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Primera Introduces LX500 Color Label Printer

New features include faster print speeds, optional built-in label cutter and improved print quality.

PLYMOUTH, Minn., May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/-- Primera Technology, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of specialty printers, today announced its new LX500 Color Label Printer.

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LX500 is Primera's newest and most affordable desktop color label and tag printer. Its high-yield, tri-color ink cartridge keeps cost per label low. Fast print speeds and an optional built-in guillotine-style cutter allow users to quickly and easily print and cut their short-run labels. In addition, LX500 has a lower MSRP price than the printer it replaced which was called LX400, and is up to 270% faster on labels printed with comparable print quality. LX500's MSRP price is $1295 while the LX400 was priced $200 higher, at $1495.

"Start-ups and other small businesses quickly realize that their labels must look professional. With LX500 they can produce labels that look as good as, or even better, than large, national branded products," said Mark D. Strobel, Primera's vice president of sales and marketing. "With more than two and a half times the print speed, even better print quality than the previous model and at $200 less MSRP, LX500 is a compelling choice for any business that needs to produce stunning, full-color labels on-demand."

Typical applications include product labels for coffee, wine, bakery, confectionary, meat, cheese and hundreds of other specialty and gourmet foods. LX500 also accepts tag stock that can be cut with the optional built-in cutter, making it ideal for producing visitor, convention and meeting badges. LX500 can also be used for private labeling, test marketing, pre-press proofing and retail shelf labeling.

Printer drivers are included for Windows 7/8/10, along with Bartender Ultralite Software (for Windows) to format label designs, add barcodes, QR codes, etc. Most other popular graphic design programs for Windows can be used to design and print labels. A Mac driver is currently under development and will be available soon.

Qualified substrates include many different inkjet label materials, including Primera's exclusive Tuffcoat Extreme (TM) white and clear polyester and white BOPP. Paper labels are also available in high-gloss and matte finishes.

LX500 is priced at $1295 (MSRP) and LX500c (with cutter) is priced at $1395 (MSRP) in the USA and Canada. It is available now from Primera's resellers and distributors worldwide.

Complete product details are available at http://www.primeralabel.com. Follow Primera on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/primeratech and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/primeralabel.

About Primera Technology
Headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA, Primera Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading specialty printer manufacturers. Its products are sold worldwide through Primera Authorized Resellers and Distributors in more than 183 countries.

More information about Primera and its products is available on the Internet at http://www.primeralabel.com or by calling 1-800-797-2772 (USA and Canada). Outside of the USA and Canada, call (763) 475-6676 or FAX (763) 475-6677. E-mail to sales@primera.com.

For Europe, Scandinavia, Middle East and Africa, contact Primera Europe GmbH in Germany by phone at +49-(0) 611-92777-0, by FAX at +49-(0) 611-92777-50 or by e-mail at sales@primera.eu.

For Asia Pacific, contact Primera Asia Pacific in Australia by phone at +61 3 9798 8720 or by email at sales@primera-ap.com.

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CONTACT: Amber Miller, Primera Technology, Inc., Phone: (763) 475-6676, Ext. 236, FAX: (763) 475-6677, E-mail: amiller@primera.com, WWW: http://www.primeralabel.com, Sales: (800) 797-2772

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Microchip Introduces Hardware Cryptography-Enabled 32-bit Microcontroller for Internet of Things Applications

CEC1302 Offers Significant Performance Improvement over Firmware-Based Security Solutions

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced a new hardware crypto-enabled 32-bit microcontroller. The CEC1302's hardware-based cryptography suite offers significant performance improvements over firmware-based solutions. The CEC1302 makes it easy to add security to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, offering easy-to-use encryption and authentication for programming flexibility and increased levels of security.

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Security threats are increasing exponentially in terms of frequency, targeted devices, malignancy and costs of attacks. The CEC1302 allows for pre-boot authentication of the system firmware in order to ensure that the firmware is untouched and uncorrupted, thereby preventing security attacks such as man-in-the-middle, denial-of-service and backdoor vulnerabilities. It can also be used to authenticate any firmware updates, protecting the system from malware or memory corruption.

"Including cryptography in the hardware is a game changer in terms of security," said Ian Harris, vice president of Microchip's Computer Products Group. "It offers a level of speed and security that just isn't possible in low-power devices when implemented in firmware. There is a growing need for not just smart but connected devices, especially in IoT applications. Connectivity brings control, sensing and the ability to update system software over the Internet, but it also opens the door to security breaches. The CEC1302 offers sophisticated security capabilities that offer the benefits of a connected device without the security concerns typically associated with being connected to the Internet."

The CEC1302 offers private key and customer programming flexibility with a full-featured microcontroller in a single-package solution in order to minimize customer risk. The device provides savings in terms of power drain and also improved execution of application performance. In addition, since the CEC1302 is a full 32-bit microcontroller with an ARM(®) Cortex(®)-M4 core, adding security functionality only results in a small additional cost. The CEC1302 can be used as a standalone security coprocessor or can replace an existing microcontroller. The hardware-enabled public key engine of the device is also 20 to 50 times faster than firmware-enabled algorithms, and the hardware-enabled hashing is 100 times faster.

For more information about the CEC1302 visit http://www.microchip.com/CEC1302_Promo8263.

Development Support

In order to quickly develop applications based on the CEC1302, use MikroElektronika's CEC1302 Clicker (part #: MIKROE-1970) and CEC1302 Clicker 2 (part #: MIKROE-1969).  Use these boards with MikroElektronika's complete development toolchain for Microchip CEC1302 ARM(®) Cortex(®)-M4 MCUs which includes compilers, development boards, programmers/debuggers or with standard third-party ARM(®) MCU toolchains.

Pricing and Availability

The CEC1302 (part number CEC1302D-SZ-C0) is available today for sampling and volume production in a 144-WFBGA package starting at $1.75 each in 10,000 unit quantities.

For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/CEC1302.  To purchase products mentioned in this press release, go to microchipDIRECT. (http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=cec1302) or contact one of Microchip's authorized distribution partners.

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Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:  MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.  Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.  For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com.

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New Dating App Notifies You if One of Your Matches Has Checked-In at the Same Club or Bar as You

Take a "peeq" at the new app for singles who like to go out to clubs and bars.

MIAMI, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --­ Peeq is a social app for singles to chat and find recommended bars and clubs. Peeq lists nightlife hot spots and recommends the best night for users to go to any venue, along with a promo like a free door cover or drink special (if available with the venue). Peeq also allows users to express interest by adding users to their hot list and matching with them if they add them back. Peeq also detects if users have checked in at venues on Facebook, and automatically checks them in on Peeq. Users can also browse and see who has checked in at any venue.

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Peeq is available for free download on the iTunes App Store https://goo.gl/NreCWI and Google Play https://goo.gl/4l2L0L .

"Peeq is not just another 'dating app', but is instead a 'social app' for people who like to go out, as our goal is to showcase cool places to go out for drinks on a typical Friday or Saturday night, and provide incentives like drink specials or free door covers to attract users to the venues. Using our app, this gives our users an opportunity to meet other peeq users in an impromtu social setting, and potentially make a new friend, or even meet a potential person to date."
-Chris Gaviria, Founder & Creator

Peeq will initially rollout in the south Florida area and throw Launch Events at the hottest clubs and bars in the area, starting with House Nightclub in Miami and America's Backyard in Fort Lauderdale. Tyler Osborne is Peeq's VP of Operations who will be managing and coordinating the Launch Events in south Florida and in other major cities afterwards, such as New York City, LA, and San Francisco.

The Peeq website is http://www.peeqapp.co.

Contact:
Tyler Osborne
Peeq
888-467-0002 ext. 801

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CartoBlue Launches New Virtual Reality Product CartoVision to be Used with Google Cardboard

DESTIN, Fla., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, May 3, 2016, CartoBlue launched its newest visual marketing tool CartoVision. CartoVision is a virtual reality tool used to place viewers directly inside a home or real estate property. It allows viewers to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room tour of the entire property. The virtual tour is created by combining multiple high-resolution images, which in turn build a 3D, digital representation of the property that viewers can navigate through using their computer, mobile device, or virtual reality tools such as Google Cardboard.

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CartoBlue is the first visual marketing company to bring virtual reality technology to Northwest Florida's real estate industry. Home based in Destin, FL, it's expected that the area's vacation rental and real estate markets will be quick to integrate this virtual reality marketing tool into their sales and marketing strategies.

"We are very excited to introduce CartoVision to the Gulf Coast. Real estate agents and property managers will be able to provide their clients with a visual experience like never before using the virtual reality capabilities of our product," said Jason Smolarek, Director of Operations at CartoBlue. Real estate agents will be able to show their client multiple properties without leaving the office. This makes it easier for a client to narrow down what properties they are interested in without making unnecessary trips all over town to view the physical location.

CartoVision can be used on a desktop computer, and is also completely mobile responsive for use on a smart phone or tablet. A 360 degree view of the property with clickable arrows and rectangular points allows viewers to navigate their own path through the property.  Also included in the CartoVision tour are MLS sized high-resolution photos and an interactive 2D floor plan making it an all-in-one solution. To view a demonstration of the product visit CartoVision's product web page at http://www.cartoblue.com/products/cartovision.

About CartoBlue: CartoBlue creates visual experiences that allow clients to market a property through all stages of development & marketing. They are the experts in 3D and digital products related to maps, renderings, and floor plans. They serve the marketing needs of industries such as real estate, vacation rentals, hotels, resorts, property developers, and building construction. With a focus on detailed and high quality images, their clients are continually satisfied with their finished product. For more information, visit http://www.CartoBlue.com or call them at 800-838-4657.

Contact:
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800-838-4675
jason@cartoblue.com

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ADATA Launches Line of Certified Accessories for the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac

Fast, Stylish, and Innovative Storage, Connectivity, and Mobility Products Designed Especially for Apple Devices

BREA, Calif., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ADATA Technology announces the launch of its Apple Series in the North America. The accessories are designed specifically for Apple iOS and OS X devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac. The initial five products are: Lightning card reader, i-Memory flash drive UE710, i-Memory storage expansion card, USB type-C OTG flash drive, and Lightning cables.

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"With the continued growth in demand for Apple products comes a strong demand for compatible, quality-assured accessories," stated Robert Chen, managing director of North America at ADATA. "ADATA is taking a proactive approach by applying some of our patented technologies to Apple-related products in developing our new Apple Series. By taking advantage of our expertise in memory and storage technologies, we will continue to launch high-design, multi-functional mobile accessories specifically for Apple platforms. Our goal is to become one of the premier Apple-authorized accessory providers worldwide."

Apple Series Products
The initial five products comprising the ADATA Apple Series are listed below. 

Lightning Card Reader
Fully Apple MFi certified, the ADATA Lightning card reader gives users convenient interconnectivity, as it is the first product of its type with two-way data transfer (read and write), enabling users to freely move content to, from or among Apple, Android and digital camera devices. It is also the first reader to combine SD and microSD on one unit. It comes bundled with a free intuitive and simple interface app for effortless content management and media playback. In addition to its Apple compatibility, it supports other multimedia formats, including RAW, MKV, WMV, AVI, RMVB, and more.

i-Memory Flash Drive UE710
Fully Apple MFi certified, the ADATA i-Memory UE710 flash drive features a dual connector design, combining Apple Lightning and USB 3.0. It offers super-convenient data transfer and backup between mobile iOS devices as well as Windows PC. It supports Ultra HD 4K video playback, Apple AirPlay audio and video content with Apple TV compatibility, and is the best solution for expanding storage on iOS devices that do not support memory cards.  Additionally, it is the first flash drive to feature Live Photos back up.  The device comes with a free i-Memory app, which offers user-friendly content management features. It supports the most video formats (nearly 40) and high-quality audio playback. It is available in Black, White and Rose Gold with 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities.

i-Memory Storage Expansion Card
Designed exclusively for MacBook Air 13" storage expansion, the ADATA i-Memory card is the lightest SSD-like storage expansion on the market. It delivers read/write speeds of 95MB per second read and 60MB per second write. Its simple plug-and-play design allows users to easily back up or share high definition photos and videos of up to 256GB. With built-in industrial MLC flash making it more durable, it also can be used as an extra SSD. It is water, dust and shock resistant, while its ultra-slim profile ensures connected MacBook Airs retain their sleek look.

UC350 Type-C OTG Dual-Connector Flash Drive
The ADATA UC350 dual-connector on-the-go flash drive incorporates a USB type-C interface with reversible plug, which minimizes the need to check connector alignment. The device can transform from a Type-A USB 3.1 to a Type-C USB 3.1 connector, allowing users to enjoy easy data exchange (files, photos, videos, etc.) between iOS, Android, MacBook, and Windows PC at ultra-fast (100MB per second read and 30MB per second write) speeds. The ADATA UC350 supports USB 3.1 Generation 1 protocols, which exceed USB 3.0 performance. It features cap-less design, metal housing and is available in sizes up to 64GB capacity.

Lightning Cables
Fully Apple MFi certified, the approximately 40-inch long ADATA Lightning cables provide quick, reliable, hassle-free charging and cross-device data syncing. Included in the selection is a 2-in-1 version that comes with Lightning and MicroUSB ports that are compatible with both Apple and Android devices. Each cable supports a 2.4A current, providing rapid device charging to save time and increase efficiency. Cables are insulated to eliminate electromagnetic interference. Available in multiple colors.

Availability
ADATA Apple Series products are available now at leading e-retailers including Amazon.com, NewEgg.com and more. Visit http://www.adata.com for more details.

About ADATA Technology
ADATA offers complete memory solutions, including DRAM modules, USB flash drives, memory cards, solid state drives, and portable hard drives as well as advanced LED lighting. The company's emphasis on quality requires it to perform at the highest standards related to ID design, purchasing and supply-chain management (raw materials), manufacturing processes, quality control, and testing. Through constant innovation and product development, it has won many prestigious international awards, such as the National Gold Award of Excellence in Taiwan, Japan's G-MARK (Good Design Award), CES Innovations award, the iF Design and Red Dot Design awards in Germany.

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

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My Real Games Announces New Title Drop for May

LONDON, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    The free games website, My Real Games has just announced its lineup for new titles
hitting the site in May. The hot list of incoming games for online, download and mobile
has a decidedly retro feel with a host of old-school favorites making the grade.

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    The site, which offers full length games for multiple devices typically adds a
selection of new games at the start of each month across a host of genres. Visitors to the
site in May will find that they are spoilt for choice with new additions in three
categories including mahjong [http://www.myrealgames.com/genres/mahjong-games ], 8 ball
pool [http://www.myrealgames.com/download-free-games/8-ball-frenzy ] and jigsaw puzzles
[http://www.myrealgames.com/genres/jigsaw-puzzles ].

    One of the first of the new games to hit the site for May players is Sakura Day
Mahjong. The ancient tile challenge takes gamers to the mysteries of the Orient, to lost
Wind Valley, the magical Emerald Waterfall and majestic Imperial Garden. The puzzles can
be assembled to suit any taste and any time constraints, with short and fast games to tax
players in a few spare moments or epic challenges of 200 tiles and 15 layer levels. There
are six unexplored worlds to be discovered over 7 hours of game play to enjoy.

    Also new in May is Green City: Go South, a PC downloadable time management title. The
free to download game calls on players to use their building savvy to create a green city
out of the open sea. Gamers can reclaim land to build a beautiful island but must use
recycled garbage to construct their creations. Green City: Go South is packed with six
thrilling quests, 48 unique and challenging missions and a host of green upgrades for
eco-savvy engineers in the making to claim as their own.

    For gamers favoring the ever-popular hidden object genre, Manor Memoirs has just
landed on site. Join best-selling author Scarlett, who is suffering from writer's block
and has lost her inspiration. Players can explore her beautiful 19thcentury mansion,
finding long lost treasures and artifacts for garage sales, helping Scarlett raise the
money she needs to restore her crumbling mansion to its former glory.

    Strike Solitaire 3: Dream Resort rounds off the first batch of hot new games making
their debut in May. With 120 levels of varying difficulty to conquer, gamers can play
solitaire and bowl strikes to their heart's content.

    Nikolai Veselov from MyRealGames.com helped to select the latest installment of new
games for visitors. He said, "These are just the first of our new games for May. With such
a range of genres there is something for everyone to enjoy and lots more titles to come
later this month."

    To find out more about MyRealGames and to play any of these games
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EMC Announces Native Hybrid Cloud

A Turnkey Pivotal Cloud Foundry Developer Platform That's Ready to Use in Hybrid Operating Models in as Few as Two Days

LAS VEGAS, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC WORLD

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News Highlights:

    --  Enables deployment of a cloud-native application developer platform and
        infrastructure services in as few as two days, rapidly available for
        developers to build, deploy and scale applications using Cloud Foundry
    --  Integrates the PivotalCloud Foundry cloud-native platform with EMC and
        VMware's infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and cloud-native offerings
        into a simple turnkey platform
    --  Ideal for customers who have come to realize that integrating,
        supporting, and sustaining next-generation cloud-native stacks is
        non-trivial and drains resources that are better invested elsewhere
    --  Greatly accelerates and simplifies cloud-native application development
        and deployment - which is at the core of building new digital businesses
        and experiences
    --  Bridges developers and IT operations teams, empowering rapid application
        development while maintaining operational control, reporting, and
        financial transparency
    --  Offers a suite of DevOps capabilities and tooling, enabling a
        transformational operational model for the enterprise
    --  While turnkey in deployment and day-two operations - still provides
        flexibility and choices of on-premises infrastructure based on VMware
        vSphere, OpenStack, and VMware Photon Platform
    --  Deeply integrated with VCE VxRack System 1000 with Neutrino and FLEX
        Nodes, for on-premises deployment, and also with Virtustream Enterprise
        Cloud, VMware vCloud Air, Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure, as
        off-premises end points
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        Jeremy Burton, President of Products and Marketing, on Tuesday, May 3 at
        12:00 PM PDT
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    --  Blog: "New EMC Native Hybrid Cloud Developer Platform Ready to Use in as
        Few as Two Days"
Full Story:

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) announced today the latest addition to its cloud portfolio, Native Hybrid Cloud(TM) (NHC(TM)) - a turnkey platform for cloud-native application development and deployment. As a fully integrated and engineered platform, NHC enables enterprises to innovate and scale faster. It helps enterprise IT and operations teams to better collaborate with developers, allowing for rapid application development and delivery while providing the needed protection, controls and insight to IT.

In today's dynamically changing digital economy, rapid application development and shortened release cycles are the new normal. DevOps, leveraging continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) and a more integrated operating model and culture between developers and IT, can provide a competitive edge, but shifting to DevOps is difficult without the right development platform and tools. Cloud-native platforms address this need. Cloud-native refers to a new software architecture that enables agile application development that follows cloud-native principles, a shift toward microservices versus monolithic app stacks, and embraces container infrastructure abstraction models.

Many enterprise customers have spent months - and in some cases years - trying to "build" their own cloud-native stacks, and now realize that deploying these stacks is difficult, and maintaining them after "day two" operations (update/maintain/report/support) is nearly impossible. Many have also suffered seeing multiple waves of cloud-native employees come and go, leaving unfinished pilots that were unsuitable for full production, and were not adequately designed to be supported and sustained for future evolution and growth.

Native Hybrid Cloud helps enterprises realize the promise of cloud-native applications and DevOps with an "It Just Works" experience. The platform has the following components, all validated to work together:

    --  Continuous Innovation Cloud-Native Platform - Native Hybrid Cloud
        leverages Pivotal Cloud Foundry®, the industry-leading cloud-native
        platform. Pivotal Cloud Foundry delivers platform capabilities that
        enhance developer productivity, enable operational excellence, and
        provide enterprise grade security, scalability, high availability, and
        operational control, so customers can accelerate their time to market
        for software solutions. Developers can more quickly design, build,
        deploy, and scale cloud-native applications because of the tight
        integration of NHC IaaS with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.  Applications built
        using Pivotal Cloud Foundry are truly portable and can elastically run
        on any cloud - private or public.
    --  Developer and IT Ops Services - Native Hybrid Cloud brings developers a
        rich set of services for deploying, scaling, and managing the
        application life cycle while providing IT the visibility, control, and
        financial insights by including logging, monitoring, and reporting,
        showback, application performance, big data analytics, and management
        and automation through open APIs. For enterprises seeking real-time
        business insights, NHC offers an add-on option that produces a
        comprehensive toolkit for data scientists to perform big data analytics,
        delivering more differentiated value.
    --  Turnkey - but flexible choices for On-Premises and Off-Premises IaaS
        Options -Native Hybrid Cloud is built on the VCE® VxRack(TM) System
        1000, a hyper-converged rack-scale infrastructure providing a turnkey
        IaaS experience for application development, deployment, and operations.
        The VxRack System allows customers to choose the cloud software stack
        based on their preference: VMware vSphere with FLEX Nodes for customers
        looking to leverage what they know, a turnkey OpenStack® option for
        those wanting to leverage the OpenStack ecosystem with Neutrino Nodes.
        In the near future, VMware Photon Platform, a cloud-native
        infrastructure solution optimized for containers and modern
        applications, will be supported on Neutrino Nodes, along with data
        fabric options including, but not limited to the Apache Hadoop
        ecosystem. VxRack System with Neutrino Nodes provides a simple
        rack-scale management and orchestration capability for cloud-native IaaS
        stacks, dramatically simplifying "day two" operations and scaling
        infrastructure elastically to match the needs of the developers - making
        what used to be complex now simple and predictable.
    --  For customer deployments that require an off-premise IaaS option, EMC
        Native Hybrid Cloud offers day one support for leading public clouds:
        Virtustream(®) Enterprise Cloud, VMware vCloud Air, Amazon Web Services
        (AWS), or Microsoft Azure.
For customers initially looking for a cloud-native IaaS system, VxRack System with Neutrino Nodes and FLEX Nodes for cloud-native IaaS is a great option because it speeds the provisioning of resources based on open source technologies to less than one hour.

For many enterprise businesses, Native Hybrid Cloud aligns closer to the agile development strategy as it delivers a turnkey developer platform for cloud-native applications.

Fully supported end-to-end by EMC, sustained as one product and deployable in days, Native Hybrid Cloud enables enterprises to significantly reduce the cost, time, complexity and uncertainty associated with building, deploying and maintaining a cloud-native solution and navigating the cultural shift to DevOps.

Delivering Cloud-Native Apps at the Speed of Business
Native Hybrid Cloud increases business agility and fosters innovation through an engineered platform that brings together infrastructure elasticity, self-healing, automated application runtime, and extended developer and IT Ops services. Key benefits include:

    --  Deploy a cloud-native developer platform and infrastructure services in
        as few as two days, composed of Pivotal Cloud Foundry integrated with
        the EMC and VMware powered IaaS, making it ready for tailoring to a
        customer environment, if desired. Native Hybrid Cloud delivers 93
        percent faster time-to-code compared to a practice where customers build
        a complete cloud-native platform from the ground up.
    --  3x faster time to market. Develop and deploy cloud-native applications
        in days or weeks rather than months or years. Rapid application
        development from idea to production as a result of the extensive
        developer and IT Ops services and tools.
    --  Improved DevOps collaboration. New DevOps partnerships made possible by
        self-service capabilities for developers while allowing IT to retain
        control and insights.
    --  2x Boost to developer productivity. Developers can self-provision
        infrastructure for cloud-native application development and enjoy an "it
        just works" user experience. A streamlined workflow and the ecosystem of
        toolsets simplify how cloud-native applications are built, deployed, and
        managed.
    --  Single-call support. EMC provides single-call support for the full
        solution.
    --  Reduced complexity. The Native Hybrid Cloud platform is engineered,
        maintained and sustained as one platform. This means that as the
        software ecosystem continues to innovate, the Native Hybrid Cloud stack
        continues to get updated and supported as a singular platform for the
        customer.
Availability
EMC Native Hybrid Cloud with VxRack System with Neutrino Nodes and FLEX Nodes will be available starting in Q3, 2016.

Additional Resources:

    --  EMC Community Network Site:
        https://community.emc.com/community/connect/everything-cloud
    --  For more information on the EMC Native Hybrid Cloud Platform, go to:
        http://www.emc.com/solutions/cloud/native-hybrid-cloud.htm
    --  To learn more about EMC Solutions, follow @EMCCloud and join the
        #NativeHybridCloud conversation
Customer Quote:
Lance Albertson, Director, Open Source Lab, Oregon State University
"Oregon State University (OSU) through its Open Source Lab (OSUOSL) is committed to development and application of Open Source. We have made the decision to adopt the new DevOps model and to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery. EMC Native Hybrid Cloud leveraging OpenStack and Cloud Foundry will be a great developer platform that provides a turnkey solution for us and our hosted Open Source projects to automate code commits and releases, accelerate application development and deployment, and speed innovation, and ultimately help us to boost our impact on the Open Source community. We support using this platform since it uses many Open Source technologies as its core which fits within our mission."

Industry Analyst Quote:

Brian Gracely, Lead Cloud Computing Analyst, Wikibon

"We're witnessing a radical change in how enterprise IT and developers collaborate. A new style of DevOps model has emerged as a result of the rapid speed required in developing and delivering cloud-native applications. EMC Native Hybrid Cloud is the right solution to enable the adoption of this new style of DevOps, giving enterprise businesses a competitive edge to succeed in the digital era."

EMC Executive Quote:

Chad Sakac, President, VCE, Converged Platform Division of EMC
"In the new digital economy, innovation and agility trumps all. Enterprises differentiate themselves through rapid innovation and agile services delivery.  Trying to build, iterate and maintain these stacks built on a series of constantly moving elements is completely a waste of resources - resources that can be better applied elsewhere, because EMC is investing many hundreds of engineers to make it a turnkey platform. An engineered platform that integrates cloud-native IaaS with Pivotal's cloud-native platform, EMC's Native Hybrid Cloud overcomes the challenge in business and IT transformation to enable developers to deliver innovation through new applications, software and digital services better and faster."

Pivotal Executive Quote:

James Watters, Senior Vice President of Products, Pivotal
"With Pivotal Cloud Foundry tightly integrated into Native Hybrid Cloud, developers now can drastically shorten the application development and deployment lifecycle and operators can manage thousands of apps with far fewer people. An idea for an application on Monday can be running in production by Friday. This is the cloud-native way and it's transforming how the world builds and runs software."

Virtustream Executive Quote:

Kevin Reid, President and CTO, Virtustream, Inc.
"Customers looking to run cloud-native apps off-premises will be able to leverage Virtustream as an endpoint for Native Hybrid Cloud, taking advantage of our on-demand economics, scalability, and available managed services. Customers can confidently develop and deploy cloud-native applications off-premises, leveraging the same levels of service, performance and security we bring to their traditional mission-critical enterprise applications"

VMware Executive Quote:

Kit Colbert, Vice President and General Manager, Cloud-Native Applications, VMware
"VMware technologies once again underpin an innovative hybrid cloud solution, with the new Native Hybrid Cloud. VMware vSphere and the Photon Platform with the ability to support both structured and unstructured PaaS, creates a robust, on-premises cloud-native platform that can help enterprises rapidly deliver innovative software and applications today."

About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset - information - in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

About EMC Federation

EMC Corporation comprises a unique federation of strategically aligned businesses, focused on delivering best-in-class technology and services to help customers transform their business and IT for the digital era. The EMC Federation businesses -- EMC Information Infrastructure, Pivotal, RSA, VCE, Virtustream and VMware -- each are focused to market and deliver offerings individually or collectively through integrated solutions, providing customers with choice without lock-in. Additional information about the EMC Federation can be found at http://www.emcfederation.com/.

About EMC Information Infrastructure

EMC Information Infrastructure is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

About Pivotal
Pivotal's Cloud Native platform drives software innovation for many of the world's most admired brands. With millions of developers in communities around the world, Pivotal technology touches billions of users every day. After shaping the software development culture of Silicon Valley's most valuable companies for over a decade, today Pivotal leads a global technology movement transforming how the world builds software.

About Virtustream
Virtustream, an EMC Federation company, is the enterprise-class cloud software and service provider trusted by enterprises worldwide to migrate and run their mission-critical applications in the cloud. For enterprises, service providers and government agencies, Virtustream's software and Infrastructure-as-a-Service solutions meet the security, compliance, performance, efficiency, and consumption-based billing requirements of complex production applications in the cloud - whether private, public or hybrid. Virtustream owns and operates data centers in the U.S. and Europe with service provider partner data centers in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.

About VMware
VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. Built on VMware's industry-leading virtualization technology, our solutions deliver a brave new model of IT that is fluid, instant and more secure. Customers can innovate faster by rapidly developing, automatically delivering and more safely consuming any application. With 2015 revenues of $6.6 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at http://www.vmware.com.

EMC, Native Hybrid Cloud and NHC are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. Virtustream is a registered trademark or trademark of Virtustream, Inc. in the United States and other countries. VCE and VxRack are registered trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company LLC. VMware, vSphere, vCloud, vCloud Air and Photon are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations. The use of the word "partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

SAP, SAP HANA and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. See http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx for additional trademark information and notices.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws, including the projected availability of the VMware Photon Platform, and its benefits to customers and interoperability with other solution features and products.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) risks associated with the proposed acquisition of EMC by Denali Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Dell, Inc., including, among others, assumptions related to the ability to close the acquisition, the expected closing date and its anticipated costs and benefits; (ii) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (v) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (viii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (ix) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiv) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xvi) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's and VMware's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and VMware disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

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EMC Ups Ante for Rack-Scale Flash with Bigger, Better, Faster DSSD D5

Major New DSSD D5 Capabilities and New VCE VxRack System with DSSD Enable Customers to Accelerate Real-Time Analytics and Provides a Platform for Digital Transformation

LAS VEGAS, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC WORLD 2016

News Highlights:

    --  EMC announces DSSD dual D5 validated solution for high performance
        databases and data warehouses
    --  New configuration demonstrates 2X the IOPS, bandwidth and capacity;
        one-third the latency, and a lower TCO than the fastest solution for
        high performance databases on the market today
    --  New VCE VxRack System with DSSD to offer dense compute platforms and
        high-performance networking connected to D5, to deliver the world's
        fastest all-flash converged system
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    --  Blog: "EMC DSSD D5: New Tools to Transition to the Modern Data Center"
Full release:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced new Rack-Scale Flash offerings including dual DSSD(TM) D5(TM) systems in a single rack for use with market-leading high performance database applications as well as the new VCE(TM) VxRack(TM) 1000 Series System with DSSD(TM). DSSD is a key building block for the modern data center, not only accelerating the performance of traditional databases and data warehouses, but also helping customers address new challenges around high performance real-time analytics running on a new generation of apps and much larger working data sets.

Flash storage has always been about performance. However, EMC has declared 2016 the "Year of All Flash," and has committed to shipping the majority of all primary storage as all-flash configurations. This commitment to flash, where EMC already leads the market, is extended by innovations in Rack-Scale Flash designed to support both traditional and next-generation applications that pave the way to the modern data center.

Earlier this year, EMC introduced DSSD D5, a completely new architecture designed for the most data-intensive applications, both traditional and next-generation, which require extreme levels of performance and the lowest possible latency. DSSD D5 reaches new performance heights, with real-world results that speed applications such as genetic sequencing calculations, fraud detection, credit card authorization, and advanced analytics by as much as 10X.

DSSD D5 delivers extreme speed for customers whose businesses hinge upon this level of performance. With today's announcement, EMC is pushing the Rack-Scale Flash envelope even further, by demonstrating that striping two D5 systems together with high performance databases in a single rack delivers 2X the IOPS, bandwidth and capacity; one-third the latency and a lower TCO than the fastest solution for databases on the market today. With this capability, customers will now be able to consolidate multiple data marts, accelerate high performance business intelligence applications, and impact time to value for many other high performance analytics applications around risk, security, intelligence, etc.

EMC also announced today, a new fully-engineered storage, networking and compute system that provides customers with a single pre-configured and optimized solution for their high-performance databases and data warehouses. The VCE VxRack System with DSSD will combine the unmatched performance of DSSD with VCE's heralded system availability, reliability, and productivity. This offers customers an accelerated time-to-value, with faster deployment and the ability to scale as their needs expand.

Availability
DSSD's support for dual D5 systems with high performance databases and VxRack System with DSSD will be available in the second half of 2016. For more information, please visit the EMC DSSD web site.

Industry Analyst Quote:

Tony Palmer, Senior Lab Analyst, ESG
"As a new category, Rack-Scale Flash has a lot of room to grow. The new features in DSSD D5, coupled with a converged infrastructure offering, make a compelling case for Rack-Scale Flash as an integral part of IT transformation."

EMC Executive Quote:

CJ Desai, President Emerging Technologies Division, EMC
"The industry response to DSSD D5 has been staggering--and we're keeping the innovation moving to evolve Rack-Scale Flash and enable customers to modernize their data centers. The combination of the blazing fast performance of D5 and EMC's industry-leading VxRack converged infrastructure platform offers customers a fully-engineered system to realize unprecedented time to value for their applications. We're breaking new ground yet again with these never-before-seen capabilities."

ABOUT EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset - information - in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

EMC, D5, DSSD, VCE and VxRack are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners. VCE and VxRack are registered trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company LLC.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) risks associated with the proposed acquisition of EMC by Denali Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Dell, Inc., including, among others, assumptions related to the ability to close the acquisition, the expected closing date and its anticipated costs and benefits; (ii) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (v) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (viii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (ix) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiv) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xvi) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

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Collinson Group Launches New Loyalty Solution for Financial Services in Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Global leader in customer loyalty responds to increased growth of customer spending in
   Africa, launching new product suite including: loyalty engine, online portal, travel

                        redemption platform and digital services 

    Collinson Group, a world leader in influencing customer behaviour, today launched a
new loyalty solution for the financial services sector in Africa, helping brands create
compelling rewards programmes, improve customer loyalty and spend.

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    An established leader in EMEA and Asia Pacific, this year Collinson Group provides its
banking clients more added value products and services to support consumer demands for
loyalty rewards. With the adoption of smartphones growing rapidly across the continent and
the rise of fintech firms such as M-Pesa and Paga, Africa represents a significant
opportunity for brands to better engage with their customers. The new solution launched
today will be available to financial services brands in sub Sahara Africa.

    African banks, credit card companies and financial services providers will be able to
use the solutions to create flexible, personalised loyalty programmes to attract, retain
and reward customers.  The suite of services includes:

       
        - Loyalty engine - a powerful and scalable loyalty platform and points bank for
          cardholders to earn points each time they use their payment card
        - Online member portal - a mobile first solution helping customers view their balances
          and earnings and to facilitate redemption
        - Global travel redemption platform - enabling real-time bookings for 340,000 hotels and
          flights from over 40,000 airports
        - Digital redemption options - including innovative eGiftcards and statement credits

    Speaking at Dot Finance, Africa's largest fintech conference for the launch, Mark
Roper, Global Commercial Director, Collinson Group, said: "With the rise of mobile
technology and consumer spend growing amongst the continent's affluent middle class, it
has never been more important for brands in Africa to engage customers in a more
meaningful way.

    "New mobile and financial technologies in Africa have created new avenues for
financial services organisations to interact with customers. However, the key to really
appealing to these customers is understanding their motivations and offering something
that genuinely appeals to their personal preferences. Collinson Group's innovative new
loyalty solution helps brands do this by creating highly targeted, relevant and compelling
rewards programmes, helping to acquire, engage and retain influential customers," Mr Roper
said.

    About Collinson Group 

    Collinson Group (http://www.collinsongroup.com) is a global leader in influencing
customer behaviour to drive revenue and value for its clients.

    The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together
provide market-leading experience in delivering products and services across four core
capabilities: Loyalty, Lifestyle Benefits, Insurance and Assistance.

    The group provides unrivalled insight and expertise around affluent consumers and
frequent travellers, creating and delivering products and services that increase
engagement, loyalty and value for customers.

    We have 25 years' experience with 28 global locations, servicing over 800 clients in
170 countries, employing 1,700 staff, and managing over 20 million end customers. Our
clients are market leaders from across the globe including: 500 banks internationally and
the leading card issuers, Aviva, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Air France KLM and
InterContinental Hotels Group.

    We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception - launching the first
independent global VIP lounge access programme, Priority Pass, being the first to sell
direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and we created the first loyalty
agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in
innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

       
         
        Contact 
        Chris Sury 
        +44-(0)207-5921200 
        Chris.Sury@brands2life.com 

     

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Turtle Beach Reinvents eSports Gaming Headsets With The Elite Pro - A New Benchmark For Competitive Gaming Audio Performance And Comfort

Online Rumors Confirmed - eSports Powerhouse OpTic Gaming has Partnered with Turtle Beach to use the Elite Pro as OpTic's Official Gaming Audio Gear of Choice

SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A decade ago Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), a leading audio technology company for over 40 years, pioneered the console gaming headset category and is set to do so again in 2016 with its revolutionary Turtle Beach(®) Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset, Elite Pro Tactical Audio Controller (T.A.C.) and Elite Pro accessories designed for competitive gamers, which establishes a new standard for eSports gaming audio performance and comfort. Turtle Beach's "Elite" series products represent the highest level in audio and build quality, and the all-new Elite Pro Headset, T.A.C. and Elite Pro accessories are the Company's all-new line of competitive gaming audio gear created to meet the demands of today's professional and aspiring pro teams and players.

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The Elite Pro Headset's journey began in 2013. Seeing the consistent growth and popularity of eSports, Turtle Beach launched a comprehensive scientific research program to deeply examine the needs of professional and hardcore gamers as it pertained to game audio, communicating with teammates, and overall comfort. The result is the all-new Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset - a ground-up redesign of the competitive gaming headset that brings to market multiple first-and-only innovations in the core mechanics of headset design, weight and fit. Not only does the Elite Pro Headset provide Turtle Beach's best-in-class game audio and chat performance, but also delivers groundbreaking comfort-driven technologies, including the ComforTec(TM) Fit System with multiple adjustment points for a truly personalized headset fit and feel, Aerofit(TM) Ear Cushions that stay cool in the heat of battle, and Turtle Beach's all-new patented ProSpecs(TM) Glasses Relief System that finally makes wearing a gaming headset comfortable for players who wear glasses.

Additionally, the Elite Pro T.A.C. is the most powerful audio controller ever designed for eSports, combining cutting-edge audio technology like DTS(TM) Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound and Superhuman Hearing(TM) with incredibly powerful chat and microphone tuning tools, giving eSports athletes everything they need to win. The Elite Pro Headset, T.A.C. and accessories are planned to launch globally this summer, and are currently available for pre-order starting today at participating retail outlets worldwide.

"Part of Turtle Beach's core DNA is driving innovation that benefits gamers. Given that we invented the console gaming headset space many years ago, we felt it was only natural for us to reinvent the gaming headset for the current era of eSports to meet the expectations of today's competitive gamers," said Juergen Stark, CEO, Turtle Beach Corporation.

Stark continued, "There are plenty of great gaming headsets and audio gear out there, but we saw the need to drive fundamental innovation to make it better for eSports. We spent the past three years developing the Elite Pro Headset, T.A.C. and accessories, working with industry experts and eSports aficionados to ensure we thought of everything. And once we felt like we had it right, we spent months refining every detail to make it perfect. The fact that OpTic Gaming - one of the best pro gaming organizations in the world - chose to partner with us because of the Elite Pro just goes to show this is another game-changing line of products from #TeamTurtleBeach that brings true innovation to the market."

Fully supporting this step-change in competitive gaming audio accessories, OpTic Gaming - one of the most prolific eSports organizations in the world - selected Turtle Beach and the all-new Elite Pro line as their official gaming audio gear of choice. Through this new partnership, OpTic's Championship Call of Duty, Halo and Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams will begin using the Elite Pro Headset, T.A.C. and other accessories as they continue to dominate the competitive gaming circuit. OpTic Gaming's first event using the new Elite Pro setup will be as the defending Call of Duty champions at this year's eSports World Convention which takes place later this week, May 6-8, 2016 in Paris, France.

Hector Rodrigues, Team Manager for OpTic Gaming commented, "Everybody knows Turtle Beach. They've been around forever and have some great gaming headsets, so they definitely piqued our curiosity when they told us they were working on a top-secret eSports headset we'd be interested in seeing. So we invited Turtle Beach to the OpTic Gaming house here in Chicago to see what they had in store for us, and the moment they brought out the Elite Pro Headset, T.A.C. and other gear we knew simply by looking at everything that this was a vast departure from what we were expecting. The more we explored and played with the Elite ProHeadset's features - like the cooling ear cushions, the adjustment you can make to the ear-cups for players who wear glasses, or how you can adjust the overall fit on your head - the more we knew it was revolutionary, and something that the OpTic teams would absolutely want to use. Turtle Beach brought their A-game with the Elite Pro, no questions asked."

Turtle Beach's all-new Elite Pro line defines the future of eSports gaming audio equipment, delivering best-in-class audio performance for game sound and team chat, plus innovative comfort-driven technologies to ensure players stay comfortable and cool under fire.

The Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset's all-new 50mm Nanoclear(TM) speakers deliver more efficient, crisper audio with less distortion for a game-changing sound experience, while the Pro Gaming Microphone with TruSpeak(TM) Technology provides crystal clear chat to ensure team communication is always heard loud and clear. Comfort-wise, the Elite Pro Headset debuts Turtle Beach's latest groundbreaking gaming headset innovations:

    --  ComforTec Fit System - A revolutionary adjustment system allowing
        players to truly personalize the fit of the headset to their preference.
        This includes unique tension controls to adjust the tightness of the
        headset, plus a floating headband that perfectly distributes the Elite
        Pro Headset's weight across the head, and a separate head-size
        adjustment - all combined to allow gamers independent control of the
        ear-cup position and headband tension for the first time ever.
    --  Aerofit Ear Cushions - Where groundbreaking material technologies
        combine to provide the best of both worlds when it comes to competitive
        gaming and comfort. The ear pads are wrapped in smooth Asahi spandex
        fabric combined with unique cooling gel-infused memory foam that keeps
        players cooler for longer. Additionally, separate internal and external
        leather sidewalls on the ear-cups isolate the acoustic chambers for
        better sound while blocking out external noise like the roar of the
        crowd.
    --  ProSpecs Glasses Relief System - Turtle Beach's patented system that
        provides an easy adjustment built into the ear-cups to create a small
        channel in the ear cushion allowing gamers who wear glasses to finally
        play in comfort.
Additionally, the Elite ProHeadset comes with Customizable Speaker Plates that attach magnetically to the outside of the ear-cups, and includes the Circuit Pro(TM) Cable System that allows for quick and easy connections to all Elite Pro accessories through one easy, universal connection.

Further, the Elite Pro Tactical Audio Controller offers much more beyond DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound and Superhuman Hearing. The T.A.C. has an all-new fingertip slide system that brings the power of a robust tournament grade gaming audio mixer under instant control, and includes breakthrough features such as the Background Noise Limiter on your microphone and the Outbound Mic Boost control, both built specifically for team play at eSports events. The T.A.C.'s Background Noise Limiter helps eliminate distractions via providing tunable mic levels, while the Outbound Mic Boost feature is there to ensure every word is heard loud and clear by teammates, even over the roar of the crowd during those crucial last-minute encounters that lead to victory. The Elite Pro T.A.C. can also be used as a full, external USB 7.1 Surround Sound card on your PC, and multiple T.A.C.s can quickly and easily be daisy-chained together using standard Ethernet cables to form a LAN chat network anywhere.

And when combined with the optional Elite Pro accessories (each sold separately), gamers will have in their possession the absolute ultimate pro gaming audio setup designed to help them win. Additional Elite Pro accessories include:

    --  Elite Pro Tournament Noise-Cancelling Microphone - A breakthrough active
        noise-cancelling microphone built for eSports. Add the Elite Pro
        Tournament Noise-Cancelling Microphone to the Elite Pro Headset and
        T.A.C. for game-changing chat performance that isolates the
        high-sensitivity microphone from the roar of the crowd.
    --  Elite Pro Tactical Audio Adapter for Xbox One - Turtle Beach's Elite Pro
        Tactical Audio Adapter for Xbox One offers players features including
        Superhuman Hearing, Dynamic Chat Boost(TM), Bass Boost, Mic Monitoring
        and Turtle Beach's signature audio presets.
    --  Elite Pro A.M.P. for PlayStation(®)4 - The Elite Pro A.M.P. for
        PlayStation 4 is the perfect home gaming companion to the Turtle Beach
        Elite Headset, adding powerful amplified audio from your PS4(TM) or
        PS3(TM) console, plus Microphone Monitoring so you can hear your own
        voice in the headset to avoid shouting.
For more information on the Turtle Beach Elite Pro Tournament Gaming Headset, Elite ProTactical Audio Controller and Elite Pro accessories, visit http://www.turtlebeach.com/elite-pro-headsets. For more information on the latest Turtle Beach gaming headsets and accessories, visit http://www.turtlebeach.com and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Ultimate eSports performance, ultimate comfort, and the ultimate eSports audio setup designed to help you dominate the competition...this is Elite Pro!

About OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming is a premier eSports organization and competitive gaming team. Founded in 2006, OpTic is based in the metro Chicago area and is owned by Hector Rodriguez. With millions of followers across various social channels, OpTic is among the most popular and successful eSports teams on the planet which currently consists of rosters that compete professionally in Call of Duty, Halo, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Learn more at http://www.optic.tv and on Twitter @OpTicGaming.

About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (http://corp.turtlebeach.com) designs innovative, market-leading audio products for the consumer, healthcare and commercial sectors. Under its award-winning Turtle Beach brand (http://www.turtlebeach.com), the Company has been the clear market share leader for the past five-plus years with its wide selection of acclaimed gaming headsets for use with Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as personal computers and mobile/tablet devices. Under the HyperSound brand (http://www.hypersound.com), the Company markets pioneering directed audio solutions that have applications in hearing healthcare, digital signage and kiosks and consumer electronics. The Company's shares are traded on the NASDAQ Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release, including those regarding the intended use of proceeds from the Offering and concurrent private placement, may constitute forward-looking statements regarding assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events. Forward looking statements are based on management's statements containing the words "may", "could", "would", "should", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "plan", "estimate", "target", "project", "intend" and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management.

While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that its goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by the Company or on its behalf. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the substantial uncertainties inherent in acceptance of existing and future products, the difficulty of commercializing and protecting new technology, the impact of competitive products and pricing, general business and economic conditions, risks associated with the expansion of our business including the implementation of any businesses we acquire, our indebtedness, and other factors discussed in our public filings, including the risk factors included in the prospectus supplement filed in connection with the Offering, the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other periodic reports. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement after the date of this release whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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Warhammer® 40,000®: Dawn of War® III Announced

LONDON, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    At long last, the sun rises on a new age of battle! Relic Entertainment and SEGA
Europe Ltd. today announced Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, the long-awaited third
instalment of the critically-acclaimed real-time strategy franchise. The loyal are
rewarded!

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

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    Dawn of War III immerses players in the escalating brutality of galactic warfare,
where they will lead elite hero units and colossal armies to victory, or oblivion.
Powerful super-walkers will tower over the front lines as screen-shaking assaults blister
the battlefield in an all-out, over-the-top spectacle worthy of the iconic Games Workshop
(R) Warhammer 40,000 universe.

    Building on 12 years of explosive gameplay, Dawn of War III combines the epic scale of
Dawn of War, with the customization and elite heroes of Dawn of War II. The result is a
best-in-class edition giving players the rich strategic experience, stunning visuals, and
catastrophic surprises that they've come to expect as Relic brings the franchise into the
modern era.

    "This is the Dawn of War that fans have been waiting for," said Stephen MacDonald, the
title's Executive Producer. "Our biggest units ever? Check. Giant orbital lasers? Check.
Base-building, epic heroes, huge battles, it's all in there. Get ready for the biggest
Dawn of War yet. For the Emperor!"

    In an announcement trailer released on the official Dawn of War III YouTube Channel
[http://youtube.com/dawnofwar ] this morning, Relic revealed the devastating forces of
Space Marines, Eldar, and Orks locked in battle, slipping ever deeper into the darkness of
endless war.

    With previous instalments released prior to Relic's acquisition in 2013, Dawn of War
III will be a landmark release for Relic: its first main title produced entirely as a SEGA
(R)-owned studio.

    "This announcement is a big moment for all of us at Relic, and at SEGA," said Justin
Dowdeswell, General Manager at Relic. "We're setting the bar for what we can achieve, and
showing players what they can expect from us in the future. This is just the beginning."

    For future updates on Dawn of War III, visit http://www.dawnofwar.com.

    About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: 

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is Relic's critically-acclaimed real-time strategy game
that brings to life the iconic Games Workshop Warhammer 40,000 universe. Set in the
forty-first millennium, players choose a race and take them into battle on the brutal
frontlines of war and fight for supremacy of the galactic empire. Since its inception, the
Dawn of War series has sold more than 7 million copies. Dawn of War III will be the eighth
instalment of the franchise.

    About Relic Entertainment 

    Relic Entertainment is the award-winning development studio behind
critically-acclaimed franchises including Warhammer 40:000: Dawn of War, Company of Heroes,
and more. Since its inception in 1997, Relic has produced a rich catalogue of
genre-defining real-time strategy titles and continues to innovate today as a SEGA-owned
studio. Relic is located in Vancouver, Canada. Learn more at http://www.relic.com.

    About SEGA Europe Ltd.: 

    SEGA Europe Ltd. is the European Distribution arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Games Co.,
Ltd., and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the
home. The company develops and distributes interactive entertainment software products for
a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by
Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. SEGA Europe's website is
located at http://www.sega.com

    About Games Workshop 

    Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L) is based in Nottingham, UK. Games Workshop
designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer and Warhammer
40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 400 of its own
Hobby centres, the Internet and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries
worldwide. More information about Games Workshop can be found at
http://www.games-workshop.com and further details about all of Games Workshop's
licensees and their products are at licensing.games-workshop.com
[http://www.licensing.games-workshop.com ]

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III (c) Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2016. Dawn of
War III, the Dawn of War logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer
40,000, 40,000, the 'Aquila' Double-headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos,
illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters,
and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either (R) or TM, and/or (c) Games Workshop
Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. This release is
developed by Relic Entertainment and published by SEGA. SEGA, the SEGA logo, Relic
Entertainment and the Relic Entertainment logo are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SEGA is
registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks, logos and
copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

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Sony Electronics Announces Release of New Home Audio Products

New wireless speakers, TV sound bars, A/V receivers, turntables and portable audio devices deliver connected listening experiences

SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sony Electronics announced the availability and pricing for its newest lineup of sound products that support a more immersive listening experience and build upon Sony's wireless multi-room offerings with wireless speakers, TV sound bars, A/V receivers, and a premium audio & video player. Additionally, Sony is introducing a new reference quality turntable, strategically designed to expand the company's range of premium Hi-Res Audio products. These products introduce a new audio functionality that give consumers the freedom to combine a variety of sound products to fit their unique entertainment needs. Sony's new sound products will be available for purchase at Amazon, BestBuy and other authorized dealers nationwide.

"At Sony, we are committed to creating optimal listening experiences for our consumers," said Yukio Ishikawa, Director, Head of Home Audio Business, Home Entertainment and Sound, Sony Electronics, North America. "Our new lineup of sound products enables music enthusiasts to achieve immersive, wireless, multi-room audio experiences, customized to meet their home's unique specifications and their own personal listening preferences."

HT-NT5 TV Sound Bar
On sale online now, on-shelves May 15 for $799.99 msrp
The new HT-NT5 Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer continues Sony's lineup of premium sound technology. Thanks to Sony's Super Tweeter Technology, the HT-NT5 boasts High-Resolution Audio playback, while supporting both 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content from major movie studios via HDMI HDCP 2.2. With features like Google Cast(TM) built-in, consumers can cast music apps such as Google Play Music, Spotify Connect or Pandora straight from their mobile device or laptop to their speakers. Also, sending music into any room in the house just got easier thanks to the HT-NT5's Multi-room capability via the SongPal app. Uniquely designed with six powerful speakers, the new HT-NT5 delivers an immersive surround sound experience with the exceptional clarity of Hi-Res listening

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SRS-ZR7 Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
On sale online now, on-shelves May 15 for $299.99 msrp
The new, four-speaker Sony SRS-ZR7 features Hi-Res audio playback combined with S-Master HX(TM) technology, which reduces noise levels. In addition, the SRS-ZR7 has a built-in HDMI® (ARC) to connect the speaker to any Dolby® Digital/ DTS format television. The SRS-XR7 gives consumers the freedom to easily listen to the music service of their choice with support for Google Cast, Spotify Connect and multi-room capability via SongPal app.

SRS-ZR5 Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
On sale online now, on-shelves May 15 for $199.99 msrp
The new SRS-ZR5 features wireless listening with an HDMI® (ARC) connection in a slightly smaller form factor. This simplifies connecting to the music service of a user's preference with support for Google Cast and multi-room via the Sony SongPal, while also having full Bluetooth capability with LDAC and NFC support. The SRS-ZR5 supports a Wireless Stereo function and can be paired -with two of the same model or one of each -to create a wider stereo affect.

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STR-DN1070 Hi-Res Wi-Fi® Network A/V Receiver
On sale online now, on-shelves May 15 for $599.99 msrp
The new STR-DN1070 A/V receiver incorporates a brand new DAC (Digital to Audio Converter) supporting DSD native playback up to DSD 5.6 MHz/5.1ch, ensuring flawless reproduction of High-Resolution Audio files. The receiver also provides a flexible speaker solution to suit a customer's preference. In addition to 7.1 channel surround sound, the receiver supports wireless multi-room and Sony's new technologies for wireless surround and S-Force PRO front surround enabling an immersive listening and TV watching experience. Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, AirPlay, Bluetooth, Google Cast and Spotify Connect provide a myriad of options for a quality listening experience. The STR-DN1070 A/V also supports HDMI (6in/2out) with HDCP2.2 for 4K/60p (4:4:4) supporting 4K and HDR content from the major studios.

STR-DH770 Home Theater AV Receiver
On sale now for $349.99 msrp
Immerse yourself in full 4K HDR video and 7.2 channel audio, plus Bluetooth® connectivity for easy wireless streaming from your favorite apps and devices. Enjoy true 4K quality through four HDMI inputs with HDCP 2.2 compatibility, as well as S-Force PRO front surround sound technology which provides surround sound effects using only two front speakers. The STR-HD770 A/V also supports HDMI (6in/2out) with HDCP2.2 for 4K/60p (4:4:4) supporting 4K and HDR content from the major studios.

BDP-S6700 4K Upscaling 3D Streaming Blu-ray Disc player
On sale online now for $129.99 msrp
The BDP-S6700 Blu-ray player features technology that upscales Hi-Definition content to near 4K quality for enhanced viewing enjoyment. The BDP-S6700 also offers Bluetooth connectivity with LDAC support to enjoy great sound with Bluetooth enabled wireless headphones or speakers. And with multi-room capabilities you can connect via SongPal App to Sony audio products to playback audio from CD's and other music files stored on USB memory for wireless multi-room listening.

UHP-H1 Premium Audio & Video Player
Available for pre-sale now for $349.99 msrp
The UHP-H1 Premium Audio & Video Player is Sony's first Hi-Res certified Blu-Ray player with superior sound quality so consumers can enjoy SA-CD, DVD-Audio, Hi-Res Audio, as well as MP3s. Get clearer sound and optimum visual performance thanks to an anti-vibration, reinforced frame and beam chassis design. With advanced 4K upscaling which adapts to the source video's resolution, you'll always enjoy the best possible picture up to 60p. The UHP-H1 Premium Audio & Video Player also offers Bluetooth connectivity with LDAC support to enjoy great sounds with Bluetooth enabled wireless headphones or speakers. And with multi-room capabilities, you can connect via SongPal App to Sony audio products to playback audio from CD's and other music files stored on USB memory for wireless multi-room listening.

PS-HX500 Hi-Res Audio Turntable
On sale online now, on-shelves May 22 for $599.99 msrp
The HX500 is the first turntable to combine Sony's state-of-the-art digital technology with a new advanced design. The PS-HX500 is targeted for music enthusiasts who collect and enjoy LP recordings and provides them with unprecedented flexibility and performance.  Its built-in A/D converter supports Hi-Res digital transfers in either native DSD (up to 5.6 MHz) or WAV files (up to 192 KHz/24-bit resolution).This enables users to digitally store their favorite music from vinyl recordings and play them for personal use on virtually any compatible Hi-Res Audio device.

CAS-1 High-Resolution Audio System
On sale online now, on-shelves May 22 for $999.99 msrp
The CAS-1 audio system's compactness belies its power and resonance when used with either speakers or headphones. This High-Resolution Audio system features dual-amps to accurately recreate original sound spaces for an immersive listening experience whether using the unit's speakers or headphones of your choice. The CAS-1 has full Bluetooth capability with LDAC and NFC support to connect wirelessly to a phone, tablet or computer. You can also connect via the Sony SongPal app, available on Android and iOS for phones and tablets.

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Women's Smartwatch Options Widen As Huawei Brings New Models To U.S.

Premium Jewel and Elegant models designed with women in mind will retail for $499.99-$599.99 USD

PLANO, Texas, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei Watch, the smartwatch collection known for its classic, high-end design, is expanding to include two new luxurious models for women on sale in the U.S. starting today.

Elegant and Jewel deliver the same timeless, uncompromising style and function that won acclaim for the original Huawei Watch models but are designed specifically with women in mind. A subtly curved watch body and a soft, thin Italian leather band make the watch even more comfortable on a woman's wrist. Both models are crafted in premium rose gold-plated stainless steel and available with a pearl white or sapphire blue band. Elegant features a clous de Paris pattern encircling the face, while Jewel sparkles thanks to being made with 68 SWAROVSKI ZIRCONIA. Plus, both models are preloaded with more than 40 watch faces, including 10 exclusive to Elegant and Jewel.

"We have seen great interest in Huawei Watch from men and women alike but want to give consumers more choices to match their personal style," said Yanyan Ji, vice president, head of marketing for Huawei Device USA. "With Elegant and Jewel, we are bringing more options that blend the practical function of a smartwatch with the flair of a fashionable accessory." 

Style Statement
Inspired by traditional timepieces from the finest Swiss watchmakers, Huawei Watch is designed to look heirloom-worthy. It complements outfits for any occasion, whether it's an important business meeting or gala of the season. It also allows you to have fun customizing. Like all Huawei Watch models, Elegant and Jewel's bands can be easily swapped for a fresh look. Countless designer faces can be downloaded instantly from the Google Play store to suit your mood, and the screen will stay beautiful thanks to scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

Sophisticated Smart
With the same best-in-class specs of the original Huawei Watch, Elegant and Jewel excel in work and play. Powered by the latest version of Android Wear(TM), Elegant and Jewel feature the latest in smartwatch technology: hands-free calling made possible through a speaker within the watch. Notifications for texts, emails, and apps are displayed on a sharp 400 x 400 AMOLED screen. Bluetooth(TM) connectivity for wireless headphones lets you listen to offline music downloads while you work out, and with voice commands capable of controlling music as well as navigation, plus heart rate and motion sensors, it's the perfect running companion. Huawei Watch is compatible with iOS and Android operating systems.

Elegant and Jewel were unveiled at CES 2016 and are available in the U.S. just in time for Mother's Day. They are available for purchase at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and select Best Buy store locations, BHPhotoVideo.com, Google Play(TM) store and NewEgg.com. To learn more about Elegant and Jewel, or the entire Huawei Watch collection, visit http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/worldwide/huawei-watch/for-ladies.htm

Android Wear and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc.

About Huawei Device USA
With 16 R&D centers in countries that include Germany, Sweden, the US, France, Italy, Russia, India, and China, Huawei's products and services extend to over 170 countries, serving one third of the world's population. In 2014, Huawei's smartphone global shipment ranked third in the world. As one of Huawei's three business groups, Huawei Consumer BG offers mobile phones, mobile broadband (MBB) devices and home devices. With more than 20 years of rich expertise in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, an extensive global network, vast global business operations and network of partners, Huawei Consumer BG is dedicated to bringing the latest technology to consumers, offering a world of possibilities, creating extraordinary experiences and realizing dreams for people everywhere.

For more information, visit Huawei Device USA online: consumer.huawei.com/us
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Nasuni Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Nasuni Also Joins the Microsoft P-Seller Program which is Designed to Create Tighter Integration within Partner Community

NATICK, Mass., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nasuni(®), a provider of Cloud NAS to distributed organizations, today announced that its Cloud NAS service is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Nasuni's inclusion in the Azure Marketplace, and joining the Microsoft P-Seller Program are further examples of how Nasuni is expanding its reach and ability to sell through more channels.

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Unstructured file data is growing at an exponential rate, doubling about every three years. This kind of rapid growth can create serious headaches for IT around capacity, data protection, management and access. Nasuni helps solve these problems with a hybrid cloud service that provides unlimited capacity, automatic backup, instant disaster recovery, fast access from anywhere, and simple, unified management from a single console.

The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling finished Software as a Service (SaaS) applications and premium datasets. The Azure Marketplace helps connect companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners who have developed solutions that are ready to use.

"Joining Microsoft's P-Seller program strengthens our co-selling capabilities and deepens our relationship with Microsoft, further enabling us to scale and expand Microsoft Azure Storage selling capabilities into the market," said Warren Mead, Vice President, Channel Sales and Business Development at Nasuni. "We are honored to be selected and recognized by Microsoft as valued storage experts and a key collaborator to evangelize the business value of the Microsoft platform. Since joining the P-Seller program Nasuni has moved over 2 PB off traditional NAS storage and into Microsoft Azure."

"We are excited to have Nasuni and its Cloud NAS solution live in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace," said Larry Orecklin, Vice President and Chief Evangelist, Developer Experience, Microsoft Corp. "Nasuni has been driving Microsoft Azure consumption in the field and with our partners for that last two years. This new collaborative dynamic expands the scope and reach of our Tier 1 NAS offerings on Azure to our customers."

About Nasuni
Nasuni is an enterprise storage company that provides distributed organizations with a powerful Cloud NAS system. By combining on-premises hardware and software with cloud storage, Nasuni delivers a secure data storage solution that provides high performance for users, simplified and centralized management for IT, and an easily scalable, complete storage service for the global enterprise. Nasuni is privately held and based in Natick, Mass. For more information, visit http://www.nasuni.com.

Nasuni is privately held and based in Natick, Mass. For more information, visit http://www.nasuni.com.

Social Media Links
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nasuni
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasuni
The Nasuni Cloud Storage Blog: http://www.nasuni.com/blog

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For more information, contact:

Jeff Miller
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Digi International Unveils New Wireless Food Temperature Monitoring Solution

Digi Honeycomb Solution Features Bluetooth Wireless Food Probe; Combines Hardware, Software and Services to Help Adhere to Food Safety Standards, Reduce Labor Costs and Minimize Shrinkage

MINNETONKA, Minn., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII, http://www.digi.com), a leading global provider of mission-critical machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT connectivity products and services, today introduced Digi Honeycomb(TM), an easy to deploy, reliable and cost effective service that continuously and wirelessly monitors the temperature of perishable goods, alerting users if the proper temperature is not maintained. With Digi Honeycomb, restaurants, grocers, convenience stores, warehouses and transportation companies can now prevent spoilage and loss, lower labor costs, and comply with public health requirements and food safety regulations.

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A subscription-based service, Digi Honeycomb is comprised of hand-held probes, wireless sensors, gateways and software that allow temperature data to be monitored, logged, and retrieved, and be easily integrated into back-office systems. In delivering a complete solution that encompasses front-of-house and back-of-house environments, Digi Honeycomb allows organizations in the perishable food industry to address major challenges including food safety, chain-of-custody verification, loss prevention (shrinkage), proof of compliance, and labor costs.

"Our customers in the food service industry have their own set of unique challenges that span operational and food safety requirements," said Kevin C. Riley, chief operating officer, Digi International. "We have created a highly automated service that allows organizations to address the day-to-day issues of maintaining food quality and safety while lowering costs and achieving overarching goals of high customer satisfaction and brand reputation."

Peace of Mind through Automated Oversight
Digi Honeycomb is an NSF certified and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable solution that continuously, wirelessly and automatically monitors the temperature of food to allow food service organizations to adhere to performance thresholds and inspect individual systems. Automatic alerts can be set for all types of temperatures (frozen, refrigerated, ambient, hot-holding) and to issue alerts whenever temperature exceptions occur.

A flexible solution, Digi Honeycomb is comprised of Bluetooth enabled hand-held probes, small wireless sensors, wireless gateways, and applications:

    --  Honeycomb Probe and Temperature Application: Unlike most probes that
        simply allow users to read current temperature, the Honeycomb probe
        works in conjunction with the Honeycomb temperature application to
        dramatically simplify the process of probing and monitoring the
        temperature of food items. With interchangeable probe tips for measuring
        a wide range of temperature applications, the Honeycomb probe is a
        wireless, food-grade device automatically activated by a change in
        temperature. Temperatures gathered with the Honeycomb probe are
        wirelessly delivered to the Honeycomb temperature application, typically
        installed on an Android or iOS tablet. The temperature application
        guides employees through the step-by-step process of probing, approving
        and submitting data to the Honeycomb solution. The application contains
        all food items needing to be probed and allows the user to log
        corrective actions for products outside of acceptable temperature range.
    --  Honeycomb Sensors: Sensors can be installed in a variety of
        front-of-house and back-of-house equipment such as walk-in refrigerators
        and freezers, undercounter coolers, showcase units and sandwich lines.
        In addition to temperature monitoring, the solution can be designed to
        identify when door exceptions and potential equipment failure (e.g.,
        stuck in defrost cycle) occurs.
    --  Honeycomb Gateway: Installed in front-of-house and back-of-house
        locations, the Honeycomb gateway collects and uploads all temperature
        data to the Honeycomb solution for processing, eliminating the need for
        staff to manually record or enter temperatures into a computer at a
        later time. This data is then accessible by the Honeycomb application on
        a mobile device or laptop or for integrating into back-office systems.
    --  Honeycomb Application: A dashboard application for managers to monitor
        and review the temperatures of all refrigeration equipment, the
        application provides alerts and warnings of equipment irregularities and
        temperature analytics for all store equipment containing Honeycomb
        sensors. Accessible via mobile device or PC, Digi Honeycomb can provide
        a variety of reports and views. Organizations can easily produce
        process-based compliance reports for documentation to be accessible
        during regulatory inspections, recover historical temperatures that
        occurred during power outages, and view the summary status of groups of
        devices.
Digi Cold Chain solutions consulting staff employ a three-step approach to ensure a successful implementation. First, Digi conducts a site survey and completes hardware and software installation. Secondly, organizations receive usability training, and Digi confirms monitoring and report requirements. Finally, Digi works collaboratively to ensure ROI goals are being met.

Digi Honeycomb is available in a variety of subscription-based models for retail Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and NIST environments, and requires no capital expense. Hardware and software is included as part of the subscription with information hosted on servers managed by Digi International. For more information visit: http://www.digi.com/cold-chain-solutions.

About Digi International
Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) is a leading global provider of mission-critical machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services. We help our customers create next-generation connected products and deploy and manage critical communications infrastructures in demanding environments with high levels of security, relentless reliability and bulletproof performance. Founded in 1985, we've helped our customers connect over 100 million things, and growing. For more information, visit Digi's website at http://www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444 (U.S.) or 952-912-3444 (International).

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SPYR's Pocket Starships Game Provides Opportunity For Significant Sustained Revenue Growth

DENVER, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SPYR, INC. (OTCQB: SPYR), a holding company with wholly owned subsidiaries in the mobile game, app development & publishing industry, and in the restaurant industry today explained its previously announced deal to publish Pocket Starships, a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game (http://www.pocketstarships.com) through its subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC.

On January 21, 2016, SPYR announced its deal with Spectacle Games to publish Pocket Starships, a free-to-play cross-platform (PC and Mobile) MMO game where players can build and pilot numerous starships in real-time space battles, recruit players and form strong alliances, and battle with and against thousands of other players worldwide on a quest for galactic domination. (http://ir.spyr.com/press-releases/detail/119/spyr-signs-deal-to-publish-and-market-popular-pocket)

Since the beginning of the year, Spectacle has been developing updates for the game and the SPYR team has been working on its marketing plan, both of which will be implemented soon.  The combination of those efforts is expected to result in significantly increased revenue and user growth. 

MMOs like Pocket Starships are popular online games, in part, because they allow players from all over the world to join together and compete with each other in real time and on a large scale.  Moreover, MMOs are games that generate some of the largest user bases and highest average revenue per user in the digital games industry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-04-10-world-of-tanks-leads-the-way-in-average-revenue-per-user) (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-20-league-of-legends-2013-revenue-topped-USD600m-report­).

What Pocket Starships has that other MMOs do not, however, is a combination of real-time and cross-platform play, meaning that players of Pocket Starships are playing with each other in real time on both mobile and web-based hardware (smartphones, tablets, PCs and Macs) and platforms (iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows).   

Paul Thind, SPYR's Managing Director of Mobile Games and Applications commented:  "We are not aware of any other game that can be played in real time on mobile phones and tablets and on desktop and laptop computers.  This unique aspect of Pocket Starships will allow us to market the game to a much larger audience than most, and it will allow for lower user acquisition costs because it costs less to acquire a PC or Mac web-based player than it does to acquire a mobile user.  Also, because MMO titles are typically developed for non-mobile platforms, Pocket Starships affords SPYR the unique opportunity to bring MMO gaming concepts to the mobile world."

SPYR's teaming with Spectacle Games as the developer is a significant accomplishment for SPYR APPS.  The principals of Spectacle Games are electronic game industry veterans that have worked on some of the most successful MMO games in the past few years, such as World of Tanks (2015 revenue = $446M; 2014 revenue = approx. $400M; 2013 revenue = $475M).  SPYR's Paul Thind is using the same formula that brought about these impressive user base and revenue numbers for others with SPYR APPS in its plan for Pocket Starships.

With full funding allocated for the plan, the Company anticipates releasing revenue projections for SPYR compiled by Spectacle Games, which will set forth Pocket Starships' potential revenue and profitability, by the end of the third quarter.

SPYR APPS and Spectacle Games anticipate that a small content patch for Pocket Starships will be launched sometime in May and the first new large content patch for Pocket Starships will be launched in August, with additional content updates currently scheduled to be developed and released every 3-4 months.  Typically, with games of this genre, content updates translate to an increase in game revenue. 

About SPYR

SPYR, INC. is a holding company that through its wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC, is engaged in mobile application and game publishing and development.  SPYR, INC. also owns and operates an "American Diner" theme restaurant located in the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania called "Eat at Joe's®" through its other wholly-owned subsidiary, E.A.J.: PHL Airport Inc.  The Company is currently exploring opportunities for additional acquisitions in these and other verticals, including mobile application and game development, in order to expand its holdings, to drive and increase revenue and to generate profits and build value for shareholders.

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Investor Relations Contact:

Marlin Molinaro
Marmel Communications, LLC
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Mentor Graphics Announces PADS PCB Product Creation Platform with Voltage Drop and Electronic Cooling Capabilities

WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced a comprehensive product-creation platform based on PADS® PCB software that enables individual engineers and small teams to solve the engineering challenges involved in creating today's electronic products. With increasing systems design complexity and the need for printed circuit board (PCB), mechanical and systems engineers to access easy-to-deploy tools, the PADS platform has been extended to enable engineers to develop PCB-based systems from concept through manufacturing hand-off.

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The product creation process is much more than schematic capture and board layout. Engineers must address many other issues for a successful product design, including component selection, signal and power integrity, electronic cooling, form and fit, and design for manufacturability. With this release, the PADS platform extends its product-creation solution by adding PADS HyperLynx® DC Drop and PADS FloTHERM® XT tools for high productivity at unprecedented price-performance.

"The complexity of systems design keeps climbing, as design teams continue to aim for higher levels of capability and performance in their products. Systems design for products of all types entails a host of electrical, mechanical, thermal and manufacturing complexities with which design teams must contend," stated Laurie Balch, chief analyst, Gary Smith EDA. "It is essential for EDA vendors to help design engineers successfully tackle these issues through their design tools, as Mentor is demonstrating with its latest investment in its PADS platform portfolio."

"With increasing complexity in electronics systems, engineers need to develop with the whole product in mind," said Barry Olney, owner of In-Circuit Design. "Having access to a design tool that encompasses PCB design, coupled with comprehensive simulation and analysis, really gives design engineers the confidence that their products will be delivered on schedule and at the highest performance and reliability. At the end of the day, the PADS platform delivers a real competitive advantage."

DC Drop for Power Integrity Analysis
By adding world-class HyperLynx DC Drop analysis to the PADS platform, engineers can create electronic products ranging from low-power wearable devices to products that require high-power processors. The increasing number of power rails in modern devices can result in non-functional or hard-to-debug design if analysis isn't used early in the design process.

The PADS HyperLynx DC Drop product quickly identifies problem areas in the design which would be difficult to find in the lab on a prototype. The DC Drop tool quickly provides investigative solutions which the user can apply in an easy-to-use environment.  Results can be validated in layout to ensure that appropriate guidelines were followed, thus reducing prototype spins. With the DC Drop product, engineers can:

    --  Optimize the power distribution network (PDN) for efficient, clean,
        multi-voltage power to ICs.
    --  Quickly analyze voltage drops caused by insufficient copper across power
        supply rails, thus eliminating time-consuming troubleshooting of
        prototypes.
    --  Identify layout areas that contain excessive current density so they can
        be eliminated early.
PADS FloTHERM XT Tool for Electronics Cooling
As electronics become smaller, faster, and more densely packaged, designers need to consider complete thermal effects to ensure product reliability. Physical testing is not always possible due to time and cost but, with the PADS product creation platform, a system's thermal profile requirements can be achieved quickly, easily, and affordably. The PADS FloTHERM XT product is an award-winning electronics cooling solution that can be used as early as placement to identify thermal effects of the entire system. Using the SmartParts(TM) feature, designers can build simple models in minutes, apply complex mechanical parts directly from MCAD, create custom CAD geometry with ease, and import detailed electronic assemblies from EDA tools.

Key benefits of PADS FloTHERM XT include:

    --  A CAD-centric solution for thermal simulation and electronic cooling.
    --  Consideration for all thermal aspects of the design, including package
        selection, PCB layout, board structure, and enclosure design.
    --  Direct interfaces with all major MCAD vendors and all vendor-neutral
        file formats.
    --  Automatic report generation via HTML, PDF, or Microsoft® Word.
"Mentor is unrivaled in delivering technology innovation that enables competitive advantage for our customers. With Xpedition for enterprises, to PADS for the mainstream market, our solutions portfolio continues to evolve allowing the market to tackle the most complex product creation challenges," stated A.J. Incorvaia, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Board Systems Division. "Our new PADS release with thermal and voltage analysis capabilities provides an intuitive solution that helps individual electronic designers go from design concept through manufacturing."

Product Availability
The new PADS release with PADS HyperLynx DC Drop and PADS FloTHERM XT electronic cooling options will be available in July. The PADS HyperLynx DC Drop tool starts at $4995 (USD). The PADS FloTHERM XT tool starts at $12,500 (USD).To learn more, consult a Mentor Graphics sales representative or call 1-800-547-3000. Additional product information can be found on the website: http://www.pads.com.

About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last fiscal year of approximately $1.18 billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.

(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, PADS, HyperLynx, Xpedition and FloTHERM are registered trademarks and SmartParts is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)

For more information, please contact:

Larry Toda

Mentor Graphics

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Jabo Launches Dating App That Finds Your Ideal Activity Partner

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Jabo, the newest dating app for the fitness community, today announced its launch into the Apple App Store with the release of their iPhone app for beta testing. Jabo was created to facilitate dates between individuals who share the same interests in physical activities. Whether you're into physical activities such as yoga, crossfit, running, playing sports, being outdoors, staying fit and healthy, working out with other people, or you simply want to get to know someone while doing your favorite activities, Jabo matches you up with your ideal activity partner. To find your ideal partner, Jabo collects your daily activity through the Apple Health app and analyzes your behavior on the app to identify trends in your matchmaking process.

"Over time, Jabo generates a compatibility score for every user based on their behavior on the app. If they tend to like people who are more or less active than they are, for example, then they will be presented with potential matches that fit that trend," said Jabo's Marketing Director Gabriel Rotman. "The most popular dating apps these days fail to facilitate dates between compatible people. Jabo solves that problem by focusing on the physical activities that people have in common and providing the means to do those activities together."

It is very easy to start using Jabo. Once you download the app, you can login with your Facebook account and your profile will be automatically generated using your Facebook information. You can then specify an unlimited number of your favorite activities, your desired age and distance, and start browsing. To match up with someone, both of you need to like each other's profile, and at that point you're able to invite your new match to do an activity with you. If your activity invite is accepted, you can chat with your match and use that activity as a topic of conversation to get to know them and plan your date.

Jabo also offers an in-app paid feature called MatchPass, which lets you instantly notify and invite potential matches to do an activity with you without having to match up with them first.

During the beta, the ability to browse is only available to anyone in the South Florida area. Jabo can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. Visit http://www.jaboapp.com for more info.

Contact: Gabriel Rotman, 954-281-2011, gabe@jaboapp.com

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New Cadence Allegro Platform Accelerates Design of Compact, High-Performance Products Using Flex and Rigid-Flex Technologies

Unique and comprehensive real-time DRCs for flex technology and dynamic concurrent team design accelerate product creation

MUNICH, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at CDNLive EMEA, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) unveiled the Allegro(®) 17.2-2016 portfolio, which enables a more predictable and shorter design cycle. The portfolio features comprehensive in-design inter-layer checking technology that minimizes design-check-redesign iterations and a new dynamic concurrent team design capability that accelerates product creation time by up to 50 percent. Utilizing material inlay fabrication techniques, these new capabilities can reduce material costs by up to 25 percent. In addition, embedded Sigrity(TM) technology now ensures critical signals meet performance criteria and power integrity (PI) for PCB designers addressing power delivery and IR-drop issues efficiently, eliminating time-consuming iterations with PI experts. For more information on the Allegro technology portfolio, please visit http://www.cadence.com/news/allegro172.

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The Allegro portfolio includes key advancements that minimize design iterations and lower overall cost for flex and rigid-flex designs commonly used in automotive, consumer electronics, computing, communications, mobile and wearable applications. These capabilities include:

    --  Rigid-Flex design enhancements that give designers the ability to
        specify multiple rigid and flex stack-ups in the same database. This
        stack-up-by-zone feature can also be used in rigid designs to create
        material inlay regions leveraging a mix of expensive and inexpensive
        materials, enabling reduction of material cost by up to 25 percent.
    --  Unique and comprehensive in-design inter-layer checks for flex and
        rigid-flex that saves manual effort and ensures all rules for advance
        flex designs are adhered to, avoiding many design-check-redesign
        iterations.
    --  PI for PCB designers that leverages Allegro and Sigrity technologies to
        provide faster, more reliable access to IR-drop analysis results,
        enabling PCB designers to efficiently meet power delivery network (PDN)
        design requirements.
    --  Interoperable Allegro and Sigrity technologies that provide an easy to
        use environment, which shortens design and verification time.  This is
        achieved by avoiding unnecessary physical prototype iterations through
        improved route channel utilization using tabbed routing, new in-design
        backdrilling rules and efficient sharing of custom return path via
        structures optimized with Sigrity technology.
    --  New Native 3D engine that streamlines the system design process and
        provides improved visualization and collision detection to avoid
        unnecessary MCAD/ECAD iterations.
The Allegro portfolio now provides synchronous team design capability, which can shorten design time by up to 50 percent for dense designs and increase efficiency by enabling the team to design synchronously. This feature enables PCB designers to achieve maximum productivity by allowing up to five PCB designers to conduct real-time, concurrent PCB design work within the same design database, shortening time to route a dense design by up to 80 percent.

"Due to the nature of our business, flex designs are extremely critical to many of our products, specifically in the mobile and automotive space. The breadth and the depth of enhancements have the ability to significantly improve our PCB design productivity in designing for space-constrained applications," said Greg Bodi, director of System Engineering PCB Layout, Nvidia. "The new inter-layer check capability provides comprehensive in-design, real-time checks, which will save us significant time currently spent doing manual checks after layout is completed on advance flex and rigid-flex designs."

"The latest Allegro release provides many productivity and ease of use improvements," said Dave Elder, PCB Engineering manager at Tait Communications. "In-design inter-layer checks for flex and rigid-flex design is comprehensive and extensible, which can save us 20 to 25 percent time for rigid-flex designs. This will also allow us to retire some homegrown solutions we put in place."

"The new Allegro platform addresses many challenges faced by PCB designers on a daily basis," said Saugat Sen, vice president of R&D, PCB and IC Packaging Group at Cadence. "We continue to provide market-leading solutions with Allegro's extensive Rigid/Flex capabilities coupled with industry-leading power aware Sigrity SI/PI technology to reduce design cycle time for our customers' compact, high-performance products."

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products and its services is available at http://www.cadence.com.

© 2016 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Allegro, Cadence and the Cadence logo are registered trademarks and Sigrity is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

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Say It With Pepsi(TM)!

Pepsi® Pops With Language of Now On Over One Billion Bottles & Cans Around the World For Global #PepsiMoji Campaign

PURCHASE, N.Y., May 3, 2016 /CNW/ -- #PEPSIMOJI - Liberated from digital keyboards, Pepsi(®) is taking the world's global language - emojis - offline in a visually striking and socially sharable campaign, inviting consumers to "Say It With Pepsi(TM)." Unleashing more than 600 proprietary PepsiMoji designs - from over one billion bottles and cans to sunglasses and stadiums - in more than 100 markets, this year's global #PepsiMoji campaign brings a provocative and fresh take on the cultural phenomenon of emojis.

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Using the proprietary designs, depicting both globally relevant and locally significant imagery, the immersive campaign connects cola lovers around the world through a shared language that is uniquely and definably Pepsi and is brought to life in a variety of elements, including:

    --  a limited-edition licensing partnership with world-renowned designer
        Jeremy Scott
    --  visually-arresting out-of-home shot by famed fashion photographer Ben
        Watts
    --  story-telling social imagery captured by Instagram-celeb lensman Daniel
        Arnold
    --  a suite of global television and original digital creative, and
    --  localized experiential content
"The iconic Pepsi globe is synonymous with so much - adventure, excitement, fun - and, like emojis, represents a range of unlimited emotions without saying a word," said Carla Hassan, SVP, Global Brand Management, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo. "The 'Say It With Pepsi' campaign celebrates the universal connection and communication emojis provide, with our PepsiMoji language sparking unexpected conversations and action around the world this year - going beyond the expected emoji experience."

Wear It With Pepsi
This summer, Pepsi will enable consumers to see the world through PepsiMoji-colored glasses with a fashion collaboration with designer Jeremy Scott. The limited edition Pepsi x Jeremy Scott Capsule Collection includes six styles of emoji-inspired sunglasses featuring proprietary PepsiMoji designs, such as Kissy Face, Love, Smirk and, of course, Sunglasses, available beginning this summer.

Jeremy Scott commented: "Pepsi has always been more than just a beverage to me - it's an icon of pop culture.  And what's more pop culture at the moment than emojis? I'm excited to play with the unique PepsiMoji designs and showcase them in a fresh medium - sunglasses."

#PepsiMoji Unleashed
To fully showcase the lively and playful nature of the PepsiMoji characters, the iconic brand partnered with famed photographer Ben Watts on a series of impactful out of home elements, as well as Daniel Arnold, a street photographer with one of today's most enviable Instagram followings, to share the story of #PepsiMoji in the same non-verbal vein as emojis themselves. For the out-of-home, Watts' vibrant and expressive photography takes on quirky twists as his real-life images collide with the light-hearted PepsiMoji characters. Arnold's candid street shots capture witty and playful moments paired with unexpected, but complementary, PepsiMoji illustrations for a visual, compelling story that will be shared across social platforms and channels.

"I was after clean, graphic, candid photos that immediately communicated a feeling or an idea -- essentially candid emojis," said Arnold.

The PepsiMoji Origins
Communication in global television commercials and digital content will also take place through the proprietary PepsiMoji design lens to round out the PepsiMoji ecosystem. The first in a series of digital content, "Origins" introduces how PepsiMoji designs - fuelled by young love's range of emotions - first found themselves in the world and on Pepsi packaging. Following "Origins," up to 50 pithy, sharable and topical pieces of content, no more than seven-seconds each, that celebrate global cultural moments and holidays like "Day of the Dead" to the everyday occasions and happenings like "Hump Day" and the "Morning Alarm" ritual will be shared throughout the campaign. Creative content "Backpackers" and "Concert Connection" premier with :30 spots for traditional television viewing and versions :90 or more to be featured on the digital screen. The creative storylines showcase how communicating through PepsiMoji icons can lead to unpredictable and memorable adventures, experiences and even love.

Following release in markets including Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia and Thailand, the PepsiMoji campaign will roll out around the world across the full Pepsi portfolio - Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Diet Pepsi/Pepsi Light - throughout 2016. Local adaptation and amplification of the program includes more than 100 five-second ads in the United States - an innovative and first-of-its-kind media buy; mood vending machines in India that dispense Pepsi product adorned with the PepsiMoji design that most matches your current state of mind; an extensive local influencer engagement program across the Middle East; and cheeky online engagement in Argentina where consumers can create a personalized PepsiMoji design or use PepsiMoji accessories to fashion their selfies.

The PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center created more than 600 PepsiMoji designs for a universal language system for the brand. To experience and unleash the full range of the PepsiMoji catalogue, download the PepsiMoji Keyboard App for free on the Apple App and Google Play stores.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $63 billion in net revenue in 2015, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose - our goal to deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose means providing a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities where we operate. For more information, visit http://www.pepsico.com.

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

My Real Games Announces New Title Drop for May

LONDON, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    The free games website, My Real Games has just announced its lineup for new titles
hitting the site in May. The hot list of incoming games for online, download and mobile
has a decidedly retro feel with a host of old-school favorites making the grade.

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    The site, which offers full length games for multiple devices typically adds a
selection of new games at the start of each month across a host of genres. Visitors to the
site in May will find that they are spoilt for choice with new additions in three
categories including mahjong [http://www.myrealgames.com/genres/mahjong-games ], 8 ball
pool [http://www.myrealgames.com/download-free-games/8-ball-frenzy ] and jigsaw puzzles
[http://www.myrealgames.com/genres/jigsaw-puzzles ].

    One of the first of the new games to hit the site for May players is Sakura Day
Mahjong. The ancient tile challenge takes gamers to the mysteries of the Orient, to lost
Wind Valley, the magical Emerald Waterfall and majestic Imperial Garden. The puzzles can
be assembled to suit any taste and any time constraints, with short and fast games to tax
players in a few spare moments or epic challenges of 200 tiles and 15 layer levels. There
are six unexplored worlds to be discovered over 7 hours of game play to enjoy.

    Also new in May is Green City: Go South, a PC downloadable time management title. The
free to download game calls on players to use their building savvy to create a green city
out of the open sea. Gamers can reclaim land to build a beautiful island but must use
recycled garbage to construct their creations. Green City: Go South is packed with six
thrilling quests, 48 unique and challenging missions and a host of green upgrades for
eco-savvy engineers in the making to claim as their own.

    For gamers favoring the ever-popular hidden object genre, Manor Memoirs has just
landed on site. Join best-selling author Scarlett, who is suffering from writer's block
and has lost her inspiration. Players can explore her beautiful 19th century mansion,
finding long lost treasures and artifacts for garage sales, helping Scarlett raise the
money she needs to restore her crumbling mansion to its former glory.

    Strike Solitaire 3: Dream Resort rounds off the first batch of hot new games making
their debut in May. With 120 levels of varying difficulty to conquer, gamers can play
solitaire and bowl strikes to their heart's content.

    Nikolai Veselov from MyRealGames.com helped to select the latest installment of new
games for visitors. He said, "These are just the first of our new games for May. With such
a range of genres there is something for everyone to enjoy and lots more titles to come
later this month."

    To find out more about MyRealGames and to play any of these games visit
http://www.myrealgames.com

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Say It With Pepsi(TM)!

Pepsi® Pops With Language of Now On Over One Billion Bottles & Cans Around the World For Global #PepsiMoji Campaign

PURCHASE, N.Y., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- #PEPSIMOJI -- Liberated from digital keyboards, Pepsi(®) is taking the world's global language -- emojis -- offline in a visually striking and socially sharable campaign, inviting consumers to "Say It With Pepsi(TM)." Unleashing more than 600 proprietary PepsiMoji designs -- from over one billion bottles and cans to sunglasses and stadiums -- in more than 100 markets, this year's global #PepsiMoji campaign brings a provocative and fresh take on the cultural phenomenon of emojis.

Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7812851-say-it-with-pepsi/

Using the proprietary designs, depicting both globally relevant and locally significant imagery, the immersive campaign connects cola lovers around the world through a shared language that is uniquely and definably Pepsi and is brought to life in a variety of elements, including:

    --  a limited-edition licensing partnership with world-renowned designer
        Jeremy Scott
    --  visually-arresting out-of-home shot by famed fashion photographer Ben
        Watts
    --  story-telling social imagery captured by Instagram-celeb lensman Daniel
        Arnold
    --  a suite of global television and original digital creative, and
    --  localized experiential content
"The iconic Pepsi globe is synonymous with so much -- adventure, excitement, fun -- and, like emojis, represents a range of unlimited emotions without saying a word," said Carla Hassan, SVP, Global Brand Management, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo. "The 'Say It With Pepsi' campaign celebrates the universal connection and communication emojis provide, with our PepsiMoji language sparking unexpected conversations and action around the world this year -- going beyond the expected emoji experience."

Wear It With Pepsi
This summer, Pepsi will enable consumers to see the world through PepsiMoji-colored glasses with a fashion collaboration with designer Jeremy Scott. The limited edition Pepsi x Jeremy Scott Capsule Collection includes six styles of emoji-inspired sunglasses featuring proprietary PepsiMoji designs, such as Kissy Face, Love, Smirk and, of course, Sunglasses, available beginning this summer.

Jeremy Scott commented: "Pepsi has always been more than just a beverage to me -- it's an icon of pop culture.  And what's more pop culture at the moment than emojis? I'm excited to play with the unique PepsiMoji designs and showcase them in a fresh medium -- sunglasses."

#PepsiMoji Unleashed
To fully showcase the lively and playful nature of the PepsiMoji characters, the iconic brand partnered with famed photographer Ben Watts on a series of impactful out of home elements, as well as Daniel Arnold, a street photographer with one of today's most enviable Instagram followings, to share the story of #PepsiMoji in the same non-verbal vein as emojis themselves. For the out-of-home, Watts' vibrant and expressive photography takes on quirky twists as his real-life images collide with the light-hearted PepsiMoji characters. Arnold's candid street shots capture witty and playful moments paired with unexpected, but complementary, PepsiMoji illustrations for a visual, compelling story that will be shared across social platforms and channels.

"I was after clean, graphic, candid photos that immediately communicated a feeling or an idea -- essentially candid emojis," said Arnold.

The PepsiMoji Origins
Communication in global television commercials and digital content will also take place through the proprietary PepsiMoji design lens to round out the PepsiMoji ecosystem. The first in a series of digital content, "Origins" introduces how PepsiMoji designs -- fuelled by young love's range of emotions -- first found themselves in the world and on Pepsi packaging. Following "Origins," up to 50 pithy, sharable and topical pieces of content, no more than seven-seconds each, that celebrate global cultural moments and holidays like "Day of the Dead" to the everyday occasions and happenings like "Hump Day" and the "Morning Alarm" ritual will be shared throughout the campaign. Creative content "Backpackers" and "Concert Connection" premier with :30 spots for traditional television viewing and versions :90 or more to be featured on the digital screen. The creative storylines showcase how communicating through PepsiMoji icons can lead to unpredictable and memorable adventures, experiences and even love.

Following release in markets including Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia and Thailand, the PepsiMoji campaign will roll out around the world across the full Pepsi portfolio -- Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Diet Pepsi/Pepsi Light -- throughout 2016. Local adaptation and amplification of the program includes more than 100 five-second ads in the United States -- an innovative and first-of-its-kind media buy; mood vending machines in India that dispense Pepsi product adorned with the PepsiMoji design that most matches your current state of mind; an extensive local influencer engagement program across the Middle East; and cheeky online engagement in Argentina where consumers can create a personalized PepsiMoji design or use PepsiMoji accessories to fashion their selfies.

The PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center created more than 600 PepsiMoji designs for a universal language system for the brand. To experience and unleash the full range of the PepsiMoji catalogue, download the PepsiMoji Keyboard App for free on the Apple App and Google Play stores.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $63 billion in net revenue in 2015, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose -- our goal to deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose means providing a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities where we operate. For more information, visit http://www.pepsico.com.

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Say It With Pepsi(TM)!

Pepsi® Pops With Language of Now On Over One Billion Bottles & Cans Around the World For Global #PepsiMoji Campaign

PURCHASE, N.Y., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- #PEPSIMOJI - Liberated from digital keyboards, Pepsi(®) is taking the world's global language - emojis - offline in a visually striking and socially sharable campaign, inviting consumers to "Say It With Pepsi(TM)." Unleashing more than 600 proprietary PepsiMoji designs - from over one billion bottles and cans to sunglasses and stadiums - in more than 100 markets, this year's global #PepsiMoji campaign brings a provocative and fresh take on the cultural phenomenon of emojis.

Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7812851-say-it-with-pepsi/

Using the proprietary designs, depicting both globally relevant and locally significant imagery, the immersive campaign connects cola lovers around the world through a shared language that is uniquely and definably Pepsi and is brought to life in a variety of elements, including:

    --  a limited-edition licensing partnership with world-renowned designer
        Jeremy Scott
    --  visually-arresting out-of-home shot by famed fashion photographer Ben
        Watts
    --  story-telling social imagery captured by Instagram-celeb lensman Daniel
        Arnold
    --  a suite of global television and original digital creative, and
    --  localized experiential content
"The iconic Pepsi globe is synonymous with so much - adventure, excitement, fun - and, like emojis, represents a range of unlimited emotions without saying a word," said Carla Hassan, SVP, Global Brand Management, Global Beverage Group, PepsiCo. "The 'Say It With Pepsi' campaign celebrates the universal connection and communication emojis provide, with our PepsiMoji language sparking unexpected conversations and action around the world this year - going beyond the expected emoji experience."

Wear It With Pepsi
This summer, Pepsi will enable consumers to see the world through PepsiMoji-colored glasses with a fashion collaboration with designer Jeremy Scott. The limited edition Pepsi x Jeremy Scott Capsule Collection includes six styles of emoji-inspired sunglasses featuring proprietary PepsiMoji designs, such as Kissy Face, Love, Smirk and, of course, Sunglasses, available beginning this summer.

Jeremy Scott commented: "Pepsi has always been more than just a beverage to me - it's an icon of pop culture.  And what's more pop culture at the moment than emojis? I'm excited to play with the unique PepsiMoji designs and showcase them in a fresh medium - sunglasses."

#PepsiMoji Unleashed
To fully showcase the lively and playful nature of the PepsiMoji characters, the iconic brand partnered with famed photographer Ben Watts on a series of impactful out of home elements, as well as Daniel Arnold, a street photographer with one of today's most enviable Instagram followings, to share the story of #PepsiMoji in the same non-verbal vein as emojis themselves. For the out-of-home, Watts' vibrant and expressive photography takes on quirky twists as his real-life images collide with the light-hearted PepsiMoji characters. Arnold's candid street shots capture witty and playful moments paired with unexpected, but complementary, PepsiMoji illustrations for a visual, compelling story that will be shared across social platforms and channels.

"I was after clean, graphic, candid photos that immediately communicated a feeling or an idea -- essentially candid emojis," said Arnold.

The PepsiMoji Origins
Communication in global television commercials and digital content will also take place through the proprietary PepsiMoji design lens to round out the PepsiMoji ecosystem. The first in a series of digital content, "Origins" introduces how PepsiMoji designs - fuelled by young love's range of emotions - first found themselves in the world and on Pepsi packaging. Following "Origins," up to 50 pithy, sharable and topical pieces of content, no more than seven-seconds each, that celebrate global cultural moments and holidays like "Day of the Dead" to the everyday occasions and happenings like "Hump Day" and the "Morning Alarm" ritual will be shared throughout the campaign. Creative content "Backpackers" and "Concert Connection" premier with :30 spots for traditional television viewing and versions :90 or more to be featured on the digital screen. The creative storylines showcase how communicating through PepsiMoji icons can lead to unpredictable and memorable adventures, experiences and even love.

Following release in markets including Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia and Thailand, the PepsiMoji campaign will roll out around the world across the full Pepsi portfolio - Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Diet Pepsi/Pepsi Light - throughout 2016. Local adaptation and amplification of the program includes more than 100 five-second ads in the United States - an innovative and first-of-its-kind media buy; mood vending machines in India that dispense Pepsi product adorned with the PepsiMoji design that most matches your current state of mind; an extensive local influencer engagement program across the Middle East; and cheeky online engagement in Argentina where consumers can create a personalized PepsiMoji design or use PepsiMoji accessories to fashion their selfies.

The PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center created more than 600 PepsiMoji designs for a universal language system for the brand. To experience and unleash the full range of the PepsiMoji catalogue, download the PepsiMoji Keyboard App for free on the Apple App and Google Play stores.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $63 billion in net revenue in 2015, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose - our goal to deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose means providing a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities where we operate. For more information, visit http://www.pepsico.com.

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

NetComm Wireless Launches VDSL/ADSL Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Gateway for New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband

SYDNEY, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC), a leading global developer of data communications devices, today launched the VDSL/ADSL Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Gateway (NF15ACV), a smart residential gateway that offers high-speed access to VDSL2+/ADSL2+ services and New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network to deliver a powerful broadband experience to households now and in the future.

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The NetComm Wireless NF15ACV supports growing bandwidth demand with triple play services covering multiple HD IPTV/OTT video streaming, high-speed data and Voice over IP (VoIP). Designed to deliver superfast home network speeds, the NF15ACV features the next generation of wireless technology, 802.11 AC, and 2 x 2 external omni-directional antennas to extend a powerful signal to all corners of the home.

With concurrent access to 2.4GhZ and 5GhZ bands, the NF15ACV reduces traffic overload and ensures an optimal connection to IP TVs, set top boxes, laptops, tablets, computers, NAS, smart phones and gaming consoles.

"We're seeing a tremendous jump in broadband usage, and households expect fast and powerful connectivity across all of their devices. The NF15ACV combines triple play services with the latest in wireless connectivity to bring optimal performance to multiple users simultaneously streaming high quality content including high definition movies and gaming," said David Stewart, CEO and Managing Director, NetComm Wireless.

NetComm Wireless' NF15ACV offers immediate access to all UFB fibre network configurations including: Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN), Fibre-to-the-Basement (FTTB) services and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services that deliver superfast speeds.

Key features:

    --  VDSL2/ADSL2+ gateway -- 4 x Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 LAN ports
    --  UFB ready -- high-speed connection to UFB fibre network - 1 x
        10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port
    --  VoIP feature for HD quality voice calls, connecting up to 2 phones
    --  Next generation Wi-Fi 802.11 AC1200, dual band concurrent, for multiple
        high-speed wireless connections
    --  WPS push button for the quick and easy connection of wireless devices
    --  Access and share media and file content across the wireless home network
Note to editors

For further product information and high-resolution photos please visit: http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/adsl/nf15acv

About NetComm Wireless

NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of Fixed Wireless Regional Broadband and wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices that underpin an increasingly connected world. Leading telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators utilise NetComm Wireless' 3G, 4G LTE and new generation Fixed Wireless solutions to optimise network performance and to support their connected products and services in the M2M and regional broadband markets. For the past 34 years, NetComm Wireless has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is now a globally recognised wireless innovator. Headquartered in Sydney (Australia), NetComm Wireless has offices in the US, Europe/UK, New Zealand, Middle East and Japan. For more information, visit http://www.netcommwireless.com.

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

Cadence Announces New Tensilica Vision P6 DSP Targeting Embedded Neural Network Applications

Latest DSP quadruples neural network performance capability compared to previous-generation Vision DSP

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the new Cadence® Tensilica® Vision P6 digital signal processor (DSP), Cadence's highest-performing vision/imaging processor, which extends the Tensilica product portfolio further into the fast-growing vision/deep learning applications areas. New instructions, increased math throughput and other enhancements set a new standard in imaging and computer vision benchmarks, increasing performance by up to 4X compared to the Tensilica Vision P5 DSP.

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The Tensilica Vision P6 DSP quadruples multiply-accumulate (MAC) performance compared to the previous generation Vision P5 DSP, targeting convolutional neural network (CNN) applications which are dominated by available MAC performance. Compared to commercially available GPUs, the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP can achieve twice the frame rate at much lower power consumption on a typical neural network implementation. For a wide range of other key vision functions, such as convolution, FIR filters and matrix multiplication, the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP increases performance by up to 4X by utilizing its improved 8-bit and 16-bit arithmetic, making it an ideally suited DSP for CNN applications. In addition, the Tensilica Vision P6 implements on-the-fly data compression to sharply reduce memory footprint and bandwidth requirements for demanding "fully connected" neural network layers.

The Tensilica Vision P6 DSP builds on the momentum of the market-leading Vision P5 DSP, which has already been designed-in by two of the leading mobile phone application processor vendors. Compatible with the Vision P5 DSP, this newest vision DSP offers an optional 32-way SIMD vector floating-point unit that includes the IEEE half precision standard (FP16). Floating-point performance capability is double that of the Vision P5 DSP, enabling easy use of existing floating-point neural network implementations.

The advances in the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP further improve the ease of software development and porting, with comprehensive support for integer, fixed-point and floating-point data types and an advanced toolchain with a proven auto-vectorizing C compiler. The software environment also features complete support for standard OpenCV and OpenVX libraries, enabling fast, high-level migration of existing imaging/vision applications with support of over 1000 library functions. Early customer engagements on the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP are expected to begin in late June. For more information on the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP, contact your Cadence representative or visit http://www.cadence.com/news/TensilicaVisionP6.

"Cadence is investing heavily on advanced vision and deep learning," said Chris Rowen, CTO for the IP Group at Cadence. "We are devoting intense efforts to discovering improved structures and training for neural networks, providing rich software environments for fast application development and offering breakthrough vision DSP architectures for embedded vision and learning deployment. The Tensilica Vision P6 design is the direct result of this investment and significantly raises the bar in both vision efficiency and scalability."

"We have been working closely with Cadence to develop CNN-based vision applications. Features such as wide vector SIMD processing, VLIW instructions, and fast histogram and scatter/gather intrinsics make it an ideal platform for demanding CNN algorithms," said A. G. K. Karunakaran, president and CEO of Multicoreware. "The Tensilica Vision DSP's performance characteristics, combined with its highly tuned image processing libraries and robust development environment, enabled a power-efficient implementation of our algorithms and shortened our development cycle. We are excited to continue working with Cadence on their next-generation Vision P6 DSP."

"Devices that are more aware of the world around them are more capable, more autonomous, safer and easier to use," said Jeff Bier, founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance. "By enabling widespread deployment of deep learning and computer vision, processors like the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP are making the promise of more intelligent devices a reality."

The Tensilica Vision P6 DSP is based on the Cadence Tensilica Xtensa® architecture, and combines flexible hardware choices with a library of vision/imaging DSP functions and numerous vision/imaging applications from our established ecosystem partners. It also shares the comprehensive Tensilica partner ecosystem for other applications software, emulation and probes, silicon and services and much more. The Xtensa architecture is one of the most popular licensable processor architecture, shipping products spanning from sensors to supercomputers.

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products and its services is available at http://www.cadence.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others, the risks detailed from time-to-time in our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.

© 2016 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Cadence, the Cadence logo, Tensilica, and Xtensa are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are those of their respective holders.

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EMC Launches ViPR Controller 3.0 Storage Automation Software

New Features and Open Source Innovation Help Modernize the Data Center by Bridging Support Between Traditional and Cloud Native Environments

LAS VEGAS, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC WORLD --

News Highlights:

    --  EMC releases EMC ViPR® Controller 3.0 Software Defined Storage,
        designed to bridge traditional and cloud native environments, with
        support for over 50 EMC and third-party storage products
    --  Enables customers to condense manual tasks by up to 73%, drastically
        reducing errors, management overhead and OPEX
    --  Includes open source innovations from the CoprHD Project, with features
        such as a Southbound SDK (software development kit) to help customers
        and platform vendors extend ViPR Controller's automation and management
        capabilities to their storage products
    --  Supports high availability business requirements, eliminating single
        points of failure and providing additional backup options to preserve
        critical data in case of disaster
Connect With Us At EMC World 2016:

    --  Session Streaming: For video of keynotes, general sessions, backstage
        sessions, and EMC TV coverage, click here
    --  Social: Follow @EMCWorld, @EMCCorp, and @EMC_News, and join
        conversations with #EMCWORLD, and like EMC on Facebook
    --  Photos: Access event photos via Flickr
    --  Live Chat: Click here to join the "Ask Me Anything" CrowdChat with
        Jeremy Burton, President of Products and Marketing, on Tues., May 3 at
        12:00 PM PDT/ 3:00PM EDT
    --  News: View additional related news from the EMC Pulse Blog or visit the
        special EMC World News microsite here
Full Story:

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced new updates to its EMC ViPR® Controller storage automation software, designed to help customers modernize their multivendor storage environments, with support for over 50 EMC and third-party storage platforms. The latest Software Defined Storage release is designed to enable customers to drive greater levels of efficiency by reducing manual tasks by up to 73%, helping mitigate risks and freeing-up resources. ViPR Controller effectively bridges traditional and cloud native environments, providing ease of use, time savings and reduced OPEX.

Since ViPR Controller's launch in 2013, enterprises have deployed it to centralize and transform the management of multivendor storage into a single platform. ViPR Controller offers "single pane of glass" dashboard views for abstracting and pooling EMC and third-party storage resources in a customer's environment. New features in this version are designed to enable customers to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency in managing their data centers, with a 63% average reduction in time to provision storage.

Updates include:

    --  Application-Centric Workflows that help reduce errors and improve
        time-to-market by enabling management of application resources without
        the need to understand the underlying storage solutions being used.
    --  The new Southbound Software Development Kit (SDK), a result of
        open-source based community innovation from the CoprHD(TM) Project,
        enables organizations to add ViPR Controller support for any storage
        system. This provides the ultimate flexibility to customers, as well as
        third-party storage vendors that want to add to the more than 50 storage
        platforms already supported by ViPR Controller.
    --  New native disaster recovery features enable customers to eliminate
        single points of failure to ensure SLAs are met, offering two backup
        sites in case of disaster and ensuring high availability.
Availability
ViPR Controller will be generally available in the second quarter of 2016. Customers can also download a "Free and Frictionless" trial edition of ViPR Controller. For more information, visit: ViPR download page or the CoprHD Project.

Analyst Quote:
Ashish Nadkarni, Research Director, IDC

"Enterprises today are concerned about maximizing their 2(nd) Platform investments while beginning the move to the 3(rd) Platform--the crux of modernizing the data center. The ability to increase efficiency, reduce error and capture elusive OPEX benefits with storage automation is a big step toward what the data center needs to become in the growing world of cloud, mobile and IoT."

EMC Executive Quote:
Manuvir Das, Senior Vice President, Advanced Software, Emerging Technology Division, EMC Corporation

"With ViPR Controller, EMC has paved the way for unifying multivendor environments. These new features enhance some of the product's hallmarks--simplicity, extensibility and enterprise-class--in order to reduce costs and human error while addressing scale and agility. As always with ViPR Controller, we're innovating to address customer needs today and tomorrow, in any storage environment."

ABOUT EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset - information - in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at http://www.EMC.com.

CoprHD, ViPR and EMC are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) risks associated with the proposed acquisition of EMC by Denali Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Dell, Inc., including, among others, assumptions related to the ability to close the acquisition, the expected closing date and its anticipated costs and benefits; (ii) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (iii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iv) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (v) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (viii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (ix) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiv) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xvi) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

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CONTACT: Megan Lane, 1.781.426.6382, megan.lane@emc.com

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

Amerlux launches Lunetta: A beautiful revolution in exterior pedestrian lighting

SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2016 /CNW/ -- Integrating the utilitarian form factor of a post top lantern with the aesthetics of a glowing light stick, Amerlux introduces Lunetta as an innovative and impressive pedestrian-scale exterior luminaire family that self-illuminates a curved funnel shaped top head as well as the pole, creating a seamless, glare-free light post of varying heights. The new Lunetta family provides the perfect solution for illuminating exteriors of universities, healthcare centers, airports, science/technology facilities, office and government buildings, parks, and sports and entertainment venues.

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"The beauty of Lunetta lies in its simplicity, breaking from convention by unifying both the head and post to become illuminated as one for a completely unique look in the exterior lighting landscape," explains Amerlux CEO/President Chuck Campagna. "Inspired by geometry and glare control principles, Lunetta uses a curvilinear three-dimensional form to create a shielding mechanism, resulting in a beautiful lamp post with low-glare, soft Lambertian illumination."

The luminaire's top cap is equipped with recessed high-performance LEDs aimed downward, grazing the top and pole with a beautiful gradating lighting effect.  The light distribution at ground level delivers a soft, Lambertian moonlight-comparable glow, perfect for demarcating entry roadways, plazas, pedestrian paths and sidewalks. The luminaire family accommodates mounting heights from 16" to 24'. Additionally, the product's energy efficiency is significant and its associated uplight contribution is minimal.

"Before Lunetta, exterior public pathway lighting existed in two form factors-- a lantern atop a pole with a sharply contrasting bright head and dark pole or a glowing stick that cannot achieve significant performance criteria," continued Mr. Campagna. "Lunetta embodies the best of both designs, creating a sophisticated seamless visual effect with high performance and substantial lumen output."

About Amerlux LLC

Amerlux creates lighting designed around its customers and will stop at nothing to help realize their vision. Amerlux works closely with customers every step of the way, from design through construction, to ensure total success and total satisfaction. Amerlux is fueled by a passion to consistently deliver in a fraction of the time of competitors, even on short-run custom orders, and that includes making sure every order is accurate, every product performs flawlessly, and every customer is successful.

Amerlux speaks the language of light for design and construction professionals around the world by manufacturing a broad array of optically superior, energy efficient lighting solutions for the retail, supermarket, hospitality, commercial and exterior lighting markets. Amerlux products and services include track lighting, recessed downlighting and multiples, pendants, linear systems, and custom lighting solutions, as well as support for energy reduction plans that can be used as a guide to state, city and local utility rebate programs for maximum energy savings and utility incentives. The company's domestic and international clients receive the support of Amerlux's highly trained specification sales force, as well as expert service from initial design to on-time delivery made possible by strategically located manufacturing, warehousing and shipping locations.

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Contact:
AMERLUX, LLC
178 Bauer Drive
Oakland, New Jersey 07436
http://www.amerlux.com
info@amerlux.com
T 973.882.5010
F 973.882.2605

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Amerlux launches Lunetta: A beautiful revolution in exterior pedestrian lighting

SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrating the utilitarian form factor of a post top lantern with the aesthetics of a glowing light stick, Amerlux introduces Lunetta as an innovative and impressive pedestrian-scale exterior luminaire family that self-illuminates a curved funnel shaped top head as well as the pole, creating a seamless, glare-free light post of varying heights. The new Lunetta family provides the perfect solution for illuminating exteriors of universities, healthcare centers, airports, science/technology facilities, office and government buildings, parks, and sports and entertainment venues.

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"The beauty of Lunetta lies in its simplicity, breaking from convention by unifying both the head and post to become illuminated as one for a completely unique look in the exterior lighting landscape," explains Amerlux CEO/President Chuck Campagna. "Inspired by geometry and glare control principles, Lunetta uses a curvilinear three-dimensional form to create a shielding mechanism, resulting in a beautiful lamp post with low-glare, soft Lambertian illumination."

The luminaire's top cap is equipped with recessed high-performance LEDs aimed downward, grazing the top and pole with a beautiful gradating lighting effect.  The light distribution at ground level delivers a soft, Lambertian moonlight-comparable glow, perfect for demarcating entry roadways, plazas, pedestrian paths and sidewalks. The luminaire family accommodates mounting heights from 16" to 24'. Additionally, the product's energy efficiency is significant and its associated uplight contribution is minimal.

"Before Lunetta, exterior public pathway lighting existed in two form factors-- a lantern atop a pole with a sharply contrasting bright head and dark pole or a glowing stick that cannot achieve significant performance criteria," continued Mr. Campagna. "Lunetta embodies the best of both designs, creating a sophisticated seamless visual effect with high performance and substantial lumen output."

About Amerlux LLC

Amerlux creates lighting designed around its customers and will stop at nothing to help realize their vision. Amerlux works closely with customers every step of the way, from design through construction, to ensure total success and total satisfaction. Amerlux is fueled by a passion to consistently deliver in a fraction of the time of competitors, even on short-run custom orders, and that includes making sure every order is accurate, every product performs flawlessly, and every customer is successful.

Amerlux speaks the language of light for design and construction professionals around the world by manufacturing a broad array of optically superior, energy efficient lighting solutions for the retail, supermarket, hospitality, commercial and exterior lighting markets. Amerlux products and services include track lighting, recessed downlighting and multiples, pendants, linear systems, and custom lighting solutions, as well as support for energy reduction plans that can be used as a guide to state, city and local utility rebate programs for maximum energy savings and utility incentives. The company's domestic and international clients receive the support of Amerlux's highly trained specification sales force, as well as expert service from initial design to on-time delivery made possible by strategically located manufacturing, warehousing and shipping locations.

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Contact:
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T 973.882.5010
F 973.882.2605

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Intelligent Lighting Will Make Boring Presentations a Thing of the Past

In The Event Brings More Innovative Technology to Their Events

SALT LAKE CITY, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In The Event, an event rental and production company based out of Salt Lake City, has expanded their tech offerings with new intelligent lighting inventory.

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Gone are the days of drab PowerPoints unenthusiastically projected behind a presenter. New technology allows In The Event to bring exciting "eye candy" to any event, turning typical presentations into an unforgettable experience.

"It gives them what we call 'eye candy' in the room," explains founder and CEO Robert LaSpina. "It's something to look at, something to see, that's unique and moving and changing colors. It's called pixel mapping, and now we can pixel map to all of our lights and everything we do."

In The Event uses wireless German-based lights, so the new inventory can communicate seamlessly with the products they were already using to enliven events. With their new ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 board, In The Event is in complete control over their lighting, lasers, and foggers.

Of the ChamSys board, LaSpina says, "This board rocks. It's got universes so you can run multiple lights and multiple heads, you control everything off of one console."

Another plus? The board integrates with In The Event's Vectorworks program that let's them design events in a 3D map before taking a single piece of equipment to the venue.

"When we're building shows out, we're putting our lights in our drawings and we're actually turning them on in the drawing and programing them in the drawing," says LaSpina. This means all event managers or presenters have to do is "hit play."

Other technology In The Event purchased includes Rosco foggers and hazers, "The best foggers in the world," says LaSpina, and German Light Products (GLP) moving head lights, moving head consoles, and lasers.

"It's our next step in inventory and types of products that we want to rent out," says LaSpina. "Now we consider ourselves a high-end lighting house."

The demand for these types of technologies is high. When In The Event found themselves renting these items from other companies regularly, they decided to take charge and bring this technology in-house.

Opportunities for innovative lighting technology are endless. Whether a brand wants to display their logo, start up a dance party, or present moving images in crystal-clear clarity, they can with this technology at the helm.

In The Event has already marked themselves as innovators in the local and national event industry with their custom-made LED modular furniture, and this step has only solidified that reputation.

As more innovative companies and ideas move to Utah, In The Event will be ready to catch these creatives and make their ideas come true. But creative potential aside, as LaSpina puts it, this technology is "just really, really cool."

Visit http://www.InTheEvent.com for more information about the services and rentals at In The Event.

Media Contact:   
Marina Gutierrez   
In The Event   
(801) 866-1144 
Email

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Cavium Unveils OCTEON TX(TM): Industry's widest range of 64-bit ARM®-based SOCs for a broad spectrum of open, services-centric applications in enterprise and service provider infrastructure

SOCs with 1 to 24 enhanced ARMv8.1 cores, rich ecosystem for control plane applications and hardware acceleration for data plane

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of products that enable secure and intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud, wired and wireless networking, today unveiled OCTEON TX, a complete line of 64-bit ARM based SOCs for control plane and data plane applications in networking, security, and storage. This new product line is composed of 4 product families - CN80XX, CN81XX, CN82XX and CN83XX with 1 to 24 full custom, enhanced 64-bit ARM v8.1 cores, providing the industry's broadest range of highly integrated 64-bit ARM SOC products for a wide variety of embedded processing applications. The OCTEON TX expands the addressability of Cavium's embedded products into control plane application areas within enterprise, service provider, data center networking and storage that need support of extensive software ecosystem and virtualization features. This product line is also optimized to run multiple concurrent data and control planes simultaneously for security and router appliances, NFV and SDN infrastructure, service provider CPE, wireless transport, NAS, storage controllers, IOT gateways, printer and industrial applications.

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Market Dynamics

The networks of the future are striving to become more open and application centric to enable service expansion and increase monetization. In this open network, the control plane needs to run commercial software distributions and operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Canonical and Java SE), support open source applications (e.g., OpenStack, OpenFlow and Quagga), launch services dynamically and run customer specific services. The data plane is also challenged to support concurrent coexistence of multiple types of high performance data plane applications for firewall, content delivery, routing, and traffic management. The bandwidth demanded for these data planes in networks is also exploding driven by multimedia 4K content and applications, exabytes of storage mirrored across Cloud and Enterprise, real time data acquisition, and rapid growth of connected devices in the IOT world. The threats inside these open networks of cloud and enterprise are becoming increasingly sophisticated and vulnerabilities are becoming more exposed with the connectivity of millions of unsecured IOT devices.

The OCTEON SOC architecture already has established market leadership in data plane application performance and efficiency. While current OCTEON SOCs are used in applications for data plane as well as control plane with embedded software, control plane applications requiring wider software ecosystem and support traditionally have been addressed by the x86 architecture. The open, service centric networks need lower-cost alternatives for control plane, and superior ecosystem and networking performance for data plane. The ARM architecture is able to service these critical needs.

The OCTEON TX ARM 64-bit SOC family of processors combine the best in class data plane performance of the OCTEON® SOC family, and the rich software ecosystem and virtualization features, extended support of open source applications and highly optimized custom ARMv8.1 CPU cores of the ThunderX® family. It also integrates Cavium's flagship security architecture from the NITROX® V security processor family. With this unique combination of performance, features and interfaces, the OCTEON TX provides an excellent solution for service centric networks and addresses additional application areas in the embedded processor market. The OCTEON TX offers a software compatible, scalable product family to meet the wide range of price, power and performance requirements of various end markets such as virtual CPE, wireless transport, NAS, storage appliances and controllers, IOT gateways, industrial control, SMB routers, security appliances, data center accelerators, data center appliances and various control plane applications.

Feature Highlights

    --  Enhanced ThunderX (TX) ARM64 bit cores based on the latest ARM v8.1 ISA,
        with up to 2.2 GHz core frequency and 78K of I-Cache and 32K of D-Cache
    --  CN80XX, CN81XX: From 1 to 4 cores, up to 2MB of Last Level Cache,
        1x32b/64b DDR4 with ECC.
    --  CN82XX, CN83XX: From 8 to 24 cores, up to 8MB of Last Level Cache, up to
        2x64b DDR4 with ECC
    --  Simultaneous support of bulk and RSA crypto, from 400Mbps to 40Gbps of
        IPSEC performance and 600 to 20K RSA Ops/sec for 2048 bit keys.
    --  Latest security features - Supports a wide variety of protocols
        including IPsec, SSL, TLS 1.x, DTLS and ECC Suite B. Also supports a
        wide variety of algorithms including several variants of AES, 3DES,
        SHA-2, SHA-3, RSA 2048, RSA 4096, RSA 8192, ECC p256/p384/p521, Kasumi,
        ZUC and SNOW 3G.
    --  From 500Mbps to 50Gbps of Layer 3 forwarding
    --  Up to 2x 32/64-bit DDR3/DDR4 controllers with ECC, with up to 2400MTS
    --  Integrated Compression Engines with up to 40Gbps
    --  High bandwidth IO: Integrates up to - 12 10Gb/1GbE, 3 40GbE, 4
        PCI-Express Gen3, 6 SATA 3.0
    --  Latest ARMv8.1 and SMMU v2 for data center class full-SOC virtualization
        support
    --  Low Power to meet the strict thermal profiles of fanless designs,
        off-load cards and outdoor industrial grade form factors
Supporting Industry Quotes

"Cavium's OCTEON product line has achieved broad success across a wide range of multicore networking applications due to its highly scalable and accelerated SOC architecture.  With OCTEON TX, Cavium is combining its data plane architecture with its optimized ARMv8.1 cores to target a new range of open and virtualized applications for services-centric networks," said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst at the Linley Group.

"Cavium has delivered breakthrough performance for data plane and security applications with its multi-core OCTEON SOCs," said Steve Klinger, General Manager, Infrastructure Processor Group at Cavium.  "The wide range of products in the OCTEON TX ARM 64-bit product line builds upon this success and expands the use of these products into control and embedded processing applications that leverage the fast growing ARM ecosystem and breadth of open source initiatives."

Availability
The 1 to 4 core CN80XX and CN81XX product families will be sampling in Q2 of 2016, and the 8 to 24 core CN82XX and CN83XX will be sampling in Q3 of 2016.

About Cavium
Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in enterprise, data center, cloud and wired and wireless service provider applications. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India, and China. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions and current expectations. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to development of new products and technologies; manufacturing difficulties; general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about these and other risks that may impact Cavium's business are set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and we assume no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.

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