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Premier Soccer Shop Announces 'Facebook Share' and 'Re-Tweet' Integration for its Website http://www.PremSoccerShop.com

HOBOKEN, N.J., April 7 -- Premier Soccer Shop looks to capitalize on the rise and popularity of social networking by becoming the first online retailer in its space to integrate 'Facebook Share' and 'Re-Tweet' on http://www.PremSoccerShop.com.

"Social Network sites such as Facebook and Twitter give us the opportunity to communicate directly with our loyal customers.  Each and every day, they learn a little bit about our products, our business, and even our personal lives.  Developing that daily relationship with customers is what small business is all about," said Andrew Darby, Partner and manager of the division http://www.PremSoccerShop.com.  "We are continually looking for ways to differentiate ourselves within the soccer retail industry.  Activating the Facebook Share and Re-Tweet option on each individual product page allows our internet customers to share our products within their own social networks, which in turn, gets more people exposed and excited about the products we offer on http://www.PremSoccerShop.com."

Premier Soccer Shop was founded in Hoboken, New Jersey in 2007 and prides itself on offering official and authentic soccer apparel from all over the world.  The shop specializes in official name and number printing and provides soccer fans and players with the latest in footwear and trendy fashion, which it has dubbed 'Football Culture'.  Premier Soccer Shop ships product all around the country and internationally via their online site - http://www.PremSoccerShop.com.

As of April 1, 2010, Facebook boasts more than 400 million enrolled users throughout the world.  Twitter as also seen massive growth in its social network.  At the end of 2009, Twitter posted 2 billion tweets per quarter. In the first quarter of 2010, 4 billion tweets per quarter were posted.

About Premier Soccer Shop

Premier Soccer Shop and http://www.PremSoccerShop.com is a leading provider of authentic soccer jerseys and apparel from teams and countries from around the world. Premier Soccer Shop specializes in official name and number printing.  The retailer also offers the latest in high end performance soccer shoes, as well as lifestyle products via its Football Culture line.  The company is proudly based in Hoboken, New Jersey.  For more information, please visit http://www.PremSoccerShop.com.

  Contact
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  Marco Meneses
  Premier Soccer Shop
  201.533.8900
  marco@premsoccershop.com

Source: Premier Soccer Shop
   

CONTACT:  Marco Meneses, Premier Soccer Shop, +1-201-533-8900,
marco@premsoccershop.com

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

Kroger Encourages Customers To Use Fewer Plastic Bags and Invites Them To Design a Reusable Shopping Bag

Kroger Continues to Make Progress to Reduce Waste and Conserve Energy

CINCINNATI, April 7 -- As Earth Day approaches, The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is inviting customers to Design a Reusable Shopping Bag through its annual online contest.  Beginning April 12 and running through May 21, customers can go online at http://www.kroger.com/green to submit their designs for Kroger's reusable grocery bags.

The winning designer will receive a $1,000 gift card and a chance to see their bag design sold in Kroger stores. In addition to the winner of the contest, four finalists will be awarded a $250 Kroger gift card and five runners-up will receive a $100 Kroger gift card.

During the contest, anyone who designs a bag and has a valid shopper card will receive an electronic coupon for a free reusable bag ($0.99 value) loaded directly to their card, where applicable.  Kroger has also partnered with Cafe Press so would-be designers can purchase a reusable bag with their own design on it.

Lynn Marmer, group vice president of corporate affairs for Kroger, said the contest is a natural fit for the retailer and its family of stores - including  City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's - given the company's commitment to sustainability efforts.  In 2009, Kroger and its family of stores sold an average of nearly 13,000 reusable shopping bags per day. Every reusable bag has the potential to save 1,000 plastic bags over its lifetime.

"By using more reusable shopping bags and engaging in more efficient bagging techniques, Kroger customers and associates diverted nearly 200 million plastic bags from local landfills -about 20 percent toward our goal of saving 1 billion plastic bags," she said. "The Design a Reusable Shopping Bag Contest is a fun, creative way to encourage our customers to use fewer plastic bags."

In addition to plastic bag reduction, Kroger's corporate sustainability efforts are focused on achieving waste reduction, energy conservation and transportation efficiencies:

  --  In partnership with its customers, Kroger has increased the amount of
      plastic it recycles from 9 million pounds of plastic in 2007 to 22
      million pounds in 2009.
  --  Kroger's energy teams have helped achieve impressive utility cost
      reductions through technology such as LED lighting and
      energy-efficient motors in freezer cases.
  --  Kroger's fleet efficiency improved by more than 7 percent in 2009.  In
      other words, the company's logistics team delivered more cases of
      products per each gallon of fuel used.

For more information on Kroger's sustainability initiatives and the Design A Reusable Shopping Bag Contest, including a full list of participating stores, customers should visit http://www.kroger.com/green.

Kroger, the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, employs more than 334,000 associates who serve customers in 2,468 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The Company also operates 777 convenience stores, 374 fine jewelry stores, 893 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the U.S. Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about Kroger, please visit http://www.kroger.com.

Source: The Kroger Co.
   

CONTACT:  Media: Meghan Glynn, +1-513-762-1304, or Investors: Carin Fike,
+1-513-762-4969, both of Kroger

Web Site:  http://www.kroger.com/

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XELERANCE Takes top Prize in Security at Prestigious FOSE IT Trade Show

OTTAWA, April 7, 2010--      Xelerance Corporation, a small Canadian
company that thinks big, has won the Security Hardware Award at the
prestigious Federal Office Systems Exposition (FOSE) in Washington, D.C.

     Xelerance took the top prize in Security Hardware for its DNSX Secure
Signer, a state-of-the-art appliance for automating the implementation and
management of Domain Name System Security Extensions.

     The 2010 edition of FOSE - one of the world's largest and most
influential annual trade shows for government information technology (IT)
professionals - stressed the need to strengthen "cybersecurity." Running March
23-25, it attracted 65 companies who entered more than 100 products in
competition.

     Security Hardware was a hotly contested category, given the rapid rollout
of DNSSEC implementations designed to protect the Internet from potentially
catastrophic attacks - such as Domain Name System cache poisoning.

     "We have put a lot of effort into developing a solution that brings real
value to organizations who want to go that extra mile in securing their
internet presence," said Sergius Heifa, Xelerance's President. "We are very
proud of this award."

     The DNSX Secure Signer is the world's first and only pure DNSSEC
appliance. It provides a complete pro-active DNSSEC management and monitoring
solution, handling not just the technical signing process but also the
implementation of DNSSEC management and security policies mandated and
recommended by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

     A fully tamper-proof DNSSEC solution with Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) 140 Level 3 certification, the DNSX Secure Signer is the
fastest product on the market in terms of key-generation and zone-signing
speed.

     Xelerance Corporation, based in Ottawa, specializes in security
solutions. Its team of software developers and network designers have built
secure IT infrastructure for small enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Its
expertise is in designing, developing and deploying highly usable systems
based on open protocols and standards-based security.

    For further information: Sergius Heifa, President, Xelerance Corporation,
+1(647)-722-5653, Sergius@xelerance.com

Source: Xelerance Corporation

For further information: Sergius Heifa, President, Xelerance Corporation, +1(647)-722-5653, Sergius@xelerance.com

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Dealix's UsedCars.com Launches Tool to Help Auto Buyers Shorten Their Search for the Right Used Car

New Feature Caps Year of Significant Growth and Improvement for Leading Car Buying Site

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 7 -- Dealix, a division of Cobalt, has launched the "My Account" feature on UsedCars.com, designed to make the process of finding a used car faster and easier for auto shoppers. With this new feature, buyers can take advantage of UsedCars.com's advanced search filters and vehicle merchandising to pinpoint the type of car they want and then ask the site to "do the work for them," alerting them every time a car matching their criteria is added to the site's inventory.

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The average used car buyer searches for a car for more than 25 weeks before finding the right vehicle, and visits 11.2 sites during the process according to research by JD Power &  Associates (2009 Used Vehicle Market Report).  The UsedCars.com site was designed to make this purchase process more streamlined by offering buyers tools that allow them to easily target and customize their vehicle searches as well as to quickly identify cars in their market with special attributes, including those with "below Kelley Blue Book® pricing."

The "My Account" feature was designed to help streamline the process even further by allowing users to request notification when a new vehicle matching their search criteria becomes available on the site as well as keep track of dealers they have contacted.

"We've invested considerable resources over the past year to build tools and functionality that help to shorten the time it to takes for online auto buyers to find the right used car," said Dimitar Alexandrov, Director, Used Car Products. "The 'My Account' feature is one of many that we've developed which leverage our advanced search capabilities to present users with the most relevant and targeted information to aid them in their used car search,"

This latest release caps a year of growth and innovation for UsedCars.com. Visitor traffic has increased by nearly 40% and vehicle inventory has expanded by 45% since the 2009 re-launch of the site and the introduction of key features to improve the used car shopping experience for buyers and enhance the merchandising options for dealers. Some of the most notable features include:

  --  Best Value Gallery & Tag: UsedCars.com is the only auto shopping site
      that allows users to view the "Best Values" in each market with just
      one click, based on the difference between the dealer's posted price
      for the vehicle and the Kelley Blue Book® Suggested Retail Value.
  --  Intuitive vehicle badges: These badges let users easily discover cars
      with special attributes, such as "recently reduced", "new listing",
      "green vehicle", "Certified Pre-Owned", making it easier for them to
      identify, evaluate and compare cars.
  --  Advanced Search: UsedCars.com features a robust set of search
      capabilities, providing users with more search customization options
      than the other leading auto buying sites. Users can select from up to
      14 different filters on the search results page to find the "short
      list" of vehicles that match their preferences.
  --  Green Choice Center: A one-stop resource for consumers interested in
      purchasing green vehicles, featuring information on hybrids as well as
      cars that have high fuel economy and low emissions. The Green Center
      features a unique tool that allows consumers to research cars based on
      air pollution and greenhouse scores, as well as by fuel mileage.
  --  Certified Pre-Owned Center: A special area within UsedCars.com for
      buyers that want to focus their search on pre-owned vehicles. While
      there, they can research and compare manufacturer's pre-owned programs
      - UsedCars.com currently partners with six such programs - and view
      CPO cars available in their market.
  --  Dealer Spotlight: Dynamic banner ads that display dealers' "live"
      inventory to in-market buyers and allow these buyers to click on ads
      to view a dealer's expanded inventory.

  About Dealix

Dealix, a division of Cobalt, is the world's leading provider of quality leads for new and used cars for dealerships, dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers. Dealix is the only Internet marketing company that backs its new and used car leads with the Dealix Quality Pledge(TM): a distinct set of criteria that defines a quality lead and an invitation to use Hassle Free Lead Return(TM) if a lead lacks any one of those criteria. The company can offer this Pledge because it has the broadest reach and the highest quality lead supply network in the industry, including Yahoo! Autos, Kelley Blue Book, Edmunds.com, AOL Autos, MSN Autos, and others. Dealix powers the dealer selector and price quote platforms on Yahoo! Autos, AOL Autos and  MSN Autos; represents Edmunds' Premier Dealer Program; and places dealers' used inventory in the Kelley Blue Book The Trusted Marketplace(SM). Dealix connects dealers with the millions of car shoppers who prefer independent Internet sites when shopping for new cars and used cars online. Dealix's all new Leads Platform quickly matches thousands of serious new and used vehicle buyers to the most appropriate dealers daily, delivering a quality car buying experience for consumers and providing dealers with one of the most efficient methods available today for marketing and selling cars.

  CONTACT:  Ellen Perelman
  Vice President, Marketing
  Dealix
  650.599.5416

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Source: Dealix
   

CONTACT:  Ellen Perelman, Vice President, Marketing of Dealix,
+1-650-599-5416

Web Site:  http://www.dealix.com/

Hosted Solutions Leads Discussion on Cloud Computing at Triangle Game Conference

"Leverage the Cloud to Power Your Games"

RALEIGH, N.C., April 7 -- Hosted Solutions, the East Coast's premier provider of IT infrastructure as a service (IaaS), today announced that the company will participate in the 2010 Triangle Game Conference (TGC) to be held this week in Raleigh.  TGC is the leading East Coast event for developers and professionals working in the interactive entertainment and serious game industries.

Hosted Solutions is a sponsor and exhibitor at the event.  Jeff Kramer, the company's vice president of technology, will lead a discussion on leveraging the cloud to power games.

For the past decade, Hosted Solutions has supported many leading technology companies, including a number of gaming companies.  "Game companies rely on Hosted Solutions because of the quality and reliability we provide, and the experience we have in delivering complex solutions," said Christopher "Kip" Turco, Chief Operating Officer.  "With five SAS-70 Type II certified data centers, and a comprehensive suite of managed services, we're incredibly well positioned to meet the bandwidth intense needs of gaming companies."

Fallen Earth, the developer of the Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, has chosen to colocate their network infrastructure equipment at Hosted Solutions' data centers.

"By colocating our infrastructure with Hosted Solutions, we know that we will be up and running, every second of every day possible," said Jim Hettinger, CEO at Fallen Earth. "We have players globally, for whom any downtime is unacceptable, and we needed a hosting provider who could offer us the maximum possible reliability. Placing our trust in Hosted Solutions enables us to concentrate on delivering the best gaming experience out there, while handing off our technical requirements to a trusted partner."

Over the past year, Hosted Solutions has added dozens of customers to its Stratus Trusted Cloud(TM), a robust, enterprise-class cloud computing solution.   Hosted Solutions originally launched Stratus as a multi-tenant enterprise cloud but has since introduced two other versions - a private cloud and a hybrid option.   The hybrid cloud option essentially blends and maximizes the best of a multi-tenant cloud and a dedicated environment.  Customers are able to cross-connect their existing back-end resources such as databases and other supporting applications to the Stratus Trusted Cloud, providing them with greater flexibility. The hybrid option allows customers to leverage the Stratus Trusted Cloud for web front-end computing power and other resources like network, firewall, load balancing and web servers.   In addition, customers can cross connect Stratus cloud computing resources directly into their environment to handle overflow situations such as seasonal spikes that require excess compute capacity.

The Hosted Solutions session at TGC will be led by Kramer, an industry veteran with more than 25 years' experience in both entrepreneurial and established environments.  Kramer has served in senior technology roles for Lulu.com, Motricity and IBM.   He'll be joined by two members of the Hosted Solutions Architecture team who helped build the Stratus Trusted Cloud:

  --  Jonathan Sherman, a senior architect with nearly 20 years of
      experience in architecture, software development and Unix system
      administration roles with companies including Nortel, IBM, Bowe Bell
      Howell and Lockheed Martin.
  --  Josh Bonczkowski, a seasoned software developer with 14 years of
      experience. In addition to Hosted Solutions, he's held senior
      engineering and architecture positions with NetApp and Motricity. His
      primary focus is building and managing applications within a cloud
      infrastructure.

TGC 2010 will offer attendees five extensive tracks comprised of panels, lectures and discussions on top industry issues and trends. Speaker sessions will run Wednesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 8 from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About Hosted Solutions

Based in Raleigh, NC, Hosted Solutions is the East Coast's premier provider of IT infrastructure as a service (IaaS).  Its high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting services, including its exclusive Stratus Trusted Cloud(TM) offering, maintain and protect customers' mission-critical IT systems and applications, enabling them to reduce operating costs, lower the risk of downtime, focus on core competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The company operates SAS 70 Type II Certified facilities in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, and Cary NC, providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a complete managed services portfolio.  Winner of the prestigious 2009 Channel Insider "Bull's Eye MSP of the Year" award, Hosted Solutions is backed by Boston-based private equity firm ABRY Partners.  For more information, please visit http://www.hostedsolutions.com.

About Triangle Game Conference

Held in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Triangle Game Conference (TGC) is the East Coast's leading forum for networking, career building and sharing gaming industry expertise. The conference presents a program of lectures by industry experts, a Career Fair and Expo at the Raleigh Convention Center and Marriott City Center. For more information, please visit http://www.trianglegameconference.com or check out TGC on Facebook and Twitter to get the most up-to-date information on the conference.

Source: Hosted Solutions
   

CONTACT:  Noreen Allen of Hosted Solutions, +1-919-882-3048,
nallen@hostedsolutions.com; or Steve Friedberg of MMI Communications for
Hosted Solutions, +1-610-518-7474, steve@mmicommunications.net

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

IBM Announces Smart Analytics and Transactional Systems to Draw Key Insights from Vast Amounts of Data

Builds on IBM's strong momentum of delivering broadest range of industry unique analytic systems for emerging workloads

ARMONK, N.Y., April 7 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced new systems highly-tuned and optimized to help clients more quickly draw insights from vast amounts of data to anticipate emerging business trends, capture new opportunities and avoid risks. These new optimized systems support all environments in a data center, enabling clients to handle higher volumes of transactions and analyze data where it resides.

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As part of today's news, IBM is announcing IBM pureScale Application System with POWER7 technology and Smart Analytics Systems for x86 and mainframe environments. Each is integrated at every level -- from microprocessors to hardware and software, highly-tuned for analyzing enormous amounts of data and in real-time handling data intensive transactions.

Analyzing data where it resides in the data center is very important as clients seek to shorten the cycle time between processing and results, and want to avoid the costs of migrating data from one system to another. Wall Street firms, for example, are paying hefty rental fees to exchanges to allow their hardware to be located next to the servers that house market and trading data, mainly to shave critical milliseconds from the time it takes them to order and execute a trade.

With IBM's new analytics systems, clients can now more effectively manage analytics and transactional workloads and extract data insight up to twenty times faster compared to competitive piece parts, for improved business outcomes.  These systems can also reduce storage space for structured and unstructured data by up to eighty percent with deep compression capabilities that shrink the data on disk, translating into significant energy-related cost savings for clients.

As the capabilities of digital devices soar and prices plummet, sensors and gadgets are digitizing vast amounts of information that was previously unavailable. According to recent analyst reports, enterprise data growth over the next five years is estimated at 650 percent. Eighty percent of this data will be unstructured generated from a variety of sources such as blogs, web content, email, etc.  In fact, seventy percent of this unstructured data is stale after ninety days.

With this ongoing shift in the market, companies and governments need to be able to analyze and extract intelligence from information, irrespective of where data resides, in real time -- without being bound by a particular system or platform.

These new systems announced today are tailored to meet these very complicated needs that companies are facing and this level of integration offered by IBM from multiprocessors, through middleware to business consulting is bringing a new level of optimization and efficiency, while also driving down costs.  For example, today's stock exchanges need to easily conduct tens of thousands of stock trades per second, completing each in microseconds, with extreme accuracy.  These exchanges must have the ability to handle unanticipated trading volumes due to economic ripples such as the reporting of a company's financial performance or changing of government policies.

"Clients are demanding a new level of integrated systems that can handle a growing demand of data-intensive workloads while reducing IT costs," said Arvind Krishna, general manager of IBM Information Management.  "These new offerings deliver the integration and optimization to more efficiently manage analytic and transactional workloads, freeing clients to invest time and resources in growing the business."

IBM pureScale Application System with POWER7 technology

The new IBM pureScale Application System combines POWER7-based servers with WebSphere Application Server and DB2 pureScale software  to handle heavy transactional workloads, such as smart utility grids.  As the amount of data continues to grow, organizations in all industry segments are poised to take advantage of IBM's economical and efficient approach to scaling capacity -- without forcing clients to overspend on excess hardware and software.

For utility companies, a smart electrical grid requires up-to-the-minute data to deliver electricity in real-time, where it is needed most. It helps customers monitor their energy consumption to avoid or reduce usage during the most expensive peak times. To handle the volume of data and transactions generated by this workload, companies require an application system that ensures continuous availability and virtually unlimited computing power required to meet changing business demands.

IBM Smart Analytics System 9600 with System z, and model 5600 with System x

The new IBM Smart Analytics System 9600 with System z, and model 5600 with System x, join the Power Systems based 7600 with attractively-priced integrated server, storage, software and services.  These analytics workload optimized systems include pre-tuned components to speed deployment of  powerful business analytics solutions in days.  Integrated Cognos and InfoSphere Warehouse software capabilities include reporting, analysis and dashboarding; ability to analyze multiple business variables to uncover unseen relationships; and ability to mine both structured data and unstructured information such as email, websites and blogs, to uncover hidden opportunities or provide customer behavioral analysis.

Clients Rely on IBM Workload-Optimized Systems

"Many banks are trying to drive long-term savings and sustained growth and are looking to new technologies to accomplish this.  By optimizing IT resources, banks can reduce complexity while improving performance to handle the increased number of transactions.  We see IBM's optimized system addressing this to help ensure banks stay on that path of growth," said Ricardo Palma, general manager of Synopsis, an IBM Business Partner based in Latin America.

Synopsis recently worked with Banco de Credito del Peru to migrate its banking application, Credipago over to IBM optimized systems in matter of days. The banking system now running on IBM DB2 database software on Power Systems is handling new levels of transaction workloads with 30 percent more efficiently, while extracting new insight on clients to identify trends in customer services.

"For our month end processes, we are generating easily as much as 125,000 mortgage loan statements per hour," said Brent Steiner, IT Director of Celink, a reverse mortgage company based in Lansing, Michigan.  "It is incredibly critical for our business to provide our clients with 24/7 online support.  The reliance of our business upon the IT infrastructure and electronically stored data makes the potential cost of downtime enormous for us.  The high resiliency that this integrated system from IBM makes it easier for companies to manage their growing IT ecosystem without interrupting the business."

South African Cement Company Makes Greener Products with Help from IBM

AfriSam plays an active role in building the core infrastructure -- roads and harbors -- of South Africa. In fact, they are the first company in the world to launch a green cement product called eco cement helping to reduce the carbon footprint.  Recently, they moved from Oracle Database running on HP Servers to an integrated and optimized DB2 on IBM Power System in one weekend. The new DB2 systems reduced required storage space by approximately 35 percent, translating into significant cost savings by not having to buy unnecessary excess hardware.

"My number one priority is to continue to grow my business and deliver products that make a difference -- not to worry about the technology and hidden costs," Dev Govender, CIO at AfriSam. "We see IBM's workload optimized systems eliminating the concern of IT and allowing companies to shift their focus more on how they can transform their business through information."

IBM's leadership in workload optimized systems spans more than four decades.  IBM has made significant investments in microelectronics R&D, software integration expertise and has the experience of deploying these systems to solve industry specific problems.

The IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 (with System x) is immediately available.  The IBM Smart Analytics System 9600 (with System z) and the IBM pureScale Application System will be available later this quarter.

For more information on IBM workload optimized systems, please visit ibm.com/systems/smarter/news/

  Lizette Kodama
  IBM Media Relations
  914-766-1347
  lkodama@us.ibm.com

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CONTACT:  Lizette Kodama, IBM Media Relations, +1-914-766-1347,
lkodama@us.ibm.com

Web Site:  http://www.ibm.com/

Wildlife Acoustics Announces its Ultrasonic Monitoring System for Bats

New technology reduces costs for wind farm pre-construction bat surveys and other applications

CONCORD, Mass., April 7 -- Wildlife Acoustics, the leading supplier of acoustic monitoring systems for endangered and threatened wildlife species around the world, announces breakthrough technology for monitoring bats.

The SM2 Terrestrial Ultrasonic Package starting at US$849 is a weatherproof, low-power two-channel ultrasonic recorder capable of continuous unattended monitoring and recording of bat echolocation calls for long periods of time.  Each channel has independent triggers, filters and gain settings and the two channels allow bats to be recorded on two different microphones up to 800 feet apart.  Alternatively, one microphone can be used to monitor bat activity while another simultaneously records birds, frogs, and other non-ultrasonic sounds.

A typical configuration for wind farm pre-construction surveys includes one ultrasonic microphone near ground level and another mounted at nacelle height at the end of a long cable for each tower. The SM2 allows monitoring in this configuration with the benefit of only one recorder to mount and power.

Another important application for the SM2 recording system is to monitor the effects of white nose syndrome, a fungus killing bats at alarming rates.

"Our SM2 Ultrasonic recording system is only one quarter of the cost per channel of any other bat detector on the market today," said Ian Agranat, President and CEO of Wildlife Acoustics.  "In addition, we are the only recorder that is weatherproof out-of-the-box."

Post-processing "Wac2Wav" software available from Wildlife Acoustics at no charge converts recordings made by the SM2 to either standard .WAV files or legacy zero-crossing files while removing false triggers caused by background noise.

"Bat researchers can continue to use the protocols, methodologies, and analysis tools familiar to them imposed by the limitations of legacy technologies such as zero-crossing analysis and time expansion while retaining the original full-spectrum recordings for more detailed analysis," continued Agranat. "Legacy solutions are many times more expensive and yet are not capable of detecting as many bats because they lack omni-directional microphones and are not capable of continuous full-spectrum recording."

About Wildlife Acoustics, Inc.

A wildly innovative company: Wildlife Acoustics, Inc., a privately held Massachusetts corporation, is the leading provider of bio-acoustic monitoring technology for scientists, researchers, and government agencies worldwide since 2003.

http://www.wildlifeacoustics.com

Source: Wildlife Acoustics, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Ian Agranat, Wildlife Acoustics, Inc., +1-978-369-5225

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

IBM Announces Workload-Optimized Systems for Partners

Up to $500 Million from IBM Global Financing Available to Sun Business Partners

ARMONK, N.Y., April 7 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced new workload-optimized systems for Business Partners to deliver to clients starting with the availability of the IBM Smart Analytics System.  This single, fine-tuned hardware and software platform is specifically designed for partners to deploy customized analytics applications to their clients for industries such as healthcare, financial markets, energy and retail.

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IBM also announced that its lending arm, IBM Global Financing is offering up to $500 million in financing to help credit-qualified Sun Business Partners migrate towards the resale of IBM systems. These moves are all part of IBM's commitment to strengthen the IT channel coming off a major economic recession.

"These two announcements demonstrate IBM's commitment to the IT channel - providing new sources of revenue and profitability to business partners across the spectrum," said Jay Holbrook, director of WW Channels, IBM Global Financing. "IBM wants to ensure the financial health of its Business Partners so they can service and sell IT solutions to their end users clients for years to come."

The IBM Smart Analytics System is designed as a standardized offering to enable resellers and applications partners to rapidly deliver industry solutions to their clients. It delivers a single, optimized system with the right balance of software, systems and storage capabilities for workloads generating unprecedented amounts of data at extreme speeds - providing a powerful analytics platform that can be deployed and customized for clients in a matter of days.

"This initiative clearly conveys the message that IBM is fully committed to the partner community, while also delivering systems optimized for data- intensive workloads," said Matt Castle, Managing Director, Perficient, Inc.  "Forward-thinking organizations are looking at these optimized systems coupled with analytics as the natural next step to classify, aggregate and correlate data into meaningful insights to stay ahead of competition."

IBM Global Financing Incentives to Help Partners Ramp up Profits

IBM Global Financing is making up to $500 million in financing available to credit-qualified Sun Business Partners bringing IBM systems to their clients. IBM Global Financing's innovative and competitively-priced financing can help partners in need of working capital maintain healthy balance sheets and minimize risk - a capability Sun-Oracle's in-house financing organization does not provide. IBM's industry-leading technology and financing capabilities already have led more than 100 Sun Business Partners to either grow or establish an IBM reseller business within their firm.

IBM Global Financing also will make available its newly developed profit optimizer tool free of charge to Sun Business Partners.  Originally designed for IBM Business Partners, the new IBM-developed tool will now enable Sun Business Partners to model potential market opportunities, including revenue and profit made from selling IBM products and services and running their business with financing from IBM Global Financing. With the new profit optimizer tool, IBM and Sun Business Partners can evaluate the expected impact of their return on working capital, free cash flow and sales revenue. These are important metrics for Sun Business Partners to consider as they ponder new ways to grow their business in the aftermath of Sun's acquisition.  Partners can contact strongbp@us.ibm.com for further information or to set up a demonstration.

IBM Workload Optimized System Leadership

IBM's leadership in workload optimized systems spans more than four decades and presents a great opportunity for partners to extend their range of offerings and add to their profits.  IBM has made significant investments in microelectronics R&D, software integration expertise and has the experience of deploying these systems to solve industry problems.   Today, IBM is working with partners by delivering a comprehensive system to bring the power of analytics and get clients up and running quickly and affordably without risk.

A powerful analytics system that would have required the time of a half a dozen or more technical experts to set up can now be deployed by as few as one, or none at all for small configurations.  IBM is now bringing together software, hardware and industry solution partners to help clients in different industries be "analytics ready" in as few as 12 days.  Financing, webinars and training workshops for partners will help support the acceleration of this initiative.

Partners are seeing the value IBM brings as integration is key.  IBM provides the industry insight through services to test and tune the system to the client's exact specifications, works with partners to ensure their applications are optimized and offers financing to ensure the systems match clients' budgets.

"While other vendors are taking a different approach, IBM is actively engaged in growing its community of channel partners," said Rob Thomas, vice president, IBM Business Development. "We are catering to software, hardware and industry solution partners who are an important part of our IBM team. IBM reinforces its commitment to our partners by bringing the power of analytics to clients to allow them to transform their business through information."

"The exponential growth in both the volume and complexity of data is creating unique challenges and opportunities for our customers.  Forsythe is uniquely positioned to help our clients not only protect and manage their growing data, but extract greater business value from it," said Joe Rueda, Vice President for IBM Solutions, Forsythe.  "We believe our expertise and history of helping clients realize the business value of IT, combined with the integrated IBM Smart Analytics System, will quickly help our clients begin exploiting the power within their data."

In addition to the IBM Smart Analytics System, IBM's portfolio of optimized systems that have been tested and proven in industry scenarios include the following: WebSphere DataPower Appliances, WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, Tivoli Foundation Appliances, ISS Proventia Server Intrusion Prevention System, Informix BladeCenter Cluster, Cognos Now!, and Lotus Foundations.

IBM will announce details of the Business Partner reseller initiative for the Smart Analytics System in the second quarter of 2010.  For more information on the IBM Smart Analytics System, please visit: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/infosphere/smart-analytics-system/launch.h tml

IBM Global Financing is the largest IT financier in the marketplace today and has many specialized offerings for the business partner community. It operates in over 55 countries and has a customer base of over 125,000 clients and business partners.  Sun-Oracle Partners can contact IBM Global Financing by visiting http://www.ibm.com/financing.

  Lizette Kodama
  IBM Media Relations -- Analytics
  914-766-1347
  lkodama@us.ibm.com

  Fred Clarke
  IBM Media Relations -- IBM Global Financing
  914-765-6700
  fredc@us.ibm.com

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CONTACT:  Lizette Kodama, IBM Media Relations -- Analytics,
+1-914-766-1347, lkodama@us.ibm.com, or Fred Clarke, IBM Media Relations --
IBM Global Financing, +1-914-765-6700, fredc@us.ibm.com

Web Site:  http://www.ibm.com/financing

QNAP Adds New 5-drive TS-559 Pro Turbo NAS Server to Its High Performance Business Series Line-up

New 5-drive Desktop Model Features Intel(R) Atom(TM) D510 Dual-core Processor, iSCSI for Business, Low Power Consumption, and is VMware Ready(TM) Certified

TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 7 -- QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of world class NAS servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and Network-based Video Players today expanded their popular Business Series Turbo NAS line-up with the addition of a new 5-drive desktop model, the TS-559 Pro. The TS-559 Pro provides up to 10TB of storage (using 2TB hard drives and single disk volume/ JBOD configuration), and has been certified as compatible with VMware's vSphere 4 (ESX 4.0) virtualization platform, ideal for departmental file sharing, storage, and advanced server applications in the office environment.

The TS-559 Pro incorporates the Intel Atom D-510 1.66Ghz dual-core processor and includes 1GB of DDRII RAM, delivering exceptional performance and high reliability for multiple concurrent tasks and intensive data transfer with lower power consumption. Businesses of all sizes are able to enjoy the interoperability between VMware virtual machines and QNAP high performance storage to take advantage of VMware cloud computing environments.

"Businesses are looking to cut IT costs, be greener, and move more IT functions into the cloud," said Laurent Cheng, Product Manager of QNAP Systems, Inc. "QNAP's Business Series helps achieve these goals by delivering Turbo NAS servers that can fully take advantage of cloud computing environments while being very energy efficient," Mr. Cheng added.

The TS-559 Pro features 5 hot-swappable drives and both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch hard drives can be used. The TS-559 Pro supports RAID 0/ 1/ 5/ 5+ hot spare/ 6/ 6+ hot spare/ JBOD, online RAID capacity expansion, online RAID level migration and RAID recovery. The TS-559 Pro also features 256-bit AES volume level encryption for maximum data security. The new model provides 5 USB ports (1 front panel & 4 rear panel) and 2 e-SATA ports for storage expansion and printer sharing and advanced features including DOM architecture with fail-safe dual OS, scheduled power on/off, Wake on LAN, and HDD S.M.A.R.T.

The TS-559 Pro comes pre-installed with version 3.2 of the QNAP NAS management software which supports lots of class-leading new features such as iSCSI service; supports SPC-3 Persistent Reservation for clustering in VMware and Hyper-V clusters in Windows Server 2008. MPIO and MC/S are also supported. As well as new DFS support (Shared Folder Aggregation), import of user-list, the next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, has been incorporated for future networking evolution. QNAP's Web File Manager 2 features an entirely redesigned user interface and functionality for improved file sharing and management. WebDAV is also available for users to collaboratively share, access, and edit files over HTTP and HTTPS. Additionally, Apple Time Machine backups are now supported.

Availability

The new TS-559 Pro Business Series Turbo NAS server became available at the end of March through popular global commercial distributors, resellers, and retailers.

For more information on this exciting new model or to download the product images, please visit http://www.qnap.com/ . To view the latest video of the TS-x59 series, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/qnapsys .

QNAP offers the broadest line-up of NAS server enclosures currently available. QNAP Turbo NAS servers are available in 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8-bay tower & rack mount configurations to fit consumers' needs, including small/medium business, workgroups, and entry-level enterprise networks. Most QNAP NAS servers feature hot-swap removable cartridge drives with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive support, and offer unique features including virtual disk, and dual Gigabit LAN ports with fail-over, load-balancing and multi-IP setting capabilities for all Intel-based models. QNAP NAS servers are ideal for simple website hosting, ultra-high performance RAID storage supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 5+ hot spare and 6+ hot spare (5-drive and higher models), stand-alone file downloading, network-wide backups, printer sharing, video surveillance, and a whole lot more. QNAP NAS servers are fully compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and UNIX networks and incorporate green power management technologies.

About QNAP Systems, Inc.

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

  For more information, please contact:

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

  Press contact:
   Ms. Frances Lee
   E-mail: qnap_enews @ qnap.com

Source: QNAP Systems, Inc.
   

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

Web site:  http://www.qnap.com/

Tantus Employees Present at ACT/IAC Event

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- On March 22, 2010 Tantus employees Peter Rath and Dan Philpott participated in the American Council for Technology Industry Advisory Council's (ACT/IAC) event entitled "FISMA NextGen." ACT/IAC is a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology. The event discussed the future of risk management and the impact of risk management on the private sector.

Peter Rath is the Privacy and Data Protection Committee chair for the Information Security and Privacy Special Interest Group (SIG) of ACT/IAC, and helped coordinate and moderate the event. Mr. Rath works for Tantus as the Information Security and Privacy Practice Director and serves as a Program Manager for numerous clients, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Export-Import Bank of America.

Dan Philpott works as an Information Security Architect for Tantus under the NIH Office of Research Services (ORS) contract. He is the founder of FISMApedia.org and is also a regular speaker for the Potomac Forum.

For more information concerning ACT/IAC and this specific event, please go to http://www.actgov.org/sigcom/SIGs/SIGs/ISSIG/Pages/default.aspx. To learn more about Tantus' Information Security and Privacy practice, contact Peter Rath at prath@tantustech.com.

About Tantus Technologies, Inc.

Tantus is an 8(a) certified, Washington, DC based IT and management consulting firm specializing in Financial Management, Systems Design and Integration, Program Management, and Information Assurance.  Recently earning a CMMI Maturity Level 2 rating, Tantus has more than 45 employees, and 2009 revenues topping $11 M. The Tantus Team supports mission critical programs for Federal agencies, including the FAA, NIH and the Export-Import Bank.

If you would like more information about Tantus Technologies, Inc. please contact Buck Keswani at 202-567-2720.

Source: Tantus Technologies, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Buck Keswani, Tantus Technologies, Inc., +1-202-567-2720,
bkeswani@tantustech.com

Web Site:  http://www.tantustech.com/

Bang & Olufsen Announces BeoLink Application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Offering total smart-phone integration of home entertainment and environmental controls - even when one is not at home

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 7 -- Bang & Olufsen, the Danish provider of high-end audio and video products, introduces the BeoLink application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad -- new software that is offered for free in Apple's App Store. The application seamlessly expands and extends the experience delivered via Bang & Olufsen's Master Link Gateway by giving access to audio and video, as well as the home automation system, using either the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

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When coming home, one can use the iPhone to switch on music and at the same time turn on the light in the house and unlock the front door. If outside in the backyard and the remote is not handy, the BeoLink application will still allow the homeowner to change the CD or turn up the volume on the television or audio system. When leaving for work, there is no need for one to worry about whether the music or television was turned off -- a simple push of a button on the iPhone will make it all happen.

"We are very happy to extend control of home automation and home entertainment via this simple application," says Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen America. "Giving customers greater freedom and convenience in their intelligent home fits hand-in-hand with Bang & Olufsen's ongoing philosophy that technology should be the servant of man, not the other way around."

The BeoLink application, which is designed by Ikatu, sends its commands via Wi-Fi, and the interface is highly personalized and tailor-made to only show the scenes and commands which the customer requested when installing the Master Link Gateway.

It is a unique way to extend the benefits of the Master Link Gateway, with control from the minute one is within Wi-Fi range. It offers control beyond the house limits, is conveniently always at hand when needed, and is a highly personal tool.

Gateway to the home

More and more people value an intelligent home, where simplicity and ease-of-operation are of prime importance. This entails an intuitive, yet all-encompassing control, and Bang & Olufsen is among the very first companies in the world to offer this in a mobile version.

Via Master Link Gateway, customers can control and operate all their home automation equipment, as well as their A/V equipment, from all over the house with the Beo5 remote control, and they can also choose to control their A/V system from their home automation panel if convenient. The Master Link Gateway even extends one touch control from inside the home to an array of systems outside, such as gates, garage doors, lights, alarms and more.

With Master Link Gateway, Bang & Olufsen uses its extensive experience within system control to bridge the gap between entertainment and environment in the home, thus ensuring that Beo5 is the only remote control needed on the coffee table. With the addition of the BeoLink application, the experience is taken a step further to now offer control that transcends the borders of the house.

Extending the remote

In addition to the extra convenience and a sensation of "magical" control of the entire house, the BeoLink application offers customers a Bang & Olufsen touch and feel to the smart phone user interface. It enables control even before entering the home, after leaving the home, or simply whenever one's mobile phone is in hand. Simple, personal and convenient, the BeoLink App is a great solution for those who use the mobile phone extensively and prefer collecting all applications on it.

Together with Master Link Gateway, the BeoLink application is the perfect choice for anyone who wishes to take the intelligent home to a new level, with unprecedented freedom in control and ease of use.

The BeoLink application is available now via the Apple App store.  iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users can download the free application directly from there.

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

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

John Hancock Annuities Adds E-Delivery Options To Award-Winning Web Site

New "Email Alerts" and "Recent Activity" tools help advisers monitor activity

BOSTON, April 7 -- John Hancock Annuities has added new electronic delivery features to its award-winning web site, http://www.jhannuities.com, in an effort to help financial advisers monitor their clients' account activity. "Email Alerts" help advisers by providing next day email notification of financial transactions in the accounts with a consolidated delivery of daily activity.  Another newly introduced tool, "Recent Activity," allows authorized advisers to review financial transactions that have occurred in their book of business over the most recent seven-day period.

"Financial advisers are increasingly looking for new ways in which to effectively and efficiently manage their business, and John Hancock has been at the forefront of efforts to offer useful tools to help them," said Tom Mullen, Vice President, Marketing, John Hancock Annuities. "These new options are easy to set up and can be customized by transaction type for payments, withdrawals, portfolio exchanges, and contract and rider fees."

John Hancock Annuities' web site was recently honored with multiple wins in the 2009 Annuity Monitor Awards, presented by Corporate Insight, a leader in the ongoing review of annuity industry websites. John Hancock Annuities was awarded more gold medals in 2009 than any other company and was the only firm to earn three consecutive gold Monitor Awards in two categories--Public Home Page Navigation and Client Account Information.

In 2009, http://www.jhannuities.com introduced numerous upgrades to contract detail information including:  expanded personal rates of return, faster navigation via a new universal menu that offers direct access to key client resources, newly added help functionality, and emphasis on eDelivery.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation

John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (the Company), a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$440 billion (US$420 billion) as of December 31, 2010.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under "945" on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at http://www.manulife.com.

The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at http://www.johnhancock.com.

Source: John Hancock Annuities
   

CONTACT:  Beth McGoldrick, +1-617-663-4751, bmcgoldrick@jhancock.com

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

Buffalo Makes Multimedia Magic

New DriveStation AV Makes Storing and Accessing Multimedia Content a Breeze

AUSTIN, Texas, April 7 -- Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, today announced the DriveStation AV USB 2.0 Multimedia Hard Drive. The horizontal design of DriveStation AV and its easy to read external capacity meter make it ideal for use in home entertainment centers with a variety of Digital Media Adapters and TV sets. With an extensive list of features and its compact form factor, DriveStation AV is a perfect storage and backup solution for your media center, gaming room and even your office.

"Consumers are becoming much more savvy when it comes to accessing and enjoying multimedia entertainment, creating the need for a storage solution that can manage and distribute that digital content," said Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology. "With the DriveStation AV,  Buffalo delivers consumers a direct attached storage solution for entertainment systems' ever increasing demand for storage."

Built with a standard USB 2.0 connection, DriveStation AV provides immediate storage expansion for an array of devices including HDTVs, cable and satellite boxes, media players and gaming systems like Sony PlayStation®3. The integrated blue LED meter displayed across the front of the unit provides an immediate capacity reading, telling you how much free space is left on the disk for multimedia or data storage. Plus, eco-minded DriveStation AV automatically turns on and off with the device it is connected to, conserving energy and making it ideal for use with a variety of multimedia products.

DriveStation AV includes Buffalo Tools, a feature-rich suite of tools designed to enhance computer performance and the day-to-day digital life of PC consumers. Using your PC's high speed RAM, TurboPC can increase file transfer rates by up to 2x over standard external hard drive connections. TurboPC also includes TurboCopy which provides additional system adjustments to increase performance substantially. Buffalo Tools' Backup Utility is an easy-to-use and fully featured backup software for Windows PCs and can be used to back up one or multiple computers with a single Buffalo external hard drive. ECO Manager is a PC tool designed to conserve energy by regulating the power usage of your Buffalo external hard drive at predetermined times, extending the life of the drive while reducing energy usage, including laptop battery consumption. RAMDISK is a simple utility that allows you to create a RAM disk on your Windows PC, creating a small, but extremely fast environment to work on files in. SecureLock software provides complete control of the data encryption on your Buffalo external hard drive, providing password protection and software data encryption.

Pricing and Availability

The DriveStation AV USB 2.0 Multimedia Hard Drive is backed by a limited one-year warranty that includes toll-free 24/7 technical support and is available now at estimated street prices of $139.99 for the 1TB HD-AV1.0TU2, $179.99 for the 1.5TB HD-AV1.5TU2 and $249.99 for the 2TB HD-AV2.0TU2.

About Buffalo Technology

Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is a leading global provider of award-winning networking, storage, multimedia and memory solutions for the home and small business environments as well as for system builders and integrators. With almost three decades of networking and computer peripheral experience, Buffalo has proven its commitment to delivering innovative, best-of-breed solutions that have put the company at the forefront of infrastructure technology.  For more information about Buffalo Technology and its products, please visit http://www.buffalotech.com.

Buffalo, Inc. trademark statements. Buffalo is a trademark of Buffalo, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT:  Jay Pechek of Buffalo Technology, +1-512-349-1333,
jayp@buffalotech.com

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

Art.com Searches for 'America's Next Master Artist' Through Facebook Contest

Winning Artwork Will be Featured and Sold on art.com, Leading Online Destination for Wall Art

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 -- Art.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer of wall art, today announced the launch of "America's Next Master Artist," a new contest series offering aspiring and emerging artists the chance to have their artwork featured and sold on art.com. "Life in Motion" is the theme for the premiere contest, and interested artists are encouraged to visit the art.com fan page on Facebook at http:///www.facebook.com/art.com through April 22, 2010, where they can find instructions on how to submit their work for consideration.

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"At art.com, we want to change the way the world discovers and shops for wall art," said Gary Takemoto, senior vice president of merchandising at Art.com Inc. "As a way to cultivate art discovery, we're launching the 'America's Next Master Artist' contest series to identify and celebrate America's great emerging artists. Our hope is to help them pursue their professional goals by offering them the chance to showcase and sell their work on art.com. For art lovers around the world, we look forward to providing a new source of inspiring wall art, created by talented artists who may not have a current platform for showcasing their artwork widely."

Over the next two weeks, individuals 18 years of age and older can enter the contest through the art.com Facebook page by submitting for consideration one piece of their own visual art, such as a painting, drawing or photograph. Between April 23rd and May 7th, voting will be open to the public, and the top five entries will be announced on May 14th. Simultaneously, a panel of design experts at art.com will review the same entries and choose their top five submissions. Out of the 10 finalists, the top public vote winner and the top art.com-selected winner will receive a grand prize, while the runners up will also receive recognition. All finalists will be featured on the art.com Web site and in an email marketing featurette and will receive a framed print of their winning piece. The grand prize winners will receive prime placement on the art.com homepage and in featured emails and will take the title of "Art.com Master Artist."

To submit a work for consideration, each contestant must be a U.S. resident 18 years or older, but is not required to be an art.com fan on Facebook. Each submission must reflect the contestant's own work, for which he or she holds all rights. Artists retain all rights in their submissions, except that Art.com Inc. will have the right to display submissions for purposes of conducting the promotion, and Art.com Inc. will have the non-exclusive right to sell reproductions of winning entries subject to its Artist Rising royalty agreement. Artists must also submit a brief description (200 words or less) of their artwork, which will be available for review by both consumers and the expert judging panel. Anyone from around the world can vote for up to three submitted works.

"Since launching the art.com Facebook page, we have seen tremendous growth in our fanbase," continued Takemoto. "Art.com fans are extraordinarily passionate about art, and as the world's largest online retailer of wall art, we have a unique opportunity to help bring talented artists and art lovers together in a creative way both on our websites and on Facebook. Like our fans, we are excited to see who will ultimately become 'America's Next Master Artist.'"

To learn more about the "America's Next Master Artist" contest sponsored by art.com, please visit http://www.facebook.com/art.com?v=app_95936962634.

About Art.com Inc.

Art.com Inc. is a leading authority in wall art and the world's largest online retailer of posters, prints, and framed art. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than 10 million customers - including home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors, and art lovers - in over 120 countries worldwide. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. Its decor experts are always on top of the latest wall decor and decorating trends, and make them accessible to the everyday consumer by creating exclusive unique wall decor pieces that can't be found anywhere else. For more information, visit http://www.art.com and http://www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc.

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

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

Shopify Launches $100,000 Build-a-Business Contest

Contest Pairs the Internet's Most Elegant and Simple E-Commerce Platform with Best-Selling Author Tim Ferriss to Help New Online Business Owners Realize the Dream of the 4-Hour Workweek

OTTAWA, April 7 -- Shopify is giving new online business owners the chance to build the business of their dreams and win cold hard cash. The marquee shopping cart provider recently announced the kickoff of its Build a Business contest, which offers a $100,000 grand prize to the new online business launched on the Shopify platform that posts the highest grossing sales in a six month period. The contest spans from January through June 2010. Contestants may sign up anytime at http://www.storecontest.com.

Shopify has partnered with Timothy Ferriss, author of the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week best-seller "The 4-Hour Workweek" to launch the contest.

Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify, says the contest was conceived to encourage those with an entrepreneurial spirit to dust off their dream and get started - no more excuses.

The grand prize of $100,000 will be awarded to the businesses with the highest gross sales for each contestant, based on the best two months, so entrepreneurs need to sign up by May 1 to be eligible for the May to June span. Additional prizes will be awarded to the top grossing businesses in four categories: digital goods (including downloadable media), apparel, electronics and miscellaneous.

With customizable, contemporary design templates, easy-to-integrate rich feature set and industry-leading security, Shopify allows even a relative novice to get a visually spectacular, well-designed and user-friendly online store up and running in mere minutes.

For more information about the contest or the Shopify platform, visit http://www.Shopify.com.

About Shopify

Shopify is the Internet's most elegant, simple and affordable online retail platform aimed at providing businesses with easy to use e-commerce solutions, taking the challenge out of setting up and managing e-commerce storefronts. Shopify's scalable and flexible full-featured platform enables any size business to efficiently launch and operate an online retail presence with ease. It currently hosts more than 5,000 online retailers, including Tesla Motors, Evisu Jeans and Robin Piccone. Founded in 2005, Shopify is the flagship product of Jaded Pixel Technologies, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit http://www.shopify.com.

Source: Shopify
   

CONTACT:  Steve Simon of SS|PR, +1-847-415-9347, steve@sspr.com, for
Shopify

Web Site:  http://www.shopify.com/
http://www.storecontest.com/

Saffron Technology Expands Strategic Partners Network

Partnerships Promise Accelerated Development of Experience Management Solutions for Solving Complex Data Analytics Challenges Facing Business and Government

CARY, N.C., April 7 -- Saffron Technology, Inc., a privately held software firm providing Experience Management solutions for business and government, today announced an expansion to its global strategic alliances program -- the Saffron Natural Intelligence Network.

The Saffron Natural Intelligence Network is open to commercial, public sector and academic software developers interested in creating and deploying Experience Management solutions using Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform Version 8.0 (Saffron 8), the company's market-leading associative memory technology for streaming data analytics.

"Customers today recognize the need for advanced data analytics solutions to manage the complexity brought by the unification of semantic web, enterprise data, geospatial data and the like," said Gayle Sheppard, executive chairman, Saffron Technology.  "Saffron and its partners are creating and delivering today's most sophisticated Experience Management solutions, all with one simple tool: the Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform."

Partners in the Saffron Natural Intelligence Network gain access to world-class expertise in the emerging technology arena of Experience Management, plus full in-the-cloud access to SaffronSierra, an open, collaborative learning and application development community.  Here, the world's experts on associative memory technology are applying Saffron 8 -- including SaffronMemoryBase(TM) and Saffron REST APIs -- for creating adaptable, streaming data-analytics solutions with elastic, enterprise-level scalability.

National security, financial services and global manufacturing firms, as well as research and technology organizations, are already benefiting. To see a list of Saffron's current academic, commercial and government partners, click here.  For more information about joining the Saffron Natural Intelligence Network, contact Saffron directly or call toll-free, 866-472-3376.

About Saffron Technology

Saffron helps business and IT leaders use the collective Experience hidden in their data to better understand business scenarios, determine best possible courses of action, and make higher value decisions about critical business issues.  Our customers are innovators, in academia, corporations and government. They are engaged in high-stakes research, financial analysis, risk management, supply chain operations, national security, health care, social media & marketing, and more. SaffronSierra is a developer-focused Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for working with the Saffron Natural Intelligence Platform, including SaffronMemoryBase and related offerings.  To learn more, visit http://www.saffrontech.com.

  Saffron Technology.  The World of Experience.(TM)

  Contact:
  John Sawyer
  Anvil-Chinook Agency LLC
  303-601-2949
  john@anvilchinook.com

Source: Saffron Technology, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  John Sawyer of Anvil-Chinook Agency LLC, +1-303-601-2949,
john@anvilchinook.com

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

Romec Drives Safety With Masternaut Tracking on 1000 Vehicles

LEEDS, England, April 7, 2010--     Romec, one of the UK's largest facilities management companies, has
improved the safety of its mobile workers after equipping 1000 service
vehicles with Masternaut satellite tracking. The Masternaut Three X real-time
service is part of Romec's health and safety measures for its workforce. It
has already reduced speeding by 82 per cent and fines by 26 per cent, with a
28 per cent reduction in road traffic accidents (RTA) involving Romec staff.

    "We've installed Masternaut GPS vehicle tracking systems for all
engineers. This will work alongside our scheduling software and allow us to
provide 24 hour accountability. The impact of the system has been extremely
positive in reducing speeding and RTAs involving our people and associated
endorsements and fines," says Lee Russell, IS Business Partner, Romec.

    The web-based Masternaut service gives Romec's engineering services team
a live view of its vehicles and drivers, enabling real-time monitoring of
actual progress against work schedules. With the system, managers in the
National Service Centre, Stockport, are able to see vehicles travelling to
and from customers sites and receive automatic alerts on screen and in real
time.

    "The National Service Centre protects 500,000 assets throughout the UK
and with Masternaut we get a bird's eye view of engineers where ever they may
be at any time. The always-on vehicle tracking service not only supports our
duty of care policy, it also helps to encourage engineers to drive carefully
and consider other road users," says Lee Russell.

    Katie Shephard, spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, says: "Brake
is delighted that Romec and Masternaut Three X are working together to reduce
crashes and improve driving behaviour. Shockingly, one in three crashes
involves a vehicle being driven for work. Romec should be commended for
prioritising the safety of their drivers and investing in road safety."

    Romec is one of few organisations that can deliver a range of facilities
services across a national network. By providing services to blue chip
clients, the company has built a reputation based on technology enabled
performance, reliability and flexibility. Romec provides a complete range of
facilities management services - from specialist project management, cutting
edge printing and manufacturing through to consultancy, design, installation
and maintenance of your building, fire and security systems.

    http://www.masternaut.co.uk

Source: Masternaut Three X

Contact:  http://www.masternaut.co.uk, Martin Port at  Masternaut Three X - +44-(0)113 281 4000, media@masternaut.co.uk

Honeywell Launches 'Add Honeywell' Website

New Website Shows How Honeywell Technologies Are Addressing Macro Trends Worldwide

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., April 7 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today launched "Add Honeywell," a new website (http://www.AddHoneywell.com) that demonstrates how the company's technologies and innovations are making the world safer and more secure, more comfortable and energy efficient, and more innovative and productive.

"Honeywell technologies align with key global macro trends, such as energy, safety, and security, and are around us every day, whether at home, at work, in a car, or on a plane," said Tom Buckmaster, Vice President of Honeywell Global Communications. "Our differentiated products and solutions, such as flight safety systems, non-ozone depleting refrigerants, green fuel technology, turbochargers, and integrated process control systems, are changing markets and businesses worldwide. This site highlights how Honeywell technologies are making our world a better place."

Through the use of 3-D animation, dynamic videos and photos, and easy navigation, the site demonstrates Honeywell's technologies in aerospace, homes, refineries, commercial buildings, automobiles, and a broad range of other sector-specific applications.  "Add Honeywell" features hundreds of facts and statistics about the company's differentiated technologies such as:

  --  Nearly 50% of Honeywell's product portfolio delivers energy efficiency
      benefits across four industry sectors: transportation, commercial
      buildings, industrial, and residential.
  --  Honeywell's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning (EGPWS) system, which
      helps to ensure safer flights, has more than 600 million hours in
      flight, with a database that covers 100% of the world's terrain,
      including more than 120,000 man-made obstacles.
  --  Honeywell has installed more than one million load-control devices,
      including switches and smart thermostats, providing utilities combined
      control of more than one gigawatt of peak consumption, which is
      equivalent to the generation capacity of a medium- to large-size power
      plant.
  --  Honeywell's Spectra® fiber, which provides lightweight bullet
      resistance in armor -- including vests, breastplates, and helmets, as
      well as for vehicles and aircraft -- is 15 times stronger than steel
      and it floats.
  --  Honeywell turbochargers enable auto manufacturers to reduce the size
      of an engine by 25-30%, improving fuel efficiency without compromising
      performance.

For more facts and information on Honeywell, visit the new website at http://www.AddHoneywell.com.

Honeywell (http://www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit http://www.honeywellnow.com.

  Contact:
  Laura Knutelsky
  (973) 455-5422
  Laura.Knutelsky@honeywell.com

Source: Honeywell
   

CONTACT:  Laura Knutelsky of Honeywell, +1-973-455-5422,
Laura.Knutelsky@honeywell.com

Web Site:  http://www.addhoneywell.com/
http://www.honeywell.com/

You Don't Need A Computer to Make Inexpensive International Calls

With Voxofon's Express, Family and Friends Overseas are Just a LOCAL Call Away

HOUSTON, April 7 -- Years ago, the Internet helped close the international gap between overseas business associates, friends and family, but only when you have access to it. Now, a new service eliminates that challenge. Voxofon - the innovative communication provider offering the widest range of options for low-cost international calling - has introduced an easy and inexpensive way to call family and friends back home for little more than the cost of a local call.  It's as easy as picking up any phone and dialing a next door neighbor.

The service is Voxofon Express, and it can be used with either a landline or mobile phone.  After registering for the service, customers get unique direct local numbers - Express numbers - for each international contact they plan to call.  The numbers are permanent and can be stored in the address book of a mobile phone.  After that, callers can simply dial the number designated for that contact and talk as long as they want.  They will be charged only for a local call, plus Voxofon's budget-friendly international calling rate for that country.

There are no PIN codes involved, no setup charges, and no monthly fees.

Voxofon's website, http://www.voxofon.com, has a special page explaining Voxofon Express and how to register.

Alexey Goloshubin, CEO of Voxofon LLC, says that while his company uses advanced voice over internet technology for most of its applications, its main business is making communication easy and inexpensive.

"We live in a mobile world, and people often must relocate to countries far away from family and friends to work.  It's increasingly important to provide easy, inexpensive ways to stay connected, and Voxofon's mission is to offer as many options as it can to make that happen," he says.

Voxofon's communication services offer complete "call anywhere" mobility, allowing customers to call using their smart phone, computer, land line, or cell phone at a savings of up to 98% over telecom costs with no additional fees or contracts.  All Voxofon services are available under a single account, providing customers with the flexibility to use the service they find most convenient.

Voxofon LLC is based in Houston, Texas.  For more information or a free test call, go to http://www.voxofon.com.

Source: Voxofon
   

CONTACT:  Margot Dimond, +1-713-426-4111, mobile, +1-713-825-0006,
margot@doubledimondpr.com, for Voxofon

Web Site:  http://www.voxofon.com/

Baby Boomers Launch FlowerPowerCreative.com

Website Created to Connect America's Activist Generations

NEW YORK, April 7 -- You've heard it before, that cliched start to an "old-timer's" tale: "When I was your age..." But listen closely and you'll find that tales of the past are not so different than the events of the present. In fact, Baby Boomers are experiencing deja vu when it comes to the trials and tribulations of today's youth.

In response, FlowerPowerCreative.com founders Douglas Levison and Neil Chaimas, both Boomers, have launched a new, interactive website with the goal of connecting America's two activist generations online. According to Deloitte data, 2009 was the year that social media bloomed for Baby Boomers, with nearly 47% of them actively maintaining a profile on the web, which is up 15% from 2008. A recent report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 93% of young adults age 18-29 use the internet regularly and of those, 72% are active on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Levison and Chaimas hope to reinvigorate the age-old conversation between young and old by transforming what is often a one-way lecture into a two-way dialogue, happening where young Americans communicate most comfortably -- online.

Celebrated music producer, Sid Bernstein, best known for introducing the Beatles to America, is a contributor to the site. Bernstein believes today's advanced technology is helping to connect the current generation with the ideologies of the 60's.

"FlowerPowerCreative.com is a wonderful example of how the power of the Beatles lives on. People from all over the world have told me how much my bringing the Beatles to America has meant in their lives. Here is a great place to enjoy the magic, the music and more," said Bernstein.

FlowerPowerCreative.com invites Boomers and today's youth to open a dialogue online where each can share their experiences and thoughts on current affairs and how they compare or contrast with the tumultuous era of the 60's. The site encourages users to post photos of themselves at historical events such as at a Beatles or Elvis concert, Woodstock, a protest or attending Obama's inauguration.

"For the first time in recent history, our society finds itself in a unique position of social activism," said Co-Founder Neil Chaimas. "Those of us who lived through the cultural and intellectual influence of the Beatles, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the controversy of the Vietnam War have valuable advice to offer the Millennial generation, who fought to elect the first black president of the United States and have spent a majority of their adult lives engaged in the 'War on Terror.'"

FlowerPowerCreative.com will address news and current events across five cultural platforms including politics, fine arts and music, women's rights, environment and technology, providing historical context and opinion pieces contributed by its founders and members of the Boomer and younger generations. Interested contributors are encouraged to email their article ideas and/or full article submissions to submissions@flowerpowercreative.com.

"My generation has experienced a tremendous amount of controversy, groundbreaking history and society-altering events" said Co-Founder Douglas Levison. "FlowerPowerCreative.com is designed as a platform for us to share our experiences and historical references with the all living ranging from healthcare reform, child obesity, the great recession, and open a two-way dialogue with the most tech savvy generation to date."

About FlowerPowerCreative.com

Founded by longtime colleagues and friends Douglas Levison and Neil Chaimas, FlowerPowerCreative.com was designed as an open forum for online conversation on today's biggest news stories across politics, fine arts and music, women's rights, environment and technology. The website will provide historical context and unique commentary from the Baby Boomer generation's perspective, with the goal of promoting intelligent activism among younger generations of Americans. For more information, please visit: http://www.flowerpowercreative.com

About American Eagle

Americaneagle.com is a leading Web design, development, and hosting company based in Park Ridge, Illinois. Currently, Americaneagle.com employs approximately 170 professionals in offices throughout the country including Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. Since 1995, Americaneagle.com has completed more than 5,000 Web projects for nearly every type and size of organization. Some of their 3,000 clients include Fannie May Candies, New York Giants, Stuart Weitzman Shoes, NASCAR, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Chicago Bears, and the U.S. Army. These clients and many others have found success utilizing Americaneagle.com's idev® solution platform to meet the demands of their online business/organization. For additional information about Americaneagle.com, visit http://www.americaneagle.com.

Source: FlowerPowerCreative.com
   

CONTACT:  Megan Esteves, mesteves@regancomm.com, or Marzi Alavi,
malavi@regancomm.com, both of Regan Communications Group, +1-212-710-0322, for
FlowerPowerCreative.com

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

Earnings Results Conference Call on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Allot Communications to Host First Quarter 2010 Earnings Results Conference Call on Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Call to be Held at 8:30 AM EDT

HOD HASHARON, Israel, April 7, 2010--     Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) will host a conference call to
discuss its first quarter 2010 earnings results on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at
8:30 AM EDT, 3:30 PM Israel time. The quarterly results will be published
prior to the conference call.

    To access the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers:
US: +1-212-444-0412, International: +44-(0)20-7806-1953, Israel:
+972-3721-9509

    A replay of the conference call will be available from 12:01 am EDT on
May 12, 2010 through June 12, 2010 at 11:59 pm EDT. To access the replay,
please dial: +44-(0)20-7111-1244, access code: 4042379#

    A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Allot
Communications website at http://www.allot.com. The webcast will also be
archived on the website following the conference call.

    About Allot Communications

    Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) is a leading provider of
intelligent IP service optimization solutions for DSL, wireless and mobile
broadband carriers, service providers, and enterprises. Allot's rich
portfolio of hardware platforms and software applications utilizes deep
packet inspection (DPI) technology to transform broadband pipes into smart
networks that can rapidly and efficiently deploy value added Internet
services. Allot's scalable, carrier-grade solutions provide the visibility,
security, application control and subscriber management that are vital to
managing Internet service delivery, guaranteeing quality of experience (QoE),
containing operating costs, and maximizing revenue in broadband networks.

    http://www.allot.com.

   
    Contact:

    Investor Relations:
    Jay Kalish
    Executive Director Investor Relations
    International access code +972-54-221-1365
    jkalish@allot.com

    Anat Meron
    International access code +972-9-761-9370
    ameron@allot.com

Source: Allot Communications Ltd.

Contact: Investor Relations: Jay Kalish, Executive Director Investor Relations, International access code +972-54-221-1365, jkalish@allot.com. Anat Meron, International access code +972-9-761-9370, ameron@allot.com

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WorldNow and Rovion Form Strategic Alliance to Drive Local Ad Sales Online

NEW YORK, April 7 -- WorldNow, the leading online technology, content and revenue-solutions company for local media, has announced that it formed a strategic partnership with Rovion, inventors of the InPerson(TM) online video spokesperson and the leader in talent-based rich media ad production, delivery and reporting.

This partnership utilizes Rovion's best-of-breed rich media ad campaigns resulting in greater brand awareness, exceptional user interaction and additional revenue generating conversions for WorldNow clients. In addition, the partnership gives WorldNow a unique offering in the local broadcast TV market, while Rovion has extraordinary access to hundreds of WorldNow's local broadcast TV clients.

"We are thrilled to synergize our efforts with a local media leader like WorldNow," said David U. Simon, President/CMO for Rovion. "This partnership exponentially broadens our reach within the Broadcast TV marketplace and we are excited to bring our powerful revenue generating offering to WorldNow stations."

"Our strategic alliance with an innovator and market leader like Rovion reinforces our focus on helping our partners generate premium CPMs while driving results for their advertisers," said Frank Alfieri, SVP Local Ad Sales for WorldNow.

About WorldNow

WorldNow, a New York-based leader in online technology, content and revenue solutions, is the only company to provide a comprehensive technology platform and strategic advertising services that enable media companies to expand to the digital realm with innovative Web and mobile publishing tools, advanced video delivery technology and industry-driving advertising leadership. WorldNow's proven Web, video and mobile technology and advertising leadership equips its media partners with the tools to make the transition to the digital marketplace, expand their footprint in the online ecosystem and realize real-world profitability from their investment.  Current WorldNow customers include CBS Radio, Cox, Dispatch, Fisher, Gray, Griffin, Journal, Landmark, Media General, Quincy, Raycom Media, Schurz, Titan, Waterman and Young. For more information please visit http://www.WorldNow.com.

About Rovion

Founded in 2001, Rovion Inc. (http://www.rovion.com) is the leading provider of talent-based rich media content development, delivery and reporting, meeting the needs of online publishers and advertisers globally. Rovion specializes in complex video-based ads both in and outside of existing ad placement locations and is best known for its invention of the InPerson(TM) video spokesperson ad unit. Rovion also serves the traditional ads as well with the same robust reporting and dedicated account support. Rovion is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Baltimore. For more information, visit http://www.rovion.com or call 877-356-8680.

Source: WorldNow
   

CONTACT:  Amy Dowden of WorldNow, +1-212-931-1283, adowden@worldnow.com

Web Site:  http://www.worldnow.com/

Parkmobile USA, Inc. Launches Pay by Phone Parking in Downtown and Midtown Atlanta

With the launch of Parkmobile, residents and visitors in the downtown and Midtown Atlanta area are now able to conduct their parking transactions by mobile phone.

ATLANTA, April 7 -- Parkmobile USA, Inc. announced today their revolutionary new service will be implemented in eight Lanier Parking Solutions lots located in the downtown and Midtown area. Customers will now be able to pay for parking with their cell phone instead of digging for loose change.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091102/CL00984LOGO )

"Parkmobile is very excited to launch our Pay by Phone parking service in downtown and Midtown Atlanta," said Albert Bogaard, CEO of Parkmobile USA, Inc. "With this technology, customers no longer have to search for change or estimate the time needed at their destination. The pay by phone service is an example of another technology that can make our lives easier and more efficient."

To use the service, customers can register by calling toll-free, 877-PARK-714, visiting our website at http://www.parkmobile.com/us or iPhone users can visit the iTunes app store. Downloading our mobile application is free, quick and easy. After setting up the account, customers can immediately start using the system with their registered mobile phone. Customers also can select the option to receive text message alerts and reminders fifteen minutes before their time expires.

"Lanier is always looking for new ways to make parking a seamless experience for our customers," said Lanier Parking Solutions President Tim Walsh. "Pay by phone is an excellent example of that commitment."

This is Parkmobile's second implementation in the Atlanta area. Currently, Parkmobile's service can be used at all on-street metered parking in Atlantic Station. Parkmobile's service will roll out in three phases. Phase one includes: Peachtree St., Marietta St., Spring St., Ralph McGill Blvd., Third St. and West Peachtree Street.

For additional information and locations, please visit: http://www.parkmobile.com/us.

About Parkmobile

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

Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091102/CL00984LOGO
AP Archive:  http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Parkmobile USA, Inc.
   

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

Web Site:  http://www.parkmobile.us/

Hague Corp.'s Subsidiary, Solterra Renewable Technologies Inc., Announces Introductory, Incentive Pricing for its Tetrapod Quantum Dots

TEMPE, Ariz., April 7 -- Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. (http://www.solterrasolarcells.com/), a solar technology and quantum dot manufacturing company (and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hague Corp.  (BULLETIN BOARD: HGUE) ) announced today that only 18 months after licensing what has been characterized as a disruptive technology, they will be offering incentive pricing on orders for research quantities of its high purity, uniform, tetrapod quantum dots from the life sciences, academic, and other industrial research and development (R&D) communities.

Tetrapod quantum dots have been recognized for their superior performance in a wide variety of current and future applications. These include, biology and biomedicine; computing and memory; electronics and displays; optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, LEDs, lighting, and lasers; optical components used in telecommunications; and security applications such as covert identification tagging or biowarfare detection sensors.

We believe that our tetrapod quantum dots are truly an enabling technological break through. As such we have an obligation to make sure these materials are accessible to researchers across the globe so discovery in the advanced electronics and life sciences fields, among others, can be realized and accelerated.

Offering the tetrapod quantum dots at a substantial cost savings will allow the product to be much more accessible to an ever widening range of research. There are a number of potential applications for quantum dots that have not been well described and we really believe this is going to be the kind of platform technology that spurs innovation and creativity throughout the scientific community. Said Stephen B. Squires, CEO and President of Solterra/Hague.

According to David Doderer VP R&D Solterra's tetrapod quantum dots are produced using the Rice University licensed process technology that delivers high purity, uniform tetrapod quantum dots ideally suited for a broad range of applications and more specifically can produce these quantum dots at a price point that can transform these technologies into commercially viable solution driven products.

According to a report available at Electronics.ca Publications, the global market for QDs, which in 2008 was estimated to generate $28.6 million in revenues, is projected to grow over the next 5 years at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 90.7%, reaching over $700 million by 2013. Following the initially modest revenues generated by standalone colloidal QDs - primarily serving the life sciences, academic, and other industrial research and development (R&D) communities - within the next 2 years several product launches with colloidal or in situ QD underpinning will bolster market revenue considerably.

About Hague Corp. / Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. (http://www.solterrasolarcells.com/)

Solterra is singularly positioned to lead the development of truly sustainable and cost-effective solar technology as the first company to introduce a new dimension of cost reduction by replacing silicon wafer-based solar cells with low-cost, highly efficient Quantum Dot-based solar cells.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning our business, products, and financial results. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. More information about potential risk factors that could affect our business, products, and financial results are included in our annual report and in reports subsequently filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov or from our website listed above. We hereby disclaim any obligation to publicly update the information provided above, including forward-looking statements, to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

  For more information, please contact:
  Lauren Milner
  American Capital Ventures
  305.918.7000
  lm@amcapventures.com
  http://www.amcapventures.com

Source: Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc.
   

CONTACT:  Lauren Milner, American Capital Ventures, +1-305-918-7000,
lm@amcapventures.com

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

GameLink, a Private Media Group Company, Fundamentally Changes Instant Access to Online Media With Launch of Mobile Content Platform

BARCELONA, Spain, April 7 -- Private Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRVTD) a worldwide leader in premium quality adult entertainment content, today announced that its subsidiary, GameLink, is launching a proprietary mobile solution enabling users to instantly stream over 15,000 movies. The platform is initially available on smartphones such as the iPhone and Android phones at the URL: www.gamelink .com.

The mobile Internet platform is an extension of GameLink's leading Video-on-Demand e-commerce platform, allowing consumers to purchase and consume content instantly. All content is available for future viewing in the customer's virtual media center, stored in the company's "cloud." The platform has been optimized to work with Apple devices including the iPhone, iPod, the soon to be launched iPad as well as Android devices. In addition to streaming, consumers can choose to download their movies or purchase DVDs and novelties from the globally accessible platform. A white label version of the mobile platform is available and will be marketed to adult studios and affiliates worldwide.

In contrast to Private's existing mobile content business, which is based on an on-portal model going through content aggregators and carriers, this new business is off-portal and provides substantially improved margins as content is sold directly by Private to the consumer.

Jeff Dillon, Director of Online Sales at GameLink comments: "Using the latest wireless technologies, GameLink is the first adult company to offer consumers this unique platform of 15,000 movies available for purchase a la carte and accessible anytime and from anywhere in the world."

Ilan Bunimovitz, CEO of Private commented: "We expect this new high-margin business, which is targeted towards the rapidly growing smartphone market(i), to make a significant impact on both sales and operating profit in 2010 and beyond. The US market is expected to be a key revenue driver due to the phenomenal penetration of smartphone ownership coupled with the absence of adult content on US carriers' portals."

  NOTES TO THE EDITOR:

  Footnotes

(i) According to Parks Associates report of March, 2010, "Smartphone: King of Convergence": the number of smartphone users is expected to quadruple, exceeding 1 billion worldwide by 2014.

About Private Media Group

Founded in 1965, NASDAQ listed Private Media Group is a brand-driven world leader in adult entertainment, operating a global content distribution network with a wide range of platforms including mobile telephone handsets via 104 network operators in 45 countries, digital TV via 38 platforms in 24 countries, broadband Internet, television broadcasting, DVDs and magazines. Private Media Group owns the worldwide rights to its extensive archive of high-quality content, and also licenses its Private and "Silver Girls" trademarks internationally for a select range of luxury consumer products. Private is the world's preferred content provider of adult entertainment to consumers anywhere, at any time and across all distribution platforms and devices.

  Corporate site: prvt.com, consumer sites: private .com, gamelink .com

  Disclaimer

This release contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect the Company's current judgments of those issues. However, because those statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are subject to such risks and uncertainties, which could lead to results materially different than anticipated by the Company.

  For further information please contact:
  Giles Hirst
  Marketing Director
  Private Media Group
  Tel +34 93 620 8090
  giles.hirst@private.com

Source: Private Media Group
   

CONTACT:  Giles Hirst, Marketing Director of Private Media Group, +34 93
620 8090, giles.hirst@private.com

Web Site:  http://www.prvt.com/

EnCirca Upgrades Find.pro Directory

A business directory exclusively for licensed professionals

BOSTON, April 7 -- Leading dot-pro domain name registrar EnCirca (http://www.encirca.com/) announces an upgrade to its online business directory, Find.pro (http://www.find.pro/). Find.pro is a map-based online directory designed to help licensed professionals drive additional search engine traffic to their websites by combining its customized online maps with videos, pictures and other content. All listings on Find.pro can be easily shared on social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace via custom widgets. And, all .pro EnCirca customers are included in this directory free of charge. To sign up and be featured in the directory, visit http://www.find.pro/.

"New and potential registrants are recognizing that .pro is beginning to compete with .com. .Pro domains can now be registered at a fraction of the price of the equivalent .com names. In fact, each new .pro registration is available from EnCirca for just $14.95," says Thomas Barrett, President of EnCirca, the leading .pro registrar. "Find.pro is a great way for our .pro customers to get noticed online. We know that our customers have many choices when picking a .pro domain name registrar and now, in addition to offering customer service and competitive pricing, we also offer Find.pro, free of charge, to help give our customers a leg up in their attempts to market their website."

Who would benefit from a .pro domain? To start, job-seekers, self-employed professionals and businesses of any size. Professionals both at home and abroad are trying to distinguish themselves to employers and potential clients as they vie for the few available jobs. Building your online presence using the .pro domain name is one way to gain a competitive edge.

"Establishing yourself as an expert in your field is an important component of marketing to potential employers and clients," says Barrett. "Creating a website for your resume, blog or portfolio of work is an approach that will pay dividends far into the future. A .pro website has credibility and is a great platform for showcasing your skills and industry knowledge. Further, as more and more domain extensions are made available, .pro will emerge as a familiar domain that certifies authentic credentials."

.Pro domain names work just like .com domains, with the ability to create fully featured websites and email addresses. The .pro domain is a restricted domain name, available to licensed professionals who self-certify that they meet the eligibility requirements of their profession.

There are no restrictions on the types of names a business or licensed professional may register: including trademarks, industry keywords, search engine terms, company names, or marketing slogans. There is no limit to how many dot-pro domain names an individual or company can register. Types of businesses and professions eligible for dot-pro include: Lawyers, Accountants, Engineers, Doctors, Architects, Dentists, Educators, Chiropractors, Veterinarians, Surveyors, Plumbers, Inspectors, Investment Advisers, Real Estate Brokers, Insurance Brokers, Nurses, Opticians, Optometrists, Podiatrists, Psychologists, Therapists, Social Workers, Building Contractors, Electricians, Patent and Trademark Examiners, Court Reporters, Police and Fire Safety Officers and any other profession where an official credential is required for a business or individual to offer services.

  Visit http://www.encirca.com/ today to register.

  About EnCirca

EnCirca was formed in 2001 and is accredited by RegistryPro and the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the .pro domain name. RegistryPro is the exclusive registry for .pro, a subsidiary of the Hostway Corporation. For more information, please visit http://www.encirca.com/

  Media Contact:

  Kate Kalmakis Moran
  EnCirca
  pr@encirca.com
  +1.781.942.9975

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Source: EnCirca
   

CONTACT:  Kate Kalmakis Moran of EnCirca, +1-781-942-9975,
pr@encirca.com

Web Site:  http://www.encirca.com/

Harris Corporation Receives $112 Million Order from Australian Department of Defence for Networked Battlefield Communications

Company's Falcon III Technology Will Create High-Speed Connectivity Between Australian Commanders and Deployed Forces

BRISBANE, Australia and ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 7 -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a US$112 million (AUD$135 million) order for Falcon® tactical radio systems that will provide battlefield networking capabilities to the Australian Department of Defence.  The order consists primarily of Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-152(C) multiband handheld radios, but also includes Harris Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G wideband, AN/PRC-117F multiband and AN/PRC-150(C) high-frequency (HF) manpack radios.

Harris radio systems will serve as the secure communications backbone for the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) Land 75, Land 125 and Joint Project 2072 communications modernization programs.  The systems wirelessly connect soldiers to each other, their commanders and other devices in the field.  The Harris systems, which include Type 1 security devices, antennas and power amplifiers, will allow the ADF to meet its objectives to provide networking capabilities that enhance situational awareness and speed decision-making.

"Harris is collaborating with the Australian Department of Defence and the program team on this very important program that will lead to an operational, networked Australian brigade in 2013," said Andy Start, president, International business, Harris RF Communications.  "We're also excited to expand international use of our JTRS-approved Falcon III radio systems.  These systems form the basis for secure networked military communications, providing significantly better information gathering and dissemination at the tactical edge -- where the battle is fought."

The largest part of the order is for the Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C), the most-widely deployed JTRS-approved handheld radio.  The AN/PRC-152(C), in dismounted configuration, will connect soldiers to the ADF's central Battle Management System and serve as a hub for other soldier-carried C4 devices.

Harris also will supply its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack radio, Falcon II AN/PRC-117F multiband manpack radio and Falcon II AN/PRC-150(C) high-frequency manpack radio.  In addition, Harris is providing the AN/PRC-152 in vehicular amplifier adapters to support the installation of equipment in more than 1,000 armored vehicles.

As part of the agreement with the ADF, Harris will be establishing a customer service and support center in Brisbane.  Harris is working closely with prime contractor Elbit Systems on the communications modernization programs.

Harris RF Communications is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, government and commercial organizations.  The company's Falcon family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular applications.  Falcon III is the next generation of radios supporting the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requirements, as well as network-centric operations worldwide.  Harris RF Communications also is a leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment for public safety, utility and transportation markets -- with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks to portable and mobile single- and multiband radios.

About Harris Corporation

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Source: Harris Corporation
   

CONTACT:  Kevin Aman, RF Communications, +1-585-241-8186,
Kevin.Aman@harris.com, or Jim Burke, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131,
Jim.Burke@harris.com

Web Site:  http://www.harris.com/

InterCall On-the-Go Conferencing Now Available for the iPhone

Mobile Assistant Provides One-Click Access to Conference Calls from Anywhere

CHICAGO, April 7 -- InterCall, the world's largest conferencing and collaboration services provider, today announced the availability of Mobile Assistant for the Apple® iPhone(TM), a free application that makes conferencing on-the-go as simple as the click of a single button on your mobile phone. The application is available for immediate download at Apple's iPhone App Store.

Mobile Assistant for the iPhone allows InterCall customers to easily access the conference calls they host or join. Simple to install, Mobile Assistant enables one-click access to any conference call from any location. With Mobile Assistant, customers can:

  --  Eliminate the need to enter a 10-digit dial-in number, conference code
      or leader PIN. This information is instead stored in the iPhone.
  --  Store up to 256 unique sets of audio conference details - from weekly
      recurring meetings to one-time calls.
  --  Install and run Mobile Assistant completely on their phone,
      eliminating the need for an Internet connection or intermediate
      system, making access faster and reliable with always-on availability.

"Mobile Assistant for the iPhone simplifies conferencing for our customers by allowing them fast, convenient, uncomplicated access to their meetings," said Rob Bellmar, Vice President of Product Management at InterCall. "With a simple click of one button, our customers join their calls anywhere, preventing distractions while in transit. In our increasingly mobile society, Mobile Assistant is the perfect addition to our busy customers' portfolio of safe and simple on-the-go resources. Texting laws are becoming commonplace in many U.S. states to reduce distractions while driving and one-touch conferencing helps keep consumers' eyes off their phone and on the road."

InterCall's Mobile Assistant is also available for a variety of BlackBerry smartphones including the BlackBerry® Bold(TM), BlackBerry® Storm(TM), BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 83 and BlackBerry® Pearl(TM) series. More information on Mobile Assistant and other InterCall mobile services is available at http://mobile.intercall.com/.

About InterCall

InterCall, a subsidiary of West Corporation, is the largest service provider in the world specializing in conference communications. Founded in 1991, InterCall helps people and companies are more productive by providing advanced audio, event, Web and video conferencing solutions that are easy-to-use and save them time and money. Along with a team of over 500 Meeting Consultants, the company employs more than 1,500 operators, customer service representatives, call supervisors, accounting, marketing and IT professionals. InterCall's strong U.S. presence, which includes four call centers and 26 sales offices, is bolstered by a global reach that extends to Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. For more information, please visit http://www.intercall.com.

Source: InterCall
   

CONTACT:  David Friedman of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide,
+1-303-634-2674, David.Friedman@ogilvypr.com, for InterCall

Web Site:  http://www.intercall.com/
http://mobile.intercall.com/

Main Line Health Awards Managed Services Contract to SunGard Availability Services

SunGard Managed Services Help Eliminate Risks and Lower Costs by Cutting Capital Expenditures Needed to Maintain Internal Data Centers

WAYNE, Pa., April 7 -- Main Line Health (MLH), a non-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs, has awarded a contract to SunGard Availability Services to provide managed services for its primary data center.  SunGard will also deliver remote managed IT services across Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals -- Bryn Mawr, Lankenau, Paoli and Riddle -- as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital and 21 other locations.

Main Line Health expects to improve operational efficiencies by having SunGard manage its IT infrastructure, enabling Main Line Health IT staff to focus more fully on its top priority which is delivering clinical data to the point of care.

The contract award resulted from an exhaustive evaluation during which Main Line Health investigated multiple solutions including an internal build and other third-party solution providers. Main Line Health selected SunGard because of its high level of availability and infrastructure uptime.  SunGard will host more than 500 Main Line Health servers at one of its Philadelphia-based data centers, supporting delivery of clinical information to Main Line Health's hospitals and satellite locations.  SunGard will also remotely monitor network systems at other Main Line Health facilities.

"SunGard will help us eliminate risks from system outages and enable us to reduce costly capital expenditures needed to build and support our own data center," said Karen Thomas, vice president and chief information officer at Main Line Health.  "Also by having SunGard fully monitor all servers, our IT staff can focus on managing critical applications and data delivery."

Hosting with SunGard will help ensure that clinical data flows remain uninterrupted to the point of care, which will help Main Line Health maintain its reputation and leadership in the regional healthcare marketplace.  SunGard managed hosting will also help increase Main Line Health's IT flexibility and decrease application rollout times by providing data center infrastructure on demand.

"SunGard's facility addressed our information availability and application uptime goals with its 2(N+1) design, which has full dual distribution paths and no single point-of-failure.  We also wanted to be in an energy-efficient data center to keep operating expenses low and SunGard utilizes several energy best practices to meet these needs," said Ms. Thomas.

"As hospitals rely more on technology, their data centers require significant upgrades or they risk outages and related downtime which may impact the quality of patient care," said Tim Cecconi, senior vice president at SunGard Availability Services.  "Main Line Health is a leader in utilizing technology to deliver quality patient care and in taking steps to address the availability requirements of its hospitals."

SunGard Availability Services addresses the unique needs of healthcare providers which often manage dozens or more individual applications, making a tiered availability solution essential.  SunGard sees tiered availability as starting with a solid production data center environment, supported by the ability to expand IT infrastructure on demand to support new applications.  SunGard solutions are based on tiering system redundancies, data protection and disaster recovery capabilities to protect clinical data flows and help hospitals move cost models from capital to operational expenditures.

About Main Line Health

Main Line Health is suburban Philadelphia's most comprehensive healthcare resource, offering a full range of medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric and emergency services.  Forming the core of Main Line Health are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals -- Lankenau, Bryn Mawr, Paoli and Riddle -- as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital.  Recognized particularly for its cardiac, orthopedic, oncology, rehabilitation and women's clinical services, Main Line Health trains more than 100 interns, residents and fellows annually from medical schools throughout the country and is actively involved in  significant research studies, many of which are funded by the National Institutes of Health.

About SunGard Availability Services

SunGard Availability Services provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software to more than 10,000 customers in North America and Europe.  With five million square feet of datacenter and operations space, SunGard assists IT organizations across virtually all industry and government sectors to prepare for and recover from emergencies by helping them minimize their computer downtime and optimize their uptime. Through direct sales and channel partners, we help organizations ensure their people and customers have uninterrupted access to the information systems they need in order to do business. To learn more, visit http://www.availability.sungard.com or call 1-800-468-7483.

About SunGard

SunGard is one of the world's leading software and technology services companies.  SunGard has more than 20,000 employees and serves 25,000 customers in 70 countries.  SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector.  SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.  With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and IT services company.

Trademark Information: SunGard and the SunGard logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Source: SunGard Availability Services
   

CONTACT:  Media, Valeria Maltoni, Director, Marketing Communications of
SunGard Availability Services, +1-484-582-2441, valeria.maltoni@sungard.com

Web Site:  http://www.availability.sungard.com/

China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc. Signs a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Tsinghua University Computer Science and Technology Department

JINAN, China, April 7 -- Jinan Yinquan Technology, one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: CVDT)  today announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement (the "Agreement") with Tsinghua University's Computer Science and Technology Department (the "Department").

  Highlights of the agreement:
  1) Yinquan Technology and the Department will jointly establish a Cloud
     Computing Lab and an Application & Promotion Center of Cloud Computing
     Platform in Shandong province. The purpose of creating these facilities
     is to promote cloud computing technology in China and Shandong will be
     the first testing place for the marketing model.
  2) Yinquan Technology and the Department will jointly establish the Cloud
     Computing Industry-Academic-Research (IAR) Base and Yinquan will be
     Tsinghua University's designated IAR base for cloud computing.
     Professors from Tsinghua University will periodically visit Yinquan to
     guide the company's new products development and technology improvement.
  3) Yinquan Technology and the Department will jointly build a practical
     experience base. Yinquan will help the Department improve its research
     level and professional training.
  4) Yinquan Technology and the Department will jointly apply for and work
     on national and local scientific research projects.
  5) Yinquan will have the priority to use the latest technology resulting
     from the research and development efforts by the Department.

The cooperation agreement indicated CVDT's further improvement in the virtualization industry. "It is our privilege to partner with the top university and work on this emerging technology," said Mr. Li Kunwu, the President and CEO of CVDT, "The cloud computing platform is based on virtualization technology, and we hope to develop more applications and software to be used on the platform by cooperating with Tsinghua University. We believe the partnership will enhance Yinquan's R&D capability and enlarge its business coverage related to virtualization."

Tsinghua University Computer Science and Technology Department was Founded in 1958, it has been known for its significant contributions and key achievements in the history of the development of Chinese computer industry. After more than 40 years of endeavor, it has grown to be the strongest and most influential one among its counterparts in other universities in China, playing an ever-important role in the development of China's information technology as well as its national economy.

Cloud computing is a technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. Cloud computing permits consumers and businesses to access their personal files at any computer through internet and appropriate applications. This technology allows for much more efficient computing by centralizing storage, memory, processing and bandwidth. Cloud computing has three segments including applications, platforms and infrastructure. Each segment serves a different purpose and offers different products for businesses and individuals around the world.

About China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.

China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc. offers virtualization technology application in the People's Republic of China through its wholly owned subsidiary Jinan Yinquan Technology Co., Ltd and Beijing PowerUnique Technologies, Co., Ltd. Through the two subsidiaries, China VoIP & Digital Telecom is well positioned to take full advantage of the tremendous economic growth currently being experienced in China. The Company is currently marketing its integral virtualization solutions and services in China and at this time is in the testing stages of other Information Technology products. More information can be found at http://www.chinavoip-telecom.com/ .

About Virtualization Technology

Virtualization is a proven software technology that is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and fundamentally changing the way people compute.

Today's powerful x86 computer hardware was originally designed to run only a single operating system and a single application, but virtualization breaks that boundary, making it possible to run multiple operating systems and multiple applications on the same computer at the same time, increasing the utilization and flexibility of hardware.

Virtualization is a technology that can benefit anyone who uses a computer, from IT professionals and Mac enthusiasts to commercial businesses and government organizations. Join the millions of people around the world who use virtualization to save time, money and energy while achieving more with the computer hardware they already own.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in the press release constitute forward- looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology such as "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "should," "project," "plan," "seek," "intend," or "anticipate" or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Such statements typically involve risks and uncertainties and may include financial projections or information regarding our future plans, objectives or performance. Actual results could differ materially from the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions in The People's Republic of China, variations in cash flow, reliance on collaborative retail partners and on new product development, variations in new product development, risks associated with rapid technological change, and the potential of introduced or undetected flaws and defects in products, and other risk factors detailed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

  For more information please contact:

  CVDT Investor Contacts:
   Michelle Wong
   Tel:   +86-531-5558-5742
   Email: michellewong@chinavoip-telecom.com

  Great Wall Research LLC
   Sheena Shen
   Tel:   +1-203-252-7266
   Email: sshen@greatwallresearch.com

Source: China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.
   

CONTACT: Michelle Wong of China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc.,
+86-531-5558-5742, michellewong@chinavoip-telecom.com; or Sheena Shen of Great
Wall Research LLC, +1-203-252-7266, sshen@greatwallresearch.com

Web site: http://www.chinavoip-telecom.com/