutions to support full HD 1080p H.264 encoding with the new TMS320DM368 video processor. The DM368 is well suited for many video-based applications, including HD video cameras, real-time digital video recorders (DVRs), HD video communications systems and digital signage. Besides support for higher video resolutions, customers also benefit from a more than 40 percent boost in ARM  performance enabling advanced application programming interfaces (APIs) for high definition (HD) video processing and sophisticated user experiences.  For more information on the DM368 video processor, visit http://www.ti.com/dm368prod.

The DM368 provides multi-format HD video, including VC1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MJPEG and H.264 up to 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) encoding.  Multi-format decode, multi-rate multi-stream and HD multi-channel are also supported. Audio, speech and other HD video codecs are available for the DM368 to allow greater flexibility and decreased design complexity. Because the DM368 is pin-to-pin and software compatible enabling a full line of products from D1, 720p and up to 1080p 30 with TI's TMS320DM365 DaVinci video processor, it allows TI customers to build scalable product lines that support a variety of codecs and leverage their DM365 investments to accelerate their design cycle and time-to-market.

  TMS320DM368 DaVinci video processor features and benefits:
  --  ARM926EJ-S(TM) core delivers a more than 40 percent boost - up to 432
      MHz - while offloading the video encode/decode functions to the
      integrated HD video accelerators for optimal system performance
  --  Integrated peripherals (EMAC, USB 2.0 Phy, 16-bit DDR2, 16 KHz voice
      codec, real time clock and three 10-bit DACs) for smaller board size
      and system cost savings of more than 20 percent
  --  Royalty free, production-ready, standalone audio and speech codecs
      (MP3, WMA, AAC LC, G.711, and an acoustic echo canceller) and
      multi-format, multi-rate, multi-stream HD video with royalty free
      video codecs (H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 JPEG, and VC1/WMV9) to decrease
      design complexity and accelerate time-to-market
  --  Extended temperature versions available for the DM368 processor, as
      well as the DM365 processor, allowing a temperature range of minus 40
      degrees to 85 degrees Celsius

  TMS320DM368 DaVinci video processor development tools:
  Digital Video Recorder (DVR) reference design
  --  DVR reference design available from UDWorks is a comprehensive and
      cost-effective tool that executes simultaneous record, playback, live
      view, storage, streaming and display
  --  Contains advanced features such as auto contrast and white noise
      filtering to prevent customers from needing to add an additional host
      processor, which saves on costs and development time - 160 man months
      to only four months
  --  Includes multi-channel support with four D1 encode enabling four
      channel DVS and eight CIF decode at 30 fps enabling eight channel DVR,
      Windows PC-based video management software and royalty free
      Linux-based DVR application including source code for specific
      customization and differentiation
  --  Integrates with TI's TVP5158 video recorder to capture multi-channel
      video inputs

  IP net camera
  --  DM368IPNC-MT5 IP net camera reference design available from Appro
      Photoelectron Inc. has the flexibility to support a variety of video
      formats, including:
      --  H.264 high, main and base profile 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60
          fps
      --  MPEG-4 up to 720p at 60 fps and MJPEG at 5 MP at 15 fps
      --  Tri-streaming with multi-format support
  --  Extremely low power design, which  includes a TI Power over Ethernet
      (PoE) solution (TPS23753) and contains TI's on-chip, fifth generation
      image signal processing (ISP) solution, eliminating the need for an
      external ISP, expensive optics or custom algorithms
  --  ISP software implementations provide video stabilization, face
      detection, noise filtering, auto white balance, auto exposure and edge
      enhancement and more

  Video communication and camera development kits
  --  Nearing release are two video development kits for the DM368, which
      are targeted at camera applications, such as video conferencing, Web
      cameras, interactive signage and other low-cost embedded video
      communications products

  Pricing, availability and tools:

The TMS320DM368 DaVinci video processor is available for sampling and is priced at USD $29 in 1,000 unit quantities (1ku) from TI and TI authorized dealers.

Customers can leverage the pin-to-pin and software compatibility of the DM365 platform and immediately begin development using the TMDXEVM365 EVM which is also available for order entry now priced at USD $595. Also available is the TMS320DM365 DVSDK v. 3.10 with Linux open source code.

TI also provides a full complement of analog ICs, such as power management, video and audio amplifiers and data converters, touch-screen controllers, interface, clocks, low-power RF and logic devices.

Find out more about TI's DM368 video processor and extensive DaVinci product portfolio by visiting the links below:

  --  DM368 product information - http://www.ti.com/dm368prod
  --  DM368-based DVR reference design - http://www.ti.com/dm368-dvrrdpr
  --  DM368-based IP net camera reference design -
      http://www.ti.com/dm368ipnc-rdpr
  --  Complementary analog for the DM368 - http://www.ti.com/dm368-analogpr
  --  Complementary analog power solutions - http://www.ti.com/processorpower

  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

DaVinci is a trademark of Texas Instruments.  All other trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Source: Texas Instruments Incorporated
   

CONTACT:  Christi Davidson of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2584,
cdavidson@golinharris.com, for Texas Instruments Incorporated; or Chrisann
Lambert of Texas Instruments Incorporated, +1-281-274-4802, chrisann@ti.com
(Please do not publish these numbers or e-mail addresses.)

Web Site:  http://www.ti.com/

Cupid Media Relaunches Asian Online Dating Site - AsianDating.com

Cupid Media's market leading international dating service for Asian singles, AsianEuro.com is poised for enhanced market distinction with its rebranding to AsianDating.com.

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 14 -- Market leading Asian dating and personals site, AsianEuro.com, has been rebranded as AsianDating.com - a move that will further boost its industry prominence.

Launched in 2000, the site was one of the first niche dating sites catering specifically to the Asian market.  AsianDating.com has since grown into one of the largest Asian online dating services featuring a diverse membership of over 1 million singles worldwide. The site's membership of Asian women consists of local and expatriate singles from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and several other smaller Asian countries as well.

Whether searching locally or abroad, AsianDating.com has established itself as a frontrunner in assisting a large multicultural membership base find the perfect Asian match for themselves.

AsianDating.com is owned and operated by Australia based online dating company, Cupid Media. The company operates 33 niche specific dating services covering a variety of demographics such as religion, physical appearance, ethnicities, sexual preferences etc; attracting over 15 million people internationally.

"We are always looking for ways to improve services for our members and changing to a name that is much easier to remember is part of our commitment to continually improve the member experience on the site. The rebranding is just part of the many improvements planned for the site," said Andrew Bolton, CEO of Cupid Media (http://www.cupidmedia.com/).

"We still look the same and will continue to provide all of the same wonderful services but simply under a brand new name. We hope our diverse worldwide membership will continue to enjoy using our site to help them find the Asian singles they're looking for," said Jason Johnson, Marketing Manager at Cupid Media.

About Cupid Media: Established in 2000, Cupid Media (http://www.cupidmedia.com/) is the Australia based parent company of 33 database-driven, interactive and unique dating sites. The company is a frontrunner in many of its chosen niche markets as well and has expanded to over 15 million customers across the world.

http://www.asiandating.com/

Source: Cupid Media
   

CONTACT:  Jason Johnson, +61 7 5571 1181, media@cupidmedia.com

Web Site:  http://www.asiandating.com/
http://www.cupidmedia.com/

Switch Commerce Introduces Industries First App for ATM Portfolio Management

IRVING, Texas, April 14 -- Switch Commerce today announced that its Mobile Terminal Management System (MobileTMS) is now available on the Apple App store for iPhone and iPod touch users. MobileTMS is a feature rich App which includes a secure comprehensive ATM portfolio management component, for the Company's customers, and an ATM locator available to anyone who carries an iPhone or iPod touch. As the industries first App for terminal management, MobileTMS delivers real-time access to transaction details, terminal alerts and reporting, along with the ability to create terminal ids, upload terminal pictures and adjust surcharge fees.

"As an ATM operator, I spend most of my time working in the field. Being able to glance at my iPhone and quickly know the status of all my terminals is critical. With the MobileTMS App for my iPhone I can do that. I know my balances and know if a terminal is off line and why. I can review transaction history on the fly. I can even set up a new terminal moments after landing a new account. Having MobileTMS means more uptime for my ATMs and more free time for me," said Alexis Olson, Owner, Spiral ATM.

With the iPhone's GPS capabilities, MobileTMS App users can quickly find multiple ATM terminals close to their current location. ATM terminals can also be found by searching for a specific zip code. Surcharge amounts are displayed along with the terminal's address, distance in miles to the terminal's location, and a convenient link to Google Maps for more detailed directions.

"No more calls to the office for ATM information or maintenance actions. I do virtually everything on my iPhone that I used to do on my desktop. Saves time and driving when I'm out servicing ATMs," said Jeff Munford, COO, ATMCentral.

"We're very pleased to provide our customers with innovative technology that makes a difference in their ability to manage their terminals and grow their businesses," said Timothy J. Warner, Founder & Chief Executive of Switch Commerce. "Our mobile platform is unique in that it allows our customers to manage every aspect of their ATM business all from their phone, whether they're in the office or not, any day of the week."

About Switch Commerce

Switch Commerce, LLC, is a leading ATM and point of sale processor. The Company is privately held with operations located in Texas and in California. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.switchcommerce.com or call 972-550-8900.

Source: Switch Commerce, LLC
   

CONTACT:  Tim Warner of Switch Commerce, LLC, +1-972-550-8900

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