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HTC Legend and HTC Desire Coming Soon to Vodafone UK

Android options grow for customers on the UK's best network

NEWBURY, England, March 15 -- Vodafone UK customers can now register for the HTC Desire and HTC Legend, two of the most eagerly anticipated smartphones of the year. The new handsets, both powered by the Android operating system, are set to launch in April and customers can sign up for all of the latest information here.

HTC Legend

The HTC Legend will be available exclusively to Vodafone UK customers at launch and will come pre-loaded with a range of Vodafone 360 services, including Vodafone Music and MyWeb, sitting on top of the HTC Sense user interface in addition to full access to the Android Marketplace for apps.

The Legend has a stunning 3.2 inch, AMOLED HVGA display allowing you to view the very best shots taken with the impressive 5 megapixel camera, as well as browsing the web and videos. In addition, the new optical joystick functionality makes the device quick and easy to use.

HTC Desire

HTC Desire will offer one of the richest mobile phone experiences.  The large 3.7 inch screen AMOLED WVGA display enhances visual content, whether viewing photos, videos, browsing the web or catching up with mates with the Facebook, Twitter and Flickr integration of HTC's Friend Stream functionality.

The HTC Desire is powered by a powerful one GHz Snapdragon processor, enabling multi tasks from app-to-app, and also comes with full Google application / app store integration.

And the Vodafone UK, Android goodness doesn't end there: More devices will be available soon, including Google Nexus One and the Sony Ericsson X10, giving Vodafone UK customers plenty of options when it comes to choosing their favourite Android-based smartphone.

Source: Vodafone UK
   

CONTACT:  Dan Bowsher, Vodafone UK, +44-(0)1635-666777

Web Site:  http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/

Callaway Golf Introduces New FT-iZ Driver, Fairways & Hybrids

Polar Weighting, Aerospace Materials Deliver the Longest, Straightest Woods in Callaway History

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 15 -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced the retail availability of the new FT-iZ(TM) lineup of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Leading this new line of Fusion® products is the FT-iZ Driver, engineered from the world's finest materials to deliver the longest, straightest ball flight ever produced by a Callaway driver.

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"In engineering the FT-iZ Driver, Fairway Woods and Hybrids, we used new knowledge in aerodynamics, face design and weight placement to deliver breakthroughs in ball speed and accuracy," said Dr. Alan Hocknell, Senior Vice President of Research & Development, Callaway Golf.  "The FT-iZ Driver represents the latest in our use of carbon fiber, aerospace-grade materials and head shaping to optimize performance."

The FT-iZ Driver marks the launch of a groundbreaking and proprietary design feature called Polar Weighting(TM), which optimizes stability at impact and yields incredible ball speeds. Polar Weighing strategically localizes weight at the front and back of the multi-material clubhead, creating a heavy face and significant in-line power source for unprecedented performance. The driver of choice for PGA Tour Professional Ernie Els, the FT-iZ also features an aerodynamic body design that reduces drag in the downswing for higher impact speeds. The result of this progressive shape is Callaway's most efficient high inertia clubhead design ever.

The FT-iZ Driver also features a new chem-milled hyperbolic face that delivers consistently high ball speeds. The chemical reduction process selectively removes unwanted materials from the titanium cup face for unprecedented precision thickness control. FT-iZ Tour models come in half lofts with a slightly more open face at address for a look preferred by skilled players. The FT-iZ Driver is now available at retail and features a new product introduction retail price of $399.

The FT-iZ Fairway Woods build on Callaway's industry-leading heritage in the category. Offering an unprecedented combination of distance, stability and feel, the FT-iZ Fairway Woods are the longest, straightest fairway woods Callaway has ever produced. Like the FT-iZ Driver, the fairway woods utilize Polar Weighting for a heavy face and heavy in-line power source that delivers screaming ball speed. The FT-iZ Fairway Woods are now available at retail and feature a new product introduction retail price of $299.

The FT-iZ Hybrids utilize Callaway's advanced Fusion Technology to deliver the Company's most forgiving hybrid design ever. A stainless steel body and sole combine with Metal Injection Molded (MIM), high-density weights to maximize perimeter weighting. That, along with the FT-iZ Hybrid's larger clubhead design, leads to an increased moment of inertia (MOI) with an optimized center of gravity. The result is increased feel and accuracy with high, powerful trajectories that fly far and land soft. An offset hosel is designed to provide a look that boosts confidence at address and provides greater workability. The FT-iZ Hybrids are now available at retail and feature a new product introduction retail price of $199 with a graphite shaft, and $179 with a steel shaft.

For more information on these products and Callaway Golf's complete lineup of equipment, footwear and accessories, please visit http://www.callawaygolf.com. High-resolution images of all products are available for immediate download via the Media Center portion of Callaway Golf's website: http://www.callawaygolf.com/Global/en-US/MediaCenter.html.

About Callaway Golf

Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf®, Odyssey®, Top-Flite®, and Ben Hogan® brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.callawaygolf.com or shop.callawaygolf.com.

  CONTACT:
  Tim Sweeney
  Callaway Golf
  (760) 804-4017
  Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com

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CONTACT:  Tim Sweeney of Callaway Golf, +1-760-804-4017,
Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com

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

Rockchip Deploys CEVA MM2000 Programmable Multimedia Solution for Android-Powered HD Multimedia Processors

RK28XX series processors are first to utilize CEVA-MM2000 for 720p High Definition, multi-standard video; Processors support multiple mobile operating systems including Android and Windows CE

SHANGHAI, March 15 -- IIC China -- CEVA, Inc. [(NASDAQ:CEVA); ], the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today announced that Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd, an Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Company specializing in digital audio, digital video, and broadcast products has licensed and deployed the fully programmable CEVA-MM2000 portable multimedia solution in the latest generation RK28XX portable multimedia ICs.

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The Rockchip processors are the first multimedia chips to deliver 720p High Definition support using the CEVA-MM2000 multimedia solution. The processors support a variety of mobile operating systems including Android and Windows CE and are shipping in high volume today in portable multimedia players (PMP) and mobile internet devices (MID) with well known international and domestic vendors.

"As a leader in the development of multimedia chipsets for portable multimedia end-markets, Rockchip continuously strives to advance IC designs and deliver better performance, functionality and differentiation to our customers," said Feng Chen, chief marketing officer of Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd. "By partnering with CEVA for their MM2000 portable multimedia solution, our new Android-capable High Definition multimedia processors leverage CEVA's programmable multimedia engine to enable the rapid deployment of additional multimedia codecs in our designs via firmware upgrade, without the need for costly and time-consuming silicon re-spins."

"Our 'all-in-software' MM2000 multimedia solution offers significant advantages to Rockchip for the development of portable multimedia chips for the 'always-connected' digital generation," said Gideon Wertheizer, CEO of CEVA. "Partnering with an industry leader like Rockchip is a testament to the quality of our multimedia solution and demonstrates the continued industry momentum behind our programmable engine architecture over the traditional hardwired alternatives."

The CEVA MM2000(TM) portable multimedia solution is designed around a single CEVA-X DSP core without requiring any accelerators or dedicated engines for video and audio processing, and is supported by an advanced set of development tools. These two factors dramatically simplify the application development process and minimize development time for multimedia products. In addition, the general-purpose open CEVA-X DSP at the heart of the MM2000 enables designers to integrate extra functionality in addition to video on the same solution. For example, audio, voice, Bluetooth, GPS, cellular baseband functionality or any proprietary algorithms that require signal processing capabilities can utilize the DSP core engine, thereby reducing costs and increasing differentiation for video-enabled products.

About Rockchip

Founded in 2001, Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd is a professional Integrated Circuit (IC) Design company. Rockchip specializes in digital audio and digital video, providing customers with total solutions that range from chipsets to system SOC software. Rockchip excels in high-end chipsets for MP3 applications, and its customers include a number of well-known domestic and international manufacturers of portable MP3/MP4/PMP players, mobile handsets and electronic tutorial products. For more information about Rockchip, please visit http://www.rock-chips.com/.

About CEVA, Inc.

CEVA is the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP Cores and platform solutions for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA's IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia, HD audio, voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2009, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 330 million devices, including handsets from all top five handset OEMs - Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. Today, more than one in every four handsets shipped worldwide is powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com.

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CONTACT:  Richard Kingston of CEVA, Inc., +1-408-514-2976,
richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com; or Mike Sottak of Wired Island, Ltd.,
+1-408-876-4418, mike@wiredislandpr.com for CEVA, Inc.

Web Site:  http://www.ceva-dsp.com/
http://www.rock-chips.com/

ClearPoint Unveils Markets First Metrics-Based PCI Compliance Management Service at RSA

Continues efforts to put market leading security performance and compliance management in the Cloud

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 15 -- ClearPoint Metrics announced the availability of its metrics-based PCI assessment service at the RSA Conference in San Francisco March 2, 2010. The solution is hosted on the Amazon Cloud and available free of charge for the next 30 days at http://pci.clearpointmetrics.com/.

ClearPoint's PCI Compliance Management solution enables organizations to independently address all phases of PCI compliance, from pre-assessment through Report of Compliance and submission of Attestation of Compliance.  With ClearPoint's PCI Requirement Manager, Control Mapping and Evidence Manager organizations document their controls and manage evidence required for attestations and reporting. ClearPoint's solution is unique in that it gathers and manages all forms of evidence: policy documents, links to log files and shared documents, surveys and textual commentary as well as fact based metrics, performance and risk indicators based on data collected from an organization's security and network infrastructure.

ClearPoint is further differentiated from PCI point solutions as it automates assessment, attestation and reporting for all 12 PCI requirements and operates independent of any particular set of security product. The solutions supports gathering hard facts and data through direct access to all qualified vulnerability scanners as well as the full complement of security applications including, firewalls, intrusion detection,  antivirus, log management, event managers, encryption managers, data security products and much more. The solution also provides a complete asset management and profiling service that takes feeds from internal asset systems and enables organizations to classify, sort and group assets by compliance scopes and risk profiles.

The service provides a complete library of scorecards, companion metrics, data connectors and control monitoring alerts that are mapped to the key PCI requirements.  Each set is ready to be connected to the relevant security applications and deployed in minutes. ClearPoint's continuous control monitoring alerts keep team members apprised of an organization's performance to goals and delivers alerts when conditions requiring action occur.

"Our customers are seeking to extend their investments in performance metrics and risk indicators to the compliance arena. They are ready to move beyond opinion surveys and support their attestations with fact-based metrics that provide confirmative evidence that controls exist and are performing to policy," said Jim Acquaviva, CEO of ClearPoint Metrics. "Additionally, the market wants a uniform and trustworthy approach to assessment of security controls to meet performance, risk and compliance and overall governance needs."

ClearPoint's PCI Service is available in monthly and annually renewable subscriptions. It is licensed on a per user basis with introductory 12 user subscription offered at $500 per month.

About ClearPoint Metrics

ClearPoint actively changes the way organizations manage, assess and audit their IT security infrastructures. ClearPoint solutions help organizations identify critical security controls, map controls to key policies and compliance requirements, continuously monitor their status, and actively audit and understand their security and compliance posture. We do this based on real facts and data -- not just opinion or surveys, but real information from your security applications and enterprise infrastructure. With our scheduled-based platform, you simply set your assessment intervals and let ClearPoint do the rest. You get unified visibility into your all security and compliance requirements from one application - on your time - that delivers an integrated view of your security and compliance posture in "a single pane of glass".

Source: ClearPoint Metrics
   

CONTACT:  Marci Acquaviva, ClearPoint Metrics, +1-617-456-1901,
macquaviva@clearpointmetrics.com

Web Site:  https://pci.clearpointmetrics.com/

Tabula Launches ABAX(TM) Family of 3-D Programmable Logic Devices Delivering Unprecedented Capabilities at Volume Price Points

ABAX Product Family Deployed on TSMC 40 nm Process Leverages Tabula's Spacetime(TM) 3-D Architecture

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15 -- Tabula, Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor company that has developed the Spacetime 3-D architecture, today launched the ABAX family of 3-D Programmable Logic Devices (3PLD). Based on the revolutionary Spacetime architecture that delivers the benefits of 3-D by using time as a third dimension, ABAX enables high-performance, compute-intensive applications on a programmable platform at volume price points. Providing programmability in applications historically served only by ASICs or ASSPs, ABAX represents a new category of programmable logic device. ABAX resets the bar for the capability and density of programmable logic, memory and signal processing while maintaining a familiar design flow. Designed for a wide range of applications, ABAX devices will initially target the telecom, enterprise, and wireless infrastructure markets.

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"For decades, the Holy Grail for electronic system manufacturers has been a logic platform that combines programmability and flexibility with large capacity and cost effectiveness. Semico believes that the unique approach to how Tabula accomplishes this is truly innovative and is something the entire semiconductor industry should take note of," said Richard Wawrzyniak, Sr. Market Analyst at Semico Research Corp. "Tabula's benchmark results for ABAX show significant advantages in both density and capability for logic, memory and signal processing when compared with 40 nm FPGAs, enabling ABAX devices to offer programmability both in traditional FPGA applications and beyond."

Deployed on TSMC's 40 nm process, ABAX devices integrate a rich mixture of fully configurable, high-performance I/Os, including 920 general-purpose parallel I/Os, and 48 6.5Gbps serial transceivers. To improve time to market and productivity, the ABAX family's design flow closely resembles those for FPGAs and ASICs, using synthesis, placement, and routing to compile designs from RTL into silicon. In addition, ABAX devices support a broad portfolio of soft IP cores, including DDR2 and DDR3 memory controllers, PCI Express, Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, soft CPUs, sRIO, CPRI, and OBSAI.

"We are proud to announce our 40 nm ABAX family of Spacetime 3PLD devices," said Dennis Segers, Tabula Chief Executive Officer. "We believe the combination of our breakthrough Spacetime architecture, our commitment to advanced process technology nodes, and our focus on standard design flows set Tabula and ABAX apart in the market. With the support of a seasoned executive staff, a world-class engineering team, and a premier investor group, we look forward to demonstrating to customers the value ABAX can bring to their applications."

ABAX Product Information

The initial ABAX products to be released by Tabula will be the A1EC02, A1EC03, A1EC04, and the A1EC06. A list of their features is outlined below. For more information, please visit http://www.tabula.com/products/overview.php.

                      ABAX Product Family                   
  Features                        A1EC02 A1EC03 A1EC04 A1EC06
  --------                        ------ ------ ------ ------
  MegaLUTs                          0.22   0.30   0.39   0.63
  MegaBYTEs RAM                      5.5    5.5    5.5    5.5
  RegFile Blocks                     960    960    960    960
  LRAM Blocks                        480    480    480    480
  MRAM Blocks                        240    240    240    240
  Multiplier/Accumulator Blocks        -      -      -  1,280
  Parallel I/Os                      920    920    920    920
  SerDes (55 Mb/s - 6.5 Gb/s)         48     48     48     48
  PLLs                                44     44     44     44

  ABAX Pricing and Availability

ABAX A1EC04 samples will be available in Q3 2010, and will go into mass production in Q4 2010. Pricing in 2010 for the A1EC04 is $150 for orders of 2,000 units.

About Tabula

Tabula is a privately held fabless semiconductor company developing 3-D Programmable Logic Devices. Its ABAX family of 3PLDs, based on Tabula's patented Spacetime architecture, sets new density, performance, and affordability benchmarks for programmable logic, memory, and signal processing. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Tabula has assembled a leadership team consisting of industry veterans and successful entrepreneurs. The company is backed by top-tier investors with a long-term view toward enduring market leadership. For more information, please visit the Tabula website at http://www.tabula.com.

Tabula, the Tabula logo, ABAX, the ABAX logo, Spacetime, the Spacetime logo, and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Tabula in the United States and other countries.

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

Web Site:  http://www.tabula.com/

Micrel Names Colin Sturt General Counsel And Corporate Secretary

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 15 -- Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced that Colin Sturt has been hired as the Company's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In his new role, Mr. Sturt has responsibility for all the Company's global legal affairs. He reports directly to President and CEO, Ray Zinn.

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"Colin is uniquely qualified for this pivotal position within Micrel due to his substantial experience in the semiconductor industry as well as his work as an attorney with the law firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP," noted Ray Zinn, President and CEO, Micrel. "We are pleased to have him join the Micrel team where his knowledge and background will enable him to make a significant contribution to the Company."

Prior to joining Micrel, he worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he served as a corporate attorney. Before that, he worked at National Semiconductor in the areas of organizational improvement, operational improvement, project management and operations support management. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. and two masters degrees, in Organizational Behavior and International and Area Studies. He also graduated with a law degree from the Columbia University Law School. Mr. Sturt is admitted to the bar in California and New York.

About Micrel, Inc.

Micrel Inc., is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide analog, Ethernet and high bandwidth markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: http://www.micrel.com/.

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CONTACT:  Julieanne DiBene, Marketing Communications of Micrel Inc.,
+1-408-474-1276, Julie.DiBene@Micrel.com

Web Site:  http://www.micrel.com/

United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria Announces the Social Media Envoy Group

New Media Luminaries Unite to Inspire and Activate Social Media Audiences throughout the Year in Support of Malaria Control

NEW YORK, March 15 -- (Office of Special Envoy) -- Today, United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria, Ray Chambers, announced the formation of a Social Media Envoy group chartered with inspiring and activating social media audiences throughout the year in support of malaria control.  The Social Media Envoys are dedicated to utilizing their social profile to keep online and offline media audiences focused on the movement, milestones and resources required to achieve the Secretary-General's goal of providing all endemic African countries with malaria control interventions by the end of 2010.

"In our efforts to reach the Secretary-General's 2010 goal of universal bed net coverage, and to reach the longer term goal of near-zero deaths from malaria by 2015, it is critical that acceleration continue in the malaria control movement," said Ray Chambers, United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria.  "Social media content and user driven syndication have proven to be exceptional media assets in generating action behind, elevating awareness of, and increasing resources for global malaria efforts.  With our malaria-related objectives within sight, this influential group of Social Media Envoys will help us exceed our awareness goals throughout the year."

The Social Media Envoys have agreed to take one social action, such as a tweet on Twitter or wall post on Facebook, in support of malaria control each month for 12 consecutive months.  The first organized social action from this group will take place on World Malaria Day, April 25, 2010.  The Social Media Envoys have been selected by the Special Envoy for Malaria due to the influence, size and engagement of their Social Web and broadcast audiences.

  The 2010 Social Media Envoys include:

  --  Derrick Ashong, Musician, Social Activist & Oprah Radio host;
      http://www.twitter.com/ashong
  --  Veronica Belmont, Host of "Tekzilla" and "Qore" and Internet
      Personality; http://www.twitter.com/Veronica
  --  Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey; http://www.twitter.com/CoryBooker
  --  Sarah Brown, of the United Kingdom; http://www.twitter.com/SarahBrown10
  --  Pete Cashmore, CEO and founder of "Mashable--the Social Media Guide";
      http://www.twitter.com/mashable
  --  Anderson Cooper, CNN Anchor of "Anderson Cooper 360";
      http://www.twitter.com/andersoncooper
  --  Dennis Crowley, Co-founder of Foursquare; http://www.twitter.com/DENS
  --  Anil Dash, Director of Expert Labs and Partner at Activate;
      http://www.twitter.com/anildash
  --  Justine Ezarik "iJustine", Internet Personality;
      http://www.twitter.com/iJustine
  --  Jack Gray, CNN Producer/Writer for "Anderson Cooper 360";
      http://www.twitter.com/JackGrayCNN
  --  Arianna Huffington, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington
      Post; http://www.twitter.com/ariannahuff
  --  Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder of Alltop.com; http://www.twitter.com/GuyKawasaki
  --  Larry King, CNN Host of "Larry King Live"; http://www.twitter.com/kingsthings
  --  Loic Le Meur, Founder and CEO of Seesmic; http://www.twitter.com/Loic
  --  Alyssa Milano, Actress; http://www.twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano
  --  Dave Morin, Former Facebook executive- responsible for Facebook
      Connect and Platform; http://www.twitter.com/davemorin
  --  Jeff Pulver, Founder of 140 Characters Conference (#140conf) and
      Co-founder of VoIP (Vonage); http://www.twitter.com/jeffpulver
  --  Kevin Rose, Founder of Digg; http://www.twitter.com/kevinrose
  --  Chris Sacca, Founder of Lowercase Capital; http://www.twitter.com/sacca
  --  Ryan Seacrest, Founder, Ryan Seacrest Productions;
      http://www.twitter.com/RyanSeacrest
  --  Biz Stone, Co-founder of Twitter; http://www.twitter.com/biz
  --  Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco; http://www.twitter.com/padmasree
  --  Jon Wheatley, Co-founder of DailyBooth.com; http://www.dailybooth.com/jon
  --  Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing, Facebook;
      http://www.facebook.com/Randi

Sub-Saharan Africa is the epicenter of the world's malaria control activities, with over 90 per cent of malaria deaths occurring on the continent.  Over 190 million long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets have been delivered since 2007, covering nearly 400 million people or over 50 per cent of the endemic population, compared to less than 10 per cent in 2005.

"I'm so pleased to be a part of Ray Chambers' and the UN's efforts," said Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.  "Their plan to use social media to keep the spotlight on the goal of eradicating deaths from malaria by 2015 is smart, forward-thinking, and, given the growing reach of social platforms, very pragmatic.  It's consciousness-raising and movement building 2.0."

For more information on the Office of the Special Envoy, visit malariaenvoy.com

Source: Office of the Special Envoy for Malaria
   

CONTACT:  Sean Hightower (for the Office of the Special Envoy for
Malaria), +1-212-307-2527, info@malariaenvoy.com; or Sarah Ross (for the
Social Media Envoy group), +1-323-785-2730, sarah@katalystfilms.com

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

Magic Software Signs Two New German iBOLT Partners

iBOLT business integration suite to be used to integrate enterprise applications for both Accantum and AZTEKA's customers

OR-YEHUDA, Israel, March 15 -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ:MGIC), a global provider of application platforms and business and process integration solutions, today announced new partnerships agreements with IT software solution providers Accantum GmbH and AZTEKA Consulting GmbH.

The AZTEKA partnership enables the IT consulting company to use Magic Software's iBOLT business integration suite to connect their customer's SAP R/3, Opacc One and Lotus Notes systems. According to Wolfgang Plitzko, CEO of AZTEKA Consulting GmbH, "The iBOLT system offers our customers in the ERP segment a fast and cost-effective integration. There is a demand for the combination of ERP systems and other software solutions and we can now offer an enormous added value to our customers."

Accantum will be using the iBOLT code-free business integration platform to integrate their web-based document management and archiving system (DMS) with their customer's enterprise applications.

Hans Lemke, CEO of Accantum GmbH describes the deal as a win-win situation, "iBOLT helps us to close customer projects must faster. The customer gets a productive system in shorter time, we need fewer resources to complete each project and we increase the satisfaction of all parties involved."

In addition, Magic Software will be using the [accantum] DMS system in its own projects to archive data and make it available for various other IT systems.

Commenting on the two new deals, Stephan Romeder, Managing Director for Magic Software GmbH said, "We are very happy to be partnering with both AZTEKA and Accantum. Both partners will help us provide our business-focused integration technology for projects that demand speed of delivery coupled with an intuitive and adaptable framework for future growth and cost-effective customization."

With more than 50 adapters together with intuitive wizards and drag-and-drop functionality, iBOLT utilizes Magic Software's proven metadata-based framework to enable fast, business-focused integration.

Through integration, iBOLT helps users get more value from their IT investments by automating manual and repetitive workflows. With an integrated view of company data in real-time, management and employees can make more informed business decisions, get more value from each business interaction and achieve faster time to market for their products and services.

  iBOLT Resources
  --  iBOLT White Papers
  --  Video: iBOLT for SAP
  --  iBOLT for SAP R/3
  --  Find out more about iBOLT
  --  iBOLT customer stories

  Notes for Editors

iBOLT's code-free approach is facilitated by a pre-compiled and pre-configured coding engine based upon Magic Software's 25 years of application development experience. This enables both simple and complex business processes to be designed and implemented quickly - and also makes it more cost-efficient to assimilate and integrate future IT application acquisitions.

iBOLT works natively with systems such as SAP Business One, SAP Business All in One, SAP R/3, Salesforce.com, Oracle JD Edwards, IBM i applications and databases (AS/400), Lotus Notes applications, forms and databases, Health Care systems using HL7, EDI systems, and many more.

The iBOLT business and process integration suite has won SAP's quality and innovation awards for three consecutive years in a row, from 2006 to 2008.

About AZTEKA Consulting GmbH

As a major reseller of software solutions AZTEKA Consulting GmbH today serves more than 7,000 users. Our priorities include ERP solutions, software for document management and archiving, human resources and finance and accounting. For more information, please visit http://www.azteka.de.

About Accantum GmbH

Founded in 2000 with Rosenheim in Bavaria, Accantum GmbH today is a provider of archival and document management systems in Germany. For more information, please visit http://www.accantum.de.

About Magic Software

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ:MGIC) is a global provider of hybrid business application platforms - including Client/Server, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Mobile,  Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud modes - and integration solutions. Magic Software has 13 offices worldwide and a presence in over 50 countries with a global network of ISV's, system integrators, value-added distributors and resellers, and consulting and OEM partners. The company's award-winning code-free solutions give partners and customers the power to leverage existing IT resources, enhance business agility and focus on core business priorities. Magic Software's technological approach, product roadmap and corporate strategy are recognized by leading industry analysts. Magic Software has partnerships with global IT leaders including SAP AG, salesforce.com, IBM and Oracle. For more information about Magic Software and its products and services, visit http://www.magicsoftware.com, and for more about our industry related news, business issues and trends, read the Magic Software Blog.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Magic is the trademark of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. All other trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners.

  USA                                       UK

  Cathy Caldeira                            Ranbir Sahota
  Metis Communications                      Vitis PR Agency
  Tel: +1-617-236-0500                      Tel: +44 (0)121 242 8048
  Email: magicsoftware@metiscomm.com        Email: ranbir@vitispr.com

  Germany                                   Others

  Hartmut Giesen                            Arita Mattsoff
  Publizistik Projekte                      Magic Software
  Tel. +49 (0)2471 921301                   Tel. +972 (0)3 538 9292
  Email: giesen@publizistik-projekte.de     Email: arita@magicsoftware.com

Source: Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
   

CONTACT:  USA: Cathy Caldeira, Metis Communications, +1-617-236-0500,
magicsoftware@metiscomm.com; Germany: Hartmut Giesen, Publizistik Projekte,
+49 (0)2471 921301, giesen@publizistik-projekte.de; UK: Ranbir Sahota, Vitis
PR Agency, +44 (0)121 242 8048, ranbir@vitispr.com, all for Magic Software;
Others: Arita Mattsoff, Magic Software, +972 (0)3 538 9292,
arita@magicsoftware.com

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

Bridgewater Showcases Industry Leading LTE Control Plane Interoperability at Global MultiService Forum Event

Interoperability testing of Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server and Policy Controller underway with LTE ecosystem partners

OTTAWA, March 15 -- Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today announced its participation in the Global MultiService Forum (MSF) interoperability testing event over the next two weeks at Vodafone's Centre for Test and Innovation in Dusseldorf and the China Mobile Research Institute Lab in Beijing. The testing focuses on validating Evolved Packet Core network interfaces to enable multi-vendor deployment strategies for LTE technology.

  News

  -  The MSF event, a global first to focus on multi-vendor, multi-operator
     interoperability spanning multiple sites, promotes and fosters
     compatibility and interoperability with leading network equipment
     vendors and operators including Vodafone, China Mobile, NEC, Starent
     Networks now part of Cisco, Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel Lucent, Agilent and
     Codenomicon. The event is an important step towards validating MSF
     architectural framework release 5 for LTE, developed to incorporate
     3GPP System Architecture Evolution.

  -  Among the products undergoing interoperability testing at the event
     are the standards-based Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server for HSS
     1.0 (S6a interface), the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller for PCRF 4.0
     (Gx, Gxc interfaces), and the Bridgewater(R) 3GPP AAA Interworking
     Module for 3GPP AAA 8.3 (S6b, STa interfaces).

  -  Participation underscores Bridgewater's leading role as the only LTE
     control plane specialist at the event. The company also recently
     announced a multimillion dollar LTE win at MetroPCS as well as LTE
     trials with five Tier 1 mobile operators in Asia Pacific and North and
     South America.

  Quotes

  David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems

"Bridgewater's commitment to the broadest set of LTE control plane interoperability with major equipment vendors ensures that operators can adopt a multi-vendor, multi-access approach. Our unique 'control-plane-in-a-box' approach which combines the Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server, Policy Controller and Inter-working capabilities allows operators to rapidly and cost-effectively trial, launch, and scale LTE deployments."

David Francisco, MultiService Forum Board Member

"Operators such as China Mobile and Vodafone require extensive interoperability between vendors to accelerate the evolution towards LTE. The Global MSF Interoperability event in Dusseldorf and Beijing represents an important landmark in the standards-based evolution to LTE, especially in the evolved packet core."

Tags/Keywords

Bridgewater Systems, LTE, MultiService Forum, Interoperability, China Mobile, Vodafone, NEC, Cisco, Policy Control, Home Subscriber Server, AAA

  Links

  http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/LTE.aspxhttp://www.bridgewatersystems.com/EPC-500.aspxhttp://www.bridgewatersystems.com/Policy-Controller.aspxhttp://www.bridgewatersystems.com/Home-Subscriber-Server.aspx

  About Bridgewater Systems

Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, enables service providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services, content and commerce. The company's market leading mobile personalization portfolio provides a real-time, unified view of subscribers including entitlements, devices, networks, billing profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker(TM), the portfolio of carrier-grade and standards-based products includes the Bridgewater(R) Service Controller (AAA), the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 140 leading service providers including America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Cox, Hutchison Telecom, Iusacell, Scartel, SmarTone-Vodafone, Sprint, Tata Teleservices, Tatung, Telmex, Telstra, and Verizon Wireless use Bridgewater's solutions to rapidly deliver innovative mobile services to over 150 million subscribers. For more information, visit us at http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.

About the MSF

The MultiService Forum (MSF) is a global association of service providers, system suppliers and test equipment vendors committed to developing and promoting open-architecture, multiservice Next Generation Networks. Founded in 1998, the MSF is an open-membership organization comprised of the world's leading telecommunications companies. The MSF's activities include developing Implementation Agreements, promoting worldwide compatibility and interoperability of network elements, and encouraging input to appropriate national and international standards bodies. http://www.msforum.org

Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo, WideSpan, Smart Caps, myPolicy, and Subscriber Data Broker are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bridgewater Systems Corporation. All other company, product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

Source: Bridgewater Systems
   

CONTACT:  Ed Barker, Bridgewater Systems,
edward.barker@bridgewatersystems.com, +44 (0) 7939 492 656; Joanne Steinberg,
Bridgewater Systems, joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com, (613) 884-8831

Bridgewater Showcases Industry Leading LTE Control Plane Interoperability at Global MultiService Forum Event

OTTAWA, March 15, 2010--

    - Interoperability testing of Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server and
Policy Controller underway with LTE ecosystem partners

    Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today
announced its participation in the Global MultiService Forum (MSF)
interoperability testing event over the next two weeks at Vodafone's Centre
for Test and Innovation in Düsseldorf and the China Mobile Research
Institute Lab in Beijing. The testing focuses on validating Evolved Packet
Core network interfaces to enable multi-vendor deployment strategies for
LTE technology.

   
    News

    -  The MSF event, a global first to focus on multi-vendor, multi-operator
       interoperability spanning multiple sites, promotes and fosters
       compatibility and interoperability with leading network equipment
       vendors and operators including Vodafone, China Mobile, NEC, Starent
       Networks now part of Cisco, Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel Lucent, Agilent and
       Codenomicon. The event is an important step towards validating MSF
       architectural framework release 5 for LTE, developed to incorporate
       3GPP System Architecture Evolution.
    -  Among the products undergoing interoperability testing at the event
       are the standards-based Bridgewater(R) Home Subscriber Server for HSS
       1.0 (S6a interface), the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller for PCRF 4.0
       (Gx, Gxc interfaces), and the Bridgewater(R) 3GPP AAA Interworking
       Module for 3GPP AAA 8.3 (S6b, STa interfaces).
    -  Participation underscores Bridgewater's leading role as the only LTE
       control plane specialist at the event. The company also recently
       announced a multimillion dollar LTE win at MetroPCS as well as LTE
       trials with five Tier 1 mobile operators in Asia Pacific and North and
       South America.

    Quotes

    David Sharpley, Senior Vice President, Bridgewater Systems

    "Bridgewater's commitment to the broadest set of LTE control plane
interoperability with major equipment vendors ensures that operators can
adopt a multi-vendor, multi-access approach. Our unique
'control-plane-in-a-box' approach which combines the Bridgewater Home
Subscriber Server, Policy Controller and Inter-working capabilities allows
operators to rapidly and cost-effectively trial, launch, and scale
LTE deployments."

    David Francisco, MultiService Forum Board Member

    "Operators such as China Mobile and Vodafone require extensive
interoperability between vendors to accelerate the evolution towards LTE. The
Global MSF Interoperability event in Düsseldorf and Beijing represents an
important landmark in the standards-based evolution to LTE, especially in the
evolved packet core."

    Tags/Keywords

    Bridgewater Systems, LTE, MultiService Forum, Interoperability, China
Mobile, Vodafone, NEC, Cisco, Policy Control, Home Subscriber Server, AAA

   
    Links

    http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/LTE.aspx
    http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/EPC-500.aspx
    http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/Policy-Controller.aspx
    http://www.bridgewatersystems.com/Home-Subscriber-Server.aspx

    About Bridgewater Systems

    Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, enables service
providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services, content
and commerce. The company's market leading mobile personalization portfolio
provides a real-time, unified view of subscribers including entitlements,
devices, networks, billing profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by
Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker(TM), the portfolio of carrier-grade and
standards-based products includes the Bridgewater(R) Service Controller
(AAA), the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewater(R)
Home Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 140 leading service providers
including America Movil, Bell Canada, Clearwire, Cox, Hutchison Telecom,
Iusacell, Scartel, SmarTone-Vodafone, Sprint, Tata Teleservices, Tatung,
Telmex, Telstra, and Verizon Wireless use Bridgewater's solutions to
rapidly deliver innovative mobile services to over 150 million subscribers.
For more information, visit us at http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.

    About the MSF

    The MultiService Forum (MSF) is a global association of service
providers, system suppliers and test equipment vendors committed to
developing and promoting open-architecture, multiservice Next Generation
Networks. Founded in 1998, the MSF is an open-membership organization
comprised of the world's leading telecommunications companies. The MSF's
activities include developing Implementation Agreements, promoting worldwide
compatibility and interoperability of network elements, and encouraging
input to appropriate national and international standards bodies.
http://www.msforum.org

    Bridgewater, Bridgewater Systems, the Bridgewater Systems logo, WideSpan,
Smart Caps, myPolicy, and Subscriber Data Broker are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Bridgewater Systems Corporation. All other company, product
names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for
identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their
respective owners.

    For further information: Ed Barker, Bridgewater Systems,
edward.barker@bridgewatersystems.com, +44(0)7939-492-656; Joanne
Steinberg, Bridgewater Systems, joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com,
+1-613-884-8831

Source: Bridgewater Systems

For further information: Ed Barker, Bridgewater Systems, edward.barker@bridgewatersystems.com, +44(0)7939-492-656; Joanne Steinberg, Bridgewater Systems, joanne.steinberg@bridgewatersystems.com, +1-613-884-8831

AU Optronics to Exhibit Innovative Display Applications and Power-Saving Green Technologies at FPD China 2010

HSINCHU, Taiwan, March 15 -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) will exhibit at FPD China 2010 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) from March 16-18 to demonstrate a full range of innovative display applications and power-saving green technologies. 3D display technologies with panels ranging from 8 to 65 inches, the full range of 42 to 55-inch power-saving and LED backlit LCD TV panels, multi-touch LED panels with applications to desktop and notebook PC monitors, small and medium-sized AMOLED and e-paper display applications are among the wide array of exhibits that will be at the show.

With "Innovative Green Technologies, Amazing Digital Life" as the theme of this year's show, AUO hopes to employ innovative and power-saving green technologies to create a whole new viewing experience for a comfortable and fascinating lifestyle. The exhibition area is divided into several sections, including PID applications, 3D displays, power-saving and LED backlit LCD TV panels, ultra-wide LCD TV panels, IT applications, general display applications, high contrast/VA technologies, in-cell multi-touch panels, AMOLED and e-paper.

3D Displays

AUO will exhibit the latest 3D display technologies, such as the glasses- free barrier and lenticular lens types, and pattern retarder full HD 3D panels to be viewed with special glasses, with panels ranging from 8 to 65 inches. Of the exhibits, the 65-inch pattern retarder full HD 3D panel is the largest commercialized 3D TV panel available and will go into mass production in the second half of 2010. Impressive high-resolution 3D images can be captured with the help of polarized 3D glasses. The glasses weigh only 10 grams and come at a reasonable price, averaging US$2~3 per pair. For those who already own glasses, one must merely clip polarized lenses onto the regular frame for a 3D visual feast. This 3D panel is especially suited for large-sized three- dimensional displays in home theaters.

Power-Saving and LED Backlit LCD TV Panels

The trend toward eco-friendly power-saving TVs is irreversible. In view of this, AUO will demonstrate 42 to 55-inch power-saving and LED backlit LCD TV panels in the LCD TV Applications Section. The 46-inch full HD LCD panel consumes just 68w of power, 2.5 times less than traditional TV panels, and is the world's No. 1 in terms of power efficiency*. Meanwhile, the 42-inch full HD LCD panel with edge-type LED backlight reduces power consumption by as much as 50% and provides a dynamic contrast ratio of up to 1,000,000:1. In addition, 42, 46 and 55-inch full HD LED backlit LCD TV panels will be on display. The high-contrast panels, equipped with 10.8mm ultra-slim edge-type LED backlighting, are light, slim, and energy efficient.

IT Applications

To demonstrate its prowess in power-saving technology, AUO will showcase the 27-inch CCFL LCD panel for desktop PCs that is currently the world's slimmest and most energy efficient*. The panel is just 16.2mm thick, with ultra-high luminance and ultra-low power consumption at less than 30w. The eco-friendly power-saving backlight, reduced from 6 to 4 tubes, is low in mercury, adhering to Energy Star 5.0 standards.

E-Paper

AUO is an active player in the e-paper market and has been devoting efforts to the research and development of e-paper in all sizes. The SiPix Microcup(R) e-paper technology and products will make their debut in China. Products such as the 2-inch e-tag, the 4.3-inch e-book, and 6 and 9-inch e- books with in-cell multi-touch panels will be showcased. In addition, a 20- inch e-paper display module for electronic bulletin boards, a 6-inch foldable e-book module and flexible e-paper technologies are also to be seen at the show.

"China has soared to become the world's largest PC and TV market as demand skyrockets," said Paul Peng, AUO's Executive VP of Global Business Unit. "AUO has been actively advancing in the Chinese market over the years and will continue to strengthen its cooperation with local clients and business partners, so that it can provide this enormous market with the most advanced, eco-friendly and energy efficient display technologies and facilitate a more convenient and vibrant digital lifestyle."

The 2010 China FPD Conference, the most eminent technological event for China's FPD industry, will be held alongside FPD China. Dr. Fang-Chen Luo, AUO's VP & CTO, will be delivering a keynote speech entitled, "The Development of Active Matrix LCDs" on the second floor of the Yongda International Tower Convention Center in Pudong, Shanghai on March 16 at 10 a.m. Later at 4:30 p.m. on the same day, Paul Peng, Executive VP of AUO's Global Business Unit, will take part in the FPD China Forum 2010 as a panelist to present his views on the "Localization of Panel Manufacturing in China." Visitors to the show are most welcome to attend the event.

  *Based on available market research information as of March 15, 2010.

  About AU Optronics

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a worldwide top three manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$359.3 billion (US$11.2 billion) in sales revenue in 2009 and now houses a staff of more than 42,000 employees, with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in late 2008, and formally founded its Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

* DisplaySearch 4Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report. This data is used for reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2009 year end revenue converted at an exchange rate of NTD31.95:USD1.

Safe Harbour Notice

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a worldwide top three manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news.  Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4th, 2008.

Source: AU Optronics Corp.
   

CONTACT: Freda Lee, +886-3-5008800 x3206, +886-3-5772730 (Fax), or
freda.lee@auo.com, or Yawen Hsiao, +886-3-5008800 x3211, +886-3-5772730 (Fax),
yawen.hsiao@auo.com, both of Corporate Communications Division, AU Optronics
Corp.

Zuuply.com Provides Comprehensive Answers to Consumers' Finance-Related Questions

Finance Site Provides Useful Information on Credit Cards, Debt Management, Personal Finance, Taxes and Other Financial Topics

SAN DIEGO, March 15 -- Today marks the launch of Zuuply.com, a comprehensive resource website for consumers who want answers to common finance-related questions. Site visitors can post their financial questions on the site's homepage or search thousands of resources available on the site to learn more about annuities, credit cards, investments, banking, loans, personal finance, business taxes and more.

"Since the economic downturn, an increasing number of Americans are finding it prudent to learn more about financial strategies and resources that may help them rebound from a financial crisis, such as a layoff or foreclosure," said Shelly James, president. "Others, who have not been devastated by the economy are seeking information to help them stay solvent, and safeguard their savings from the impact of the current recession or future recessions."

Zuuply.com promotes financial literacy by providing comprehensive, easy-to-digest articles, answers and other resources for consumers seeking the information they need to take charge of their financial future. Site visitors can search the site for topics of interest and browse questions and answers previously posted, or post their own question if the information they need isn't currently archived on the site. Questions are answered by both experts and consumers, creating an interactive and informative online community.

"Zuuply.com is a safe space where people can feel comfortable asking financial questions," said James. "It's our goal that the site will help consumers access the information and resources they need to manage their finances with more confidence and steer them toward a brighter, more prosperous future."

For more information or to post a finance-related question, visit http://www.zuuply.com.

About Zuuply.com

Launched in 2010, Zuuply.com is poised to become the leading online resource for consumers seeking answers to common personal finance questions. The site features more than 1,000 finance-related articles and is completely free to use. Visit http://www.zuuply.com for more information and advertising opportunities.

  Contact:
  Shelly James
  Zuuply.com
  (619) 569-1631
  info@zuuply.com

Source: Zuuply.com
   

CONTACT:  Shelly James of Zuuply.com, +1-619-569-1631, or
info@zuuply.com

Web Site:  http://www.zuuply.com/

SuperWebs.com Now Offers Tool to Optimize Internet Presence

'Search Engine Visibility' Designed to Get Web Sites Noticed

OBERLIN, Ohio, March 15 -- According to analyst firm Netcraft, there are more than 238 million Web sites online. Getting a Web site noticed online can be daunting, which is why SuperWebs.com decided to offer Search Engine Visibility.

"Search Engine Visibility walks users through a step-by-step process to make their Web site search engine friendly," says Chris Smith, President & CEO, SuperWebs.com. "This not only makes a search engine more likely to index the entire site, but to help get the Web site higher in search engine rankings."

Search Engine Visibility lets users optimize their site by defining keywords, analyzing content and tracking keyword performance. Search Engine Visibility also provides a "Top 10 SEO Checklist," which helps identify commonly made mistakes and techniques on how to make a Web site stronger.

Search Engine Visibility also provides a video tutorial and other educational materials which help users understand the search engine optimization process. Once a Web site is optimized, users can submit their Web site to the most commonly used search engines on the Internet.

Users can call SuperWebs.com's 24/7 customer care representatives if they have any questions during the optimization process.

For more information about Search Engine Visibility or any of SuperWebs.com's services, visit http://www.superwebs.com/.

  SuperWebs.com
  Legal Counsel:
  14455 North Hayden Rd., Suite 219
  Scottsdale, AZ 85260

  Media Contact:
  Christopher Smith
  superwebs@mail.com
  480-624-2500

Source: SuperWebs.com
   

CONTACT:  Christopher Smith, SuperWebs.com, +1-480-624-2500,
superwebs@mail.com

Web Site:  http://www.superwebs.com/

AboveNet Launches low Latency Connectivity Between key Financial Centres in London and New York

LONDON and WHITE PLAINS, New York, March 15, 2010--

    - Leading High-Bandwidth Connectivity Provider Offers one of the
Industry's Fastest end-to-end Transatlantic Connections for Demanding low
Latency Applications
   

    AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a leading provider of high-bandwidth
connectivity solutions, has launched one of the industry's fastest, low
latency end-to-end transatlantic connections between London and New York,
reaching key financial locations in:

    London: Slough, The City and Docklands

    New York Metro: Manhattan and New Jersey, including: Newark, Weehawken,
Secaucus, Carteret, and Clifton

    AboveNet's new low latency transatlantic service is targeted specifically
at the financial sector, supporting critical applications such as foreign
exchange trading and market data feeds. "With venues such as Chi-X now
operating out of Equinix in Slough and NASDAQ operating out of Carteret, New
Jersey, we're seeing a growing requirement for low latency transatlantic
connectivity. We're expecting strong demand for our premium service from
organizations such as investment banks, hedge fund operators, as well as
foreign exchange and equities traders," commented Director of Sales and
Marketing for AboveNet UK, Alan Berryman. "Because we can now guarantee every
aspect of our transatlantic and metro services, customers can always rely on
AboveNet to deliver the low latency performance their business demands,"
Berryman further added.

    This premium service is backed by one of the industry's strongest SLAs
under AboveNet's Agility Guarantee program. The programme provides guarantees
on the transatlantic service by combining one of the shortest transatlantic
cable systems with the most direct terrestrial backhaul link into New York
and Slough. In addition, AboveNet also provides latency guarantees for as low
as sub-1ms round-trip for access to hundreds of buildings in the New York and
London metro markets.

    AboveNet Chief Technology Officer, Rajiv Datta, said, "Adding the low
latency capability between New York and London is a natural extension of our
industry-leading Agility Guarantee program. In addition, we can now provide
high bandwidth connectivity between London and our 16 U.S. markets for a
broad range of customer applications."

    AboveNet, Inc. provides high-bandwidth connectivity solutions for
business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and
IP services in and among top U.S. metro markets and globally. AboveNet's
network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services,
media, health care, retail and government. To learn more go to
http://www.above.net.

    For further enquiries, please call +44(0)207-220-3822

Source: AboveNet Communications UK Ltd

Contact: Fiona Burke - UK Tel: +44-20-7220-3866, fiona.burke@above.net; MaryBeth Nance  - US Tel: +1-571-262-2865, mnance@above.net

EMI Group Selects Brightcove Platform for Online Video Initiatives

Music entertainment powerhouse standardizes advertising-supported video operations across North America

AUSTIN, Texas, March 15 -- Today at SXSW 2010, Brightcove Inc. announced that EMI Music, one of the world's largest music companies, will use Brightcove as its online video publishing and syndication platform in North America. EMI Music, which is home to chart-topping recording artists and legendary catalog artists, will use Brightcove's comprehensive online video platform to publish, distribute and monetize video content across its website properties and to some of EMI Music's third party syndication partners.

"These new capabilities will be great for our artists and will help us with our mission to bring fans together around high-quality music entertainment programming, while also creating business value wherever music is experienced," said Samir Housri, Director of Business Development at EMI Music. "The Brightcove platform provides us with the flexibility to effectively monetize, distribute and analyze the performance of our online video content, as well as to extend the reach of our content through Brightcove's strong partner network."

With Brightcove, EMI Music has access to the most comprehensive and advanced features for publishing and distributing advertising-supported online video content.  Brightcove will give EMI Music greater ability to provide high quality, interactive and engaging user experiences across the Web. The Brightcove platform enables EMI Music to create highly customized viewing experiences, including country and language-specific video experiences for its Web properties. Brightcove also makes it easy for EMI Music to significantly expand the audience reach of its video content through search engine optimization, advanced social sharing tools and a wide-range of third party distribution capabilities. Additionally, Brightcove's ease of integration with leading advertising servers will enable EMI Music to expand its monetization strategy and open up new revenue streams through online video advertising.

"EMI Music has an amazing catalog of music entertainment video content that is popular with audiences around the world," said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer. "We look forward to helping EMI Music extend the reach of its video content through high quality, branded, customized online video experiences that take advantage of third party distribution features and open new sources of revenue for the organization."

About Brightcove

Brightcove is a cloud-based online video platform. Media companies, businesses and organizations worldwide use Brightcove to publish and distribute video on the Web. Founded in 2004, Brightcove has offices across North America, Europe and Asia and customers in 42 countries. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com/.

About EMI Music

EMI Music is one of the world's leading music companies. EMI Music represents artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Latin, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, Manhattan, Mute, Parlophone and Virgin. Its EMI Music Services unit provides EMI's roster of artists - as well as independent labels and artists - with a global menu of commercial services and seamless access to an expanding range of revenue streams.

Source: Brightcove Inc.
   

CONTACT:  North America, Erika Shaffer of SutherlandGold Group,
+1-206-972-5514, erika@sutherlandgold.com; or Europe, Stephen Orr of AxiCom
+44 20 8392 4056, stephen.orr@axicom.com, both for Brightcove; or Jeanne Meyer
of EMI Music, +1-212-786-8850

Web Site:  http://www.brightcove.com/

AT&T Rolls Out New Flagship Services and Spring Portfolio of Quick Messaging Devices

Group Messaging, Address Book and Video/Photo Sharing Tools Integrated Into Soon-to-Launch Devices Latest Quick Messaging Phones Include Full Keyboard Devices from Pantech and Samsung

DALLAS, March 15 -- As a growing number of consumers increasingly realize the benefits of mobile broadband and applications, AT&T is bringing smartphone-like experiences to a wider range of powerful yet affordable devices designed for the mass-market.  AT&T* today announced a line-up of four new Quick Messaging Devices that will be among the first to offer a new suite of consumer data services that will significantly enhance messaging, video and photo sharing, and contacts management.

"Quick Messaging Devices are very important for us - it's a category that we defined for the industry and that we continue to lead in value, quality and innovation," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Quick Messaging Devices are among our most popular and fastest-growing phones. They offer great value - and now will offer cutting-edge services that enhance the overall experience consumers have with these phones.

"The evolution of the mobile phone experience - increasingly sophisticated hardware and software, including apps - has been advancing rapidly due to the proliferation of smartphones in recent years. At AT&T, we're ensuring a similar rich, ever-evolving experience exists for the sizeable number of our customers who use Quick Messaging Devices."

  The new services, to premiere first on the Samsung Strive(TM), include:

  --  AT&T Address Book - Syncs contacts to an online address book so
      customers can access and manage their mobile contacts from their
      handset - or their PC. Synchronization occurs automatically when any
      change is made, so contact information is always backed up. From the
      online interface, customers can import contacts from other Web-based
      address books, such as personal e-mail accounts, as well as send text
      messages to their contacts' mobile numbers. There is no additional
      charge to use AT&T Address Book.
  --  Next Generation Messaging - Brings an advanced messaging experience
      designed by AT&T to the quick messaging phones category. The familiar
      text messaging experience is enhanced with group messaging and "reply
      all" functionality for up to 10 contacts, a threaded conversations
      format, a consolidated inbox, and enhanced multi-media display. AT&T
      designed the service based on research that revealed customers want
      features that help with social planning, improved message organization
      and better media integration - but are also simple to use.
  --  AT&T Mobile Share - Helps customers quickly transfer photos and videos
      captured on their mobile phone to other destinations and allows
      customers to manage that content across the mobile and PC screens.
      With just a few clicks, customers can share videos and pictures in
      full resolution, up to 10MB, with their home computer, social
      networking sites, other people and a personal Internet-based storage
      locker from AT&T - all from their wireless handset. Customers can
      access pictures and videos stored in their AT&T Locker at any time
      from any Internet connection or from their handsets.  AT&T Mobile
      Share is available for $10 per month for 50 media transfers; customers
      can also pay per use, at $.35 per transfer. The service includes
      online storage of 250MB at no charge. Customers can purchase an
      additional 10GB of storage for $5 per month. Standard data charges
      apply for browsing the online media locker from the mobile handset.

Both AT&T Address Book and AT&T Mobile Share bring the benefits of cloud-based services to consumers, giving wireless customers the convenience of seamless access to content and information across the mobile and PC screens, in addition to peace of mind in knowing their content isn't lost if they ever damage or lose their phone.

  The new quick messaging phones lineup for spring 2010 includes:

  --  Samsung Strive(TM) - In addition to featuring the new AT&T services,
      the Samsung Strive will be available on March 21 in two color
      combinations, black/silver and purple/charcoal.  Strive features a
      2.0-megapixel camera and a vertical slide design to reveal a full
      keyboard for tapping out info on Mobile Email, instant messaging and
      social networking apps like AT&T Social Net with ease. The Strive will
      be available for $19.99 for a limited time with a two-year agreement
      and after $50 mail-in rebate, as part of AT&T's current 50%-off quick
      messaging phones promotion.
  --  Samsung Sunburst(TM) - With a stunning design that accents Sunburst's
      touch screen, the GPS-enabled phone is fun and sophisticated, with a
      curvy exterior and light accent below the screen.  A widget bar
      feature allows one-touch access to a wealth of phone functions like
      creating a text message, in addition to direct links to social
      networking sites. Sunburst will also be available on March 21 for
      $39.99 after a two-year agreement and $50 mail-in-rebate.
  --  Pantech Link - An ultra slim and light, full keyboard quick messaging
      phone.  Link's contemporary design makes it one of the sharpest in the
      popular, bar-style family of handsets. With black and blue accents,
      Link provides direct access to a fun and sought-after range of
      features such as Mobile Email, instant messaging, AT&T Mobile Share,
      AT&T Social Net, AT&T Navigator and more. Link will be available in
      AT&T stores and online in the coming weeks.
  --  Pantech Pursuit - Combining a full touch screen with a vertical
      sliding keyboard, the Pantech Pursuit plays host to a set of cool and
      unique features via shortcuts on Pantech's first touch user interface
      for easy, customizable access to apps and features like AT&T Social
      Net, AT&T Address Book, and social networking sites. Available in the
      summer in green or blue, the Pursuit will also support face
      recognition software and geotagging to get the most out of your
      pictures.

  For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit http://www.att.com

For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

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

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T 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's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

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

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

Source: AT&T Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Warner May, +1-404-986-1807, wmay@attnews.us; or Heather
Buffington, +1-404-986-1805, hbuffington@attnews.us

Web Site:  http://www.att.com/

AMICAS Announces Cardiology Clinical Reporting Milestone at ACC.10

With over 90 departmental knowledge bases sold, Web-based clinical reporting module is streamlining structured reporting for cardiology

BOSTON, March 14 -- AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCS), a leader in image and information management solutions, announced today at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC.10), that the company has signed contracts for more than 90 clinical knowledge bases for Web-based structured reporting for cardiology.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060202/AMICASLOGO )

A module of AMICAS VERICIS®, clinical knowledge bases help cardiologists quickly and easily generate complete reports by providing a reporting template that is contextually matched to the type of exam being reviewed. Each of the knowledge bases, which are designed to streamline reporting, contain fields that are specific to each modality so that cardiologists are able to communicate results quickly and efficiently, while also collecting data important for a variety of important activities, including ACCF-NCDR CathPCI Registry Reporting.

"Since the launch of AMICAS VERICIS' Web-based reporting at ACC.09, AMICAS has signed contracts for more than 90 departmental knowledge bases for this solution across all areas of the cardiology department, including cardiac cath, echocardiography, nuclear medicine, and vascular ultrasound," said Rodney Hawkins, vice president of product management at AMICAS.

"AMICAS' cardiology solutions, originally developed by Camtronics, are completely focused on the automation of cardiology workflow," said Mr. Hawkins. "With AMICAS VERICIS' Web-based reporting, cardiologists around the country are now able to report on any cardiology study from anywhere - whether they are located in their office, in the cardiology department, or even in their own homes. Location-independent, Web-based reporting caters to cardiologists' needs as they are often mobile and still need to provide timely patient care."

AMICAS will highlight its cardiology and enterprise IT solutions at ACC.10 from March 14 to 16 in Atlanta, GA. AMICAS will be in booth #636.

  AMICAS provides the following solutions for cardiology:
  --  AMICAS VERICIS, which provides a true multi-modality solution for
      reviewing all types of cardiology images and a Web-based reporting
      module that allows cardiologists to perform structured reporting
      anywhere.
  --  AMICAS Hemodynamics(TM), which provides hemodynamics data collection,
      waveform analysis, and procedural reporting on a single, easy-to-use
      system.
  --  AMICAS ECM(TM), which helps hospitals and IDNs consolidate all of
      their images and image-related information in a proven vendor-neutral
      infrastructure across radiology, cardiology, and other image-intensive
      specialties from multiple PACS systems.
  --  AMICAS EchoIMS(TM), which drives pediatric echocardiography quality
      and workflow.
  --  AMICAS ACCF-NCDR CathPCI Registry Reporting, which provides a
      Web-deployed application for collecting and submitting ACCF-NCDR
      CathPCI Registry data.
  --  AMICAS VERICIS advanced integrations for ECG management, 4D echo,
      advanced nuclear medicine, and coronary CTA visualization, which
      provide single-click access to advanced visualization tools from a
      single AMICAS VERICIS workstation.

AMICAS® and VERICIS® are registered trademarks and/or service marks, and AMICAS VERICIS(TM), AMICAS Hemodynamics(TM), AMICAS ECM(TM), and AMICAS EchoIMS(TM) are trademarks and service marks of AMICAS, Inc. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

About AMICAS

AMICAS, Inc. (http://www.amicas.com) is a leading independent provider of imaging IT solutions. AMICAS offers the industry's most comprehensive suite of image and information management solutions - from radiology PACS to cardiology PACS, from radiology information systems to cardiovascular information systems, from revenue cycle management solutions to enterprise content management tools designed to power the imaging component of the electronic medical record (EMR). AMICAS provides a complete, end-to-end solution for radiology practices, imaging centers, and ambulatory care facilities. Hospitals and integrated delivery networks are provided with a comprehensive image management solution for cardiology and radiology that supports EMR strategies to enhance clinical, operational, and administrative functions.

  CONTACT:
  Aine Cryts
  Director, Marketing Communications
  617.779.7878
  aine.cryts@amicas.com

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Source: AMICAS, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Aine Cryts, Director, Marketing Communications, AMICAS, Inc.,
+1-617-779-7878, aine.cryts@amicas.com

Web Site:  http://www.amicas.com/

The ASE Publishing sites will have something special coming next week. In addition to the special thing, we'll be having a contest that will involve the forum, Twitter, and Facebook. If you use these sites, be prepared to spread the word soon.

You'll see it soon enough.

New Opportunity to Sell Independent and Unsigned Music Online Through Sounds2Buy.com

A new professional platform for unsigned and independent bands to sell and promote their music has been launched at Sounds2Buy.com.

LONDON, March 13 -- Musicians are using the site to expand their current audiences and to sell their songs online, offering the rare opportunity to make some cash from their art. In addition to this service, Sounds2Buy.com includes a range of other useful services for up-and-coming bands and artists, including:

-- Merchandising areas where users can design their own t-shirts before selling them on the site

-- A review section that allows musicians and listeners to leave feedback on each other's music - potentially boosting their profile through recommendation for a front-page feature

-- A range of articles aimed at people in the music business, offering guidance and advice on making it as a commercial success

Although a huge number of firms claim to offer the world to young musicians, Sounds2Buy.com has a new slant in that it provides a straightforward way for bands and musicians to actually sell their music to paying and willing audiences for cash.

The website prides itself on being user-friendly and seems to be an effective way for new musicians to enhance their public profile.

Interestingly, the site has a partner radio station, Ore Stone Radio, which plays submitted music from the site, providing another route to notoriety for hopefuls.

The site's founder, Ben Rivaux explains that there are different types of accounts open to new users: "the first type of account is free and lets users upload one video and as many as five of their tracks for streaming and sale, so artists can start building a fan base straightaway."

Devoted music fan Ben says he came up with the idea for the site after growing frustrated with big companies making huge profits from artists. He claims he is aiming to put song royalties back where they belong: in the pockets of the musicians who created them.

  Media Contact Information

  Contact name:             Benoit Rivaux
  Source:                   Sounds2Buy Limited
  Phone:                    44 7701041371
  Website:                  http://www.sounds2buy.com/
  Email:                    press-release@sounds2buy.com

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

Source: Sounds2Buy Limited
   

CONTACT:  Benoit Rivaux of Sounds2Buy Limited, 44 7701041371,
press-release@sounds2buy.com

Web Site:  http://www.sounds2buy.com/

Panasonic Touch the Future Tour Lets Consumers Get Hands-On With Latest Cutting-Edge Technology for Home Entertainment and Digital Imaging

15-City Tour Kicks Off Next Week Featuring Demonstrations of First Full HD 3D TVs, 3D Gaming, Internet-Connected TVs, LUMIX Digital Cameras and More Sweepstakes Will Make One Visitor in Each City Among the First To Own A Full HD 3D Home Theater System*

SECAUCUS, N.J., March 12 -- Panasonic, a global leader in consumer electronics technology, announced today that its 15-city "Panasonic Touch the Future Tour" will kick off on Monday, March 15 with events in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.  The public tour will give consumers across the US an opportunity to see, hear and interact with the latest cutting-edge home entertainment products, including a chance to experience live the first Full HD 3D Home Theater systems.

The Panasonic Touch the Future Tour, which will visit 15 cities across the US over the next five weeks, will appear in popular, high-traffic venues in Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; Minneapolis; New York; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Seattle; Scottsdale, AZ; and Washington, DC.  A complete listing of event locations and dates can be found at http://www.panasonic.com/future.

"Panasonic has really raised the bar in consumer electronics for 2010," said Bob Perry, Senior Vice President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. "From the launch of the world's first VIERA Full HD 3D Home Theater Systems, to IPTV-enabled HDTVs with Skype video calling, to LUMIX Digital Cameras and Camcorders that make it easy for anyone to capture crisp, clear memories, there has never been a more exciting time for consumers to take their home entertainment experience to a new level.  Many people may have heard about these new advances but we want to give consumers across the US a chance to experience it all for themselves and see first-hand how it can enrich their lives."

The Panasonic Touch the Future Tour features hands-on demonstrations of Panasonic's 2010 cutting-edge products and features including Full HD 3D Plasma Home Entertainment Systems,  flat panel VIERA Plasma, , LCD and LED HDTVs; Blu-ray Disc Players, Home Theater Systems; and LUMIX Digital Cameras and Camcorders. Highlights of the Tour include:

Experience VIERA Full HD 3D Home Theater - Visitors to the Panasonic Touch the Future Tour will be able to experience the world of 3D for the home with Panasonic's award-winning Full HD 3D Home Theater System featuring the VIERA VT25 Full HD 3D Plasma TV, the BDT350 3D Blu-ray Disc Player and Panasonic Active Shutter Eyewear.  Panasonic Full HD 3D Home Theater Systems are now available at select Best Buy Magnolia Home Theater stores.

"For many people, this will be the first opportunity for them to experience for themselves the immersive world of Full HD 3D," said Perry.  "People who have already had the chance to see one of our demos have been amazed at the depth and sense of being there that Full HD 3D delivers.  It is something they won't want to miss."

See the World's First Commercial 3D Television Channels - Panasonic will be the exclusive presenting sponsor of DIRECTV's new HD 3D channels set to debut in June 2010.  Demonstrations of the channels, which will deliver movies, sports and entertainment content from some of the world's most renowned 3D producers will be on display at Panasonic Touch the Future Tour events.  DIRECTV's HD 3D channels, powered by Panasonic, will offer a 24/7 3D DIRECTV Cinema and pay per view event channel focused on movies, documentaries and other programming, a 24/7 3D DIRECTV On Demand channel and a free 3D entertainment channel featuring event programming such as sports, music and other content.

Test Drive 3D Gaming - Computer graphics innovator NVIDIA will debut NVIDIA 3DTV Play(TM), a software solution that allows consumers to connect their GeForce® GPU-powered desktop or notebook computer to new 3D TVs, for the ultimate in big screen 3D gaming action. For the launch of 3DTV Play, NVIDIA  is teaming up with Panasonic on the Panasonic Touch the Future Tour, where visitors can test drive 3DTV Play-based PCs running on Panasonic's new VIERA® Full HD 3D TVs.

Connect with Skype-enabled HDTVs - Panasonic and Skype are taking VIERA HDTVs to a whole new level of connectivity in 2010 with Skype on Your TV.  Visitors will see demos about how select Panasonic 2010 VIERA HDTVs will enable you to place free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls, make calls to landline or mobile phones at Skype's low rates, receive inbound calls via a user's online Skype number, access Skype voicemail, participate in voice conference calls with up to 24 other parties.

Explore and Share with VIERA CAST IPTVs - Explore Panasonic's VIERA CAST(TM) enabled HDTVs which give owners access thousands of television and movie titles, share photos and videos with family and friends, make video calls, listen to their favorite musical artists, and stay up-to-date with the latest sports news and information.  In 2010, VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs will feature wireless connectivity and add new features such as Netflix®, Twitter(TM), Skype(TM), Pandora®, and Fox Sports to an existing list of features which includes Amazon Video On Demand(TM), Google's YouTube(TM), Picasa(TM) Web Albums, Bloomberg and weather services.

Capture Your Memories - Learn about the intuitive features on Panasonic's range of easy- to-use Camcorders and LUMIX Digital Cameras.  See how simple it is to take great photos and videos and share the with family and friends right on your HDTV and online via VIERA CAST.  Tour visitors will also be able to meet professional photographers from the LUMIX Digital Photo Academy to learn tips on how to take the perfect picture.  Visit http://www.panasonic.com/future for specific dates and times to meet professional photographers in each city.

Join the Full HD 3D World - Panasonic's Touch the Future Tour Sweepstakes* will award one lucky visitor (18 years of age or older as of 3/15/10) in each of the 15 cities on the Tour a Full HD 3D Home Theater System featuring a Panasonic Full HD 3D VIERA Plasma HDTV, Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc Player and one pair of Panasonic Active Shutter Eyewear.

About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company

Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC), a market and technology leader in High Definition television, is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations.  Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and protect our environment through the company's Eco Ideas programs.  Information about Panasonic products is available at http://www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at http://www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

  Tour Dates & Locations

  3/15 -
   3/17      New York       Penn Pavilion          401 7th Ave at 33rd St
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   3/17      Chicago        Tribune 445            445 S. Michigan Avenue
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  3/15 -
   3/17      Los Angeles    Hollywood and Highland 801 Hollywood Boulevard
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  3/20 -
   3/22      Boston         Copley Place           2 Copley Place
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  3/22 -
   3/24      Detroit        Detroit Opera House    1526 Broadway
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  3/22 -
   3/24      Scottsdale     Fashion Square Mall    7014 East Camelback Road
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  3/25 -
   3/27      Philadelphia   King of Prussia Mall   North Gulph Road
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  3/29 -
   3/31      Minneapolis    IDS Tower              80 8th Street South
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  3/29 -
   3/31      San Francisco  One Market Plaza       1 Market Street
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  3/31 - 4/2 Washington, DC Union Station          50 Massachusetts Ave, NE
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                                                    3000 Grapevine Mills
  4/6 - 4/8  Dallas         Grapevine Mills Mall    Parkway
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  4/6 - 4/8  Seattle        Top of the Market      93 Pike Street, Suite 307
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  4/7 - 4/9  Atlanta        595 North              595 North Ave, NW Atlanta
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  4/12 -
   4/14      Houston        The Warehouse          4108 Dupont Street
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  4/15 -
   4/17      Miami          Ice Palace             59 Northwest 14th Street
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* For full sweepstakes terms and conditions, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/future.

Source: Panasonic
   

CONTACT:  Chris De Maria, Panasonic, +1-201-348-7182,
demariac@us.panasonic.com; or Blayne Murphy, Cohn & Wolfe, +1-212-798-9763,
blayne.murphy@cohnwolfe.com

Web Site:  http://www.panasonic.com/

Fitness Magazine Features Bridal Boot Camp for Spring and Summer Brides

Brides wanting to look their best for wedding photos can sign up for the fitness boot camp at FitnessMagazine.com

NEW YORK, March 12 -- Fitness Magazine and FitnessMagazine.com have developed a six-week fitness boot camp perfectly timed for spring and early summer brides. The bridal boot camp newsletter includes workout routines, nutrition tips, weight-loss plans and more. It's the perfect program for buff brides or those wanting to get buff by the big day.

"We had a lot of fun designing our bridal boot camp and posting info on the site for everything a bride needs to look great for her wedding photos," said Stephanie Jones Wagle, Site Director for FitnessMagazine.com. "If a woman has been on a regular exercise plan, here she will find specific workout routines designed for her while she's planning a wedding. If it's a bride that doesn't do a lot of exercising but wants to slim down in time for the big day, our six-week program will get her in shape without causing any injuries or sprains."

FitnessMagazine.com contains a library of free bridal boot camp workout videos, most of them about one minute in length. Brides will find a boot camp video for everything from specific toning exercises, such as the balance arm curl, to nutrition tips that will help a bride start and stay on a diet plan to get in shape for her wedding. There are also extra moves for specific dress types that provide targeted workouts for brides with strapless, backless, form-fitting, or short styles.

Because brides tend to be extremely busy, FitnessMagazine.com has created a 20-minute circuit workout for buff brides. Between dealing with caterers, booking the florist and attending dress fittings, now any bride will be able to fit in cardio, strength training, and interval training in just over two hours a week.

All brides want to be picture-perfect, so FitnessMagazine.com consulted with wedding photographers to come up with insider wedding photo secrets, from the most flattering poses to strike to what to look for in a photographer. No matter who is taking the wedding photos, a professional or a family member, it's a good idea to go into a lot of detail about your expectations and have a list of what photos are musts. Showing the photographer examples of wedding photos you particularly like is always a good idea, too.

Brides are invited to ask questions, swap advice, and share information with members of the Fitness Magazine community on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/fitnessmag.

Tweeters can get daily meal ideas, exercises, and news from our editors on the go by following Fitness Magazine at: http://twitter.com/fitnessmagazine.

About FitnessMagazine.com

Developed by the experts at Fitness Magazine (http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/), this is the premiere website for exercise, health, and nutrition information. From our Personal Fitness Trainer to our healthy recipes, from video workouts to our free exercise logs, FitnessMagazine.com is the guide you need to help you reach your fitness goals and celebrate your successes.

Like the magazine, FitnessMagazine.com is dedicated to delivering strategies and tools that help women make little changes to achieve big success. With a you-can-do-it attitude, our workouts, health and beauty advice, diet plans and success stories motivate readers to get strong in mind, body and spirit. The magazine empowers women to embrace fitness as a lifestyle -- not an age or dress size -- and to change the conversation from "skinny" to "healthy."

  Contact:
  Kristen Diederich
  Fitness Magazine
  Kristen.Diederich@Meredith.com

Source: FitnessMagazine.com
   

CONTACT:  Kristen Diederich of Fitness Magazine, +1-212-499-2178,
Kristen.Diederich@Meredith.com

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

Nikon to Showcase Photo and Video Content for Austin Festival

Digital Imaging Leader Enlists Bloggers to Capture and Share Content Through yfrog, the Most Widely Used Tool for Sharing Photos and Videos on Twitter

MELVILLE, N.Y., March 12 -- Digital imaging leader Nikon Inc. announced today that it will offer a unique social platform for the music, technology and film community to post content in a dedicated gallery on yfrog, the only photo and video sharing service available for Twitter. The Nikon gallery (http://www.yfrog.com/Nikon) will feature photos and videos from bloggers and attendees at the interactive, film and music festival taking place in Austin, March 12-21, 2010.

In addition to viewing content and posting comments, site visitors can use yfrog to upload images and videos to the Nikon gallery by using the hashtags "#SXSW," or "#SXSWpics," and share content through their own social networks and follow a real-time Twitter feed on the site. The Nikon gallery will enable thousands of members of the music, interactive and film community to offer updates, share photography and video content and participate in a dialogue about emerging trends with friends and peers.

Nikon has enlisted five bloggers from various communities, including music, pop culture, film and photography to serve as photography and video ambassadors at the festival in Austin. They include:

  --  Sarah Austin, lifecaster and pop culture blogger, Pop17.com (Twitter:
      @pop17)
  --  Chris Brogan, author and founder of New Marketing Labs (Twitter:
      @chrisbrogan)
  --  Marko Slavnic, Nikon Festival winner and aspiring filmmaker (Twitter:
      @markoslavnic)
  --  Brooklyn Vegan, music blog (Twitter: @brooklynvegan)
  --  Jeff Pulver, author and tech expert, JeffPulver.com (Twitter:
      @jeffpulver)

Each blogger will be equipped with Nikon digital cameras to capture their experience for the Nikon gallery, showing their perspective on festival news and events through images and HD video. They will attend screenings, musical performances, interactive panels and local parties in Austin during the festival.

Photos and videos can be uploaded to yfrog via computers and smart phones, and the site supports the most common photo and video file formats, including jpeg, bmp, gif, mov, flv, mpeg and more.

"Nikon is always looking for new ways to meet the needs of our consumers, whether it's delivering excellent image quality or providing a platform to share photos and videos in a unique way," said Lisa Baxt, Senior Communications Manager for Nikon Inc. "We're excited to deploy Nikon cameras to bloggers for capturing their personal experiences at events throughout the next few weeks."

"The use of tools for photo-sharing through social and micro-blogging communities like Twitter will continue to rise, and we're excited to work with Nikon to enhance the user experience," said Jack Levin, Chief Executive Officer for ImageShack, the parent company of yfrog. "We recognize the need for simplifying the social content-sharing process and respect the full line of Nikon's award-winning products that offer both photo and HD video capabilities."

The Nikon Gallery on yfrog will remain active for uploading new content throughout March, and will remain live for viewing indefinitely.

About Nikon

Nikon, At the Heart of the Image(TM). Nikon Inc. is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment. Nikon Inc. distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and system accessories; Nikon COOLPIX® compact digital cameras; COOLSCAN® digital film scanners; 35mm film SLR cameras; Nikon software products and Nikon sports and recreational optics. For the second consecutive year, Nikon D Series digital SLR cameras are recognized as "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with digital SLR cameras, Two Years in a Row, Tied in 2008." according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 and 2008 Digital Camera Usage and Satisfaction Studies(SM). For more information, dial (800) NIKON-UX or visit http://www.nikonusa.com/, which links all levels of photographers to the Web's most comprehensive photo learning and sharing communities.

  For J.D. Power and Associates award information go to jdpower.com

  About yfrog

Yfrog requires no registration and is free to use. It is the first Twitter-enhancing service to combine the ability to stream video files from both the browser and mobile devices. Yfrog's use of the advanced H.264 codec makes it possible for users to enjoy high quality video on their personal computer or iPhone. Videos uploaded to yfrog can also be viewed on Apple iPhone or iPod. Yfrog users now can share any video file type to Twitter by visiting yfrog.com or any application that supports yfrog's APIs. Yfrog was launched in February 2009 by Imageshack on top of the same infrastructure that supports its hosting service.

With more than 62 million monthly unique visitors, ImageShack is the largest independent image hosting website. ImageShack is headquartered in Los Gatos, California and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, and Felicis Ventures. ImageShack launched in 2003 and was founded by Jack and Alexander Levin. For more information on yfrog or ImageShack visit http://www.imageshack.com.

Source: Nikon Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Althea Haigh, +1-201-920-7379, ahaigh@mww.com or Brittany Pass,
+1-212-704-9727, bpass@mww.com, both of MWW Group

Web Site:  http://www.nikonusa.com/

Digital Textbooks Are Ready for Prime Time, says NYU Bookstores

Student purchases of CafeScribe digital textbooks are on the rise

OAK BROOK, Ill., March 12 -- Digital textbooks are poised for rapid adoption if early successes at NYU Bookstores are any indication.

"We expect digital textbook use to grow as fast as the title inventories can," says Phil Christopher, director of NYU Bookstores. "The technology is in place, the books are highly interactive, and students own powerful portable devices. Moreover, traditional textbook costs are rising, and students are quite comfortable with searching, shopping and learning online. Our students are excited to have the option of purchasing CafeScribe® digital textbooks."

When students register for courses, NYU Bookstores emails them links to the required texts to signal the availability of the books on the CafeScribe eBook platform, making it simple for the student to opt for the digital versions. With CafeScribe, no additional eReader is required to access the eBook, and most titles can be downloaded to multiple computers.

NYU has integrated its point-of-sale and store management software with other back-end computer systems to provide this exceptional service to students. Best practices like this have made NYU one of the top independent sellers of CafeScribe digital textbooks. "It's all about providing students with as many choices as we can," said Christopher.

Like CafeScribe eTextbooks, electronic textbook sales as a whole are on the rise. They represent less than five percent of college-store textbook sales but could reach 10 to 15 percent by 2012, according to the National Association of College Stores (NACS).

In addition to lowering textbook costs and making reading more interactive, digital textbooks serve as a lifeline when traditional textbooks aren't available, such as when a faculty member assigns a text at the last minute or a student registers late.

CafeScribe digital textbooks from Follett Higher Education Group (FHEG) are available in more than 8,000 titles in every major discipline. Digital textbooks are just one new way that Follett is saving students money, FHEG also enables students to purchase and rent both new and used textbooks.

Once students download a digital book, CafeScribe technology enables them to read, search, highlight, bookmark and annotate the pages. In addition to the study tools built into the digital textbooks, CafeScribe provides a built-in academically based social networking platform. This allows professors and students to create study groups, share notes and discuss topics with peers in their classroom and around the world.  Once a CafeScribe digital textbook has been purchased and downloaded by a student, they own that copy of the digital textbook, and there is no limit imposed on how long they may access the material.

Students and professors can find digital textbooks at http://www.CafeScribe.com and http://www.efollett.com, or at point-of-sale displays at participating college and university bookstores.

CafeScribe digital books can also be downloaded for a seven-day trial period. To learn more about the Try Now, Buy Later program, please visit http://www.cafescribe.com or http://www.facebook.com/cafescribe.

CafeScribe has partnered with different inventory control, POS and retail management solutions, including Booklog and RATEX, to help schools streamline the process of bringing CafeScribe digital books to campus bookstores across the U.S.

About the CafeScribe eBook Platform

The CafeScribe eBook platform is a digital textbook and social networking platform for students and educators. The platform is the latest addition to Follett's broad portfolio of course material options for students, available online and at more than 850 college bookstores operated by Follett in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.cafescribe.com.

About Follett

Follett Corporation is a $2.7 billion, privately held company that provides products, services and solutions to the educational marketplace.

Source: Follett Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Isabella Hinds, Follett Higher Education Group,
+1-617-232-4320, ihinds@fheg.follett.com; or Darby Johnson, Beaupre & Co.
Public Relations, +1-603-559-5809, djohnson@beaupre.com

Web Site:  http://www.follett.com/

Milwaukee Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement

New Cell Site Means Clearer Reception, Fewer Dropped Calls

MILWAUKEE, March 12 -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Milwaukee that expands network coverage, enabling more customers in the area to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

The new cell site, which is equipped with a permanent backup generator for times of emergency, expands Verizon Wireless' voice and data network in Milwaukee from Bluemound Road south to National Avenue, and from Hawley Road east to 35th Street, which includes improved coverage in and around Miller Park.

"This network expansion reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high-quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless," said T.J. Fox, president-Wisconsin/Illinois Region, Verizon Wireless.

"The value we offer our customers is closely tied to our industry-leading customer retention," Fox said. "Wireless consumers today understand that value is not defined by price alone. A major reason our customers choose Verizon Wireless and stay with us is because we offer the nation's most reliable network."

The new cell site in Milwaukee is part of Verizon Wireless' continual effort to expand coverage, increase capacity and enhance the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Wisconsin and throughout the country. Since the company was formed in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $55 billion--$5.5 billion on average every year--to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. More than $354.5 million of this investment was spent on improvements to its network in Wisconsin, including more than $77 million in 2009 to make the following upgrades:

  --  23 new cell sites were activated statewide to improve network coverage
      and capacity.
  --  Performance-based equipment was installed at hundreds of cell sites
      across Wisconsin, thereby increasing capacity of the company's
      advanced 3G high-speed wireless network as well as improving its speed
      and performance.
  --  Permanent backup generators were installed at 50 Wisconsin cell sites
      to ensure network functionality during times of crisis.

  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) and Vodafone (Nasdaq and LSE: 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:  Carolyn A. Schamberger, APR of Verizon Wireless,
+1-847-619-4282, carolyn.schamberger1@verizonwireless.com; or Dana Carpenter,
+1-414-291-0912, ext. 111, dana@corecreative.com, for Verizon Wireless

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

Trend Micro Named 2010 CRN Channel Champion

Honored as the Top Vendor in the Network Security Software Category; Study is Premier Resource to Evaluate Channel Vendors and Programs

CUPERTINO, Calif., March 12 -- Trend Micro was named a 2010 CRN Channel Champion in the category of Network Security Software and the Channel Champion in the Technical Satisfaction and Financial Factors subcategories at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles, CA on March 10, 2010 at the XChange Solution Provider conference. The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall Solution Provider perceptions of vendor products and services. The survey is the largest and broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry. The result is a premier resource used by VARs and technology integrators throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and their programs.

"Winning this award is a direct result of team collaboration - Trend Micro and its solution provider partners," said Thomas Miller, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Trend Micro.  "Trend Micro's channel team is fully committed to giving solution providers the right tools, products, and services to ensure their success in 2010.  While we proudly accept this industry recognition award, we expect an even higher standard of excellence this year for taking our partner relationships to the next level."

"Each year we survey the Solution Provider community to learn their satisfaction with the technology vendors they work closely with to deliver solutions to their customers. This survey is an essential resource for the Channel community," said Kelley Damore, VP, editorial director, Everything Channel.  "We congratulate these leading technology vendors on this recognition."

Channel Champions award winners and related study will be published in the April 26, 2010 issue and online at http://www.channelweb.com.

This is the third time in the last five years Trend Micro has been recognized as the top vendor in CRN's Channel Champion security software categories. In 2008, Trend Micro was honored as the top vendor in both Client Security Software (Firewall, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus) and Network Security Software categories.  In 2006, Trend Micro swept all three awards for 2006 CRN Channel Champion in the Client Security Software category - consisting of Overall Winner, Channel Criteria Winner and Technical Criteria Winner - and also received Overall Winner and Technical Criteria Champion honors for the network security software category.

The survey rated nearly 100 vendors in 21 key product and service categories. The categories included: Client Security Software; Data and Information Management; Enterprise Network Storage (SAN or NAS); Enterprise Networking Hardware (includes wireless); Flat Panel Displays 19"-30"; Middleware; Midrange Servers; Multifunction Printers; Network Security Appliances; Network Security Software; Notebooks/Mobile Computers; Power Protection and Management; Processors; SATA Hard Drives; Server/Application Virtualization; SMB Networking Hardware (includes wireless); SMB Network Storage; Storage Management Software/Data Protection Software; Unified Communications/Voice-over-IP Technology; Volume Servers; and Workgroup Color Printers.

The CRN Channel Champions survey was conducted between December 2009 and February 2010. Solution Providers were chosen at random from CRN's subscriber list and were prequalified to ensure that they worked in the category, were familiar with the products and had a significant relationship with the vendor(s) being rated. Many respondents were qualified to rate more than one vendor.  CRN specified that VARs and technology integrators rate only those vendors with which they had either a strategic partner type of business relationship, when possible. Vendors rated in each category were chosen on the basis of market-share data provided by major research firms. In the case where market-share data was not available, vendors were chosen by CRN senior editorial staff recommendations.  VARs and technology integrators were asked to rate the relative importance of the individual evaluation criteria. To derive the overall score for each vendor, the raw satisfaction scores were weighted according to the relative importance of the evaluation criteria.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabs(SM) researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.

About Everything Channel (http://www.everythingchannel.com, http://www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, headquartered in Framingham, MA, is a technology marketing and sales solutions company.  Through its "Complete Technology Channel Solution," Everything Channel offers the right business tools to accelerate technology sales.  From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database.  Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to the sellers of technology to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited

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

Source: Trend Micro
   

CONTACT:  Andrea Mueller of Trend Micro, +1-408-863-6583,
andrea_mueller@trendmicro.com

Web Site:  http://www.trendmicro.com/

Game On for Verizon Wireless Customers With Palm Pre Plus Smartphones

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 12 -- Verizon Wireless customers with the Palm® Pre(TM) Plus can experience the most popular console games on the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network.

Pre Plus smartphones operating on the Palm webOS(TM) platform offer customers exciting gaming functionality, including 3D graphics.  The games range from action and strategy to mobile versions of popular console games, all from the leading content providers in the mobile gaming industry.

Some of the games available to Verizon Wireless customers with Pre Plus smartphones include:

  --  "Asphalt 5"
  --  "Brain Challenge®"
  --  "Glyder 2"
  --  "Let's Golf"
  --  "Assassin's Creed(TM) - Altair's Chronicles"
  --  "Brothers In Arms®: Hour of Heroes"
  --  "Gangstar: West Coast Hustle"
  --  "Hero of Sparta"
  --  "Dungeon Hunter"
  --  "Monopoly"
  --  "Need for Speed Undercover(TM)"
  --  "SCRABBLE"
  --  "Sudoku"
  --  "Tetris®"
  --  "The Oregon Trail"
  --  "The Sims(TM) 3"
  --  "Apollo"
  --  "X-Plane"

Palm Pre Plus is available exclusively from Verizon Wireless for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.  Customers can find these games, along with many more apps, in the Palm App Catalog located on Palm webOS smartphones.  More information on great apps for Palm webOS is also available at http://www.palm.com/applications.

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

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving 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) and Vodafone (NASDAQ and LSE: 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.

Palm, Pixi, Pre and webOS are trademarks of Palm, Inc.

Source: Verizon Wireless
   

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

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

Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

AppNexus Officially Launches Ad Platform Fueling the Real-Time Bidding Revolution in Display Advertising

Offers single-point integration with ad exchanges and inventory aggregators Teams up with industry leader eBay to leverage benefits of Real-Time Bidding (RTB)

NEW YORK, March 12 -- AppNexus today announced the launch of its advanced ad platform specializing in real-time advertising (http://www.appnexus.com). Founded and managed by the pioneers of the Web's original and most successful ad exchanges at Yahoo!'s Right Media and Google's DoubleClick, AppNexus offers unparalleled, highly scalable technology, deep industry expertise and plays host to a vibrant community of leading companies within the online advertising ecosystem. Chosen by eBay, the Web's premier online marketer, as its display advertising technology partner, the AppNexus platform integrates eBay with all the major inventory sources to execute and optimize its real-time media buys.

Offering a complete infrastructure that empowers performance-driven companies such as direct marketers, ad networks and demand-side platforms to build, manage and optimize their entire display advertising business, the AppNexus platform also provides single-point integration to the largest sources of inventory including the major inventory aggregators and ad exchanges like Google's DoubleClick and Microsoft's AdECN.

eBay has been working with AppNexus in beta for more than a year to ramp up its display ad buying and buy across inventory sources.  eBay credits AppNexus' powerful analytical and predictive optimization capabilities for its improved results with real-time bidding on the AppNexus platform.

"Working together with AppNexus, we have found that we can get 'search-quality' results from display advertising and that's a new world for us," said Matthew Ackley, Vice President, Internet Marketing and Advertising, eBay. "AppNexus allows us to take advantage of the new efficiencies, control, and real-time insight in display ad media buying from one central gateway."

As a true enterprise-caliber technology platform company capable of integrating deeply into its clients' business processes, AppNexus provides tools that empower customers to build self-sustaining businesses. Benefits of the AppNexus platform include:

  --  The ability to efficiently execute both high-volume auction-based and
      directly negotiated media campaigns across the Internet
  --  Easy integration with third-party data providers
  --  Sophisticated data management, analytics and optimization capabilities
  --  Flexible implementation options including a full user interface or
      APIs
  --  World-class cloud hosting for partner applications for maximum speed
      and scalability
  --  A financial clearing house to consolidate invoicing and payments.

"eBay fueled the real-time bidding revolution, serving the very first server-side, real-time impression ever," said Brian O'Kelley, CEO of AppNexus. "We're thrilled that, as a pioneer in the industry, eBay has chosen to work with us and is experiencing such extraordinary results. Online advertising has entered a new phase and the ability to make real-time, data-rich decisions, at high scale, is critical. It's also a vastly crowded space with many players offering marketers display ad management capabilities and/or media buying engines. Think of the AppNexus platform as a single point where all key stakeholders in our ecosystem -- marketers, ad networks, demand side platforms (DSPs), agency networks, exchanges, inventory aggregators, third party data providers, and more -- connect with one another through a powerful technology platform. That's a unique position in the market."

ABOUT APPNEXUS

AppNexus is an advanced ad platform specializing in real-time advertising. Founded and managed by the pioneers of the Web's original and most successful ad exchanges at Yahoo!'s Right Media and Google's DoubleClick, AppNexus offers unparalleled, highly scalable technology, deep industry expertise and plays host to a vibrant community of leading companies within the online advertising ecosystem. Chosen by eBay, the Web's premier online marketer, as its display advertising partner, the AppNexus platform integrates eBay with all the major inventory sources to execute and optimize its real-time media buys.  AppNexus offers clients a complete set of ad technology capabilities including data management, optimization, APIs, financial clearing and support for directly negotiated media campaigns.  Overall, AppNexus empowers sophisticated companies including direct marketers, ad networks and demand-side platforms to build, manage and optimize their entire display advertising businesses and provides single-point integration to the largest sources of inventory including the major inventory aggregators and ad exchanges like Google's DoubleClick and Microsoft's AdECN.

Based in New York City, AppNexus is backed by an outstanding group of investors, including Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz from LoudCloud/OpsWare; First Round Capital; Venrock; Grape Arbor; Kodiak Venture Partners; Ron Conway; and Khosla Ventures. For more information, go to http://www.appnexus.com.

Source: AppNexus
   

CONTACT:  East Coast Media Contact: Jenny Mulholland, +1-732-245-0021,
jmulholland@appnexus.com; or West Coast Media Contact: Andrea Roesch,
+1-650-644-1700, aroesch@appnexus.com

Web Site:  http://www.appnexus.com/

ShopAtHome.com Kicks Off Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event

DENVER, March 12 -- ShopAtHome.com, a leading Free Coupon and Cash Back Web site, today announced it is hosting a Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event March 12 - 19, 2010. The event includes extra Cash Back deals at more than 50 popular retailers.

Consumers can view the ShopAtHome.com Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event at Lucky Day Coupons.  Consumers must be registered members of ShopAtHome.com to accumulate Cash Back rewards. It is free to sign-up at ShopAtHome.com.

  Lucky Day Extra Cash Back event highlights include:
  --  Piperlime - 20% Cash Back
  --  Barnes & Noble - 16% Cash Back
  --  Nike.com - 15% Cash Back
  --  The North Face - 15% Cash Back
  --  Disney Store - 10% Cash Back

March 12 - 26, 2010, fans of ShopAtHome.com on Facebook have even more opportunities to score a lucky deal in ShopAtHome.com's "Share Your Luck Sweepstakes." One entrant will be randomly selected to win a $200 Walmart gift card for themselves and $100 Walmart gift cards each for five friends who also entered the sweepstakes. You can become a fan of ShopAtHome.com and enter the Share Your Luck Sweepstakes on Facebook at ShopAtHome.com Sweepstakes.

ShopAtHome.com offers more than 100,000 online coupons at more than 20,000 merchants. In 2009 alone, nearly 31 million people shopped through ShopAtHome.com, saving money through the use of coupons and earning millions of dollars in Cash Back rewards.

About ShopAtHome.com

Founded by Marc and Claudia Braunstein in 1986, ShopAtHome.com is one of the Web's longest running and most trusted coupon and Cash Back sites.  This year alone, more than 31 million consumers have used ShopAtHome.com's Cash Back and coupon services to book hotels and flights or purchase computers, gifts, business supplies, toys and more.  ShopAtHome.com is a division of the Belcaro Group, Inc. located in Denver, Colo. and is a member of the Better Business Bureau. For more information, find us at http://www.ShopAtHome.com, become a fan on our Facebook coupons page, follow us to get Twitter coupons, and check out our Coupons Blog.

  MEDIA CONTACT
  Jaime Palmucci
  Ph. (303) 843-0302 ext. 164
  jpalmucci@shopathome.com

Source: ShopAtHome.com
   

CONTACT:  Jaime Palmucci of ShopAtHome.com, +1-303-843-0302, ext. 164,
jpalmucci@shopathome.com

Web Site:  http://www.shopathome.com/

AT&T Springs Into Action With Live Mobile Coverage of NCAA(R) March Madness(R) and Hot New Device Promo

AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio Will Keep College Basketball Fans Tuned In Select Quick Messaging Phones Discounted 50 Percent

DALLAS, March 12 -- AT&T's forecast for spring: warmer weather, slam dunk mobile content and a hot new device promo. AT&T* announced today it will carry live mobile coverage of all 64 games of the NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball Championship through its AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio services. Additionally, AT&T has launched a 50-percent off promo for some of its coolest quick messaging phones.

Live Coverage of Men's NCAA® March Madness®

Fans can catch every pass, shot and score of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship via AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio as the result of an agreement with CBS.

Subscribers of both AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio will be able to enjoy complete live coverage of the tournament as well as game highlights, score recaps and analysis directly from their compatible AT&T mobile phones. Coverage includes:

  --  March 16: Opening Round game via ESPN
  --  March 18 through April 5: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
      Championship games, beginning with first-round games, via CBS Sports

Additionally, on March 14, AT&T Mobile TV will air the NCAA Selection Sunday show on CBS.

On AT&T Mobile TV, fans can catch the action by tuning in to three new AT&T exclusive channels that have been added and dedicated to the tournament, along with the CBS Mobile and ESPN channels. Fans can access the games by clicking the TV icon on their AT&T Mobile TV device. On AT&T Radio, fans can find all the tournament games under Talk, News, and Sports; then choose NCAA® March Madness®. AT&T Radio subscribers can then browse by region and choose the game they want to follow.

AT&T Mobile TV is available for $9.99 per month and features popular live and time-shifted programming provided by FLO TV. New subscribers receive the first seven days of their subscription for free. For more information, including market availability and compatible handsets, visit http://www.att.com/mobiletv.

AT&T Radio is available for $6.99 per month and compatible with 40 handsets. To download AT&T Radio, customers can text NCAA to 7299 (standard messaging rates apply) or visit the AT&T App Center at http://www.att.com/appcenter. An unlimited data plan is required.

50 Percent Off Quick Messaging Phones

Also to kick off spring, AT&T is offering customers 50 percent off some of its most popular quick messaging phones. Equipped with full QWERTY keyboards for faster, easier texting, the following devices are included in the promotion. A voice plan and qualifying data plan is required on a two year service agreement for each phone.

  --  Motorola Karma ($14.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) - Curvy and compact
      messaging device with 2.0 megapixel camera, high-resolution display
      and slide-out keyboard makes texting, blogging, tweeting and talking a
      breeze.
  --  LG Neon ($9.99 after $30 mail-in rebate) - Green and white touch
      screen device with 2.0 megapixel camera and access to instant
      messaging, mobile email, music services and more.
  --  Pantech Reveal(TM) ($14.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) - Slim and snappy
      slider that features an open-faced numeric keypad on the front of the
      phone which slides vertically to uncover a full keyboard. Uniquely,
      both sets of keys stay active simultaneously, giving users fast access
      to numbers and letters at the same time.
  --  Pantech Impact(TM) ($24.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) - New form factor
      available in pink or blue featuring an OLED touch screen that lets
      users send text messages, make calls, and control their music library
      without having to open the phone. A sideways flip of the phone reveals
      a full physical keyboard and a second display screen, allowing for a
      fuller experience when typing longer messages.
  --  Samsung Mythic(TM) ($129.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) - Enabled with
      AT&T Mobile TV capability, which gives users access to live and
      time-shifted TV programming from leading entertainment channels for
      $9.99/month. The screen is a large 3.3 inch touch screen with
      Samsung's TouchWiz(TM) user interface, which allows for quick access
      to favorite features and has specially designed widgets for
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Nokia Updates Mobile Device Market Estimates for 2010 Based on its Revised Definition of the Industry Mobile Device Market Applied to its Reporting Beginning in 2010

Nokia Filed Form 20-F for 2009 With the US Securities and Exchange Commission

ESPOO, Finland, March 12, 2010--     Nokia (NYSE: NOK) filed its annual report on Form 20-F for 2009 with the
US Securities and Exchange Commission today, and revised its definition of
the industry mobile device market applicable to its reporting beginning in
2010. Nokia also updated its mobile device market estimates for 2010 based on
the revised definition.

    Beginning in 2010, Nokia is revising its definition of the industry
mobile device market that it uses to estimate industry volumes. This is due
to improved measurement processes and tools that enable Nokia to have better
visibility to estimate the number of mobile devices sold by certain new
entrants in the global mobile device market. These include vendors of
legitimate, as well as unlicensed and counterfeit, products with
manufacturing facilities primarily centered around certain locations in Asia
and other emerging markets.

    For comparative purposes only going forward, applying the revised
definition and improved measurement processes and tools that we are using
beginning in 2010 retrospectively to 2009, Nokia estimates that industry
mobile device volumes in 2009 would have been 1.26 billion units. Based on
the industry mobile device market definition used in 2009, Nokia estimated
that industry mobile device volumes were 1.14 billion units. Similarly, for
comparative purposes only going forward, applying the revised definition
retrospectively to 2009, Nokia estimates that its mobile device volume market
share would have been 34% in 2009 on an annual basis. Based on the industry
mobile device market definition used in 2009, Nokia's volume market share
estimate was 38%. The respective quarterly volume market shares would have
been 32% during the first quarter of 2009 (37% based on the 2009 definition),
35% during the second quarter of 2009 (38% based on the 2009 definition), 34%
during the third quarter of 2009 (38% based on the 2009 definition) and 35%
during the fourth quarter of 2009 (39% based on the 2009 definition). Nokia
is not able to apply the revised definition and improved measurement
processes and tools retrospectively to its estimated industry mobile device
volumes or Nokia's estimated volume market share in 2008 due to lack of
visibility and data. Thus, the industry mobile device volumes estimated for
2008 and Nokia's volume market share estimated for 2008 are not comparable
with the industry mobile device volumes estimates or Nokia's volume market
share estimates based on the revised definition.

    Applying its revised definition of the industry mobile device market
applicable beginning in 2010 on a comparable year-over-year basis, - Nokia
expects industry mobile device volumes to be up approximately 10% in 2010,
compared to 2009; - Nokia targets its mobile device volume market share to be
flat in 2010, compared to 2009; and - Nokia targets to increase its mobile
device value market share slightly in 2010, compared to 2009.

    These expectations and targets are the same as announced by Nokia on
January 28, 2010 while now applying the revised market definition.

    The Nokia annual report on Form 20-F for 2009 is available in pdf format
at http://www.nokia.com/financials. Shareholders may request a hard copy of
the report free of charge through Nokia's Internet pages.

    About Nokia

    At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
globally.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without
limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of the deliveries of our products
and services and their combinations; B) our ability to develop, implement and
commercialize new technologies, products and services and their combinations;
C) expectations regarding market developments and structural changes; D)
expectations and targets regarding our industry volumes, market share,
prices, net sales and margins of products and services and their
combinations; E) expectations and targets regarding our operational
priorities and results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and
threatened litigation; G) expectations regarding the successful completion of
acquisitions or restructurings on a timely basis and our ability to achieve
the financial and operational targets set in connection with any such
acquisition or restructuring; and H) statements preceded by "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans,"
"will" or similar expressions. These statements are based on management's
best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available
to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may
differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that
could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) the
competitiveness and quality of our portfolio of products and services and
their combinations; 2) our ability to timely and successfully develop or
otherwise acquire the appropriate technologies and commercialize them as new
advanced products and services and their combinations, including our ability
to attract application developers and content providers to develop
applications and provide content for use in our devices; 3) our ability to
effectively, timely and profitably adapt our business and operations to the
requirements of the converged mobile device market and the services market;
4) the intensity of competition in the various markets where we do business
and our ability to maintain or improve our market position or respond
successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 5) the occurrence of
any actual or even alleged defects or other quality, safety or security
issues in our products and services and their combinations; 6) the
development of the mobile and fixed communications industry and general
economic conditions globally and regionally; 7) our ability to successfully
manage costs; 8) exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular,
fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US
dollar, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, as well as certain other
currencies; 9) the success, financial condition and performance of our
suppliers, collaboration partners and customers; 10) our ability to source
sufficient amounts of fully functional components, sub-assemblies, software,
applications and content without interruption and at acceptable prices and
quality; 11) our success in collaboration arrangements with third parties
relating to the development of new technologies, products and services,
including applications and content; 12) our ability to manage efficiently our
manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety,
security and timely delivery of our products and services and their
combinations; 13) our ability to manage our inventory and timely adapt our
supply to meet changing demands for our products; 14) our ability to protect
the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from
claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as
well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain
technologies in our products and services and their combinations; 15) our
ability to protect numerous Nokia, NAVTEQ and Nokia Siemens Networks
patented, standardized or proprietary technologies from third-party
infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of
these technologies; 16) the impact of changes in government policies, trade
policies, laws or regulations and economic or political turmoil in countries
where our assets are located and we do business; 17) any disruption to
information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 18)
our ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled
employees; 19) unfavorable outcome of litigations; 20) allegations of
possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations
and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 21) our
ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and increase profitability in
Nokia Siemens Networks and to effectively and timely execute related
restructuring measures; 22) developments under large, multi-year contracts or
in relation to major customers in the networks infrastructure and related
services business; 23) the management of our customer financing exposure,
particularly in the networks infrastructure and related services business;
24) whether ongoing or any additional governmental investigations into
alleged violations of law by some former employees of Siemens AG ("Siemens")
may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred
by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks; 25) any impairment of Nokia Siemens
Networks customer relationships resulting from ongoing or any additional
governmental investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations
transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; as well as the risk factors specified
on pages 11-32 of Nokia's annual report Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2009 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable
factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or
revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

    http://www.nokia.com

Source: Nokia Corporation

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