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itelligence Achieves SAP Accreditation for Active Quality Management

BIELEFELD, Germany, January 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    High-quality management standards which comply with SAP guidelines allow itelligence
to implement new SAP solutions more effectively and increase customer satisfaction

    itelligence [http://www.itelligence.ag ] announced today that it has achieved
accreditation for active quality management awarded by the SAP(R) Active Quality
Management team. It serves as evidence that itelligence demonstrates clear quality
standards for the sale and implementation of the SAP solutions. By cooperating with SAP
[http://www.sap.com ] (NYSE: SAP) in quality management, itelligence can better assist its
customers both before and after implementation projects, and make sure that the projects
are delivered to specification, on the planned budget and on time. itelligence is an SAP
gold channel partner in the SAP PartnerEdge(R) program.

    SAP launched the global quality accreditation program for value-added resellers (VARs)
that focus on SAP Business All-in-One solutions
[http://www.sap.com/sme/solutions/businessmanagement/businessallinone/index.epx ] as well
as members of the SAP Extended Business program. The accreditation is awarded globally to
SAP channel partners that prove active quality management of their sales processes and
delivery methodologies.

    itelligence is closely aligned to the key principles of quality that SAP believes to
be fundamental to the success of every implementation, designed to deliver high-quality
software and support while providing the right processes, tools and services to drive
successful projects and delivery.

    Businesses today are continually challenged to manage risk in increasingly complex
projects. As a certified member of the global quality accreditation program, intelligence
helps SAP customers avoid escalations, maintain profits and improve successful delivery.
In addition, the program provides itelligence with access to enhanced materials and
quality management procedures through SAP sale channels. With a distinct focus on quality
deliverables, the accreditation also helps partners improve the success of bids. It
differentiates them from other competitors through high-quality standards and risk
mitigation.

    The annual partner quality plan and quarterly quality reviews form the basis for the
global quality accreditation program by providing a way to monitor joint performance and
measure success. Partners are required to submit an annual quality plan to showcase how
they will improve quality in their own organization during the year. In addition, the
quarterly quality review enables joint risk monitoring via open bilateral communication as
well as identifying and preventing issues.

    "At SAP, we make every effort to help customers manage their implementations of
integrated software solutions, and encourage our partners to work to the principles of
quality adhered to throughout SAP," said Iwona Stamper, Channel Development Manager, SAP
Polska. "We are pleased that itelligence has tightened its cooperation with SAP through
this accreditation for active quality management. Through this accreditation, we expect
that itelligence specialists will be better equipped to assist customers with making
informed decisions about their SAP solutions and implementation options, as well as
realize the value of their investments early on and to their full potential."

    SAP, PartnerEdge and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG
in Germany and in several other countries.

    All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective
companies.

    SAP Forward-looking Statement

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forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast,"
"intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions
as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations The factors that could affect SAP's
future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on
Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

    itelligence is one of the leading international full-service providers of solutions in
support of SAP solutions, employing about 2,700 highly qualified employees in 21 countries
and in five regions (America, Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and
Germany/Austria/Switzerland). As a frequently awarded SAP partner, among others global
value-added reseller, SAP Certified in Cloud Services and SAP Gold Partner Business
ByDesign, itelligence realizes complex projects in the SAP solution-based environment for
over 4,000 customers worldwide. In 2006, itelligence obtained gold-level status as an SAP
channel partner as part of the SAP PartnerEdge(TM) program in Germany, and in the U.S. in
2007. The company's services in support of SAP solutions range from consulting and
licensing to outsourcing and services to proprietary industry-specific SAP. In 2011,
itelligence generated total sales of EUR 342.4 million. itelligence is "Top Consultant"
2012.

       
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        silvia.dicke@itelligence.de
        itelligence AG
        Konigsbreede 1
        33605 Bielefeld
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itelligence AG

iDeerApp Software Introduces AirX Option to Play Blu-Ray on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iDeerApp Software recently published a tutorial abouttheiDeer Blu-ray Player AirXoption for users to learn how to use this AirX option under the menu Tool. Users of the iDeer Blu-ray Player can now learn what AirX technology is and how to use it to play Blu-ray on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

iDeer Blu-ray Player gives users a friendly Blu-ray playback experience with a clean and simple interface. All functions are arranged in a simple order in the menu bar. Through these options, users can easily adjust video and audio settings, most of which are easy to understand and operate. However, the AirX option is a little more complex. Therefore, iDeerApp Software offers a tutorial for users to learn what it is and how to use it.

AirX technology is the latest and best ICT (Information Communication Technology) system based on the space adaptive algorithm developed by BHU Networks. The technology enables a wireless communication system to cover large areas with long-distance transmission, strong interference suppression and high bandwidth access capability. With AirX built into the iDeer Blu-ray player, it makes Blu-ray movies accessible to the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch in the same Wi-Fi environment.

To play Blu-ray on mobile devices, there are some basic equipment needed:

    1. A computer (Windows or Mac)
    2. A Blu-ray Player software (iDeer Blu-ray player)
    3. An Internet connection.
Below are the steps on how to play Blu-ray on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch with an AirX Option:

    1. Run the iDeer Blu-ray Player.
    2. Enable the "AirX" option under the "Tools" menu before inserting a
       Blu-ray disc or playing local Blu-ray movies.
    3. Click the "Open File" or "Open Disc" button to load the Blu-ray
       information. In a few seconds, the screen will go black and display the
       website URL "http://airx.tv"
    4. Open "Safari" on the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch and then input the URL above
       into it. Then the loaded Blu-ray source will be listed, and users can
       enjoy Blu-ray movies on the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch.
    5. Click the save button on the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch and select "Add to
       Home Screen." It can be saved as a shortcut on the home screen, and can
       be opened directly via the URL next time.
For more details, please refer to specific tutorials on the official website:

How to play Blu-ray on the iPhone: http://www.ideerapp.com/play-blu-ray-on-iphone.html

How to play Blu-ray on the iPad: http://www.ideerapp.com/play-blu-ray-on-ipad.html

How to play Blu-ray on the iPod touch: http://www.ideerapp.com/play-blu-ray-on-ipod-touch.html

Price and Availability:

iDeer Blu-ray Player for Mac or Windows is available through the official website at $59.95. Enter the official website now for a special offer; only $59.95 for the Blu-ray Player Mac + Windows, version 1.1.3 with lifetime extended upgrades service. Before purchase, users are allowed to experience its full features and the free Blu-ray player for DVD and general video formats. Any new user is eligible for a free trial. Free download is available at: http://www.ideerapp.com/download.html

About iDeerApp Software

iDeerApp Software is an online provider for Blu-ray playback solution with its Blu-ray player software for both Mac and Windows. iDeer Blu-ray Player can play Blu-ray discs, Blu-ray ISO files and other multimedia formats on both Mac and Windows operating systems. For more details about iDeerApp Software and its Blu-ray player, please visit: http://www.ideerapp.com

SOURCE  iDeerApp Software

iDeerApp Software

CONTACT: Susan, Tel: +86-512-6932-0131, Mobile: +86-150-5151-2242, susan@cjmkt.com

Web Site: http://www.ideerapp.com/play-blu-ray-on-ipod-touch.html

Belgium Satellite Services Increases Capacity With Eutelsat to Boost Development of VSAT Services in Africa and Middle East

PARIS, January 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Belgium Satellite Services (BSS), a
leading teleport and satellite communications provider in Europe and Asia, today announced
the signature of a new long-term contract for 46 MHz of C-band capacity on the EUTELSAT
10A satellite.

    The contract reflects BSS's ambition to step up its activity in Africa and the Middle
East, and follows its acquisition, completed last month, of INTERSAT, a leading provider
of satellite-based data solutions with offices in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates. The
new capacity on EUTELSAT 10A will allow BSS to expand VSAT services for the client base of
more than 150 businesses, NGOs and government administrations built by INTERSAT in over 25
countries in Africa and the Middle East, and to develop new business. Networks will be
managed by BSS using its teleport in Lessive (Belgium) and state of the art ground station
equipped with the latest iDirect technology.

    Nitin Dhawan, CEO of Belgium Satellite Services reports: "We are happy to take our
strong 10-year relationship with Eutelsat to the next level. This is important for BSS as
the acquisition ofINTERSAThas significantly expanded the scope of our business. Thanks to
the extensiveC-band footprint on EUTELSAT 10A satellite we can build a strong platform for
service provisionacross the African continent andthe Middle East. We are now positioned to
strengthen our response to businesses and multinationals in demanding enterprise
sectors,including the banking sector,that need secure and scalable networks. The new
capacity enables us to consolidate our long-term positioning in this part of the world,
boosting our international expansion."

    Jean-Francois Leprince-Ringuet, Chief Commercial Officer at Eutelsat, added: "This new
contract with BSSfurther anchors EUTELSAT 10Ain dynamic regions across Africa and the
Middle East. We are delighted that itsperformance and coverage willenable BSS to
accelerate its growth and that our longstanding partner has renewed its confidence in us
with this new lease."

    About Belgium Satellite Services

    Belgium Satellite Services s.a. (BSS) is a leading player in the worldwide satellite
services market, providing tailor-made, high-quality satellite networking solutions
including hub and hosting services, IP over satellite, voice termination and TV &
broadcast solutions. BSS was formed following the acquisition of Belgacom's satellite
services division in 2007. With two teleport sites and state-of-the-art facilities in
Belgium and excellent fiber connectivity between the teleport and the globe, BSS is
committed to providing international broadcasters, Internet Service Providers and
corporate customers with advanced satellite services at a competitive price.

    More details at http://www.bssteleport.com or contact sales@bssteleport.com

    Please visit us at CABSAT 2013 - Hall Number: Hall 1 Stand Number: G1-20

    About Eutelsat Communications

    With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL, code ISIN: FR0010221234) is one of the world's
leading satellite operators. As of 30 September 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,400 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite
homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also provide a wide
range of services for TV contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 750 commercial,
technical and operational professionals from 30 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com

Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, +-33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frédérique Gautier, +-33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, +33-1-53-98-37-91 mecuer@eutelsat.fr; Investors and analysts: Lisa Finas, +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com; Leonard Wapler, +33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

New Company Explodes Onto Network Marketing Scene

Powerhouse Duo Behind Limitless Worldwide(TM), LLC Has Industry in Frenzy of Excitement

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A brand new network marketing company named Limitless Worldwide(TM), LLC is making its official debut February 7-9, and the entire industry is buzzing about it. It's being called "the startup that's not a startup." Why? Because while it is a brand new company, it's powered by years of experience and proven success. Limitless Worldwide represents the coming together of two major forces: Steve and Melyn Campbell, who have over twenty years of experience in the network marketing industry and who are ranked in the top twenty all-time network marketing earners, and Basic Research®, a twenty-year-old, debt-free company with billions in retail sales.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130117/LA44024LOGO )

The Campbells are two of the most experienced, successful network marketers in the world. They were looking for a challenge, so the power couple decided to use their expertise to start their own network marketing business. Then, after eighteen months of touring the United States looking for a company with effective, unique products that would be a good fit for the industry, they were introduced to Basic Research, a company with serious, long-term success in the retail industry.

The Campbells soon learned that Basic had never taken some of its most exciting products to market, because the company felt these products would sell most effectively only if the highly compelling research behind them could be shared with potential customers. But since retail shelves don't tell stories, they feared the products wouldn't do well in a regular store setting.

Eventually, the Campbells were given a long list of products that hadn't yet gone to market and were asked which ones they thought would do best in the network marketing setting. They were blown away by what they saw. "We were amazed by the caliber of products on that list," Melyn says. "There were some truly revolutionary skin-care, weight-loss, and anti-aging formulations with incredible research results that were just waiting for someone to tell their story."

Steve and Melyn narrowed the list down to the top products they felt had the most compelling research, would appeal to a wide consumer base, and would be the most successful in the industry, and Limitless Worldwide was born. This company is completely unique in the network marketing industry, because it brings together the power of wildly successful network marketing veterans and a retail giant. The Limitless team is focused on creating highly specialized, scientifically validated products that get real results, and is dedicated to going beyond testimonials by refusing to back any product that doesn't have proven science behind it. They're so committed to this ideal, in fact, that they've trademarked the term "Science... Beyond Testimonials."

Plus, Limitless Worldwide's revolutionary, patent-pending TriBrid Overlay Compensation Plan(TM) is unlike anything the industry has ever seen. It was designed by Melyn Campbell, who has degrees in accounting and economics as well as statistics and finance, and who has designed many compensation plans for network marketing companies over the course of the last twenty years. She's considered one of the top experts in the world on comp plans, and she designed her TriBrid Overlay Compensation Plan to not only help top-earning executives potentially make six-figure incomes, but to give part-time distributors a real opportunity to make money by creating multiple income streams off the same downline. "We were tired of seeing people go through the 'revolving door' of network marketing because they couldn't make money," Steve says. "We strongly believe this industry should be about distributor and customer retention, and our goal here was to create a plan that was incredibly kind to the part-time distributor, while at the same time driving customer acquisition."

The company's official worldwide launch is set for February 7-9, 2013 at the award winning South Point Hotel & Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. This three-day event is sure to be nothing short of spectacular, with an exciting array of world-renowned experts, fabulous new products, presentations by the industry's foremost leadership and first-class entertainment.

To learn more about Limitless Worldwide, LLC, visit http://www.LimitlessWorldwide.com or call 1-800-429-4290.

SOURCE  Limitless Worldwide, LLC

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Limitless Worldwide, LLC

CONTACT: Chantelle Daines, +1-801-530-2911, Chantelle.Daines@mjstc.net

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

GfK Tests New Standard for Global SMA

NUREMBERG, Germany, January 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    GfK has successfully established consistent standards for their truly global and
integrated Social Media Analysis (SMA) offer, thus addressing a long unmet need of
marketers.

    Dr. Ralph Wirth, a global innovation and digital specialist within GfK, said,
"International marketing experts are often frustrated by the fact that there are hardly
any truly global offerings in the field of social media analysis. This situation forces
them to work with several different providers, which complicates the aggregation of
results and the extraction of global insights."

    GfK's new offering leverages the company's global network to deliver flexible web
content gathering and analyses in any language at market leading quality. Local specifics
of the web landscape are taken into account, and the bigger picture is derived by
integrating SMA insights with other essential context specific information available to
GfK, such as survey data or knowledge on purchase behavior.

    GfK piloted their new SMA standards in a recent 'status quo' study, run in the
People's Republic of China, identifying, collecting and analyzing the online buzz for four
leading smart phone brands. The success of the methodology has established GfK's global
standard for SMA analysis; delivering a unique, language-agnostic and fully scalable
solution.

    Wirth explains, "We chose China because it is the most challenging social media market
available, combining strict regulations and a unique online landscape. Insights from our
highly successful study have already been integrated into several ongoing projects in
China. And we have proven that, by using human coders that are supported by automatic
algorithms, we can deliver superior quality results and correct for nuances, such as irony
and sarcasm - which is absolutely crucial for the way people talk online."

    GfK's global SMA standards are the product of numerous projects run across their
global network, including a broad range of commercial projects, as well as various
'research on research' studies.

    About GfK

    To find out more, visit http://www.gfk.com or follow GfK on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/gfk_group

       
        Research contact:
        Ralph Wirth, Global Innovation & Digital, T. +49-911-395-2812, Ralph.Wirth@gfk.com

        PR contact:
        Amanda Wheeler, PR & Communication, T +44-7919-624-688, Amanda.Wheeler@gfk.com

GfK

Syngenta e-licensing heralds new era for sharing of plant science innovation

- Easy, internet-based access to key patented technologies

- Fair, reasonable and transparent terms for all

- Free use for academic and non-profit organizations

BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta today launched a landmark e-licensing platform to provide plant breeders and research institutes around the world with quick and easy access to patented native traits from its commercial vegetable varieties.

The global internet-based platform also offers access to patented enabling technologies, which help breeders with gene expression, plant transformation and protein targeting as they develop high-yielding varieties.

Syngenta's Head of Business Development, Robert Berendes, said: "We are proud to be able to make our patented native traits and enabling technologies more accessible than ever before. Our e-licensing platform will help accelerate innovation in agriculture so that growers - large and small - can increase productivity in the face of challenges such as climate change and scarce natural resources."

All academic and non-profit organizations can make free use of the available traits and technologies for R&D purposes and can distribute the resulting products in developing countries free of charge.

Creating new varieties with desirable combinations of plant characteristics requires extensive breeding expertise and long-term R&D investment. Patents play an important role in incentivizing research. However, plant breeders have traditionally been challenged by the complex, costly and time-consuming process of obtaining licenses to patented technology. Syngenta has addressed this issue by offering standard licenses under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. There are also no lengthy and complex negotiations as licenses can be secured via the internet-based platform.

To access Syngenta's e-licensing system, please visit: http://www.traitability.com

Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life. For more information about us please go to http://www.syngenta.com

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Excellon reports fourth quarter production and 2013 outlook

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company"),Mexico's highest grade silver producer,is pleased to report fourth quarter and December 2012 production from
the La Platosa Mine in the state of Durango, Mexico and a general
outlook on production for 2013.

Fourth quarter production and 2013 highlights include:

        --  Silver production during December, 2012 of 115,162 ounces at an
            average ore grade of 858 g/t;
        --  Lead and zinc production of a combined 1.1 million pounds in
            December;
        --  Fourth quarter silver production was in line with forecasted
            production, with both lead and silver production well in excess
            of revised forecasts for both the quarter and year;
        --  2013 silver production forecasted to be approximately 1.5
            million ounces as La Platosa returns to a full year of
            production.

Production Update and 2013 Outlook:

                  December 2012 4th Quarter           2012 2013 Outlook
                                       2012

           Tonnes         4,450      11,452         48,199       72,000

     Silver (g/t)           858         751            846          729

    Silver (oz/T)         25.02       21.89          24.67        21.30

         Lead (%)          6.51        6.59           6.75         7.60

         Zinc (%)          6.61       11.21          11.81        10.03

     Silver (oz)*       115,162     251,065      1,081,165    1,519,716

       Lead (lb)*       550,123   1,393,067      5,731,160    9,587,753

       Zinc (lb)*       511,024   2,387,785     10,450,813   13,011,461

*  Subject to adjustment following settlement with concentrate purchaser.

The Company's production during 2012 was generally in line with the
revised annual production forecast of 49,000 tonnes(1) totaling 1.1 million ounces of silver, 5.5 million pounds of lead and
9.9 million pounds of zinc.  Mine maintenance and seasonal holidays
affected tonnage and silver ounces produced during December, which
resulted in slightly lower tonnage and silver ounces produced on an
annual basis, though both lead and zinc production were well above
forecast.  Metal recoveries and grades were all significantly in excess
of budget during 2012.

Corporate Update:

Mexican EPA Authority Confirms La Platosa Environmental Compliance

Excellon is also pleased to announce that the Mexican Federal
Environmental Protection Agency ("PROFEPA") recently released its
report in respect of certain allegations made against Excellon by the
Ejido La Sierrita with the support of the non-governmental organization
ProDESC.  PROFEPA conducted a site visit to La Platosa in late November
2012.  The report states that PROFEPA "did not find a violation of
environmental law," did not find any irregularity and closes the
proceeding.

The PROFEPA report and a certified translation has been posted in the
"Community" section of Excellon's website at http://www.excellonresources.com.

About Excellon
Excellon's high-grade silver production drives transformative
exploration potential.  The Company's 100%-owned La Platosa Mine in
Durango is Mexico's highest grade silver mine, with lead and zinc
by-products making it one of the lowest cash cost silver mines in the
country.  With 41,000 hectares of exploration ground surrounding the
mine, Excellon is focused on discovering the large-tonnage Source of
the high-grade silver mantos currently in production.  Such a discovery
has the potential to transform La Platosa into the next major project
in Mexico's prolific CRD/silver belt.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this
Press Release, which has been prepared by management. This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 27E of the Exchange Act.
Such statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the
future results of operations, performance and achievements of the
Company, including potential property acquisitions, the timing,
content, cost and results of proposed work programs, the discovery and
delineation of mineral deposits/resources/reserves, geological
interpretations, proposed production rates, potential mineral recovery
processes and rates, business and financing plans, business trends and
future operating revenues. Although the Company believes that such
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are
typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate,
intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those,
which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions
investors that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not
guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results
may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a
result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in
the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be
located, significant downward variations in the market price of any
minerals produced [particularly silver], the Company's inability to
obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for
its activities, to produce minerals from its properties successfully or
profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary
capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies. All
of the Company's public disclosure filings may be accessed via
http://www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials,
including the technical reports filed with respect to the Company's
mineral properties, and particularly the November 22, 2011 NI
43-101-compliant technical report prepared by Roscoe Postle Associates
Inc. with respect to the Platosa Property. This press release is not,
and is not to be construed in any way as, an offer to buy or sell
securities in the United States. 

__________________________

(1) The Company revised its production forecast in October following an
illegal blockade that halted production from July 8(th) to October 16(th).

SOURCE  Excellon Resources Inc.

Excellon Resources Inc.

CONTACT:  Excellon Resources Inc.
Joanne C. Jobin, Vice President, Investor Relations
T.  (416) 364-1130      E.  info@excellonresources.com
W.  www.excellonresources.com

San Antonio: A Partnership For Success

New video highlights how San Antonio's elected officials work together with the manager for the good of the city

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new video produced by ICMA, the International City/County Management Association (http://www.ICMA.org) describes how the citizens of San Antonio benefit from having both Mayor Julian Castro and City Manager Sheryl Sculley working on their behalf.

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In "San Antonio: A Partnership for Success," elected, business, and civic leaders list the benefits of having both a mayor and a professional city manager. Interviewees (in order of appearance) include:

    --  San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro
    --  Former mayor Phil Hardberger
    --  San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President Richard Perez
    --  City Council District 3 member Leticia Ozuna
    --  Robert Rivard, former editor, San Antonio Express
    --  Chuck Saxer, community advocate
    --  Former mayor Lila Cockrell
    --  City Council District 4 member Rey Saldana
    --  City Manager Sheryl Sculley
They make the points that:

    --  The city manager brings to local government the same executive skills
        found in the private sector.
    --  As a nonpolitical position, the manager ensures continuity in city
        operations, even though officeholders change.
    --  By handling administration of city departments and functions, the
        manager frees the mayor and city council to concentrate on developing
        their vision for the city.
    --  The manager sees the big picture, ensuring that the policy visions of
        the mayor and the city council meld with the city's ongoing priorities.
    --  The city manager brings financial expertise, fiscal discipline, and
        stability to the city. Interviewees credit Sheryl Sculley for the role
        she played in San Antonio achieving its Aaa bond rating.
    --  The manager oversees hiring for key positions, making sure the right
        people are hired to run the city's departments, from the libraries to
        police and fire to sanitation.
View the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kej_WNDDtfs).

The video is a component of Life, Well Run(http://www.LifeWellRun.org), ICMA's campaign to raise awareness of the contributions professional local government managers make to cities, towns, and counties across the United States, building communities we're proud to call home.

San Antonio is one of five pilot communities across the country to be showcased by ICMA in the Life, Well Run campaign.

About ICMA

ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, advances professional local government worldwide. The organization's mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional management to build sustainable communities that improve people's lives. ICMA provides ICMA provides a stringently enforced set of ethical standards; member support; publications; data and information; peer and results-oriented assistance; and training and professional development to 9,000 city, town, and county managers and other individuals and organizations throughout the world. The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions of individuals living in thousands of communities, from small villages and towns to large metropolitan areas.

SOURCE  ICMA

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ICMA

CONTACT: Catherine Smith, +1-202-962-3632

Web Site: http://www,icma.org

Prollie Unveils Social Search & Analytics Across Multiple Platforms

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prollie, a new social media search and analytics platform, today announces that its alpha version is open to the general public. The site's proprietary algorithms and letter-grade analysis help members discover their abilities across various social networks, uncover their passions, and search for like-minded users who want and deserve to be found. Founded by brothers Michael and Red Fabbri in 2011, prollie has been in private alpha mode with industry influencers and enthusiasts since October 2012. Today, the site will unlock its invitation-only restriction and open its alpha version to the public.

"Yesterday's announcement of Facebook's Graph Search shows just how important search will be for social media's future; and how much more work there still is to be done to make the constant stream of information manageable for both consumers and businesses," said prollie CEO Michael Fabbri. "We're excited to be part of this industry shift, and proud to stand apart from the pack because we're network agnostic: prollie analyzes and helps manage results from a variety of social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and Foursquare."

Prollie assigns a letter grade to each user based on his or her skill level on each network, and provides tips on how to boost grades in each. Its opt-in database suggests experts and influencers in popular topics including travel, food, pets, movies, and even social media itself; and suggests connections to skilled users with similar passions. Search results and grades are presented in a streamlined, easy-to-understand platform that helps organize activity on each network. Thanks to prollie's unique search function, users no longer have to choose between a Google search for third-party information and a Facebook search limited to their own network. Instead, they can rely on recommendations and expertise from skilled users of various networks with similar passions--whether that passion is artisanal coffee, off-the-beaten-path travel, boutique shopping, or the latest zombie show.

MEDIA CONTACT: Gina Masullo / 917-776-1921 / gina@wordcountcommunications.com

SOURCE  Prollie

Prollie

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

Spindle Announces Partnership with CheckAlt

Relationship Allows Consumers to Accept and Deposit Checks Through Mobile Devices; Property Management Firm Bancroft Rents is the First to Adopt Spindle's New Mobile Check Acceptance Capability

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spindle, Inc., (OTCBB:SPDL), a leading provider of mobile payments solutions, announced today it has entered a partnership with CheckAlt, a Los Angeles-based Check 21 solutions company. Through this agreement, Spindle will offer its mobile commerce customers the ability to accept and deposit checks via their mobile phones through CheckAlt's check acceptance platform.

"We're excited to be working with CheckAlt to deliver a new payment medium to our customers," said Bill Clark, president of Spindle, "The ability to easily accept and deposit checks via mobile devices is a sought-after service that is becoming increasingly popular. Delivering this functionality adds tremendous value to Spindle's platform, and will serve our customers' needs well into the future." 

Through this technology, Spindle's consumer end-users and mobile merchants can use their smartphone camera to take a photo of a check. The CheckAlt check processing technology will then manage the Check 21 clearing process.   In addition, Spindle will offer a web-based check acceptance solution for on-line merchants that will allow them to accept checks through web sites. Bancroft & Associates, a regional property management company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, has signed with Spindle to integrate web-based check accepting technology through the Bancroft website.   

"Spindle is an innovative force in mobile payment solutions.  We are proud to join forces with them to help expand our mobile check acceptance technology," said Shai Stern, chairman and chief executive officer of CheckAlt.  "As mobile devices become more ubiquitous, we expect that both merchants and consumers will be eager to use Spindle's solution to conduct payments, and participate more fully in the emerging mobile commerce ecosystem."

About Spindle, Inc.

Spindle is an innovator of mobile payment solutions for the banking industry, retail sector and consumer-facing companies. A pioneer in "Frictionless Finance", the company is actively developing new and improved ways for companies and end consumers to fluidly transact and exchange funds, regardless of platform. The Company is dedicated to delivery of secure payment services crossing traditional boundaries by offering cutting-edge solutions that enable buyers, sellers and individuals to transact face-to-face or virtually using mobile or internet devices. The Company also owns and has developed an extensive intellectual property portfolio, including patents pending, covering networks, mobile payments and security. For more information, visit http://www.spindlehq.com.

About CheckAlt

CheckAlt is among the country's premier payment processing companies providing Check21 services, allowing businesses nationwide to utilize its eCheck and patented Remote Desktop Capture (RDC) systems to improve their top and bottom lines.

CheckAlt's unique partnership strategy, its in-depth industry knowledge, and innovative processing solutions assist its clients in bringing additional revenue through a value added network of affiliated CheckAlt clients. In addition, CheckAlt enables its clients to reduce associated costs in transaction processing over the internet.

CheckAlt's unique RDC empowers businesses, credit unions, municipalities, non-profits, and community banks by enabling them to locally deposit scanned checks virtually while reducing associated internet transaction processing costs. Streamlined clients experience the benefits of receiving funds in less than 12 hours without having to change banks or accounting systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release includes 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. All statements regarding our expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, products and services, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, as well as statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. We are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE  Spindle, Inc.

Spindle, Inc.

CONTACT: Glenn Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, Parallel Communications Group, +1-516-705-6116,  ggoldberg@parallelpr.com

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

Mobile Shopping Platform Ozmott Announces New Merchant Agreements

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile shopping platform Ozmott has announced four new merchant agreements in conjunction with their free application.  The merchant agreements include the addition of Michigan-based Excel Academies of Cosmetology, featuring health and beauty services to the public; Design 1 Salon Spa, offering a variety of salon services in the greater Grand Rapids area; six Quizno's locations with exclusive offers on their toasted sub sandwiches; and twenty-six Pioneer Quick Lubes throughout Northern Michigan, Western Michigan and Ohio.

Ozmott's coverage will include Grand Rapids, Lansing, Troy, Northern Ohio and Illinois. The new offers are now available on the application and can be redeemed while inside participating locations.  Ozmott is available for free download on both Apple and Android devices, automatically populating nearby offers through GPS.

With its built-in loyalty system, Ozmott is helping to bring customers back into retail stores by providing in-store offers and "Pips" every time a consumer makes a purchase and shares that offer with friends. Collected Pips can then be used to unlock top-tier "Luxe" offers that provide users an affordable way to enjoy luxury items.

"With an increasing number of merchants lining up and the upcoming release of the app version 2.0, we are making strides to become a leading shopping app in the US," explains Joseph Walker, COO.

For more information about Ozmott, please call Kristin Fehrman at 231-883-9819 or email kfehrman@ozmott.com.

About Ozmott:
Ozmott is a mobile platform built to connect retail merchants with consumers through a virtual economy. The application relies on a sustainable deals model that allows consumers to take advantage of in-demand, merchant- supplied offers. Daily deal sites have seen increased growth over the past few years, yet Ozmott is different. Where most sites rely on individual purchases to unlock group deals, Ozmott aims to create a community; where users interact, make friends and gain access to 'Luxe Offers'. By introducing their own brand of virtual currency, or Pips, Ozmott users are encouraged to share deals with their friends to earn additional Pips where they later can be applied toward otherwise out of reach high-end lifestyle products.

SOURCE  Ozmott

Ozmott

Training Renames Fall Event Online Learning Conference 2013

Previously Learning 3.0 Conference

September 18-19, 2013 -- Chicago, Illinois

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Back by popular demand, Training magazine's fall Learning 3.0 Conference returns to its roots and its original name: Online Learning Conference. Training's Online Learning Conference 2013 will take place September 18-19 at Chicago's McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Online Learning 2013 will provide how-to, skill-building content and showcase how innovators are solving business problems for their organizations by leveraging learning technologies to make their learning blend more cohesive, immediate, intuitive, inclusive, and immersive. The event also will explore new trends, technologies, and learning models that are taking learning to the next level.

Training's first Online Learning conference was held in 1998, according to Phil Jones, VP of Market Strategy for Training magazine. "We're pleased to go back to the core roots we had with our very successful Online Learning conference," he says. "As the name did back then, 'Online Learning' concisely and accurately describes the conference's content and encompasses the array of technologies that should be on the radar of today's training professionals."

2013 tracks will include:

    --  eLearning
    --  Mobile Learning
    --  Social Learning
    --  Virtual Classrooms
    --  Games & Simulations
    --  Instructional Design
    --  Development Techniques, Platforms, & Tools
    --  Cognitive Science & Retention
For more information, visit http://www.trainingmag.com.

About Training magazine

Training is a 49-year-old professional development magazine written for training, human resources and business management professionals in all industries that advocate training and workforce development as a business tool. Training also produces world-class conferences, expositions, and digital products that focus on job-related, employer-sponsored training and education in the working world. Training is published by Lakewood Media Group.

CONTACT:  Melissa  Moser, +1-763-300-2742, melissa@trainingmag.com

SOURCE  Training magazine

Training magazine

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

SNAP! Learning To Offer Reading Breakthrough

ONE LOW $89 ANNUAL FEE PER TEACHER, PER CLASSROOM

INCLUDES MOBILE, INTERACTIVE, ACCESS TO PRINT MATERIALS

FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SNAP! Learning, a leader in reading and literacy solutions for grades K-6, today announced plans to offer its innovative set of supplemental curriculum products at an annual subscription fee of just $89, per teacher, per classroom. The $89 annual fee includes access to all SNAP Learning products, including mobile, interactive and downloadable print materials. The special pricing offer expires March 31, 2013.

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SNAP! Learning Founder and President Mark Sullivan said the company provides teachers, administrators and students with a highly effective, research-based approach to closing the achievement gap for not only struggling readers, but for all readers.  All SNAP! Learning products are developed to meet the rigors of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts.

"We are proud to offer proven solutions at a cost that is affordable to virtually every school district in the country," Sullivan said.  "Our products were created for Teachers by Teachers to provide an early start to literacy development, English language learning and support for grade-level reading.  We are passionate about helping students become skilled, independent readers, and hope our pricing will help get these valuable tools into the hands of those who need them most."

Sullivan said all the company's products - including nearly 200 original titles - incorporate CCSS-based instruction into every lesson.  Each title directly correlates to the CCSS by addressing key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas and text complexity.  Products include:

SNAP! Mobile
Now available on iPad or Android devices (using a free app powered by MobL21), and even on a laptop, each title has been designed to help students Grades 2-6 acquire contextual background knowledge, practice fluency, learn vocabulary, read or listen and participate interactively with the story.  Included are 10 titles, with 150 hours of instruction per grade level.

The app collects data from built-in assessments for fluency and comprehension and stores it on the MobL21 website for easy access by the teacher or administration.  SNAP! Mobile features text and audio in English and Spanish with interactive exercises, videos, photo slideshows and animations. The teacher version includes a fully scripted digital lesson plan with embedded professional development containing three lessons per title.

SNAP! Interactive
These unique and engaging interactive lessons for supplemental reading are delivered on an electronic whiteboard or on a projector/computer. Each lesson replicates our student books, vividly displaying each page and embedding videos, slide shows, animations and graphic organizers. Each provides an opportunity for students to interact using a built-in pencil, highlighter and eraser.

Each grade level contains 30 interactive lessons (three per title) and 10 fully scripted printed lesson plans with embedded, professional development to match each title.  Each grade level has approximately 30 hours of instructional time plus activities.  Student activity pages and student books can be printed.

SNAP! Print
Our predominantly nonfiction library of books engage students in learning to read informational text and understand content concepts. Each title includes built-in fluency practice, vocabulary and comprehensive scaffolds with all activities to support instruction in the text.  Teachers are provided clear, concise, scripted lesson plans that support each title with embedded professional development.  Each grade level provides nearly 30 hours of instructional time, can be structured to accommodate programs for RTI, special needs, or small group intervention.  All print materials can be printed as desired included with the annual fee.  We also offer the ability to purchase pre-printed kits at an additional charge.

Over 200 titles are available for reading levels from pre-K-6(th) grade.  The product is also appropriate for grade 7/8 struggling readers.

About SNAP! Learning
SNAP! Learning is a sister company of Fresno, CA-based Sullivan Learning Systems (SLS). Former educator and administrator Mark Sullivan founded the company in 2004.  SLS has now tutored more than 18,000 students in more than 100 school districts throughout California.  SNAP! Learning was launched last year to bring the company's award winning reading and teacher training materials to interactive and mobile platforms. For more information, visit http://www.snaplearning.net or call 855-200-SNAP (7627).

Media Contact: Deborah Dotson
855-200-SNAP (7627) ex. 808

SOURCE  SNAP! Learning

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SNAP! Learning

Web Site: http://www.snaplearning.net

New MCC USB DAQ from $189

New products from the leader in low-cost USB data acquisition

NORTON, Mass., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Measurement Computing Corporation today announced the release of two, low-cost, multifunction USB DAQ devices. These new devices add to MCC's increasing line-up of over 30 USB DAQ products under $500. 

The 12-bit USB-1208FS-Plus and 14-bit USB-1408FS-Plus offer eight analog inputs with sample rates up to 50 kS/sec, two analog outputs, 16 digital I/O, and one counter.

A complete range of software options are included with the new modules, including out of the box TracerDAQ(TM) along with comprehensive support for Visual Studio® and Visual Studio® .NET, DASYLab®, NI LabVIEW(TM), and MATLAB®. Also included is Measurement Computing's DAQFlex open-source software framework with support for Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® operating systems.

                                           USB-1208FS-Plus and USB-1408FS-Plus
                                           -----------------------------------
      Model  Analog Inputs  Sampling Rate      Resolution                Analog Outputs     Digital I/O     Counter Inputs     Price
      -----  -------------  -------------      ----------                --------------     -----------     --------------     -----
      USB-
     1208FS-
       Plus   8 SE/4 DIFF  Up to 50 kS/sec       12-bit                                   2              16                  1       $189
     -------  -----------  ---------------       ------                                 ---             ---                ---       ----
      USB-
     1408FS-
       Plus   8 SE/4 DIFF  Up to 48 kS/sec       14-bit                                   2              16                  1       $249
     -------  -----------  ---------------       ------                                 ---             ---                ---       ----
About Measurement Computing
Measurement Computing is the market leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of value-priced data acquisition hardware, and test and measurement software solutions for both programmers and non-programmers. More information about Measurement Computing is available on the Web at http://www.mccdaq.com.

Click below to see a photo of the USB-1208FS-Plus and USB-1408FS-Plus:
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Contact: Dan Mandill
Marketing Specialist
+1 508-946-5100 x219
dan.mandill@mccdaq.com

SOURCE  Measurement Computing Corporation

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Measurement Computing Corporation

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

NanoTech Entertainment (NTEK) Partners With EB2 Global Manufacturing

Partnership brings Manufacturing Partnership along with Sales Distribution & Distribution Network in Asia

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NANOTECH ENTERTAINMENT (PINKSHEETS: NTEK) today announced that after successful negotiations last week during the CES conference it has completed a long term partnership agreement with EB2 Global Manufacturing.  The comprehensive agreement provides a multitude of benefits for both companies.  Established in 1988 and located in the Guangdong Province, the most populated province in China, EB2 operates its own 50,000 ft2 manufacturing plant with over 250 employees.  EB2 also has a distribution and sales network that covers all of Asia. 

EB2 will immediately begin production of NanoTech's consumer electronics and gaming products in January 2013 including the Mot-Ion Pinball Kit and MultiPin Digital Pinball Machine.  NanoTech is anticipating a cost reduction of 40% or better over its current costs for its existing product line.  "We are very excited to work with the EB2 team in ramping up our production runs from the hundreds to the thousands while reducing our cost of good significantly," stated NanoTech CEO Jeffrey A. Foley.  "The EB2 facilities are state of the art and we have already had excellent dialog with their engineering team in reviewing our products and getting them ready for tooling and production." 

NanoTech will also receive the benefit of expanding its sales into the Asian market by leveraging the sales and distribution network already in place by EB2 for their own products.  "EB2 has a diversified portfolio of products ranging from consumer electronics to the biggest supply chain of Chinese white wine," noted Edward Norcott Jr, Vice President of EB2.  "We are looking forward to working with NanoTech team and building and selling their products into the vast Asian market."   Norcott is an US ex-patriot with over 20 years' experience in engineering design and manufacturing heads up the EB2 team and will be in charge of overseeing the NanoTech relationship and product line. 

As part of the agreement, NanoTech will also become the exclusive online and North American distributor for several products developed by EB2.  "We are looking forward to bringing in the consumer products that EB2 has created and opening up a market for them here in North America as they are doing for us in China with our products," added Foley.  "EB2's state of the art manufacturing facilities and incredible design team is the perfect partner for NanoTech.  By immediately adding several new consumer products to our lineup, we anticipate even faster growth in 2013 that previously expected."

About NanoTech Entertainment

Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, NanoTech Entertainment is a technology company that focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry.  With three business units, focusing on Gaming, Media & IPTV and Mobile Apps, the company has a unique business model.  The company has a diverse portfolio of products and technology.  NanoTech Gaming Labs operates as a virtual manufacturer, developing its technology and games, and licensing them to third parties for manufacturing and distribution in order to keep its overhead extremely low and operations efficient in the new global manufacturing economy.  NanoTech Media develops proprietary technology which it licenses to publishers for use in their products as well as creating and publishing unique content.  NanoTech Communications develops and sells proprietary apps and technology in the Mobile and Consumer space.  NanoTech is redefining the role of developers and manufacturers in the global market. More information about NanoTech Entertainment and its products can be found on the web at http://www.NanoTechEnt.com.

NanoTech Entertainment (PINKSHEETS: NTEK) trades on OTC Pink, the open marketplace for a wide spectrum of equity securities. Investors can find real-time quotes and market information at http://www.otcmarkets.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement: Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in the press release that relate to the company's expectations with regard to the future impact on the company's results from new products in development are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Since this information may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.

The NanoTech Entertainment logo is a trademark of NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.  "The Future of Television" is a service mark of NanoTech Entertainment, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Contact: Denise Clifford
Phone: (702) 518-7410
Email: denise@nanotechent.com

SOURCE  NanoTech Entertainment

NanoTech Entertainment

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

Gracenote Teams with mDialog to Collaborate on Targeted Television Advertising

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote today announced a relationship with leading video stream management company mDialog (http://www.mdialog.com) to create targeted advertising solutions for traditional broadcast television. Gracenote and mDialog are developing ways to tailor advertising to viewers, bringing the unique targeting and tracking capability common with today's Internet advertising to the living room.

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Core to targeted advertising is knowing exactly what the TV viewer is watching in real time. Gracenote uses advanced video fingerprinting technology to do this, identifying TV programs and detecting any available opportunities for real-time ad insertion. mDialog's Smart Stream Platform can insert the real-time, targeted ads into cable or satellite programming. Once an ad has run, the normal cable or satellite programming will resume. The entire process promises to be seamless to the viewer, without disrupting their experience.

"Today, every new form of media specifically targets advertising to its intended audience. Being able to bring these same capabilities to cable and satellite TV will change the way we all experience programs and advertising," said Stephen White, president of Gracenote. "The combination of Gracenote recognition technology with mDialog's IP-based ad delivery platform has the potential to reach audiences they want like never before."

Historically, linear TV advertising has been limited by zone and geography, which means everyone living in a specific area receives the same TV ads regardless of their household income or unique profile. By merging IP ad delivery with the traditional broadcast, mDialog can dynamically inject a uniquely addressable IP based ad into the ad break identified by Gracenote's fingerprinting technology. The mDialog Smart Stream Platform also enables media companies to extend 1-to-1 targeting to linear and live programming across "second screen" Internet connected devices.

"The ability to scale and deliver truly relevant advertising to the living room TV is a game changer, and we're thrilled to be working with an industry leader like Gracenote to collaborate on this new technology," said Greg Philpott, Founder and CEO, mDialog.  "With addressable advertising, content and service providers can use their existing broadcast or internet ad inventory to more effectively monetize their programming with individually targeted ads, and media agencies can finally reach the individual viewer, offering highly relevant, 1-to-1 brand engagement within the linear broadcast."

About Gracenote
Gracenote, Inc. provides music and video metadata and recognition technologies to the world's hottest entertainment products and brands. The company's partners in the entertainment community include major music publishers and labels, prominent independents and movie studios and television networks. A wholly owned, independent subsidiary of the Sony Corporation of America (SCA), Gracenote has offices in Tokyo, Munich, Berlin, Seoul, and Taipei with worldwide headquarters in Emeryville, Calif. For more information, follow us at @GracenoteTweets andwww.facebook.com/PoweredbyGracenote

About mDialog 
mDialog (http://www.mdialog.com) works with the largest media companies in North America to manage, deliver, and measure video advertising across IP-connected devices, including iPad, iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Xbox, Roku and GoogleTV. The company's Smart Stream platform dynamically delivers in-stream uniquely addressable advertising within linear, live and on-demand programming. Working with mDialog, content and service providers are able to increase the value of their video streams while leveraging their existing encoding, publishing and ad-decisioning investments through Smart Stream Intelligence.

Press Contacts:

Veronica Skelton
The Concept Agency for Gracenote
veronica@conceptpr.net
415.342.3435

mDialog:
Sarah Cain
scain@mdialog.com
415-378-0775

SOURCE  Gracenote

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Gracenote

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

Ingenuity Digital Conduct Successful Penguin Recovery for Client

LONDON, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Ingenuity Digital has been successful in recovering lost traffic and rankings for
sites affected by Google Penguin and manual penalties.

    Ingenuity Digital is delighted to announce their recent success in helping affected
clients recover from Google Penguin and manual penalties. Following the recent Penguin 3
update, Ingenuity Digital has seen an increase in webmasters seeking advice on how they
can recover from certain algorithmic changes or manual penalties.

    The first Penguin algorithmic update occurred on April 24th, with a refresh appearing
in May. In a bid to prevent sites with spammy back link profiles from performing well in
the search rankings, Google introduced Penguin to target web spammers. Affected sites with
poor link profiles saw drops in rankings and traffic that proved difficult to recover from
without sufficient knowledge of why they had been targeted.

    Many webmasters sought the help and advice of trusted SEO specialists and digital
marketing experts, like Ingenuity Digital, to recover their traffic and rankings.
Ingenuity Digital is committed to helping sites affected by Panda, Penguin updates and
manual penalties. After a leading jewellery retailer was hit by Penguin, Ingenuity Digital
conducted an in-depth analysis of their site and took appropriate action to recover lost
traffic and rankings.

    Ingenuity Digital offers a comprehensive recovery service for sites affected by
algorithmic changes and manual penalties. Ingenuity Digital identifies damaging directory
links built by previous companies and advise the removal of poor quality back links. By
strengthening the branded back-link profile and using specialist software to identify
over-optimisation, Ingenuity Digital can help make sites more Google-friendly through a
range of on-site changes.

    Ingenuity Digital found a huge dip in traffic on April 24th and then a spike on
October 5th when looking at the jewellery retailer's Google Analytics graph. In addition
to the drop in traffic, this particular site suffered ranking drops for key phrases.
Following the Penguin 3 update on Friday, Ingenuity Digital announced a pre-Penguin
rankings return. As a result, Ingenuity Digital expects the site to return to its
pre-Penguin traffic levels over the coming weeks.

    Ingenuity Digital would like to stress that manual penalties are not to be confused
with Penguin algorithmic updates. A manual penalty will be the result of Google directly
penalising a site should they detect unnatural links.

    A prominent online pharmaceutical retailer found they had been hit with a manual
penalty. After seeing a drop in their traffic and rankings, Ingenuity Digital began an
extensive site cleanup to get the site back into Google's good books. When sites receive a
manual penalty, they must ensure their site complies with Google's Webmaster Guidelines
before submitting their site for reconsideration. Ingenuity Digital developed a link
pruning strategy, advised the client on removing site-wide links and conducted a back-link
cleanup of links deemed unnatural before submitting the site for reconsideration with
Google. Following a thorough back-link profile cleanup, Ingenuity Digital successfully
managed to revoke the manual penalty against the site.

    ABOUT INGENUITY DIGITAL -

    Ingenuity Digital is one of the UK's leading internet marketing companies, providing
international SEO services to help brands increase their online presence throughout the
world. Using a combination of dedicated link builders, highly experienced in-house
journalists and social media experts, Ingenuity Digital is dedicated to building brands
online and helping companies drive targeted traffic to their sites and turn traffic into
customers.

       
        CONTACT

        Ingenuity Digital
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        http://www.ingenuitydigital.co.uk

Ingenuity Digital

VoltDB to Host Launch Events Headlined by Database Visionary Dr. Michael Stonebraker

Bi-coastal Events to Unveil the Latest Version of Groundbreaking Database and Feature Expert Guidance on Building High-Velocity Applications

BILLERICA, Mass., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VoltDB, maker of the world's fastest high-velocity database, today announced two upcoming launch events that will usher in a new era for database applications, based on the soon-to-launch VoltDB 3.0. The East Coast event will be held in Cambridge, Mass. on Wednesday, January 23(rd) and the West Coast event will take place on Tuesday, January 29(th) in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Headlining both events will be Dr. Michael Stonebraker, pioneer of database research and technology, and co-founder of VoltDB. Dr. Stonebraker will share his insights and perspectives on:

    --  The increasing role that data velocity is playing in today's big-data
        environments
    --  Best practices for developing high-velocity applications that address
        current and future  computing needs
    --  The new capabilities of the upcoming VoltDB 3.0, which is poised to
        transform the way developers think about building applications
Additionally, VoltDB President and CEO Bruce Reading, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Scott Jarr, VP of Engineering John Piekos, and VP of Market Technology and Strategy, Mark Hydar will each share market insight on where opportunities exist today to solve velocity challenges and deliver business value through big data.

East Coast event: The first event will be on Wednesday, January 23(rd), at 6 p.m., at hack/reduce, a non-profit business incubator located at 275 Third Street in Cambridge, Mass. The event is part of a partnership between VoltDB and hack/reduce, aimed at fostering talent and technology in the local big-data community. Participants can register here.

West Coast event: The Bay Area event will take place on Tuesday, January 29(th), at 6 p.m., at Third Eye Consulting Services & Solutions, 5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320, Santa Clara, Calif. Participants can register here.

"Through these events, we are investing in the local developer communities while playing an active role in helping big data reach its potential," said Reading. "Our technology provides the key to unlocking the business value of big data. It's the talent and imagination of developers in places like Boston and Silicon Valley - the epicenters of the big-data movement - that will bring this vision to reality and deliver on the promise of unique and differentiated business value. With true high-velocity applications only just beginning to take shape, these meet-ups are happening at the perfect time."

About VoltDB:

VoltDB provides an in-memory relational database that combines high-velocity data ingestion and real-time data analytics and decisioning to enable organizations to unleash a new generation of big data applications that deliver unprecedented business value. Organizations in markets ranging from financial services and Web media, to public utilities and national defense, use VoltDB to narrow the "ingestion-to-decision" gap from minutes, or even hours, to milliseconds. Founded by database legend Dr. Michael Stonebraker, VoltDB is privately held and based in Billerica, Mass.

Media inquiries:

Joe Rigoli

Davies Murphy Group, Inc.

(781) 418-2423
voltDB@daviesmurphy.com

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VoltDB

Web Site: http://voltdb.com

BBVA Compass Introduces Mobile Deposit® Feature For iPhone(TM) App

- Allows customers to deposit checks into their account with an iPhone(TM)

- Builds upon the long list of features already offered by the app

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass further expanded the reach of its mobile banking apps with the introduction of Mobile Deposit(®).

"We continually improve our mobile banking solutions to better serve our customers' needs," said Alex Carriles, executive vice president and director of Mobile Strategy and Retail Innovation at BBVA Compass. "The Mobile Deposit feature now gives our customers the option to deposit checks using the iPhone(TM) 4 or higher."

The Mobile Deposit feature adds to the list of features already available on the app, including bilingual capabilities, bill pay, account transfers, an enhanced branch locator, improved image views of paid checks, and the ability to review balances and filter transactions.

"The addition of Mobile Deposit makes our app even more useful for our customers," Carriles said.

The bank remains committed to providing applications for its customers' chosen devices. BBVA Compass currently provides mobile banking apps for iPhone(TM), iPad®, BlackBerry® Android(TM), Windows® Phone and Kindle Fire(TM) devices.

The Mobile Deposit feature will be available in the future for the iPad® and Android(TM) devices.

To download the free BBVA Compass iPhone(TM) app, visit the App Store(SM) and search for BBVA Compass.

For more information on additional BBVA Compass mobile banking applications, visit http://www.bbvacompass.com/go/mobile.

Message and data rates may apply to Mobile Banking. Check with your wireless carrier about such fees or rate plans.

*Mobile Deposit®: Subject to eligibility and further review. Deposits are subject to verification and not available for immediate withdrawal. Deposit limits and other restrictions apply. See terms & conditions for details, including information on funds availability, at http://www.bbvacompass.com. Mobile Deposit® is a registered trademark of Mitek Systems, Inc.

iPhone(TM) and App Store(SM) are trademarks of Apple, Inc. iPad(®), iPod touch(®) is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Android(TM) is a trademark of Google, Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Google Permissions.

The Trademark BlackBerry(®) is owned by Research In Motion Limited and is registered in the United States and may be pending or registered in other countries. BBVA Compass is not endorsed.

Windows(®) Phone is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other Countries.

Kindle Fire(TM) is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

For more BBVA Compass news visit: http://www.bbvacompass.com

About BBVA Group
BBVA is a customer-centric global financial services group founded in 1857. The group has a solid position in Spain, is the largest financial institution in Mexico and has leading franchises in South America and the Sunbelt region of the United States. Its diversified business is geared to high-growth markets and relies on technology as a key sustainable competitive advantage. BBVA ranks among the leading eurozone banks in terms of ROE and efficiency. Corporate responsibility is at the core of its business model. BBVA fosters financial education and inclusion, and supports scientific research and culture. It operates with the highest integrity, a long-term vision and applies the best practices. The group is present in the main sustainability indexes. 

About BBVA Compass
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates more than 710 branches, including 371 in Texas, 93 in Alabama, 78 in Arizona, 65 in California, 45 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 21 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass ranks among the top 25 largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (5th). BBVA Compass has been recognized as one of the leading Small Business Administration lenders and was named retail bank "Brand of the Year" by a Harris Poll EquiTrend(®) study in 2011. Additional information concerning BBVA Compass can be found on our website, http://www.bbvacompass.com.

Editor's Note: BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank. Compass Bank, member FDIC.

SOURCE  BBVA Compass

BBVA Compass

CONTACT: Lori Moore, Corporate Communications, +1.713.831.5623, Lori.moore@bbvacompass.com

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

Syndetic Solutions(TM) Will Add Facebook Access and New Content Elements in Early 2013

OPAC enrichment tool's new features expand the service of the library catalog

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A series of new features will be added to Bowker Syndetic Solutions(TM), the popular OPAC and discovery layer enrichment tool, significantly enhancing the utility of library OPACs. The new features include enhanced content elements for video games, music, movies, TV shows and journals, as well as a new Syndetics app for patron usage within Facebook.

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"OPACs and discovery layers are the primary gateway for patrons in to the library collection. Syndetic Solutions has a mission to continually improve discovery, connecting users with the information they need in their borrowing or purchasing decisions," said Sharon Lubrano, Vice-President and General Manager of Bowker®, a ProQuest affiliate.

In early 2013, Syndetic Solutions will make its Facebook application available at no additional cost for all subscribers. The app will enable libraries to provide catalog access within Facebook, connecting the library to the social networks of its users. Library patrons will be able to search for titles, review cover art, summaries, reviews and share or comment on titles they find with their Facebook friends. 

New enriched content will also become available in the first quarter of 2013. In the U.S. and U.K., video game covers, title, rating number, Maturity Standard Rating (think "Everyone" or "Teen") will deepen the information available to patrons through the OPAC. Syndetic Solutions' cover image options will expand to include premier Serial Cover Image content from Ulrich's, the acclaimed global serials directory. Further, new U.K. audio/video content will be available through Syndetics A/V elements. Through Syndetic Solutions, patrons will be able to find reviews and descriptive information about entertainment content for more than 4 million TV shows and movies. Further, music titles will be enriched with reviews, annotations, profiles and covers. 

Syndetic Solutions is a service of Bowker, an affiliate of global information company ProQuest. To learn more click here.

About Bowker® (http://www.bowker.com)

Bowker is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information and management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. Creators of products and services that make books easier for people to discover, evaluate, order, and experience, the company also generates research and resources for publishers, helping them understand and meet the interests of readers worldwide. Bowker, a ProQuest  affiliate, is the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories. The company is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with additional operations in England and Australia.

SOURCE  Bowker

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Bowker

CONTACT: Beth Dempsey, for Bowker, +1-248-349-7810, beth.dempsey@proquest.com

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

EXFO Adds WDM Investigator to Its FTB-5240S/BP to Reduce Troubleshooting Time and OPEX in DWDM Networks

New impairment identification tool gives supertechs unique insight into
network faults.

QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX:
EXF) today unveiled a new tool called WDM Investigator, which enables
network operators to significantly decrease troubleshooting time and
drastically cut operational expenses by providing unique identification
of DWDM network impairments. Offered as an option on the FTB-5240S/BP
Optical Spectrum Analyzers (OSA), the WDM Investigator provides users
with better assessment of impairments affecting DWDM networks on a
per-channel basis for rapid identification of the defective component.

Operators are always looking to reduce their OPEX and acquire
intelligent tools that speed up repair time. However, DWDM networks are
becoming increasingly complex due to the new technologies being
deployed (e.g., tighter channel spacing, ROADMs and
polarization-multiplexed signals), which in turn increases the number
of potential causes for failure. While past impairment types were
relatively few and well known (e.g., excessive loss, high dispersion
and excessive ASE noise), the newly deployed technologies give rise to
previously uncommon impairments, such as crosstalk and non-linear
effects. Service providers have been looking for ways to identify these
impairments and their impact on signal degradation in order to
troubleshoot DWDM networks more quickly and effectively.

The new WDM Investigator featured on EXFO's FTB-5240S/BP provides
never-before-seen insight into link characteristics (including
polarization-multiplexed signals and carved noise) and signal
impairments, and also provides an assessment of their severity.
Examples of such impairments include PMD depolarization, crosstalk,
non-linear effects and carrier leakage. Accordingly, the new WDM
Investigator helps pinpoint causes of failure in DWDM networks, both
quickly and accurately.

"We are proud to provide our customers with powerful spectral analysis
tools that reduce downtime and speed up time-to-revenue," said Étienne
Gagnon, Vice-President of EXFO's Test and Measurement Division. "This
new option on the FTB-5240S/BP pays for itself in just a few
troubleshooting tickets. In addition, it further strengthens EXFO's no.
1 market-share position in the portable OSA market, as recognized by
Frost & Sullivan."

For more information about the WDM Investigator, please visit the FTB-5240S/BP product page. Orders for WDM Investigator are being accepted now, with
delivery expected in late March 2013.

About EXFO

Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the leading
providers of next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers
in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers
innovative solutions for the development, installation, management and
maintenance of converged, IP fixed and mobile networks--from the core to
the edge. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet,
OTN, FTTx, VDSL2, ADSL2+ and various optical technologies accounting
for more than 35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a
staff of approximately 1700 people in 25 countries, supporting more
than 2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.EXFO.com.

SOURCE  EXFO INC.

EXFO INC.

CONTACT:  Marie-Anne Grondin 
Media and Public Relations Specialist 
(418) 683-0913, Ext. 23417 
marie-anne.grondin@EXFO.com  Vance Oliver 
Manager, Investor Relations 
(418) 683-0913, Ext. 23733 
vance.oliver@EXFO.com

MuckerLab Presents Second Demo Day on January 16th - 10 Startups to Pitch their Products and Services to Prospective Investors

Startup Accelerator MuckerLab Provides Firms with Funding, Office Space, and Critical Access to Both Mentors and Potential Investors

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MuckerLab, a startup accelerator focused on seed-stage Internet software, services and media ventures in the Los Angeles market, today announced it will hold its annual Demo Day event on January 16(th), 2013.

Demo Day is the culmination of MuckerLab's three-month program where its 10 current portfolio companies are provided funding, office space, collaboration opportunities with other startups, and access to an experienced mentor network of investors, executives and entrepreneurs. Demo Day offers the companies a chance to present their businesses, and the market opportunities they are pursuing, to prospective investors, as well and announce their value propositions publicly to the press.

Startups presenting their businesses at MuckerLab's Winter Class Demo Day include:

    --  The Black Tux, which is reinventing the customer experience in the
        antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry.
    --  Blayze, the first online video audience development platform that
        empowers brands, YouTube channels, and media companies to buy and sell
        highly targeted new viewers.
    --  Enventum, an enterprise event marketing and engagement platform that
        enables Fortune 1000 brands to amplify and measure impact of event
        marketing dollars, and create digital relationships with attendees
        during and after events.
    --  GetMeRated, a mobile app where teens and twenty-somethings find new
        friends through photos and chat.
    --  MarkedUp, the first ever analytics solution for the $100B desktop and
        enterprise application software industry.
    --  Panjo, a marketplace for the world's most ardent auto, sport, and hobby
        enthusiasts.
    --  RocksBox, a new discovery and sales channel for designer fashion jewelry
        and accessories.
    --  Subblime, which allows influencers on YouTube to monetize their audience
        through authentic product recommendations.
    --  TouchFrame, a publisher of interactive game show apps that is partnering
        with top TV producers and YouTube channels, and is the first company to
        power, distribute, and monetize interactive game shows as mobile apps.
    --  Younity, which creates a personal cloud for all your files, built from
        your devices and your online services, enabling access to any file, on
        any device, anywhere, anytime without syncing.
"Our first Demo Day last April was a great event that provided our portfolio companies with the opportunity to share their businesses with several hundred investors, press and thought leaders in this industry," said MuckerLab Co-Founder Erik Rannala. "Our second Demo Day showcases an equally diverse set of businesses, including several that are driving the evolution of the online video space. Los Angeles continues to produce a large number of high-quality, disruptive startups, and is solidifying its position as one of the most active startup ecosystems in the world.

For more information about the companies participating in the 2013 MuckerLab Demo Day, visit http://www.muckerlab.com/companies/

About MuckerLab

MuckerLab is a startup accelerator focused on incubation-stage Internet software, services and media ventures in the Los Angeles market. Based on a mentorship-driven model, MuckerLab provides entrepreneurs with funding, puts them through a structured, three-month-long program and gives them access to a deep network of top-tier mentors and advisors. MuckerLab works side-by-side with Southern California's best technology entrepreneurs to enable them to build, launch, and finance their exceptional businesses, while helping to cultivate a more vibrant technology ecosystem in Los Angeles. For more information, go to http://www.muckerlab.com.

SOURCE  MuckerLab

MuckerLab

CONTACT: Mary C. Campe, SS|PR, +1-415-954-7139, mcampe@sspr.com

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

Libra App Helps Users Optimize Their Assets and Debt

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Libra: Asset & Debt Manager app for iPhone and iPod touch helps users manage their bills and, perhaps more importantly, optimize their assets and debt in a manner that is both logical and unbiased.  It provides recommendations such as which debts to pay off first, when it makes sense to invest rather than pay off debt, and how much more users could contribute to their retirement and 401(k) plans.

Users are able to input their income, expenses, assets, and debt without providing sensitive personal information or passwords, thereby alleviating many privacy and security concerns.  Libra then provides both bill payment reminders and specific asset and debt reallocation recommendations based on a patent-pending algorithm.  Libra also strongly encourages users to establish and maintain an appropriate emergency fund given their level of monthly expenses and debt. 

Libra: Asset & Debt Manager is available for free on the App Store in all countries.

"While there are many good personal finance apps that act as handheld accountants and help with detailed budgeting, Libra is designed to act as a personal banker who makes sure you're on top of your finances and getting the most out of your personal balance sheet.  Libra is supposed to help keep you in financial balance so you can relax and focus on other things," explained George Mathew, Serelyn's founder.

About Serelyn

Serelyn's mission is to create mobile apps that help people from all backgrounds better understand and manage their own financial situations in a clear, unbiased manner.

Contact:
George Mathew, Founder
Serelyn LLC
Phone: (415) 956-3919
E-mail: george@serelyn.com
Website: http://serelyn.com

SOURCE  Serelyn LLC

Serelyn LLC

Web Site: http://serelyn.com

DelWebb.com Adds New Features To Connect Tomorrow's Homebuyers With Today's Residents

Responding to how consumers buy today, Del Webb provides online user reviews of its active adult communities

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to consumers' growing use of online reviews to assist in a variety of purchase decisions, new features on http://www.delwebb.com are enabling potential homebuyers to hear directly from current residents of Del Webb communities.  The Company's latest website enhancements allow baby boomers to learn about the Del Webb lifestyle from those who know it best - its residents.   

The new features include Ask a Homeowner and a Ratings and Reviews section - both focus on providing shoppers authentic, real life experiences and insights.

"Among the myriad of ways the Internet has changed how people shop is the expanding use of user reviews and feedback to supplement online research.  Baby boomers are well known for soliciting advice and feedback from their peers, as well as doing thorough research when they prepare for retirement," said Julie Mynster, director of customer engagement for PulteGroup, Inc., parent company of Del Webb. "They not only want information from sales people, but also from those who will be their neighbors, which is why these new website features are essential to helping them choose their next home in retirement."

Ask a Homeowner is a virtual peer-to-peer experience, providing shoppers an authentic, "no pressure" environment to ask questions about the realities of living in a Del Webb community.  Interested homebuyers can submit questions on delwebb.com and anyone from the list of homeowners can provide answers.  Since the launch of this service, homeowners have answered questions such as: "Are there grouchy people living in your community?" and "Do you have to be retired to live in Del Webb?" and "Are there things to do at night for working people?"

Additionally, each of Del Webb's communities now has a Ratings and Reviews section.  Current residents are invited to rank the community they live in based on four categories: amenities, activities, value and home designs.  There is also an open field for comments where homeowners can provide testimonials and insight about the benefits of living at Del Webb. 

To see a sample review of a community, Sun City Festival, click here.

"It's very common for retailers to have consumer reviews of their product or services on their websites," Mynster added.  "These functionalities add authenticity to a site and provide real insight for consumers.

"Ask a Homeowner and Ratings and Reviews allow our existing residents to share their stories, experiences and insights.  We connect shoppers to actual residents so they can become more familiar with a community and find out first-hand information that is important to making their buying decision.  Ultimately, these new features encourage an on-site visit, which we can facilitate through our Explore Del Webb program."

According to Mynster, the baby boomer generation is one of the fastest growing demographic groups in terms of online presence and utilization.  From engaging with friends and family on Facebook to shopping online, those age 55 and older are quickly adopting new technology.  In addition to enhancements on delwebb.com, the Company has made improvements to its mobile site and YouTube pages, which are realizing significant increases in visitor traffic.

These website enhancements are aligned with and prepared in conjunction for national TV communications.  To view the new TV ads, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/delwebb.

About Del Webb
Del Webb is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM).  Del Webb, the pioneer of active adult retirement communities, is America's leading builder of developments for people ages 55+.  Since 1960, Del Webb has redefined retirement and retirement living by meeting the housing and lifestyle needs of the active baby boomer.  Del Webb's amenities and program offerings provide residents an engaging environment, which fulfills their creative, social, physical fitness and intellectual needs as they journey into the next chapter in their lives - whether it means retirement or still working.  Del Webb has grown to more than 50 communities currently open for new home sales in 20 states.  For more information on Del Webb, visit http://www.delwebb.com.  To learn more about how to plan a smart future, check out financial tools at delwebb.com/value.

SOURCE  Del Webb

Del Webb

CONTACT: Valerie Dolenga, +1-847-230-5266, Valerie.dolenga@delwebb.com

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

GODIVA Chocolatier "Shares the Love" of Chocolate on Facebook

This Valentine's Day share photos for the chance to win GODIVA for Facebook friends

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This Valentine's Day, GODIVA is honoring one of the greatest acts of love: sharing. Through their "Share the Love" sweepstakes, an engaging photo sweepstakes on the brand's Facebook page and website GODIVA.com, GODIVA shares their love by offering consumers a chance to win GODIVA chocolate for them and their Facebook friends. 

The "Share the Love" Photo Sweepstakes encourages consumers to upload and share photos of themselves with their loved ones on the GODIVA Facebook page, for an opportunity to win and share the grand prize of free GODIVA chocolate with 500 of their beloved Facebook friends.

To celebrate the sweepstakes in the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, the GODIVA boutique at the Rockefeller Center, New York City will feature an interactive pop-up photo kissing booth, created entirely out of decadent GODIVA chocolate. Consumers who visit the boutique will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to pose for photos and share them with their friends and family via social media. Participants can also upload their photos and enter to win the 2013 "Share the Love" Sweepstakes.

"At GODIVA, we are dedicated to creating and sharing special moments with our loyal customers. During this Valentine's Day season, we hope to inspire all chocolate lovers to share their favorite photo captured moments with their friends and loved ones through this unique 'Share the Love' program - and of course, share delicious GODIVA chocolate, as well," says Jim Goldman, President and CEO, GODIVA Chocolatier Worldwide.

All entrants to the 2013 "Share Your Love" sweepstakes receive 25% off one GODIVA item at GODIVA boutiques or 25% off an $80 purchase on Godiva.com. This unique promotion offers consumers a chance to capture a piece of GODIVA's Valentine's Day history.

About GODIVA Chocolatier
GODIVA was founded over 85 years ago in Brussels, Belgium and has grown to become the global leader in premium chocolates.  GODIVA is one of the most widely recognized chocolate brands in the world, and one that consumers universally associate with prestige, elegance and quality.  From its famous truffles and shell-molded chocolate pieces to its European-style biscuits, gourmet coffees, and hot cocoa, GODIVA Chocolatier is dedicated to excellence and innovation in the Belgian tradition. Over the past few years, GODIVA has expanded into baked goods and desserts, delighting customers with innovative products such as brownies, chocolate dipped items and most recently the new Cake Truffles and Ultimate Dessert Truffle Collections, defining itself as the destination for chocolate. http://www.GODIVA.com.

SOURCE  GODIVA Chocolatier

GODIVA Chocolatier

CONTACT: Taylor Gowdy, Taylor@alisonbrodpr.com, or Joanna Cella, Joanna@alisonbrodpr.com, or Jessica Delguercio, Jessicad@alisonbrodpr.com, all of ALISON BROD PUBLIC RELATIONS, +1-212-230-1800

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

African investor relations smartphone "App" launched

Powered by theIRapp(TM)

MAURITIUS, Africa and NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- African Information Solutions for Companies Online BVI Limited ("African Is Cool") is pleased to announce the African IR App, a smartphone application that allows African stock exchange traded companies to optimize their investor relations ("IR") content for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.  The African IR App is powered by theIRapp(TM), the leading investor relations app platform engine. 

Graham Young, said on behalf of African Is Cool, "Our initial target markets are Zimbabwe and Zambia, markets that have both compelling and interesting potential. In Zimbabwe we will be working with Big Law Management Consultants Pvt Ltd ("BLMC") a firm dedicated to online investor relations for Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed equities.

Rob Stangroom, Big Law's CEO said, "Between 8 - 10% of our investor relations website traffic is from Smartphones. Not only does our relationship with theIRapp(TM) promote investment into Zimbabwe, it also enables our ZSE listed company clients to enjoy a closer relationship with top investors and customers to enhance brand and corporate reputation. Moving to mobile is the next logical step in investor relations."

Mark Tunmer, CEO of Imara Holdings Limited, a pan African investment banking and securities trading group, welcomed the initiative, "Zimbabwe and Zambia are interesting emerging market opportunities and the ability of Zimbabwean listed companies to communicate directly and effectively on the World's fastest growing medium should maximise their investor visibility with global and local investment markets. This initiative is good for our markets."

Jeff Corbin, co-founder of theIRapp said, "Our goal at theIRapp is to facilitate the transmission of public company information for companies trading on any global stock exchange to investors throughout the world.  The mobile device is the likely conduit for this exchange of information.  Through our partnership with African Is Cool, investors will now be able to access information on some of Africa's most interesting and emerging companies."

About African Is Cool

African Is Cool is an online investor relations consultancy that implements managed web-based corporate communications to enhance governance and promote good online investor relations practices in Africa. Working with African Is Cool BLMC is an online investor relations services consultancy located in Zimbabwe and manages the online investor relations function of 16 ZSE listed companies.

    http://www.africaniscool.com         www.biglaw.co

    Graham Young  + 44 7525432298 Rob Stangroom +263 777394265
About the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is the official stock exchange of Zimbabwe with a market capitalisation of US$3.94bn as at 4 January 2013. The exchange has 15 registered broking members and 76 listed equities.

About theIRapp(TM)

theIRapp(TM) (http://www.theIRapp.com) is a turnkey mobile investor relations application building solution available to all publicly traded companies listed on all global stock exchanges. It enables a company's investor relations information to be downloaded via Apple's App Store on the iPhone and iPad as well as Google Play for Android devices. theIRapp is a simple way for investors to engage with critical company and stock information. theIRapp delivers easy sharing of content with colleagues and friends as a next generation IR solution for establishing transparency, building shareholder loyalty, and expanding an investor following.

By providing a company's ticker symbol and logo, a public company can have its own customized app available as a free download across millions of investors in less than three weeks. Through theIRapp, retail and institutional investors have access to automated, real-time stock price information (via live data feeds), press releases, SEC filings, analyst coverage, corporate documents (fact sheets, presentations, etc.), videos, audiocast conference calls, upcoming events and other custom company information.

Jeff Corbin +1 212 896 1255

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Venueseen Launches API, Elevates Instagram Marketing Beyond Catchy Contests And Hashtags

Indy 500: The First Brand to Leverage the API, Strengthen Visual Marketing

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While 2012 was dubbed the year of visual storytelling, sophisticated marketers know it barely scratched the surface.Billions of images were shared on Instagram, yet marketers still struggled to translate those images into meaningful business outcomes. Today, social media management platform Venueseen is solving that problem by opening its API - with the Indy 500 as the first partner.

"The explosion of social photography has forced brands to change the way they think about user-generated content. The C-suite doesn't care about likes and comments, they want to see how social content can be monetized," said Brian Zuercher, Venueseen's CEO. "The API lets brands extend the life of photo contests, campaigns and user-generated content. Now, they can 'unlock' amazing Instagram photos and showcase them on their own websites or other campaign channels."

For example, by tapping into Venueseen's API, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will plot fans' geotagged and #Indy500orBust hashtagged Instagram photos on an interactive map. Additionally, fans can post pictures on Instagram for a chance to win a VIP experience at the race.

"Our focus this year is showing that the Indy 500 is more than just a race - it's a journey. Venueseen helps us visualize that journey, giving us the power to showcase Instagram photos on our campaign website and create a more personalized fan experience leading up to the race," said Brian Simpson, digital media producer for Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

With Venueseen's API, Instagram photos become a robust marketing channel - not just another social network.By using Venueseen, brands can:

    --  Activate brand loyalists and amplify their visual storytelling beyond
        Instagram
    --  Produce higher sales and new email subscribers
    --  Incorporate users' Instagram photos into broader marketing channels
    --  Analyze campaigns to see how they're performing
In addition to these new features, brands can continue to pull geotagged and hashtagged photos from Instagram and Foursquare through Venueseen's monitoring platform, plus create, implement and manage Instagram campaigns with its Instagram campaigns tool. The campaigns tool also lets brands collect contact information and auto-post comments to photos.

Brands interested in learning more about Venueseen's API should visit the website. To learn more about engaging your fans and followers with Venueseen, visit http://www.venueseen.com.

About Venueseen:

Venueseen gives businesses and brands the ability to connect with their most loyal fans and followers on visual social networks, like Instagram. Since launching in 2012, Venueseen has introduced a social media management/monitoring platform that pulls hashtagged and location-specific photos, check-ins and comments from Instagram and Foursquare, and an Instagram campaigns tool that offers a start-to-finish dashboard for easily creating, implementing and managing hashtag-driven Instagram marketing campaigns. Venueseen opened their API on Jan. 16, 2013, allowing brands to create custom campaigns using its technology.

Venueseen is the second location-based service from Columbus, OH-based FlyMuch, Inc. Venueseen is available at http://www.venueseen.com.

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CONTACT: Megumi Robinson, Geben Communication, megumi@gebencommunication.com, +1-419-575-5420

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Kobo Brings the Joy of eReading to More than 12 Million People around the World, Millions of eReaders Sold in 2012

Kobo customers read 22 million pages on Christmas Day

Family of eReaders drives growth at Kobo - company doubles sales year-over-year

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today announced that it has exceeded 2012 market forecasts, doubling device sales and attracting more than 4 million new customers within the last six months to bring its total to more than 12 million registered users. Contradicting forecasts claiming eReader sales would decline in 2012, Kobo's E Ink eReader sales were up nearly 150 percent in December, helping the company to carve out 20 percent of the global eReader market [source: DigiTimes]. In less than twelve months, the company launched three new eReading devices and further established its eReading services in new territories including Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Africa, and the Netherlands this year. The annual growth and outstanding international performance culminated in Kobo users reading more than 22 million pages on Christmas Day.

"In December we celebrated Kobo's third anniversary as well as the biggest month for the company yet," said Michael Serbinis, CEO, Kobo. "Millions of new users registered with Kobo in December alone, annual device sales soared with millions of Kobo eReaders bought, and eBook sales nearly doubled from the previous year. 2012 was truly outstanding for our company and our network of booksellers and retailers around the world."

THE WORLD IS READING DIGITALLY

The average Kobo customer bought more eBooks in 2012 - nearly 20 percent more per customer - than in 2011. With the availability of eBooks growing around the world, Kobo invested heavily to ensure that publishers and authors could take advantage of the growing opportunity to engage with fans around the world.

    --  22 million pages were read with the company's open eReading platform.
    --  English was the most common language read, followed by French and
        Japanese.
    --  People in Canada read the most on Christmas Day - with an average of 200
        pages each - while Americans read 160 pages and the British read 93
        pages.
    --  The most popular genre at Kobo is Romance. Canadians - perhaps as a
        result of their cold winters - top the charts as romantic fiction fans.
    --  Fifty Shades of Grey and The Hunger Games dominated 2012 as the most
        read eBooks and most read eBook series, while the most downloaded
        Christmas classic was Clement Moore's classic 'Twas the Night Before
        Christmas and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
THE EREADING ECOSYSTEM IS THRIVING

In 2012, Kobo invested heavily to provide customers with a cross-platform eReading ecosystem that now includes three E Ink eReaders - the Kobo Touch, the Kobo Mini, and the Kobo Glo - and its new 7" Google-certified Android tablet, the Kobo Arc. At the same time, the company's free top-ranked eReading apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows attracted people to read on more tablets than ever during the holiday period.

"We are seeing tremendous international opportunity to bring eReading to new markets, and help transform the industry through technology innovation," said Wayne White, EVP and GM of Devices, Kobo. "The transition from print to digital, the evolution of devices, the application of technologies, and the market adoption of eReading around world is in its infancy. Kobo's trajectory of growth reinforces that people want to read more - and on a variety of devices."

AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS ARE JOINING KOBO

Kobo's commitment to delivering localized experiences for its customers begins with its efforts to attract and secure leading titles from local authors and publishers to deliver a truly unique experience for people around the world. Now offering more than 3.2 million titles across 68 languages Kobo's English catalogue doubled in 2012.

    --  Italian, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Afrikaans, German, Spanish, and
        Catalan grew by nearly 200,000 titles with continued growth as new
        titles become available.
    --  Kobo grew its Manga, comics, graphic novels, and illustrated non-fiction
        titles by 1900 percent in 2012.
    --  The company continues to work with leading publishers and authors to
        provide customers with the ability to pre-order 2013 titles such as Dan
        Brown's Inferno.
Since the launch of its self-publishing platform Kobo Writing Life in July 2012, Kobo has signed up ten-thousand authors from 96 countries who have published more than 60,000 titles across 40 languages.

"Kobo's self-publishing program has engaged a wide variety of publishers and authors to quickly publish new and back-listed titles with Kobo," said Mark Lefebvre, Director Self-Publishing and Author Relations, Kobo. "We've designed Kobo Writing Life to put the power of publishing into an author's hand without impeding them with hidden fees. It's the most flexible platform available today and as a result, 98 percent of our authors publish works internationally."

Sylvia Day, author of the hugely successful Crossfire series that started with Bared to You, self-published her Christmas short story Wish List with Kobo Writing Life, which quickly rose to the top of Kobo's charts, outselling the #2 title from Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson by a ratio of 2:1. Top-selling Kobo Writing Life titles include:

    --  Wish List, Sylvia Day
    --  Legion, Brandon Sanderson
    --  For His Pleasure, Kelly Favour
    --  Run, Blake Crouch
    --  Wool, Hugh Howey
    --  The First Confessor, Terry Goodkind
A LOOK TO 2013

Kobo is committed to delivering the best consumer experience for people who love to read and its open platform will remain at the forefront of strategies in 2013. This year, Kobo will continue its quest to become the best eReading service in the world - look for Kobo to continue its global expansion through booksellers and retailers of all sizes, becoming active in Russia, India and China to name a few.  Innovative new E Ink and tablet eReaders will join the Kobo Family and the company will continue to work with publishers and authors to introduce a range of new content categories for consumers.

About Kobo Inc.

Kobo Inc. is one of the world's fastest-growing eReading services offering more than 3 million eBooks, magazines and newspapers. Believing that consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device, Kobo has built an open-standards platform to provide consumers with a choice when reading. Inspired by a "Read Freely" philosophy and a passion for innovation, Kobo has expanded to 190 countries, where millions of consumers have access to localized eBook catalogues and award-winning eReaders, like the Kobo Touch. With top-ranked eReading applications for Apple, BlackBerry, Android, and Windows products, Kobo allows consumers to make eReading social through Facebook Timeline and Reading Life, an industry-first social experience that lets users earn awards for time spent reading and encourage others to join in. Headquartered in Toronto and owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten, Kobo eReaders can be found in major retail chains across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.kobo.com.

For more information, please contact:

Cerys Goodall     

Director, Public Relations   
cgoodall@kobo.com

647-282-1181

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Silent Circle Releases Silent Phone For Android And Out-Circle Access

Private encryption service developed by PGP inventor Phil Zimmermann protects voice and video calls on both Android and iOS devices across cellular and Wi-Fi networks

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Silent Circle, a global private encrypted communications firm revolutionizing privacy and mobile security, today announced that its Silent Phone app delivering the industry's first peer-to-peer secure encrypted data communications service is now available in Google Play for Android users. Silent Phone is also the first and only service offering that enables secure video via your smartphone over 3G, 4G, EDGE or Wi-Fi networks.

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Already available for Apple's iOS devices in the App Store, Silent Phone combines an elegant app interface with state-of-the-art encryption technology and Silent Circle's secure, custom-built Silent Network to protect voice and video call data on cellular and Wi-Fi networks from interception and eavesdropping. Recognized for its high fidelity, unobtrusive nature and signature use of the ZRTP peer-to-peer encryption protocol - which eliminates third-party encryption key management and tampering risks - Silent Phone sets the gold standard for assuring private communications.

"Senior corporate executives and government officials are using work-issued smartphones and their own personal devices under BYOD for sensitive discussions, despite their increasing susceptibility to eavesdropping and other surveillance threats across all communication mediums," said Silent Circle CTO, co-founder and former PGP Corporation co-founder Jon Callas. "Silent Phone is an easy to use, yet powerful smart phone application that leverages state of the art technology and is now available for iOS and Android, the two most popular smart phone platforms."

"Large organizations are in need of a secure, cross platform communications service. We are pleased to offer Android users, who comprise approximately 75 percent of the total smartphone market, a robust service offering," said Silent Circle CEO, co-founder and former U.S. Navy SEAL, Mike Janke. "Encryption of this strength and performance has never been this easy for top executives and other espionage targets to use in support of their job requirements, mobility and missions. Our customers have the crucial advantage of placing highly secure calls anywhere they can find a signal."

To use Silent Phone, customers download the app from Google Play or the App Store and create a Silent Circle account. For a $20.00 per month subscription, a Silent Phone account features a unique "silent" phone number for secure, end-to-end encrypted calls "inside the Circle" between any two Silent Phone subscribers, which are routed through the Silent Network.

Using the just released "Out-Circle Access" option, calls can also be made "outside the Circle" from the Silent Phone app to regular phone lines, with encryption in place between the Silent Phone user and the Silent Network boundary. This enables Out-Circle Access subscribers to make and receive calls to any numbers outside the Silent Network in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico for an additional $29.00 per month.

Utilizing the computing power of today's smartphones and tablets, Silent Circle's apps and private network do not require any hardware modifications, tokens or other ancillary items with users' devices. Subscribers simply gain built-in, high-security apps for calls, texts, e-mail and conferencing (alongside their devices' native apps) that integrate with their existing contacts, favorites and other device information. Silent Circle combines apps and other proprietary technologies to meet the secure communications needs of enterprises and individuals around the world with absolutely no back doors.

About Silent Circle's "Silent Suite" of apps:

    --  Silent Phone: Encrypted voice and video calls on mobile devices.
        Currently available for iOS and Android, it can be used with Wi-Fi,
        EDGE, 3G or 4G cellular anywhere in the world.
    --  Silent Text: Encrypted text messaging with "burn notice" feature for
        permanently deleting messages from device registries. Currently
        available for iOS with Android version pending.
    --  Silent Eyes: Encrypted VoIP (video & voice) teleconferencing from
        laptops and business conference systems through Silent Circle's custom
        HD network. Currently available for Windows.
    --  Silent Mail: Coming soon, Silent Mail will offer encrypted e-mail on
        Silent Circle's private, secure network and compatibility with popular
        e-mail client software.
ABOUT SILENT CIRCLE

Silent Circle is a global, private encrypted communications service headquartered in Washington D.C. that provides cutting-edge encrypted text, e-mail, mobile phone and video teleconferencing services through a secure, proprietary network and software apps. Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and best-selling author, and Phil Zimmermann, the world famous Silicon Valley creator of Internet encryption for voice and data and a recent inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame. For more on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

Press Contact:
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Welz & Weisel Communications
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PHI Protection Workshop To Be Held March 12-13: Turning PHI Security Into a Competitive Advantage

20+ Industry Experts to Provide Hands-On Information About How Organizations Can Make a Business Case for Protecting Protected Health Information (PHI)

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Securing protected health information (PHI) in healthcare is a growing problem, with 94percent of healthcare organizations suffering data breaches, according to the recent Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Securityby Ponemon Institute. Healthcare organizations need to protect against the organizational and financial repercussions of data breaches, but may not know how. The workshop Turning PHI Security Into a Competitive Advantage, http://phiprotection.org/, will be held March 12-13, 2013. Participants will learn how to build, present and defend a business case for PHI security initiatives tailored exclusively for their organization.

"Healthcare organizations currently lack commitment and resources to protect patients' PHI," said Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder, Ponemon Institute. "Making a business case to prioritize PHI protection, will translate into more investments in information security, benefitting patients and the entire ecosystem."

What: Two-day workshop Turning PHI Security Into a Competitive Advantage. The workshop will provide hands-on information for attendees to understand PHI's true value to their organization, appropriate levels of PHI protection investments and the ROI of those investments. Additionally, attendees will learn about the latest PHI protection technology, real-world scenarios and the three major domains of PHI security breaches.

When: March 12-13, 2013

Where: Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02142

Website and registration:http://phiprotection.org/

Who: The workshop is open to anyone responsible for managing protected health information, overseeing patient records, privacy, or data security at hospitals and healthcare organizations, including CISOs, CIOs, IT security, privacy and compliance personnel.

Featured Speakers Include:

    --  Dr. Roy A. Swift, senior director, personnel credentialing accreditation
        program, ANSI
    --  Michael Sullivan, partner, The Ashcroft Group
    --  Ellen Giblin, privacy counsel, The Ashcroft Group
    --  Gary Gordon, managing partner, Bluewater International
    --  Debbie Wolf, executive advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
    --  Bob Chaput, CEO and founder, Clearwater Compliance, LLC
    --  Mary Chaput, chief financial and compliance officer, Clearwater
        Compliance, LLC
    --  Adam Greene, partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    --  Lynda Martel, executive director, DriveSavers Data Recovery, Inc.
    --  James Anderson, executive security consultant, Emagined Security
    --  Dr. Gary Christoph, former Department of Health and Human Services
        client executive
    --  Meredith Phillips, chief privacy officer, Henry Ford Health System
    --  Christopher Cwalina, partner, Holland & Knight
    --  Rick Kam, president and co-founder, ID Experts
    --  Larry Clinton, president and CEO, Internet Security Alliance
    --  Joshua Magri, associate vice president, Internet Security Alliance
    --  Dr. Deborah Peel, founder and chair, Patient Privacy Rights
    --  Robert Gardner, regulatory compliance manager, Pfizer
    --  Jim Pyles, principal, Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville PC
    --  Catherine Allen, chairman and CEO, The Santa Fe Group
    --  Marsha Young, vice president, cyber security, SAIC
About PHI Protection Network (PPN)
PPN is an interactive network of PHI protectors and solutions providers. This cross-industry group was formed to help expedite the adoption of PHI best practice. Many members contributed to the report The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security--calling for enhanced security to safeguard protected health information--issued in March 2012 with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), via its Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP), in partnership with The Shared Assessments Program, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA).

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PHI Protection Network

CONTACT: Kelly Stremel or Lisa MacKenzie, MacKenzie Marketing Group, +1-503-225-0725, kellys@mackenzie-marketing.com, lisam@mackenzie-marketing.com

Web Site: http://phiprotection.org/